Editorial: The West must break Ukraine free from Mr. Putin’s grasp

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» Начальники генштабов России и США обсудили проблемы безопасности Зимней Олимпиады - Московский комсомолец
22/01/14 17:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from нато Россия - Google News. Московский комсомолец Начал&...

» Looking Back: Georgia’s Troubled Year 2013 Indicates More Trouble in 2014
22/01/14 17:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. Georgia had a difficult year in 2013 by any standards. The conflict-ridden period of co-habitation between President Mikhail Saakashvili and Prime Minister...

» Misplaced and Miscalculated Risk Assessments of Putin’s Games
22/01/14 16:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. The pre-planned introduction of an extra-tough security regime around Sochi last Tuesday (January 7) has brought an escalation of concerns about safety at ...

» Putin’s Dangerous Game: Promoting Nationalism at Home and Abroad
22/01/14 16:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. The nationalism of one nation almost inevitably comes into conflict with the nationalisms of others, precisely because its celebration of its uniqueness an...

» Russia draws up plans to destroy Saudi Arabia over latest Terror Attacks in Volgograd
22/01/14 16:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ThereAreNoSunglasses. Russia draws up plans to destroy Saudi Arabia over latest Terror Attacks in Volgograd     Vladimir Putin of the Saudi link to the Volgograd massacre.  Russian intelligence h...

» New Frontiers of Intelligence Analysis
22/01/14 16:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Intelligence Analysis and Reporting. Title:                      New Frontiers of Intelligence Analysis Author:                  Carol Dumaine Carol Dumaine (2005) and L. Sergio Germani, eds. New Frontiers...

» Time for Turkey to Apologize to Israel?
22/01/14 16:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Foreign Policy BlogsForeign Policy Blogs | The FPA Global Affairs Blog Network. In 2010, public attention was focused on a supply flotilla originating from Turkey making its way to Gaza. Israel claimed the...

» Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Obama
22/01/14 16:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Foreign Policy BlogsForeign Policy Blogs | The FPA Global Affairs Blog Network. Credit: PostonPolitics.blogspot.com On January 13, Marvin Kalb, a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, pub...

» Turkey’s Test of Wills
22/01/14 16:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Foreign Policy BlogsForeign Policy Blogs | The FPA Global Affairs Blog Network. In recent months, Turkey—more specifically, Prime Minister Recep Tayyib Erdogan and his Justice and Development party (AKP)—h...

» Beating Up on Russia - Center for Research on Globalization
22/01/14 16:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi aclu report - Google News. Center for Research on Globalization Beating Up on Russia Center for Research on Globalization “Disappointingly and contrary to repeated assurances and expectations, th...

» Snowden Calls Russian-Spy Story “Absurd” - New Yorker (blog)
22/01/14 16:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi aclu report - Google News. New Yorker (blog) Snowden Calls Russian-Spy Story “Absurd” New Yorker (blog) But “a senior F.B.I. official said on Sunday that it was still the bureau's con...

» Ukraine President Yanukovych meets with opposition after deadly clashes
22/01/14 16:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Europe. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has met with opposition leaders following a violent outburst that left three people dead. Meanwhile, ex-Prime Minister Tymoshenko...

» Congress Secretly Moves to Keep Drone Program Under CIA Control
22/01/14 16:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google Blog Search. A Reaper drone, as used by the CIA and American military in Pakistan and Afghanistan. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)Lawmakers are secretly pushing to keep the U.S. drone progr...

» Lawmakers Seek to Block Obama on CIA Drones
22/01/14 16:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google Blog Search. "Congress has moved to block President Obama's plan to shift control of the U.S. drone campaign from the CIA to the Defense Department, inserting a secret provision in the ma...

» Pussy Riot Members Coming to Brooklyn
22/01/14 16:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Brooklyn News. Two members of the Russian punk rock band Pussy Riot who were recently released from prison will appear at an Amnesty International concert to be held in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Feb. 5. A Tuesday...

» Mob in Nigeria Stones Accused Gays
22/01/14 16:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Police used tear gas outside a court in northern Nigeria to disperse an angry mob throwing rocks at prisoners accused of being gay. Scores of young men appeared outside an Islamic court W...

» «Болотное дело» идет к развязке
22/01/14 16:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Полная лента ПОЛИТ.РУ. Прокуратура требует признать виновными восьмерых фигурантов «болотного дела» и приговорить к их реальным срокам лишения свободы в колонии общего режима. Александре Наумов...

» Украина: русский путь
22/01/14 16:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Ежедневный Журнал. Автор: АЛЕКСАНДР ПОДРАБИНЕК. Сейчас даже самым высокомерным скептикам, наверное, стало ясно, что спор России и Евросоюза из-за Украины – это не спор двух хозяйствующих субъектов об...

» Единый учебник истории — это попытка доказать, что мы всегда правы
22/01/14 16:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Ежедневный Журнал. Автор: ИРИНА КАРАЦУБА. Идея единого учебника истории — чисто тоталитарная затея. Она возникает в тех странах, в которых правительство и обслуживающие его интеллектуальные круги оза...

» Враги под рясой
22/01/14 16:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Газета.Ru - Комментарии. Проблема гомосексуализма в церкви существует. Причем не только в православной. Череда скандалов недавно потрясла католическую церковь. Однако "голубой заговор" -- всего лишь очеред...

» Медведев считает Доку Умарова живым, пока не доказано обратное
22/01/14 16:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Газета.Ru - Хроника дня. Премьер-министр России Дмитрий Медведев в интервью CNN заявил, что террорист Доку Умаров будет считаться живым до тех пор, пока не появятся доказательства обратного. "Я думаю, что ...

» Браудер: При нефти по $60 российский режим не продержится и года
22/01/14 16:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from "Ведомости". Новости. Руководитель инвестфонда Hermitage Capital считает, что российскую власть не спасут и международные резервы, резервы - система очень неустойчива

» $60 oil will finish Russia's Putin regime, says Hermitage's Browder - Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
22/01/14 15:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. $60 oil will finish Russia's Putin regime, says Hermitage's Browder Telegraph.co.uk (blog) There is nothing behind the facade of Vladimir Putin's regime in Russia, says William Browder...

