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US Freezes Assets of Pakistan-based Militant Leaders - Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks Review - 06/02/14 07:45 - 04/02/14 08:39

» US Freezes Assets of Pakistan-based Militant Leaders
06/02/14 02:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The Obama administration has frozen the assets of three leaders of the Pakistan-based Haqqani Network militant group. The group.The State Department has already declared the Taliban-linke...


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» February 5, 2014
06/02/14 07:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Published February 05, 2014 TAKE YOUR BEST SHOTS - Send us your best photos and we may include them in our Day in Photos blog! Find out how 1 A worker cuts ice-covered branches with a cha...
» Olympics Spotlight for Russia’s Musical Profile
06/02/14 07:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Valery Gergiev is considered a lock to conduct. The Russian diva Anna Netrebko is widely suspected to be singing. And a host of top Russian ballet stars are expected to dance. If Renée Fleming’s pe...
» Members of Russian Punk Band Get Warm Greeting in Brooklyn
06/02/14 07:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . “I’d like to thank Pussy Riot,” Madonna said, “for making the word ‘pussy’ a sacred word in my household.” She was speaking from the stage of the Barclays Center in B...

» SOCHI SCENE: Meeting Putin - NYTimes.com
06/02/14 07:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . SOCHI, Russia — Sochi may not be completely ready for the Olympics, but apparently the Russian leader himself cleans up quite nicely. Although Vladimir Putin cultivates his macho image with occasional b...
» Italy center-right attack Senate speaker over Berlusconi trial
06/02/14 07:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ROME (Reuters) - Italy's center-right launched a fierce attack on the speaker of the upper house on Wednesday over his decision to have the Senate join a criminal case as an injured pa...
» Political tensions spill over in Iran
06/02/14 07:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. A frustrated President Rouhani criticises opponents of the agreement that gives limited relief on sanctions sanctions relief in return for suspending uranium enrichment Tehran’s suspension of u...
» Intimidation against Nagorno-Karabakh | @guardianletters
06/02/14 02:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. I am deeply concerned by the response of Fakhraddin Gurbanov, Azerbaijan's ambassador to the UK ( Letter , 30 January), to Anastasia Taylor-Lind'...
» Sochi 2014: US warns airlines of Russia 'toothpaste' bomb threat - BBC News
06/02/14 02:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. BBC News Sochi 2014: US warns airlines of Russia 'toothpaste' bomb threat BBC News The US has warned airlines flying into Russia for the Winter Olympics that explosives hidden in...
» U.N. denounces Vatican over child abuse
06/02/14 02:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. U.N. denounces Vatican over child abuse The U.N. has denounced the Vatican over child abuse and demanded immediate action. CNN's Isa Soares reports. From: CNNInternational View...
» Mexican drug violence a global problem
06/02/14 02:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Mexican drug violence a global problem Becky Anderson speaks to Ana Maria Salazar about the challenges faced by the Mexican government in fighting cartels. From: CNNInternation...
» Ex- IOC official: Judge Sochi later
06/02/14 02:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Ex- IOC official: Judge Sochi later Becky Anderson speaks to former IOC Marketing Director Michael Payne about the details of organizing the Olympics. From: CNNInternational Vi...
» Kerry: Iran is not open for business
06/02/14 02:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Kerry: Iran is not open for business Secretary of State John Kerry and CNN's Jake Tapper discuss the details of the interim nuclear deal with Iran. From: CNNInternational Views...
» 'Black Widow' Security Threat For Sochi Games
06/02/14 02:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Untraceable assailants driven by fundamentalist ideologies pose the greatest threat to safety at this year's Winter Olympics.
» Report: US Curtails Drone Strikes After Pakistan Request
06/02/14 02:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Pakistan's government has asked the United States to halt drone strikes against suspected extremists as Islamabad pursues negotiations with the Pakistani Taliban - and, according to The W...
» Ukraine's Currency Pays Price for Confrontation
06/02/14 02:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Ukraine's acting prime minister blamed confrontation on the streets for a 10 percent slide in the currency since November that drove the hryvnia below nine to the dollar on Wednesday for ...
» Vatican Sexual Abuse - Times Minute - The New York Times
06/02/14 02:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by The New York Times. Vatican Sexual Abuse - Times Minute - The New York Times A U.N. panel assails the Vatican over sexual abuse by priests. Also on the Minute, New York's wintry mess and an inte...
» Sochi Winter Olympics: world authors join protest against Putin
06/02/14 02:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Russia's anti-gay and blasphemy laws threaten freedom, says open letter signed by more than 200 writers from 30 countries More than 200 prominent...
» Russian laws choking free speech must be repealed now | @guardianletters
06/02/14 02:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. The story of modern Russia is the story of dramatic, almost seismic change. Russian voices, both literary and journalistic, have always striven t...
