Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks Review: 1.20 - 1.17.14

Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks Review

» Islamist group threatens Sochi Winter Olympic in video
20/01/14 12:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by ITN. Islamist group threatens Sochi Winter Olympic in video Subscribe to ITN News: http://goo.gl/zRYiYn An Islamist group is Video purports to show an Islamist group claiming responsibility for ...

» A Gas Hike May Shatter an Old Venezuelan Illusion
20/01/14 12:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. In Venezuela, the country with the world’s cheapest gasoline, a beleaguered economy may force the government to raise prices.

» Protesters in Ukraine Try to Block Government Offices
20/01/14 12:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Overnight violence appeared to be the worst in at least a month for the Ukrainian protest movement, as the country’s political crisis deepened.

» Pakistan drone strike relative loses GCHQ court case
20/01/14 12:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Judges say case would involve 'sitting in judgment' on US and block move by Noor Khan, whose father died in a 2011 attack A Pakistani man whose f...

» U.S. Tells U.N. to Withdraw Iran Invitation to Syria Talks
20/01/14 12:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The decision by Ban Ki-moon, While the United Nations secretary general, to invite Iran to the peace conference on Syria threatened to derail the meeting before it began. said Tehran would ...

» Iran to Attend Syria Talks Without Preconditions
20/01/14 12:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Iran said Iran says it will attend this week's Geneva conference in Switzerland aimed at finding a resolution to Syria's war, and repeating its past assertion that it will do so withou...

» Iran Says to Attend Geneva 2 Talks on Syria, No Preconditions
20/01/14 12:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Iran said on Monday it had accepted an invitation by United Nations Secretary-General to attend talks due to start on Wednesday scheduled this week in Geneva aimed at ending Syria's civil...

» Claudio Abbado obituary
20/01/14 12:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. One of the world's finest conductors, with La Scala, the Vienna and Berlin Philharmonics, and his own orchestra in Lucerne Claudio Abbado, who ha...

» Iran's invite to Syrian talks sparks anger
20/01/14 12:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Iran needs to be part of the solution, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says. But the Syrian opposition counters: "This is a deal breaker."

» Ukrainian media criticise authorities, opposition leaders over clashes - BBC News
20/01/14 12:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. BBC News Ukrainian media criticise authorities, opposition leaders over clashes BBC News Both the Ukrainian authorities and opposition leaders have come under fire from media com...

» US, Europe lift some Iran sanctions under nuclear deal - Washington Post
20/01/14 12:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Economic Times US, Europe lift some Iran sanctions under nuclear deal Washington Post TEHRAN — Iran said Monday that it Washington Post Implementation of interim Iran nuclear dea...

» Ukraine Opposition Snubs Talks
20/01/14 12:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Talks aimed at solving the political crisis in Ukraine foundered as the opposition refused to take part without President Viktor Yanukovych. Antigovernment protesters put up barricades...

» Taliban groups launch attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan
20/01/14 12:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Suicide bomber kills 13 in Pakistan city of Rawalpindi and insurgents attack Nato base in Zhari, Afghanistan The Pakistani and Afghan branches of...

» Al Qaeda offshoot imposes strict Islamic rules in north Syria
20/01/14 12:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIRUT (Reuters) - A group linked to al Qaeda, emboldened by its recent victory over rival rebels in Syria, has imposed sweeping restrictions on personal freedoms in the northern provi...

» Iran invited to Syria peace conference: UN chief
20/01/14 12:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Iran invited to Syria peace conference: UN chief Iran has been given a late invitation to this week's Syria peace conference, UN leader Ban Ki-moon says. From: AFP news agency V...

» CCTV footage shows the final moments of Volgograd station bomber - Daily Mail
20/01/14 12:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Daily Mail CCTV footage shows the final moments of Volgograd station bomber Daily Mail The two men warned that as long as President Vladimir Putin occupies the North Caucasus reg...

» Syrian President Assad in exclusive AFP interview
20/01/14 12:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Syrian President Assad in exclusive AFP interview In an exclusive interview with AFP, Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has said that the "war on terror" must be the fo...

» Ukraine protests: Violence clashes between police and protesters in Kiev
20/01/14 12:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by ITN. Ukraine protests: Violence clashes between police and protesters in Kiev Violent clashes have broken out between demonstrators and police in the Ukrainian capital Kiev. . Report by Sophie F...

» U.S. Expects U.N. to 'Rescind' Invitation to Iran
20/01/14 12:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Senior U.S. officials said Monday they expect the United Nations to rescind its invitation to Iran to attend an international conference on Syria this week week, and said prospects for...

» Kerry confronts U.N. over invitation to Iran
20/01/14 12:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. ISTANBUL — The Obama administration scrambled Monday to persuade the United Nations to withdraw an invitation to Iran to atte...

» EU Eases Iran Sanctions as Nuclear Deal Takes Effect
20/01/14 12:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. European foreign ministers have approved the easing of sanctions on Iran, marking the start of a six-month interim agreement intended to pave the way for ending the standoff over Iran'...

» Ukraine opposition calls for talks, bruised Kiev picks up pieces
20/01/14 12:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich named a top aide to organize peace talks with the opposition after violent clashes between police and protesters in Kiev, but the...

» Olympics receive new video threat
20/01/14 12:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. New concerns have surfaced ahead of February's Winter Olympics in Russia. CNN's Phil Black reports.

» WorldViews: This photo shows Russia may have a toilet problem in Sochi
20/01/14 12:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. MOSCOW - As if the Russians didn't have enough problems as the Olympics approach Feb. 7, fending off talk of terrorism, defen...

» Violent CCTV footage: Man knocked unconscious and kicked in head on Birmingham street
20/01/14 12:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by ITN. Violent CCTV footage: Man knocked unconscious and kicked in head on Birmingham street Shocking CCTV has been released of the moment a man was knocked unconscious and repeatedly kicked in th...

» Terror video threatens Winter Olympics
20/01/14 12:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Terror video threatens Winter Olympics A recently released video purports to show Russian extremists threatening tourists at the Sochi Olympics. From: CNNInternational Views: 0...

» Cameron isolated in EU on immigration
20/01/14 12:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. EU ministers say they will restrict any attempts to curb free movement by citizens of new member states as poll shows Ukip as most popular UK party

» Iran Welcomes Start of Nuclear Deal
20/01/14 12:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Iranian leaders said they were encouraged not only by the prospect of economic relief with the lifting of some sanctions, but also by a possible end to the country’s political isolation.

» Mexico government 'strongly rejects' inmate's scheduled Texas execution
20/01/14 12:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Convicted murderer Edgar Arias Tamayo, due to die on Wednesday, was not told of possibility of Mexican consular help

» Afghan Officials Suggest Pakistani Link to Massacre
20/01/14 12:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Afghan officials Sunday suggested Pakistan orchestrated the attack on a Kabul restaurant that killed 21 people, including senior international representatives, and rattled the capital'...

» Cuba's lovers check in to a golden age thanks to economic reforms
20/01/14 12:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Pousadas that offer rooms by the hour and once operated secretly now licensed Cuba's political and economic swings have had an effect on the sex ...

