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» Euro Economics: The Mystery of Spain’s Perpetual Jobs Problem
03/05/16 14:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Even with a recovering economy, high unemployment (20 percent) is part of life, and youth unemployment is at 45.5 percent.

» Germany to push for progress towards European army
03/05/16 14:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe News. Paper advocates joint headquarters and shared military assets

» America's Missile Defense Disaster (And Music to Russia and China's Ears) - The National Interest Online (blog)
03/05/16 14:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The National Interest Online (blog) America's Missile Defense Disaster (And Music to Russia and China's Ears) The National Interest Online (blog) The ballistic missile threat to U.S. ...

» Putin just made a major change to Russian law enforcement - Business Insider
03/05/16 14:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Business Insider Putin just made a major change to Russian law enforcement Business Insider President Vladimir Putin has carried out a major reshuffling of Russia's law enforcement in...

» US, Russia compete to woo Syrian Kurds - Al-Monitor
03/05/16 14:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Al-Monitor US, Russia compete to woo Syrian Kurds Al-Monitor Nowadays, one of the least enviable positions in Washington is that of a government spokesperson who is required to give d...

» U.S. Navy Chief Says Buzzing By Russian Jets Raises Tensions In Baltics
03/05/16 14:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian jets pilots are escalating tensions with the West by buzzing U.S. military targets in the Baltics, the U.S. chief of naval operations said on May 2.

» Davutoglu’s future hangs on success of EU-Turkey visa deal
03/05/16 14:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe News. Prime minister’s initiative fuels has added to talk of a rift with a president eager for more power

» What is World Press Freedom Day?
03/05/16 14:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. What is World Press Freedom Day? Global observance that stresses that freedom of information is a fundamental human right, weighs the state of press freedom around the world, and is a rem...

» Key Findings of Freedom of the Press Report
03/05/16 14:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Freedom of the Press is an annual report on media independence around the world, produced by Freedom House, a watchdog organization dedicated to the expansion of freedom and democracy aro...

» US: Journalists Around the World Never in More Peril
03/05/16 14:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A journalist jailed in Uzbekistan since 1999. A Sudanese editor-in-chief arrested after she criticized official policies. Both are among the journalists whose plights are spotlighted by t...

» Russian Creator Of 'Gozi' Virus Ordered To Pay $6.9 MIllion Restitution
03/05/16 14:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A Russian man who spent three years in jail in the United States for creating a vicious computer virus was spared further prison time but ordered to pay $6.9 million to c...

» Lavrov Meets With UN Syrian Envoy May 3 To Discuss Truce Efforts
03/05/16 14:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The United Nations' special envoy for Syria travels to Moscow on May 3 to try to further efforts to re-establish a peace process and cease-fire in Syria.

» IS Threatens to Publish British Military Secrets
03/05/16 14:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Islamic State has claimed to have hacked Britain's Ministry of Defense and threatened to publish details of British military personnel. The group, which calls itself the "Islamic State Ha...

» US Sentences Proponent of 'Hacker-for-Hire' Cybercrime
03/05/16 14:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Nearly a decade ago, computer security experts found a new kind of malicious software that would eventually infect more than 1 million computers in the United States and Europe and cause ...

» Gotta shoot 'em, Trump says – as Pentagon downplays Russian warplane encounters - RT
03/05/16 14:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. RT Gotta shoot 'em, Trump says – as Pentagon downplays Russian warplane encounters RT Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has said US may have to shoot down Russian warplanes...

» London mayoral election marked by ugly accusations
03/05/16 13:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe. The race pits two members of Parliament, Labour and Conservative, against each other.

» Turkish MPs May be Stripped of Immunity
03/05/16 13:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Punches and water were thrown during a Turkish parliamentary committee meeting late Monday night before a bill that would strip deputies of their immunity from prosecution was passed. As ...

» Turkey: A Nation Divided -- Ethnicity (Part 3)
03/05/16 13:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. After 1,000 years of generally peaceful coexistence, Turkey’s Turkish and Kurdish communities wake up to a consciousness of difference

» NATO Facing a Game of Thrones Scenario From Russia - American Spectator
03/05/16 13:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. American Spectator NATO Facing a Game of Thrones Scenario From Russia American Spectator Relations between NATO and Russia have been spiraling downward in recent years beginning with ...

» Колонна военной техники США пересекла границу Молдавии - РБК
03/05/16 13:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РБК Колонна военной техники США пересекла границу Молдавии РБК Американские военные и бронетехника въехали на территорию Молдавии. Им пытались помешать социалисты, протестующие про...

» Azerbaijani Journalists Refuse To Be Silenced
03/05/16 13:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. On World Press Freedom Day 2016, RFE/RL spotlights attacks on press freedom in Azerbaijan, including the forced closure of RFE/RL’s Baku Bureau and the imprisonment of in...

» Committee Passes Bill Aimed At Stripping Immunity Of Turkish Deputies
03/05/16 13:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A Turkish parliamentary committee has approved a bill that would strip deputies of immunity from prosecution, clearing the way for a constitutional amendment that would a...

» UN Envoy Goes to Russia in Bid to Relaunch Syria Cease-fire
03/05/16 13:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The effort to get Syria's warring sides to recommit to a cessation of hostilities shifts Tuesday to Moscow where Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is hosting the U.N.'s envoy for Syr...

» Study Finds Bribery, Corruption Rampant in Mideast and North Africa
03/05/16 13:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Roughly 1 in 3 people in the Mideast and North Africa have had to pay a bribe for a public service, a watchdog group said Tuesday. In the report released by Transparency International, re...

» Russia Declines to Ask Syria to Halt Bombardment of East Aleppo (Video) - Truthdig
03/05/16 13:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Truthdig Russia Declines to Ask Syria to Halt Bombardment of East Aleppo (Video) Truthdig Question: Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel has voiced criticism over the airstrikes carried...

» Can Iran Trust Russia? - The National Interest Online
03/05/16 13:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The National Interest Online Can Iran Trust Russia ? The National Interest Online At the same time, Khamenei has been presenting a completely positive image of Russia and its presiden...

» Russia's crackdown on Salafis may be breeding extremism - The Economist
03/05/16 13:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Economist Russia's crackdown on Salafis may be breeding extremism The Economist “One said: 'Get on your knees,'” Mr Magomedov later told a member of Russia's prison oversight comm...

» Warrants Issued for Russian Officials Suspected of Mafia Ties in Spain
03/05/16 13:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Spanish authorities have issued an arrest warrant for several high-ranking Russian officials suspected of mafia ties in the country, the Rosbalt.ru news website reported Tuesday.

» Defense chief blasts Russia's aggressive actions and 'saber rattling' - USA TODAY
03/05/16 13:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. USA TODAY Defense chief blasts Russia's aggressive actions and 'saber rattling' USA TODAY STUTTGART, Germany — Defense Secretary Ashton Carter delivered a stern message Tuesday to Rus...

» Pakistan: No Military Action Against Afghan Taliban on Its Soil
03/05/16 13:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Pakistan is rejecting Afghan demands for military action against Taliban commanders within Pakistan and emphasizes the need to continue talks for a settlement to the conflict in Afghanist...

» U.S. Defense Secretary Backs German Plan To Send Troops To Lithuania
03/05/16 13:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter has given his backing to German plans to send troops to Lithuania to reassure NATO’s Eastern European allies wary of a resurgent Russia.

» Putinfellas
03/05/16 13:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Thanks to a Spanish investigation, the mask is coming off Vladimir Putin's mafia statecraft.