» Russian prosecutor seeks five-six years in jail for anti-Putin protesters - Reuters
22/01/14 15:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Independent Online Russian prosecutor seeks five-six years in jail for anti- Putin protesters Reuters The eight could face maximum sentences of eight years in an almost two-year case t...

» Homophobia Distracts From Economic Woes
22/01/14 15:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Opinion. When President Vladimir Putin ramped up homophobic rhetoric last week, saying gays will be not harassed at the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi so long as they stay away from childre...

» Медведев: проблема нарушения прав секс-меньшинств в России надуманна
22/01/14 15:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Российское Информационное Агентство "РИА Новости". Медведев отметил, что пока не слышал о каких-либо обращениях секс-меньшинств в связи с ущемлением их прав, а сам закон пока еще не применялся на...

» Пуэрто-Рико займет два миллиарда долларов для защиты от дефолта
22/01/14 15:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lenta.ru : Новости. Пуэрто-Рико намерено привлечь 2 миллиарда долларов от частных инвесторов, чтобы избежать возможного дефолта и закрыть дыру в бюджете. Неинкорпорированная территория под управлением США ...

» У браузера Chrome отыскали способность к тайному подслушиванию
22/01/14 15:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lenta.ru : Новости. Разработчик Тал Атер выяснил, что браузер Chrome дает сайтам возможность тайно подслушивать пользователя. Если сайт, открытый в Chrome и получивший разрешение на доступ к микрофону, соз...

» Доллар стоит 34 рубля: что происходит?
22/01/14 15:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Главные темы дня. Заявления монетарных властей опять ослабили рубль Курс доллара вплотную приблизился к 34 рублям. Последний раз он стоил столько летом 2012 года, когда падение курса российской валюты было...

» Лимузины Сердюкова подкатили к Пузикову
22/01/14 15:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from FLB.ru. Следствие выделило в отдельное производство дело об автомобильных махинациях зятя экс-министра обороны Сердюкова

» Состоялась встреча президентов Азербайджана и Израиля
22/01/14 15:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from АМИ Trend - Все новости. 22 января в Давосе состоялась встреча Президента Азербайджана Ильхама Алиева и Президента Израиля Шимона Переса

» Ilham Aliyev meets Israeli president
22/01/14 15:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News.Az - Latest Articles. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of Israel Schimon Peres met in Davos on 22 January.

» Russian shipowners pay fine to free trawlers in Senegal
22/01/14 15:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DAKAR (Reuters) - Russian shipowners have paid a fine of 600 million CFA francs ($1.24 million) to Senegal to free two trawlers seized for fishing illegally off the West African state,...

» The Syria Peace Follies
22/01/14 15:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: Opinion. The diplomatic farce over Iran sums up the U.S. strategy.

» Davos Day 1: Three Key Takeaways
22/01/14 15:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com Video - World. Will economic growth be better in 2014? And who's investing in Africa now? Simon Constable joins Lunch Break from The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, with three key takea...

» Editorial: Congress needs to get serious about cybersecurity
22/01/14 15:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Post Editorials: Latest Editorial and Editorial Archive. TENS OF millions of Americans were recently exposed to a rude shock: theft of their credit card numbers, names and, in some cases, phone ...

» Editorial: The West must break Ukraine free from Mr. Putin’s grasp
22/01/14 15:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Post Editorials: Latest Editorial and Editorial Archive. TO MANY Ukrainians, the calculations of President Viktor Yanukovych might seem baffling. Having triggered a mass protest movement by turn...

» Intelligence chair: NSA leaker Edward Snowden may have had Russian help
22/01/14 15:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from EU-RussiaCentre. Mike Rogers, the US chairman of the House intelligence committee, has claimed Russia may have helped whistle-blower Edward Snowden to reveal details of surveillance programmes and escape U...

» David Satter, the Kremlin’s Bete Noire
22/01/14 15:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from EU-RussiaCentre. Here is published an opinion editorial by writer and journalist Victor Davidoff, writing that it was amazing that it took so long for Russian authorities to declare US journalist David Sat...

» Spain Says EU Considering Closer Ties With Cuba
22/01/14 15:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Spain's foreign minister says European Union countries may consider upgrading the bloc's trade relations with Cuba, but only if Havana respects human rights.        

» U.S. Cyberattack Traced to St. Petersburg Teenager
22/01/14 15:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The St. Petersburg Times. Investigators have traced the cyberattack that affected millions of U.S. shoppers during the holiday season to a 17-year-old Russian, who reportedly sold his malicious software on...

» В Киеве задерживают «титушек» и активистов Майдана
22/01/14 15:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Особая буква / ВСЕ ПУБЛИКАЦИИ. В украинской столице милиция задержала уже больше четырех двух десятков участников массовых беспорядков на улице Грушевского. В свою очередь, очередь активисты Майдана открыл...

» Lavrov Repeats Moscow's Stance On Georgia's Breakaway Regions
22/01/14 15:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the Georgian authorities' attempts to link efforts to normalize Tbilisi-Moscow ties with the demand to revise the Kremlin's po...

» Medvedev’s Liberal Hot Air
22/01/14 15:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The St. Petersburg Times. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev often looks like the odd man out in the government he heads. Many people expected him to be retired to some meaningless sinecure once his four-year ...

» Suspect in Hermitage Case Jailed
22/01/14 15:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The St. Petersburg Times. Police have arrested a Moscow businessman accused of helping to embezzle over 55 million rubles ($1.65 million) during the renovation of Russia’s most famous museum, the Hermitage...

» David Satter, the Kremlin’s Bete Noire
22/01/14 15:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The St. Petersburg Times. David Satter is a familiar figure to anyone who follows events in Russia. A scholar and journalist, Satter has been writing about Russia since the mid-1970s, when he was Moscow co...

