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THE END OF THE YEAR OF SNAKE: 'House of horrors' loaded with live, dead pythons - Washington Post - AP

(Nick Ut/ Associated Press ) - Santa Ana Police Officer Sondra Berg holds a python Wednesday Jan. 29, 2014, in Santa Ana, Calif., after serving a warrant on the home of William Buchman, who has been arrested for investigation of neglect in the care of animals, after authorities found at least 300 living and dead pythons in plastic bins inside Buchman’s stench-filled suburban home.

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SANTA ANA, Calif. — The smell wafting from the house was bad, to put it mildly. It was the result of more than 200 dead pythons, 200 still-living snakes, and a rodent infestation. It was bad enough to send veteran investigators gasping for air. Bad enough to ...

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"It's good, Leonid. But what if the Reds come back?" - The Oxford Handbook of the History of Communism – review From The Guardian

The Oxford Handbook of the History of Communism – review 

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Does October 1949 now rate as a more important revolution than October 1917?
Writing the history of communism – an ideology that has been described as "the most ambitious attempt to create a world organisation since the expansion of the Roman Catholic church" – demands a global perspective. Until now, many Anglophone accounts of communism have rooted themselves chiefly in the Soviet Union and Europe; Asian, African and Latin American experiences have tended to figure as little more than byproducts of a Eurocentric story.
But contemporary geopolitics requires the reorientation of these older approaches. A quarter of a century since communism collapsed in Europe and then in the USSR, China's Communist party – seemingly – continues to flourish. Under its direction, China has become a global economic and political force. The CCP has, with quite extraordinary success, recast itself as a champion of the market economy, while remaining an essentially secretive, Leninist organisation.
Within 10 years, the Chinese communist revolution will have exceeded the 74-year lifespan of its Soviet older brother. China's leaders feel a jittery pride at this prospect: the causes of the Soviet collapse in 1991 remain a subject of horrified fascination to past and present members of the politburo. If the CCP survives much beyond this point, historians may come to see October 1949, rather than October 1917, as the game-changing revolution of the 20th century.
The Oxford Handbook of the History of Communism embraces this new imperative to understand world communism as a polycentric (indeed, often terminally fractious) phenomenon. It's editor SA Smith is himself impressively cosmopolitan, an expert on both Soviet and Chinese communism, and almost all of the book's 36 essays – written by an international cast of scholars – are comparative in some way.
The collection is enlightening not only about the German and Bolshevik origins of communist politics, but its leaders; about everyday and elite life in communist states; about the experiences of intellectuals, artists, workers and farmers; and about its global rise and fall.Smith and his fellow authors maintain a calm, dispassionate tone on the tragic complexities of the communist experiment: one that seeks "to avoid moralising condemnation, on the one hand, and credulous apologetics, on the other". Communism, Smith rightly observes, committed some of the most heinous atrocities of the 20th century's "age of catastrophe": "Stalin's terror, the famine in China of 1959–62 … Pol Pot's laying waste to Cambodia." He writes that "communist states made relentless demands on their citizens … they cynically exploited the idealism and courage of millions across the world who struggled to create a better future." But some communist parties, he argues, also introduced welfare, healthcare and educational benefits not available in other parts of the developing world; they helped defeat fascism in Europe and Asia, and inspired anti-colonial movements and campaigns against racism. In France, the women's liberation movement sprang in part from one of the country's several noisy Maoist groupuscules.
The Handbook's essays take on many of the puzzles of communist history. One major conundrum in the evolution of communist states is the contradiction between their rigid, centralising doctrines, and the contingent way in which their politics and government often evolved. For all the rhetorical confidence of their Manifesto, Marx and Engels were famously vague about the actual form that a future communist polity would take. It was the unexpectedly sudden success of the Bolsheviks that installed Lenin's conspiratorial, militarised party as the model for other aspiring revolutionaries to follow. Yet the Soviet communist party was surprised by many of the realities of power: by the USSR's dire international political and domestic economic situation in the early 1920s, and by the rapid emergence of new bureaucracies and hierarchies in revolutionary society. In his lively piece on communist leadership cults, Daniel Leese contrasts Marx's dislike for worship of individuals ("lickspitting … intolerable") with the sanctification of Stalin, Mao and the Kim dynasty. And despite CIA fears to the contrary, there was never a workable Soviet programme for world domination; most of the foreign party leaders involved in the Comintern could not even speak Russian, the organisation's lingua franca.
Five fascinating essays focus on "global moments" in 20th-century communism: 1919, 1936, 1956, 1968 and 1989. We witness the waning of international optimism as the Russian revolution petered out into monolithic Bolshevik power; the savagery of Stalin's Terror and international anti-fascism's legitimisation of violence; the shockwaves that de-Stalinisation sent through the rest of the communist world; the utopian, anti-authoritarian Marxism of the 68ers; the victory of global consumerism in 1989 and the impact of that year's events far beyond the communist world. The apartheid government of South Africa had partly defended its repressiveness by citing the menace of global communism; the lifting of the ban on the ANC and release of Nelson Mandela soon after 1989 would resonate throughout Africa and beyond.
China's contemporary resurgence poses one of the most intriguing questions about global communism: how to explain the ability of China's Communist party to prosper after the domestic and international crises of 1989. There is also a pressing need to evaluate the global power and appeal of Maoism beyond China, for (long after the death of Mao himself) it has enjoyed a potent afterlife in desperate revolutionary movements in South America, India and Nepal based on theories of class struggle and guerrilla warfare. In India, the resurgent Maoist Naxalite movement is currently considered the country's "gravest internal security threat".
The Handbook suggests several possible answers. Sergey Radchenko traces the contemporary vitality of the CCP back to 1956: to de-Stalinisation and China's assertion of its ideological independence from the Soviet Union. With Stalin's fall from grace, Mao could step forward to become the philosopher-king of international communism. Mark Harrison provides a no-nonsense economic explanation for the CCP's success. After Mao's death, the party struck a bargain with entrepreneurs and the poorest farmers, allowing them greater economic freedoms while withholding major political gains. And throughout this process of partial liberalisation, "the government retained the senior stake by maintaining a large public sector and withholding secure private property rights".
