Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Protests against Ukraine government continue in Kiev

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» Protests against Ukraine government continue in Kiev – in pictures
21/01/14 13:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Hundreds of protesters carrying clubs and wearing gas masks faced riot police in the government quarters of Kiev, a day after more than 200 peopl...
» World's 85 richest have as much money as 3.5billion poorest people put together - Daily Mail
21/01/14 13:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. World's 85 richest have as much money as 3.5billion poorest people put together Daily Mail Winnie Byanyima, chief executive of Oxfam, said: 'It is staggering that in the 21st century, ...
» China to Start Regular Patrols from Island in South China Sea
21/01/14 13:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. China will base a 5,000-ton civilian patrol ship on one of the main islands it controls in the disputed South China Sea and begin regular patrols, an official newspaper said on Tuesday. T...
» No EU country would tolerate Ukraine protest violence at home
21/01/14 13:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. Opposition supporters during clashes with riot police outside Dynamo stadium in Kiev. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the violence currentl...
» Explosion Kills 4 in Southern Beirut
21/01/14 13:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. An explosion has hit a Shi'ite-dominated area of Lebanon's capital, killing at least four people and wounding 20 others.The blast Tuesday happened in southern Beirut, a stronghold of the ...
» ‘Too big to fail’ banks are going back to the casino with your money
21/01/14 13:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalPost - Home. None
» Ukraine protesters make catapult and throw Molotov cocktails
21/01/14 13:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by ITN. Ukraine protesters make catapult and throw Molotov cocktails Subscribe to ITN News: http://goo.gl/zRYiYn Protests in Kiev go on for a second night with demonstrators making a catapult to hu...
» Russian police kill Islamist militant leader before Olympics
21/01/14 13:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Police have killed a senior Islamist militant in a shootout in Russia's North Caucasus ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, the National Anti-terror Committee said...
» China Executes Man Who Murdered Sex Slaves
21/01/14 13:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. A former clerk imprisoned six women in a dungeon he built in a basement and repeatedly attacked them until one managed to escape.
» Why I'll be rewarding the latest attempt to make a citizen's arrest on Tony Blair
21/01/14 13:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. London barman Twiggy Garcia could be in line for a reward from George Monbiot's Arrest Blair website after his crack at bringing the former prime...
» Syria peace talks: Russia criticizes rescinding of Iran's invitation
21/01/14 13:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. It was a mistake for the United Nations to rescind an invitation to Iran to participate in peace talks on Syria this week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Tuesday in Moscow.
» National Hugging Day: Reporter gets cuddly with strangers in London
21/01/14 13:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by ITN. National Hugging Day: Reporter gets cuddly with strangers in London Subscribe to ITN News: http://goo.gl/zRYiYn Happy National Hugging Day! To mark the special day, To mark National Hugging...
» Privacy tools used by 28% of the online world, research finds
21/01/14 13:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Concern about privacy, combined with frustration over censorship and content blocking, is driving millions of people to use Tor and other anonymi...
» I am a homosexual, mum | Binyavanga Wainaina
21/01/14 13:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina reveals a lost chapter from his 2011 memoir, One Day I Will Write About This Place 11 July, 2000. This is not t...
» Bomb Hits Hezbollah Neighborhood
21/01/14 13:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A car bomb exploded in the Hezbollah stronghold of southern Beirut, killing four people and injuring more than 20, the Lebanese Red Cross said on local media.
» UN staff press for greater union recognition
21/01/14 13:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Staff representatives to meet UN officials to discuss lack of negotiating rights, cost cutting and the use of external contractors Representative...
» Expanding Arctic Ocean to Get Its Own Shipping Rules
21/01/14 13:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. New shipping rules are soon to be agreed upon for the Arctic, where summer sea ice has shrunk by about two-thirds over three decades, opening a new ocean with vast natural resources. Mari...
» UN chief boots Iran out of Syria peace talks
21/01/14 13:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. UN chief boots Iran out of Syria peace talks The UN throws Iran out of this week's Syria peace conference after Tehran refused to back calls for a transitional government to end...
