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» IS advances against rebels in north Syria
27/04/16 09:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. A network of activists monitoring the Syria conflict says militants from the Islamic State group have seized five villages from Syrian rebels close to the Turkish border.

» Money to Burn: Up to $800 Million of ISIS Cash Destroyed in Air Strikes
27/04/16 09:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. A senior American military official says that air strikes airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition may have destroyed as much as $800 million of cash held by the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater...

» Pepper spray flies at Donald Trump rally in Anaheim – video
27/04/16 09:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Supporters and opponents of Donald Trump clash at a rally in Anaheim, California on Tuesday, with pepper spray being used against each other. Police say five people, incl...

» Books to change your life and thinking
27/04/16 09:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. 100 cultural icons picked the novels and plays that have changed their lives and the world

» N. Korea's Ruling Party Sets May 6 for Start of Convention - ABC News
27/04/16 09:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Channel News Asia Washington Post N. Korea's Ruling Party Sets ruling party sets May 6 for Start of Convention ABC News start of convention Washington Post SEOUL, South Korea — North K...

» Iran sentences four journalists to jail
27/04/16 09:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. A media advocacy group condemns the sentencing by a court in Iran of four reformist journalists to between five and 10 years in prison.

» Surprise removal of German spy chief
27/04/16 09:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. The head of Germany's foreign intelligence service, Gerhard Schindler, is to leave his job early amid reports that he was forced out.

» After Missteps, U.S. Tightens Rules for Espionage Cases
27/04/16 09:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The Justice Department last year dropped all charges against Xiaoxing Xi, head of Temple University’s physics department; he had been accused of sharing sensitive American-made technology w...

» Venezuela Panel Clears the Way for a Process to Oust Nicolás Maduro
27/04/16 09:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A decision by the country’s electoral commission lifted hopes of the opposition politicians, who have vowed to remove the president by the end of the year.

» World Press Freedom At Lowest In More Than A Decade, Watchdog Says
27/04/16 09:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A U.S.-based rights watchdog says press freedom in the world declined in 2015 to its lowest level in 12 years, under increased pressure from a combination of political, c...

» First Launch From Russian Cosmodrome Vostochny Delayed A Day
27/04/16 09:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The first rocket launch from Russian Cosmodrome Vostochny was postponed by a day after being plagued by delays and problems during construction.

» Police Say Yerevan Bus Bomber Killed By Blast, Probably Accidentally
27/04/16 09:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Investigators in Armenia say a 55-year-old man who blew up a bus in Yerevan on April 25 was one of the two people killed in the explosion.

» Kerry Draws Link Between Religion, Foreign Policy
27/04/16 09:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Saying governments cannot lead a world they do not understand, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry highlighted the impact of religion on foreign policy during a Tuesday speech in Houston, ...

» Report: Press Freedom Declines to Lowest Point In 12 Years
27/04/16 09:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A new report says freedom of the press declined worldwide last year to its lowest point in more than a decade. Washington-based Freedom House, which advocates freedom and democracy, says ...

» With Big Delegate Leads, 2016 Election Moves Toward Trump-Clinton Matchup
27/04/16 09:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Last April, Hillary Clinton announced she was running to be the next president of the United States.  Donald Trump did so in July.  Now, after 80 percent of the states have had their say,...

» Russia Postpones First Launch from New Spaceport
27/04/16 09:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The first rocket launch from Russia's new cosmodrome, Vostochny, has been postponed one day for technical reasons. Russian media reported early Wednesday that the launch of a Soyuz rocket...

» German Spy Chief Steps Down, No Reason Given
27/04/16 09:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The head of Germany's intelligence agency is stepping down two years early, with no reason given for the sudden departure. Chancellor Angela Merkel's office announced the replacement of G...

» Hezbollah Develops New Skills in Syria, Posing Challenges for Israel
27/04/16 09:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. When Hezbollah first intervened on the side of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria, Israeli defense analysts saw the foray as a blessing — better to have their Lebanese arch-enemy entangle...

» Trump backers, critics clash, fire pepper spray outside Anaheim City Hall - Los Angeles Times
27/04/16 09:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Los Angeles Times Trump backers, critics clash, fire pepper spray outside Anaheim City Hall Los Angeles Times Supporters and opponents of Donald Trump clashed outside Anaheim Cit...

» Inside Donald Trumps Secret Policy Shop - Daily Beast
27/04/16 09:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Inside Donald Trumps Secret Policy Shop Daily Beast Last fall Donald Trump decided he needed to get serious about vets and taxes, so he hired a well-known, well-hidden policy exp...

» Child gets hold of gun in car, kills driver - NBC4i.com
27/04/16 09:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. NBC4i.com Child gets hold of gun in car, kills driver NBC4i.com MILWAUKEE (AP) — Authorities say a 26-year-old woman driving in Milwaukee was shot to death when a child in the ba...

» Parents lead protest of probe into missing 43 students in Mexico
27/04/16 09:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters gathered in Mexico City on Tuesday, angered by the government's handling of an investigation into 43 students who apparently were massac...

» Traffic to Wikipedia terrorism entries plunged after Snowden revelations, study finds
27/04/16 09:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Internet traffic to Wikipedia pages summarizing knowledge about terror groups and their tools plunged nearly 30 percent after revelations of widespread Web mo...

» Iran's Supreme Leader says U.S. lifted sanctions only on paper
27/04/16 09:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DUBAI (Reuters) - The United States has only lifted Iranian sanctions on paper and in practice is scaring businesses away from the country, its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sa...

» Israel forces kill two alleged Palestinian assailants
27/04/16 09:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police shot dead a Palestinian woman and a man on Wednesday, saying they had tried to stab security forces at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank.

» Iranian F-7 fighter crashes, mechanical failure likely
27/04/16 09:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DUBAI (Reuters) - An Iranian F-7 fighter jet crashed on Wednesday morning in a central province during a training exercise, the Fars news agency reported.

» Russia says Britain's human rights report not objective
27/04/16 09:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday the British Foreign Office's report on human rights record in Russia amounted to interference in its internal affairs and was detached from ...

» Russia wants more details about U.S. special forces deployment in Syria
27/04/16 09:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia wants to know more details about U.S. plans to bolster its special forces in Syria, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.

» 'Remain' has 7-point lead ahead of Britain's EU referendum: Survation poll
27/04/16 09:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. LONDON (Reuters) - Support for Britain to remain in the European Union stands at 45 percent while support for "Leave" is at 38 percent ahead of a referendum on EU membership on June 23...

» New plainclothes morality police prompt criticism in Iran
27/04/16 09:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 8:33 a.m. EDT. TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Tehran resident Sousan Heidari has stopped letting her headscarf slip casually down over her neck and shoulders while driving in the Iranian capital. Thes...

» UN envoy: IS attacks threaten Libya’s oil installations
27/04/16 09:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The U.N. envoy to Libya says attacks by the Islamic State group are a serious threat to Libya’s oil installations.

» The Early Edition, April 27, 2016
27/04/16 09:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Just Security. Zoë Chapman Before the start of business,  Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. IRAQ and SYRIA Syria’s ceasefire...

» Public Sector Will Work Only Two Days a Week in Venezuela
26/04/16 21:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Public employees, which account for over a third of Venezuela’s formal labor force, will have Wednesday and Thursday off, adding to an earlier decree which made Fridays a holiday, Pres...

» PBS NewsHour full episode April 26, 2016
26/04/16 21:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PBSNewsHour's YouTube Videos. From: PBSNewsHour Duration: 53:51 In our news wrap Tuesday, opponents said they’d keep up a fight against a law that requires North Carolina voters to show a photo ID afte...

