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Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks Review: 08/02/14 07:17 - 02/02/14 16:04 - 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics – in pictures

Giant hot air balloons with the Russian architecture style onion dome provide a backdrop for dancers.

M.N.: Ugly, misshaped, condom-like rubber balloons behind brainless, soulless putinoid robots-slaves with cosmic pretensions: Россия Надувная, показушная, лубочная, Потемкинская, Путинская, Олимпизмисская... 


2014 Sochi Winter Olympics – in pictures 

» Sochi Olympics: Olympic ring fails to open at opening ceremony
08/02/14 06:32 from Uploads by ITN
Sochi Olympics: Olympic ring fails to open at opening ceremony The opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics in Russia has experienced its first hiccup. Report by Andrea Lilly. From: ITN Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 01:46 More in News & P... 


Sochi Olympics: Olympic ring fails to open at opening ceremony


Published on Feb 8, 2014
The opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics in Russia has experienced its first hiccup. Report by Andrea Lilly.

» A Dazzling Olympic Opening
08/02/14 05:24 from WSJ.com: World News
The opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Olympics was a spectacular if at times scrubbed tour through Russia's history.

Liza Temnikova as Lyubov performs Moskva/The Dream.
Liza Temnikova as Lyubov, performs Moskva (The Dream). Photograph: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images 

M.N.: The lonely fiery Mother Russia's egg cell  in space, lifting an eternal dreamer on the tiny fragile strings; no balls, no feet, just an empty half-idiotic smile of a doll directed into an eternal emptiness and waiting forever, forever, forever... For what? 

Artists performing at Opening Ceremony in Socchi

Artists performing in the opening ceremony. Photograph: Mark Humphrey/AP

M.N.: The forest of shadows of Russia's shadowy world. 

Dancers wearing red babushka's play the role of Mother Russia.

Dancers depict Mother Russia. Photograph: Paul Gilham/Getty Images 

M.N.: Post-communist red baby carriages pushed by statistically average demographic red post-communist mommies with made-up actresses' smiles hiding just anger and rage at their miserable misspent lives and with the little red post-communist putinoids in each and any of them. 

Dancers create the shape of a peace dove.

Dancers create the shape of a peace dove. Photograph: David J. Phillip/AP 

M.N.: And this looks more like the malevolent, threatening Bird of Pray than the Dove of Peace. Ambivalence, ambiguity, hypocrisy and hidden intense putinesque rage is behind almost every picture and scenery here. 

Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks Review

» Sochi Olympics Begin With Spectacular Opening Ceremony
08/02/14 07:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Competition begins in earnest Saturday at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia's Black Sea resort city of Sochi. The Games kicked off Friday with a glitzy opening ceremony that organizers h...
» 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics – in pictures
08/02/14 07:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Highlights from the Opening Ceremony in Sochi
» Afghan civilian casualties rose in 2013 as foreign troops headed home
08/02/14 07:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. UN figures show 7% rise in civilian deaths to 3,000, taking total toll to 14,000 in year Cameron declared 'mission accomplished' The number of ci...
» Afghan civilian deaths up in 2013 as war intensifies
08/02/14 07:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KABUL (Reuters) - War took an increasing toll on Afghanistan's civilians in 2013 as fighting intensified between the government and insurgents, the United Nations said in a report on S...
» Sochi 2014: Winter Olympics day one – live!
08/02/14 07:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. The Games are under way. Follow all of the opening day’s action from Russia, with our live updates Ian McCourt
» Civilian Casualty Count Jumps in Afghanistan
08/02/14 07:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A U.N. report found last year was the most violent for civilians in Afghanistan since 2009, underscoring how noncombatants are increasingly bearing the brunt of war as foreign troops l...
» Ukraine's Yanukovich, Russia's Putin hold Sochi tete-a-tete
08/02/14 07:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BOCHAROV RUCHEI, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and embattled Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich, who is facing mass protests and economic turmoil at home, Yanu...
» Who is Amanda Knox?
08/02/14 07:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Simon Hattenstone has been corresponding with Amanda Knox since 2009, and was with her as she awaited the verdict in her retrial for the murder o...
» President Obama travels to Michigan to sign farm bill - Los Angeles Times
08/02/14 07:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Washington Post President Obama travels to Michigan to sign farm bill Los Angeles Times EAST LANSING, Mich. — Keen not to let a rare legislative accomplishment go unnoticed...
» UN: Afghan Civilian Deaths Up In 2013
08/02/14 07:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The United Nations says the war in Afghanistan has taken an increasing toll on civilians, making last year one of the deadliest for Afghan civilians in the 12-year war. A report released ...
» US Diplomat: No Comment on Leaked Call; Ukraine, Russian Presidents Meet
08/02/14 07:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland has refused to comment on a leaked telephone conversation in which she used vulgar language about the European Union. Nuland said Friday ...
» US Wins First Gold of Olympic Games in Sochi
08/02/14 07:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The United States has won the first gold medal of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.Sage Kotsenburg won the inaugural men's snowboard slopestyle event.A short time later, Norway's Mari...
» German tourist, 76, shot dead on Venezuelan island
08/02/14 07:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. CARACAS (Reuters) - A gunman shot dead an elderly German tourist on Venezuela's Margarita island on Friday, authorities said, in the latest incident illustrating the country's rampant ...
» 4 Gay Rights Activists Arrested in St. Petersburg
07/02/14 13:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . ST.PETERSBURG, Russia — Russian police have arrested four gay rights activists protesting in St. Petersburg on the opening day of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. During Friday's protest, four gay activi...
» Putin Signals Gay Rights Debate Must Not Cloud Games
07/02/14 13:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. President Vladimir Putin made clear on Friday that he believed the Sochi Winter Olympics were not the place to debate Russia's treatment of gays.   Putin used a meeting with Dutch Prime M...
» Russia’s Culture Wars - NYTimes.com
07/02/14 12:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . MOSCOW — Russia is not the West; Russians are different. This is not news; it’s been that way for centuries. The news is that the differences are accelerating. Through the past 25 years, the Weste...
» Russia Claims U.S. Meddling Over Ukraine
07/02/14 10:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . KIEV, Ukraine — The tense Russian-American jockeying over the fate of Ukraine escalated on Thursday as a Kremlin official accused Washington of “crudely interfering” in the former Soviet rep...
» A Spotlight on Mr. Putin’s Russia
07/02/14 09:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The Olympic Games that open in Sochi, Russia, on Friday are intended to be the fulfillment of President Vladimir Putin’s quest for prestige and power on the world stage. But the reality of Mr. Putin and...
» Deputy Prime Minister Lets Slip Comment About Surveillance in Sochi Hotel Rooms
07/02/14 08:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . An attempt to defend Russia from a wave of reports about faulty infrastructure in Sochi by pointing the finger at guests backfired when a top official seemingly ad...
» As Olympics Arrive, Russia Experiences a Downturn
07/02/14 08:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . MOSCOW — After President Vladimir V. Putin delivered Russia’s successful pitch to host the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi — in English and a smattering of French, no less — he declared ...
» Merkel Condemns U.S. Diplomats' Comments on Ukraine-Aide
07/02/14 08:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Advertising BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel finds the disparaging remarks of U.S. diplomats about the European Union's role in the Ukrainian crisis "totally unacceptable", a spokeswoman said on...
» Kerry responds to backlash over comments
07/02/14 04:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Kerry responds to backlash over comments John Kerry reacts to criticism he's received for saying Israel could face boycotts ff peace talks fail. From: CNNInternational Views: 0...
» Kerry on Amanda Knox, Sochi security
06/02/14 18:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Kerry on Amanda Knox, Sochi security Secretary of State John Kerry weighs in on the Mideast peace process, safety at the Sochi Olympics, and Amanda Knox. From: CNNInternational...
» U.S. warns airlines of possible attack
06/02/14 18:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. U.S. warns airlines of possible attack The U.S. is advising airlines with direct flights serving Russia to be aware of possible toothpaste tube bombs. From: CNNInternational Vi...