» Russian minister accuses European politicians of stoking Ukraine crisis
21/01/14 12:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Sergei Lavrov calls on Europeans to 'refrain from acting unceremoniously' after two days of violence in Kiev Russia's foreign minister has said t...
» Obama to Meet With Pope Francis in March
21/01/14 12:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The President hopes to discuss with the pope their shared commitment to fighting poverty and growing inequality.
» How an old story was reborn in the Edward Snowden era | Michael Wolff
21/01/14 12:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. This isn't just a new age of political activism, but also of story telling activism. And stories are best told when people want them I had a perp...
» Thousands brave cold to protest in Kiev
21/01/14 12:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Thousands brave cold to protest in Kiev Thousands of Ukrainians brave temperatures of minus 10 degrees Celsius (14 degrees Fahrenheit) to take part in a standoff with police. Du...
» Obama, Pope Francis to Meet in March
21/01/14 12:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican during a week-long week long trip to Europe set for late March. The White House says President Obama "looks forward ...
» The Parties of Davos 2014
21/01/14 12:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Find out the best place to spot the movers and shakers both world leaders and celebrities during the World Economic Forum.
» Lebanon: 'Four Killed' in Beirut Car Bomb
21/01/14 12:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Lebanese firefighters extinguish fire from burning cars following an explosion in Haret Hreik, a south Beirut neighbourhood.
» Mysterious preacher behind Turkish coup?
21/01/14 12:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Mysterious preacher behind Turkish coup? Some say a mysterious Muslim cleric living in Pennsylvania is behind a coup attempt in Turkey. Ivan Watson investigates. From: CNNInter...
» Deadly Pakistani airstrikes target militants believed responsible for recent attacks
21/01/14 12:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s military launched airstrikes on its own soil Tuesday, killing 40 suspected militants, in a d...
» Pakistan Military Airstrikes Target Militants
21/01/14 12:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A renewed wave of deadly insurgent attacks in Pakistan has prompted the military to launch rare airstrikes against suspected militant hideouts in a remote tribal district that critics hav...
» Libyan Islamist party's ministers resign from Zeidan government
21/01/14 12:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's Islamist Justice and Construction Party Party, the second largest force in parliament, said on Tuesday its five ministers, including the oil minister, minis...
» Syria photos provide evidence of systematic torture and killing by Assad regime
21/01/14 12:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalPost - Home. None
» IMF: world economic recovery picking up pace but still weak and uneven
21/01/14 12:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. International Monetary Fund upgrades UK economic growth forecast but keeps global growth prediction largely unchanged The global economic recover...
» Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina declares: 'I am homosexual'
21/01/14 12:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Wainaina, one of Africa's leading literary figures, outs himself in response to wave of homophobic laws across continent Read the full short stor...
» Russian police kill terror suspect in Winter Olympics security crackdown
21/01/14 12:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Eldar Magatov killed in shootout in Dagestan during security operation as Sochi Games approach • US studying plans to rescue Americans if terrori...
» Scientists jubilant as Rosetta wakes up in space
21/01/14 12:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Scientists jubilant as Rosetta wakes up in space The comet-chasing probe Rosetta has woken up and is operational after a 31-month hibernation. Scientists were jubilant at the mi...
» Internet's Worst Password List Revealed
21/01/14 12:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. "Password" is dethroned as an annual list of the most commonly hacked passwords is released, alongside tips to keep them safe.
» Omaha plant explosion: rescuers search for victim's body amid rubble
21/01/14 12:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. International Nutrition, an Omaha animal feed processing plant, is seen after an explosion in this picture taken by Ofc. Mike Bossman, courtesy o...
» Obama to meet with Pope Francis at Vatican for inequality summit
21/01/14 12:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. White House says Vatican meeting to focus on poverty and inequality as president also plans meeting with Italian president Paul Lewis
» Winter storm returns to US east coast as snow disrupts travel across region
21/01/14 12:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. American mid-west gripped by deep freeze as government offices shut down in Washington ahead of expected snowfall
» Analysis: Options narrow for Yanukovich as Kiev heaves with violence
21/01/14 12:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KIEV (Reuters) - At one end of Kiev's protest zone, just inside a makeshift barricade, protesters have set up a mock jail with an effigy of President Viktor Yanukovich sitting in a str...