» “Against All” and for the Kremlin?
22/01/14 15:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home. Despite doubts that it would do so, the Kremlin agreed to restore the “against all” ballot option in elections for positions at all levels of government, except presidential elections. On January 17,...

» Lawyer Says 'Real Threats' To Snowden's Life
22/01/14 15:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A lawyer for the fugitive U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden says his client fears for his life after reading explicit threats against him by unnamed U.S. defense of...

» Ukrainian President, Opposition Leaders Meet As Police Disperse Protesters
22/01/14 15:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych met with opposition leaders as riot police cleared the site of violent clashes in Kyiv on January 22. Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykol...

» Russian Lawyer Says Snowden in Danger After Hostile Remarks
22/01/14 14:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Edward Snowden needs better security after a news report quoted unnamed U.S. intelligence officials saying they wanted the former spy agency contractor dead and discussing ways to kill him...

» Obama, Putin Discuss Olympics Security in Call
22/01/14 14:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed in a phone call on Tuesday how best to have a "safe and secure" Winter Olympics in Sochi, the White House said.  ...

» Georgia Slams Russia for Border Expansion in Breakaway Region
22/01/14 14:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Georgia on Tuesday condemned Russia for expanding its border deeper into Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia that Moscow has recognized as an independent country since 2008.   &nb...

» Obama Offers Russia's Putin 'Full Assistance' on Olympic Security - Voice of America
22/01/14 14:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. AMERICAblog (blog) Obama Offers Russia's Putin 'Full Assistance' on Olympic Security Voice of America Andrew Kuchins, the director of the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Center for ...

» Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin discuss 'safe and secure' Sochi winter Olympics
22/01/14 14:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. Threat to Sochi games from militants sees US make two military ships in the Black Sea available and President Barack Obama contact Russian counterpart...

» Nicholas I and 1848
22/01/14 14:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home. The Institute of Modern Russia continues its series of articles by Alexander Yanov on the history of Russian nationalism. In this new essay, the author explains how the 1848 revolution brought Nichol...

» Snowden Says He Acted Alone
22/01/14 14:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Fugitive U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has rejected suggestions he was a Russian spy, saying he "clearly and unambiguously acted alone" in exposing U.S. surveil...

» Russia's Most Memorable Davos Moments
22/01/14 14:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. The World Economic Forum, which opened Wednesday in Davos, Switzerland, has played host to a number of interesting Russia related events over the years. Here are a few of the ...

» Pussy Riot Women Plan New York Concert Appearance
22/01/14 14:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Recently freed members of the Russian protest group Pussy Riot will visit New York next month to address a human rights concert.

» Russian Prosecutor Seeks Five-Six Years in Jail for Anti-Putin Protesters
22/01/14 14:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. A Russian prosecutor demanded prison terms of between five and six years for eight demonstrators charged with mass disorder at a protest in 2012 against President Vladimir Putin, which if ...

» Шесть лет лишения свободы для Духаниной и Кривова
22/01/14 14:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Особая буква / ВСЕ ПУБЛИКАЦИИ. Гособвинение попросило приговорить восьмерых фигурантов «болотного дела» к срокам от пяти до шести лет колонии.

» Journalist Flees Ukraine After Threats
22/01/14 14:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A prominent Ukrainian journalist and RFE/RL contributor has left the country, fearing for his safety.

» Two protesters dead as standoff with riot police in Ukraine continues
22/01/14 14:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe News: News and Headlines from Europe - The Washington Post. KIEV, Ukraine — Anti-government street protests here turned deadly overnight, as opposition organizers announced that two three demonstrat...

» Russian Oil Output to Remain at Record Highs in 2014
22/01/14 14:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Russia will at least keep its oil production at record-high levels this year thanks to strong performance at new fields but there is little chance of significant further gains...

» Борьба с рабством в колониях
22/01/14 14:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Новости дня. Борьба с рабством в колониях http://ogt.tv/videos/borba-s-rabstvom-v-koloniyah Подробнее...

» Gay Rights Defender Found Dead In Baku
22/01/14 14:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A well-known gay rights defender in Azerbaijan has been found dead in his Baku apartment, the victim of an apparent suicide.

» Prosecutor Seeks Substantial Jail Terms For Bolotnaya Protesters
22/01/14 14:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A Moscow prosecutor has demanded prison terms of between five and six years for eight demonstrators charged with mass disorder at a protest held in May 2012 on the Russia...

» Bildt Says Ukraine Crisis 'Extremely Serious', Blames Government
22/01/14 14:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, asked about the European Union's response to the deadly violence in Ukraine, said on Wednesday that "it won't be business as usual".     &nbs...

» UN Condemns 'Abrupt Surge' In Iran Hangings
22/01/14 14:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. United Nations human rights experts are calling on Iran to halt what they call an "abrupt surge" in hangings in the country since the start of 2014.

» Ukraine Prosecutors: 2 Dead Men Hit by Live Ammo
22/01/14 14:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Two people whose bodies were found Wednesday near the site of clashes with police were shot with live ammunition, prosecutors said Wednesday, raising fears that their deaths -...

» Russian Prosecutor Seeks 5 to 6 Years in Jail for Anti-Putin Protesters
22/01/14 14:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. A Russian prosecutor demanded prison terms of between five and six years for eight demonstrators charged with mass disorder at a protest in 2012 against President Vladimir Put...

» Russia Ex-Defence Chief's Son-In-Law Probed in Luxury-Car Scheme
22/01/14 14:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Russian authorities said on Wednesday they are investigating former Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov's son-in-law on suspicion of fraud and embezzlement, adding to pressure on a one-time...

» Olympic Teams Prepare for Possible Security Crisis in Sochi
22/01/14 14:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Amid heightened concerns about security at the upcoming Sochi Winter Games, Russia has introduced extensive safeguards that observers say are close to those imposed in a state...

» U.S.-Russian Sochi Cooperation 'Subject to Mistrust'
22/01/14 14:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. As the U.S. expressed concern over the safety of the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Sochi and offered to send its own warships to assist in case of a terrorist threat, obser...