» U.N.'s scathing report on the Vatican
06/02/14 18:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. U.N.'s scathing report on the Vatican CNN's John Vause speaks with Joelle Casteix, a spokesperson for Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests about the report. From: CNNIn...
» Pussy Riot members demand release of anti-government protesters in Russia
06/02/14 18:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Band members also demand 'a Russia that is free and a Russia without Putin' at Amnesty International concert in New York Two members of punk band...
» Sochi: Ban Ki-moon Speaks Out On Gay Attacks
06/02/14 18:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The UN Secretary General says discrimination must end as laws restricting gay activism in Russia attract worldwide protests.
» Sochi Says 65 World Leaders Coming to Olympics - ABC News
06/02/14 18:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. ABC News Sochi Says 65 World Leaders Coming to Olympics ABC News A record number of world dignitaries are coming to the Sochi Olympics, triple the amount that attended the 2010 Vancouv...
» Ban Ki-moon condemns persecution of gay people in Russia
06/02/14 18:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Amid criticism of Russia's anti-gay laws, UN secretary-general urges 'speaking out against prejudice' in keynote speech to IOC The United Nations...
» Ban Ki-moon condemns persecution of gay people in Russia - The Guardian
06/02/14 18:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. The Guardian Ban Ki-moon condemns persecution of gay people in Russia The Guardian "The United Nations stands strongly behind our own 'free and equal' campaign, and I look forward to w...
» A law that would permit Afghan men to hurt and rape female relatives | Manizha Naderi
06/02/14 18:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. President Karzai is about to ratify a law that would prevent relatives testifying against men accused of domestic violence It is hard sometimes t...
» US Official: Al-Qaida Responsible for Nearly All Suicide Attacks in Iraq
06/02/14 18:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A U.S. State Department official has highlighted the threat al-Qaida in Iraq poses to the country and its neighbors, as violence in Iraq escalates.Brett McGurk, the deputy assistant secre...
» Pakistan, Taliban start peace talks in Islamabad
06/02/14 18:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A long-awaited The first round of peace talks between Pakistani Taliban insurgents and the government began in Islamabad on Thursday after persistent delays and g...
» Pussy Riot Pair 'Will Not Forgive' Putin Regime
06/02/14 18:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina demand a free Russia at a concert in New York where they meet their supporter Madonna.
» France destroys illegal ivory stocks
06/02/14 18:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Public destruction of three tonnes intended as a warning to poachers and traffickers that there is no future in ivory • Eco audit: does destroyin...
» Is Sochi ready?
06/02/14 18:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. From concerns over security to outrage over reports that stray dogs are being poisoned, Sochi has been rocked by a series of unflattering headlines. Is it really ready to host the Winter O...
» Lord Hastings on the future of civil society - video
06/02/14 18:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. KPMG's global head of corporate citizenship, Michael Hastings on the role of the private sector in development: "There is no longer a viable sepa...
» Putin aide warns U.S. on Ukraine, says Russia could act
06/02/14 18:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KIEV (Reuters) - A senior Kremlin aide accused the United States on Thursday of arming Ukrainian "rebels" and, urging the Kiev government to put down what it called an attempted coup, ...
» Europe warns of Turkey Internet censorship - USA TODAY
06/02/14 18:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Europe warns of Turkey Internet censorship USA TODAY ISTANBUL — Europe is voicing concern Thursday over new Turkish legislation that would tighten government controls over the In...
» US productivity grew at 3.2 percent rate in Q4 - The Sentinel
06/02/14 18:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. US productivity grew at 3.2 percent rate in Q4 The Sentinel U.S. productivity slowed in the fourth quarter while labor costs kept falling. For the year, productivity turned in an...
» Ukrainian Activist Forced to Admit Being US Spy Under Torture
06/02/14 18:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A Ukrainian anti-government activist who fled the country after being abducted said on Thursday he had been forced under torture to declare himself an American spy. Dmytro Bulatov, leader...
» Obama Offers To Stay Away From Some Senate Races - KUTV 2News
06/02/14 18:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. KUTV 2News Obama Offers To Stay Away From Some Senate Races KUTV 2News (CNN) -- President Barack Obama told Senate Democrats on Wednesday he'd be willing to stay away from electi...
» UN Chief Carries Olympic Torch in Sochi
06/02/14 18:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon took part in the Olympic torch relay Thursday, one day before the Winter Olympic Games officially open in Russia's Black Sea resort city of Sochi. Inter...
» Protests in Kyiv
06/02/14 18:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. None
» Ukraine's Yanukovich backs 'compromise' as sole way out of crisis
06/02/14 18:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich told a senior U.S. official on Thursday that "dialogue and compromise" were the only way out of the political crisis gripping Ukr...
» U.S. Targets Companies Linked to Iran
06/02/14 18:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The U.S. targeted multiple companies with links to Iran The U.S. Treasury Dept. has imposed sanctions on networks linked to Iran, targeting entities and individuals for allegedly evadi...
» Taliban fighters capture military dog in Afghanistan, flaunt prisoner of war in ... - New York Daily News
06/02/14 18:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Daily News Taliban fighters capture military dog in Afghanistan, flaunt AFP Military dog captured by Taliban fighters, who post video of their captive Washington Post In...
» Ukraine's President Says He Backs 'Dialogue and Compromise'
06/02/14 18:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych said Thursday that he backs "dialogue and compromise" with the political opposition to end the country political crisis.In a meeting with U.S. Assist...
» Georgia denies plan to meet Putin during Sochi Olympics
06/02/14 18:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BOCHAROV RUCHEI, Russia/ TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia denied on Thursday that President Georgy Margvelashvili would travel to Sochi for the Olympic Games after the Kremlin said he could...
» Religious Freedom Is a Tenet of Foreign Policy, Obama Says