» Ukraine will not declare state of emergency -presidential aide
21/01/14 12:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KIEV (Reuters) - A senior aide to President Viktor Yanukovich said on Tuesday there would be no declaration of a state of emergency to end the unrest in Ukraine that has brought violen...
» Russia's Lavrov: Ukraine 'Out of Control'
21/01/14 12:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the situation in Ukraine is "spinning out of control," as clashes between anti-government protesters and police continued for a third day in Uk...
» Insight: Iran President's nuclear agenda inhibits social reforms
21/01/14 12:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ANKARA (Reuters) - Reformists who supported the election of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani last year fear his focus on improving relations with the West will prevent him from pushing...
» IMF Sees Global Economic Gains This Year
21/01/14 12:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The International Monetary Fund is predicting the world economy will advance at a faster pace this year.IMF economic counselor Olivier Blanchard said Tuesday in Washington that the global...
» Systematic killing evidence in Syria just tip of iceberg - aid agencies
21/01/14 12:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. International bodies say evidence of execution of 11,000 detainees in regime jails comes from just one area of Syria The cache of evidence smuggl...
» Pakistan Blast Kills 18
21/01/14 12:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Police in Pakistan say a bomb has exploded near a bus carrying Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims to the city of Quetta, killing at least 18 people.Authorities say the pilgrims were returning from a...
» Who's doing Davos this year?
21/01/14 12:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. The World Economic Forum 2014 will see Margaret Atwood rubbing shoulders with Matt Damon and Bono alongside our very own Larry Elliot . You can s...
» Sex abuse: YMCA rejects claims it is not a child-safe organisation
21/01/14 10:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. New South Wales branch asks royal commission to dismiss senior council’s finding after jailing of staff member
» U.S. drones killed no more than four civilians in Pakistan in 2013: study
21/01/14 10:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - U.S. CIA drone strikes against militants in Pakistan killed no more than four civilians last year, according to an annual study by a British-based organization, t...
» Clashes in the Ukraine
21/01/14 10:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Clashes in the Ukraine Violence in Kiev intensifies in protest to government action against demonstrations. CNN's Diana Magnay reports. From: CNNInternational Views: 0 0 rating...
» 24 Killed as Pakistan Goes After Militants
21/01/14 10:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The Pakistani government has come under increasing pressure to destroy militant bases after a series of recent attacks.
» Kiev Rocked by Another Night of Clashes
21/01/14 10:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Antigovernment protesters held their ground through a night of violent street clashes in the Ukrainian capital, despite police moving in to dismantle barricades erected in a street lea...
» Catholic papers on Chicago child sexual abuse to be released
21/01/14 10:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Victims' lawyers say documents will show how the Archdiocese of Chicago concealed abuse by priests for decades Thousands of pages of documents sh...
» Two Western Australian police guilty over 2008 tasering of Aboriginal man
21/01/14 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Aaron Grant Strahan and Troy Gregory Tomlin found guilty of assault, after commissioner refused to stand them down
» Davos 2014: buildup - live
21/01/14 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. The World Economic Forum's 2014 meeting starts today in Switzerland Sean Farrell
» Russia urges Europe not to interfere in Ukraine, fears growing crisis
21/01/14 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged European governments on Tuesday not to interfere in Ukraine's political crisis and expressed concern that events in Kiev...
» Suicide bombing kills four in Hezbollah area of south Beirut
21/01/14 10:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIRUT (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed four people An explosion was heard and smoke was seen rising on Tuesday in a residential district of southern Beirut known for its support of...