» Portuguese Police Raid Soccer Clubs In Probe Possibly Linked To Russian Crime
03/05/16 13:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Police in Portugal have carried out searches at several soccer clubs as part of a probe into suspected money laundering with possible links to Russian crime.

» ‘New Russians’ a Greater Threat to Russia than Any Fifth Column, Mironov Says
03/05/16 13:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble             Staunton, May 3 – Sergey Mironov of the Just Russia Party says that most Russians have stopped...

» Russia: Aleppo Cease-Fire in Syria Could Come Soon
03/05/16 13:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday that a cease-fire could be announced within hours to halt fighting between rebels and government forces in Aleppo, Syria, even as new c...

» Freedom of Information Under Threat
03/05/16 13:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Twenty-five years after the world declared that freedom of information is a fundamental human right, journalists are under increasing threat of official censorship, harassment, imprisonme...

» Who Watches the Watchmen? The New Intelligence Oversight
03/05/16 13:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest From the Wilson Center. Out now from Oxford University Press,  Global Intelligence Oversight: Governing Security in the Twenty-First Century  is a look at the ways that nations around the world supe...

» The Rise of the Military Welfare State
03/05/16 13:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest From the Wilson Center. After the end of the draft, the U.S. Army recruited volunteers who heeded the call to “Be All That You Can Be.” But beneath the recruitment slogans, the army promised soldier...

» От сирийских переговоров ждут многогоГлава МИД РФ и спецпосланник ООН обсудили...
03/05/16 12:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The New York Web Times – newyorkwebtimes.com. От сирийских переговоров ждут многого Глава МИД РФ и спецпосланник ООН обсудили в Москве перспективы «устойчивого перемирия» Интенсивная работа, направленная н...

» Many killed in Aleppo as fierce fighting shatters Syria’s fragile truce | World news | The Guardian
03/05/16 12:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The New York Web Times – newyorkwebtimes.com. Opposition-held area of city at risk of siege as violence erupts days after halt in peace talks and deployment of Russian artillery Forces loyal to Bashar al-A...

» Syrian civil war: Hospital in regime-controlled Aleppo partly destroyed by rebel shelling as more civilians killed | Middle East | News | The Independent
03/05/16 12:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The New York Web Times – newyorkwebtimes.com. Rebel areas of Aleppo are almost surrounded by the Syrian regime, leaving only one major road in and out, raising fears that Assad’s forces are preparing to cu...

» Amanpour Calls On Azerbaijan To Release Khadija Ismayilova
03/05/16 11:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from rferlonline's YouTube Videos. From: rferlonline Duration: 00:59 CNN's chief international correspondent, Christiane Amanpour, has called on Azerbaijan's government of to free investigative journalist K...

» Malinowski on Free the Press Campaign
03/05/16 10:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Tom Malinowski discusses press freedom and the State Departments Free the Press campaign.

» Report Says Worldwide Religious Freedom Deteriorates
03/05/16 10:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The latest report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom says religious freedom across the world deteriorated in 2015.

» The Early Edition: May 3, 2016
03/05/16 08:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Just Security. 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 S...

» Donald Trump Says He Has More Foreign Policy Experience Than 'Virtually Anyone' in Race - New York Times
02/05/16 19:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. New York Times Donald Trump Says He Has More Foreign Policy Experience Than 'Virtually Anyone' in Race New York Times Donald J. Trump at the opening luncheon of the California state Re...

» Clinton outraises Sanders for first time in months - Washington Post
02/05/16 19:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Washington Post Clinton outraises Sanders for first time in months Washington Post Feel the Chill: Can Clinton win over Bernie voters? Fox News Sanders fundraising fall signals f...

» NATO weighs four battalions in Eastern states to deter Russia: U.S.
02/05/16 19:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) - The NATO alliance is weighing rotating four battalions of troops through Eastern member states, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Monday, in the ...

» Painting Captures President Lincoln Assassination Aftermath
02/05/16 19:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A newly restored painting captures the moments following President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination in 1865. It was recently unveiled at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, where America’s 16th ...

» Report: Iran Paying With Blood to Prop Up Syrian Regime
02/05/16 19:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Keeping Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in power has come with a deadly price tag for Iran, which has lost more troops in the war-torn country in the past six months than in the previous...

» Puerto Rico’s Dire Financial Trouble Explained
02/05/16 19:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com Video - News. Puerto Rico missed a debt payment on Monday. The White House is calling on Congress to step in and help the U.S. territory avoid financial disaster. How did the island get into this s...

» Турция: заседание парламентской комиссии снова закончилось массовой дракой
02/05/16 19:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from euronewsru's YouTube Videos. From: euronewsru Duration: 00:58 Очередное заседание парламентской комиссии в Анкаре по спорному законопроекту о снятии депутатской неприкосновенности снова закончилось в п...

» Mobius: Rising Demand Will Push Oil Prices to $60
02/05/16 19:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Bloomberg's YouTube Videos. From: Bloomberg Duration: 02:06 May 2 -- Mark Mobius, executive chairman of Franklin Templeton's Emerging Markets Group, discusses the outlook for oil prices with Bloomberg'...

» CIA chief Brennan calls for 28 pages to remain classified
02/05/16 19:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from FoxNewsChannel's YouTube Videos. From: FoxNewsChannel Duration: 02:41 9/11 report continues to cause political disruption for the White House; Kevin Corke provides insight on 'Special Report'

» How al-Qaida has changed since bin Laden’s death
02/05/16 19:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PBSNewsHour's YouTube Videos. From: PBSNewsHour Duration: 09:22 Five years ago, U.S. special operations forces launched a daring mission to kill al-Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden. Special correspondent N...

» This is what it’s like to be arrested while mentally ill
02/05/16 19:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PBSNewsHour's YouTube Videos. From: PBSNewsHour Duration: 03:11 Paton Blough has two labels he will have to bear for the rest of his life: “bipolar” and “convicted felon.” Having been arrested during h...

» Military tests unmanned ship designed to cross oceans - U.S. News & World Report
02/05/16 19:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Military tests unmanned ship designed to cross oceans U.S. News & World Report SAN DIEGO (AP) — The military is launching tests on the world's largest unmanned surface vessel —...

» U.S. Defense Secretary Says NATO Debating Rotational Ground Force In Baltic
02/05/16 19:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The New York Web Times – newyorkwebtimes.com. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says NATO is considering establishing a rotational ground force in the Baltic states and possibly Poland as a deterrent to Ru...

» First NATO-Russia Meeting In Years Goes As Badly As Expected | The Daily Caller
02/05/16 19:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The New York Web Times – newyorkwebtimes.com. Meeting seems to have created more problems than it solved Source: First NATO-Russia Meeting In Years Goes As Badly As Expected | The Daily Caller

» Why Islamic State Is Down But Not Out
02/05/16 19:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The New York Web Times – newyorkwebtimes.com. According to analysts, one key ingredient in fighting IS is missing as local tribes are not turning en masse against Islamic militants in either Syria or Iraq....

» U.S. Navy chief asks Russia to stop buzzing his ships – CBS News
02/05/16 19:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The New York Web Times – newyorkwebtimes.com. The Defense Department said a Russian SU-27 conducted a barrel roll Friday over a U.S. Air Force RC-135 that was flying a reconnaissance mission above the Balt...

» UN Live United Nations Web TV – International Jazz Day 2016
02/05/16 19:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The New York Web Times – newyorkwebtimes.com. President Obama and Michelle Obama are hosting International Jazz Day 2016.All-Star Global Concert at the White House (Washington, D.C.).Featuring Herbie Hanco...