» Violent Protests in Ukraine
22/01/14 14:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Scenes from Kiev, where two protesters were killed during clashes with the police.        

» Ukraine and Yanukovych: A Tug of War
22/01/14 14:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The InterpreterThe Interpreter. This article was published yesterday in the business journal Vedomosti. Last night and today, clashes between protesters and Ukrainian security forces have intensified. R...

» Russian police kill Islamist militant leader before Olympics
22/01/14 14:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Top News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Police have killed a senior Islamist militant in Russia's North Caucasus ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, where security forces searched on Tuesday for a woman t...

» Russia hacked hundreds of Western, Asian companies: security firm
22/01/14 14:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Top News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. cybersecurity firm says it has gathered evidence that the Russian government spied on hundreds of American, European and Asian companies, the first time Mos...

» Ukrainian protesters hurl Molotov cocktails and stones at police
22/01/14 14:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters Video: Top News. Jan. 22 - Ukrainian police continue to clash with protesters hurling stones and Molotov cocktails at them. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

» Snowden Denies Suggestions That He Was a Spy for Russia
22/01/14 14:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Home Page. Edward J. Snowden criticized news organizations for treating remarks from Congressional leaders that he might be a spy as newsworthy.

» Theater Review: ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,’ but Returned
22/01/14 14:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Arts. “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” is being presented by the Acting Company, along with “Hamlet.”        

» Taking Note: On Drones, Keeping the Public in the Dark
22/01/14 14:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Opinion. The 2014 spending bill contained a secret deal on drones.        

» “Ask a Russian, ‘How are you?’ and you will hear, for better or worse, the truth...
22/01/14 14:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The New York Times's Facebook Wall. “Ask a Russian, ‘How are you?’ and you will hear, for better or worse, the truth,” writes Alina Simone in Opinion. The ‘How Are You?’ Culture Clash www.nytimes.com A...

» Black widows: Russian experts warn terrorist threat to Sochi is 'serious' (+video)
22/01/14 14:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Christian Science Monitor | World. 'Black widows' – female suicide bombers – have Sochi on high alert. Russian security sources are feeding the furor with atypically copious media leaks.

» Books of The Times: ‘The Man Who Loved Dogs’ Centers on Trotsky
22/01/14 14:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Books. The Cuban writer Leonardo Padura’s novel “The Man Who Loved Dogs” weaves the story of Trotsky, his murder and his murderer.        

» Kasparov’s Moves in Run for Chess Office Raise Ethical Concerns
22/01/14 14:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Home Page. Garry Kasparov promised money to a supporter who was expected to deliver votes needed for Kasparov’s election as president of the World Chess Federation, according to a draft contract r...

» US unease rises amid 'black widow' manhunt in Sochi, terrorism threats
22/01/14 14:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Christian Science Monitor | World. Security concerns for the Olympics in Sochi are on the rise among US officials, as video threats surface and the Russians hunt for suspected 'black widow' suicide bombers...

» DealBook: $2 Billion Deal in Works for Puerto Rico
22/01/14 13:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Home Page. Puerto Rico, a United States territory, is battling a financial crisis that includes high unemployment and a crushing debt load.        

» Snowden Denies Suggestions That He Was a Spy for Russia
22/01/14 13:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Politics. Edward J. Snowden criticized news organizations for treating remarks from Congressional leaders that he might be a spy as newsworthy.        

» US unease rises amid 'black widow' manhunt in Sochi, terrorism threats (+video)
22/01/14 13:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Christian Science Monitor | World. Security concerns for the Olympics in Sochi are on the rise among US officials, as video threats surface and the Russians hunt for suspected 'black widow' suicide bombers...

» Edward Snowden denies that he's a Russian spy
22/01/14 13:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Christian Science Monitor | World. Edward Snowden said he got no help from Russia in leaking US government secrets, according to the New Yorker magazine. Snowden was responding to comments made by US lawma...

» Kiev protests turn deadly. A line crossed in Ukraine?
22/01/14 12:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Christian Science Monitor | World. Violence has been taboo in recent Ukrainian political upheavals, including the Orange Revolution. But last night's deaths amid clashes in Kiev may have changed that.

» Renewed clashes in Kiev come with a lethal turn.
22/01/14 12:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The New York Times's Facebook Wall. Renewed clashes in Kiev come with a lethal turn. 3 Die in Renewed Protests in Ukraine www.nytimes.com The deaths are likely to escalate tensions in the already roili...

» Rich women may have better sex, but it's not for the reason you think | Sadhbh Walshe
22/01/14 12:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comment is free | theguardian.com. A Spanish sex survey found that wealth matters, even in the bedroom. Poor women are far more likely to be abused It seems that everything comes more easily to wealthy peo...

» Male arrested, one reported shot on Purdue campus - USA TODAY
21/01/14 20:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. ABC News Male arrested, one reported shot on Purdue campus New York Daily News Shooting reported at Purdue University USA TODAY Police have taken one male into custody Tuesday fo...

» Gay rights around the world
21/01/14 20:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Gay rights around the world CNN's Erin McLaughlin looks at gay rights around the world. From: CNNInternational Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 03:18 More in News & Politics

» Carthaginians sacrificed own children, archaeologists say
21/01/14 20:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Graves holding tiny cremated bones confirm accounts dismissed as Greek or Roman black propaganda, study shows Just as ancient Greek and Roman pro...

» Human Rights Watch condemns Syria inaction, US spying in annual report
21/01/14 20:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalPost - Home. None

» Germany Warns Over Cyberbreach of 16 Million Accounts
21/01/14 20:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The online accounts of some 16 million Internet users have been compromised by hackers, Germany's cyberauthority warned.

» U.S. Offers Russia High-Tech Aid to Thwart Soshi Terror
21/01/14 20:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Military officials from both countries are discussing the use of sophisticated American equipment designed to counter improvised explosive devices.

» ACLU sues Utah over decision to halt same-sex marriages
21/01/14 20:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Civil liberties group says state has put hundreds of gay and lesbian couples in legal limbo with move to cut off benefits

» Pussy Riot Duo to Appear at Amnesty Concert
21/01/14 20:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Two members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot who were jailed for nearly two years on charges of religious hatred and became international emblems for human rights campaigners will appe...