06/02/14 17:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. President Obama on Thursday urged China to do more to allow the freedom of worship, called on North Korea to release a Christian missionary and insisted that Iran free a Christian pastor. S...
» James Clapper might as well be called director of US fearmongering | Michael Cohen
06/02/14 17:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. There are real threats to the US, but Clapper should be able to talk about them in sober, evidence-based, non-hysterical terms James Clapper is v...
» President Obama Praises Freedom of Religion at the National Prayer Breakfast - The White House (blog)
06/02/14 17:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. The White House (blog) President Obama Praises Freedom of Religion at the National Prayer Breakfast The White House (blog) President Barack Obama delivers remarks during the Nati...
» Is Hillary Clinton Unstoppable?
06/02/14 17:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Two years from now we will be full throttle into the 2016 presidential campaign cycle and if the current opinion polls are any guide, Hillary Clinton should be well on her way to winning ...
» Ukraine protest leader says he was tortured into saying he was a US spy
06/02/14 17:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Anti-government activist Dmytro Bulatov calls for guarantee he will not be prosecuted after fleeing to Lithuania A Ukrainian anti-government acti...
» Kiev protesters fear possible Russian military intervention
06/02/14 17:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Kiev protesters fear possible Russian military intervention Anti-government protesters in Ukraine said Thursday they fear President Viktor Yanukovych will rely on military assis...
» Putin’s all or nothing gamble on Sochi
06/02/14 17:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Russia’s President Putin gambles his future, and legacy, on success of Sochi Winter Olympics by emphasising his role in bringing Games to the Black Sea
» Russia warns against 'gay propaganda' during Olympics
06/02/14 17:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Russia warns against 'gay propaganda' during Olympics Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak on Thursday warned spectators and athletes against promoting gay rights during t...
» Ukraine far-right paramilitary defiant over protests
06/02/14 17:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Ukraine far-right paramilitary defiant over protests Even as Ukraine's main opposition leaders meet with the authorities to try to resolve their long-running standoff, one influ...
» Brussels censures Turkey on internet law
06/02/14 17:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Legislation approved by the Turkish parliament which toughens controls on internet access restricts freedom of expression, say EU officials
» Russia’s Economic Malaise Casts Specter Over Games
06/02/14 17:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. What was supposed to be a crowning moment for Russia and President Vladimir V. Putin is coinciding with a significant slowdown in Russia’s economy.
» Olympics 2014 | Saving Sochi's Stray Dogs | The New York Times
06/02/14 17:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by The New York Times. Olympics 2014 | Saving Sochi's Stray Dogs | The New York Times Animal rights workers in Sochi, Russia, are rescuing stray dogs from exterminators hired by the government. The...
» Russia's Lavrov joins in Sochi torch relay
06/02/14 17:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Russia's Lavrov joins in Sochi torch relay Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov took part in the Olympic torch relay in Sochi on Thursday, one day before the start of the Gam...
» Putin aide warns U.S. on Ukraine, says Russia could act
06/02/14 17:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KIEV (Reuters) - A senior Kremlin aide accused the United States on Thursday of arming Ukrainian "rebels" and, urging the Kiev government to put down what he called an attempted coup, ...
» Sochi prepares to welcome the world with winter wonderland - euronews
06/02/14 17:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. Christian Science Monitor Sochi prepares to welcome the world with winter wonderland euronews The longest Olympic torch relay in the history of the Games has arrived at its final desti...
» Ukrainian Protest Leader Accuses Russian Agents in Kidnapping
06/02/14 17:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Dmytro Bulatov, 35, after a press conference at a hospital in Vilnius, Lithuania on Thursday. The Ukrainian protester said he had been “crucified” by his captors.
» Male ballet dancers fight stereotypes
06/02/14 17:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Male ballet dancers fight stereotypes CNN's Nick Glass looks at Men in Motion which explores a century of male dance in 100 minutes. From: CNNInternational Views: 0 0 ratings T...
» Russian adviser threatens Ukraine with military force - USA TODAY
06/02/14 17:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Washington Post Russian adviser threatens Ukraine with military force USA TODAY KIEV, Ukraine — Ukrainian protesters said Thursday they have no doubt Russia will intervene milita...
» Protecting the U.S. Ski team in Sochi
06/02/14 17:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Protecting the U.S. Ski team in Sochi The U.S. Ski and Snowboarding team is taking extra security precautions for its Olympic athletes. Zain Asher reports. From: CNNInternation...
» Ukraine leader to Sochi as Kremlin warns action against "coup"
06/02/14 17:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's embattled president flew to Russia on Thursday as a senior Kremlin aide urged him to stamp out a standoff on the streets, calling it an attempted coup financ...
» Merger of Russia’s Two Top Courts Worries Legal Experts
06/02/14 17:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A court for business disputes, seen as a rare well-functioning institution in a largely corrupt judicial system, will cease to be independent.
» Sochi 2014: the Winter Olympics guide for Americans at home
06/02/14 17:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Everything you need to know for 18 days of curling, figure skating and skiing – and which you can forget shortly afterward Amanda Holpuch
» We wish Nadia and Masha well – but they're no longer part of Pussy Riot | Pussy Riot
06/02/14 17:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. It is harmful to the collective to confuse a campaign for prisoners' rights with our all-female separatist art performances We, the anonymous mem...
» Despite Official Denial, Gay Life Flourishes Underground in Sochi
06/02/14 17:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. In recent days, videos have gone viral showing Russian skinheads and others attacking gays. The videos fueled protests around the world Wednesday, calling on corporate sponsors of the Win...
» US blames Russia for leak of undiplomatic language from top official
