Video Shows U.S. Soldier Long Held by Afghans

» From Falluja to Maghreb, a New, Diffuse Al Qaeda
16/01/14 21:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. By Peter Apps        

» Putin Says State History Textbooks Will Not Impose Ideology
16/01/14 21:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. President Vladimir Putin has on Thursday defended planned standardized history textbooks, lashing out at some current teaching materials that he said criticize the Soviet Unio...

» EU and Russia Shrink Planned Summit to Short Meeting
16/01/14 21:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. A long-planned summit between President Vladimir Putin and the European Union leadership has been reduced to a short meeting in the wake of their confrontation over Ukraine's ...

» Russia Finds Path Into Mediterranean Gas Through Syria - Forbes
16/01/14 21:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Russia Finds Path Into Mediterranean Gas Through Syria Forbes With the Eastern Mediterranean emerging as a possible alternative to Russian gas for European consumers, Moscow has found...

» 'Not a Single Complaint' About Sochi Preparations
16/01/14 21:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak has said said Thursday that there had been no misuse of funds allocated for the upcoming 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, with only 99 billion r...

» U.S. Congressman Presses Officials On Russian Blacklist
16/01/14 21:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A U.S. Congressman at the forefront of efforts to punish Russian officials implicated in rights abuses says he now wants answers from the U.S. administration as to why it...

» EU, Russia Cancel Planned Dinner, Cut Summit Short - ABC News
16/01/14 21:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Hindu euronews EU, Russia Cancel Planned Dinner, Cut Summit Short ABC News European Union leaders and Russian President Vladimir Putin have canceled a joint dinner and cut a long-...

» UK's Cameron Denies That Army Is No Longer Full U.S. Partner
16/01/14 21:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday former U.S. defense secretary Robert Gates was wrong to say that spending cuts meant Britain's armed forces were no longer able be a full mili...

» Moscow Urges West To Invite Iran To Syria Conference
16/01/14 21:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Moscow has again urged the West to invite Iran to next week's international peace conference on Syria.

» EU Urges Malta to Cancel Plan to Sell Passports
16/01/14 21:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Malta's government has rebuffed European lawmakers' call to halt a plan to sell Maltese passports to foreigners, which would automatically grant them access to the European Union.

» Moscow needs to offer more than amnesty
16/01/14 19:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe News. Making a Making a real difference to Russia’s business climate requires more than freeing high-profile victims of selective or dubious justice

» Kerry Urges Syrian Opposition to Attend Peace Talks
16/01/14 19:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged members of the Syrian opposition to decide in favor of attending next week's peace talks in Switzerland when they vote on the question on Friday. &...

» Latin American Program in the News: ¿Elogio de la marihuana?
16/01/14 19:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest From the Wilson Center. In this opinion article arguing for marijuana legalization, the author cites a Latin American Program publication: “The Criminal Diaspora: The Transnational Diffusion of Orga...

» Security Forces Dismiss Reports Russia's Top Militant Is Dead
16/01/14 19:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Chechnya's Moscow-backed leader said on Thursday he believed police had killed Russia's most wanted man Doku Umarov, who has called for attacks on the Winter Olympics, but security sources...

» Kadyrov: Rebel Leader Who Threatened Sochi Is Dead
16/01/14 19:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. A Chechen rebel warlord Chechnya's Kremlin-backed strongman says that a rebel leader who has threatened to attack the Sochi Olympics is dead, Chechnya's Kremlin-backed strongman said Thurs...

» Puerto Rico Supreme Court halts pension reform, angering governor
16/01/14 19:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Top News. SAN JUAN (Reuters) - In what Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla called a "dangerous decision," the Puerto Rico Supreme Court late Tuesday halted implementation of a teachers pension syste...

» Iran wants to be at Syria talks but rejects conditions
16/01/14 19:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Top News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Iran wants to take part in next week's international peace conference on Syria but will not attend if conditions are set for its participation, Foreign Minister Mohamm...

» U.S. Navy jet crashes off Virginia coast, pilot rescued
16/01/14 19:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: U.S.. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy jet crashed in the Atlantic Ocean off the Virginia coast but its pilot ejected and was rescued on Wednesday, a week after a Navy helicopter crash killed tw...

» Spying plunges U.S.-German ties lower than Iraq war: Merkel ally
16/01/14 19:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Top News. 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...

» EU drops dinner with Putin to show 'not business as usual'
16/01/14 19:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Top News. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has canceled a traditional dinner with President Vladimir Putin at an EU-Russia summit in Brussels later this month to show there is no "business ...

» UK's Cameron denies that army is no longer full U.S. partner
16/01/14 19:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Politics. LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday former U.S. defense secretary Robert Gates was wrong to say that spending cuts meant Britain's armed forces were no longe...

» Search for Wall Street Journal reporter missing in New Jersey
16/01/14 19:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: U.S.. NEW YORK (Reuters) - A search is under way for a Wall Street Journal reporter missing for nearly a week after telling his wife he was taking a short walk, New Jersey authorities said on Thur...

» Soldier killed after helicopter makes hard landing near Savannah
16/01/14 19:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: U.S.. ATLANTA (Reuters) - One U.S. soldier was killed and two were injured when a Black Hawk helicopter made a "hard landing" on Wednesday night during a training flight at Hunter Army Airfield ne...

» Program to End Homelessness Among Veterans Reaches a Milestone in Arizona
16/01/14 19:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Politics. Phoenix has become the first American city to end homelessness among veterans with long or recurrent histories of living on the street.

» A Culture of Violence
16/01/14 19:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYTimes.com - Latest Video Video Channel Lineup. In the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea, one of the world’s most violent places, nearly every woman has experienced some form of domestic abu...

» Obama on Surveillance Through the Years
16/01/14 19:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYTimes.com - Latest Video Video Channel Lineup. Throughout his political career, President Obama has expressed a range of views on balancing national security needs with personal rights and freedoms. Down...

» Notes on Blindness
16/01/14 19:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYTimes.com - Latest Video Video Channel Lineup. After the writer John Hull became completely blind, he kept an audio diary of his experience. A short film by Peter Middleton and James Spinney is a dramati...

» Emails Raising Questions About the Polanski Case
16/01/14 18:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Movies. Los Angeles County Superior Court emails show some judges’ fears and some thoughts behind decision making.

» Public Hospitals Hope to Attract More Upscale Patients Under Affordable Care Act
16/01/14 18:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > N.Y. / Region. The health exchanges created under the Affordable Care Act have given public health systems an opportunity to attract more upscale patients. MetroPlus, a popular plan on New York’s ...

» Baryshnikov Plans Fund-Raising to Give Artists Space
16/01/14 18:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Arts. Mikhail Baryshnikov is opening a fund-raising effort to give artists a space to work in Manhattan, through fellowships named for Merce Cunningham and John Cage.        

» Cheating Accusations Among Officers Overseeing Nuclear Arms
16/01/14 18:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Home Page. Air Force officials said an investigation has revealed instances of cheating on proficiency tests by officers with the responsibility to launch nuclear weapons.

» New York City to Pay $18 Million Over Convention Arrests
16/01/14 18:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > N.Y. / Region. The settlement resolves civil rights lawsuits filed on behalf of roughly 1,600 people who were arrested during the 2004 Republican National Convention.

» U.S. to Expand Rules Limiting Use of Profiling by Federal Agents
16/01/14 18:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Politics. The new rules will prohibit federal agents from considering religion, national origin, gender and sexual orientation in their investigations, a government official said. said Wednesday.

» Editorial: A Disappointing Internet Decision
16/01/14 18:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Opinion. Regulators should rewrite rules to keep broadband networks impartial on content.        

» Editorial: Mixed Results for Mideast Democracy
16/01/14 18:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Opinion. Two Arab countries, Egypt and Tunisia, are moving in radically different directions.        

» A Quandary for Mexico as Vigilantes Rise
16/01/14 18:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Home Page. In Michoacán State, where vigilantes battle drug cartel gunmen, Mexican officials face a decision on whether to disarm the loosely organized groups or allow them to continue fighting.

» Obama’s Path From Critic to Overseer of Spying
16/01/14 18:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Home Page. In 2007, Barack Obama described As a young lawmaker, Barack Obama vowed to rein in a surveillance state run amok. He More than six years later, he is now the leader of a surveillance st...