» Brain Drain: The False Lure of Multitasking
02/05/16 19:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. More than a decade into the digital era, we know now that multitasking just doesn't work. Study after study has proven that texting, driving, scanning our Twitter feeds all at once makes ...

» Still No Will Found for Prince
02/05/16 19:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Lawyers charged with untangling the multimillion-dollar estate of music superstar Prince said on Monday they still have not located a will that could avert a years-long dispute over his f...

» US considering rotational ground force in Eastern Europe to deter Russia - Business Insider
02/05/16 19:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Business Insider US considering rotational ground force in Eastern Europe to deter Russia Business Insider The NATO alliance is considering establishing a rotational ground force in t...

» US Navy Chief Calls for Normalized Relations with Russia in Baltics
02/05/16 19:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The head of the U.S. Navy says the United States and Russia need to normalize their relations in the Baltics to avoid possible dangerous encounters between Russian planes and U.S. ships. ...

» People are apparently upset that we're giving Russia money for rocket engines - Hot Air
02/05/16 19:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. People are apparently upset that we're giving Russia money for rocket engines Hot Air Brian Sikma at The Resurgent has some less than cheerful news this week about US plans to continu...

» U.S., NATO Look to Combat an Aggressive Russia - U.S. News & World Report
02/05/16 19:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. U.S. News & World Report U.S., NATO Look to Combat an Aggressive Russia U.S. News & World Report The specter of Russia to the east will hang over a Tuesday ceremony in which Carter wi...

» Today's Headlines and Commentary
02/05/16 17:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. Last week, fill-scale war essentially resumed in Aleppo, but  Secretary of State John Kerry indicated today that participants are closer to extending the ceasefire...

» Rebound on Wall Street
02/05/16 17:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ReutersVideo's YouTube Videos. From: ReutersVideo Duration: 01:19 Stocks came back from losses last week to close higher on Monday, lifted by financial stocks including Berkshire Hathaway. Bobbi Rebell...

» Berlin: Exhibit casts light on monuments | DW News
02/05/16 17:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from deutschewelleenglish's YouTube Videos. From: deutschewelleenglish Duration: 01:23 More DW News: http://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097 An exhibit in the citadel in Berlin's Spandau district is spotlig...

» Restoring Syria's ceasefire | DW News
02/05/16 17:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from deutschewelleenglish's YouTube Videos. From: deutschewelleenglish Duration: 01:56 Read more: http://www.dw.com/en/critical-hours-for-syrias-aleppo-says-kerry/a-19228550 US Secretary of State John Kerry...

» Frenchman seeks £280,000 payout after claiming he was 'bored out' of his job
02/05/16 17:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Independent - Europe. Frédéric Desnard claims he suffered a 'descent into hell' over his job

» Clinton focuses on Trump, Republicans as Sanders vows to fight to the convention
02/05/16 17:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' refusal to cede any ground in the Democratic presidential race to all-but-certain nominee Hillary Clinton is being treated more as a distraction than a ...

» 81-Year-Old Man Exonerated of Murdering Crown Heights Artist After 50 Years - DNAinfo
02/05/16 17:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. DNAinfo 81-Year-Old Man Exonerated of Murdering Crown Heights Artist After 50 Years DNAinfo Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson's conviction review unit tossed out the case against Paul Gat...

» Default Set to Push Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis onto Dangerous Ground
02/05/16 17:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Puerto Rico’s debt crisis moved into a more treacherous phase for residents, lawmakers and bondholders Monday, with the expected default by the Government Development Bank on a $422 mi...

» Mass brawl in Turkish parliament
02/05/16 17:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Members of Turkey's ruling AK party and pro-Kurdish politicians trade blows in parliament over plans to strip MPs of their immunity from prosecution.

» U.S. tells Pakistan it will have to fund F-16s itself
02/05/16 17:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has told Pakistan it will have to finance the purchase of U.S. F-16 fighter jets itself after members of the U.S. Congress objected to the use ...

» Brazil attorney general requests probes into top politicians
02/05/16 17:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The Brazilian attorney general’s office says it has asked the country’s highest court to authorize corruption investigations into a prominent opposition figure and other top politicians.

» AP Top Stories 2P
02/05/16 17:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AssociatedPress's YouTube Videos. From: AssociatedPress Duration: 01:09 Here are the top stories for Monday, May 2nd: First cruise ship docks in Cuba; Prince Harry talks Invictus Games with Trudeau; So...

» Poll: Voters think Trump, Clinton will be nominees
02/05/16 17:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN's YouTube Videos. From: CNN Duration: 01:16 In a new CNN poll, most Americans think Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will be the presidential nominees of their respective parties. CNN's Jake Tapper...

» Excerpt: Leon Panetta on current terrorist threats against U.S.
02/05/16 17:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PBSNewsHour's YouTube Videos. From: PBSNewsHour Duration: 01:26 Former CIA Director Leon Panetta describes to PBS NewsHour Weekend anchor Hari Sreenivasan how the picture of terrorism has become more d...

» Snowden Thinks the FBI Should Disclose Its Unlocking Method to Apple - AppAdvice
02/05/16 17:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. AppAdvice Snowden Thinks the FBI Should Disclose Its Unlocking Method to Apple AppAdvice Edward Snowden has weighed-in on the controversial Apple vs. FBI case, which, as I'm sure you rem...

» Deportations of Illegal Immigrants Sink as ICE Gets Cash Influx
02/05/16 17:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency is receiving more taxpayer funds even as it expels fewer illegal immigrants, according to statistics published by the Department of Ho...

» Russia is increasing its military presence in Luhansk region - Ukraine's officials - Ukraine Today
02/05/16 17:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Ukraine Today Russia is increasing its military presence in Luhansk region - Ukraine's officials Ukraine Today Russia is increasing its military presence in Donbas, precisely in the m...

» ISIS fight in Iraq not hindered by 'Green Zone' breach in Baghdad: Pentagon
02/05/16 16:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Recent political turmoil in Iraq culminating in an unprecedented breach of the highly-fortified "Green Zone" by Shi'ite protesters in Baghdad over the weekend wil...

» Carter: NATO considering rotational ground force in Baltics
02/05/16 16:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says the NATO alliance is considering establishing a rotational ground force in the Baltic states and ...

» ISIS-linked hackers post target list of New Yorkers along with their address  | Daily Mail Online
02/05/16 16:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The New York Web Times – newyorkwebtimes.com. Thousands of ordinary New Yorkers were boggled to discover their names were on an ISIS hit list posted by the Caliphate Cyber Army when the FBI contacted them ...

» Thugs beat teen in Queens hate crime | New York Post
02/05/16 16:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The New York Web Times – newyorkwebtimes.com. A 19-year-old man was beaten in broad daylight by three young thugs who called him “Arab” and shouted “ISIS” in a bias attack in Queens this week, authorities ...

» Puerto Rico faces default as governor plans to address island | Reuters
02/05/16 16:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The New York Web Times – newyorkwebtimes.com. Puerto Rico, a tropical paradise in economic purgatory, faces a $70 billion debt bill it knows it cannot pay, a staggering 45 percent poverty rate and a shrink...

» Washington DC chemical leak after CSX freight train derails – BBC News
02/05/16 16:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The New York Web Times – newyorkwebtimes.com. A freight train derails in Washington DC, spilling hazardous liquid, but no injuries are reported and no evacuation orders are issued. Source: Washington DC ch...