» Hungary chooses Russia over EU to build 2 Nuclear Power units
20/01/14 12:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Novo-Ogaryovo. Both leaders are criticized by the West for similar i...

» The Hows and Whys of Gold Price Manipulation
20/01/14 12:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. The deregulation of the financial system during the Clinton and George W. Bush regimes had the predictable result: financial concentration and reckless...

» 200,000 mass in Ukraine in defiance of protest curbs
20/01/14 12:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. 200,000 mass in Ukraine in defiance of protest curbs Some 200000 Ukrainian protesters massed in central Kiev on Sunday in defiance of hugely controversial new curbs pushed throu...

» Spying revelations: Tory MP Dominic Raab attacks UK's 'comatose' reaction
20/01/14 12:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. British government 'must follow Barack Obama's lead and introduce sweeping reforms to government spy agencies' The British government must follow...

» Ukraine President to Talk with Opposition
20/01/14 12:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Ukrainian President Viktor Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovych has promised to talk meet with the opposition after a day of bloody violence. More violence.More than 100,000 anti-governm...

» Washington Week: Lawmakers React to US Intelligence Reforms
20/01/14 12:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The U.S. Congress is idle this week, but lawmakers are reacting to President Barack Obama’s speech on Friday announcing changes in U.S. intelligence operations. Legislators’ perceptions m...

» U.N. chief invites Iran to Geneva 2, Syria opposition threatens to withdraw
20/01/14 12:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria's political opposition said on Monday it will withdraw from international peace talks scheduled this week unless United Nations U.N. Secretary-General ...

» Dozens wounded in Kiev violence as anti-government protests escalate
20/01/14 12:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Police – outnumbered by protesters armed with firebombs – respond with stun grenades, teargas and water cannon Anti-government protests in Ukrain...

» U.N. Invites Iran to Peace Conference on Syria, Surprising U.S. Officials
20/01/14 12:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. American officials appeared to be caught off guard by the announcement and suggested that Iran had not met all the conditions for attending the conference to end the war in Syria.

» UN Invites Iran to Peace Conference on Syria, Surprising US Officials - New York Times
20/01/14 12:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Sydney Morning Herald UN Invites Iran to Peace Conference on Syria, Surprising US Officials New York Times Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary general, said on Sunday that ...

» Islamic group claims Volgograd attacks and threatens Sochi visitors
20/01/14 12:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. North Caucasus group Vilayat Dagestan warns Vladimir Putin there will be 'presents' for tourists if winter Olympics go ahead

» Chinese president gives Putin Sochi boost
20/01/14 12:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in the Russian city of Sochi, China said on Monday, in a show of support for Pr...

» The most expensive Olympics ever
20/01/14 12:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. The most expensive Olympics ever The Sochi Winter Olympics so far are widely estimated to have cost over $50 billion dollars. CNN's Nic Robertson reports. From: CNNInternationa...

» Sochi Olympics: Militants Issue Attack Threat
20/01/14 12:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Islamist militants publish a video claiming they were behind two suicide bombings and warning of "revenge" at the Sochi Games.

» Claudio Abbado, Influential Italian Conductor, Dies at 80
20/01/14 11:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Mr. Abbado led some of the world’s most revered musical institutions — including La Scala, the Vienna Philharmonic and the Berlin Philharmonic.

» U.S. Sending Few Security Experts to Sochi
19/01/14 20:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. U.S. officials have warned of possible terror attacks surrounding the coming Olympics in Russia, yet are sending fewer security experts to Sochi than to any Games over the past decade.

» Karzai demands end to US air strikes as condition for Afghanistan security deal
19/01/14 20:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Karzai urges peace talks with Taliban as he stalls on signing agreement to keep US troops beyond 2014

» Putin Says Gays Welcome at Sochi
19/01/14 20:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Russian President Vladimir Putin shrugged off the decision of some Western leaders to skip the Winter Olympics in Sochi next month and offered assurances that gays would be welcome.

» Obama says marijuana is a bad habit but minorities are unfairly punished
19/01/14 20:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. 'I don't think it's more dangerous than alcohol' says president as Colorado and Washington decriminalise use of pot

» Obama to his girls: Pot is 'bad'
19/01/14 20:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Obama to his girls: Pot is 'bad' Obama says in an interview that he tells own daughters "pot is a bad idea" and worries about football concussion risks. From: CNNInte...

» US studying plans to rescue Americans if terrorists strike Sochi Olympics
19/01/14 20:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Pentagon believes Russia's reluctance to allow foreign forces on its soil would seriously hamper any evacuation attempt US military and intellige...

» Islamist militant group claims responsibility for last month’s twin bombings in Russian city
19/01/14 20:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. MOSCOW — An Islamist militant group in Russia’s North Caucasus asserted responsibility Sunday for twin suicide bombings in th...

» Russian President Putin links gays to pedophiles
19/01/14 20:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines. MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered new assurances to gay athletes and fans attending the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics next month. Yet he defe...

» Putin defends anti-gay law, but vows no 'problems' for Olympic visitors
19/01/14 20:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines. The Russian president says the law aims to protect children.

» Did Snowden have help from the Russians?
19/01/14 20:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines. U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) believes National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden may have had help from Russia.

» Lawmakers say Obama surveillance idea won't work
19/01/14 20:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines. WASHINGTON (AP) — A chief element of President Barack Obama's attempt to overhaul U.S. surveillance will not work, leaders of Congress' intelligence comm...

» Putin: Gays Should Feel Welcome at Sochi Winter Games
19/01/14 20:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com Video - World. While speaking to a group of volunteers for the upcoming 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that gays should feel welcome. Putin explained, how...

» Putin Says Gays Welcome at Sochi
19/01/14 20:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: What's News Europe. Russian President Vladimir Putin shrugged off the decision of some Western leaders to skip the Winter Olympics in Sochi next month and offered assurances that gays would be...

» U.S. to Send Few Security Experts to Sochi
19/01/14 20:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: What's News Europe. U.S. officials have warned of possible terror attacks surrounding the coming Olympics in Russia, yet are sending fewer security experts to Sochi than to any Games over the ...

» Another Step Forward in the Fight against Human Trafficking
19/01/14 20:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from White House.gov Blog Feed. In September 2012 at the Clinton Global Initiative , President Obama made a commitment to step up our fight against the evils of human trafficking and pledged to “do even m...

» Three out of Four Americans Agree: It’s Time to Raise the Wage
19/01/14 20:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from White House.gov Blog Feed. Ed. note: This is cross-posted from Work in Progress , the official blog of the U.S. Department of Labor. See the original post  here . Today I went up to Capitol Hill, on b...

» President Obama Discusses U.S. Intelligence Programs at the Department of Justice
19/01/14 20:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from White House.gov Blog Feed. President Barack Obama delivers remarks presenting the outcome of the Administration's review of the NSA and U.S. signals intelligence programs, at the Department of Justice in W...