Timothy Cheek lucidly analyses the distinctive features of Maoism: its (theoretically) populist championing of the "mass line" in politics; its focus on the peasantry (even while high Maoism exploited China's rural populations to finance industrial and nuclear development – arguably even more ruthlessly than Stalin did in the USSR); its promotion of guerrilla struggle. "Those who have found themselves in intolerable social circumstances where local governments violently repress opposition have found Maoist military strategy compelling – from the Vietcong to the Naxalites." For this reason, perhaps, contemporary leftwing thinkers – in China, in the west and in the developing world – still "seek in Mao's writings and life tools for fighting injustice today".
Yet the book is no paean to CCP achievement. China has shown remarkable economic agility in the last few decades; and in their private lives, many ordinary Chinese citizens now enjoy freedoms unimagined by their Soviet counterparts even in the heyday of perestroika. But China's mass political campaigns were more mercilessly waged even than those of the USSR. Maoist censorship of the arts politicised virtually every creative endeavour: revolutionary puritans compared the piano to a coffin in which "notes rattled about like the bones of the bourgeoisie". Even silence or withdrawal into classical painting or calligraphy could be condemned as counter-revolutionary.
But the Soviet Union may have had the edge over communist China in the quality and quantity of its political jokes. In his essay on Soviet privilege, Donald Filtzer tells a terrific story about Brezhnev desperately trying to impress his mother by showing off his limousine, his helicopter and his three palatial residences: "Tell me, Mama," he pleads, "What do you think?" "Well," she hesitates, "it's good, Leonid. But what if the Reds come back?"
• Julia Lovell's latest book, The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams and the Making of China, is published by Picador.

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More than 50 Olympic athletes call on Russia to repeal anti-gay laws - Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks Review: 30/01/14 16:25 - 27/01/14 09:35

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» Rob Ford sued for alleged jail assault
30/01/14 10:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Toronto mayor accused of arranging assault on Scott MacIntyre, his sister's ex-boyfriend, for threatening to expose illicit behaviour
» Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel peace prize - The Guardian
30/01/14 10:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. The Guardian Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel peace prize The Guardian The Socialist Left party politicians Baard Vegar Solhjell, a former environment minister, and Snorre Valen said...
» NSW introduces mandatory minimum sentencing bill for one-punch assaults
30/01/14 10:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Government crackdown on alcohol-fuelled violence to also target party drugs and steroids and include 1.30am lockouts
» Exclusive: U.S. readies financial sanctions against Ukraine: congressional aides
30/01/14 09:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is preparing financial sanctions that could be imposed on Ukrainian officials and protest leaders if violence escalates in the political...
» U.S. Says Russia Tested Missile, Despite Treaty
30/01/14 07:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The United States informed its NATO allies this month that Russia had tested a new missile, raising concerns about Moscow’s compliance with a landmark arms control agreement.
» US Reportedly Readies Financial Sanctions Against Ukraine
30/01/14 07:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The Obama administration is preparing financial sanctions that could be imposed on Ukrainian officials and protest leaders if violence escalates in the political crisis gripping Ukraine, ...
» Warrantless Surveillance Challenged by Defendant
30/01/14 07:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Jamshid Muhtorov, with his wife and children in 2012, faces terrorism-related charges and was told by prosecutors that evidence against him was derived from warrantless wiretapping.
» Hundreds of pythons, living and dead, found inside stench-filled home in California - Plain Dealer
30/01/14 07:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Hundreds of pythons, living and dead, found inside stench-filled home in California Plain Dealer While interviewing Sondra Berg, Santa Ana Police Animal Services supervisor, tele...
» Snakes on the nose: house found packed with pythons, living and dead
30/01/14 07:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. California schoolteacher arrested after police find snakes inside bins stacked to the ceiling in his home
» Do you love the ABC? | Open thread
30/01/14 07:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Open thread: Prime minister Tony Abbott's latest attack on the ABC has sparked a debate about the national broadcaster. Tell us about how you con...
» Suicide rates reveal vast inequalities despite mental health spending rise
30/01/14 07:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Proportional mental health spending has risen nationally, says productivity commission, but Indigenous and regional suicide rates reveal vast dif...
» Women, it’s time to age disgracefully | Bronwen Clune
30/01/14 07:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Bronwen Clune: The value society places on women's age has led us to feel shame about the most human of things - getting old Bronwen Clune
» Salvation Army captain accused of raping boys was acquitted in 1990s
30/01/14 07:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Inquiry told one of two men accused of abuse at Bexley boys' home is still alive and was found guilty of assaults in 1974
» Neanderthal DNA Found In Humans - Neon Tommy
30/01/14 07:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Neon Tommy Neanderthal DNA Found In Humans Neon Tommy Traces of Neanderthal genes have been found in humans, according to two new studies published Wednesday. The studies found t...
» Report Says Afghanistan Can’t Be Trusted to Prevent Misuse of U.S. Aid
30/01/14 07:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction raises new questions about the wisdom of giving extensive aid directly to a government known for corruption.
» Mark Textor describes ABC partnership with Guardian Australia as a ‘blow job’
30/01/14 07:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Liberal strategist issues payback warning over spy story, as debate widens over the national broadcaster’s coverage Daniel Hurst
» China expands its reach by playing chicken with the US military
30/01/14 06:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalPost - Home. None
» Animals take a swim – in pictures
30/01/14 06:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Animals take a swim - in pictures
» Terror suspect represented by ACLU files court challenge of NSA's warrantless ... - Fox News
30/01/14 06:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Christian Science Monitor Terror suspect represented by ACLU files court challenge of NSA's warrantless ... Fox News DENVER – Suspect Challenges NSA Surveillance Program ABC News...
» Heavier drinking penalties will increase Indigenous prison population: lawyer
30/01/14 06:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Chief legal officer of NSW Aboriginal Legal Service says bigger fines could create a vicious cycle in regional and remote areas Bridie Jabour
» David Cameron to face questions on security strategy
30/01/14 06:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. PM to be grilled by MPs and peers on UK's relationship with the US following revelations by whistleblower Edward Snowden The prime minister will ...
» Hundreds Of Snakes Found In 'House Of Horrors'
30/01/14 05:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The foul stench of decay gives away a school teacher's secret stash of reptiles as he is arrested for animal cruelty.
» Mexican journalist beaten to death
30/01/14 05:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. A Mexican journalist found dead in his home is thought to have been a robbery victim. Police believe Miguel Ángel Guzmán Garduño, an opinion colu...
» Exclusive: Europe to launch talks to upgrade relations with Cuba
30/01/14 05:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BRUSSELS/MADRID (Reuters) - The European Union will agree next month to deepen relations with Cuba in its most significant overture to the communist island since the bloc lifted diplom...