» M.N.: The very strange and puzzling case against V. Bukovsky...
02/05/16 16:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RUSSIA and THE WEST - РОССИЯ и ЗАПАД. M.N.: The very strange and puzzling case against V. Bukovsky. I believe that it is entirely possible that the "forbidden pedophilic images" were somehow planted into h...

» Vladimir Bukovsky: ‘I’m on hunger strike for the British public’ | World news | The Guardian
02/05/16 16:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The New York Web Times – newyorkwebtimes.com. Russian dissident, who was a close friend of Litvinenko, is protesting at ‘Kafkaesque’ judicial system in UK Source: Vladimir Bukovsky: ‘I’m on hun...

» First NATO-Russia Meeting In Over 2 Years Goes Horribly - Daily Caller
02/05/16 16:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. First NATO- Russia Meeting In Over 2 Years Goes Horribly Daily Caller The first meeting between NATO and Russia in nearly two years ended in representatives trading accusations, creat...

» May 2, 2016
02/05/16 16:17 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.

» US Navy chief asks Russia to stop buzzing his ships - CBS News
02/05/16 16:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. CBS News US Navy chief asks Russia to stop buzzing his ships CBS News WASHINGTON -- Russian jets buzzing a U.S. military ship and planes in the Baltics are escalating tension between ...

» В Венесуэле оппозиция представила 1,85 млн подписей за референдум по отзыву Мадуро - ТАСС
02/05/16 16:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Slon.ru - Редакция деловых новостей Росбалт.RU В Венесуэле оппозиция представила 1,85 млн подписей за референдум по отзыву Мадуро ТАСС Согласно закону, заявка на референдум по вопр...

» Islamic State Eradicating Afghan Poppy Crops
02/05/16 16:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The United States and the West have long targeted Afghan opium and heroin production. Now the industry has a new enemy: Islamic State (IS). Afghan opium farmers in areas under IS control ...

» How freedom of speech is under attack in Bangladesh
02/05/16 16:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PBSNewsHour's YouTube Videos. From: PBSNewsHour Duration: 01:19 Brad Adams from Human Rights Watch explains how a recent string of murders targeting bloggers and activists in Bangladesh chills freedom ...

» White House gets assurances from Iraqis to protect U.S. personnel in Green Zone
02/05/16 16:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. The Obama administration said Monday it's received assurances from the Iraqi government that security forces in Baghdad are prepared to protect U.S. diplomatic st...

» Navy boss: Russian jets should stop buzzing US planes, ship
02/05/16 16:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. WASHINGTON (AP) - Russian jets buzzing a U.S. military ship and planes in the Baltics are escalating tension between the two nations, the chief of naval operation...

» Military Tests Unmanned Ship Designed to Cross Oceans - ABC News
02/05/16 16:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Minneapolis Star Tribune Military Tests Unmanned Ship Designed to Cross Oceans ABC News The military is launching tests on the world's largest unmanned surface vessel — a self-...

» Austria registers spike in far right extremist crime
02/05/16 16:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Austria’s interior ministry says xenophobic and racist crimes committed by far right sympathizers have spiked by more than 50 percent in a year, with Muslims, Jews and other minorities the main targ...

» Colorado High Court Rules Local Bans on Fracking Are Illegal - Wall Street Journal
02/05/16 16:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Wall Street Journal Colorado High Court Rules Local Bans on Fracking Are Illegal Wall Street Journal The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday that municipalities can't bar hydraul...

» Here’s Why China is Dictating Oil Supply
02/05/16 16:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. Ship tracking data from Bloomberg shows that 83 supertankers carrying around 166 million barrels of oil are headed to China, which has stockpiled an impressive 787,000 barrels a day in the fi...

» U.S. says Iraq's PM in 'strong position' amid political unrest
02/05/16 16:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi is in a strong position despite political unrest in Iraq, thanks in part to his battlefield successes and his commit...

» Report: Investors May Have Profited From US Data Leaks
02/05/16 16:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. New evidence suggests the playing field in the global financial markets may not be level for all investors. Some investors have been able to earn millions of dollars by making investment ...

» U.S. Urges Russia To Free Jailed Journalist 'Immediately'
02/05/16 16:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The U.S. State Department has urged Russia to "immediately" free a journalist currently imprisoned on charges he calls politically motivated.

» Photos of the Day: May 2
02/05/16 16:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A cruise ship sails into Havana from the U.S. for the first time in decades, a migrant camp beneath a Paris metro station is cleared, workers inspect tulip fields, and more.

» Secrets Of The IS Files
02/05/16 15:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from skynews's YouTube Videos. From: skynews Duration: 05:04 Sky News chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay reveals that details in the IS files obtained by Sky show collusion between the Assad regime and Islam...

» Donald Trump: I can win without Republican Party support
02/05/16 14:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from FoxNewsChannel's YouTube Videos. From: FoxNewsChannel Duration: 11:07 How will GOP presidential frontrunner's comments on party unity impact election? The debate continues on 'Outnumbered'

» "Слив" документов по договору TIPP: давят ли США на ЕС?
02/05/16 14:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from deutschewellerussian's YouTube Videos. From: deutschewellerussian Duration: 02:51 Немецким СМИ стали известны подробности договора о свободной торговле между США и ЕС. По мнению активистов, США пытаютс...

» Bill Clinton calls FBI probe into Hillary's emails 'a game'
02/05/16 14:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from FoxNewsChannel's YouTube Videos. From: FoxNewsChannel Duration: 05:24 Former president's comments raise eyebrows

» "The original sin" - Iraq's sectarian state was doomed to fail
02/05/16 14:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from france24english's YouTube Videos. From: france24english Duration: 02:22 Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN S...

» A Word With: Sergei Filin of Bolshoi Ballet Discusses His Work and a 2013 Acid Attack
02/05/16 14:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. In New York to present a choreography prize, Mr. Filin talks about dance and how his life has changed since the attack, which damaged his eyesight.

» Tensions Rising Ahead of South China Sea Ruling
02/05/16 14:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. As the Philippines awaits an international arbitration ruling that challenges China's claims to nearly all of the South China Sea, it is becoming clear that regardless of which way the de...

» IS Files Reveal Assad's Deals With Militants
02/05/16 14:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Islamic State forces pulled out of Palmyra in co-operation that has been going on for years, documents handed to Sky News show.

» Berlin airport 'whistleblower poisoned'
02/05/16 14:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. German prosecutors investigate allegations that a senior engineer was poisoned in relation to an ongoing corruption scandal hanging over Berlin's new airport.

» DNA secrets of Ice Age Europe unlocked
02/05/16 14:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Genetic analysis unlocks the secrets of Europe's Ice Age inhabitants.

» MSNBC's Joe Scarborough: FBI May Be Pressured Politically to Drag Out Clinton E-Mail Investigation - LawNewz
02/05/16 14:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. LawNewz MSNBC's Joe Scarborough: FBI May Be Pressured Politically to Drag Out Clinton E-Mail Investigation LawNewz On Morning Joe on Monday, former congressman turned MSNBC host Joe Scar...

» Satire Is Thriving in Russia, While Many Russians Aren't - Newsweek
02/05/16 13:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Newsweek Satire Is Thriving in Russia , While Many Russians Aren't Newsweek 05_13_RussiaSatire_01 A puppet of Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, whispers to a puppet of former Mo...

» Убить компроматом? - YouTube
02/05/16 10:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Apr 21, 2016 Бывший советский диссидент В ...