» Pope Francis’ Reforms
16/01/14 18:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Editorials. There is a greater focus on the poor and marginalized, and a new effort to address sex abuse by priests.

» Military Opens Investigation Into Photos of Dead Iraqi Militants
16/01/14 18:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Home Page. The photos, published online by TMZ.com, appear to show Marines burning the bodies of dead Iraqi militants.

» U.N. Panel Questions Vatican Officials on Child Sex Abuse
16/01/14 18:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Home Page. Human rights organizations and groups representing victims of clerical abuse welcomed the hearing as the first occasion the Vatican has had to publicly defend its record.

» Op-Ed Contributor: Keep Foreign Troops in Afghanistan
16/01/14 18:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Opinion. The Taliban will reconquer parts of Afghanistan unless some foreign troops stay.

» Think Like a Doctor: A School of Red Herrings
16/01/14 18:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Research. Can you figure out what is wrong with a 29-year-old former volleyball player who develops some odd aches and pains and a swollen foot?

» Taking Note: American Home Owners, Living Larger Again
16/01/14 18:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Opinion. After a brief pause, the American home is continuing its historical march to massiveness.        

» Video Shows U.S. Soldier Long Held by Afghans
16/01/14 18:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Politics. A video of an American held captive for four and a half years has been obtained by the U.S. government, and officials said that it showed him in declining health.       &n...

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the only American being held captive in Afghanistan, in a video released in 2010. Intel Center, via Associated Press 

» Vatican taken to task by UN on child abuse. Will the church change?
16/01/14 18:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Christian Science Monitor | World. Victims' rights advocates say that they hope today's unprecedented grilling in Geneva of Vatican officials could be a turning point for the church's handling of abuse.

» Nigerian Anti-Gay Law Welcomed By Some Christian And Muslim Religious Leaders: 'Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act' Passed
16/01/14 18:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - The Huffington Post. NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Christian and Muslim leaders in Nigeria welcomed a controversial law that bans same-sex marriages and imposes a 14-year jail term for homosexual relations....

» Anti-Gay Laws, Attitudes Still Prevalent In Many Parts Of The World
16/01/14 18:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - The Huffington Post. While gay-rights activists celebrate gains in much of the world, their setbacks have been equally far-flung, and often sweeping in scope. In Russia, a new law against "gay prop...

» UN rights committee grills Vatican over its handling of child sex abuse - The Globe and Mail
16/01/14 18:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Telegraph.co.uk UN rights committee grills Vatican over its handling of child sex abuse The Globe and Mail The dressing down came in the unlikeliest of places, a stuffy United Nations ...

» US Presses Syrian Opposition to Send Delegation to Peace Talks - Businessweek
16/01/14 18:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. AFP US Presses Syrian Opposition to Send Delegation to Peace Talks Businessweek Jan. 16 (Bloomberg) --The U.S. increased its pressure on the fractious Syrian opposition coalition to at...

» A $5 Billion U.S. Fraud Case Against S&P Hits Critical Phase
16/01/14 18:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Businessweek.com -- Top News. A full-dress trial is unlikely; depositions will probably lead to a settlement

» How tunnels are built, used along US-Mexico border
16/01/14 18:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Science News At 4:15 p.m. EST. NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) -- As border security has tightened, drug cartels have turned to tunneling beneath the ground to avoid detection....

» Study: Chimpanzees bond over shared meals
16/01/14 18:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Science News At 4:15 p.m. EST. BERLIN (AP) -- Chimpanzees who share are chimpanzees who care, it seems....

» Air Force: 34 missile officers in cheating scandal
16/01/14 17:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 4:15 p.m. EST. WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Air Force says 34 nuclear missile launch officers have been implicated in a cheating scandal and have been stripped of their certification in what ...

» Report: Health care fraud cases hit high last year
16/01/14 17:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Health News At 3:05 p.m. EST. ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Federal prosecutors filed a record number of health care fraud cases last fiscal year, perhaps reflecting the greater emphasis the government has plac...

» Drinking linked to faster mental decline in men
16/01/14 17:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Health News At 3:05 p.m. EST. NEW YORK (AP) -- Middle-aged men risk a faster mental decline as they age if they've been drinking heavily for years, new research suggests....

» New nuke scandal: 34 officers accused of cheating
16/01/14 17:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 4:15 p.m. EST. WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a stunning setback for a nuclear missile force already beset by missteps and leadership lapses, the Air Force disclosed on Wednesday that 34 officer...

» Obama urges Senate Dems to put off Iran sanctions
16/01/14 17:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 4:15 p.m. EST. WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama implored Democratic senators Wednesday to put off new sanctions against Iran that he warned could derail delicate nuclear talks....

» Vatican comes under sharp criticism for sex abuse
16/01/14 17:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 4:15 p.m. EST. GENEVA (AP) -- The Vatican came under blistering criticism from a U.N. committee Thursday for its handling of has acknowledged there can be "no excuse" for child abuse, c...

» Anti-gay laws, attitudes hold sway in many regions
16/01/14 17:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 4:15 p.m. EST. While gay-rights activists celebrate gains in much of the world, their setbacks have been equally far-flung, and often sweeping in scope....

» For Obama, NSA review a quest for public trust
16/01/14 17:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 4:15 p.m. EST. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Faced with Edward Snowden's first leaks about the government's sweeping surveillance apparatus, President Barack Obama's message to Americans boiled do...

» Pakistan not an ally of US: Robert Gates, former US Defence Secretary - Economic Times
16/01/14 17:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-Americanism - Google News. Economic Times Pakistan not an ally of US: Robert Gates, former US Defence Secretary Economic Times ... remove safe havens on both side of the border; Pakistan needed to bet...

» Where are the voices to counter anti-Americanism? - Boston Globe
16/01/14 17:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-Americanism - Google News. Where are the voices to counter anti-Americanism ? Boston Globe The great virtue of Rolling Stone's piece on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was the way it recorded the prevalence of casu...

» Three Myths About the Taliban - Foreign Policy
16/01/14 17:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-Americanism - Google News. Three Myths About the Taliban Foreign Policy Since 2001, many myths about the Taliban have emerged, with some Taliban sympathizers in Afghanistan and Pakistan intentionally ...

» Jamaican recording artist charged in US as leader of drug trafficking ...
16/01/14 17:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from international drug trafficking organizations - Google Blog Search. "The dismantlement of this international drug trafficking organization is a great success for law enforcement, and our communities ar...

» Nigeria: Halt homophobic witch-hunt under oppressive new law
16/01/14 17:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from [Untitled]. Headline Title: Nigeria: Halt homophobic witch-hunt under oppressive new law 15 January 2014 Nigeria must immediately release the more than 10 people already arrested under a deeply oppressive ...

» Iran hangs 40 people in two weeks amid surge in executions
16/01/14 17:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from [Untitled]. Headline Title: Iran hangs 40 people in two weeks amid surge in executions 16 January 2014 Iran has carried out a total of 40 executions since the beginning of 2014, with at least 33 carried ou...

» Syria peace conference must end starvation for besieged civilians
16/01/14 17:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from [Untitled]. Headline Title: Syria peace conference must end starvation for besieged civilians 16 January 2014 The Geneva II peace conference on Syria must aim to urgently end government sieges imposed on o...

» Viable Opposition: The History of Russian Involvement in Chechnya
14/01/14 12:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks Review. mikenova shared this story from Opposition in Russia - Google Blog Search. This move to independence was strongly opposed by then- Russian President Boris Yeltsin. ...

» Natasha's Guide to the Russian Opposition - Fluent Historian
14/01/14 12:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks Review. mikenova shared this story from Opposition in Russia - Google Blog Search. One thing we Russian students can't escape hearing about the “ opposition” in Russia . Pe...

» Russia at home and abroad: past successes, future challenges
14/01/14 12:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks Review. mikenova shared this story from oD Russia. 2013 produced several foreign policy successes for President Putin, increasing Russia’s prominence on the international s...

» Lukashenka as Machiavelli
14/01/14 12:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks Review. mikenova shared this story from openDemocracy. For those who assume that the Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenka long ago lost his freedom of action vis-a-vis Mo...