» US congressman Michael Grimm threatens journalist: 'I'll break you in half like a boy' – video | World news
30/01/14 05:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . US congressman Michael Grimm threatens to throw a journalist off a balcony after being asked about campaign finance allegations on Tuesday. The Republican, who represents Staten Island in New York, is answeri...
» Obama Promises Unilateral Action to Reduce Income Inequality
29/01/14 22:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. In his annual State of the Union Address to Congress, President Barack Obama promised to use executive powers to help the middle class and the poor and reverse a widening income gap betwe...
» Putin: Russia Will Honor Ukraine Loan, Energy Deals - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
29/01/14 22:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Putin: Russia Will Honor Ukraine Loan, Energy Deals RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Russian President Vladimir Putin (left to right), European Council P...
» Russia Defers Aid to Ukraine, and Unrest Persists
29/01/14 22:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A former Ukrainian president warned on Wednesday that the country is now on “the brink of civil war,” and five protesters were wounded in scuffles between two factions of antigovernment dem...
» Brokeback Mountain – review
29/01/14 22:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Teatro Real, Madrid Charles Wuorinen's opera based on Annie Proulx's short story has fine performances, but his music rarely transcends the text ...
» US Coast Guard seizes $37m of cocaine
29/01/14 22:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by ITN. US Coast Guard seizes $37m of cocaine Subscribe to ITN News: http://goo.gl/zRYiYn The US Coast Guard seized 1133 kg of cocaine, worth $37m, seizes $37m of cocaine after aerially disabling a...
» Joe Biden feels he 'could be a good President' but hasn't decided about running ... - Daily Mail
29/01/14 22:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Daily Mail Joe Biden feels he 'could be a good President' but hasn't decided about running ... Daily Mail 'I'm confident I could make a good President. It's a very different deci...
» Moscow Sends Mixed Messages on Ukraine Aid Installment
29/01/14 22:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his government on Wednesday to honor a $15 billion bailout deal for Ukraine, but a minister suggested the make-up of a new government in Kyiv will...
» Russian 'kills friend in argument over whether poetry or prose is better'
29/01/14 22:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Investigators say drunken literary dispute led to 53-year-old former teacher, who preferred poetry, killing friend with knife A former schoolteac...
» US intelligence chief to Edward Snowden: Turn over all documents now - CNN International
29/01/14 22:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. US intelligence chief to Edward Snowden: Turn over all documents now CNN International Washington (CNN) -- Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on Wednesday asked clas...
» Russia Prepared to Let Ruble Slide
29/01/14 22:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The Russian ruble has plunged to record lows this month in its steadiest decline since the 2008 global financial crisis, but unlike other emerging markets where officials have been rai...
» How did Salvation Army view sex charges?
29/01/14 22:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. How did Salvation Army view sex charges? An Australian commission hears allegations of the abuse of boys in the care of the Salvation Army over several decades. From: CNNIntern...
» James Clapper calls for Snowden and 'accomplices' to return NSA documents
29/01/14 22:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Director of national intelligence condemns NSA whistleblower in blistering testimony to Senate intelligence committee Spencer Ackerman
» Snowden Leaks Making US Security Efforts More Difficult - Voice of America
29/01/14 22:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. ABC News Snowden Leaks Making US Security Efforts More Difficult AFP Intel chiefs promise to release more info on spying on Americans CBS News Under intense pressure from privacy...
» Moscow puts Ukraine bailout on hold
29/01/14 22:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Russian president Vladimir Putin warned that Moscow would wait until Ukraine formed a new government before it fully implemented a $15bn bailout
» Federal agents accused of unwarranted search through journalist's computer
29/01/14 22:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Attorney for journalist Matthew Keys, indicted for conspiring with hackers, contests the legality of investigators' tactics Eoin Reynolds
» Sochi is Target for Terror Attacks
29/01/14 22:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russian authorities have spent an estimated $2 billion to shore up security in advance of the Sochi Winter Olympic Games, which begin February 7. Thousands of security personnel are patro...
» Obama inequality promises 'modest'
29/01/14 22:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Obama inequality promises 'modest' Hala Gorani, in for Christiane Amanpour, speaks with The New Yorker's John Cassidy about Obama's "State of the Union." From: CNNInt...
» Edward J. Snowden Interview: 'They Wanted to Murder Me'
29/01/14 22:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by The New York Times. Edward J. Snowden Interview: 'They Wanted to Murder Me' In an interview with German television, Edward J. Snowden said that despite feeling threatened, he does not lose sleep...
» Holder offers assurances on surveillance - Longview Daily News
29/01/14 22:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Holder offers assurances on surveillance Longview Daily News Attorney General Eric Holder sought to strike a conciliatory tone on the subject of surveillance Wednesday, defending...
» When friends visit in North Korea, they get offered meth instead of tea
29/01/14 22:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalPost - Home. None
» US Restricts Free Online Courses to Some Countries
29/01/14 21:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The U.S. education company Coursera, which offers free Internet-based classes in subjects ranging from Medicine and Mathematics to Business and Social Sciences, says it ‘regretably regret...
» Barack Obama: once more unto the breach | Editorial
29/01/14 21:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. The state of the union address was a reality check – the speech of a man who has had a largely wasted legislative year It is a reasonable assumpt...
» Cuba urges integration in Latin America free of US
29/01/14 21:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. A large screen shows Cuba’s President Raul Castro speaking at the opening ceremony of the CELAC Summit in Havana, Cuba on January 28, 2014. Cuban...
» Ukraine on Brink of Civil War, Warns Former President
29/01/14 21:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Ukraine’s former president is warning that the country is on the brink of civil war after two months of anti-government protests.   His comments came as lawmakers were debating an amnesty...
» Female genital mutilation affects a fifth of young girls in sub-Saharan Africa
29/01/14 20:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Problems such as violence, child marriage and FGM are widespread across some of the poorest countries, Unicef says Almost one in five young girls...
» NSA Leaker Edward Snowden Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
29/01/14 20:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Two Norwegian politicians have nominated fugitive U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden for the Nobel Peace Prize.Socialists Baard Vegar Solhjell and Snorre Valen said they do not condo...
» Obama's State of the Union address falls short on key foreign policy issues
29/01/14 12:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. The President's foreign polices have reached a point of crisis and opportunity, but you wouldn't know it from his speech Spencer Ackerman
» Entire Obama State of the Union address
29/01/14 12:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Entire Obama State of the Union address President Barack Obama delivers his 2014 State of the Union address. From: CNNInternational Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 01:05:16 More in Ne...