» СМИ: главу немецкой разведки BND меняют по решению ведомства канцлера - РИА Новости
26/04/16 21:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РИА Новости СМИ: главу немецкой разведки BND меняют по решению ведомства канцлера РИА Новости БЕРЛИН, 26 апр — РИА Новости, Татьяна Фирсова. Главу немецкой внешней разведки BND Гер...

» Sexual Assault Still Major Problem for Military, Researchers Say
26/04/16 21:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Despite significant investments by the U.S. military to reduce interpersonal violence and educate service members, sexual assault continues to be a major problem in the armed forces, say ...

» Venezuela Opposition Kicks Off Maduro Recall Drive
26/04/16 21:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Venezuela's election board gave opposition leaders on Tuesday a document letting them begin the process of seeking a referendum to remove President Nicolas Maduro, who is under fire over ...

» Erdogan Ape Tramples Freedom of the Press
26/04/16 21:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ThereAreNoSunglasses. Dutch daily’s cartoon depicts Erdogan as ape crushing free speech Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan © Joshua Roberts / Reuters   A front-page caricature went public in a popular Dutch ...

» FBI Taps Insider for CIO Post - Wall Street Journal (blog)
26/04/16 21:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. FBI Taps Insider for CIO Post Wall Street Journal (blog) Mr. Bitko, a RAND Corp. scholar, started his career at the FBI in the corporate policy unit of the Resource Planning Office. Amon...

» Malian Man Who Killed U.S. Diplomat Is Sentenced to 25 Years
26/04/16 21:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Federal Bureau of Investigation. Alhassane Mohamed, who shot William Bultemeier during a carjacking in Niger in 2000 and twice escaped custody in Africa, will serve his term in the United States.

» ISIS internal docs show struggle to retain fighters, cut costs - CNN
26/04/16 21:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. CNN ISIS internal docs show struggle to retain fighters, cut costs CNN Washington (CNN) ISIS is facing cash and manpower shortages, the deputy commander of the counter-ISIS coalition s...

» How Austria's Chechen community is fighting radicalisation
26/04/16 21:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. How to tackle the lure of jihad in Austria

» Biden Lauds Georgian Push for Western Reforms
26/04/16 21:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden met Tuesday with Georgia's visiting Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili at the White House, where he pledged U.S. backing for Georgia's ongoing political and...

» Editorial: Mexico Runs Away From the Truth
26/04/16 21:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The Mexican government is more interested in turning the page than in finding out what happened to 43 students who vanished en masse. mass.

» Brazil: Zika-linked Microcephaly Cases Stable at 4,908
26/04/16 21:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The number of confirmed and suspected cases of microcephaly in Brazil associated with the Zika virus remained stable at 4,908 in the week through April 23, just one case more than a week ...

» Today's Headlines and Commentary
26/04/16 21:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. In the fight against the Islamic State, it appears that the United States and Iran are impeding one another . In recent months, Iraqi forces—backed by American air...

» Celebrity Eaglets Get Names
26/04/16 18:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Two baby bald eagles who hatched out of their shells last month, and into the hearts of millions of people who watched their arrival in real time via the Internet, now have names. VOA’s J...

» US Calls for Release of Jailed Cuban Journalist
26/04/16 18:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A former Cuban reporter who worked for the communist government's official newspaper was featured Tuesday as the first of six journalists in the U.S. government's weeklong press freedom c...

» СМИ: Доступ в Белый дом в Вашингтоне перекрыт по неизвестной причине - Росбалт.RU
26/04/16 18:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Росбалт.RU СМИ: Доступ в Белый дом в Вашингтоне перекрыт по неизвестной причине Росбалт.RU Доступ к Белому дому в Вашингтоне может быть перекрыт службой безопасности, передает The ...

» COLORADO POT TOURS
26/04/16 18:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN's YouTube Videos. From: CNN Duration: 03:48 CNN's Randi Kaye goes along for a ride on a Cannabis Tour in Denver. To License This Clip, Click Here: http://collection.cnn.com/content/clip/37040602_00...

» Oil Companies' Bet on Kurdistan Turns Sour
26/04/16 18:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Oil companies that piled into Iraqi Kurdistan after Saddam Hussein’s ouster are running into trouble, unraveling the region’s promise as source of easy-to-drill oil and threatening Ira...

» AP Top Stories April 26 P
26/04/16 18:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AssociatedPress's YouTube Videos. From: AssociatedPress Duration: 01:08 Here's the latest for Tuesday, April 26th: Voters head to the polls in five northeastern presidential primaries; Cuban migrants m...

» Clinton: US Needs 'Renaissance in Manufacturing'
26/04/16 18:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AssociatedPress's YouTube Videos. From: AssociatedPress Duration: 01:44 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday toured a factory in Hammond, Indiana while voting was taking place d...

» IRAQ: JOHN KERRY ON THE ISIS SITUATION
26/04/16 18:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN's YouTube Videos. From: CNN Duration: 03:44 Kerry assures Iraqis of U.S. support if they unite against militants. To License This Clip, Click Here: http://collection.cnn.com/content/clip/37056292_0...

» 27 апреля в Москве начинает работу V Московская конференция по международной безопасности
26/04/16 18:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RSS. Организатором авторитетного международного форума, который проходит в российской столице пятый год подряд, является Министерство обороны Российской Федерации

» Chairman Seeks to Solidify Military-to-Military Relations With Egypt - Department of Defense
26/04/16 18:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Department of Defense Chairman Seeks to Solidify Military -to- Military Relations With Egypt Department of Defense ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT, April 26, 2016 — The chairma...

» FBI admits to having submitted flawed hair analysis as trial evidence for decades - BGR
26/04/16 18:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. BGR FBI admits to having submitted flawed hair analysis as trial evidence for decades BGR A disturbing new report shows that the FBI may have a severe hair problem on its hands, one it's...

» Syrian town in 'extremely dire' state
26/04/16 18:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. UN aid officials warn that situation in Syrian town of Daraya is extremely dire, with shortages of food, medicine, and clean water.

» Investigation into the killings of eight family members enters 5th day - WDTN
26/04/16 18:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. WDTN Investigation into the killings of eight family members enters 5th day WDTN COLUMBUS (AP) — As the investigation into the killings of eight family members in rural Ohio ente...

» German foreign intelligence chief forced out: media
26/04/16 18:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BERLIN (Reuters) - The head of Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency is being pushed out of his job on the demand of the Chancellery, German media reported on Tuesday, citing gover...

» Sex Abuse Details Could Mean Prison for Former US House Speaker
26/04/16 18:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. When Dennis Hastert pleaded guilty last year of breaking banking laws, sentencing guidelines suggested that the former House speaker would probably serve no more than six months in prison...

» Details of sex abuse could mean prison time for Hastert
26/04/16 18:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 5:51 p.m. EDT. CHICAGO (AP) -- When Dennis Hastert pleaded guilty last year to breaking banking laws, sentencing guidelines suggested that the former House speaker would probably serve no mo...

» Top Ukraine TV host protests work ban with hunger strike
26/04/16 18:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KIEV (Reuters) - A prominent TV talkshow host in Ukraine declared on Tuesday he was going on hunger strike in protest over a decision by state authorities to strip him of his work perm...

» Canada, UK to raise the issue of ransom payments: Trudeau
26/04/16 18:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KANANASKIS, Alberta (Reuters) - Canada and Britain will press other nations about the practice of paying ransoms to free kidnap victims, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday, ...

» Cosby Underage Sex Abuse Case To Go Forward
26/04/16 18:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The actor suffers a series of legal setbacks as rulings are handed down in multiple states where he faces sexual assault claims.