06/02/14 17:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. State department's diplomat for Europe, Victoria Nuland, apparently said 'Fuck the EU' in conversation over Ukraine crisis America's new top dipl...
» U.S. Points to Russia as Diplomats’ Private Call Is Posted on Web
06/02/14 17:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Viktor F. Yanukovych, president of Ukraine, and Victoria Nuland, the assistant secretary of state for European affairs, met in Kiev on Thursday.
» Six US Army Soldiers to Compete at Sochi
06/02/14 17:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. When the U.S. Olympic team parades into the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia tomorrow night, there will be six active-duty members of the U.S. Army among them. The Olympians come fr...
» UN Chief Carries Olympic Torch in Sochi
06/02/14 17:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon took part in the Olympic torch relay Thursday, one day before the Winter Olympic Games officially open in Russia's Black Sea resort city of Sochi.Intern...
» U.S., Russian diplomats spar over Pussy Riot
06/02/14 17:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. The U.S. and Russian ambassadors to the United Nations exchanged a flurry of Twitter posts today about the controversial punk rock band Pussy Riot.
» No boycott, but Sochi Games ripe for protest | @guardianletters
06/02/14 17:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. As the Sochi Games begin it is worth remembering that two of the most important political moments in Olympic history have followed failed boycott...
» Senate Backs Baucus as China Envoy
06/02/14 17:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Sen. Max Baucus won Senate approval to become ambassador to China, putting him at the center of Obama's efforts to strengthen ties in Asia.
» 'The Broken Circle Breakdown' | Anatomy of a Scene | The New York Times
06/02/14 17:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by The New York Times. 'The Broken Circle Breakdown' | Anatomy of a Scene | The New York Times Felix van Groeningen narrates a musical sequence from "The Broken Circle Breakdown." Read th...
» US Senate Approves Baucus as Ambassador to China
06/02/14 17:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The U.S. Senate has unanimously endorsed President Barack Obama's nominee, Senator Max Baucus, as the next ambassador to China.Baucus, a moderate Democrat, replaces Gary Locke, who is ste...
» As the Sochi Olympics commence, learn the stories of Russians like Andrei Tanichev and Roman Kochagov | Joseph Huff-Hannon
06/02/14 12:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Though Though homosexuality is illegal, and LGBT activism is 'propaganda' and Russia is trying to make gay people disappear, we have a "propagand...
» Brazilian journalist's murderers jailed
06/02/14 12:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Two men accused of murdering Brazilian political reporter Decio Sa last April have been sentenced to lengthy jail terms. Jonathan Silva, who conf...
» US military sniffer dog captured in Afghanistan, Taliban claim
06/02/14 12:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Video of canine wearing a complex harness, along with weapons that Taliban say they captured from US forces, are posted online The Taliban say th...
» Ukrainian activist forced to admit being U.S. spy under torture
06/02/14 12:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. VILNIUS (Reuters) - A Ukrainian anti-government activist who fled the country after being abducted said on Thursday he had been forced under torture to declare himself an American spy.
» Europe warns of Turkey Internet censorship - USA TODAY
06/02/14 12:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Economic Times AFP Europe warns of Turkey Internet censorship USA TODAY ISTANBUL — Europe is voicing concern Thursday over new Turkish legislation that would tighten government c...
» The new GI Bill's strangest provisions: from surveillance to diseases
06/02/14 11:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Citing covert smoke detector cameras and banning bonuses from the boss, the new GI Bill covers much more than college tuition Jana Kasperkevic
» Deadly python found dead under fallen tree in Kent
06/02/14 11:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. RSPCA investigators say it is not clear if falling tree killed three-metre-long snake or if it was placed there A three-metre-long (10ft) Burmese...
» Pussy Riot members attack bandmates for appearing at Amnesty concert
06/02/14 11:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Letter on Russian punk collective's blog says Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina 'are no longer Pussy Riot' Members of the Russian punk c...
» India warns US of consequences on visa reform
06/02/14 11:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. India warns US of consequences on visa reform India warns the United States of consequences for its companies if lawmakers tighten visa rules on high-tech firms as part of an im...
» Sochi 2014: Channel 4 rebrands to back gay rights
06/02/14 11:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Broadcaster to change logo for a day and run 'Gay Mountain' advert in support of gay athletes at Winter Olympics in Russia Channel 4 is to rebran...
» Pope's Harley-Davidson sold at auction for more than £200,000
06/02/14 11:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Proceeds of bike that was given to Pope Francis by motorcycle company – and signed by the pontiff – to be given to charity It was always a little...
» US Jobless Claims Fall, Point to Firming Labor Market
06/02/14 11:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, in a boost to the labor market outlook and the broader economy.   Initial claims for...
» Syria Rebels Seize Jail 'Freeing Hundreds'
06/02/14 11:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. A large-scale offensive reportedly leaves the rebels in control, but state TV says a "terrorist attack" has been thwarted. Hundreds of peo...
» Senior Democrats set out strategy in preparation for tough Senate battle
06/02/14 11:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Presidents Clinton and Obama met Wednesday with senators nervously trying to plan out a way to maintain control of at least one house of Congress...
» Family of castaway's dead companion wants answers
06/02/14 11:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Family of castaway's dead companion wants answers The fisherman who says he survived a 13-month journey in the Pacific should return to Mexico to explain the death of a young ma...
» Twitter Shares Plummet 23% On Market Opening
06/02/14 11:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The flight to safety by investors comes as Twitter reveals a marked slowdown in new users compared to recent years. Within minutes of the ...
» Obama: Religious Freedom Matters to 'National Security'
06/02/14 11:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. President Barack Obama says freedom of religion matters to U.S. national security, and promoting religious freedom abroad is a key part in the country's foreign policy. policy.Mr. Obama s...