» Big Brother strikes again: Ukraine protesters get creepy text message
21/01/14 20:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalPost - Home. None

» Ukraine's PM Warns of Force Against Protesters
21/01/14 20:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Ukraine's prime minister Mykola Azarov is warning anti-government protesters that authorities may use force.Mr. Azarov told Russia's Vesti 24 television Tuesday that if those he calls "pr...

» Pope Urges Global Business Elite to Use Wealth to Serve Humanity
21/01/14 20:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Pope Francis has called on the world's business and political elite to use their skills and immense resources to alleviate global poverty.The pontiff's message Tuesday opened the annual W...

» US and Russian co-operation holds key to hopes of progress over Syria
21/01/14 20:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Obduracy and absence means suffering of ordinary people likely to continue as sides in brutal conflict meet for Geneva II talks International eff...

» Broadband boost for travellers on land, sea and sky
21/01/14 20:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Passengers on planes, boats, trains and coaches to have access to internet speeds comparable to home broadband Passengers on planes, boats, train...

» U.S. Offers Russia High-Tech Aid to Thwart Sochi Terror
21/01/14 15:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Military officials from both countries are discussing the use of sophisticated American equipment designed to counter improvised explosive devices.

» Report: Sharp Decline in Confirmed Civilian Casualties by Drone Strikes
21/01/14 15:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A new report by a London-based organization says there has been a sharp decline in confirmed civilian casualties by U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan.The Bureau of Investigative Journalism i...

» Protests against Ukraine government continue in Kiev – in pictures
21/01/14 13:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Hundreds of protesters carrying clubs and wearing gas masks faced riot police in the government quarters of Kiev, a day after more than 200 peopl...

» World's 85 richest have as much money as 3.5billion poorest people put together - Daily Mail
21/01/14 13:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. World's 85 richest have as much money as 3.5billion poorest people put together Daily Mail Winnie Byanyima, chief executive of Oxfam, said: 'It is staggering that in the 21st century, ...

» China to Start Regular Patrols from Island in South China Sea
21/01/14 13:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. China will base a 5,000-ton civilian patrol ship on one of the main islands it controls in the disputed South China Sea and begin regular patrols, an official newspaper said on Tuesday. T...

» No EU country would tolerate Ukraine protest violence at home
21/01/14 13:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. Opposition supporters during clashes with riot police outside Dynamo stadium in Kiev. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the violence currentl...

» Explosion Kills 4 in Southern Beirut
21/01/14 13:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. An explosion has hit a Shi'ite-dominated area of Lebanon's capital, killing at least four people and wounding 20 others.The blast Tuesday happened in southern Beirut, a stronghold of the ...

» ‘Too big to fail’ banks are going back to the casino with your money
21/01/14 13:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalPost - Home. None

» Ukraine protesters make catapult and throw Molotov cocktails
21/01/14 13:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by ITN. Ukraine protesters make catapult and throw Molotov cocktails Subscribe to ITN News: http://goo.gl/zRYiYn Protests in Kiev go on for a second night with demonstrators making a catapult to hu...

» Russian police kill Islamist militant leader before Olympics
21/01/14 13:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Police have killed a senior Islamist militant in a shootout in Russia's North Caucasus ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, the National Anti-terror Committee said...

» China Executes Man Who Murdered Sex Slaves
21/01/14 13:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. A former clerk imprisoned six women in a dungeon he built in a basement and repeatedly attacked them until one managed to escape.

» Why I'll be rewarding the latest attempt to make a citizen's arrest on Tony Blair
21/01/14 13:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. London barman Twiggy Garcia could be in line for a reward from George Monbiot's Arrest Blair website after his crack at bringing the former prime...

» Syria peace talks: Russia criticizes rescinding of Iran's invitation
21/01/14 13:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. It was a mistake for the United Nations to rescind an invitation to Iran to participate in peace talks on Syria this week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Tuesday in Moscow.

» National Hugging Day: Reporter gets cuddly with strangers in London
21/01/14 13:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by ITN. National Hugging Day: Reporter gets cuddly with strangers in London Subscribe to ITN News: http://goo.gl/zRYiYn Happy National Hugging Day! To mark the special day, To mark National Hugging...

» Privacy tools used by 28% of the online world, research finds
21/01/14 13:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Concern about privacy, combined with frustration over censorship and content blocking, is driving millions of people to use Tor and other anonymi...

» I am a homosexual, mum | Binyavanga Wainaina
21/01/14 13:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina reveals a lost chapter from his 2011 memoir, One Day I Will Write About This Place 11 July, 2000. This is not t...

» Bomb Hits Hezbollah Neighborhood
21/01/14 13:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A car bomb exploded in the Hezbollah stronghold of southern Beirut, killing four people and injuring more than 20, the Lebanese Red Cross said on local media.

» UN staff press for greater union recognition
21/01/14 13:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Staff representatives to meet UN officials to discuss lack of negotiating rights, cost cutting and the use of external contractors Representative...

» Expanding Arctic Ocean to Get Its Own Shipping Rules
21/01/14 13:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. New shipping rules are soon to be agreed upon for the Arctic, where summer sea ice has shrunk by about two-thirds over three decades, opening a new ocean with vast natural resources. Mari...

» UN chief boots Iran out of Syria peace talks
21/01/14 13:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. UN chief boots Iran out of Syria peace talks The UN throws Iran out of this week's Syria peace conference after Tehran refused to back calls for a transitional government to end...

» Russian minister accuses European politicians of stoking Ukraine crisis
21/01/14 12:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Sergei Lavrov calls on Europeans to 'refrain from acting unceremoniously' after two days of violence in Kiev Russia's foreign minister has said t...

» Obama to Meet With Pope Francis in March
21/01/14 12:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The President hopes to discuss with the pope their shared commitment to fighting poverty and growing inequality.