» Russian-Led Security Group Warns of Growing Threat of Islamist Violence to Tajikistan
26/04/16 18:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A Russian-led security organization said Tuesday it has plans to ensure rapid deployment to Tajikistan, where authorities face the growing threat of Islamist violence from neighboring ...

» Up to $800m of IS cash 'destroyed'
26/04/16 18:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Up to $800m in cash held by so-called Islamic State has been destroyed in air strikes, a US military official says.

» Twitter Posts Disappointing Revenue and Forecast - Wall Street Journal
26/04/16 18:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Wall Street Journal Twitter Posts Disappointing Revenue and Forecast Wall Street Journal Twitter Inc. TWTR 3.86 % 's long-awaited turnaround is still a work in progress. The soci...

» White House briefly locked down; Secret Service clears area - Washington Post
26/04/16 18:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. White House briefly locked down; Secret Service clears area Washington Post 38 total delegates: 11 at-large; 24 from the 8 congressional districts; 3 for RNC committee members/party le...

» White House Briefly Placed on Lockdown Over Possible Fence Jumper - NBCNews.com
26/04/16 18:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. NBCNews.com White House Briefly Placed on Lockdown Over Possible Fence Jumper NBCNews.com The White House was placed on lockdown Tuesday after a possible fence jumper near the pr...

» Apple reports falling sales
26/04/16 18:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Apple reported a 13% drop in its second quarter revenue on Tuesday as sales of iPhones slipped.

» US Pledges Support for Ukraine's New Cabinet
26/04/16 18:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The United States pledged its support for the new Ukrainian government as it embarks on the road of major reforms and changes in the country. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Europea...

» US intel chief: ISIS expanding in Europe, readying for attacks - Arutz Sheva
26/04/16 17:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from James R. Clapper Jr. - Google News. Arutz Sheva US intel chief: ISIS expanding in Europe, readying for attacks Arutz Sheva Director of National Intelligence James R Clapper Jr . told reporters at a special...

» Comey: FBI Becoming 'Prolific Hacker' Won't End … - Foreign Policy (blog)
26/04/16 17:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Foreign Policy (blog) Comey: FBI Becoming 'Prolific Hacker' Won't End … Encryption Crisis Foreign Policy (blog) But on Tuesday, FBI Director Jim Comey cautioned that hacking tools won't ...

» F-35 Chief: Software Bugs No Longer a Threat To IOC
26/04/16 17:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. WASHINGTON – The software bugs that have plagued the F-35 program for months are largely resolved and no longer pose a threat to the Air Force’s goal of declaring its jets operational ...

» U.S. airstrikes cost ISIS nearly $800M
26/04/16 17:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. American airstrikes against Islamic State banks and cash houses in Iraq and Syria over the last several months have cost the terror group between $300 million and...

» Putin’s Secret Force Multiplier: Special Operations Forces
26/04/16 17:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. One in three questions posed to President Vladimir Putin during his recent annual live phone-in show covered issues of national security. Public interest i...

» U.S. adopts Israeli 'knock' tactic to reduce civilian deaths in ISIS fight
26/04/16 17:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. American commanders in Iraq and Syria are implementing a new battlefield tactic designed to reduce civilian casualties caused by U.S.-led airstrikes against the I...

» Central Asia’s ‘Karabakhs’ May Be Even More Dangerous Than the Original
26/04/16 17:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. The renewed violence in Azerbaijan’s separatist region of Karabakh (see EDM , April 6) is attracting attention to three larger problems in other parts of t...

» Yes, Russia’s Antics in the Baltic Sea Violate “International Rules”
26/04/16 17:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Just Security. Douglas Cantwell Recently, Russian aircraft ‘buzzed’ a US Navy ship and ‘barrel rolled’ over a US Air Force plane above the Baltic Sea. The fallout cast a distracting pall over last week’s N...

» German foreign intelligence chief forced out
26/04/16 17:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. April 26, 2016, 11:37 PM (IDT) The head of Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency Gerhard Schindler is being pushed out of his job, government sources said on Tuesday. It is a surprise m...

» US Coast Guard Needs an Aerial Drone Fleet Now, Lawmaker Says
26/04/16 17:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. When it comes to tracking and stopping illegal activity like narcotics smuggling, the Coast Guard's surveillance capacity is so limited that it must rely on aircraft and drones from U....

» 5 Northeast US States Vote in Primaries Tuesday
26/04/16 17:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. On Tuesday, residents in five Northeast U.S. states -- Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island -- vote in presidential nominating contests.

» Russia’s TV Rain Swims Against Tide in Sea of Kremlin Propaganda
26/04/16 17:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Television, where most Russians get their news, has increasingly been under pressure in Russia. It is now almost completely state controlled.  But in Moscow, TV Rain stands out as an isla...

» Russia restarts bombings targeting Syrian opposition, US officer says - Fox News
26/04/16 17:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Fox News Russia restarts bombings targeting Syrian opposition, US officer says Fox News Russia has resumed bombing moderate opposition fighters in Syria, a U.S. military officer from ...

» США: сдача власти
26/04/16 17:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from golosamerikius's YouTube Videos. From: golosamerikius Duration: 02:58 За полгода до президентских выборов и за 9 месяцев до окончания президентского срока Барака Обамы, его администрация начала готовит...

» Extremism Charges Made Against Russian Blogger For Syria Post
26/04/16 17:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Moscow investigators levied criminal charges against the man considered to be the godfather of Russia's blogosphere, accusing him of extremism for a post that called for ...

» European Space Agency Moving Forward With ‘Moon Village'
26/04/16 17:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. With a permanently occupied space station orbiting the earth, the next step is a permanently occupied lunar station on the moon. The European Space Agency is moving ahead with plans to se...

» April 26, 2016
26/04/16 17:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A look at the best news photos from around the world.

» Brooklyn DA: 100 Murder Cases Under Review
26/04/16 17:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Approximately 20,000 people behind bars in the United States have been wrongfully convicted. One in 25 defendants sentenced to death is later shown to be innocent. These shocking statisti...

» Clashes Break Out at Migrants Camp on Greek Island
26/04/16 17:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Stone-throwing migrants clashed with police Tuesday at the Moria detention center on the Greek island of Lesbos shortly after the Dutch and Greek migration ministers toured the former arm...

» Number of IS Foreign Fighters Nosedives in Iraq, Syria
26/04/16 17:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The number of foreign fighters entering Iraq and Syria to join Islamic State has plunged to a tiny fraction of those entering a year ago, a U.S. general said Tuesday. Maj. Gen. Peter Gers...

» US Backs NATO Force Off Libya as Migrant Numbers Soar
26/04/16 17:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A NATO-led mission aimed at stemming the flow of migrants from Libya to Europe could be up and running by July, according to the Italian government.  There are fears the numbers of migran...

» Snubbed by US, Afghan Warlord Looked to Russia
26/04/16 17:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. For decades, Afghanistan’s Abdul Rashid Dostum has been a powerful player in the remote north of the restive country. As an army general and warlord, he aligned himself with America’s CIA...

» Undeclared Wars with Israel: East Germany and the West German Far Left, 1967-1989
26/04/16 17:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest From the Wilson Center. Author Jeffrey Herf draws upon his recently published work Undeclared Wars with Israel:  East Germany and the West German Far Left, 1967-1989 . The book examines the spectrum...

» West Urges Unity in Libya as Migrant Numbers Soar
26/04/16 17:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The Italian government says a NATO-led mission aimed at stemming the flow of migrants from Libya to Europe could be up and running by July. There are concerns that the number of migrants ...