» General Motors' fourth quarter profit badly misses Wall Street expectations
06/02/14 11:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Automaker reported a slight increase in quarterly profits but performed poorly in its international operations
» Russell Brand: Philip Seymour Hoffman is another victim of extremely stupid drug laws
06/02/14 11:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. In Hoffman's domestic or sex life there is no undiscovered riddle – the man was a drug addict and, thanks to our drug laws, his death inevitable ...
» Stolen Stradivarius found in good condition in Milwaukee: report - Reuters Canada
06/02/14 11:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Stolen Stradivarius found in good condition in Milwaukee: report Reuters Canada By Brendan O'Brien. MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A 300-year-old Stradivarius violin worth mill...
» The 2014 Sochi Olympic Games Get Underway
06/02/14 11:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» U.S. Diplomat Arrives in Ukraine For Talks
06/02/14 11:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland arrived in Ukraine Thursday for talks with President Viktor Yanukovych and with supporters of the political opposition.Nuland's visit com...
» Exclusive: EU ready to lift duties on most U.S. goods to reach trade pact
06/02/14 11:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will offer to lift tariffs on nearly all goods imported from the United States as part of negotiations towards the world's largest free-trade de...
» Olympics 2014: The Science of Snowmaking - The New York Times
06/02/14 11:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by The New York Times. Olympics 2014: The Science of Snowmaking - The New York Times At the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, 230 million gallons of water have been used to make snow for skiing and...
» Demolition of Alexandria architectural gem begins
06/02/14 11:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Owner of Villa Aghion, a landmark from city's 20s heyday, blames foreign governments and groups who declined to help fund restoration Developers ...
» February 5, 2014
06/02/14 07:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Published February 05, 2014 TAKE YOUR BEST SHOTS - Send us your best photos and we may include them in our Day in Photos blog! Find out how 1 A worker cuts ice-covered branches with a cha...
» Olympics Spotlight for Russia’s Musical Profile
06/02/14 07:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Valery Gergiev is considered a lock to conduct. The Russian diva Anna Netrebko is widely suspected to be singing. And a host of top Russian ballet stars are expected to dance. If Renée Fleming’s pe...
» Members of Russian Punk Band Get Warm Greeting in Brooklyn
06/02/14 07:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . “I’d like to thank Pussy Riot,” Madonna said, “for making the word ‘pussy’ a sacred word in my household.” She was speaking from the stage of the Barclays Center in B...
» SOCHI SCENE: Meeting Putin - NYTimes.com
06/02/14 07:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . SOCHI, Russia — Sochi may not be completely ready for the Olympics, but apparently the Russian leader himself cleans up quite nicely. Although Vladimir Putin cultivates his macho image with occasional b...
» Italy center-right attack Senate speaker over Berlusconi trial
06/02/14 07:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ROME (Reuters) - Italy's center-right launched a fierce attack on the speaker of the upper house on Wednesday over his decision to have the Senate join a criminal case as an injured pa...
» Political tensions spill over in Iran
06/02/14 07:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. A frustrated President Rouhani criticises opponents of the agreement that gives limited relief on sanctions sanctions relief in return for suspending uranium enrichment Tehran’s suspension of u...
» Intimidation against Nagorno-Karabakh | @guardianletters
06/02/14 02:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. I am deeply concerned by the response of Fakhraddin Gurbanov, Azerbaijan's ambassador to the UK ( Letter , 30 January), to Anastasia Taylor-Lind'...
» Sochi 2014: US warns airlines of Russia 'toothpaste' bomb threat - BBC News
06/02/14 02:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. BBC News Sochi 2014: US warns airlines of Russia 'toothpaste' bomb threat BBC News The US has warned airlines flying into Russia for the Winter Olympics that explosives hidden in...
» U.N. denounces Vatican over child abuse
06/02/14 02:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. U.N. denounces Vatican over child abuse The U.N. has denounced the Vatican over child abuse and demanded immediate action. CNN's Isa Soares reports. From: CNNInternational View...
» Mexican drug violence a global problem
06/02/14 02:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Mexican drug violence a global problem Becky Anderson speaks to Ana Maria Salazar about the challenges faced by the Mexican government in fighting cartels. From: CNNInternation...
» Ex- IOC official: Judge Sochi later
06/02/14 02:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Ex- IOC official: Judge Sochi later Becky Anderson speaks to former IOC Marketing Director Michael Payne about the details of organizing the Olympics. From: CNNInternational Vi...
» Kerry: Iran is not open for business
06/02/14 02:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Kerry: Iran is not open for business Secretary of State John Kerry and CNN's Jake Tapper discuss the details of the interim nuclear deal with Iran. From: CNNInternational Views...
» 'Black Widow' Security Threat For Sochi Games
06/02/14 02:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Untraceable assailants driven by fundamentalist ideologies pose the greatest threat to safety at this year's Winter Olympics.
» Report: US Curtails Drone Strikes After Pakistan Request
06/02/14 02:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Pakistan's government has asked the United States to halt drone strikes against suspected extremists as Islamabad pursues negotiations with the Pakistani Taliban - and, according to The W...
» Ukraine's Currency Pays Price for Confrontation
06/02/14 02:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Ukraine's acting prime minister blamed confrontation on the streets for a 10 percent slide in the currency since November that drove the hryvnia below nine to the dollar on Wednesday for ...
» Vatican Sexual Abuse - Times Minute - The New York Times
06/02/14 02:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by The New York Times. Vatican Sexual Abuse - Times Minute - The New York Times A U.N. panel assails the Vatican over sexual abuse by priests. Also on the Minute, New York's wintry mess and an inte...
» Sochi Winter Olympics: world authors join protest against Putin
06/02/14 02:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Russia's anti-gay and blasphemy laws threaten freedom, says open letter signed by more than 200 writers from 30 countries More than 200 prominent...