» How an old story was reborn in the Edward Snowden era | Michael Wolff
21/01/14 12:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. This isn't just a new age of political activism, but also of story telling activism. And stories are best told when people want them I had a perp...

» Thousands brave cold to protest in Kiev
21/01/14 12:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Thousands brave cold to protest in Kiev Thousands of Ukrainians brave temperatures of minus 10 degrees Celsius (14 degrees Fahrenheit) to take part in a standoff with police. Du...

» Obama, Pope Francis to Meet in March
21/01/14 12:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican during a week-long week long trip to Europe set for late March. The White House says President Obama "looks forward ...

» The Parties of Davos 2014
21/01/14 12:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Find out the best place to spot the movers and shakers both world leaders and celebrities during the World Economic Forum.

» Lebanon: 'Four Killed' in Beirut Car Bomb
21/01/14 12:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Lebanese firefighters extinguish fire from burning cars following an explosion in Haret Hreik, a south Beirut neighbourhood.

» Mysterious preacher behind Turkish coup?
21/01/14 12:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Mysterious preacher behind Turkish coup? Some say a mysterious Muslim cleric living in Pennsylvania is behind a coup attempt in Turkey. Ivan Watson investigates. From: CNNInter...

» Deadly Pakistani airstrikes target militants believed responsible for recent attacks
21/01/14 12:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s military launched airstrikes on its own soil Tuesday, killing 40 suspected militants, in a d...

» Pakistan Military Airstrikes Target Militants
21/01/14 12:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A renewed wave of deadly insurgent attacks in Pakistan has prompted the military to launch rare airstrikes against suspected militant hideouts in a remote tribal district that critics hav...

» Libyan Islamist party's ministers resign from Zeidan government
21/01/14 12:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's Islamist Justice and Construction Party Party, the second largest force in parliament, said on Tuesday its five ministers, including the oil minister, minis...

» Syria photos provide evidence of systematic torture and killing by Assad regime
21/01/14 12:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalPost - Home. None

» IMF: world economic recovery picking up pace but still weak and uneven
21/01/14 12:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. International Monetary Fund upgrades UK economic growth forecast but keeps global growth prediction largely unchanged The global economic recover...

» Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina declares: 'I am homosexual'
21/01/14 12:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Wainaina, one of Africa's leading literary figures, outs himself in response to wave of homophobic laws across continent Read the full short stor...

» Russian police kill terror suspect in Winter Olympics security crackdown
21/01/14 12:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Eldar Magatov killed in shootout in Dagestan during security operation as Sochi Games approach • US studying plans to rescue Americans if terrori...

» Scientists jubilant as Rosetta wakes up in space
21/01/14 12:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Scientists jubilant as Rosetta wakes up in space The comet-chasing probe Rosetta has woken up and is operational after a 31-month hibernation. Scientists were jubilant at the mi...

» Internet's Worst Password List Revealed
21/01/14 12:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. "Password" is dethroned as an annual list of the most commonly hacked passwords is released, alongside tips to keep them safe.

» Omaha plant explosion: rescuers search for victim's body amid rubble
21/01/14 12:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. International Nutrition, an Omaha animal feed processing plant, is seen after an explosion in this picture taken by Ofc. Mike Bossman, courtesy o...

» Obama to meet with Pope Francis at Vatican for inequality summit
21/01/14 12:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. White House says Vatican meeting to focus on poverty and inequality as president also plans meeting with Italian president Paul Lewis

» Winter storm returns to US east coast as snow disrupts travel across region
21/01/14 12:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. American mid-west gripped by deep freeze as government offices shut down in Washington ahead of expected snowfall

» Analysis: Options narrow for Yanukovich as Kiev heaves with violence
21/01/14 12:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KIEV (Reuters) - At one end of Kiev's protest zone, just inside a makeshift barricade, protesters have set up a mock jail with an effigy of President Viktor Yanukovich sitting in a str...

» Ukraine will not declare state of emergency -presidential aide
21/01/14 12:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KIEV (Reuters) - A senior aide to President Viktor Yanukovich said on Tuesday there would be no declaration of a state of emergency to end the unrest in Ukraine that has brought violen...

» Russia's Lavrov: Ukraine 'Out of Control'
21/01/14 12:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the situation in Ukraine is "spinning out of control," as clashes between anti-government protesters and police continued for a third day in Uk...

» Insight: Iran President's nuclear agenda inhibits social reforms
21/01/14 12:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ANKARA (Reuters) - Reformists who supported the election of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani last year fear his focus on improving relations with the West will prevent him from pushing...

» IMF Sees Global Economic Gains This Year
21/01/14 12:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The International Monetary Fund is predicting the world economy will advance at a faster pace this year.IMF economic counselor Olivier Blanchard said Tuesday in Washington that the global...

» Systematic killing evidence in Syria just tip of iceberg - aid agencies
21/01/14 12:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. International bodies say evidence of execution of 11,000 detainees in regime jails comes from just one area of Syria The cache of evidence smuggl...

» Pakistan Blast Kills 18
21/01/14 12:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Police in Pakistan say a bomb has exploded near a bus carrying Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims to the city of Quetta, killing at least 18 people.Authorities say the pilgrims were returning from a...

» Who's doing Davos this year?
21/01/14 12:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. The World Economic Forum 2014 will see Margaret Atwood rubbing shoulders with Matt Damon and Bono alongside our very own Larry Elliot . You can s...

» Sex abuse: YMCA rejects claims it is not a child-safe organisation
21/01/14 10:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. New South Wales branch asks royal commission to dismiss senior council’s finding after jailing of staff member

» U.S. drones killed no more than four civilians in Pakistan in 2013: study
21/01/14 10:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - U.S. CIA drone strikes against militants in Pakistan killed no more than four civilians last year, according to an annual study by a British-based organization, t...

» Clashes in the Ukraine
21/01/14 10:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Clashes in the Ukraine Violence in Kiev intensifies in protest to government action against demonstrations. CNN's Diana Magnay reports. From: CNNInternational Views: 0 0 rating...