» Malian National Gets 25 Years for Murder of US Diplomat
26/04/16 17:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A U.S. federal judge has sentenced a Malian national with ties to extremist groups in Africa to 25 years in prison for the murder of a U.S. diplomat 15 years ago in Niger. Defendant Alhas...

» U.S. General: Fewer Foreign Fighters Joining IS In Iraq, Syria
26/04/16 17:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A U.S. general says the number of foreign fighters entering Iraq and Syria has plummeted in the past year.

» M.N.: "Who owns the Russian language?"
26/04/16 12:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NEWS: The World and Global Security Review. M.N.: "Who owns the Russian language?" After the century of bloody revolutions, endless and continuing waves of emigration, Gulag and cultural decline, it is the...

» 3:47 PM 4/24/2016 - US’ essential global leadership role - Opinion - Stripes
26/04/16 12:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NEWS: The World and Global Security Review. US’ essential global leadership role - Opinion - Stripes Obama: Russia Sanctions Must Remain Until Moscow Complies With Minsk Deal The Latest: Merkel Welcomes Ob...

» 8:34 AM 4/25/2016 - Headlines: Obama Calls For European Unity, NATO Defense, Continued Sanctions On Russia
26/04/16 12:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NEWS: The World and Global Security Review. Obama Calls For European Unity, NATO Defense, Continued Sanctions On Russia Obama Says Russia Sanctions To Remain U.S. begins F-22 fighter deployment to reassure...

» 7:47 AM 4/26/2016 - Headlines Review: Bus Explosion In Yerevan Kills Two Passengers | US Senators Urge Substantial Boost in Military Aid for Israel | Obama Says Putin Trying To Undermine European Unity
26/04/16 12:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NEWS: The World and Global Security Review. Bus Explosion In Yerevan Kills Two Passengers Investigators: Explosion in Armenia’s capital not terror act US Senators Urge Substantial Boost in Military Aid for...

» Saudi human rights activist sentenced to 9 years in prison – The Washington Post
26/04/16 12:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The New York Web Times – newyorkwebtimes.com. Rights group Amnesty International says a court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a peaceful dissident to nine years in prison and banned him from travel abroad fo...

» Obama: Russia Sanctions Must Remain Until Moscow Complies With Minsk Deal
26/04/16 12:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The New York Web Times – newyorkwebtimes.com. U.S. President Barack Obama says he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agree that Ukraine-related sanctions targeting Russia should only be lifted if Moscow c...

» Trump Vows Continued Support for Anti-immigrant Stances
26/04/16 12:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The New York Web Times – newyorkwebtimes.com. After campaign aide tells party leaders front-runner has been playing ‘a part’ in campaign, Trump assures rally he has no intention of abandoning p...

» April 24, 2016
26/04/16 12:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The New York Web Times – newyorkwebtimes.com. A look at the best news photos from around the world. Source: April 24, 2016

» Turkey’s Crackdown on Critics of Erdogan Snares Dutch Journalist – The New York Times
26/04/16 12:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The New York Web Times – newyorkwebtimes.com. The detention of Ebru Umar, who was taken from her summer home for questioning, was the latest action against writers and others who have insulted President Re...

» Осознание грядущей стагнации?
26/04/16 12:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from SvobodaRadio's YouTube Videos. From: SvobodaRadio Duration: 00:00 Что может произойти с экономикой России до президентских выборов, что даст призвание к работе на власть Алексея Кудрина? Обсуждаем с пр...

» Extremist Group Claims Responsibility for Bangladesh Killings
26/04/16 12:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A banned extremist group linked to al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the killing of two gay-rights activists in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, adding to fears international militant ...

» Geneva unbending on Turkish effort to quash photo in exhibit
26/04/16 12:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Geneva officials have rejected efforts by Ankara to remove from a city exhibit a photograph accusing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of ordering the killing of a teenage protester three years...

» U.S., Turkey Step Up Border Campaign Against Islamic State
26/04/16 12:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Ankara and Washington plan to deploy advanced rocket launchers and more Turkish forces to the Turkish-Syrian border in an effort to choke off a crucial Islamic State supply route.

» Obama in Germany: US president pleads for a transatlantic deal
26/04/16 12:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from france24english's YouTube Videos. From: france24english Duration: 04:31 Subscribe to France 24 now : http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN ...

» EXCLUSIVE - Syria: documents prove Assad's regime paid IS group militants working in oil refinery
26/04/16 12:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from france24english's YouTube Videos. From: france24english Duration: 02:26 Subscribe to France 24 now : http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN ...

» Goldfein Nominated as US Air Force Chief of Staff
26/04/16 12:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Gen. David Goldfein, the Air Force's vice chief of staff, has been nominated to be the service's next chief of staff, the Pentagon said Tuesday.           &nbs...

» Russia's Housing Sector Is Slowing Down Sharply - Forbes
26/04/16 12:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Forbes Russia's Housing Sector Is Slowing Down Sharply Forbes Despite the evident slowdown of the Russian economy and the significant pain inflicted on Russian consumers by quickened ...

» Саакашвили призвал Порошенко ввести в Одессу нацгвардию - РБК
26/04/16 12:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РБК Саакашвили призвал Порошенко ввести в Одессу нацгвардию РБК Губернатор Одесской области Михаил Саакашвили призвал президента Украины Петра Порошенко ввести в город дополнительн...

» Iraqi state TV: Parliament endorses partial Cabinet reshuffle proposed by PM amid mounting public pressure from followers of influential Shiite cleric
26/04/16 12:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Iraqi state TV: Parliament endorses partial Cabinet reshuffle proposed by PM amid mounting public pressure from followers of influential Shiite cleric.

» Supreme Court strengthens free-speech rights of public employees - Los Angeles Times
26/04/16 12:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Los Angeles Times Supreme Court strengthens free-speech rights of public employees Los Angeles Times Just in time for the election season, the Supreme Court has strengthened lega...

» Could marijuana help treat painkiller and heroin addiction?
26/04/16 12:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 12:18 p.m. EDT. CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- The growing number of patients who claim marijuana helped them drop their painkiller habit has intrigued lawmakers and emboldened advocates, who are pus...

» As Men Return From Syria, Europe Weighs Security vs. Civil Liberties
26/04/16 12:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The case of seven men who went to Syria and returned home reflects a quandary for France and the rest of the Continent after the attacks in Paris and Brussels.

» An 85-Year-Old Pensioner Is Russia's Most Unlikely Dissident
26/04/16 12:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A pensioner from southern Russia made headlines earlier this month by filing a lawsuit that named President Vladimir Putin as an "enemy of the people" and calling for his...

» Russia: no chance of better ties with Turkey in foreseeable future - RIA
26/04/16 12:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it saw no chance for better relations with Turkey in the foreseeable future, citing "an anti-Russian position" taken b...

» Obama’s Calls For an Open Germany Falter In a Tide Of Refugees
26/04/16 12:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. The 49-minute pep talk that President Barack Obama delivered on Monday to a hall full of students in Hannover, Germany, hit many of the same notes as the speech he gave in Berlin in 2008, dur...

» The Latest: Denmark sending volunteers for migrant influx
26/04/16 12:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The Latest on the influx of migrants into Europe (all times local):

» Georgia’s Hopes Of NATO Membership Recede
26/04/16 12:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Any lingering hopes Georgia’s leaders may still have nurtured that the country would be formally offered a Membership Action Plan (MAP) at NATO’s Warsaw summit in July ha...

» Turkey Media Crackdown Expands with Growing Security Concerns
26/04/16 11:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Pressure on journalists in Turkey appears to be spreading to the foreign media. This week, four reporters were denied entry into the country. The most recent was U.S. reporter David Lepes...