» Ignatius: Senate intelligence report takes GOP tirades about Benghazi head-on
19/01/14 20:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials - The Washington Post. The Senate intelligence committee made headlines this week by reporting that the 2012 attack in Benghazi was ...

» Parker: Let’s give pot smokers a little leeway
19/01/14 20:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials - The Washington Post. Everybody’s doing it — confessing their youthful, pot-smoking ways — so here goes. I don’t remember. Kidding,...

» Editorial: Russia should grant a visa to David Satter
19/01/14 20:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Post Editorials: Latest Editorial and Editorial Archive. RUSSIA IS about to host the Winter Olympics , welcoming thousands of athletes from around the world. But Moscow has quietly decided there...

» Putin Goes on the Defense
19/01/14 20:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME.com: Top Stories. In interviews with broadcasters Sunday, Russia's president says the Winter Olympics in Sochi will be secure, and that the country's anti-gay legislation is a necessary protection aga...

» Karzai to U.S.: Stop Bombing My Country
19/01/14 20:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME.com: Top Stories. Afghanistan's president is demanding the U.S. cease military operations before he signs a security deal

» Obama Speaks Out on Legal Pot
19/01/14 20:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME.com: Top Stories. The president said it's 'important' for Colorado and Washington's legalization laws to 'go forward'

» Putin: Russia isn't 'going after' gays with new propaganda law - Al Jazeera America
19/01/14 20:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Al Jazeera America Putin: Russia isn't 'going after' gays with new propaganda law Al Jazeera America Russia is not "going after" gays, President Vladimir Putin said Friday, defending ...

» Homophobia and intimacy in a Russian sauna - BBC News
19/01/14 20:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. BBC News Homophobia and intimacy in a Russian sauna BBC News A law in Russia banning "homosexual propaganda" has been condemned by critics, who say it incites hatred. But a day huntin...

» CNN on Russia`s serial kidnapper/torturer of gays who Putin refuses to arrest - AMERICAblog (blog)
19/01/14 20:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. CNN on Russia `s serial kidnapper/torturer of gays who Putin refuses to arrest AMERICAblog (blog) Russian vigilante groups have organized around the country to kidnap young gay people...

» Russians: Still the Go-To Bad Guys - New York Times
19/01/14 20:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Russians : Still the Go-To Bad Guys New York Times Ryan's destination is Moscow, his target a Russian businessman plotting to crash the American economy through a terrorist attack. In...

» That time BP's chief executive fled Russia after poison was found in his blood - Quartz
19/01/14 20:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. That time BP's chief executive fled Russia after poison was found in his blood Quartz Bob Dudley, now CEO of BP, believed he was being poisoned during his stint working in Russia , an...

» Putin says gays 'can feel safe' at Sochi Winter Olympics - CNN
19/01/14 20:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Toronto Star Putin says gays 'can feel safe' at Sochi Winter Olympics CNN Sochi, Russia (CNN) -- Russia's Vladimir Putin again sought to downplay fears that gay visitors will be discr...

» Snowden Lawyer Says Obama Speech Confirms Client's Position
19/01/14 20:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The Russian lawyer for former U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden has said U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to reform the spy agency const...

» Putin Sees 'Moral' Moment for Russia in Winter Olympics - RIA Novosti
19/01/14 20:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Putin Sees 'Moral' Moment for Russia in Winter Olympics RIA Novosti MOSCOW, January 18 (RIA Novosti) – President Vladimir Putin has said that there is a moral dimension to Russia's ho...

» Pope Won't Be Lenient With Predator Priests: Ex-Prosecutor
19/01/14 20:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Pope Francis will not show leniency towards pedophile priests because truth and justice are more important than protecting the Church, the Vatican's former sex crimes prosecutor said on Sa...

» Russia Strikes at Militants in North Caucasus - Voice of America
19/01/14 20:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Yahoo News Russia Strikes at Militants in North Caucasus Voice of America Russian security forces say they killed seven terrorist suspects Saturday in a sweep through southern Russia ...

» Gay protester detained in Russia - ESPN
19/01/14 20:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. RT Gay protester detained in Russia ESPN MOSCOW -- A gay Russian protester was detained on Saturday for unfurling a rainbow flag during the Olympic torch relay as it passed through hi...

» Russia should grant a visa to David Satter - Washington Post
19/01/14 20:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Russia should grant a visa to David Satter Washington Post RUSSIA IS about to host the Winter Olympics, welcoming thousands of athletes from around the world. But Moscow has quietly d...

» China and Russia may hold joint naval drill in the Mediterranean - RT
19/01/14 20:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. RT China and Russia may hold joint naval drill in the Mediterranean RT Russia and China have agreed to conduct a joint naval drill in the Mediterranean Sea, a Russian media report cit...

» Anti-Gay Russian Vigilante Arrested in Cuba
19/01/14 20:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. A Russian far-right A Russian far right activist known for his violent campaign targeting alleged pedophiles has been arrested in on Cuba on an international arrest warrant, R...

» Putin Notes Danger of "Holding on to Power By Any Means"
19/01/14 20:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. President Vladimir Putin said it was too early to speak on whether he would run for his fourth term in 2018, but clinging to power by all means would be unwise.

» Vladimir Putin: 'We haven't seen any big incidences of corruption in the Sochi Games'
19/01/14 20:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, has shrugged off criticism of preparations for the Sochi Winter Olympics, which begin on February 7   &n...

» Vladimir Putin poses as reluctant leader in toe-curling interview with Andrew Marr
19/01/14 20:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. Russia's regal president treats his questioners with genial contempt - and Marr somehow fails to notice        

» Vladimir Putin: 'I know some people who are gay, we're on friendly terms'
19/01/14 20:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - Europe RSS Feed. Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed he has no prejudice against gay people, adding that he is even on “friendly terms” with some.

» Five Years On, Mother Of Slain Russian Journalist Says 'She Is Always With Us'
19/01/14 20:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Five years ago, on January 19, human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova were fatally shot in downtown Moscow in a double murder that spark...

» Intelligence chair: NSA leaker Edward Snowden may have had Russian help
19/01/14 20:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news: Russia | theguardian.com. Republican Mike Rogers says Snowden 'a thief whom we believe had some help' and claims Obama NSA speech created 'uncertainty' Dominic Rushe

» Intelligence chair: NSA leaker Edward Snowden may have had Russian help - The Guardian
19/01/14 20:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Guardian Intelligence chair: NSA leaker Edward Snowden may have had Russian help The Guardian Russia may have helped the former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden ...

» Russia's Vladimir Putin links gays to pedophiles - USA TODAY
19/01/14 20:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. BBC Sport Washington Post Russia's Vladimir Putin links gays to pedophiles USA TODAY MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered new assurances to gay athletes and fans...

» Vladimir Putin’s gay rights charm offensive ahead of Sochi Winter Olympics is all lies, activists say
19/01/14 20:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - Europe RSS Feed. President Vladimir Putin’s latent charm offensive ahead of the Sochi Games to persuade the West that he is not homophobic has been condemned by Russian gay rights campaigners as “lies”.

» Putin lost in translation
19/01/14 20:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news.        