» Russia’s shiny new weapons
14/01/14 12:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks Review. mikenova shared this story from openDemocracy. ‘Drones are not toys,’ says Vladimir Putin, and ‘we are not going to operate them as other countries do. It is not a ...

» Кремль вбивает клин в отношения Беларуси с НАТО - Белорусские новости
14/01/14 12:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks Review. mikenova shared this story from нато - Google News. Кремль вбивает клин в отношения Беларуси с НАТО Белорусские новости Если пользоваться исключительно официальными...

» Russia's Unpragmatic Turn in its Near Abroad: Is Putin's insecurity ... - New Eastern Europe
14/01/14 12:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks Review. mikenova shared this story from Leon Aron - Google News. Russia's Unpragmatic Turn in its Near Abroad: Is Putin's insecurity ... New Eastern Europe Leon Aron argues...

» Putin's Amnesty Is an Opening for the West
14/01/14 12:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks Review. mikenova shared this story from Latest From the Wilson Center. There are plenty of reasons to be cynical about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s motivation in anno...

» Analyst Brian Glyn Williams Discusses Volgograd Bombings on Huffington Post
14/01/14 12:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks Review. mikenova shared this story from General Items of Interest - The Jamestown Foundation. In an article for the Huffington Post, Brian Glyn Williams provides insight in...

» Russia Enters a Year of Post-Olympic Blues
14/01/14 12:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks Review. mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. Seasonal festivities have been unusually subdued in Russia this year—families at e...

» Russia’s Navy Inches Forward
14/01/14 12:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks Review. mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. Russia’s Navy entered 2014 with some small signs of progress, while the Ministry o...

» In the Shadow of Sochi: The North Caucasus in 2013
14/01/14 12:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks Review. mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. Russian officials have repeatedly complained over the last 12 months that analysts...

» RUSSIA: Iran Helps Keep Sochi Safe
14/01/14 12:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks Review. mikenova shared this story from StrategyPage.com. None

» NSA phone record collection does little to prevent terrorist attacks, group says - Washington Post
14/01/14 12:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks Review. mikenova shared this story from James R. Clapper Jr. - Google News. NSA phone record collection does little to prevent terrorist attacks, group says Washington Post...

» Spy agencies' attorney has fiercely defended surveillance programs revealed by ... - Washington Post
14/01/14 12:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks Review. mikenova shared this story from James R. Clapper Jr. - Google News. Washington Post Spy agencies' attorney has fiercely defended surveillance programs revealed by ....

» US issues travel alert for Sochi Olympics, includes warning to LGBT Americans about to visit Russia
14/01/14 12:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks Review. mikenova shared this story from Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida. BY MATTHEW LEE AP DIPLOMATIC WRITER WASHINGTON -- Americans planning to attend the Winter Olympics...

» Putin's attempt to recreate the Soviet empire is futile - Financial Times
14/01/14 12:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks Review. mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Al Jazeera America Putin's attempt to recreate the Soviet empire is futile Financial Times According to Vladimi...

» Gay and lesbian people in Russia - in pictures
14/01/14 12:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news: Russia | theguardian.com. The new law has made Aleksey, 36, and Aleksey, 37, who work in the music business and IT respectively, think of leaving their homeland: ‘If there is going to be more a...

» Kerry 'Confident' That Opposition Groups Will Attend Syria Talks
14/01/14 12:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday he was confident that Syrian opposition groups would attend peace talks in Switzerland later this month.

» Kerry, Lavrov Say Broach Ceasefire Zone for Syria
14/01/14 11:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday he and Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov discussed the possibility of organizing ceasefires in parts of Syria, Kerry said on Monday after ...

» Hungary PM to meet Russia's Putin, nuclear deal likely - Reuters
14/01/14 11:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Star Online Economic Times Hungary PM to meet Russia's Putin, nuclear deal likely Reuters Hungarian daily Nepszabadsag reported on Saturday that Hungary could soon sign a deal for...

» Putin Gets Into the 'Selfie' Game
14/01/14 11:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. <p>Though he may lack the Twitter following of his tech-obsessed Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, President Vladimir Putin was social media star over the weekend, as a "s...

» Russia's 'anti-gay' law pushes gay community into shadows - CNN
14/01/14 11:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. CNN Russia's 'anti-gay' law pushes gay community into shadows CNN Moscow, Russia (CNN) -- Pavel Petel was once an open, flamboyant bisexual man from Ukraine who built up a career as a...

» Lavrov and Kerry Meet Ahead of Syria Talks
14/01/14 11:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met in Paris on Monday with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to discuss the long-awaited Syrian peace conference, which is scheduled for next ...

» Another Bolotnaya Protester Amnestied
14/01/14 11:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The InterpreterThe Interpreter. A criminal case against opposition activist Anastasia Rybachenko who left for Estonia when faced with charges under the “Bolotnaya Case,” has been dropped. Rybac...

» US and Russia call for Syria truce - Aljazeera.com
14/01/14 11:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. BBC News US and Russia call for Syria truce Aljazeera.com During Monday's meeting in Paris, the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, said that President Bashar Al-Assad was willin...

» John Kerry's gift to Russian counterpart? Two 'impressive' Idaho potatoes - NBCNews.com (blog)
14/01/14 11:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. NBCNews.com (blog) John Kerry's gift to Russian counterpart? Two 'impressive' Idaho potatoes NBCNews.com (blog) Secretary of State John Kerry drew a chuckle from Russian Foreign Minis...

» Our Own Bin Laden
14/01/14 11:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The St. Petersburg Times. The bombings in Volgograd just before New Year\'s Eve have shown that the terrorist threat in Russia remains extremely high. Both of these attacks had been carefully prepared befo...

» Record Number of U.S. Visas Issued to Russians in 2013
14/01/14 11:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The St. Petersburg Times. A record total of about 250,000 U.S. nonimmigrant visas were issued to Russians last year, a jump of 15 percent compared to the previous record year, U.

» Russia's Olympic security to set new surveillance standard at Sochi - CBC.ca
14/01/14 11:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Stars and Stripes Russia's Olympic security to set new surveillance standard at Sochi CBC.ca The warnings are based partly on the work of two Russian investigative journalists who unc...

» Why Western Outrage Could Make Things Worse For Russia's Gays - Business Insider
14/01/14 11:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Business Insider Why Western Outrage Could Make Things Worse For Russia's Gays Business Insider There's no doubt a Western backlash was justified, but a bigger, more worrying question...

» 27 Nobel laureates join Sir Ian McKellen to protest over Russia's gay ... - The Independent
14/01/14 11:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Independent 27 Nobel laureates join Sir Ian McKellen to protest over Russia's gay ... The Independent Some 27 Nobel laureates from the fields of science and the arts are demanding...

» Russia expels US journalist David Satter without explanation
14/01/14 11:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news: Russia | theguardian.com. Moscow authorities ban writer from the country in first expulsion explusion of US journalist since the cold war Russia has expelled a US journalist living in Moscow fo...

» Russia expels US journalist David Satter without explanation - The Guardian
14/01/14 11:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Guardian Russia expels US journalist David Satter without explanation The Guardian Russia has expelled a US journalist living in Moscow for the first time since the cold war, in a...

» US journalist David Satter on his expulsion from Russia: 'I was told my presence was undesirable' - video
14/01/14 11:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news: Russia | theguardian.com. David Satter, a US correspondent for Radio Free Europe, describes the moment he was expelled from Russia without explanation Luke Harding Phil Maynard Download video: ...

» Russia bans US journalist in cold war echo
14/01/14 11:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe News. Ban for Satter, the Financial Times’ first resident Moscow correspondent from 1976 to 1982, is likely to raise ratchet up international concerns about media freedoms

» US concerned about Iran-Russia oil deal - Aljazeera.com
14/01/14 11:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Telegraph.co.uk US concerned about Iran- Russia oil deal Aljazeera.com The US White House has raised concerns about a recent report that Iran and Russia are negotiating an oil-for-goo...

» American journalist David Satter kicked out of Russia - CNN
14/01/14 11:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. CNN American journalist David Satter kicked out of Russia CNN (CNN) -- Russia has expelled American journalist and author David Satter, a former Moscow correspondent for the Financial...

» Russian HIV Surge Shows Scourge Sochi Swagger Can't Mask - Bloomberg
14/01/14 11:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Bloomberg Russian HIV Surge Shows Scourge Sochi Swagger Can't Mask Bloomberg A drug user prepares a batch of krokodil in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg. The homemade concoction is ...