» Prominent journalist denied work permit in Ukraine
26/04/16 11:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. One of the most influential journalists on Ukrainian television has been denied a work permit in Ukraine.

» Casualties rise as combat in Aleppo intensifies
26/04/16 11:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. At least 70 people have died in and around the embattled northern city of Aleppo in the past three days as combat continues to intensify despite a cease-fire that is holding in most...

» Wary Of Russia, Military Buildups Increase In Poland, Ukraine As Central, Eastern European States Beef Up Security - International Business Times
26/04/16 11:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. International Business Times Wary Of Russia , Military Buildups Increase In Poland, Ukraine As Central, Eastern European States Beef Up Security International Business Times After the...

» Neglected Security Policies and Ballistic Missile Defense
26/04/16 09:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. It's time for a new perspective on national security, focusing on a measured response that a potential enemy would not misinterpret.             

» Савик Шустер лишился права работать на Украине - РБК
26/04/16 09:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РБК Савик Шустер лишился права работать на Украине РБК Савику Шустеру аннулировали разрешение на работу на территории Украины. Об этом «Украинской правде» сообщил партнер телеведущ...

» Dutch newspaper publishes cartoon depicting Turkey's Erdogan as an ape
26/04/16 09:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Independent - Europe. The cartoon, published by the populist daily De Telegraaf, shows the Turkish President squashing free speech

» Ukraine marks 30 years since 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster
26/04/16 09:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. With flowers, candles and tears, Ukraine on Tuesday marked the 30th anniversary of the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, the world's worst nuclear disaster. Some survivors s...

» Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Turkey), Opening Ceremony, 7th UNAOC Global Forum (25-27 April 2016, Baku, Azerbaijan)
26/04/16 09:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from United Nations Web TV - Newest. Opening remarks by H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of the Republic of Turkey, at the Opening Ceremony of the 7th UNAOC Global Forum (25-27 April 2016, Baku, Azerbai...

» AP Top Stories April 26 A
26/04/16 09:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AssociatedPress's YouTube Videos. From: AssociatedPress Duration: 01:06 Here's the latest for Tuesday, April 26th: Northeastern states hold Primary Elections; Philippine army under pressure after Canad...

» Five states expected to help Trump and Clinton widen their leads - Washington Post
26/04/16 09:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Washington Post Five states expected to help Trump and Clinton widen their leads Washington Post What to watch on Super Tuesday CNN This Morning from CBS News, April 26, 2016 CBS...

» Turkey Says U.S. Rockets Deploying Near Border To Attack IS In Syria
26/04/16 09:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has told a Turkish newspaper that the United States will deploy a rocket launcher system in Turkey near the border with Islamic...

» A look at the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in numbers
26/04/16 09:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Telling the story of Chernobyl in numbers 30 years later involves dauntingly large figures and others that are even more vexing because they’re still unknown. A look at numbers that hint at the scop...

» Turkey’s Erdogan chases critics at home and abroad
26/04/16 09:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Ebru Umar was sleeping in her summer residence on Turkey’s Aegean coast when police arrived at her door and took her away for questioning about two of her tweets that were deemed offensive to Turkey...

» US Sends F-22 Warplanes To Support Romania From Russian Threat - TIME
26/04/16 09:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. TIME US Sends F-22 Warplanes To Support Romania From Russian Threat TIME The United States sent two F-22 warplanes to Romania for the first time. CNN reports that the F-22 Raptors, two...

» U.S. Sends F-22 Warplanes To Support Romania From Russian Threat
26/04/16 09:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. The United States sent two F-22 warplanes to Romania for the first time. CNN reports that the F-22 Raptors, two of the world’s most advanced warplanes that can travel at twice the speed...

» Key radical Islamist groups in Bangladesh - Fox News
26/04/16 09:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. STRATFOR Key radical Islamist groups in Bangladesh Fox News NEW DELHI – Hours after Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accused one group of religious radicals of killing a gay rig...

» Obama: U.S. preparing 'shield' to block low-level North Korea threats - CBS
26/04/16 09:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is preparing to defend itself against North Korea, positioning its missile development systems and setting up a "shield" to counter low-level t...

» Investigators: Explosion in Armenia’s capital not terror act
26/04/16 09:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. An explosion that devastated a bus in Armenia’s capital, killing two people and injuring seven, was not the result of a terrorist attack, the country’s investigative committee said Tuesday.

» Death Toll Rises To 26 From Pesticide-Tainted Sweets In Pakistan
26/04/16 09:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Authorities in central Pakistan say that at least 26 people have died, and dozens of others have been hospitalized, after eating sweets that were tainted with pesticides.

» Millennials Say They Will Vote for Clinton Against Trump
26/04/16 09:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A new national poll of millennials – young people born between 1982 and 2000 – shows Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton with a commanding lead over Republican Donald Trump if the two ar...

» Midwest braces for severe storms
26/04/16 07:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN's YouTube Videos. From: CNN Duration: 01:09 Large parts of the Midwest and South will see with the possibility of strong tornadoes and hail larger than baseballs in the worst-affected areas.

» Can Trump get the delegates needed to clinch the nomination?
26/04/16 07:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from FoxNewsChannel's YouTube Videos. From: FoxNewsChannel Duration: 04:07 Scott Rasmussen joins us to break down the numbers

» Race to the White House: Clinton, Trump seek big wins as five states hold primaries
26/04/16 07:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from france24english's YouTube Videos. From: france24english Duration: 01:48 Subscribe to France 24 now : http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN ...

» Chernobyl disaster: Ukraine marks 30 years since nuclear disaster
26/04/16 07:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from france24english's YouTube Videos. From: france24english Duration: 01:47 Subscribe to France 24 now : http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN ...

» Jury Rules That 96 Soccer Fans Were Unlawfully Killed in U.K. Sporting Disaster
26/04/16 07:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. WARRINGTON, England — The 96 Liverpool soccer fans who died in the Hillsborough Stadium disaster were “unlawfully killed” because of errors by the police, a jury concluded T...

» HASC Would Boost Israeli Missile Defense Systems By $200 Million
26/04/16 07:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. The House Armed Services Committee would boost funding to help procure and produce various Israeli missile defense programs by nearly $200 million above the level requested in the pres...

» House Judiciary Committee to Mark Up Opioid Bills Wednesday - Morning Consult
26/04/16 07:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from house judiciary committee - Google News. The CT Mirror House Judiciary Committee to Mark Up Opioid Bills Wednesday Morning Consult Daniel Raymond, a policy director at the Harm Reduction Coalition, a natio...

» U.S. unsure of Syrians', Kurds' effectiveness in ISIS fight
26/04/16 07:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. U.S. military leaders remain unclear as to size and capability of Syrian and Kurdish militias Washington is depending on to lead the fight against the Islamic Sta...

» EXCLUSIVE: House Judiciary Committee Plans To Push Ahead With Criminal Justice Reform - Daily Caller
26/04/16 07:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from house judiciary committee - Google News. EXCLUSIVE: House Judiciary Committee Plans To Push Ahead With Criminal Justice Reform Daily Caller The House Judiciary Committee is planning on voting on criminal j...

» FBI ends second iPhone fight after someone, um, 'remembers' the PIN - The Register
26/04/16 07:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. The Register FBI ends second iPhone fight after someone, um, 'remembers' the PIN The Register For the second time, the FBI has dropped a legal attempt to force Apple to unlock an iPhone ...

» Military commands sorting out confusion over who's in charge during cyber attack - FederalNewsRadio.com
26/04/16 07:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. FederalNewsRadio.com Military commands sorting out confusion over who's in charge during cyber attack FederalNewsRadio.com Rear Adm. Dwight Shepherd, the chief of cyberspace op...