» Edward Snowden 'may have been working with Russians' claims US intelligence committee chairman
19/01/14 20:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. Chairman of congressional intelligence committee says NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is "a thief who we believe had some help" and claims it is no c...

» Houston's openly gay mayor marries longtime partner in California
19/01/14 20:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: U.S.. HOUSTON (Reuters) - Houston's openly gay mayor, Annise Parker, has wedded her longtime partner at a private home in California, even as her home state of Texas bans such same-sex marriages.

» Syria says Interfax Assad comments on not giving up power inaccurate
19/01/14 20:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Top News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Syrian state media dismissed as "not accurate" a report by news agency Interfax that President Bashar al-Assad told visiting Russian parliamentarians he has no intenti...

» U.S. lawmaker investigates whether Russia behind Snowden's leaks
19/01/14 17:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Top News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said on Sunday he is investigating whether former spy agency contractor Edward Snowden had hel...

» Riot police in flames, amid clashes in Kiev
19/01/14 17:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters Video: Top News. Jan. 19 - Riot police on fire as violent clashes break out at mass rally in Ukraine's capital Kiev. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

» News Analysis: With Plan to Overhaul Spying, the Divisiveness Is in the Details
19/01/14 17:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Politics. Now that President Obama has announced an overhaul of surveillance practices, the real work begins for intelligence agencies and a divided Congress to create new policies.     ...

» An Interview With Mitt Romney
19/01/14 17:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Politics. The former presidential candidate gives his thoughts on another run (“No, no, no”) and on the future for him and his party.        

» U.S. Congressmen Raise Concerns About Security at Sochi Olympics
19/01/14 17:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Politics. With about 15,000 Americans planning to travel to Sochi, Russia, for the Games, Representatives Mike Rogers and Michael T. McCaul expressed concerns about possible terrorist threats. &nb...

» Congressional Leaders Suggest Snowden Was Working for Russia
19/01/14 17:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Politics. Edward J. Snowden may have worked with Russian spy agencies while he was a contractor for the National Security Agency, Senator Dianne Feinstein and Representative Mike Rogers said. &nbs...

» Russian envoy demands Guantanamo prison be closed down
19/01/14 17:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Los Angeles Times - Top News.

» 'When [gay people] achieve great results, such as, for instance Elton John, who...
19/01/14 17:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Guardian's Facebook Wall. 'When [gay people] achieve great results, such as, for instance Elton John, who is an extraordinary person, a distinguished musician, millions of our people sincerely...

» Obama proposals to reform NSA set stage for fierce debate - Financial Times
19/01/14 17:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. RT Obama proposals to reform NSA set stage for fierce debate Financial Times President Barack Obama sought to mend relations between the US and Germany at the weekend in an interview i...

» Obama, GOP headed for 2014 collision course
19/01/14 17:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. President Obama, congressional Republicans outline vastly different economic outlooks, 2014 agendas

» Robert Gates on what makes a good president
19/01/14 17:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. John Dickerson: Two qualities stand out, according to Gates: A former defense chief says - a good temperament and a sense of humor

» Police Seek 3 In Connection With Anti-Gay Assault In Queens
19/01/14 17:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CBS New York. NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying three people wanted in connection with a possible anti-gay assault in Queens. ...

» Putin: Russia must "cleanse" itself of homosexuality
19/01/14 17:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. In a failed attempt to reassure the world ahead of the Sochi Olympics, the Russian president defends anti-gay laws

» NYPD Looks For 3 In Possible Anti-Gay Bias Attack At Astoria Diner
19/01/14 17:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CBS New York. NEW YORK (CBSNewYorkAP) — Police believe an altercation at a Queens diner earlier this month that left two people injured might have been a hate crime. The NYPD is searching for three people ...

» House Intel chair: Snowden possibly aided by Russian intelligence
19/01/14 16:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., says Snowden took more documents relating to U.S. military capabilities than Americans' privacy

» Obama: Marijuana not "more dangerous" than alcohol
19/01/14 16:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. President says pot legalization efforts underway are "important" because they shine a light on problematic, discriminatory drug laws

» Putin: Gay 'propaganda' law doesn't discriminate
19/01/14 16:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 2:30 p.m. EST. SOCHI, Russia (AP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin sought Friday to reassure gay visitors to the Sochi Games that they are welcome in Russia despite a law banning gay...

» Russian President Putin links gays to pedophiles
19/01/14 16:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 2:30 p.m. EST. MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered new assurances to gay athletes and fans attending the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics next month. Yet he defended R...

» Key Christian Conservative Admits Medical Marijuana Has Benefits - Huffington Post
19/01/14 16:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti americanism in puerto rico - Google News. Key Christian Conservative Admits Medical Marijuana Has Benefits Huffington Post ... The U.S. Ignores Latin American Calls For A Rethinking Of Drug Policy. Se...

» Analyst on spying: Who's kidding whom?
19/01/14 09:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Analyst on spying: Who's kidding whom? CNN's Jim Sciutto and Jeffrey Toobin analyze the president's surveillance reforms. From: CNNInternational Views: 225 0 0 ratings Time: 03...

» Obama Outlines Calibrated Curbs on Phone Spying
19/01/14 09:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. In a speech that seemed more calculated to reassure audiences at home and abroad than to force radical change, President Obama announced significant changes to the way the government collec...

» In Keeping Grip on Data Pipeline, Obama Does Little to Reassure Industry
19/01/14 09:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. President Obama on Friday announced changes in a contentious surveillance program that has swept up many millions of records of Americans’ cellphone calls, though not their content.

» Obama Spying Changes Draw Cautious Praise
19/01/14 09:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. President Barack Obama's proposals to reform U.S. surveillance have earned partial backing from intelligence experts and some critics. Many are waiting to see, however, whether Friday's s...

» Pope Defrocked 400 Priests Over 'Child Abuse'
19/01/14 09:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The leaked statistics for 2011 and 2012 represents a dramatic increase over the 171 priests defrocked in 2008 and 2009.

» 21 Dead in Attack On Kabul Restaurant
19/01/14 09:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Afghan authorities say the death toll from a Taliban attack on a Lebanese restaurant in Kabul, frequented by foreigners and affluent Afghans, rose to 21 on Saturday. Among the dead were t...

» At Least 21 Dead in Attack on Kabul Restaurant
19/01/14 09:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Afghan authorities say the death toll from a Taliban attack on a Lebanese restaurant in Kabul, frequented by foreigners and affluent Afghans, rose to 21 on Saturday. Among the dead were t...

» Americans among Kabul attack victims
19/01/14 09:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Americans among Kabul attack victims Americans, U.N., and IMF personnel are among those killed in Kabul restaurant attack. From: CNNInternational Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 02:38...

» Kabul restaurant attack aftermath – in pictures
19/01/14 09:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for an attack at a popular restaurant in Kabul. Two Britons and two Americans were among at least 21 peopl...

» Barack Obama announces NSA reforms - video
19/01/14 09:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Barack Obama announces reforms to US intelligence activity at home and abroad on Friday Download video: http://cdn.theguardian.tv/mainwebsite/201...