» Православный Первомай
02/05/16 09:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from SvobodaRadio's YouTube Videos. From: SvobodaRadio Duration: 07:15 Совпадение Первомая и Православной христианской Пасхи вывело на улицы Москвы десятки тысяч людей: коммунистов, социалистов, профсоюзных...

» Moscow Moves To Alleviate Major Ecological Problem In North Ossetia
02/05/16 09:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. For years, activists in Vladikavkaz, capital of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, have demanded the closure of the Elektrotsink metallurgical plant, a major source of...

» FBI Hacking Authority Expanded By Supreme Court - InformationWeek
02/05/16 09:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. InformationWeek FBI Hacking Authority Expanded By Supreme Court InformationWeek In June last year, Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), wrote a letter to FBI Direct...

» iPhone user told to give FBI the finger - Computerworld
02/05/16 09:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Computerworld iPhone user told to give FBI the finger Computerworld An iPhone user was ordered to unlock her iPhone with a fingerprint. The FBI argued Paytsar Bkhchadzhyan's iPhone conta...

» What The Bangladesh SWIFT Hack Teaches About The Future Of Cybersecurity And Cyberwar
02/05/16 09:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. The most important lesson learned from the Bangladesh central bank cyber heist this past February is that we live in a world now in which looting a central bank of tens of millions of...

» Muslim Labour candidate, favored to win, shapes London mayoral race
02/05/16 09:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. With Britain struggling to integrate minorities, Sadiq Khan is favored to win the election on Thursday, which would make him the first Muslim to lead the city and give a boost to the ...

» Syrian civil war: "Everyone has an enemy on this battlefield"
02/05/16 09:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from france24english's YouTube Videos. From: france24english Duration: 07:27 Subscribe to France 24 now : http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN ...

» Protesters Leave Iraqi Parliament Building, But Vow to Return
02/05/16 09:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Baghdad is largely back to normal after it teetered on the edge of political chaos. Anti-government protesters who had taken over the Iraqi parliament building disbanded in a mostly peace...

» Car Bomb Kills Shi'ite Pilgrims in Iraq
02/05/16 09:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A car bomb has killed at least 13 Shi'ite pilgrims in Baghdad on the anniversary of the death of a revered 8th century religious leader. Police and medical sources say at least 28 others,...

» Swiss intelligence monitoring online activity of 400 possible jihadists
02/05/16 09:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BERN (Reuters) - Swiss authorities were monitoring the social media activity of about 400 possible jihadists who might pose a security threat, the NDB federal intelligence service said...

» Talks Seek to Extend Fragile Syrian Truce to Northern City of Aleppo
02/05/16 09:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A sharp rise in violence has left the city in ruins, but Secretary of State John Kerry said negotiations in Geneva were progressing.

» Afghanistan’s Ghani Expedites Executions
02/05/16 09:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Afghanistan's president is expected to soon sign the execution orders for prisoners who have been convicted on terrorism-related charges. Ashraf Ghani promised to expedite the execution p...

» Kerry sees hope of extending truce to Syria's Aleppo - Reuters
02/05/16 09:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Reuters Kerry sees hope of extending truce to Syria's Aleppo Reuters AMMAN/GENEVA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday talks were closer to extending a Syrian truce to Ale...

» Turkish PM loses authority over party appointments in boost to Erdogan
02/05/16 09:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's ruling AK Party has taken authority to appoint provincial party officials away from Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in a move seen reducing his power over gr...

» Killing of 5 Egyptians Deepens Mystery Over Italian’s Death
02/05/16 09:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. It was a brutal killing that became an international incident: An Italian graduate student disappeared from the streets of the Egyptian capital in January, his mutilated body discovered d...

» TTIP leak could spell the end of controversial trade deal, say campaigners
02/05/16 08:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Independent - Europe. Documents shed unprecedented light on controversial agreement, which includes provisions to allow US companies to help change European law and weaken consumer protections

» Russia's Economic Pain Reveals Limits to Putin's Power - New York Times
02/05/16 08:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. New York Times Russia's Economic Pain Reveals Limits to Putin's Power New York Times PIKALEVO, Russia — The factory meeting room where the Russian leader Vladimir V. Putin browbeat on...

» Bomb Kills 13 Shi'ite Pilgrims In Baghdad
02/05/16 08:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A bomb inside a parked car in Baghdad on May 2 killed 13 Shi’ite pilgrims who were commemorating the death anniversary of a revered imam.

» The Early Edition: May 2, 2016
02/05/16 08:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Just Security. Megan Graham 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 Protests in Baghd...

» Boss slapped as company apologises for poison deaths
02/05/16 08:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AFP's YouTube Videos. From: AFP Duration: 01:20 The head of a Korean subsidiary of a British consumer goods company was slapped and shouted down Monday as he apologised for his firm's role in selling a...

» WATCH: Snipers Kill ISIS Militants - Heavy.com
02/05/16 08:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Heavy.com WATCH: Snipers Kill ISIS Militants Heavy.com In a new video purportedly released by Jaysh al-Islam, alleged Islamic State militants are targeted and killed by snipers with th...

» Top sheriff's official resigns over derogatory emails - MyNewsLA.com
02/05/16 08:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. MyNewsLA.com Top sheriff's official resigns over derogatory emails MyNewsLA.com Racially-insensitive email jokes have cost a high-ranking sheriff's official his job, as Tom Angel...

» Trump eyes Indiana win, Obama delivers jokes - CNN
02/05/16 08:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CNN Trump eyes Indiana win, Obama delivers jokes CNN Indianapolis (CNN) Donald Trump is predicting he can knock rival Ted Cruz out of the Republican presidential race by winning ...

» Anti-Trump Focus For Many US May Day Marches
02/05/16 08:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. People march with an inflatable effigy of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during an immigrant rights May Day rally in Los A...

» Puerto Rico won't make $370 million in debt payments Monday
02/05/16 08:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 8:31 a.m. EDT. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla announced that Puerto Rico's government will not make nearly $370 million in bond payments due Monday afte...

» CSX: Train Derails in DC, Leaks 3 Different Chemicals - NBC4 Washington
02/05/16 08:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. NBC4 Washington CSX: Train Derails in DC, Leaks 3 Different Chemicals NBC4 Washington News4's Derrick Ward and Darcy Spencer cover the impact of a train derailment in Northeast D...

» Donald Trump became a unifying force on May Day in downtown LA - Los Angeles Times
02/05/16 08:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Los Angeles Times Donald Trump became a unifying force on May Day in downtown LA Los Angeles Times Thousands of people took to the streets in the annual May Day marches in downto...

» Arrests in Seattle as May Day marchers take to streets - Washington Post
02/05/16 08:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Washington Post Arrests in Seattle as May Day marchers take to streets Washington Post SEATTLE — Seattle police used pepper spray to disperse black-clad anti-capitalist protester...

» CIA Chief Says Islamic State Will Be Challenge For Many Years
02/05/16 08:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. CIA Director John Brennan says the Islamic State (IS) group in a phenomenon that will "challenge us" for a long time as he marked the five-year anniversary of the killing...

» Q&A: Puerto Rico's debt crisis explained
02/05/16 08:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 8:31 a.m. EDT. NEW YORK (AP) -- Puerto Rico's debt crisis has reached a new level, with the island's governor saying Puerto Rico will not pay most of its $470 million in de...

» Police fire teargas at May Day protesters in Paris – video
02/05/16 08:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Police and protesters clashed on the streets of Paris at a May Day rally on Sunday. Violence broke out as people took to the streets to demonstrate against proposed labou...