» Why the Middle East Fears a Nuclear Iran
26/04/16 07:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. An expert's view of why the Middle East - and the Arab Gulf nations in particular - fear a nuclear Iran. What might cause a nuclear conflict?

» Russia’s Aggressive-Repressive Policies Bring No Long-Term Gains
26/04/16 07:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. Claims of “stability” and “confidence” shaped President Vladimir Putin’s answers to the carefully selected questions posed during his annual 220-minute-lon...

» Kaliningrad as a ‘New Ideological Battlefield’ Between Russia and the West
26/04/16 07:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. On April 12, Igor Nikolaychuk, the head of the Department of Regional Security Problems at the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies, traveled to Russia’...

» Gordon Bitko Named FBI Chief Information Officer - Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release) (blog)
26/04/16 07:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Gordon Bitko Named FBI Chief Information Officer Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release) (blog) FBI Director James B . Comey has named Gordon Bitko as the FBI's new ch...

» Pentagon will be required to track military hazing if this legislation passes
26/04/16 07:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. New legislation set to be introduced Tuesday would require the Pentagon to create a database tracking incidents of hazing in the military, carry out an annual survey of U.S. troops ...

» Lawyers: FBI Must Reveal Malware for Hacking Child Porn Users or Drop Its Case - Motherboard
26/04/16 07:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Motherboard Lawyers: FBI Must Reveal Malware for Hacking Child Porn Users or Drop Its Case Motherboard Last month, the FBI pushed back against a court order to reveal the full malware co...

» Obama's limited troop deployments to Syria pose no threat to ISIS in Raqqa
26/04/16 07:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. President Obama's decision to send a few hundred special operations forces into Syria is a good step, military analysts say, but the limited deployment underscore...

» A Risky American Expansion in Syria
26/04/16 07:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from United States Defense and Military Forces. What does adding more troops mean for the United States’ future involvement in that war?

» Classified Pages From 9/11 Report Could Be Released by Summer - New York Times
26/04/16 07:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from James R. Clapper Jr. - Google News. Washington Post The Indian Express Classified Pages From 9/11 Report Could Be Released by Summer New York Times The official, James R . Clapper Jr ., the director of nat...

» The Very Strange Extradition of a CIA Spy - Daily Beast
26/04/16 07:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Daily Beast The Very Strange Extradition of a CIA Spy Daily Beast ROME — Former CIA employee Sabrina De Sousa, now fighting extradition from Portugal to Italy, was skiing on a mountainsi...

» DEBKAfile Exclusive: Decision to send US troops to Syria not linked to ISIS
26/04/16 07:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. April 26, 2016, 9:28 AM (IDT) DEBKAfile 's military and intelligence sources report exclusively that US President Barack Obama's decision to send another 250 troops to Syria is not connected to ...

» DEBKAfile Exclusive: US secretly removes its forces from northern Sinai
26/04/16 07:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. April 26, 2016, 10:17 AM (IDT) DEBKAfile 's military sources report exclusively on Tuesday that during the last few days the US military secretly withdrew about 100 of its officers and enlisted ...

» Russian army concentrates forces near Aleppo ahead of all-out assault
26/04/16 07:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. April 26, 2016, 11:10 AM (IDT) Russia has continued to build up forces north of the city of Aleppo over the past few days. Western and Middle Eastern sources monitoring the war in Syria estimate...

» Порошенко: На Украине однополые браки узаконены не будут - Росбалт.RU
26/04/16 07:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Росбалт.RU Порошенко: На Украине однополые браки узаконены не будут Росбалт.RU Президент Украины Петр Порошенко пообещал, что для украинцев однополые браки узаконены не будут. Об э...

» В Бангладеш убит сотрудник американского посольства - Вести.Ru
26/04/16 07:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Lenta.ru В Бангладеш убит сотрудник американского посольства Вести.Ru В Дакке (Бангладеш) в результате нападения убит сотрудник американского Агентства по международному развитию С...

» Obama Returns from Overseas Trip
26/04/16 07:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. President Barack Obama returned Monday night to Washington from a weeklong trip that took him to Saudi Arabia, Britain and Germany. During his journey, Obama sought to shore up U.S. ...

» Обама рассказал, как, по его мнению, Путин относится к ЕС и НАТО - РИА Новости
26/04/16 07:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РИА Новости Обама рассказал, как, по его мнению, Путин относится к ЕС и НАТО РИА Новости МОСКВА, 26 апр — РИА Новости. Президент США Барак Обама считает, что российский лидер Влади...

» EU leaders agree to uphold Russia sanctions, US says - EUobserver
26/04/16 07:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. EUobserver EU leaders agree to uphold Russia sanctions, US says EUobserver Western European and US leaders have agreed to keep economic sanctions on Russia unless it stops the war in ...

» Russia signs contracts worth $950mn to rebuild Syria - RT
26/04/16 07:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. RT Russia signs contracts worth $950mn to rebuild Syria RT Damascus and Moscow have signed nearly a billion dollars worth of agreements to rebuild war-torn Syria, according to the Pri...

» Insight - Iran and Russia move closer but their alliance has limits - Reuters UK
26/04/16 07:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Reuters UK Insight - Iran and Russia move closer but their alliance has limits Reuters UK Tehran had cause to celebrate: the Kremlin's decision a year ago to press ahead with the stal...

» Yury Chaika Claims Pravyi Sektor Attempted To Overthrow Russian State Using VKontakte
26/04/16 07:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Interpreter. Ukraine Day 799: LIVE UPDATES BELOW. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here . READ OUR SPECIAL REPORT: An Invasion By Any Other Name: The Kremlin’s Dirty...

» Email 'most popular phishing tool'
26/04/16 07:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Cyber-thieves are sticking to email as their preferred way to trick victims into falling for scams, suggests a report.

» UK support for EU membership eases despite Obama's backing: poll
26/04/16 07:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. LONDON (Reuters) - British support for staying in the European Union has fallen by two percentage points to 51 percent according to a poll, a decline that may suggest U.S. President Ba...

» Bus Explosion In Yerevan Kills Two Passengers
26/04/16 07:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A massive explosion on a bus killed at least two passengers and wounded seven others in the Armenian capital, Yerevan. The blast happened at around 10 p.m. local time on ...

» How one Russian oligarch beat the crisis and made a fortune
26/04/16 07:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. LONDON (Reuters) - As Russia was descending into financial crisis, some of its most influential oil and stocks traders gathered at the exclusive River Club in central Moscow at the inv...

» US Senators Urge Substantial Boost in Military Aid for Israel
26/04/16 07:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A group of 83 U.S. senators has called on President Barack Obama to complete a new security agreement with Israel that would include increasing the $3.1 billion the United States now prov...

» Iran and Russia move closer but their alliance has limits
26/04/16 06:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DUBAI/MOSCOW (Reuters) - When Iran took delivery of the first parts of an advanced Russian air defense system this month, it paraded the anti-aircraft missile launchers sent by Moscow ...

» Iran hands down 5- to 10-year prison terms to 4 reporters
26/04/16 06:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. An Iranian court has sentenced four pro-reform journalists to prison terms ranging from five to 10 years after convicting them on charges of acting against national security.

» Новый саркофаг для Чернобыльской АЭС
26/04/16 06:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from deutschewellerussian's YouTube Videos. From: deutschewellerussian Duration: 00:34 Видео строительства нового саркофага, который должен уменьшить радиационное загрязнение в районе разрушенного реактора ...