» 27 Nobel Laureates Protest Russian 'Gay Propaganda' Law
14/01/14 11:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Twenty-seven Some 27 Nobel laureates and British actor Ian McKellen have written an open letter to Russian President Vladmir Putin urging him to repeal a law seen as disc...

» Russia refuses visa to U.S. journalist David Satter; writer banned from country for 5 years
14/01/14 11:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe News: News and Headlines from Europe - The Washington Post. MOSCOW — Russia has refused to allow a U.S. journalist and writer to return to Moscow, an indication that authorities are clamping down on...

» 27 Nobel Laureates Ask Putin to Abolish Anti-Gay Legislation
14/01/14 11:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. A group of Nobel laureates has asked President Vladimir Putin in an open letter to revoke Russia's "gay propaganda" law that critics say has led to increased persecution of ga...

» Russia expels U.S. journalist critical of Putin
14/01/14 11:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has barred a U.S. journalist who is A U.S. journalist and author critical of President Vladimir Putin for five years, says he has been barred from Russia, a m...

» Puerto Rico teachers launch two-day strike
14/01/14 11:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from MiamiHerald.com: Home Page. Hundreds of teachers in Puerto Rico have gathered with tambourines, cowbells and bullhorns outside public schools across the island as they launch a two-day strike to protest ch...

» Family of slain US executive ends Puerto Rico suit - San Francisco Chronicle
14/01/14 11:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from crime in puerto rico 2011 - Google News. Family of slain US executive ends Puerto Rico suit San Francisco Chronicle SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The widow of a New Jersey bank executive who was shot ...

» Miranda named PR Justice secretary
14/01/14 10:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean Business. Miranda named PR Justice secretary Gov. Alejandro García Padilla has tapped César Miranda to head the Justice Depar ... Emergency passport office opens in SJ Issued: January 13, 2014 Th...

» Puerto Rico Lags in Federal Funding
14/01/14 10:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico Report. The Atlantic  magazine suggested in a recent article , that although there is a “separate but equal” attitude toward Puerto Rico, the truth is that Puerto Rico may be separa...

» Congressional Leaders Propose Puerto Rico Status Plebiscite Authorization by Saturday
14/01/14 10:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico Report. The leaders of both parties of Congress’ appropriations committees tonight proposed Federal authorization for a plebiscite in Puerto Rico on the territory’s ultimate status ...

» 6.5-quake shakes Puerto Rico's northern coast - Business Standard
13/01/14 21:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico business - Google News. IBNLive 6.5-quake shakes Puerto Rico's northern coast Business Standard A strong earthquake out to sea has shaken Puerto Rico's northern coast, causing minor damage in s...

» PUERTO RICO CARIBBEAN Massive 6 5 EARTHQUAKE!! Cause Some damage 1 13 14
13/01/14 21:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Videos matching: puerto rico news. PUERTO RICO CARIBBEAN Massive 6 5 EARTHQUAKE!! Cause Some damage 1 13 14 WE REPORT AND YOU DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH THE INFO AND VISIT NEWS CHANNEL 428 HOME PAGE AND CHECK ...

» ALERT NEWS Earthquake Hits Puerto Rico
13/01/14 20:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Videos matching: puerto rico news. ALERT NEWS Earthquake Hits Puerto Rico WE REPORT AND YOU DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH THE INFO AND VISIT NEWS CHANNEL 428 HOME PAGE AND CHECK THE ABOUT BUTTON and Subscribe .. ...

» ALERT NEWS Earthquake Hits Puerto Rico
13/01/14 20:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Videos matching: puerto rico news. ALERT NEWS Earthquake Hits Puerto Rico WE REPORT AND YOU DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH THE INFO AND VISIT NEWS CHANNEL 428 HOME PAGE AND CHECK THE ABOUT BUTTON and Subscribe .. ...

» Massive 6.5 EARTHQUAKE!! just struck CARIBBEAN PUERTO RICO; Damage 1.12.14 See 'DESCRIPTION'
13/01/14 20:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Videos matching: puerto rico. Massive 6.5 EARTHQUAKE!! just struck CARIBBEAN PUERTO RICO; Damage 1.12.14 See 'DESCRIPTION' http://www.harvestarmy.org - - SUBSCRIBE FOR PREDICTIONS THAT MAY AFFECT YOU - - [...

» PUERTO RICO CARIBBEAN Massive 6.5 EARTHQUAKE!! Cause Some damage 1.13.14
13/01/14 20:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Videos matching: puerto rico. PUERTO RICO CARIBBEAN Massive 6.5 EARTHQUAKE!! Cause Some damage 1.13.14 http://www.harvestarmy.org - - SUBSCRIBE FOR PREDICTIONS THAT MAY AFFECT YOU - - [Stay abreast for fur...

» Puerto Rico's primary focus is our economy - The Hill (blog)
13/01/14 20:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico statehood - Google News. Puerto Rico's primary focus is our economy The Hill (blog) Instead of joining us in addressing these very important issues that dictate the quality of life on our islan...

» Representative Proposes Alternatives for Puerto Rico in Federal Tax Reform Bills
13/01/14 20:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico Report. Puerto Rico’s representative to the Federal government, Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi (statehood party/D), late yesterday proposed alternatives for Puerto Rico’s treatment in a ...

» Fantasy Island Revisited
13/01/14 20:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico Report. Juan Hernandez Mayoral, head of Puerto Rico’s Federal Affairs Administration, has written a post on the Website of  The Hill , a newspaper for the congressional community, asking ...

» “Commonwealth” Economy Continued to Shrink in 2013 and is Expected to in 2014
13/01/14 20:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico Report. Puerto Rico’s economy starts 2014 significantly worse off than it began 2013 — continuing many years of deterioration. 2014 commences during the eighth year of an economy that has shrun...

» U.S. Senate Drops Federal Insular Budget Report Requirement; Governor Objected
13/01/14 20:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico Report. The U.S. Senate committee with general responsibility for the U.S.’ territories has excluded Puerto Rico from legislation  that would require a Federal evaluation of the Government of P...

» Police say bones stolen at Puerto Rico graveyard - Washington Post
13/01/14 20:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico news - Google News. Police say bones stolen at Puerto Rico graveyard Washington Post SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Police in Puerto Rico say graveyard vandals have stolen bones from at least fo...

» The scary thing about Puerto Rico's population: It's leaving the island for good - Quartz
13/01/14 20:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico - Google News. La prensa Latin American Herald Tribune The scary thing about Puerto Rico's population: It's leaving the island for good Quartz After growing gradually (but at a slowing pace) up...

» Global Recession Hits Puerto Rico Hard - NPR
13/01/14 20:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico - Google News. Global Recession Hits Puerto Rico Hard NPR The island is paying nearly 10 percent interest on its bonds to attract reluctant investors. And some credit-rating analysts are saying...

» In Puerto Rico, ditching sun and sand for a day in the caves - Washington Post
13/01/14 20:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico - Google News. Washington Post In Puerto Rico , ditching sun and sand for a day in the caves Washington Post At our tour guide's mention of scorpion spiders, an uneasy murmur rippled through th...

» Spain Orders Extradition Of Puerto Rican Woman Wanted In US For Hiring Hitman - Fox News Latino
13/01/14 20:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico - Google News. Spain Orders Extradition Of Puerto Rican Woman Wanted In US For Hiring Hitman Fox News Latino MADRID (AP) – A Spanish court on Friday ordered the extradition of a Puerto Rican wo...

» Homicide rate drops again in Puerto Rico - Herald Sun
13/01/14 20:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico - Google News. Homicide rate drops again in Puerto Rico Herald Sun PUERTO Rico closed 2013 with 883 homicides, a figure 12.1 per cent lower than in 2012 and the second straight annual decrease ...

» Puerto Rico's Population Continues Rapid Decline - U.S. News & World Report (blog)
13/01/14 20:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico - Google News. U.S. News & World Report (blog) Puerto Rico's Population Continues Rapid Decline U.S. News & World Report (blog) Puerto Rico's population is on a steady decline, and its ...