» U.S. Troops Arriving In Moldova For Training Exercises
02/05/16 08:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Moldova’s government says about 200 U.S. soldiers will arrive in Moldova on May 2 for military exercises scheduled to last for more than two weeks.

» Russia’s Economic Pain Reveals Limits to Putin’s Power
02/05/16 08:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The main entrance of a factory that produces alumina, a chemical compound used in aluminum smelting, in Pikalevo, Russia, in March. The country’s economic downturn has crippled the town’s i...

» German intel chief says terrorism threat “highly complex”
02/05/16 08:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency says the deadly attacks in Paris and Brussels show the “highly complex” nature of the terrorism threat facing Europe.

» США: Первомай закончился ранениями и арестами
02/05/16 08:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from euronewsru's YouTube Videos. From: euronewsru Duration: 00:52 Первомайская демонстрация в американском Сиэтле закончилась беспорядками и столкновениями между полицией и протестующими. Как минимум пятер...

» AP Top Stories May 2 A
02/05/16 08:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AssociatedPress's YouTube Videos. From: AssociatedPress Duration: 00:54 Here's the latest for Monday, May 2nd: Clinton warns voters about Trump; Trump mocks Cruz and Kasich; Arrests at May Day parade i...

» CIA director says unverified material in secret 9/11 pages - The Daily Progress
02/05/16 08:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. CIA director says unverified material in secret 9/11 pages The Daily Progress WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA Director John Brennan says a 28-page secret chapter from a congressional inquiry into ...

» CIA Chief Says Islamic State Will Be Challenge For Many Years - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
02/05/16 08:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. CIA Chief Says Islamic State Will Be Challenge For Many Years RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty CIA Director John Brennan says the Islamic State (IS) group in a phenomenon that will "cha...

» Iran’s army chief takes command in Syria
02/05/16 08:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. May 2, 2016, 10:34 AM (IDT) The chief of staff of the Iranian military, Maj. Gen. Hassan Firouzabadi , arrived in Damascus on April 30 to assume direct command of the Iranian and Hizballah force...

» International Diplomats Scramble to Re-establish Syria Truce
02/05/16 07:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting with international diplomats in Geneva in an effort to end hostilities in Syria where government forces have pounded the rebel-held city of A...

» Puerto Rico Defaults on $400 Million Payment
02/05/16 07:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The governor of Puerto Rico says the island is defaulting on a $422 million debt payment due Monday, and he says the U.S. is partly to blame. Garcia Padilla said in a televised speech Sun...

» Rohani Happy With Record Number Of Women In Parliament
02/05/16 07:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Iranian President Hassan Rohani has praised the record number of women who were elected to the country's parliament.

» Fire Guts Historic Serbian Church In New York
02/05/16 07:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Fire destroyed a historic Serbian Orthodox cathedral in Manhattan on May 1, just hours after worshippers celebrated Orthodox Easter there.

» Turkish Military Kills 63 IS Fighters in Syria
02/05/16 07:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The Turkish military killed 63 34 Islamic State soldiers in Syria Sunday after launching artillery and drone strikes from the Incirlik air base in southern Turkey, the Turkish military sa...

» СМИ: Меркель предложила Абэ ввести Японию в Североатлантический альянс - ИА REGNUM
02/05/16 07:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. ИА REGNUM СМИ: Меркель предложила Абэ ввести Японию в Североатлантический альянс ИА REGNUM Токио, 2 Мая 2016, 12:24 — REGNUM Канцлер Германии Ангела Меркель в марте 2015 года во вр...

» The Daily Vertical: The Ghosts Of December 2011 (Transcript)
02/05/16 07:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia's opposition is divided, ineffectual, and has been rendered largely irrelevant. And yet the Kremlin and its proxies continue to attack it ruthlessly.

» Moscow’s Actions Producing Exactly the Opposite of Its Proclaimed Goals, Eidman Says
02/05/16 07:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble             Staunton, May 2 – Even during the first Cold War, Igor Eidman says, there was no talk about Sw...

» By the Numbers: Puerto Rico, Debt Crisis
02/05/16 07:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. At issue: Puerto Rico's government will not make nearly $370 million in bond payments due Monday after a failure to restructure or find a political solution to its spiraling public debt c...

» Russia in Midst of Third Post-Stalin Succession Struggle, Piontkovsky Says
02/05/16 07:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble             Staunton, May 2 – Russia has entered the third post-Stalin succession struggle, Andrey Piontko...

» VIDEO: May Day marked around the world
01/05/16 22:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. May Day marked in different ways around the world.

» Hillary Clinton on State of the Union: Full Interview
01/05/16 22:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN's YouTube Videos. From: CNN Duration: 09:32 In and exclusive interview with Jake Tapper, Hillary Clinton discussed the remaining contests, unifying the Democratic party, and taking on Donald Trump.

» AP Top Stories 1 P
01/05/16 22:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AssociatedPress's YouTube Videos. From: AssociatedPress Duration: 00:56 Here are the top stories for Sunday, May 1st: Lions rescued from South American circuses; May Day marked across globe; Yemen expl...

» Are airstrikes successfully weakening ISIS?
01/05/16 22:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PBSNewsHour's YouTube Videos. From: PBSNewsHour Duration: 03:09 The Islamic State insurgency in Iraq and Syria has drawn an estimated 38,000 recruits from all over the world, including the U.S. But the...

» PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode May 1, 2016
01/05/16 22:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PBSNewsHour's YouTube Videos. From: PBSNewsHour Duration: 24:51 On this edition for Sunday, May 1, what to expect from Tuesday’s primary in Indiana in the race for the GOP presidential nomination. Late...

» n Iraq, Doctors Are Targets of War
01/05/16 22:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com Video - News. Iraqi doctors are being threatened by tribes and militias engaged in the war against Islamic State, causing an exodus of trained medical personnel from the war-torn country. Photo: Ma...

» Train Derails in DC; Leaks Hazardous Chemical
01/05/16 22:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AssociatedPress's YouTube Videos. From: AssociatedPress Duration: 01:22 Officials warned Washington D.C. area residents to brace for a potentially slow commute Monday after a CSX freight train derailed...

» CIA director: '28 pages' contain inaccurate information - The Hill
01/05/16 21:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. The Hill CIA director: '28 pages' contain inaccurate information The Hill CIA Director John Brennan said Sunday that releasing the 28 classified pages from the 9/11 Commission report wou...

» J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI's first director, dies at 77 in 1972 - New York Daily News
01/05/16 21:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. New York Daily News J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI's first director, dies at 77 in 1972 New York Daily News (Originally published by the Daily News on May 3, 1972. This story was written by Je...

» In Brazil, a New Nostalgia for Military Dictatorship - New York Times
01/05/16 21:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. New York Times In Brazil, a New Nostalgia for Military Dictatorship New York Times With these words he sided with the “winners” of a military coup that overthrew a democratical...

» Appeals ruling clears way for Bowe Bergdahl case to resume
01/05/16 21:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. An appeals court has cleared the way for U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's legal case to resume, rejecting prosecutors' arguments that defense attorneys were given too much leeway on a...

» Gates Slams Trump’s Foreign Policy: ‘He Doesn’t Listen to People’
01/05/16 21:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates criticized Donald Trump’s foreign policy Sunday on ABC’s  This Week , days after Trump gave a speech detailing his views on foreign policy i...

» CIA director says unverified material in secret 9/11 pages
01/05/16 21:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. CIA Director John Brennan says a 28-page secret chapter from a congressional inquiry into 9/11 contains preliminary information about possible Saudi links to the attackers that hadn...