» Obama Curtails NSA Spying
19/01/14 09:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. President Barack Obama says his proposed intelligence gathering reforms should give Americans more confidence that their privacy rights are being protected, even as the government ma...

» Obama: A Breakthrough Year For America - Voice of America
19/01/14 09:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. KOMO News Obama: A Breakthrough Year For America Voice of America U.S. President Barack Obama says he wants 2014 to be "a breakthrough year for America" with the creation of "goo...

» Pope will be tough on paedophile priests, says sex abuse crisis authority
19/01/14 09:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Monsignor Charles Scicluna says Pope Francis will not be lenient because justice matters more than protecting the church Pope Francis will not sh...

» Putin, the Winter Olympics and why there are two kinds of homophobia | Barbara Ellen
19/01/14 09:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. State-sanctioned gay harassment is horrible – but prejudice still lurks in supposedly enlightened countries Valdimir Putin is out and proud – as ...

» Russian Forces Kill 7 Suspected of an Attack
19/01/14 09:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The seven people killed were suspected of carrying out a grenade and bomb attack outside a restaurant in the region of Dagestan.

» Why Obama’s Dubious Promise to End NSA Surveillance Is Meaningless
19/01/14 09:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. Barack Obama will call for an end to the NSA’s warrantless collection of telephone metadata of Americans during a speech today, but his words will be c...

» Obama tells Merkel, Germans he will not wiretap
19/01/14 09:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama told Germans and their leader on Saturday he would not let intelligence work damage relations, and differences of opinion between the two...

» A Mexican militia, battling Michoacan drug cartel, has American roots
19/01/14 09:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. Jorge Rios, eleven rifle rounds and a silver cross decorating his black flak jacket, lost his job as a dishwasher in Tucson f...

» Assad: Departure 'Not Up For Discussion'
19/01/14 09:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Syria's president says he has no intention of stepping down. President Bashar al-Assad, speaking to Russian lawmakers Sunday, said "if we had wanted to surrender, we would have surrendere...

» There's reason for optimism on Arab-Israeli peace | Michael Cohen
19/01/14 09:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Never before have the historical forces been so well-aligned for the achievement of a final deal. But, of course, we're not there yet It's quite ...

» Slavery: this shameful history has beeen ignored for too long | the big issue
19/01/14 08:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Britain tends to focus only on its role in abolishing the slave trade It wasn't only the gracious mansions that were built on the profits of slav...

» Deadly Explosion Rocks Pakistani Military Compound
19/01/14 08:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, an umbrella group for militants, has taken responsibility for a bomb planted inside a vehicle that killed at least 20 people.

» Putin rejects claims of corruption over Sochi Winter Olympics
19/01/14 08:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Russian president rubbishes claims by IOC member that huge parts of $50bn outlay have been purloined Vladimir Putin has mounted a robust defence ...

» С Новым годом! Взгляд в прошлое, взгляд в будущее.
17/01/14 17:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Майкл Макфол. This post in English Январь – это прекрасное время, чтобы оценить достигнутое в прошедшем году и подумать, чего можно добиться в наступившем. В этом месяце исполнится два года, как я стал пос...

» 65,000 Foreigners Ordered Out of Russia in 2013
17/01/14 17:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The InterpreterThe Interpreter. More than 64,000 foreign nationals were ordered out of Russia in 2013, a migration official said Wednesday.

» Over Half of Russians Regret Loss of Soviet Union
17/01/14 17:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The InterpreterThe Interpreter. More than half of Russians regret the breakup of the Soviet Union and believe that it could have been avoided, a respected independent pollster said Tuesday.

» Seven killed as Russian security forces corner suspected militants in Dagestan
17/01/14 17:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news: Russia | theguardian.com. Shootout leaves three security officers and four gunmen dead during sweep for Islamists ahead of Sochi Olympics Three members of the Russian security forces and four g...

» Russian Foreign Ministry Accuses EU of Human Rights Violations
17/01/14 17:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The St. Petersburg Times. In its annual report on human rights in the European Union released on Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said many members of the 28-nation union regularly violate human rig...

» Putin's Judicial Vertical: Russian Rule of Law Takes a Step Backward
17/01/14 16:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest From the Wilson Center. The end of 2013 witnessed a flurry of legal activity in the Russian Federation. A number of prominent political defendants—including the members of Pussy Riot; some, but not ...

» Elections in Latin America
17/01/14 16:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest From the Wilson Center. Event co-sponsors: Event co-organizators: In functioning democratic systems, elections represent a chance for citizens to freely choose their leaders. But they also put into ...

» Security sweep in Russia turns deadly - Aljazeera.com
17/01/14 16:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Hollywood Reporter Security sweep in Russia turns deadly Aljazeera.com Three members of the Russian security forces and four armed fighters are reported to have died in a shootout dur...

» Chris Pine Criticizes Russia's Anti-Gay Law - ABC News
17/01/14 16:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Guardian TheWrap Chris Pine Criticizes Russia's Anti-Gay Law ABC News Pine's character tries to thwart a terror attack on the U.S. that originates in Russia and takes on a powerfu...

» Police Officer Busted for Extorting Money From TV Psychics
17/01/14 16:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. A Russian police officer faces jail and a fine of up to 1 billion rubles ($30 million) for allegedly taking a bribe from a fraud ring that promised psychic healing via telephone.

» Police Found Explosive at Palestinian Embassy
17/01/14 16:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Czech Police say investigators have discovered explosives another explosive at the Palestinian embassy complex in Prague where a possibly booby-trapped safe killed the ambassador on Jan. 1...

» Навальный добрался до мэрии
17/01/14 16:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Особая буква / ВСЕ ПУБЛИКАЦИИ. Алексей Навальный потребовал отправить в отставку заместителя Сергея Собянина по вопросам транспорта и развития дорожно-транспортной инфраструктуры города, обвинив его в обла...

» Robert Gates Warns on UK Military Spending Cuts
17/01/14 16:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Britain's defense spending cuts could limit its ability to be a full partner with the United States in military operations.     &n...

» Is Russia about to pass another anti-gay law? - CNN International
17/01/14 16:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Advocate.com The Guardian Is Russia about to pass another anti-gay law? CNN International (CNN) -- I'm sitting in a tiny Russian apartment, like so many others I've visited, talking t...

» Georgia To Exhume Former Prime Minister Zhvania's Body
17/01/14 16:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Georgia's prime minister says the body of late Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania will be exhumed as part of a new investigation into his death.

» Лев Пономарев: Правозащитникам кодекс не нужен
17/01/14 16:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Новости дня.   В последние дни  настойчиво звучит призыв разработать кодекс чести правозащитника. При чем разрабатываться он будет в недрах Государственной Думы Подробнее...

» EU, Russia Shrink Planned Summit to Short Meeting
17/01/14 16:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. A long-planned summit between Russia's president and the European Union leadership has been reduced to a short meeting in the wake of their confrontation over Ukraine's future.   &nbs...