» Middle East|In Effort to Defeat ISIS, US and Iran Impede One Another - New York Times
26/04/16 06:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. New York Times Middle East|In Effort to Defeat ISIS, US and Iran Impede One Another New York Times People fled their homes during fighting between Iraqi security forces and the Islamic...

» The US has deployed 2 F-22 fighter jets to Russia's backyard - Yahoo News
26/04/16 06:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Yahoo News The US has deployed 2 F-22 fighter jets to Russia's backyard Yahoo News The US has deployed two of its most advanced fighter jets to Romania in order to better keep an...

» Afghanistan’s Vice President Is Barred From Entering U.S.
26/04/16 06:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Officials denied a visa to Abdul Rashid Dostum, who is accused of war crimes but is also the No. 2 official in a government whose survival depends on American troops and money.

» Iran Threatens Legal Action If U.S. Diverts Frozen Funds To Terror Victims
26/04/16 06:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Iran has Iran threatened to appeal to the International Court of Justice if the United States diverts $2 billion in frozen funds to the victims of terror attacks.

» ISIS Spreading in Europe, U.S. Intelligence Chief Warns
26/04/16 06:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. James R. Clapper Jr. warned of clandestine cells in Britain, Germany and Italy resembling the groups that carried out the Paris and Brussels terrorist attacks.

» Classified Pages From 9/11 Report Could Be Released by Summer
26/04/16 06:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Amid speculation about a Saudi role in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, several lawmakers have joined victims’ families in pushing for declassification.

» In European tour Obama shows support for his closest allies
26/04/16 06:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) - President Barack Obama spent the past four days in Europe visiting his two oldest and closest foreign political allies, spending considerable political cap...

» Venezuela court blocks bid to cut short president’s term
26/04/16 06:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Venezuela’s supreme court has struck down an attempt by the opposition to cut short President Nicolas Maduros’ term in office, ruling that a proposed constitutional amendment to that effect cannot b...

» Obama Outlines Goals Tempered by 8 Years of Foreign Policy Lessons
26/04/16 06:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Mr. Obama, who as a candidate delivered a soaring speech in Berlin, gently urged allies on Monday to do more to defend themselves and solve their own problems.

» Commissioner Davis sees changes in police department & community a year after Gray's death - Fox Baltimore
26/04/16 06:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Fox Baltimore Commissioner Davis sees changes in police department & community a year after Gray's death Fox Baltimore BALTIMORE (WBFF) -- One of the brightest spotlights ove...

» Containing Chernobyl Radiation Continues 30 Years After Explosion
26/04/16 06:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. April 26 marks the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Hundreds were killed following the explosion and it's estimated that thousands more have died from cancers caused by...

» Financier Sandy Weill and wife Joan aim to advance brain research with $185 million gift - Washington Post
26/04/16 06:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Washington Post Financier Sandy Weill and wife Joan aim to advance brain research with $185 million gift Washington Post Financier Sanford I. “Sandy” Weill and his wife Joan on T...

» Georgian PM Courts West While Easing Tensions With Moscow
26/04/16 06:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili says said his country will remain on a pro-Western path even as it restores some ties with Moscow.

» Obama Says Putin Trying To Undermine European Unity
26/04/16 06:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. U.S. President Barack Obama said his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin views European unity as a threat and is trying to undermine it.

» Air strikes kill five rescue workers near Syria's Aleppo: monitor
26/04/16 05:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIRUT (Reuters) - Air strikes and rocket attacks by Syrian government forces west of Aleppo killed five rescue workers overnight, a monitoring group and volunteers working nearby said.

» Two Nagorno-Karabakh Separatists Killed Despite Cease-Fire
26/04/16 05:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A spokesman for Armenian-backed Nagorno-Karabakh separatist forces says two separatist fighters were killed early on April 26 by gunfire that came from Azerbaijan's side ...

» 2 dead in explosion in Armenia’s capital
26/04/16 05:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Armenia’s investigative committee says an explosion of a bus in the country’s capital has left two dead and seven injured.

» Returning Georgian Troops Honored For Saving U.S. Lives In Afghanistan
26/04/16 05:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. More than 100 Georgian soldiers have returned home from a seven-month tour of duty in Afghanistan. Troops with the 22nd Battalion landed in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi,...

» Beautiful People Website Leak Hits 1.1m Users
26/04/16 05:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Sensitive information including addresses, mobile phone numbers, sexual preferences and incomes is reportedly being traded online.

» What Will New US Forces Do in Syria?
25/04/16 19:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The additional 250 U.S. special operations troops heading to Syria in the coming days will be a "force multiplier," meeting with local fighters and providing expertise to Syrians willing ...

» James Clapper says Edward Snowden's leaks accelerated roll-out of strong encryption
25/04/16 15:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Edward Snowden's unauthorized NSA disclosures affected the government's ability to monitor the communications of terror suspects by expediting the tech sector's a...

» Frustration Builds Among Refugees Trapped at Macedonian Border
25/04/16 15:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. On the Greek border with Macedonia, 12,000 refugees continue to wait. Since the route through to the rest of Europe was closed last month, the makeshift camp at Idomeni has seen protests ...

» Saudi Arabia announces plan to end its 'addiction' to oil
25/04/16 15:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Saudi Arabia plans for a future not dependent on its oil industry.

» Saudi Prince Shares Plan to Cut Oil Dependency and Energize the Economy
25/04/16 15:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The plan aims to steer Saudi Arabia through a drop in oil prices and a demographic shift to a significantly youthful population.

» Oil and Refugees Might Force European Intervention in Libya
25/04/16 15:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. Europe is on track to send security experts to Libya after it successfully installed a so-called unity government that is willing to work with international agencies. A primary goal of this m...

» The Real Reason Behind Saudi Arabia’s Planning at the Doha Meeting
25/04/16 15:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. Saudi Arabia single-handedly scuttled the Doha meeting, knowing all along that Iran would not participate, with a valid reason. The Russians and others agreed to proceed without Iran, plannin...

» US exploring ways to disclose number of Americans caught in data grabs: spy chief - Reuters
25/04/16 15:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Reuters US exploring ways to disclose number of Americans caught in data grabs: spy chief Reuters WASHINGTON Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Monday his offic...

» Republican pact 'desperate' says Trump
25/04/16 15:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Donald Trump says a pact formed by his two rivals for the Republican presidential crown is a desperate act, a day before five states cast votes. casts votes.

» Iraqis Starve as U.S.-Aided Gains Against ISIS Fail to Bring Stability
25/04/16 15:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Civilians have been trapped in Falluja, where the Islamic State is under siege, and Shiite militias have stoked tensions elsewhere in Anbar Province.

» Rail strike to disrupt French train traffic on Tuesday
25/04/16 14:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. France’s six rail unions have issued a joint call for a one-day strike that is set to disrupt local and national train traffic, but not international lines.

» Gay Rights Activist Killed In Bangladesh
25/04/16 14:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The killings are the latest in a series of brutal attacks on minorities, atheists and liberals in the Muslim-majority nation.

» 23 Die After Eating Contaminated Desserts in Pakistan - TIME
25/04/16 14:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. The Express Tribune 23 Die After Eating Contaminated Desserts in Pakistan TIME Twenty-three people have died in Pakistan after consuming pastries that may have been contaminated with p...

» 23 Die After Eating Contaminated Desserts in Pakistan
25/04/16 14:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. Twenty-three people have died in Pakistan after consuming pastries that may have been contaminated with pesticide, according to reports . A man is believed to have bought the desserts to cele...

» VIDEO: Obama urges EU for 'unity' on security
25/04/16 14:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. President Obama has urged European leaders to pay more towards international security, to tackle threats, like those posed by the self-declared Islamic State group.