» 24 Killed as Pakistan Goes After Militants
21/01/14 10:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The Pakistani government has come under increasing pressure to destroy militant bases after a series of recent attacks.

» Kiev Rocked by Another Night of Clashes
21/01/14 10:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Antigovernment protesters held their ground through a night of violent street clashes in the Ukrainian capital, despite police moving in to dismantle barricades erected in a street lea...

» Catholic papers on Chicago child sexual abuse to be released
21/01/14 10:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Victims' lawyers say documents will show how the Archdiocese of Chicago concealed abuse by priests for decades Thousands of pages of documents sh...

» Two Western Australian police guilty over 2008 tasering of Aboriginal man
21/01/14 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Aaron Grant Strahan and Troy Gregory Tomlin found guilty of assault, after commissioner refused to stand them down

» Davos 2014: buildup - live
21/01/14 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. The World Economic Forum's 2014 meeting starts today in Switzerland Sean Farrell

» Russia urges Europe not to interfere in Ukraine, fears growing crisis
21/01/14 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged European governments on Tuesday not to interfere in Ukraine's political crisis and expressed concern that events in Kiev...

» Suicide bombing kills four in Hezbollah area of south Beirut
21/01/14 10:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIRUT (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed four people An explosion was heard and smoke was seen rising on Tuesday in a residential district of southern Beirut known for its support of...

» US condemns 'horror' of Syrian war crimes evidence
21/01/14 10:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Obama administration official condemns Assad regime 'in the strongest possible terms' Paul Lewis Ian Black Paul Owen

» HRW: Foreign Office can no longer 'turn blind eye' to abuses - Telegraph.co.uk
21/01/14 10:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Telegraph.co.uk HRW: Foreign Office can no longer 'turn blind eye' to abuses Telegraph.co.uk Campaigners have called for a new approach to human rights from the Foreign Office af...

» World Report 2014: War on Syria's Civilians Unchecked - Human Rights Watch
21/01/14 10:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. World Report 2014: War on Syria's Civilians Unchecked Human Rights Watch (Berlin) – The Syrian government's policy of waging war by killing civilians, and increasing abuses by rebel gr...

» Four killed in Beirut southern suburbs blast: security source - Reuters
21/01/14 10:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. The Daily Star Four killed in Beirut southern suburbs blast: security source Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - Four people were killed in a blast in Beirut's southern suburbs on Tuesday...

» Sharks Kill Surfers; Australia to Kill Sharks
21/01/14 10:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Shark hunters in Western Australia are set to begin a cull of the Great White in response to several fatal attacks over the past three years.

» Arrested Vatican prelate in new money laundering charge
21/01/14 10:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A former Vatican prelate ROME (Reuters) - Monsignor Nunzio Scarano, a former top Vatican accountant now on trial for an alleged plot to smuggle 20 million euro...

» Rosetta spacecraft wakes up after three years and sends message to Earth
21/01/14 10:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by ITN. Rosetta spacecraft wakes up after three years and sends message to Earth Subscribe to ITN News: http://goo.gl/zRYiYn After a ten-year journey, Europe's Rosetta spacecraft has finally ended ...

» Sochi: US To Deploy Warships During Olympics
21/01/14 10:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The ships could be used to evacuate Americans in case of an attack, but only in coordination with Russia, stress US officials.

» US Prepared to Send Envoy to N. Korea for Bae Release
21/01/14 10:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The United States is waiting for North Korea to respond to an offer to send a special envoy to Pyongyang to help win the release of jailed American Kenneth Bae.Speaking anonymously, a Whi...

» Remote monitoring of sleep apnoea treatment in France raises concerns
21/01/14 10:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Advent of 'telemedicine' means coverage of health costs in France can be made conditional on patient behaviour Since last October people in Franc...

» Ukrainian protesters and police clash overnight in Kiev – video
21/01/14 10:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. A second night of violence on the streets of Ukraine's capital Kiev sees anti-government protesters clash with riot police Download video: http:/...

» Fatal Beirut blast targets Hezbollah stronghold
21/01/14 10:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Reported suicide car bombing kills four and injures dozens in Haret Hreik An explosion has rocked Beirut's southern suburbs, killing four people ...

» Oxfam: 85 Wealthiest People Own as Much as Half the World's Population
21/01/14 10:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The human rights group Oxfam reported that says the wealth of the world's 85 richest people is equal to that of the poorer equals that of half the world's population. Oxfam population.Oxf...

» At Least 4 Killed as Bomber Strikes in Beirut
21/01/14 10:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The blast in an area where Hezbollah holds sway was the latest most recent in a series of attacks that are being seen analysts suspect are meant as retaliation for the role that Lebanese gr...

» China to start regular patrols from island in South China Sea
21/01/14 10:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIJING (Reuters) - China will base a 5,000-tonne civilian patrol ship on one of the main islands it controls in the disputed South China Sea and begin regular patrols, an official new...

» Syria: Brutal Photos 'Are Evidence Of Torture'
21/01/14 09:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. A report from former Former war crimes prosecutors claims claim up to 11,000 Syrian detainees were beaten to death, strangled or electrocu...

» Chief minister of India's capital spends cold night on streets in police protest
21/01/14 09:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Sleeping on the pavement, conducting official duties from a parked car and calling himself an anarchist in a sit-in protest against the police, Delhi chief minist...

» Assad regime accused of torture
21/01/14 09:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Report details execution and torture of 11,000 inmates of regime prisons adds to calls for crimes against humanity charges against Assad regime

» King Juan Carlos's daughter Princess Cristina is innocent, says Spanish PM
21/01/14 09:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Mariano Rajoy makes declaration weeks before princess due to testify in court over alleged tax fraud and money laundering Spain's prime minister ...

» Oil demand to rise as global economy recovers, energy watchdog says
21/01/14 09:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts growth in oil consumption of 1.3m barrels a day, with demand met from production by the US and Opec c...

» Arctic Ocean oil and gas reserves
21/01/14 09:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Arctic Ocean oil and gas reserves The effect of human activity in the Arctic is the theme of this year's Arctic Frontiers conference in Norway. Thousands of participants from 25...