» Venezuela's Maduro to propose Puerto Rico as Celac member - El Universal
13/01/14 20:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico - Google News. El Universal Venezuela's Maduro to propose Puerto Rico as Celac member El Universal Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is to propose the inclusion of Puerto Rico in the Com...

» Puerto Rico Takes a Page from Argentina's Playbook - The ...
13/01/14 20:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico - Google Blog Search. At the same time it was reforming its pension plans for teachers, Puerto Rico was also borrowing money from its own public employee retirement funds to plug a hole in its ...

» Forbes' Puerto Rico Post That Pissed Off Island's Senate President
13/01/14 20:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico - Google Blog Search. A ridiculous debt level, high unemployment, a workforce that lives off entitlements, etc. Granted, McDonald comes across as a bit of a superior snob in his characterizatio...

» Young People Abandon Puerto Rico - The American Interest
13/01/14 20:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico - Google Blog Search. Puerto Rico now has another problem on top of its ravaged finances and poor credit rating: citizens are fleeing the island in droves. Since the year 2000, Puerto Rico has ...

» Puerto Rico's Problems Are About More Than Money
13/01/14 20:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico - Google Blog Search. In many ways that conversation with my mother reminds me a lot of Puerto Rico . The island receives more than US$20 billion a year in federal funds, with the largest porti...

» Maduro: Free Puerto Rico will be independent | Systemic Capital.com
13/01/14 20:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico - Google Blog Search. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is to propose the inclusion of Puerto Rico in the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) in the next meeting to be he...

» Strong offshore quake causes minor damage in Puerto Rico
13/01/14 20:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico. Agencia EFE San Juan, Jan 13 (EFE).- A magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck early Monday off the northern coast of Puerto Rico and was felt throughout the island, but caused only minor damage. The ...

» Puerto Rico policewoman accused of shoplifting - WRAL.com
13/01/14 20:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rican community in new york - Google News. WKRC TV Cincinnati Puerto Rico policewoman accused of shoplifting WRAL.com SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Authorities in Puerto Rico have arrested a female state ...

» Yields on Puerto Rico Debt Hit High - Wall Street Journal
13/01/14 20:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rican community in new york - Google News. Yields on Puerto Rico Debt Hit High Wall Street Journal Yields on Puerto Rico's $70 billion worth of debt, which is held by many small investors through mu...

» Shallow 6.5-magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Puerto Rico ...
13/01/14 20:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rican community in new york - Google Blog Search. WASHINGTON — An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck north of Puerto Rico on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It said the quake, initially ......

» Puerto Ricans Flock North Away From Battered Economy
13/01/14 20:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PR Economy and Business News Review. http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304173704579262390542968318 Exodus in Past Decade Was the Largest Since the 1950s By Arian Campo-Flores connect Jan....

» Spanish court backs Puerto Rican's extradition - KSWO
13/01/14 20:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from political status of puerto rico - Google News. Spanish court backs Puerto Rican's extradition KSWO MADRID (AP) - A Spanish court on Friday ordered the extradition of a Puerto Rican woman wanted by U.S. fed...

» Make Puerto Rico the 51st state - The Hill (blog)
13/01/14 20:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from political status of puerto rico - Google News. Make Puerto Rico the 51st state The Hill (blog) For 520 years, Puerto Rico has been a colony, of Spain first and of The United States since 1898. It is the ol...

» Bones Stolen From Puerto Rico Graveyard - Huffington Post
13/01/14 20:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from political status of puerto rico - Google News. Guardian Liberty Voice Bones Stolen From Puerto Rico Graveyard Huffington Post SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police in Puerto Rico say graveyard vandals ...

» Fantasy Island Revisited | Puerto Rico Report
13/01/14 20:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from political status of puerto rico - Google Blog Search. The Democratic and Republican leaders of the committee responsible for the status of territories recently wrote to Puerto Rico's political leaders reit...

» The Wall Street Guy Who Wrote Forbes Piece About Puerto Rico Still ...
13/01/14 20:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from political status of puerto rico - Google Blog Search. Our point is a simple one: Do Larry McDonald and others who are now pushing for short-term profits off of the island's crisis actually care enough to d...

» Secretario de Justicia de Puerto Rico se despide de empleados de departamento
13/01/14 20:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RSS for Alejandro. El exsecretario del Departamento de Justicia, Luis Sánchez Betances, que dimitió del cargo por su intervención durante el arresto de un amigo, envió una carta de despedida a los empleado...

» César Miranda es el nuevo secretario de Justicia de Puerto Rico
13/01/14 20:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RSS for Alejandro. César Miranda fue nombrado hoy secretario de Justicia de Puerto Rico en sustitución de su antecesor, Luis Sánchez Betances, quien dimitió tras verse envuelto en un escándalo derivado de ...

» Puerto Rico Earthquake Measuring 6.4 Strikes; No Injuries Reported
13/01/14 20:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico Newswire. ... and building damage, no one reported injuries or major property damage Monday. "The damages have been minor," Puerto Rico's emergency management agency spokesman Carlos Acevedo sa...

» Hungary PM to meet Russia's Putin, nuclear deal likely
13/01/14 20:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News - Selected Feeds Review. BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Moscow on Tuesday, the Kremlin said on Monday, and a d...

» Miranda named PR Justice secretary
13/01/14 20:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News Review. Miranda named PR Justice secretary Gov. Alejandro García Padilla has tapped César Miranda to head the Justice Depar ... Emergency passport office opens in SJ Issued: January 13, 20...

» Strong offshore quake causes minor damage in Puerto Rico
13/01/14 20:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News Review. Agencia EFE San Juan, Jan 13 (EFE).- A magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck early Monday off the northern coast of Puerto Rico and was felt throughout the island, but caused only minor ...

» Quake among strongest to shake PR
13/01/14 20:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean Business. Quake among strongest to shake PR A strong earthquake out to sea that shook Puerto Rico early Monday is one of the ... PR remains on SpaceX’s launch radar Puerto Rico could still land a...

» 78 DRONES
13/01/14 20:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News Review. 78 DRONES 288 Puente roto Gloria Ruiz Kuilan 270 Fufi Santori 7941 2707 This post has been generated by Page2RSS

» 6.4-quake shakes Puerto Rico, causing minor damage
13/01/14 20:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico Newswire. ... brands, has agreed to be acquired by Japan's Suntory Holdings Ltd. for approximately $13.62 billion. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - A strong earthquake out to sea that shook Puerto ...

» Puerto Rico shook up by 6.4 earthquake, minor damage reported
13/01/14 14:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico Newswire. A strong earthquake out to sea that shook Puerto Rico early Monday is one of the largest to hit the U.S. territory in recent years, cracking floors and causing some power outages, but...

» Viable Opposition: The History of Russian Involvement in Chechnya
13/01/14 14:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Opposition in Russia - Google Blog Search. This move to independence was strongly opposed by then- Russian President Boris Yeltsin. After accusations of corruption by Russia , on November 26, 1994, domesti...

» Natasha's Guide to the Russian Opposition - Fluent Historian
13/01/14 14:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Opposition in Russia - Google Blog Search. One thing we Russian students can't escape hearing about the “ opposition” in Russia . People in the field talk about it all the time. Journalists talk about the ...

» ‘Yaroslavl – graveyard of the Russian spring’
13/01/14 14:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from openDemocracy. When Yevgeny Urlashov became the democratically elected mayor of Yaroslavl, the tourist city on the Volga, he described it as the ‘birthplace of the Russian spring.’ A year later, Urlashov i...

» Russia at home and abroad: past successes, future challenges
13/01/14 14:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from oD Russia. 2013 produced several foreign policy successes for President Putin, increasing Russia’s prominence on the international stage. At home, the Volgograd suicide attacks brought the year to a sad an...

» Lukashenka as Machiavelli
13/01/14 14:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from openDemocracy. For those who assume that the Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenka long ago lost his freedom of action vis-a-vis Moscow, his recent bout of assertive behaviour was unexpected. It delivered...

» Russia’s shiny new weapons
13/01/14 14:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from openDemocracy. ‘Drones are not toys,’ says Vladimir Putin, and ‘we are not going to operate them as other countries do. It is not a video game.’ Maybe so, but military men the world over love their hardwar...