» State of the Union 2014 Address: Breaking Down the Numbers - New York Times
29/01/14 12:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by The New York Times. State of the Union 2014 Address: Breaking Down the Numbers - New York Times The figures behind the language of President Obama's State of the Union address this year. Click h...
» Exclusive: Syria has shipped out less than 5 percent of chemical weapons
29/01/14 12:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Syria has given up less than five percent of its chemical weapons arsenal and will miss next week's deadline to send all toxic agents abroad for destruction, sour...
» Biden says presidential aim 'not directly' affected by Hillary Clinton - Chicago Tribune
29/01/14 12:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Economic Times Biden says presidential aim 'not directly' affected by Hillary Clinton Chicago Tribune By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden...
» Tension Builds in Israeli Coalition Over Peace Talks
29/01/14 12:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A conflict between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a right-wing political partner, Naftali Bennett, could reshape Israel’s governing coalition at a key moment in talks with the Palest...
» State of the union 2014: heavy on political theatre, low on substance | Mark Hendrickson
29/01/14 12:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Mark Hendrickson: The annual address was like all of Obama's other ones and shows the president still doesn't get what drives the US economy Mark...
» Israeli ruling coalition wobbles as U.S. peace proposal looms
29/01/14 12:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A pending U.S. framework proposal to propel stumbling Israeli-Palestinian peace talks forward chipped away on Wednesday at a troubled alliance between Prime Minis...
» Afghan Officials Give Mixed Reactions to Obama SOTU Address
29/01/14 12:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Politicians and peace negotiators from Afghanistan gave mixed reactions to parts of US President Barack Obama's State of the Union address dealing with the future of U.S. troops there.Mr....
» US coastguards' cocaine seizure worth millions of dollars – video
29/01/14 12:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. US coast guard unload giant packs of cocaine in Miami on Tuesday, following a seizure worth around $37m (£22m). The drugs were seized off the coa...
» Президент России
29/01/14 12:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . 7 /10 Фото пресс-службы Президента Рос&#...
» Shooter Darion Marcus Aguilar frequented the mall
29/01/14 11:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . A senior yearbook photo of Darion Aguilar from the Blake High… (Handout photo ) January 28, 2014 | By Justin George, The Baltimore Sun Darion Marcus Aguilar was familiar with The Mall in Columbia. He hu...
» Ukrainian Prime Minister Resigns as Parliament Repeals Restrictive Laws
29/01/14 10:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . KIEV, Ukraine — Mykola Azarov, the prime minister of Ukraine, resigned on Tuesday, hours before a planned vote of no confidence by Parliament that could have stripped him of his powers. The pro-governme...
» News Reviews and Opinions: NEWS ANALYSIS
29/01/14 10:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News Reviews and Opinions.
» Sign of a Chill: E.U. Doesn’t Set Table for Putin
29/01/14 10:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . BRUSSELS — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has for years trumpeted grand ambitions for Moscow’s relations with the European Union, pushing to break down visa barriers and urging the creation...
» False Claims in Afghan Accusations on U.S. Raid Add to Doubts on Karzai
29/01/14 10:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . KABUL, Afghanistan — It was the kind of dossier that the Taliban often publish, purporting to show the carnage inflicted during a raid by American forces: photographs of shattered houses and bloodied, b...
» President Karzai’s Perfidies - NYTimes.com
29/01/14 09:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Advertising President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan seems to have decided that there is nothing lost, and maybe something to be gained, in destroying his relationship with the United States. While such behavior...
» State of the Union Highlights 2014: US President Barack Obama on guns, Iran and Guantanamo Bay
29/01/14 09:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by ITN. State of the Union Highlights 2014: US President Barack Obama on guns, Iran and Guantanamo Bay Subscribe to ITN News: http://goo.gl/zRYiYn Barack Obama has used his State of the Union speec...
» Kenyan writer hopes to boost gay rights in Africa by coming out
29/01/14 09:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Kenyan writer hopes to boost gay rights in Africa by coming out Kenyan author Binyavanga Wainaina's public announcement earlier this month that he is gay is perhaps his stronges...
» Ukraine considers amnesty for arrested protesters
29/01/14 09:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Parliament to vote on proposal, but it may include condition Amnesty for arrested protesters to be voted on but the condition is that demonstrato...
» Pakistani PM pushing for militant peace talks - Washington Post
29/01/14 09:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. PakistanToday.com.pk BBC News Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif seeks Taliban talks despite attacks BBC News Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said he still wants to hold peace ta...
» IOC policy puts athletes at the bottom of Vladimir Putin's Olympic pile | Marina Hyde
29/01/14 09:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. IOC sporting events have become one giant political demonstration in which the athletes are a mere plot device To the confused climes of the Inte...
» Missing US Soldier Bowe Bergdahl Seen Alive ... - The Patriot Factor
29/01/14 08:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from sgt. bowe bergdahl traitor - Google Blog Search. For the family of Sgt . Bowe Bergdahl , a U.S. soldier held by the Taliban, it has been 4 years, 7 months and seventeen days since they learned their son we...
» Argentina on the Brink - NYTimes.com
28/01/14 21:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Advertising More than a decade after it defaulted on its foreign debts, Argentina is again facing a financial crisis caused largely by misguided government policies. The administration of President Cristina F...
» Afghanistan Exit Is Seen as Peril to C.I.A. Drone Mission
28/01/14 20:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON — The risk that President Obama may be forced to pull all American troops out of Afghanistan by the end of the year has set off concerns inside the American intelligence agencies that they co...
» Obispo arecibeño confirma acusación de índole sexual
28/01/14 20:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Alega se trata de una venganza en su contra. Vídeo El obispo de Arecibo, monseñor Daniel Fernández Torres , confirmó este martes en la mañana que existe una acusación en su contr...
» Angry Birds creators refuse espionage collaboration
28/01/14 19:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . By Agencia EFE 01/28/2014 | 24:02 Helsinki -. Finnish company Rovio, creator of the popular mobile game "Angry Birds," a statement today denied having collaborated in any Way with the National Security Agency...
» Cuba's Castro Adresses Community of Latin American and Carribbean States
28/01/14 18:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Cuban President Raul Castro has called on leaders of Latin American and Caribbean States to work together on regional problems.Castro spoke Tuesday in Havana at a gathering of all Western...