» Russian laws choking free speech must be repealed now | @guardianletters
06/02/14 02:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. The story of modern Russia is the story of dramatic, almost seismic change. Russian voices, both literary and journalistic, have always striven t...
» Cop Slaps Cuffs On Firefighter At Crash Site
06/02/14 02:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. A firefighter is detained after refusing to move his fire engine immediately when asked to by a police officer.
» 'Time is on our side', says EU in showdown over Ukraine
06/02/14 02:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - If there is a consistent message the European Union has tried to send since Ukraine rejected a trade deal last November in favor of stronger ties with Moscow, it i...
» Kerry: Syria's Assad is 'not winning'
06/02/14 02:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Kerry: Syria's Assad is 'not winning' Sec. of State John Kerry makes rare admission that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has gained ground, also talks Iran. From: CNNInternati...
» Ed Miliband storms into David Cameron's all-male frontbench
06/02/14 02:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. 'I guess they didn't allow women into the Bullingdon club either,' said Ed. Unluckily for the PM, Theresa May was away After calamity comes reass...
» US Freezes Assets of Pakistan-based Militant Leaders
06/02/14 02:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The Obama administration has frozen the assets of three leaders of the Pakistan-based Haqqani Network militant group. The group.The State Department has already declared the Taliban-linke...
» U.S. to Curb Pakistan Drone Program
06/02/14 02:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The Obama administration will narrow its controversial drone program in Pakistan to target a short list of high-level terrorists, and aim to end it during the prime minister's current ...
» Op-Ed Contributor: In Spain, Fired for Speaking Out
06/02/14 02:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Financial shenanigans, text messages and an ousted editor.
» Romney: I won't run in 2016
06/02/14 02:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Romney: I won't run in 2016 Governor Mitt Romney tells CNN's Wolf Blitzer that he has no intention of running for President in 2016. From: CNNInternational Views: 0 0 ratings T...
» Cost Dispute Halts Work on Project to Expand Panama Canal
06/02/14 02:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The canal authority and the construction consortium in charge of the project blame each other for $1.6 billion in cost overruns.
» Google Reaches EU Settlement
06/02/14 02:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Google showed on Wednesday that it has developed a simple mantra to skirt antitrust trouble: Don't litigate, negotiate.
» Russia today is like a lost chapter from Orwell | Lyudmila Ulitskaya
06/02/14 02:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. The media has a right to question Russia, but cannot do so when the state is fostering an increasing sense of nationalism Like many Russian citiz...
» Sochi Games Set Record With Most Judges
06/02/14 02:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The 2014 Winter Olympics have 21 judged events of 98 total, which is up from 13 in 2010 and just four in 1924.
» Russia says now is not the time for U.N. resolution on aid to Syria
06/02/14 02:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - As Western and Arab nations prepared to push for a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for better access to aid in war-torn Syria, Russia said on Wednes...
» Ukraine Chief Loses Support in Stronghold
06/02/14 02:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The defections of two prominent businessmen in eastern Ukraine, a stronghold for President Viktor F. Yanukovych, signal growing frustrations with him even among his base.
» Russia mocks U.S. envoy for meeting Pussy Riot; Power retorts
06/02/14 02:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power on Wednesday discussed "disturbing" trends in Russia with members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot, prompting M...
» El Salvador top court orders probe of civil war massacre
06/02/14 02:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador's Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the country's top prosecutor to investigate the alleged massacre of dozens of civilians in 1981 by army troops...
» Iraqi Women 'Tortured And Raped' In Detention
06/02/14 02:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. A leading human rights group says women are being raped and forced to sign confessions while in detention in Iraq.
» Spate of runaways from boys' home as police pursued paedophile ring: inquiry
06/02/14 02:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Social worker says she concerned about one boy in 1975 who frequently ran away from the Salvation Army home Alkira
» Is the ABC biased and inefficient? Here's what the data says
06/02/14 02:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Conservative commentators have lambasted the ABC for its skewed coverage but a range of figures dispute that Following the ABC's coverage of asyl...
» An Olympics in the Shadow of a War Zone
05/02/14 20:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . BAKSAN, Russia — On Friday, exactly a week before the Olympics were set to open just 180 miles away, Russia’s security forces appeared on Makhov Street at 8:30 a.m. and cordoned off the area aroun...
» Pussy Riot Members Say Prison Emboldened Them
05/02/14 20:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Two young women from the Russian punk group Pussy Riot said Wednesday that their 21-month incarceration in Russia’s penal system for having staged a political protest in a Moscow cathedral had emboldene...
» Moscow School Shooter Held in Pretrial Custody | News
05/02/14 03:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times News. A Moscow city court has ordered that a 10th-grade student suspected of a deadly school shooting be placed in pretrial detention, after his parents distanced thems...
» Sochi Winter Olympics: Vladimir Putin gets cosy with snow leopard - video | World news
05/02/14 03:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Russian president Vladimir Putin plays with a rare and endangered snow leopard in an animal reserve in Sochi to promote the regeneration of their population. The total wild population has been estimated at 4,...
» Pakistan's future is tied to the Taliban | Tariq Ali
04/02/14 16:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. With the impending withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, the time has come to talk – despite the horrific wave of bombings Twelve years ago, ...
» White House urges Egypt to release detained journalists, academics
04/02/14 16:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Tuesday that it is deeply concerned about a recent crackdown by the Egyptian government on journalists and academics.
» Sochi: Putin At Olympics As Athletes Threatened