» Кремль вбивает клин в отношения Беларуси с НАТО - Белорусские новости
13/01/14 14:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from нато - Google News. Кремль вбивает клин в отношения Беларуси с НАТО Белорусские новости Если пользоваться исключительно официальными сообщениями, то может сложиться впечатление, что в отличие от прежних вр...

» Russia's Unpragmatic Turn in its Near Abroad: Is Putin's insecurity ... - New Eastern Europe
13/01/14 14:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Leon Aron - Google News. Russia's Unpragmatic Turn in its Near Abroad: Is Putin's insecurity ... New Eastern Europe Leon Aron argues, in his conceptualisation of the Putin doctrine, that the reestablishmen...

» Putin's Amnesty Is an Opening for the West
13/01/14 14:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest From the Wilson Center. There are plenty of reasons to be cynical about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s motivation in announcing an amnesty last month for more than 20,000 prisoners, including th...

» Even In Snowden-Friendly Brazil, Asylum May Be 'Bridge Too Far'
13/01/14 14:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest From the Wilson Center. Lourdes Garcia-Navarro - NPR , 01/08/2013 Should they or shouldn't they? That's the question Brazilians are asking themselves after Edward Snowden's " open letter " lauding B...

» Analyst Brian Glyn Williams Discusses Volgograd Bombings on Huffington Post
13/01/14 14:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from General Items of Interest - The Jamestown Foundation. In an article for the Huffington Post, Brian Glyn Williams provides insight into the motivations behind the recent twin Volgograd suicide bombings.

» Russia Enters a Year of Post-Olympic Blues
13/01/14 14:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. Seasonal festivities have been unusually subdued in Russia this year—families at every income level and of any ethnic composition are finding it difficult ...

» Russia’s Navy Inches Forward
13/01/14 14:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. Russia’s Navy entered 2014 with some small signs of progress, while the Ministry of Defense faces significant challenges centered on the development of the...

» In the Shadow of Sochi: The North Caucasus in 2013
13/01/14 14:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. Russian officials have repeatedly complained over the last 12 months that analysts in both Russia and the West will link, appropriately or not, everything ...

» Spy Book
13/01/14 14:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Intelligence Analysis and Reporting. Title:                      Spy Book Author:                  Norman Polmar Polmar, Norman (1997, 2004), and Thomas B. Allen, foreword by Nigel West. Spy Book: The Ency...

» Espionage The Greatest Spy Operations
13/01/14 14:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Intelligence Analysis and Reporting. Title:                      E s p ionage Author:                  Ernest Volkman Volkman, Ernest (1995). Espionage: The Greatest Spy Operations of the Twentieth Century...

» CIA’s Secret Operations
13/01/14 14:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Intelligence Analysis and Reporting. Title:                      CIA’s Secret Operations Author:                  Harry A. Rositzke Rositzke, Harry August (1988). CIA’s Secret Operations: Espio...

» Taliban Commanders Reportedly Targeted in Pakistan
13/01/14 14:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. The killing this week of an Afghan Taliban leader in Pakistan is focusing attention on a spate of recent killings of Taliban leaders inside Pakistan, with recriminations coming from war...

» RUSSIA: Iran Helps Keep Sochi Safe
13/01/14 14:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from StrategyPage.com. None

» NSA phone record collection does little to prevent terrorist attacks, group says - Washington Post
13/01/14 14:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from James R. Clapper Jr. - Google News. NSA phone record collection does little to prevent terrorist attacks, group says Washington Post Director of National Intelligence James R . Clapper Jr . calls that the ...

» Spy agencies' attorney has fiercely defended surveillance programs revealed by ... - Washington Post
13/01/14 14:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from James R. Clapper Jr. - Google News. Washington Post Spy agencies' attorney has fiercely defended surveillance programs revealed by ... Washington Post But others said Litt's abrasive tendencies — and...

» Russian Arms Exporter Denies Links to Greece Bribe Scandal
13/01/14 14:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. Russia's state arms exporter denied Sunday any involvement in a multi-million dollar corruption scandal in Greece related to arms sales that led to the arrest of a former top defense of...

» Navy SEAL from "Lone Survivor" Sets This Journalist Straight on What It Means to Protect America
13/01/14 14:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation. Movie critics have called “Lone Survivor” the best war-time movie since “Saving Private Ryan.” The film R...

» Critical voices to speak out needed ahead of Sochi 2014, claims gay Premier ... - Insidethegames.biz
13/01/14 14:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from gay puerto rico - Google News. Critical voices to speak out needed ahead of Sochi 2014, claims gay Premier ... Insidethegames.biz In 2012 Puerto Rican Orlando Cruz, who competed at Sydney 2000, became the ...

» did an anti-gay pastor threaten the governor of puerto rico?
13/01/14 14:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from gay puerto rico - Google Blog Search. Jorge Raschke, a pentecostal pastor in Puerto RIco who is well known for his opinions on many subjects including his vehement opposition to full equality for LGBT Puer...

» US issues travel alert for Sochi Olympics, includes warning to LGBT Americans about to visit Russia
13/01/14 14:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida. BY MATTHEW LEE AP DIPLOMATIC WRITER WASHINGTON -- Americans planning to attend the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, should be vigilant about their security due to pot...

» US relations with Russia face critical tests in 2014 as Putin, Obama fail to ... - Washington Post
12/01/14 21:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Washington Post US relations with Russia face critical tests in 2014 as Putin , Obama fail to ... Washington Post Putin , on the other hand, appears to discern a threat in nearly every...

» Putin's amnesty is an opening for the West - CNN (blog)
12/01/14 21:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Putin's amnesty is an opening for the West CNN (blog) Editor's note: Matthew Rojansky is the director of the Kennan Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. T...

» Putin's attempt to recreate the Soviet empire is futile - Financial Times
12/01/14 21:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Al Jazeera America Putin's attempt to recreate the Soviet empire is futile Financial Times According to Vladimir Putin , the “Eurasian Union” that the Kremlin hopes to forge with two o...

» Владимир Путин реализует программу своего третьего президентского срока - Российская Газета
12/01/14 21:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. Российская Газета Владимир П ...

» Pussy Riot pair visit court in show of solidarity with anti-Putin protesters - The Guardian
12/01/14 21:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. The Guardian Pussy Riot pair visit court in show of solidarity with anti- Putin protesters The Guardian The eight people in the dock had been arrested following clashes between protest...

» 7 Theories of Why Putin Freed Khodorkovsky - Global Voices Online
12/01/14 21:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Global Voices Online 7 Theories of Why Putin Freed Khodorkovsky Global Voices Online Andrey Illarionov is a former economic advisor to Vladimir Putin , a libertarian senior fellow at t...

» Евгений Чичваркин: Путин – гомофоб, и все его окружение – гомофобы - Телеканал ДОЖДЬ
12/01/14 21:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. Московский комсомолец Евген ...

» Андрей Илларионов: Путин освободил Ходорковского в обмен на $98 млрд - Новый Регион
12/01/14 21:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. Новый Регион Андрей Илларион ...

» Путин призвал прокуроров к бескомпромиссной борьбе с коррупцией, терроризмом и экстремизмом - НТВ.ru
12/01/14 21:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. НТВ.ru Путин призвал прокуроров...

» Western conservatives' fascination with Putin: a backlash from long demonization - The Voice of Russia
12/01/14 21:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Kyiv Post Western conservatives' fascination with Putin : a backlash from long demonization The Voice of Russia A recent opinion piece on Al Jazeera's website, suggesting the possibili...

» Russia's Orthodox Church, which is closely linked to Vladimir Putin, calls for ... - Daily Mail
12/01/14 21:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Daily Mail Russia's Orthodox Church, which is closely linked to Vladimir Putin , calls for ... Daily Mail The spokesman for the church - which is seen as close to Putin - said Russia s...

» Freeing few so many can live in Hell: Putin's Sochi bait and switch and ... - Bellona
12/01/14 21:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Kyiv Post Freeing few so many can live in Hell: Putin's Sochi bait and switch and ... Bellona This week, 72 hours before the one-month-countdown to the opening ceremonies at the Sochi ...

» Putin's Oil Slick | foreignpolicy - Iranian
12/01/14 21:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Business Insider Putin's Oil Slick | foreignpolicy Iranian Russia has apparently barged into America's nuclear negotiations with Iran, and is threatening to undermine the U.S.-led sanc...