» Cop Slaps Cuffs On Firefighter At Crash Site
06/02/14 02:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. A firefighter is detained after refusing to move his fire engine immediately when asked to by a police officer.
» 'Time is on our side', says EU in showdown over Ukraine
06/02/14 02:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - If there is a consistent message the European Union has tried to send since Ukraine rejected a trade deal last November in favor of stronger ties with Moscow, it i...
» Kerry: Syria's Assad is 'not winning'
06/02/14 02:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Kerry: Syria's Assad is 'not winning' Sec. of State John Kerry makes rare admission that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has gained ground, also talks Iran. From: CNNInternati...
» Ed Miliband storms into David Cameron's all-male frontbench
06/02/14 02:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. 'I guess they didn't allow women into the Bullingdon club either,' said Ed. Unluckily for the PM, Theresa May was away After calamity comes reass...
» US Freezes Assets of Pakistan-based Militant Leaders
06/02/14 02:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The Obama administration has frozen the assets of three leaders of the Pakistan-based Haqqani Network militant group. The group.The State Department has already declared the Taliban-linke...
» U.S. to Curb Pakistan Drone Program
06/02/14 02:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The Obama administration will narrow its controversial drone program in Pakistan to target a short list of high-level terrorists, and aim to end it during the prime minister's current ...
» Op-Ed Contributor: In Spain, Fired for Speaking Out
06/02/14 02:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Financial shenanigans, text messages and an ousted editor.
» Romney: I won't run in 2016
06/02/14 02:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Romney: I won't run in 2016 Governor Mitt Romney tells CNN's Wolf Blitzer that he has no intention of running for President in 2016. From: CNNInternational Views: 0 0 ratings T...
» Cost Dispute Halts Work on Project to Expand Panama Canal
06/02/14 02:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The canal authority and the construction consortium in charge of the project blame each other for $1.6 billion in cost overruns.
» Google Reaches EU Settlement
06/02/14 02:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Google showed on Wednesday that it has developed a simple mantra to skirt antitrust trouble: Don't litigate, negotiate.
» Russia today is like a lost chapter from Orwell | Lyudmila Ulitskaya
06/02/14 02:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. The media has a right to question Russia, but cannot do so when the state is fostering an increasing sense of nationalism Like many Russian citiz...
» Sochi Games Set Record With Most Judges
06/02/14 02:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The 2014 Winter Olympics have 21 judged events of 98 total, which is up from 13 in 2010 and just four in 1924.
» Russia says now is not the time for U.N. resolution on aid to Syria
06/02/14 02:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - As Western and Arab nations prepared to push for a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for better access to aid in war-torn Syria, Russia said on Wednes...
» Ukraine Chief Loses Support in Stronghold
06/02/14 02:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The defections of two prominent businessmen in eastern Ukraine, a stronghold for President Viktor F. Yanukovych, signal growing frustrations with him even among his base.
» Russia mocks U.S. envoy for meeting Pussy Riot; Power retorts
06/02/14 02:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power on Wednesday discussed "disturbing" trends in Russia with members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot, prompting M...
» El Salvador top court orders probe of civil war massacre
06/02/14 02:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador's Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the country's top prosecutor to investigate the alleged massacre of dozens of civilians in 1981 by army troops...
» Iraqi Women 'Tortured And Raped' In Detention
06/02/14 02:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. A leading human rights group says women are being raped and forced to sign confessions while in detention in Iraq.
» Spate of runaways from boys' home as police pursued paedophile ring: inquiry
06/02/14 02:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Social worker says she concerned about one boy in 1975 who frequently ran away from the Salvation Army home Alkira
» Is the ABC biased and inefficient? Here's what the data says
06/02/14 02:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Conservative commentators have lambasted the ABC for its skewed coverage but a range of figures dispute that Following the ABC's coverage of asyl...
» An Olympics in the Shadow of a War Zone
05/02/14 20:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . BAKSAN, Russia — On Friday, exactly a week before the Olympics were set to open just 180 miles away, Russia’s security forces appeared on Makhov Street at 8:30 a.m. and cordoned off the area aroun...
» Pussy Riot Members Say Prison Emboldened Them
05/02/14 20:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Two young women from the Russian punk group Pussy Riot said Wednesday that their 21-month incarceration in Russia’s penal system for having staged a political protest in a Moscow cathedral had emboldene...
» Moscow School Shooter Held in Pretrial Custody | News
05/02/14 03:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times News. A Moscow city court has ordered that a 10th-grade student suspected of a deadly school shooting be placed in pretrial detention, after his parents distanced thems...
» Sochi Winter Olympics: Vladimir Putin gets cosy with snow leopard - video | World news
05/02/14 03:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Russian president Vladimir Putin plays with a rare and endangered snow leopard in an animal reserve in Sochi to promote the regeneration of their population. The total wild population has been estimated at 4,...
» Pakistan's future is tied to the Taliban | Tariq Ali
04/02/14 16:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. With the impending withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, the time has come to talk – despite the horrific wave of bombings Twelve years ago, ...