» US condemns 'horror' of Syrian war crimes evidence
21/01/14 10:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Obama administration official condemns Assad regime 'in the strongest possible terms' Paul Lewis Ian Black Paul Owen
» HRW: Foreign Office can no longer 'turn blind eye' to abuses - Telegraph.co.uk
21/01/14 10:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Telegraph.co.uk HRW: Foreign Office can no longer 'turn blind eye' to abuses Telegraph.co.uk Campaigners have called for a new approach to human rights from the Foreign Office af...
» World Report 2014: War on Syria's Civilians Unchecked - Human Rights Watch
21/01/14 10:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. World Report 2014: War on Syria's Civilians Unchecked Human Rights Watch (Berlin) – The Syrian government's policy of waging war by killing civilians, and increasing abuses by rebel gr...
» Four killed in Beirut southern suburbs blast: security source - Reuters
21/01/14 10:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. The Daily Star Four killed in Beirut southern suburbs blast: security source Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - Four people were killed in a blast in Beirut's southern suburbs on Tuesday...
» Sharks Kill Surfers; Australia to Kill Sharks
21/01/14 10:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Shark hunters in Western Australia are set to begin a cull of the Great White in response to several fatal attacks over the past three years.
» Arrested Vatican prelate in new money laundering charge
21/01/14 10:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A former Vatican prelate ROME (Reuters) - Monsignor Nunzio Scarano, a former top Vatican accountant now on trial for an alleged plot to smuggle 20 million euro...
» Rosetta spacecraft wakes up after three years and sends message to Earth
21/01/14 10:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by ITN. Rosetta spacecraft wakes up after three years and sends message to Earth Subscribe to ITN News: http://goo.gl/zRYiYn After a ten-year journey, Europe's Rosetta spacecraft has finally ended ...
» Sochi: US To Deploy Warships During Olympics
21/01/14 10:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The ships could be used to evacuate Americans in case of an attack, but only in coordination with Russia, stress US officials.
» US Prepared to Send Envoy to N. Korea for Bae Release
21/01/14 10:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The United States is waiting for North Korea to respond to an offer to send a special envoy to Pyongyang to help win the release of jailed American Kenneth Bae.Speaking anonymously, a Whi...
» Remote monitoring of sleep apnoea treatment in France raises concerns
21/01/14 10:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Advent of 'telemedicine' means coverage of health costs in France can be made conditional on patient behaviour Since last October people in Franc...
» Ukrainian protesters and police clash overnight in Kiev – video
21/01/14 10:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. A second night of violence on the streets of Ukraine's capital Kiev sees anti-government protesters clash with riot police Download video: http:/...
» Fatal Beirut blast targets Hezbollah stronghold
21/01/14 10:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Reported suicide car bombing kills four and injures dozens in Haret Hreik An explosion has rocked Beirut's southern suburbs, killing four people ...
» Oxfam: 85 Wealthiest People Own as Much as Half the World's Population
21/01/14 10:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The human rights group Oxfam reported that says the wealth of the world's 85 richest people is equal to that of the poorer equals that of half the world's population. Oxfam population.Oxf...
» At Least 4 Killed as Bomber Strikes in Beirut
21/01/14 10:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The blast in an area where Hezbollah holds sway was the latest most recent in a series of attacks that are being seen analysts suspect are meant as retaliation for the role that Lebanese gr...
» China to start regular patrols from island in South China Sea
21/01/14 10:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIJING (Reuters) - China will base a 5,000-tonne civilian patrol ship on one of the main islands it controls in the disputed South China Sea and begin regular patrols, an official new...
» Syria: Brutal Photos 'Are Evidence Of Torture'
21/01/14 09:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. A report from former Former war crimes prosecutors claims claim up to 11,000 Syrian detainees were beaten to death, strangled or electrocu...
» Chief minister of India's capital spends cold night on streets in police protest
21/01/14 09:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Sleeping on the pavement, conducting official duties from a parked car and calling himself an anarchist in a sit-in protest against the police, Delhi chief minist...