» Russia Brushes Off U.S. Ire Over Oil-for-Goods Talks With Iran
17/01/14 16:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Russia is set to continue talks with Iran on a possible oil-for-goods swap that would make Moscow a major importer of Iranian oil despite concerns by the U.S., Kommersant repo...

» Bolotnoye Suspect Freed Under Amnesty
17/01/14 16:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. A Moscow court on Thursday amnestied a defendant in an ongoing trial over alleged riots that took place on Bolotnaya Ploshchad in May 2012.

» Catalonia Defies Madrid With Push for Independence Vote
17/01/14 16:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Local lawmakers in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia voted to seek a referendum on breaking away from Spain on Thursday, setting themselves up for a battle with an implacably op...

» Syria National Coordination Body Pulls Out of Geneva 2 Talks
17/01/14 16:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. The National Coordination Body, a Syrian opposition group that some rebels see as a front for President Bashar al-Assad, has decided not to take part in peace talks that will begin next we...

» UK Court Rejects Google Bid to Stop Privacy Suit
17/01/14 16:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Britain's High Court has rejected a bid by Google Inc. to stop a group of Internet users suing it for breach of privacy.        

» Gay U.S. Skater Weir Caught in Crossfire for Stand on Games
17/01/14 16:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. As an openly gay American athlete who is a self-confessed Russophile, Johnny Weir feels he has been caught up "in a crossfire" for not backing a boycott of the Sochi Olympics ...

» Britain to Send Same-Sex Marriage Minister to Sochi
17/01/14 16:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Britain is to send the government minister responsible for the country's recently passed same-sex marriage laws to next month's Winter Olympics in Russia, where a row over gay...

» Former Russian Official Spared Jail For Journalist's Murder
17/01/14 16:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A Russian court has found the former deputy mayor of the Siberian city of Tulun guilty of killing a journalist who had criticized his activities, but ruled he should not ...

» Russia and LatAm to be next shale oil stars
17/01/14 16:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from EU-RussiaCentre. BP believes shale production will take off in Russia and Latin America within two decades, raising hopes that America’s oil supply revolution can be replicated elsewhere. In its widely fol...

» Vatican Pushed to Reveal Scope of Child Sexual Abuse
17/01/14 16:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. United Nations child protection experts grilled Vatican delegates on Thursday on how Roman Catholic officials handled the decades-long sexual abuse of minors by priests that Pope Francis c...

» France to Extradite Former Moscow Region Finance Minister to Russia
17/01/14 16:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. A French court has decided to extradite the former finance minister of the Moscow region to Russia, a statement published on the Investigative Committee's website said Thursday.

» В Багдаде все убойно
17/01/14 16:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Особая буква / ВСЕ ПУБЛИКАЦИИ. В Ираке на смену режиму Саддама Хусейна пришел режим Нури аль-Малики. Этот политик был при Саддаме приговорен к смерти, а теперь успешно строит диктатуру вполне саддамовскими...

» How Homophobia Can Boost Your Career
17/01/14 16:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The St. Petersburg Times. Popular actor and director Ivan Okhlobystin made headlines in ­December when he suggested that Russia should solve its \"homosexual problem\" by burning all gay people alive.

» President Putin Vows Sochi Games to Be Held \'Without Discrimination\'
17/01/14 16:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The St. Petersburg Times. With three weeks to go until the start of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia\'s President Vladimir Putin vowed the Games would be held “without any discrimination” against athle...

» St. Pete to Remain Frozen Over Weekend
17/01/14 16:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The St. Petersburg Times. Sub-zero weather is set to continue over the weekend for St. Petersburg with some areas in the Leningrad Oblast expected to experience minus 19 to 24 degree temperatures, Interfax...

» U.S. Releases Details Of Iranian Deal
17/01/14 16:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The White House on January 16 sent the text of the agreement to implement the interim nuclear deal reached with Iran in November, to the U.S. Congress.

» Putin’s Far-Right Friends in Europe
17/01/14 16:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home. Relations between the Kremlin and the European Union have been steadily worsening: deteriorating for several years: Russian officials are increasingly resorting to anti-Western rhetoric, while EU lea...

» EU-Russia Summit To Be Shortened
17/01/14 16:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A summit between leaders of Russia and the European Union is being cut short.

» U.S. Lawmakers Seek To Expand Magnitsky Sanctions Globally
17/01/14 16:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Two senior U.S. lawmakers have introduced legislation that would expand to all countries the Magnitsky Act passed in 2012 to penalize Russian officials for alleged human ...

» Foreign Ministry's Rights Commissioner to Visit Russian Inmate at Guantanamo Bay Prison
17/01/14 16:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. The Foreign Ministry's human rights commissioner was scheduled to visit Guantanamo Bay prison on Friday to meet a Russian inmate who was captured in Pakistan along with other ...

» U.S. Senators Introduce Bill to Expand Magnitsky Law Beyond Russia
17/01/14 16:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Two U.S. senators have introduced a bill that would expand the Magnitsky Act to punish human rights abusers anywhere in the world, not just in Russia, while another lawmaker s...

» Syria hands Aleppo ceasefire plan to Russia, wants prisoner swap - Reuters
17/01/14 16:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Press TV Syria hands Aleppo ceasefire plan to Russia , wants prisoner swap Reuters Russia is Syria's most powerful international protector and arms supplier. Lavrov held talks on Thur...

» Exclusive: Obama to Announce Overhaul to Controversial NSA Program
17/01/14 16:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. President Barack Obama will announce on Friday a major overhaul of a controversial National Security Agency program that collects vast amounts of basic telephone call data on foreigners an...

» Exclusive: Russia steps up military lifeline to Syria's Assad - sources - Reuters
17/01/14 16:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Exclusive: Russia steps up military lifeline to Syria's Assad - sources Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - In recent weeks Russia has stepped up supplies of military gear to Syria, including ...

» «Обвинение будет стараться получить жесткий приговор»
17/01/14 16:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Особая буква / ВСЕ ПУБЛИКАЦИИ. Защитник Леонида Развозжаева и Ярослава Белоусова рассказал о том, что сейчас происходит в «болотном деле», причинах его затягивания, о позиции ЕСПЧ, а также возможном жестко...

» Sources See Russia Increasing Military Equipment Deliveries to Syria
17/01/14 16:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. In recent weeks Russia has stepped up supplies of military gear to Syria, including armored vehicles, drones and guided bombs, boosting President Bashar Assad just as rebel in...

» Vladimir Putin: gay people at Winter Olympics must 'leave children alone'
17/01/14 16:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news: Russia | theguardian.com. Russian president vows no discrimination but says gay people must observe law banning 'homosexual propaganda' 'propaganda' Vladimir Putin has said that gay people will...

» Putin Asks Gays to 'Leave Children in Peace' in Sochi
17/01/14 16:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Gay people should feel comfortable at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi but "leave children in peace," President Vladimir Putin said.

» U.S. Eases Pressure To Keep Afghan Security Pact Hopes Alive
17/01/14 16:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Washington's deadline for Kabul to sign off on a new security pact that would pave the way for a U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan has passed. But in the hope that it is...