» Cuba Challenges Latin America to Make Strides on Health, Education
28/01/14 18:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Video   California Drought Could Impact World Food Prices The western United States has been in a drought, and that includes California, where many of the fruits and vegetables for t...
» Many Questions Still Surround Columbia Mall Shooting « CBS DC
28/01/14 13:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CBS DC. Latest News Photos Get Breaking News First Receive News, Politics, and Entertainment Headlines Each Morning. Sign Up Update: 4:25 p.m. Jan. 27, 2014 Original: 6:30 a.m. Jan. 27, 2014 COLUMBIA, Md. ...
» Maryland mall gunman Darion Aguilar was ‘ideal customer’ when purchasing shotgun: report
28/01/14 13:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from National News - New York Daily News. A month before he would kill two people at a Maryland mall before shooting himself, Darion mARCUS Aguilar was an “ideal customer” interested in buying a sho...
» Randy Gener, Gay NYC Journalist, Recovering From Brain Surgery After Alleged Hate Crime
28/01/14 13:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Crime - The Huffington Post. Authorities are investigating an alleged attack on an openly gay journalist just blocks from New York's Times Square as a possible hate crime. Randy Gener, 46, was reportedly f...
» Edward Snowden Won't Return To U.S. Without Amnesty, Legal Adviser Says
28/01/14 13:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Crime - The Huffington Post. WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Edward Snowden would be willing to enter talks with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to negotiate his return to the United States but not withou...
» University Of Missouri Failed To Investigate Reported Rape, Victim Later Commits Suicide
28/01/14 13:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Crime - The Huffington Post. The University of Missouri did not investigate or tell law enforcement officials about an alleged rape, possibly by one or more members of its football team, despite administra...
» Maryland Mall Gunman Darion Marcus Aguilar Had No Criminal Record, Police Say
28/01/14 13:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Crime - The Huffington Post. COLUMBIA, Md. (AP) — The gunman who killed two people at a Maryland mall was a teenage skateboarding enthusiast who had no criminal record before he showed up at the shopping c...
» Shadowy world of Britain's discount hitmen revealed in new study
28/01/14 13:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from behavioral criminology international - Google Blog Search. "Using court transcripts and off-the-record interviews with ex-offenders we were able to identify recurring traits and patterns of behaviors ...
» Maryland Mall Shooter Darion Marcus Aguilar's Diary Found
28/01/14 13:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Crime - The Huffington Post. COLUMBIA, Md. (AP) — The mall where a Maryland teenager gunned down two people before killing himself was set for a somber reopening Monday under increased security as police w...
» Feds Review Bomb And Drug Case Of Vladislav Miftakhov, Russian College Student
28/01/14 13:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Crime - The Huffington Post. PITTSBURGH (AP) — The FBI and federal prosecutors are reviewing allegations against a Pennsylvania college student from Russia who is accused of possessing bomb-making and mari...
» James Holmes, Aurora Theater Shooter, Has Private Court Hearing
28/01/14 13:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Crime - The Huffington Post. CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Colorado theater shooting defendant James Holmes returns to court Monday for a closed hearing on whether he should get a second psychiatric evaluation....
» Student Hospitalized After Setting Himself On Fire At Standley Lake High School, Police Say
28/01/14 13:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Crime - The Huffington Post. WESTMINSTER, Colo. (AP) — A student was injured after deliberately setting Police say a student is injured after he set himself on fire Monday in the cafeteria of at a suburban...
» Mental Health Center Shooting Leaves At Least One Dead In Chesterfield, South Carolina
28/01/14 13:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Crime - The Huffington Post. At least one person was killed Monday in a shooting at a mental health center in South Carolina , WBTV reports. A coroner confirmed the death following the incident at the Tri-...
» Natisha Hillard Pleads Guilty To Selling Baby For Sex
28/01/14 13:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Crime - The Huffington Post. An Indiana mother confessed this week to selling her baby for sex eight times. Natisha Hillard, 25, pleaded guilty to charges of selling a child for sex and allowing a child to...
» Dionisio Loya Plancarte, Knights Templar Drug Gang Boss Known As 'El Tio,' Arrested In Mexico
28/01/14 13:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Crime - The Huffington Post. MEXICO CITY, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Mexico said on Monday it had caught a leader of the Knights Templar, a violent drug cartel that has created a major security problem for Preside...
» Shooting Near Phoenix High School In Lawrenceville, Georgia
28/01/14 13:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Crime - The Huffington Post. Gunfire erupted at a school near a Lawrenceville, Ga. high school on Monday afternoon. Lawrenceville Patch reports that the shooting involved at least two students from Phoenix...
» Brittney Nolan Arrested After Hit-And-Run Kills Boyfriend In Phoenix
28/01/14 13:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Crime - The Huffington Post. An Arizona woman was arrested after her boyfriend died in a hit-and-run crash, police say. Brittney Nolan, 20, told investigators that her boyfriend, 20-year-old Jacob Rice, go...
» Justice Dept. Reaches Deal With Tech Firms To Disclose Data Requests
28/01/14 13:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Crime - The Huffington Post. WASHINGTON (AP) — Technology companies and privacy advocates are praising a new government The U.S. government and leading Internet companies on Monday announced a compromise t...
» Philip Chism Admitted To Killing Teacher, Colleen Ritzer: Cops
28/01/14 13:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Crime - The Huffington Post. BOSTON (AP) — Police say a Massachusetts teen admitted killing the 24-year-old math teacher whose body was found in the woods near the school in October. Philip Chism is accuse...
» Helicopter Crash Kills 3 After Aircraft Snags Power Line In Colorado
28/01/14 13:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Crime - The Huffington Post. DENVER (AP) — Authorities were investigating after a helicopter crashed in western Colorado on Monday, killing all three people aboard. Witnesses who saw the crash believe the ...
» Penn State Under Federal Investigation Into Sexual Assault Reports
28/01/14 13:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Crime - The Huffington Post. HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education is looking into Penn State's handling of sexual harassment and sexual assault complaints to see if it had responded appr...
» Gun Shop Owner: 'I Feel Horrible' After Selling Rifle To Maryland Mall Shooter
28/01/14 13:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Crime - The Huffington Post. Dan Millen remembers Darion Marcus Aguilar walking into his Rockville gun shop with an air of confidence and a wad of cash. Aguilar wanted a shotgun, which he said he planned t...