» World goes cool on Putin games - New Zealand Herald
12/01/14 21:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. World goes cool on Putin games New Zealand Herald Sochi is on the cusp of hosting one of the least loved winter Olympic Games. Threats of terrorism attacks, anti-gay legislation and po...

» Danger lurking in Sochi, despite what Putin says - Toledo Blade
12/01/14 21:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Kyiv Post Danger lurking in Sochi, despite what Putin says Toledo Blade Streets empty of people and full of slogans, parking lots full of empty tourist buses, and hundreds of police by...

» Putin Speaks to Iran's Rouhani About Nuclear Deal - The Moscow Times
12/01/14 21:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Channel News Asia Putin Speaks to Iran's Rouhani About Nuclear Deal The Moscow Times President Vladimir Putin spoke with his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, by telephone to discus...

» Kerry Remembers His Friend 'Arik'
12/01/14 21:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The Here is the full text of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's statement on the death of Ariel Sharon, as released by the Department of State: "Ariel Sharon's journey was Israel’s Isra...

» World Leaders Mark Loss of Ariel Sharon
12/01/14 21:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Many world leaders have paid tribute to Ariel Sharon's significant role in Israeli history, and his critics also are speaking out. U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, sent...

» Public Remembrance, Private Funeral for Israel's Ariel Sharon
12/01/14 21:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Israel will hold a state memorial service followed by a private funeral Monday for former prime minister Ariel Sharon.Mr. Sharon died Saturday at age 85. He spent the last eight years of ...

» Putin's Rearguard Battle
12/01/14 21:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Opinion. Russia's recent diplomatic successes in Syria and Iran, together with foreign-policy missteps by U.S. President Barack Obama, have emboldened President Vladimir Putin in his drive...

» FBI Sending Dozens of Agents to Russia to Strengthen Security at Winter Olympics
12/01/14 21:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is dispatching several dozen agents to Russia to help with security during the Sochi Winter Olympics, the FBI's head has announced.

» El Drone: Correa presents ‘surprise’ Ecuadorian UAV
12/01/14 21:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RT - Daily news. “We have pleasant surprises… Whether you believe it or not, we are already producing unmanned aircraft,” Correa told the Ecuadorians, speaking on local television on Saturday. The prototyp...

» Russia ramps up security before Olympics
12/01/14 21:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Russia ramps up security before Olympics The Russian government ramps up security around Sochi in preparation for the Winter Olympics. From: CNNInternational Views: 0 0 ratings...

» Brazil Tries a Softer Approach to Crime
12/01/14 21:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Rio de Janerio is training police to be more civil in effort to combat the force's reputation for brutality, ahead of World Cup

» Body of Israel's Ariel Sharon lies in state
12/01/14 21:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines. JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of Israelis lined up outside Israel's parliament building on Sunday to pay their last respects. respects to Ariel Sharon, the hard-chargi...

» Robert Gates, the 22nd U.S. secretary of defense, writes in his new book that, o...
12/01/14 21:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Wall Street Journal's Facebook Wall. Robert Gates, the 22nd U.S. secretary of defense, writes in his new book that, on the question of Afghanistan, President Obama was caught between his generals' ...

» Ariel Sharon in the Journal
12/01/14 21:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: Opinion. Excerpts from the late prime minister's opinion pieces over the years.

» French President's Girlfriend Hospitalized
12/01/14 21:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: What's News Europe. President François Hollande's girlfriend, Valérie Trierweiler, was hospitalized following the publication of allegations about the French leader's relationship with another...

» Editorial: Ariel Sharon’s vision for Israel remains unfulfilled
12/01/14 21:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Post Editorials: Latest Editorial and Editorial Archive. ARIEL SHARON’s life spanned the trajectory of Israel’s history, from a boyhood on a secular, collective farm in the days of the British m...

» The Spy Who Clothed Me
12/01/14 21:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME.com: Top Stories. The Spy Who Clothed Me

» Remembering Ariel Sharon
12/01/14 21:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME.com: Top Stories. A look back at the life of the former Israeli PM

» Angela Merkel’s pelvis: Dangerous even at low speed
12/01/14 21:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Economist: Europe. ANGELA MERKEL, the German chancellor, and her husband, Joachim Sauer, usually spend their Christmas holidays in Pontresina, a Swiss hamlet near St Moritz. She likes to go cross-count...

» Winter Olympics: Russia arrests five 'terror suspects' month before start of Sochi Games
12/01/14 21:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - Europe RSS Feed. Five terror suspects have been detained in one of Russia's North Caucasus provinces as the country's security agencies were scrambling to uproot any potential threat to the Sochi Games.

» Insight: War Turns Syria Into Major Amphetamines Producer, Consumer
12/01/14 21:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Syria has become a major amphetamines exporter and consumer as the trauma of the country's brutal civil war fuels demand and the breakdown in order creates opportunity for producers.

» Decision on Yukos Assets in Biggest-Ever Business Suit Looms
12/01/14 20:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Businessman Leonid Nevzlin said that he would continue a $100 billion legal battle with the Russian government over the assets of defunct oil firm Yukos, in contrast to his fo...

» International Education: Respected Russian University Feels Kremlin’s Scrutiny
12/01/14 20:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Several professors at the Higher School of Economics are under investigation for allegedly breaking laws to lobby on behalf of the former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky.     &nb...

» U.S. Issues Travel Warning Amid New Sochi Terror Threats
12/01/14 20:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The St. Petersburg Times. The U.S. State Department has issued a terrorism alert for Americans traveling to Sochi for the Winter Olympics and Paralympics as security threats continue to emerge in southern ...

» Insane Clown Posse Sues FBI For Targeting Fans
12/01/14 20:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News. Fans of the band Insane Clown Posse, known as Juggalos, were classified as a gang by the FBI in 2011. Now the band and four fans have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice and the FBI. NP...

» Ariel Sharon: legacy of division
12/01/14 20:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comment is free | theguardian.com. It is tantalising to speculate that the illness of a man who had spent so much of his life at war may have robbed the region of its greatest chance for peace For Palestin...

» Robert Gates says he's at peace, but in his new memoir, his duty seems to weigh ... - Washington Post
12/01/14 20:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Washington Post Robert Gates says he's at peace, but in his new memoir, his duty seems to weigh ... Washington Post Former secretary of defense Robert Gates wrote his memoir R...

» Robert Gates' "Duty"
12/01/14 20:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. In his first network TV interview since his memoir's release, the ex-defense secretary talks talks about war under two presidents presidents, being micromanaged, and an "egotistical" Co...

» Pot stocks are hot on Wall Street
12/01/14 20:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - Video. The business of legal marijuana is booming in Colorado - and investors are catching a contact high. Alison Kosik reports.

» Robert Gates defends memoir
12/01/14 19:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - Video. CBS "Sunday Morning" talks to former Defense Secretary Robert Gates about his tell-all book.

» DEA, U.S Attorneys Secretly Met with Drug Cartels in Mexico to ...
12/01/14 19:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from international drug trafficking organizations - Google Blog Search. U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) agents and U.S Attorneys held secret meetings with drug trafficking organizations , especially the Sina...

» Sochi Visitors Warned Amid Threats
12/01/14 19:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. The U.S. State Department has issued a terrorism alert for Americans traveling to Sochi for the Winter Olympics and Paralympics as security threats continue to emerge in south...

» Guatemala Nabs Cocaine-Laden Plane From Venezuela
12/01/14 19:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Guatemalan authorities have found half a tonne of cocaine on a plane from Venezuela in the latest high-profile drugs haul in the region, authorities said on Sunday.       &n...

» Vladimir Putin’s attack on homosexuality is shattering the lives of Russians
12/01/14 19:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - Europe RSS Feed. Nikita Guryanov, a high-school student in Moscow, has been dubbed a “propagandist”. But what is the hateful doctrine that he is spreading? He summed it up best in his YouTube show: “No m...

» ArtsBeat: Gary Shteyngart Offers Some Jokes, Some Self-Analysis
10/01/14 15:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Arts. Mr. Shteyngart was at St. Joseph’s College in Brooklyn on Wednesday to promote his new memoir, “Little Failure.”

» Books of The Times: Masha Gessen’s ‘Words Will Break Cement’
10/01/14 15:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Arts. In “Words Will Break Cement,” Masha Gessen explores the impact of the Russian musical activist group Pussy Riot.