» DEBKAfile: no deal between Israel, Egypt, Hamas on fighting ISIS-Sinai
01/05/16 21:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. May 1, 2016, 11:35 PM (IDT) The Washington Post on Sunday published an article titled "Israel, Hamas and Egypt form unlikely alliance against Islamic State affiliate." It claimed Jerus...

» Car bomb in southern Turkey kills 2 police officers - Post-Bulletin
01/05/16 21:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Post-Bulletin Car bomb in southern Turkey kills 2 police officers Post-Bulletin Security officers and firefighters work moments after an explosion outside the Police headquarters...

» Генсек НАТО заявил о нежелании гонки вооружений с Россией - РБК
01/05/16 21:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РБК Генсек НАТО заявил о нежелании гонки вооружений с Россией РБК Генсек НАТО Йенс Столтенберг заявил, что альянс не желает новой холодной войны и гонки вооружений с Россией. При э...

» Russian Politics Under Putin, The Kremlin’s Candidate, and the Chernobyl Anniversary
01/05/16 21:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - Institute of Modern Russia. In this week’s media highlights, Gleb Pavlovsky in Foreign Affairs reveals the key mechanisms of the Russian political system under Putin’s rule. And in Politico , Michae...

» NATO's Breedlove Calls for Sharper Focus on Russia Ahead of Departure - Wall Street Journal
01/05/16 21:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Wall Street Journal NATO's Breedlove Calls for Sharper Focus on Russia Ahead of Departure Wall Street Journal MONS, Belgium—The U.S. has too few intelligence assets focused on the thr...

» Skeptics Waiting for Russia's Collapse Will End Up Waiting Forever - Sputnik International
01/05/16 21:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Sputnik International Skeptics Waiting for Russia's Collapse Will End Up Waiting Forever Sputnik International In recent years, plenty of Western scholars and analysts have speculated...

» US once again forced to turn to Russia for help on Syria - Washington Post
01/05/16 21:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Washington Post US once again forced to turn to Russia for help on Syria Washington Post GENEVA — Scrambling to resuscitate a nearly dead truce in Syria, the Obama administration has ...

» Saudi Russia Fight For China Market Make Oil Price A Sham - Forbes
01/05/16 21:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Forbes Saudi Russia Fight For China Market Make Oil Price A Sham Forbes Russia seems to have discovered China about a year or two ago. It's building new pipelines. It's signing deals ...

» Путин упростил процедуру получения вида на жительство для беженцев - РБК
01/05/16 21:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РБК Вести.Ru Путин упростил процедуру получения вида на жительство для беженцев РБК Президент Владимир Путин подписал закон, упрощающий процедуру получения вида на жительство в Рос...

» Russia Says Talks Are Underway to Extend Syrian Lull in Fighting to Aleppo
01/05/16 21:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Russia said on Sunday that talks were taking place to include Aleppo in a temporary lull in fighting declared by the Syrian army in some western parts of the country.

» Trade unions hold rallies to mark May Day; clashes - Washington Post
01/05/16 21:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Washington Post Trade unions hold rallies to mark May Day; clashes Washington Post Trade unions and other groups are staging rallies around the world to mark International Workers Day....

» Trump gets outside help for potential GOP convention battle
01/05/16 21:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 8:38 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump has a Plan B if he's faced with a contested convention, and it involves the sort of outside groups that he's called &quot...

» CIA panned for Bin Laden death tweets
01/05/16 21:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. The US Central Intelligence Agency is criticised online for live-tweeting the killing of Osama Bin Laden as if it were happening today.

» Train derails in Washington, DC; leaks hazardous chemical
01/05/16 21:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 8:38 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Officials warned Washington D.C. area residents to brace for a potentially slow commute Monday after a CSX freight train derailed near a Metro stop, sending...

» CIA Chief: 'No Evidence' of Saudi Backing of 9/11 Attacks
01/05/16 21:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. intelligence chief John Brennan says there is "no evidence" indicating that Saudi Arabia gave backing to al-Qaida for the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washin...

» Moqtada al-Sadr Resumes High-Profile Role in Iraqi Political Cauldron
01/05/16 21:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Iraqi firebrand Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose followers stormed Baghdad's heavily fortified International Zone Saturday to shut down parliament, has in recent months mounted an in...

» VIDEO: Zika 'more dangerous than thought'
01/05/16 21:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Scientists in Brazil say the Zika virus may be more dangerous than previously thought.

» Puerto Rico set to default on debt
01/05/16 21:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Puerto Rico's governor says the territory will not make a debt repayment on Monday after a weekend of crunch talks to resolve the financial crisis end without a deal.

» Islamic State boosts attacks in response to territorial losses: IHS
01/05/16 18:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State attacks have increased this year, particularly in Iraq and Syria as the group responds to substantial territorial losses, a U.S.-based analysis firm I...

» Colombia deports man called Peru’s most-wanted drug lord
01/05/16 18:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Colombian police have announced the capture of a man described as Peru*s most-wanted drug trafficker.

» Chemical leaks from US derailed train
01/05/16 18:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. A freight train derails in Washington DC spilling hazardous liquid, emergency officials say.

» Orthodox Christians Celebrate Easter
01/05/16 18:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. With "Holy Fire,'' fireworks and solemn Masses, Orthodox Christians around the world celebrated Easter on Sunday, commemorating the day followers believe that Jesus was resurrected more t...

» Egypt labor activist says police blocking workers assembly
01/05/16 18:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. An independent Egyptian trade union leader says hundreds of workers from several provinces who came to hold a meeting in Cairo for International Workers’ Day have been prevented from assembling by p...

» Iraqi leaders struggle to break crisis, hundreds protest in Green Zone
01/05/16 18:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and other political leaders promised on Sunday to deliver on radical reforms and stem a deepening crisis as protesters held an ...

» Bombings Kill 31 as Iraq Grapples With Political Crisis
01/05/16 18:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. (BAGHDAD)—Two car bombs in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah on Sunday killed 31 people and wounded dozens, the latest in a series of large attacks claimed by the militant group ISIS, as the...

» Frenchman flies more than a mile on a hoverboard
01/05/16 18:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. A Frenchman has flown more than 2 kilometers (over a mile) on a hoverboard in an apparent new world record.

» Kerry to Geneva in Bid to Bolster Syria Cease-Fire
01/05/16 18:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is due late Sunday in Geneva as part of a U.S. bid to reaffirm a U.S.-Russian mediated cease-fire as violence escalates in Syria, especially in its larg...

» NATO's Breedlove Calls for Sharper Focus on Russia
01/05/16 18:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The U.S. has too few intelligence assets focused on the threat from Russia and should focus its technical capabilities on Moscow’s growing military might, NATO’s departing supreme alli...

» Baltimore Officer Sitting In Patrol Car Shoots Man With Gun - CBS Local
01/05/16 18:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CBS Local Baltimore Officer Sitting In Patrol Car Shoots Man With Gun CBS Local BALTIMORE (WJZ)–City police are investigating after an officer opened fire on a suspect armed with...

» Clashes erupt at French May Day march
01/05/16 18:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. French police clash with demonstrators in Paris during a May Day parade organised by trade unions to protest against a controversial labour bill.

» The Latest: Iraqis announce disbanding of Green Zone protest
01/05/16 18:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The Latest on Iraq’s political crisis (all times local):

» Poland blocks entry to 7 bikers with pro-Kremlin group
01/05/16 18:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Polish border police say they have prevented seven members of a pro-Kremlin motorcycle club from entering Poland.