» Top terrorist "rat" is dead, claims Chechnya's president Kadyrov
17/01/14 16:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. Chechnya's strongman leader claims that Doku Umarov is no longer a threat to Olympics - but doesn't offer proof        

» Op-Ed Columnist: The State of the Speeches
17/01/14 16:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Opinion. It’s that time of year when one governor after another takes to the podium. Listen up, people!        

» Millions of New York History Records to Be Available Free Online
17/01/14 16:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > New York. With a collaboration between the city’s Department of Records and Ancestry.com, an index to more than 10 million birth, marriage and death records from 1866 to 1948 will be accessible.

» Joe McCarthy, Glenn Greenwald, and me
17/01/14 16:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Christian Science Monitor | World. The charge of having unsound views on Edward Snowden.

» Social Q’s: No Is All You Need
17/01/14 16:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Fashion & Style. Addressing matters of a pushy friend, a reluctant aunt, an absent skullcap and a boyfriend on autocorrect.        

» Kerry Offers Assurances as Syria Talks Draw Near
17/01/14 16:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Politics. Secretary of State John Kerry urged “a positive vote” as the Syrian opposition weighed whether to join a peace conference scheduled for next week.        

» Editorial: Health Care Reform Survives a Lawsuit
17/01/14 16:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Opinion. A federal district judge reinforces that the health reform law was designed to provide quality, affordable health care for “all” Americans.        

» Editorial: A ‘Preventable’ Tragedy
17/01/14 16:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Opinion. Damning details emerge in a Senate report on the Benghazi attacks.        

» Reid Indicates His Support for Medical Marijuana
17/01/14 15:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Money & Policy. The Senate majority leader said he began changing his mind after seeing the struggles of people who would have been helped by the drug.        

» Op-Ed Contributor: The Whistle-Blower Who Freed Dreyfus
17/01/14 15:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Opinion. How the army officer who risked everything to expose France’s travesty of justice was reviled, jailed and ultimately vindicated.        

» President Obama will pull back the government’s wide net of surveillance at home...
17/01/14 15:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The New York Times's Facebook Wall. President Obama will pull back the government’s wide net of surveillance at home and abroad in a much-anticipated speech today: http://nyti.ms/1i5fzRP Visit NYTimes....

» The Caucus: Analysis of Obama’s N.S.A. Speech
17/01/14 15:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Politics. The president, embracing some of a panel’s recommendations, outlined his plans for more limits on government eavesdropping. President Obama delivers a much-anticipated speech Friday morn...

» The police on Friday were working to identify human remains that washed ashore i...
17/01/14 15:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The New York Times's Facebook Wall. The police on Friday were working to identify human remains that washed ashore in Queens and were trying to determine if they are those of a 14-year-old autistic boy...

» President Obama is expected to announce that he is pulling back the government’s...
17/01/14 15:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The New York Times's Facebook Wall. President Obama is expected to announce that he is pulling back the government’s wide net of surveillance at home and abroad. Watch live video of his much-anticipate...

» Presidential Policy Directive on Surveillance
17/01/14 15:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Home Page. President Obama released a plan for overhauling the National Security Agency’s bulk data collection program. program on Friday.

» Chechnya says Sochi-targeting Islamic warlord is dead. Does it matter?
17/01/14 15:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Christian Science Monitor | World. Experts warn that Chechnya's militants can easily find new leadership if the oft-reported death of Doku Umarov, who has threatened attacks on the Olympic Games, is finall...

» Transcript: Obama’s Speech on N.S.A. Phone Surveillance
17/01/14 15:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Home Page. Following is the transcript prepared text of President Obama’s speech on National Security Agency data collection programs.

» Taking Note: Congress Moves Mountains
17/01/14 15:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Opinion. House Republicans make sure “mountaintop removal” can continue unabated.        

» ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: ‘Our America: A Hispanic History of the United States’
17/01/14 15:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Books. Felipe Fernández-Armesto discusses “Our America,” and Gabriel Sherman talks about his new biography of Roger Ailes.        

» Nigerians applaud anti-gay law as Islamic court hands out 20 lashes
17/01/14 15:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Christian Science Monitor | World. Since President Jonathan signed a law against gay marriage and organizations this month, being gay has suddenly become far more dangerous.

» Israel summons European envoys in settlement dispute
17/01/14 15:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Top News. JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has summoned envoys from four European states to protest their "one-sided" stand in favor of the Palestinians, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Fri...

» Obama bans spying on leaders of U.S. allies, scales back NSA program
17/01/14 15:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: U.S.. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama banned U.S. eavesdropping on the leaders of close friends and allies on Friday and began reining in the vast collection of Americans' phone data...

» Suicide bomber kills at least 13 in Kabul restaurant attack
17/01/14 15:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Top News. KABUL (Reuters) - At least 13 people, including both Afghans and foreigners, were killed when a A suicide bomber blew himself up near a popular Lebanese restaurant Lebanese restaurant fr...

» Spying plunges U.S.-German ties lower than Iraq war: Merkel ally
17/01/14 15:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Politics. BERLIN (Reuters) - Relations between Germany and the United States are worse now than during the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq a decade ago, a leading ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel said o...

» Iraqis go about their lives at mercy of nameless bombers
17/01/14 15:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Top News. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The day after one of Iraq's bloodiest days for months, shoppers and drivers packed the streets of Baghdad on Thursday, grimly aware that death can strike anywhere, an...

» Doctors say pressure on ERs may rise, give U.S. failing grade
17/01/14 15:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Health News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People seeking urgent medical could face longer wait times and other challenges as demand increases under Obamacare, U.S. emergency doctors said in a report on ...

» Obama discusses intelligence review in call with Cameron
17/01/14 15:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Politics. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday discussed a review of U.S. intelligence gathering with British Prime Minister David Cameron a day before the president's announc...

» Poor sleep linked to teen mental health problems
17/01/14 15:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Health News. NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Getting too little sleep might be a sign of - or even a contributor to - emotional problems, anxiety and suicidal thoughts among teens, according to a larg...

» Pentagon chief open to incentives to bolster nuclear force
17/01/14 15:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: U.S.. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is willing to consider offering additional incentives to bolster America's nuclear missile force, the Pentagon said on Thursday, as ...

» Unease, resignation a day after bloody attack in Iraq
17/01/14 15:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters Video: Top News. Jan. 16 - The day after one of Iraq's bloodiest days in months, Baghdad residents return to their business, grimly aware that death can strike anywhere, any time. Mana Rabiee reports.

» Senate approves U.S. budget bill, ends shutdown threat
17/01/14 15:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Politics. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington's battles over government funding ended with a whimper on Thursday as the U.S. Senate approved a $1.1 trillion spending bill that quells for nearly nine...

» NSA collects millions of text messages globally: Guardian
17/01/14 15:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: U.S.. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Security Agency has been gathering nearly 200 million text messages a day from around the world, gathering data on people's travel plans, contacts an...

» U.S. surgeon general calls for end of tobacco epidemic
17/01/14 15:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Health News. CHICAGO (Reuters) - Fifty years after the first U.S. surgeon general's report declared smoking a hazard to human health, the tally of smoking-related effects keeps rising, with liver ...

