Monday, December 30, 2013

The Volgograd bombs are a warning over Olympic excess

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» The Volgograd bombs are a warning over Olympic excess | Simon Jenkins
30/12/13 10:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. The more elaborate the staging of international sporting events, the more they are liable to attract protest and terrorism The bomb blasts in the...
» Egypt Arrests Al Jazeera Journalists
30/12/13 10:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The Qatari-based television network Al Jazeera al-Jazeera says Egypt has arrested four of its journalists and has demanded their immediate release. Egypt's Interior Ministry says it has d...
» Aftermath shows devastation caused by bomb blast in Volgograd
30/12/13 10:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by ITN. Aftermath shows devastation caused by bomb blast in Volgograd A bomb blast on a trolleybus in Volgograd kills at least 14 people in the second deadly attack in 24 hours. Report by Claire Me...
» Four Al Jazeera journalists detained in Egypt, accused of illegal ties to Muslim Brotherhood
30/12/13 10:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. CAIRO—Egypt’s government has detained four journalists working for the Qatar-based Al Jazeera English news channel, arresting...
» Second deadly blast hits Russian city
30/12/13 10:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Second deadly blast hits Russian city An explosion hit a trolleybus in the city of Volgograd, Russia, as the country prepares to host the Winter Olympics. From: CNNInternationa...
» AP IMPACT: The World Braces for Retirement Crisis - ABC News
30/12/13 10:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. AP IMPACT: The World Braces for Retirement Crisis ABC News Living standards will fall and poverty rates will rise for the elderly in wealthy countries that built safety nets for senior...
» Every terrorist attack in Russia since 1991 mapped
30/12/13 10:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Since the fall of the Soviet Union in Since 1991, there have been 1,896 terrorist attacks in Russia, including the latest two bombings in Volgogr...
» Second bombing in two days hits Volgograd in southern Russia; 32 dead in the two attacks
30/12/13 10:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. MOSCOW – The southern Russian city of Volgograd was hit with the second deadly suicide bombing in two days on Monday, rattlin...
» Fatal Blasts in Volgograd, Russia
30/12/13 10:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russian officials say a blast on a bus in Volgograd killed more than a dozen at least 10 people Monday, just one day after a suicide bombing killed 17 people at the city's train station.
» Dogs Saved From Euthanasia In America
30/12/13 10:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. An animal charity strives to give thousands of dogs who face euthanasia in America a second chance - and a new home.
» And the winner is… a look back at a dramatic 2013 in US politics | Michael Cohen
30/12/13 10:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Edward Snowden is America's person of the year if there ever was one, but don't count President Obama out yet With 2014 almost upon us, I wanted ...
» At least 70 journalists killed around world in 2013
30/12/13 10:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Figures compiled by the Committee to Protect Journalists show that 29 journalists were killed in Syria, 10 in Iraq and six in Egypt At least 70 j...
» More deadly bombings in Russia
30/12/13 10:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. More deadly bombings in Russia A blast hits a trolleybus in Russia's Volgograd, a day after a deadly train station attack. CNN's Diana Magnay reports. From: CNNInternational Vi...
» U.S., Libyan forces capture Tunisian militant leader: media
30/12/13 10:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. TUNIS (Reuters) - U.S. and Libyan forces captured Saifallah Benahssine, the leader of Tunisia's Islamist militant group Ansar al-Sharia, in the Libyan city of Misrata on Monday, Tunisi...
» Afghanistan rejects grim U.S. intelligence forecast as baseless
30/12/13 10:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan on Monday rejected as baseless a U.S. intelligence forecast that the gains the United States and allies have made in the past three years will be signific...
» WorldViews: The best case for drones I’ve heard yet
30/12/13 10:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. The United States program of unmanned aerial vehicles is way beyond controversial. It is, in certain parts of the world, espe...
» Sochi Olympics security concerns deepen
30/12/13 10:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Sochi Olympics security concerns deepen Terrorism fears rise, with only 6 weeks before the Sochi Olympics. National security analyst Frances Townsend explains. From: CNNInterna...
» Russian ship trapped in Antarctic ice: Australian rescue effort underway
30/12/13 10:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by ITN. Russian ship trapped in Antarctic ice: Australian rescue effort underway An Australian ship is making its way to Antarctica to help free a Russian vessel trapped for days in thick ice. Repo...
» Gunmen in Greece Attack German Ambassador's Residence - New York Times
30/12/13 10:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. AFP Gunmen in Greece Attack German Ambassador's Residence New York Times Assailants raked the German ambassador's residence in Athens with gunfire early on Monday in an attack th...
» German road, railway infrastructure is decaying, with harsh economic consequences
30/12/13 10:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. HAMBURG, Germany — Flawless autobahns and punctual trains are as much a part of Germany’s image as Beethoven and Goethe. But ...
» Reporters' Committee Says Middle East Remains Most Dangerous Region
30/12/13 10:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. On a day when deepening violence in Africa and Russia dominated the news, a leading journalism organization reports that the Middle East remains the world's most dangerous place for repor...
» Times Minute | Brainlike Computers
30/12/13 10:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by The New York Times. Times Minute | Brainlike Computers Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n Also on the Minute, JPMorgan's hiring and a look back at Typhoon Haiyan. Watch more videos at: h...
» Deadline to Remove Syria's Chemical Weapons May Pass Unmet
30/12/13 10:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Tuesday's deadline to move most of Syria's chemical weapons out of the country will likely go unmet. A unmet.A statement issued over the weekend from the United Nations and an internation...
» Russian terrorist attacks since 1991: what's changed?
30/12/13 10:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Two bomb attacks today in Volgograd are thought to be the work of terrorists. Using a database of terrorism we look at how the frequency and...
» Why the Pablo Neruda 'poisoning' saga rolls on
30/12/13 10:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Toxicology tests appear to have conclusively proved that the Chilean poet died of natural causes – but his driver and some of his family are dema...
» Five Decapitated Bodies Found in Mexico
29/12/13 21:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Prosecutors Prosecutors in the western Mexican state of Michoacan say they have found five decapitated bodies in western Mexico Saturday, with a hand-lettered sign linking the killings...
» Boy Scouts to welcome gay members starting Jan. 1
29/12/13 21:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalPost. None
» Radio station experiences major software meltdown during anti-NSA broadcast
29/12/13 21:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. During a simple discussion of the National Security Agency’s surveillance practices, a US radio program experienced a unique “technological...
» Afghanistan gains will be lost quickly after drawdown, U.S. intelligence estimate warns
29/12/13 21:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. A new American intelligence assessment on the Afghan war predicts that the gains the United States and its allies have made d...

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