Monday, December 30, 2013

U.S. defense chief voices concern in call to Egypt army head


» U.S. defense chief voices concern in call to Egypt army head
30/12/13 10:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. defense official expressed "concern" about recent developments in Egypt in a call on Sunday to Egyptian army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the...
» U.S. Struggles to Keep Pace in Delivering Broadband Service
30/12/13 10:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The United States is falling dangerously behind in offering high-speed, affordable broadband service, according to technology experts and recent studies.
» Antarctic blizzard halts icebreaker's bid to rescue stranded ship
30/12/13 10:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Antarctic blizzard has halted Severe Antarctic weather was slowing an Australian icebreaker's bid to reach a Russian ship trapped for a week in ice since Christma...
» Second blast in Russia's Volgograd kills 14 on trolleybus
30/12/13 10:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. VOLGOGRAD, Russia (Reuters) - A bomb blast ripped a trolleybus apart in Volgograd on Monday, killing 14 suicide attacker set off a bomb in the entrance hall of a Russian train station ...
» Egypt Detains Journalists It Says Aired ‘False News’
30/12/13 10:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The arrests of people working for the Al Jazeera English news channel appeared aimed at deterring journalists from reporting on the Muslim Brotherhood’s continuing protests.
» Volgograd: At Least 14 Dead In Bus Bombing
30/12/13 10:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Fourteen people are At least 10 people have been killed in an attack on a bus as Vladimir Putin orders Russia's counter-terrorism agency t...
» Volgograd: many dead in second explosion in Russian city
30/12/13 10:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. At least 14 At least 10 people killed in trolleybus explosion, the day after 17 died in another suicide attack at the city's railway station Leon...
» Minimum wage is going up in 13 states
30/12/13 10:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalPost. None
» Second Fatal Blast Hits Russian City
30/12/13 10:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russian officials say a male suicide bomber is responsible for Monday's explosion blast on a bus in the southern city of Volgograd that killed 14 people; the attack occurred has killed at...
» Special Report: Japan's homeless recruited for murky Fukushima clean-up
30/12/13 10:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. SENDAI, Japan (Reuters) - Seiji Sasa hits the train station in this northern Japanese city before dawn most mornings to prowl for homeless men.
» Second suicide bomber in Russia's Volgograd kills 14 on bus
30/12/13 10:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. VOLGOGRAD, Russia (Reuters) - A bomb ripped apart a bus in Volgograd on Monday, killing 14 people At least 10 people were killed when a bomb blast ripped through a trolleybus on Monday...
» Second Blast Hits Russia, Raising Olympic Fears
30/12/13 10:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A deadly blast on a trolley bus on Monday followed a suicide bombing at a railroad station a day earlier, underscoring the threat the country faces from a radical Islamic insurgency in the ...
» Blizzard Stalls Antarctica Ship Rescue
30/12/13 10:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. An Antarctic blizzard has halted an Australian icebreaker's attempt to retrieve 74 people on board a Russian research ship. The ship has been ship, trapped for nearly a week in ice, while...
» Second Fatal Blast in Russian City
30/12/13 10:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russian officials say a blast on a bus in the southern city of Volgograd has killed at least 10 people, just one day after a suicide bombing killed 17 people at the city's train station. ...
» Volgograd: many dead in second explosion in Russian city - The Guardian
30/12/13 10:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. The Guardian Volgograd: many dead in second explosion in Russian city The Guardian Volgograd, formerly known as Stalingrad, is also of great symbolic importance for Russians as the sit...
» Japan Markets Finish Best Year in Four Decades
30/12/13 10:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. On the last trading day of 2013, Japanese shares closed at a 57 percent annual gain, their best annual performance since 1972. Analysts attribute the record to foreign investors jumping i...
» Four Al-Jazeera journalists arrested in Egypt for broadcasting 'false news'
30/12/13 10:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Egyptian police have arrested four Al-Jazeera journalists, including the TV network's Cairo bureau chief, Mohamed Fadel Fahmy, and a former BBC c...
» Weather Impedes Antarctic Rescue
30/12/13 10:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Snow showers, strong winds and poor visibility are hampering attempts to rescue passengers on a ship trapped in Antarctic ice for almost a week.
» Stranded research ship still waiting
30/12/13 10:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Stranded research ship still waiting A vessel stranded near Antarctica for nearly a week will have to wait longer to be rescued. CNN's Rosie Tomkins reports. From: CNNInternati...
» Second Russian Explosion Kills 14
30/12/13 10:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A suicide bomber struck in Volgograd, killing at least 14 people aboard a trolley bus A trolley-bus explosion in Volgograd killed at least 15 people and wounded 23 more in what authori...
» The world according to Angela Merkel - Aljazeera.com
30/12/13 10:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. The world according to Angela Merkel Aljazeera.com The world's most powerful woman - if one is to believe Forbes - is a figure of deep-seated hatred in Southern Europe. Yet, she can re...
» Best theatre of 2013, No 2: Chimerica
30/12/13 10:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Michael Billington: Lucy Kirkwood's thrillingly ambitious play tackled global politics, multinational corporations and was bursting with big idea...
» Second explosion in city of Volgograd - video
30/12/13 10:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news: World news + Video | theguardian.com. At least 14 people have been killed and 23 injured in a suspected suicide bombing on a trolleybus in the Russian city of Volgograd Download video: http://c...
» Second Fatal Blast in Russian City
30/12/13 10:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russian officials say a male suicide bomber is responsible for Monday's explosion on a bus in the southern city of Volgograd that killed 14 people, one day after a female suicide bomber k...
» Jesuits honor murdered transgender woman
30/12/13 10:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Jesuits honor murdered transgender woman A transgender homeless woman, beaten to death, has been honored with a funeral in the preeminent Jesuit church in Rome. From: CNNIntern...
» 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...

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...