» Body parts found on New York beach
17/01/14 15:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters Video: Top News. Jan. 17 - Police are investigating the discovery of human remains on a Queens, NY beach and if the remains are linked to a missing autistic teen. Linda So reports.

» Russia, Syria criticize opposition, U.S. ahead of peace talks
17/01/14 15:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters Video: Top News. Jan. 17 - Russia says opposition must stop dragging out peace process while Syria accuses U.S. of a conspiracy against government. Nathan Frandino reports.

» Putin says Russia is not 'going after' gays
17/01/14 15:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Top News. SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russia is not "going after" gays, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, defending a ban on "propaganda" about homosexuality "propaganda of homosexuality" tha...

» Obama to ban spying on dozens of foreign leader allies
17/01/14 15:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Politics. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama announced a ban on the U.S. government spying on dozens of foreign heads of state and government who count among Washington's close friends ...

» Obama lays out plan to curb NSA surveillance program
17/01/14 15:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters Video: Top News. Jan. 17 - President Barack Obama announces plans for reforms to the National Security Agency's domestic and international surveillance programs. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

» Kerry insists no place for Assad in Syria's future
17/01/14 15:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Top News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry insisted on Friday that President Bashar al-Assad has no place in Syria's future and he said the United States had options to st...

» Obama takes swipe at Snowden in spy reform speech
17/01/14 15:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Politics. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday took a swipe at Edward Snowden, the former U.S. spy contractor whose revelations about American surveillance practices tarnished r...

» Putin: Gays 'can feel safe' at Olympics
17/01/14 15:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - Top Stories. Russia's Vladimir Putin again sought to downplay fears that gay visitors will be discriminated against as he paid a visit to the Sochi area Friday, exactly three weeks before the Win...

» Obama: Intelligence has helped us
17/01/14 15:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - Video. President Obama speaks about history of U.S. intelligence.

» Obama not dwelling on Snowden's actions
17/01/14 15:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - Video. President Obama says he will not dwell on NSA leaker Edward Snowden's actions or motivations.

» Obama not dwelling on Snowden
17/01/14 15:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - Top Stories. President Obama says he will not dwell on NSA leaker Edward Snowden's actions or motivations.

» Wall Street's secret society is more secretive than ever
17/01/14 15:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com. Once a year, the CEOs and dealmakers who are members of Kappa Beta Phi gather behind closed doors to roast themselves. Why are they so worried about keeping the ...

» Obama limits gov't access to phone data
17/01/14 15:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - Video. President Obama says phone record data will be retained by a third party, and the government will access it as needed.

» Obama limits access to phone data
17/01/14 15:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - Top Stories. President Obama says phone record data will be retained by a third party, and the government will access it as needed.

» Assange: It is 'embarrassing' for Obama
17/01/14 15:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - U.S.. In an exclusive interview with CNN, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange gives his take on President Obama's NSA reforms.

» Obama announces modest changes to NSA data collection
17/01/14 15:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - U.S.. Under pressure by last year's classified leaks of U.S. surveillance, President Barack Obama on Friday unveiled new guidance for intelligence-gathering and reforms intended to balance what h...

» Chechnya says Islamic warlord is dead. Does it matter for Sochi?
17/01/14 15:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Christian Science Monitor | World. Experts warn that Chechnya's militants can easily find new leadership if the oft-reported death of Doku Umarov, who has threatened attacks on the Olympic Games, is finall...

» Kiev protesters hold mirrors to police - literally - as new confrontation looms
17/01/14 15:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Christian Science Monitor | World. Ukraine's parliament issued new bans on antigovernment demonstrations Thursday. Mirrors are just one unusual tactic protesters are deploying to prompt some soul-searching...

» 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?' explores being gay in Taiwan
17/01/14 15:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Los Angeles Times - Top News.

» UN surveillance drone crashes in Congo
17/01/14 11:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news: Drones | theguardian.com. Intelligence-gathering aircraft monitoring armed groups in eastern region of DR Congo damaged in faulty landing at Goma A United Nations surveillance drone has been da...

» Gay Olympians need our support to challenge Russia's homophobia | Casey Legler
17/01/14 11:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comment is free | theguardian.com. As a swimmer, I was made to change in the disabled bathroom, so I know first hand the discrimination gay athletes face Right before retiring from swimming, aged 19, I was...

» Military options: sense about defence | Editorial
17/01/14 11:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comment is free | theguardian.com. Question posed by Robert Gates – whether the UK now has the ability to act alongside the US in the Middle East or Asia – is not the only or even the main one that needs t...

» Obama's NSA reforms should include restraints on spying on foreigners | Timothy Edgar
17/01/14 11:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comment is free | theguardian.com. Obama should make clear that spying on foreigners is not without limit. Privacy shouldn't be limited just to Americans President Obama is considering reforms for intellig...

» The Memoir - '12 Years a slave' is an even better book - Times LIVE
17/01/14 11:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Entertainment - Google News. The Memoir - '12 Years a slave' is an even better book Times LIVE Microwave popcorn makers could face a long and difficult task ridding their snacks of trans fats, if a US Food...

» Could a memory-rewriting drug help treat PTSD? - Medical News Today
17/01/14 11:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Health - Google News. Irish Independent Could a memory-rewriting drug help treat PTSD? Medical News Today A study conducted by neuroscientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has looked at a n...

» Speech uses both sides of brain - Medical News Today
17/01/14 11:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Health - Google News. The Hindu Speech uses both sides of brain Medical News Today Many scientists believe we only use one side of our brain for speech and language. Now, a new study from the US shows that...

» Ugandan President Blocks Anti-Gay Bill - TIME
17/01/14 11:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. The Guardian Ugandan President Blocks Anti-Gay Bill TIME Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has refused to sign off on a controversial anti-gay bill passed by his parliament, saying the...

» U.S. Army On Front Line Of Work-Life Balance
17/01/14 11:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Forbes - Leadership. You don?t have to do it all ? it?s more important to enjoy the journey.

» Bill Gates: Why Publicity Can Aid Your Cause
17/01/14 11:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Forbes - Leadership. The billionaire philanthropist talks about his most interesting takeaway from discussions with wealthy philanthropists around the globe.

» Understanding Your Partner: When To Hold and When To Fold
17/01/14 11:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Forbes - Leadership. When there's conflict, the first step is to try to understand the other point of view. What's the next step when that isn't possible?

» Obama Selectively Implements More Than Just Obamacare, At Great Taxpayer Expense
17/01/14 11:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Forbes - Op/Ed. Congress is biting off more than the Administration can, or ought to, chew.

» Obama to call for surveillance reform
17/01/14 11:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from US news. Barack Obama will call for an overhaul of the way US spy agencies gather and hold phone records in response to an international outcry

» Barack Obama to announce major reforms to NSA telephone surveillance
17/01/14 11:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. US president to order new constraints on National Security Agency programme which collects metadata on the telephone calls of Americans and foreigners