» Assad regime accused of torture
21/01/14 09:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Report details execution and torture of 11,000 inmates of regime prisons adds to calls for crimes against humanity charges against Assad regime
» King Juan Carlos's daughter Princess Cristina is innocent, says Spanish PM
21/01/14 09:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Mariano Rajoy makes declaration weeks before princess due to testify in court over alleged tax fraud and money laundering Spain's prime minister ...
» Oil demand to rise as global economy recovers, energy watchdog says
21/01/14 09:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts growth in oil consumption of 1.3m barrels a day, with demand met from production by the US and Opec c...
» Arctic Ocean oil and gas reserves
21/01/14 09:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Arctic Ocean oil and gas reserves The effect of human activity in the Arctic is the theme of this year's Arctic Frontiers conference in Norway. Thousands of participants from 25...
» Hacking
21/01/14 09:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Hacking Cyber pirates use a whole range of tactics to trick people into revealing passwords or other sensitive information. Viruses, worms, trojans and spy software,... From: AF...
» Syria talks: Iran and Russia angry over invitation withdrawal
21/01/14 09:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Tehran says UN's rescinding of invite is deplorable while Moscow says Iran's absence could jeopardise peace talks Bashar al-Assad's key internati...
» Former Vatican accountant charged
21/01/14 09:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Italian authorities accuse former banker turned priest of laundering millions of euros in fake donations through his accounts at the Vatican bank
» Rights Group Assails Inaction on Syria
21/01/14 09:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Human Rights Watch said the desire to bring the Syrian government to peace talks should not be a pretext for failure to shield civilians.
» Can evidence of mass killings in Syria end the inertia? Only with Putin's help | Jonathan Freedland
21/01/14 09:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. With little appetite for western military intervention, diplomatic channels must be unblocked The challenge for the people of Syria – besides sta...
» On lookout for 'Black Widow' in Sochi
21/01/14 09:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Authorities are searching for a terror suspect known as the "Black Widow". CNN's Phil Black has the details.
» Iran blames U.S. for blocking it from Syria peace talks in Geneva
21/01/14 09:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. TEHRAN —Iranian officials on Tuesday blamed the United States for a last-minute decision by the United Nations to bar Tehran’...
» Russian socialite sparks outrage with 'racist chair' photograph
21/01/14 09:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Dasha Zhukova - gallery owner and girlfriend of Roman Abramovich - pictured sitting on a contorted, near-naked mannequin of a black woman In an a...
» Former Vatican Official Charged With Money Laundering
21/01/14 09:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A former Vatican monsignor on trial for an alleged plot to smuggle $26 million from Switzerland to Italy has been further charged with using his Vatican accounts to launder money. The mon...
» Syrian Allies Assail Decision to Disinvite Iran From Peace Talks
21/01/14 09:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The reversal by Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary general, drew protests from officials in Iran and Russia, Syria’s main international backer.
» At a popular Kabul restaurant, the front lines of Afghanistan's war
21/01/14 09:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KABUL (Reuters) - For Kabul's expatriate crowd, a visit to a restaurant in the Afghan capital's well-guarded diplomatic area was one of the few attractions of living in the war-ravaged...
» More people sick over US chemical spill
21/01/14 09:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. A major chemical spill in West Virginia contaminated the water supply for 300,000 residents. Hospital admissions related to a major chemical spill in t...
» Russia urges Europe not to interfere in Ukraine, fears growing crisis
21/01/14 09:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged European governments on Tuesday not to interfere in Ukraine's political crisis and expressed concern that events in Kiev...
» Juan Pablo apologizes for anti-gay slur
21/01/14 09:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Juan Pablo apologizes for anti-gay slur ABC's "Bachelor" Juan Pablo Galavis says he did not intend to slur homosexuals by saying they are "more pervert." Fr...
» Ukraine Tracks Protesters Through Cellphones
21/01/14 09:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. People near clashes between riot police and protesters on Tuesday received a text message saying, “You are registered as a participant in a mass disturbance.”
» Yes minister, we are all Trots now
21/01/14 09:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Lord Deben's 'Trotskyite' jibe against green activists follows a long Tory tradition of commie-baiting. Let's embrace it You'd better love fracki...