» Contributing Op-Ed Writer: In Brazil, a New Nostalgia for Military Dictatorship
01/05/16 18:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Why are some Brazilians pining for the days when a repressive junta ruled the country?

» German official denies report on foreign policy shift on Israel
01/05/16 18:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BERLIN (Reuters) - A German government official denied on Sunday a magazine report which said Berlin might end its unconditional support for Israel due to Chancellor Angela Merkel's in...

» May 1, 2016
01/05/16 18:02 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.

» Brazil President Facing Impeachment Has Alienated Many Allies
01/05/16 18:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. President Dilma Rousseff with Health Minister Agenor Alvares last week. Political analysts say her downfall has been linked to a go-it-alone work style that has driven away scores of politi...

» Why Secrecy Could Kill President Obama’s Big Trade Deal With Europe
01/05/16 18:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. One afternoon in early February, Katja Kipping, a left-wing member of the German parliament, finally got a chance to see the free-trade deal that the U.S. and European Union hope to finish by...

» France, U.S. target Islamic State with two strikes in Iraq
01/05/16 18:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. PARIS (Reuters) - French and U.S. jets destroyed an Islamic State site in Iraq used by the hardline Sunni Muslim insurgents to build large quantities of bombs and vehicles for suicide ...

» Iraq Protesters Leave Baghdad Green Zone on Cleric’s Order
01/05/16 17:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A day after his followers stormed the capital’s fortified core, the Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr demanded that Parliament meet soon to approve a new cabinet.

» CSX train derails in Washington, DC; possible hazardous leak
01/05/16 10:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 9:56 a.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- A CSX freight train derailed in Washington, D.C., on Sunday morning, sending several cars off the tracks and spilling hazardous material from three cars, em...

» Talks Attempt to Extend Syrian 'Quiet Period' to Aleppo Province
01/05/16 10:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Negotiations are taking place to extend a “period of silence” in the northern parts of Syria’s Latakia province to the strategically important province of Aleppo, the Russian defense m...

» North Korea party congress to show unity around Kim Jong Un
01/05/16 10:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. North Korea is preparing to hold a once-in-a-generation congress of its ruling party that is intended to rally the nation behind leader Kim Jong Un and could provide an important gl...

» President Obama Adresses the White House Correspondents' Dinner
01/05/16 10:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. President Barack Obama was the main attraction as journalists, politicians and celebrities attended the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night in Washington.

» Protesters in Baghdad Occupy Part of International Zone (IZ)
01/05/16 10:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Baghdad is in a state of emergency, protesters are occupying parts of the once-secure International Zone (IZ), lawmakers have run away and the military is on high alert. By Sunday morning...

» Talks To Include Aleppo In Syria’s 'Regime Of Calm'
01/05/16 09:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia said on May 1 that negotiations are under way to include Syria’s Aleppo Province in the temporary “regime of calm.”

» Syria conflict: US seeks to de-escalate fighting - BBC News
01/05/16 09:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. BBC News Syria conflict: US seeks to de-escalate fighting BBC News The United States says it is working on specific initiatives to de-escalate fighting in Syria and revive a nationwide...

» Report: Powerful Explosion in Southern Turkey; 9 Wounded - New York Times
01/05/16 09:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Hurriyet Daily News Report: Powerful Explosion in Southern Turkey; 9 Wounded New York Times ANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish news agency says an explosion near a police station in the southe...

» Trump backers furious over defeat at Arizona GOP convention - Fox News
01/05/16 09:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Fox News Trump backers furious over defeat at Arizona GOP convention Fox News Backers of Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump accused the Arizona GOP convention of c...

» Tailor hacked to death in Bangladesh - CNN
01/05/16 09:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. CNN Tailor hacked to death in Bangladesh CNN Dhaka, Bangladesh (CNN) A Hindu tailor was hacked to death in Bangladesh on Saturday, the latest victim in a series of similar attacks in t...

» Firebrand Malema rallies South Africa's poor pledging land, jobs, wifi - Reuters
01/05/16 09:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Reuters Firebrand Malema rallies South Africa's poor pledging land, jobs, wifi Reuters SOWETO, SOUTH AFRICA The firebrand leader of South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters on Saturday...

» Saudi hands over Houthi prisoners as Yemen peace efforts inch ahead: spokesman
01/05/16 09:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DOHA (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthi movement said on Saturday its foe Saudi Arabia had handed over 40 prisoners as part of an agreement to quell border fighting as U.N.-backed peace negoti...

» Tear Gas Fired As Iraqis Storm Parliament
01/05/16 09:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Followers of Iraq's Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr are seen in the parliament building after they stormed Baghdad's Green Zone after lawma...

» Kerry To Hold Talks As Syria Deaths Mount
01/05/16 09:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Nearly 250 people have recently died in Aleppo as Russia said it would not ask President Assad to halt bombing raids on the city.

» South Africa: Opposition leader warns president to step down
01/05/16 09:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Fiery South African opposition politician Julius Malema told 40,000 cheering supporters that President Jacob Zuma should step down before the army turns on him because of the corruption allegations ...

» Inquiry Into Missing Mexican Students Ends on Note of Frustration
01/05/16 09:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Foreign investigators and the government battled each other with dueling news conferences in the inquiry’s final week.

» Putin reshuffles Russia's law enforcement structures
01/05/16 09:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's President Vladimir Putin fired several high-ranking law enforcement officials on Saturday in one of the biggest overhauls of the country's power structures ...

» U.S. says working on 'specific initiatives' to de-escalate Syrian violence
01/05/16 09:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is working on "specific initiatives" to reduce the violence in Syria and sees stopping the bloodshed in Aleppo as a top priority, a U.S. State ...

» Israel Accused Of West Bank 'Ethnic Cleansing'
01/05/16 09:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. With demolitions rising in the occupied West Bank, the UN claims Israel is using planning laws in a "discriminatory" manner.

» How a Muslim and a Hindu became 'blood brothers'
01/05/16 09:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. How childhood friendships transcend caste and religion

» California Republicans Weigh Presidential Choices Amid Protests
01/05/16 09:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Republican presidential candidates have been wooing local party leaders in California, a state that could be decisive in selecting the party's nominee for U.S. president. VOA's Mike O’Sul...

» VIDEO: Droughts in India as temperatures soar
01/05/16 09:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Much of India is experiencing record-breaking temperatures and droughts.

» US aims to de-escalate Syria fighting
01/05/16 09:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. The US says it is working on initiatives to de-escalate fighting in Syria and revive a nationwide cessation of hostilities, particularly in embattled Aleppo.

» Obama out: President takes last shots at official Washington
01/05/16 09:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 8:57 a.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Even though President Barack Obama and his wife can't wait to get out of the White House, being a lame duck can hurt a guy....

» 'Reckless' Russian fliers continue to taunt American jets - New York Post
01/05/16 09:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. New York Post 'Reckless' Russian fliers continue to taunt American jets New York Post A Russian plane performed an “unsafe and unprofessional” barrel roll over a US Air Force jet above...

» Fort Bragg soldier accused in assault on fellow soldier - WNCT
01/05/16 09:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. WNCT Fort Bragg soldier accused in assault on fellow soldier WNCT FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Fayetteville police have charged a Fort Bragg soldier with kidnapping and rape of a so...

» Turkish media: Explosion near police station in southern Turkey wounds 9 people
01/05/16 09:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Turkish media: Explosion near police station in southern Turkey wounds 9 people.