» Coordinates: Designing the Next Wave of Computer Chips
10/01/14 15:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Technology. Scientists are looking for new ways to make computer chips and investigating materials that can self-assemble.

» Movie Review: ‘In Bloom,’ on Two Young Girls Growing Up in Tbilisi
10/01/14 15:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Arts. “In Bloom,” Georgia’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, tracks the lives of two girls in Tbilisi in 1992, during the newly independent country’s civil war.

» Op-Ed Columnist: The War Over Poverty
10/01/14 15:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Opinion. On its 50th birthday, the movement to aid the poor has a lot of progress to celebrate.        

» More U.S. Economists See Half-Full Glass
10/01/14 15:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Home Page. A smaller trade deficit, increased consumer spending and a surging stock market contributed to a revised outlook for United States growth.        

» Obama Seeks Balance in Plan for Spy Programs
10/01/14 15:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Home Page. President Obama is trying to navigate what advisers call a middle course that will satisfy protesting national security agencies while tamping down criticism by civil liberties advocate...

» After Being Indicted, Diplomat Is Allowed to Leave the Country
10/01/14 15:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Home Page. Devyani Khobragade, an Indian diplomat, was indicted on charges of visa fraud and making false statements in connection with her treatment of a domestic worker.        

» Santiago Journal: A Chilean Dictator’s Secret Book Collection: Heavy on Napoleon, Light on Fiction
10/01/14 15:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Books. General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, known for his brutal 17-year rule, amassed about 50,000 volumes for his private library, using public money.        

» Movie Review: Bruce Ramsay Condenses ‘Hamlet’
10/01/14 15:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Arts. Bruce Ramsay’s “Hamlet” is set in an upper-class, buttoned-down home in postwar London.

» National Briefing | Midwest: Indiana: Measure Seeks to Put Gay-Marriage Ban in Constitution
10/01/14 15:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Politics. A House Republican has introduced a measure to put Indiana’s ban on gay marriage in the state Constitution.        

» Bits Blog: Gmail Plans to Allow Google Plus Users to Send Anyone an Email
10/01/14 15:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Technology. A change to Gmail that would allow people to use Google Plus to send emails even if they do not know the recipient’s email address provoked criticism from people who said they did not ...

» Increasing Nuclear Security
10/01/14 07:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Editorials. An approaching nuclear summit meeting can do more to keep the world safe.

» Indian Diplomat Flies Home After Indictment in U.S.
10/01/14 07:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > New York. Devyani Khobragade’s return to India represented a possible resolution of a case that has harmed U.S. ties with New Delhi.

» Google links social network contacts to Gmail - Telegraph.co.uk
10/01/14 07:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Sci/Tech - Google News. Telegraph.co.uk Google links social network contacts to Gmail Telegraph.co.uk Google has announced a new integration between its social network, Google+, and its email service, Gmai...

» Snowden downloaded 1.7M files, Pentagon report concludes - Philly.com
10/01/14 06:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Philly.com Snowden downloaded 1.7M files, Pentagon report concludes Philly.com Edward Snowden last year in Russia. A House leader said his actions "are likely to have lethal cons...

» Cuomo's Medical Marijuana Plan: The Mystery Deepens
10/01/14 06:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Forbes - Op/Ed. Activists who were hoping to hear more information about New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's medical marijuana plan in yesterday's State of the State speech instead got less, t...

» Indian diplomat granted immunity in US
10/01/14 06:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from US news. Devyani Khobragade, India’s deputy consul general in New York, has been indicted by a federal jury on fraud charges but has left the US and was granted immunity

» Starved and beaten 'slave' man is adopted son of UK's top anti-slavery expert
10/01/14 06:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News - Latest breaking UK news. Nick Kinsella, the former head of the UK's Human Trafficking Centre, had no idea his son Craig was being kept prisoner by the Rooke family        

» Doctors say cutting food stamps could backfire
10/01/14 06:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Health News At 3:50 a.m. EST. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Doctors are warning that if Congress cuts food stamps, the federal government could be socked with bigger health bills. Maybe not immediately, they s...

» Report: Sexism part of military academies' culture
10/01/14 06:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 4:03 a.m. EST. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Students at the U.S. military academies often believe they have to put up with sexist and offensive behavior, a Pentagon report finds, reflecting a cul...

» Christianity: sister churches increasing bonds between congregations in the ... - Religioscope
10/01/14 06:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-americanism in russia - Google News. Religioscope Christianity: sister churches increasing bonds between congregations in the ... Religioscope Religioscope - Are Eastern Orthodox churches involved in ...

» The Snowden saga heralds a radical shift in capitalism - Financial Times
10/01/14 06:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-americanism in russia - Google News. The Snowden saga heralds a radical shift in capitalism Financial Times Much of this overheated rhetoric – tinged with anti-Americanism and channelled into unproduc...

» Shlomo Ben-Ami shines a light on the flaws in Vladimir Putin's efforts ...
10/01/14 06:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-americanism in russia - Google Blog Search. Furthermore, the Western values that Putin rejects in the name of Russian nationalism (and anti - Americanism ) are precisely those that many Russians endor...

» The Five Biggest Events That Shaped Putin's 2013 | Johnson's ...
10/01/14 06:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-americanism in russia - Google Blog Search. Perhaps new efforts by Putin to spread anti - American sentiment was predictable, but his decision to portray Russia as anti-Big Brother by granting asylum ...

» US Wants Better Olympics Anti-Terror Teamwork from Russia After Bombings - KABC
10/01/14 06:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-americanism in russia - Google News. NDTV US Wants Better Olympics Anti-Terror Teamwork from Russia After Bombings KABC “There is little cause for optimism, however, as anti-Americanism is promo...

» Putin's Rearguard Battle | Opinion | The Moscow Times
10/01/14 06:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-americanism in russia - Google Blog Search. Furthermore, the Western values that Putin rejects in the name of Russian nationalism (and anti - Americanism ) are precisely those that many Russians endor...

» Puerto Rico Marijuana Reform Gets A Second Life - Huffington Post
09/01/14 13:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti americanism in puerto rico - Google News. Puerto Rico Marijuana Reform Gets A Second Life Huffington Post The island's lower house is making preparations to begin debate mid-month on a bill that would...

» Anti-Semitism and Anti-Americanism. By Josef Joffe.
09/01/14 13:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-Americanism - Google Blog Search. 147 (March/April 2005). European Anti - Americanism (and Anti-Semitism): Ever Present Though Always Denied. By Andrei Markovits. Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, ...

» Is Anti-Americanism Due to Envy? - Onislam.net
09/01/14 13:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-Americanism - Google News. Is Anti-Americanism Due to Envy? Onislam.net Is Anti-Americanism Due to Envy? Question and answer details. Name of Questioner: Adam. Reply date: 2013/12/24. Question: For ma...

» 2014 Sochi Olympics: Russia in terrorists' crosshairs - KSFY
09/01/14 13:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-Americanism - Google News. 2014 Sochi Olympics: Russia in terrorists' crosshairs KSFY There is little cause for optimism however, as anti-Americanism is promoted from above in Russia; and as Russian c...

» US Wants Better Olympics Anti-Terror Teamwork from Russia After Bombings - WPRO
09/01/14 13:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-Americanism - Google News. US Wants Better Olympics Anti-Terror Teamwork from Russia After Bombings WPRO “There is little cause for optimism, however, as anti-Americanism is promoted from above ...

» Putin's rearguard battle - Inquirer.net
09/01/14 13:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-Americanism - Google News. Washington Post ABC News Putin's rearguard battle Inquirer.net Furthermore, the Western values that Putin rejects in the name of Russian nationalism (and anti-Americanism ) ...

» NGOs Could Face New Challenges Under 'Drug-Trafficking' Bill ...
09/01/14 13:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from international drug trafficking organizations - Google Blog Search. A bill ostensibly aimed at cracking down on drug traffickers could end up being used to punish nongovernmental organizations that accept f...

» International Drug Trade at Crisis Level | Maritime Security Review
09/01/14 13:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from international drug trafficking organizations - Google Blog Search. Following this year's seizure of 1.3 tonnes of pure cocaine at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, the threat of the Latin American drug mark...