» White House urges Egypt to release detained journalists, academics
04/02/14 16:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Tuesday that it is deeply concerned about a recent crackdown by the Egyptian government on journalists and academics.
» Sochi: Putin At Olympics As Athletes Threatened
04/02/14 16:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Vladimir Putin promises Russia will be a good host amid fresh security fears - and doesn't miss an opportunity to hug a big cat.
» In Afghanistan and Pakistan the Taliban seem to be winning
04/02/14 16:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Hamid Karzai and Nawaz Sharif share an interest in peace talks with the Taliban but both appear to have drawn a blank Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's...
» US navy investigates sailors for alleged cheating on nuclear reactor tests
04/02/14 16:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Inquiry to open into alleged cheating by sailors training to operate nuclear reactors on submarines and aircraft carriers
» Former California educator jailed after YouTube video alleges sexual abuse
04/02/14 16:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Ex-assistant principal could spend life in prison after former student accused her of sexual abuse in a YouTube video
» What the Papers Say, Feb. 4 | News | The Moscow Times
04/02/14 09:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times News. Moskovsky Komsomolets 1. Vladimir Sedov and Svetlana Samodelova article headlined "Horrible son" says the teenager who has opened fire in his school in Moscow, wa...
» First Russian Media Outlet Fined for ‘Gay Propaganda’ | The St. Petersburg Times
04/02/14 09:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . MOST READ PARTNER NEWS BLOGS OPINION   RIA Novosti Published: January 31, 2014 (Issue # 1795) Protesters at one of the many "anti-gay" rallies held in St. Petersburg last year. Photo: National-Democratic...
» Afghanistan's Karzai in secret talks with Taliban: report
04/02/14 08:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has been holding secret talks with Taliban officials in the hope of persuading them to make peace with his government, the New Yo...
» Storyville: Mad Dog - Gaddafi's Secret World; Panorama: Educating North Korea ... - The Guardian
04/02/14 08:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. The Guardian Storyville: Mad Dog - Gaddafi's Secret World ; Panorama: Educating North Korea ... The Guardian Storyville: Mad Dog – Gaddafi's Secret World (BBC4) was as dense, as inform...
» Prosecutors help set record number of exonerations - Seattle Post Intelligencer
04/02/14 08:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Prosecutors help set record number of exonerations Seattle Post Intelligencer ST. LOUIS (AP) — A nationwide push by prosecutors and police to re-examine possible wrongful convict...
» German minister calls for sanctions threat against Ukraine
04/02/14 08:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Social Democrat's comments contradict chancellor Angela Merkel, who last week ruled out imminent sanctions The German foreign minister, Frank-Wal...
» Pakistan holds peace talks with the Taliban
04/02/14 08:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Representatives from both sides to meet on Tuesday but few hold out much hope for success amid surge in violence Negotiators representing Pakista...
» Women's rights country by country - interactive
04/02/14 08:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Which countries have laws preventing violence? Which legislate for gender equality? And which countries allow abortion? Using World Bank and UN d...
» Sochi Orders Stray Dogs Cull Before Olympics
04/02/14 08:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. A pest control company confirms it has a contract to round up and destroy the animals so they do not cause problems at the Games.
» Kurds from Iraq wage holy war in Syria with one eye on home
04/02/14 08:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. HALABJA, Iraq (Reuters) - Twenty-five year old Ako Abd al-Qadir went to wage holy war in Syria vowing to return and conquer all of Iraqi Kurdistan in the name of Islam on the way back ...
» Court hearing set over gay marriage ban in Va. - Daily Journal Online
04/02/14 08:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Court hearing set over gay marriage ban in Va. Daily Journal Online A federal judge is preparing to hear arguments over whether Virginia's ban on gay marriage is constitutional. ...
» Facebook Turns 10
04/02/14 08:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The biggest name in social networking -- Facebook -- celebrates 10 years of existence on Tuesday, having grown from a private college site to a worldwide platform with 1.23 billion users....
» Sochi Olympics: Putin’s Legacy Or Liability?
04/02/14 08:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. When the Sochi Olympics open on Friday, they will be the most expensive Olympics games in history.   The $50 billion cost is four times Putin's original estimate back in 2007, when Russia...
» Markets Drop Over Further US Growth Fears
04/02/14 08:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. With the Dow dropping on Monday and Asian stocks following suit on Tuesday, investors grow wary of US and China growth prospects.
» Russia Says Syria Will Resume Peace Talks
04/02/14 08:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russian officials say they expect the Syrian government to resume peace talks with the opposition next week, following an opening round of negotiations in Geneva that ended Friday with li...
» Queen And Prince Philip To Visit Pope In Rome
04/02/14 08:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The visit is seen as a way of strengthening ties between the Anglican and the Roman Catholic church. The Queen and Prince Philip will visi...

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