» Man Offers Would-Be Burglar Coffee After Failed Break-In
28/01/14 13:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Crime - The Huffington Post. A botched break-in ended quite unexpectedly for one suspect in Sweden -- with coffee and conversation. According to local reports, homeowner Tomas Holmberg discovered a would-b...
» Mass Shootings in America: Moving Beyond Newtown
28/01/14 13:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Homicide Studies recent issues. Mass shootings at a Connecticut elementary school, a Colorado movie theater, and other venues have prompted a fair number of proposals for change. Advocates for tighter gun ...
» A mall shooting rips away our collective security blanket
28/01/14 12:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . It feels as if the spree shootings are coming more and more frequently. Unless it’s in our neighborhood, we may not even click on the news alert that comes to our smartphones anymore. The latest one was...
» Tragedy at the Mall in Columbia leaves too many questions
28/01/14 11:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Culture Connoisseur Badge Culture Connoisseurs consistently offer thought-provoking, timely comments on the arts, lifestyle and entertainment. More about badges | Request a badge Washingtologist Badge Washing...
» Columbia Mall shooting leaves behind questions
28/01/14 11:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . January 27, 2014 We join with those who mourn the young people who died in the senseless shooting at the Mall in Columbia Saturday morning. And we are grateful to those police and firefighters who fearlessly ...
» Maryland Mall Shooter Was ‘Gentle’, Says Mom
28/01/14 11:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: Maryland Mall Shooter Was ‘Gentle’, Says Mom. &amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a target="_blank" href="http://adclick.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=L&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ai=CBhsTMtHnUpmMI8q_6gHm3oGwC-a...
» Police ID assailant in Columbia mall shooting; motive remains unknown
28/01/14 11:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Just 19 years old, a 2013 graduate of James Hubert Blake High School in Silver Spring, Aguilar had been scheduled to work early Saturday, at a Dunkin’ Donuts. He didn’t show up. And by day’s...
» Colombia prison fire kills nine, injures dozens: media reports
28/01/14 11:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . BOGOTA Tue Jan 28, 2014 6:29am EST BOGOTA (Reuters) - A fire that broke out in a prison in northern Colombia late on Monday has killed at least nine and injured dozens after a fight between inmates following ...
» Heroin Mix Blamed For 22 Pennsylvania Deaths
28/01/14 10:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . At least 22 people have died in Pennsylvania in the past week from a suspected overdose of a mix of heroin and a powerful narcotic, officials have said. Attorney General Kathleen Kane expressed concerns that ...
» Student sets himself on fire at Denver-area school
28/01/14 09:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . A 16-year-old student set himself on fire in a suicide attempt at Standley Lake High School in Westminster, Colorado. Officials say he is severely injured with more than 80 percent of his body burned. VPC Bla...
» Pentagon, scientists closing in on rapid DNA technology
28/01/14 09:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . SHARE 91 CONNECT EMAIL MORE Researchers are closing in on the final steps of a new system to analyze human DNA in 90 minutes instead of the two to three weeks it now takes, according to interviews with Pentag...
» Maryland mall shooting: Darion Aguilar's mother says he was gentle
28/01/14 09:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - U.S.. STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Teen's mother tells reporters she doesn't think Darion Aguilar knew his victims Gunman's journal covers typical teen topics like acne and rejection by girls, friend sa...
» Venezuelan Leader to Press for Puerto Rican Independence
27/01/14 17:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Updated Jan. 26, 2014 7:15 p.m. ET It was an obsession for Cuban leader Fidel Castro —freeing Puerto Rico, the self-governing U.S. commonwealth southeast of Cuba, of what he called American colonialism....
» Mall attack: Darion Aguilar expressed 'general unhappiness,' cops say
27/01/14 11:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - U.S.. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Shooting victim is remembered as an amazing artist and mother Still no known relationship between the shooter and his victims Darion Aguilar reportedly bought the 12-gauge ...
» Captain Cook and Australia Day: invasion, exploitation and science | Rebekah Higgitt
27/01/14 10:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Rebekah Higgitt:  Captain Cook’s contested reputation casts him as imperialist villain or man of science. Whatever we think of him, the two ...
» London transport's ban on anti-gay ad put in doubt by court of appeal
27/01/14 10:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Judge orders investigation into whether Boris Johnson acted against Christian bus ad 'for improper purpose' A London transport ban on a Christian...
» U.S. resumes aid to Syria as negotiator defends 'slow' talks
27/01/14 10:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. As tense talks over Syria's future proceed in Geneva, the United States has restarted deliveries of nonlethal aid to Syrian opposition groups.
» Syria Peace Talks 'Deadlocked' Over Assad Future
27/01/14 10:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The third day of UN talks break down over the issue of President Assad's future and possible power-sharing with rebel leaders. The Syria p...
» Ukraine Justice Minister Threatens State of Emergency
27/01/14 10:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Ukraine's justice minister has threatened to declare a state of emergency if protesters do not leave the justice ministry in Kyiv, which they seized late Sunday. In Sunday.In a television...
» Syria Peace Talks Hit Another Snag as Homs 'Starves'
27/01/14 10:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The United States on Monday demanded that Syria allow aid into the “starving” city of Homs, as talks aimed at ending three years of civil war hit more trouble over the future of President...
» Official: U.S. airstrike in Somalia targets suspected militant leader
27/01/14 10:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. The U.S. military conducted an airstrike in southern Somalia on Sunday against a suspected militant leader, a U.S. military official told CNN.
» Iran Nuclear Talks Shift to New York in Mid-February
27/01/14 10:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Iran and global powers will hold talks aimed at curbing Tehran's nuclear program in New York in mid-February, Western and Iranian officials said Monday
» WorldViews: Envious of Ukraine, Russians are circulating this satirical map of Russia
27/01/14 10:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. MOSCOW — Since Ukraine's protests began, with various constituencies struggling for the country's future, maps offering to ex...
» Ukraine man found dead hanging from Independence Square protest 'tree'
27/01/14 10:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Death seen as mystery given 'new year tree' has become symbol of anti-government protests and area in Kiev is swarming demonsrators A 55-year-old...
» Syria Peace Talks Stalled Over Political Transition
27/01/14 10:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Syrian peace talks in Geneva were reported to be deadlocked Monday shortly after delegates began talks that were supposed to focus on creating a transitional government. Opposition delega...