» The Imperial Security State
25/04/16 14:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Intelligence Analysis and Reporting. Title:                      The Imperial Security State Author:                 James Hevia Hevia, James Louis (2012). The Imperial Security State : British Colonial Kn...

» The Uses of Terror
25/04/16 14:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Intelligence Analysis and Reporting. Title:                      The Uses of Terror Author:                 Boris Levytsky Lewytzkyj, Borys (1972). The Uses of Terror : The Soviet Secret Police, 1917-1970 ...

» Senator says FBI could leak details on Hillary as Dems face possible 'indictment AFTER nomination' scenario - BizPac Review
25/04/16 14:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. BizPac Review Senator says FBI could leak details on Hillary as Dems face possible 'indictment AFTER nomination' scenario BizPac Review What happens if Hillary Clinton gets indicted afte...

» Harper Lee's article for FBI magazine on infamous killings found - The Guardian
25/04/16 14:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. The Guardian Harper Lee's article for FBI magazine on infamous killings found The Guardian The piece was written for the March 1960 issue of the Grapevine, a magazine for FBI professiona...

» FBI Hides Its Surveillance Techniques From Federal Prosecutors Because It's Afraid They'll Become Defense Lawyers - Techdirt
25/04/16 14:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. FBI Hides Its Surveillance Techniques From Federal Prosecutors Because It's Afraid They'll Become Defense Lawyers Techdirt We know the FBI isn't willing to share its investigative techni...

» The CIA Waterboarded the Wrong Man 83 Times in 1 Month - The Nation.
25/04/16 14:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. The Nation. The CIA Waterboarded the Wrong Man 83 Times in 1 Month The Nation. George W. Bush would use his case to justify the CIA's “enhanced interrogation program,” claiming that “he ...

» German orchestra accuses Turkey of trying to censor 'Armenian genocide' performance
25/04/16 14:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Independent - Europe. Armenia says 1.5 million people were massacred by Ottoman forces starting in 1915 - but Turkey disputes their claim

» At Least Five Killed In 'IS Attack' On Syrian Army Checkpoint
25/04/16 14:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Syrian state media say at least five people were killed and 20 others wounded in a car-bomb attack an army checkpoint on the southern outskirts of the capital, Damascus.

» Why IS Western Recruits Are Less Visible on Internet
25/04/16 14:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. “Half of jihad is media,” Islamic State propagandists used to stress to activists and foreign recruits, urging them to win hearts and minds in cyber space. Since the latter part of 2015, ...

» Barack Obama uses Germany visit to call for stronger Europe in face of Isis threat
25/04/16 14:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Independent - Europe. President reiterates his plea for European NATO allies to increase their defence spending

» Boy’s Family in US Police Shooting Settles for $6M
25/04/16 14:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The family of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old African American boy whose fatal shooting in 2014 by a white Cleveland, Ohio, police officer sparked national outrage and unrest, will receive a $6...

» Russia Hews Closer To Zhirinovsky's Wacky Vision Than You Might Have Expected
25/04/16 14:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. He has ridden seemingly crackpot ideas to prominence for nearly three decades. But is 70-year-old ultranationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky really fringe anymore?

» Putin Now Experiencing ‘Impotence of Omnipotence,’ Shevtsova Says
25/04/16 14:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Interpreter. Many of the apparent contradictions in Russia today, Lilia Shevtsova says, can be explained by the fact that Vladimir Putin and his regime have entered what Argentinian political scientist...

» 'Invisible' Women Brick-kiln Workers in Punjab Demand Their Rights
25/04/16 14:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Hundreds of women brick-kiln workers from India's Punjab state have come together in a rare gathering to demand equal pay and better accommodation, as the country's often invisible women ...

» Turkey Fines Journalist For 'Insulting' President
25/04/16 12:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Can Dundar, editor in chief of Turkey's leading opposition daily, Cumhuriyet, has been fined some $10,000 for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the jour...

» American journalist says Turkey bars him from re-entry
25/04/16 12:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ISTANBUL (Reuters) - An American reporter living and working in Turkey was barred from re-entering the country and forced to fly home on Monday in the latest incident in which a foreig...

» Dutch newspaper publishes cartoon depicting Turkey's Erdogan as an ape crushing free speech
25/04/16 12:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The cartoon appeared on the front page after a Dutch journalist was detained in Turkey.

» Bangladesh police say assailants have stabbed two men to death, including a gay rights activist who worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development
25/04/16 12:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Bangladesh police say assailants have stabbed two men to death, including a gay rights activist who worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development.

» LGBT Magazine Editor Hacked to Death in Bangladesh
25/04/16 12:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. A gay rights activist who edited the only LGBT magazine in Bangladesh was hacked to death on Monday. Xulhaz Mannan, 35, who edited the magazine Roopbaan, was killed along with another person ...

» With its retreat in New York, the FBI has lost the encryption fight - The Verge
25/04/16 12:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. The Verge With its retreat in New York, the FBI has lost the encryption fight The Verge As 2015 drew to a close, you might be forgiven for thinking the encryption debate was all talk. Th...

» World powers keep leaning on economic sanctions that seldom work
25/04/16 12:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. To rein in countries from North Korea to Sudan, global powers are boosting their reliance on United Nations sanctions aimed at forcing recalcitrant governments to drop weapons programs, ...

» Obama and the end of the Anglosphere
25/04/16 12:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe News. The crucial point is that he is America’s first Pacific president

» Saudi Reform Plans Call for Shift Away from Oil
25/04/16 12:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Saudi Arabia has unveiled a long-term plan that could result in its most significant economic change in decades by proposing a shift away from oil, the country's most valuable asset. The ...

» LGBT Activist Among Victims Hacked to Death in Bangladesh
25/04/16 12:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Two people have been hacked to death by suspected Islamist militants in an apartment in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka. One of the victims of Monday's attack has been identified as Xulh...

» F-22 Fighter Jets Arrive in Romania To Bolster Security
25/04/16 11:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. The U.S. sent its most sophisticated aircraft to Romania on Monday for exercises aimed to enhance training with other Europe-based aircraft.            &#...

» Russia and Syria sign deals worth $850 million to restore Syrian infrastructure - Business Insider
25/04/16 11:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Business Insider Russia and Syria sign deals worth $850 million to restore Syrian infrastructure Business Insider Putin Assad Kremlin/Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shak...

» US Flies F-22s to Romania as Show of Strength to Russia - ABC News
25/04/16 11:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Reuters US Flies F-22s to Romania as Show of Strength to Russia ABC News Russia -backed separatists have been fighting government troops in Ukraine since April 2014, leaving at least ...

» 10:30 AM 4/25/2016 - Headlines Review: Obama's Hanover talks unlikely to yield new line on vexed issues | World news | The Guardian | Obama Calls For European Unity, NATO Defense, Continued Sanctions On Russia | Obama Says Russia Sanctions To Remain | Oba
25/04/16 11:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NEWS: The World and Global Security Review. Obama's Hanover talks unlikely to yield new line on vexed issues | World news | The Guardian  | Obama Calls For European Unity, NATO Defense, Continued Sanc...

» Driven up the wall by Trump, Mexico looks to recast image in U.S.
25/04/16 11:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - At first, Mexico's government did its best to ignore Donald Trump. Then it likened him to Adolf Hitler. Now it has appointed a new ambassador to come up with a ...

» How the CIA Writes History - The Intercept
25/04/16 11:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. The Intercept How the CIA Writes History The Intercept Last summer I paid a visit to Georgetown University's Lauinger Library as part of my research on legendary CIA counterspy James Jes...