» Hacking
21/01/14 09:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Hacking Cyber pirates use a whole range of tactics to trick people into revealing passwords or other sensitive information. Viruses, worms, trojans and spy software,... From: AF...

» Syria talks: Iran and Russia angry over invitation withdrawal
21/01/14 09:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Tehran says UN's rescinding of invite is deplorable while Moscow says Iran's absence could jeopardise peace talks Bashar al-Assad's key internati...

» Former Vatican accountant charged
21/01/14 09:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Italian authorities accuse former banker turned priest of laundering millions of euros in fake donations through his accounts at the Vatican bank

» Rights Group Assails Inaction on Syria
21/01/14 09:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Human Rights Watch said the desire to bring the Syrian government to peace talks should not be a pretext for failure to shield civilians.

» Can evidence of mass killings in Syria end the inertia? Only with Putin's help | Jonathan Freedland
21/01/14 09:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. With little appetite for western military intervention, diplomatic channels must be unblocked The challenge for the people of Syria – besides sta...

» On lookout for 'Black Widow' in Sochi
21/01/14 09:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Authorities are searching for a terror suspect known as the "Black Widow". CNN's Phil Black has the details.

» Iran blames U.S. for blocking it from Syria peace talks in Geneva
21/01/14 09:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. TEHRAN —Iranian officials on Tuesday blamed the United States for a last-minute decision by the United Nations to bar Tehran’...

» Russian socialite sparks outrage with 'racist chair' photograph
21/01/14 09:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Dasha Zhukova - gallery owner and girlfriend of Roman Abramovich - pictured sitting on a contorted, near-naked mannequin of a black woman In an a...

» Former Vatican Official Charged With Money Laundering
21/01/14 09:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A former Vatican monsignor on trial for an alleged plot to smuggle $26 million from Switzerland to Italy has been further charged with using his Vatican accounts to launder money. The mon...

» Syrian Allies Assail Decision to Disinvite Iran From Peace Talks
21/01/14 09:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The reversal by Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary general, drew protests from officials in Iran and Russia, Syria’s main international backer.

» At a popular Kabul restaurant, the front lines of Afghanistan's war
21/01/14 09:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KABUL (Reuters) - For Kabul's expatriate crowd, a visit to a restaurant in the Afghan capital's well-guarded diplomatic area was one of the few attractions of living in the war-ravaged...

» More people sick over US chemical spill
21/01/14 09:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. A major chemical spill in West Virginia contaminated the water supply for 300,000 residents. Hospital admissions related to a major chemical spill in t...

» Russia urges Europe not to interfere in Ukraine, fears growing crisis
21/01/14 09:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged European governments on Tuesday not to interfere in Ukraine's political crisis and expressed concern that events in Kiev...

» Juan Pablo apologizes for anti-gay slur
21/01/14 09:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Juan Pablo apologizes for anti-gay slur ABC's "Bachelor" Juan Pablo Galavis says he did not intend to slur homosexuals by saying they are "more pervert." Fr...

» Ukraine Tracks Protesters Through Cellphones
21/01/14 09:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. People near clashes between riot police and protesters on Tuesday received a text message saying, “You are registered as a participant in a mass disturbance.”

» Yes minister, we are all Trots now
21/01/14 09:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Lord Deben's 'Trotskyite' jibe against green activists follows a long Tory tradition of commie-baiting. Let's embrace it You'd better love fracki...

» Tech firms not satisfied with NSA reform
20/01/14 15:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. The doubts raised by the NSA spying could cost US tech companies as much as $35 billion over the next three years. Technology companies in the United S...

» Putin Addresses Security Concerns at Sochi Olympics
20/01/14 15:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country will do “whatever it takes” to ensure security at the upcoming Olympics in Sochi. Putin’s comments come less than three weeks before the ...

» Russia's Putin vows Winter Olympics will be secure
20/01/14 15:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged that visitors to Sochi for the Winter Olympics, due to start in less than three weeks, will be kept safe.

» Nigeria's anti-gay law called 'draconian'
20/01/14 15:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Nigeria's anti-gay law called 'draconian' Homosexuals now live in fear of Nigeria's strict new anti-gay laws. CNN's Vladimir Duthiers reports. From: CNNInternational Views: 0 0...

» In Ukraine Protests Over New Laws, Sticks and Stones Meet Tear Gas
20/01/14 15:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. In the worst violence in at least a month for the continuing protest movement in Ukraine, men in masks clashed with the police over In a rally against new laws cracking down on public assem...

» UKIP Britain’s most popular party
20/01/14 15:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP). Britons view the UK Independence Party (UKIP) as more favourably than the country’s three mai...

» Obama: I Am 'Haunted' by Syria
20/01/14 15:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. President Barack Obama says he is "haunted" by what is happening in Syria, but not by his decision not to get the U.S. involved militarily. In getthe U.S. involved militarily.In an i...

» Suicide Bombing Near Pakistani Military Headquarters Kills at Least 13
20/01/14 15:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the blast Monday in Rawalpindi, which came a day after an attack on a military compound in the country’s northwest. northwest.

» Obama: Weed no worse than alcohol
20/01/14 15:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Obama: Weed no worse than alcohol In an interview with The New Yorker's David Remnick, Pres. Obama reveals his personal thoughts on hot button issues. From: CNNInternational Vi...

» Russia and Caucasus terrorists compete to make Sochi Olympics memorable
20/01/14 15:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Putin is playing down the threat of an attack after the Volgograd bombings but US officials believe the Games are still vulnerable Hands clad in ...

» Ukrainian Protesters, Police Renew Clashes
20/01/14 15:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Anti-government protesters and police fought in Ukraine's capital Kyiv again on Monday, after a day and night of clashes left dozens of people wounded on both sides.Activists wearing hard...

» Kerry to meet Israeli, Palestinian negotiators in Washington
20/01/14 15:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Israeli negotiators in Washington on Monday and Palestinian officials later next week in U.S.-brokered peace talks t...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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