» U.S. strike killed al Shabaab commander: Somali officials
27/01/14 10:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A U.S. missile strike in southern Somalia on Sunday killed a senior al Shabaab commander who had masterminded suicide attacks by the al Qaeda-linked militant grou...
» German SPD leader raps 'stupid' eurosceptic campaign in Europe vote
27/01/14 10:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BERLIN (Reuters) - The head of Germany's Social Democrats in Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition on Sunday denounced eurosceptic parties on the far left and right as "stupid" and pled...
» The Personal Life of a Nazi: New Trove of Himmler Documents Published
27/01/14 10:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Excerpts from a collection of letters, diaries and photographs from Heinrich Himmler, chief of the Nazi Gestapo, and his family have been published for the first time.
» Ukraine protesters spurn president’s concessions
27/01/14 10:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalPost - Home. None
» US forces launch missile strike against Shabaab leader in Somalia - Times of India
27/01/14 10:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Times of India US forces launch missile strike against Shabaab leader in Somalia Times of India WASHINGTON: The US military launched a missile strike in Somalia on Sunday targeti...
» Russians Debate Sticker Price of Sochi Games
27/01/14 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. While President Vladimir V. Putin has sought to portray the construction of sporting venues as a frugal enterprise, critics have derided it as an exercise in waste and corruption. Aleksei A...
» US Condemns Release of Afghan Detainees
27/01/14 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The U.S. military headquarters in Afghanistan has condemned a decision to release 37 detainees that they believe to be it calls "legitimate threats to security." A security."A statement M...
» Snowden says EU defence against NSA will fail
27/01/14 10:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Whistleblower tells German TV national cloud servers are ‘not going to stop the NSA’ and hints that spying went beyond Angela Merkel’s phone
» Roma face mounting discrimination across Europe
27/01/14 10:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalPost - Home. None
» Nymphomaniac's 'orgasm' posters result of von Trier's Hitler comments
27/01/14 10:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Danish film-maker's 'vow of silence' after 2011 Hitler controversy resulted in poster campaign that didn't involve director • The 10 best Nymphom...
» Threat of state of emergency over Ukraine
27/01/14 10:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Country’s Ukraine’s justice minister threatens to introduce measures if anti-government protesters who occupied her ministry on Sunday do not leave
» For Rousseau, it's humanity that's divine, not reason | Theo Hobson
27/01/14 10:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Jean-Jacques Rousseau – part 2: Rousseau believed in a divinely ordered universe, but that social transformation would come from the restoration ...
» Royal Caribbean Cruise Ends Over Vomiting Bug
27/01/14 10:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. A Royal Caribbean ship is forced to dock two days early in New Jersey as passengers and crew are hit by suspected norovirus.
» Cameron faces rebellion over immigration
27/01/14 10:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Dozens of Tory MPs said to be backing harsher restrictions on Romanian and Bulgarian migrants in a breach of EU laws
» Penn State Student Faces WMD Charges
27/01/14 10:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. A roommate says A roommate describes the teen, who allegedly exploded bombs outside the building, is as the "weirdest human being I've eve...
» Winter Olympics: Sochi venue guide - interactive
27/01/14 10:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Know your Iceberg from for Ice Cube? Know your Fisht from your Sanki? Get the lowdown on every venue for every event at the forthcoming Winter Ga...
» Pope's peace doves attacked by crow and seagull
27/01/14 10:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by ITN. Pope's peace doves attacked by crow and seagull Subscribe to ITN News: http://goo.gl/zRYiYn Two children joined Pope Francis for his weekly prayer from the papal apartments. The pontiff use...
» Francois Hollande and baffling French morals | Katharine Whitehorn
27/01/14 10:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. The marital practices of the French may perplex us but being a ladies' man doesn't make you a bad ruler Along with cricket, Coronation Street and...
» Ukraine threatens state of emergency after protesters occupy justice ministry
27/01/14 10:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Anti-government demonstrators now occupy four buildings in the centre of Kiev, including the city hall Ukraine's justice minister has threatened ...
» Cuba to host Latin American summit; U.S. notably absent
27/01/14 10:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. HAVANA (Reuters) - Latin American and Caribbean leaders converge on Cuba this week to discuss trade, peace and human rights in a further sign of regional eagerness to challenge the dom...
» Brokeback Mountain Opera To Open In Spain
27/01/14 10:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Brought to life on film by Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, the story of two cowboys who fall in love is set to music.
» U.S. has contingency plans for Sochi
27/01/14 10:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. U.S. has contingency plans for Sochi American coaches, athletes and spectators have been told to take precautions while in Sochi. CNN's Ivan Watson reports. From: CNNInternatio...
» Your guide to Sochi's volatile neighbors
27/01/14 10:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. The Black Sea resort of Sochi, the site of the 2014 Winter Olympics, is close to several volatile regions. This interactive map explains the region and the dangers.
» US Condemns Afghan Order to Free 37 Prisoners
27/01/14 10:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The U.S. military in Afghanistan is condemning an Afghan government order to release 37 prisoners from Bagram prison, saying they pose a threat to security; there are signs of worsening r...
» Snowden tells German TV that NSA also spies on foreign industrial entities
27/01/14 09:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. The NSA agency is not preoccupied solely with national security, but also spies on foreign industrial entities in US business interests, former America...
» Edward Snowden: US ‘wants to kill me’
27/01/14 09:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. American whistleblower Edward Snowden, who’s blew the lid on US massive spying operations at home and abroad, says US “government officials want to kil...
» Ukraine draws again on Russia aid package with $2 billion bond extension
27/01/14 09:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's government said on Monday it was extending a $3 billion eurobond for purchase by Russia by a further $2 billion under a $15 billion bailout package offered b...
» Welcome to Sochi, the security Games
27/01/14 09:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. A trip to the Winter Olympics should be all about superhuman feats of skill or endurance. But to hear the talk of security plans in the run-up to the Games in Russia next month, visitors m...
» Ukraine warns of state of emergency
27/01/14 09:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Ukraine's justice minister has warned anti-government protesters occupying her ministry that she will call for a state of emergency if they do not leave as unrest spreads in the Eastern Eu...
» New Jersey Driver 'Beaten' As Car Stuck In Snow
27/01/14 09:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. As the Midwest braces for another big chill, a man reports he was knocked unconscious while trying to free his car.
» India Recoils at Latest Allegation of Gang Rape
27/01/14 09:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The persistence of such attacks—including one alleged assault Monday in West Bengal—is an indication that social attitudes in significant swaths of the country remain seriously out of ...
» Obamacare coverage hits 3 million mark - Politico
27/01/14 09:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Politico Obamacare coverage hits 3 million mark Politico The Obama administration announced Friday that 3 million people have signed up for health insurance through Obamacare exc...
» SC State student dies after on-campus shooting - Los Angeles Times
27/01/14 09:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. ABC News SC State student dies after on-campus shooting Los Angeles Times A student who was shot outside a New York Daily News 1 injured in South Carolina State University dorm F...
» Unequal societies in a more equal world - Financial Times
27/01/14 09:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. Unequal societies in a more equal world Financial Times One is that there's a lot of good news in the world of economic development. Poverty rates have fallen and indicators such as in...
» Philip D. Chism faces new charge of raping popular Danvers High teacher ... - Boston.com
27/01/14 09:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Philip D. Chism faces new charge of raping popular Danvers High teacher ... Boston.com An Essex County grand jury has brought a new count of aggravated rape against Philip D. Chi...
» Alexander aide accused in child porn case found dead in apparent suicide - Oak Ridge Today
27/01/14 09:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Alexander aide accused in child porn case found dead in apparent suicide Oak Ridge Today The former chief of staff for Sen. Lamar Alexander who was arrested in December on child ...
» Hearing set in Danvers teacher murder...
27/01/14 09:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Google News. <a href="http://Boston.com" rel="nofollow">Boston.com</a>  - ‎17 hours ago‎ SALEM, Mass. (AP) — Prosecutors and a lawyer for a 14-year-old boy accused of kil...
» Mass. boy faces 2nd rape charge in teacher killing - Boston.com
27/01/14 09:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CNN Mass. boy faces 2nd rape charge in teacher killing Boston.com SALEM, Mass. (AP) — A 15-year-old Massachusetts boy accused of raping and killing his math teacher last year was...
» American dream increasingly found in cities, not suburbs
27/01/14 09:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. American dream increasingly found in cities, not suburbs For decades, the American dream for many has been to live in a family home in the suburbs, but more and more families no...
» Police: 8 dead in Quebec fire at elderly complex; 30 unaccounted for
27/01/14 09:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. At least eight people died after a fire ripped through an elderly apartment complex in a small town in Canada's Quebec province, police Lt. Guy Lapointe said Friday.
» Ex-Senator Aide In Abuse Inquiry Hangs Himself
27/01/14 09:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Ryan Loskarn was living with his parents but a prosecutor wanted him detained and warned he might be at risk of harming himself.
» U.N. documents new war crimes in Syria for future prosecution
27/01/14 09:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. war crimes experts have documented more torture and killings by both sides in Syria and are confident they can build a case that could be taken up by the Intern...
» Police: Student Shot Outside SC State University Dorm Dies; Searching for ... - ABC News
27/01/14 09:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Police: Student Shot Outside SC State University Dorm Dies; Searching for ... ABC News Police: Student shot outside SC State University dorm dies; searching for suspects off camp...
» Ex-Communist Now Merkel's New Nemesis
27/01/14 09:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Gregor Gysi's radical Left Party is now the largest opposition party in Germany's lower house of parliament, giving him first right of reply after the chancellor speaks.
» Secretary of State Kerry rejects notion U.S. is disengaging from world
27/01/14 09:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry dismissed on Friday as "a myth" suggestions that the United States was withdrawing from world affairs.
» Life in Iran 'Before the Revolution'
27/01/14 09:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Life in Iran 'Before the Revolution' Israeli filmmaker Dan Shadur discusses his movie and life in Iran "Before the Revolution." From: CNNInternational Views: 0 0 rati...
» Congress cuts U.S. military and development aid for Afghanistan
27/01/14 09:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. With no perceptible opposition from the Obama administration, Congress has quietly downscaled Washington’s ambitions for the ...
» Ukrainian opposition meet Yanukovich after overnight violence
27/01/14 09:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian opposition leaders held fresh talks with President Viktor Yanukovich on Saturday after overnight clashes between radical protesters and police, and an attemp...
» In Russia, Couriers Halt Parcel Delivery
27/01/14 09:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Because of new customs restrictions, several major express delivery services have stopped delivering packages to individual clients.
» Ukraine Unrest: Opposition Offered Top Jobs
27/01/14 09:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The Ukrainian President offers to share power as demonstrators try to seize government buildings across the country. President Yanukovych ...
» Inside Russia's pre-Olympics terrorist crackdown - World News
27/01/14 09:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world news - Google Blog Search. MAKHACHKALA, Dagestan -- A bell rang, and several hundred students made their way to the auditorium at the top of the stairwell on a fall day. It was assembly period at the...
» Improving US Economy May Help President
27/01/14 09:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. As President Obama prepares to give a key annual address to the nation, he faces political problems that have hurt his approval ratings. Experts say he may get some political help over th...
» Judge: Woman at center of tragedy can leave psych ward - USA TODAY
27/01/14 09:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. WEAR Judge: Woman at center of tragedy can leave psych ward USA TODAY BURLINGTON, Vt. -- There was no legal basis for holding an Essex woman against her will for 5 1/2 weeks at a...
» U.S. ready to 'extract' citizens from Sochi Olympics: Hagel - World ...
27/01/14 09:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world news - Google Blog Search. Americans attending the Olympics are being urged to tone down the USA logo wear when in public areas. By F. Brinley Bruton, Staff Writer, NBC News . The United States will ...
» Riots continue in Ukraine - in pictures
27/01/14 09:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Pro-European Union protesters continue to demonstrate in Kiev and beyond, burning tyres and clashing with riot police Jim Powell
» Al Capone - a picture from the past
27/01/14 09:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. A 1931 police photograph 1931 Police photographs of mobster, Al Capone. He received a six month jail sentence in the Cook County jail when found ...
» Afghan president says U.S. should start talks with Taliban or leave
27/01/14 09:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KABUL (Reuters) - President Hamid Karzai appeared to stiffen his resolve on Saturday not to sign a security pact with Washington, saying the United States should leave Afghanistan unle...
» Hamid Karzai toughens stance on Afghanistan security deal with US
27/01/14 09:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. President says Washington must start peace talks with Taliban first – 'otherwise it's better for them to leave'
» US citizen 'kidnapped' and held for three days in Cairo
27/01/14 09:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Lawyer believes Jeremy Hodge, of Los Angeles, held with local filmmaker Hossam Eddin el-Meneai by Egyptian NSA