04/02/14 16:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Vladimir Putin promises Russia will be a good host amid fresh security fears - and doesn't miss an opportunity to hug a big cat.
» In Afghanistan and Pakistan the Taliban seem to be winning
04/02/14 16:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Hamid Karzai and Nawaz Sharif share an interest in peace talks with the Taliban but both appear to have drawn a blank Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's...
» US navy investigates sailors for alleged cheating on nuclear reactor tests
04/02/14 16:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Inquiry to open into alleged cheating by sailors training to operate nuclear reactors on submarines and aircraft carriers
» Former California educator jailed after YouTube video alleges sexual abuse
04/02/14 16:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Ex-assistant principal could spend life in prison after former student accused her of sexual abuse in a YouTube video
» What the Papers Say, Feb. 4 | News | The Moscow Times
04/02/14 09:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times News. Moskovsky Komsomolets 1. Vladimir Sedov and Svetlana Samodelova article headlined "Horrible son" says the teenager who has opened fire in his school in Moscow, wa...
» First Russian Media Outlet Fined for ‘Gay Propaganda’ | The St. Petersburg Times
04/02/14 09:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . MOST READ PARTNER NEWS BLOGS OPINION   RIA Novosti Published: January 31, 2014 (Issue # 1795) Protesters at one of the many "anti-gay" rallies held in St. Petersburg last year. Photo: National-Democratic...
» Afghanistan's Karzai in secret talks with Taliban: report
04/02/14 08:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has been holding secret talks with Taliban officials in the hope of persuading them to make peace with his government, the New Yo...
» Storyville: Mad Dog - Gaddafi's Secret World; Panorama: Educating North Korea ... - The Guardian
04/02/14 08:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. The Guardian Storyville: Mad Dog - Gaddafi's Secret World ; Panorama: Educating North Korea ... The Guardian Storyville: Mad Dog – Gaddafi's Secret World (BBC4) was as dense, as inform...
» Prosecutors help set record number of exonerations - Seattle Post Intelligencer
04/02/14 08:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Prosecutors help set record number of exonerations Seattle Post Intelligencer ST. LOUIS (AP) — A nationwide push by prosecutors and police to re-examine possible wrongful convict...
» German minister calls for sanctions threat against Ukraine
04/02/14 08:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Social Democrat's comments contradict chancellor Angela Merkel, who last week ruled out imminent sanctions The German foreign minister, Frank-Wal...
» Pakistan holds peace talks with the Taliban
04/02/14 08:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Representatives from both sides to meet on Tuesday but few hold out much hope for success amid surge in violence Negotiators representing Pakista...
» Women's rights country by country - interactive
04/02/14 08:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Which countries have laws preventing violence? Which legislate for gender equality? And which countries allow abortion? Using World Bank and UN d...
» Sochi Orders Stray Dogs Cull Before Olympics
04/02/14 08:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. A pest control company confirms it has a contract to round up and destroy the animals so they do not cause problems at the Games.
» Kurds from Iraq wage holy war in Syria with one eye on home
04/02/14 08:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. HALABJA, Iraq (Reuters) - Twenty-five year old Ako Abd al-Qadir went to wage holy war in Syria vowing to return and conquer all of Iraqi Kurdistan in the name of Islam on the way back ...
» Court hearing set over gay marriage ban in Va. - Daily Journal Online
04/02/14 08:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Court hearing set over gay marriage ban in Va. Daily Journal Online A federal judge is preparing to hear arguments over whether Virginia's ban on gay marriage is constitutional. ...
» Facebook Turns 10
04/02/14 08:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The biggest name in social networking -- Facebook -- celebrates 10 years of existence on Tuesday, having grown from a private college site to a worldwide platform with 1.23 billion users....
» Sochi Olympics: Putin’s Legacy Or Liability?
04/02/14 08:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. When the Sochi Olympics open on Friday, they will be the most expensive Olympics games in history.   The $50 billion cost is four times Putin's original estimate back in 2007, when Russia...
» Markets Drop Over Further US Growth Fears
04/02/14 08:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. With the Dow dropping on Monday and Asian stocks following suit on Tuesday, investors grow wary of US and China growth prospects.
» Russia Says Syria Will Resume Peace Talks
04/02/14 08:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russian officials say they expect the Syrian government to resume peace talks with the opposition next week, following an opening round of negotiations in Geneva that ended Friday with li...
» Queen And Prince Philip To Visit Pope In Rome
04/02/14 08:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The visit is seen as a way of strengthening ties between the Anglican and the Roman Catholic church. The Queen and Prince Philip will visi...
» Russia Says Syria Will Resume Peace Talks, Hosts Opposition Leader - Voice of America
04/02/14 08:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. The Guardian Russia Says Syria Will Resume Peace Talks, Hosts Opposition Leader Voice of America Russian officials say they expect the Syrian government to resume peace talks wit...
» Lost at Sea for a Year, Man Washes up on Marshall Islands
04/02/14 08:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A 37-year-old fisherman from El Salvador has washed ashore in the Marshall Islands, where he told authorities he survived a 13-month journey across most of the Pacific Ocean by eating raw...
» NHS admits it should have been clearer over medical records-sharing scheme
04/02/14 08:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. NHS partially accepts criticism that it has failed to adequately explain how patients can opt out of care.data scheme The NHS has conceded that i...
» Russia says Syria to ship more chemical arms, attend talks - Reuters
04/02/14 08:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. swissinfo.ch The Express Tribune Russia Says Assad Delegation Will Join Next Round of Syria Talks Businessweek Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will send a delegation to the next...
» Queen to meet Pope Francis for first time on Vatican visit in April
04/02/14 08:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Queen and Duke of Edinburgh to have private audience with pontiff after meeting Italian president Giorgio Napolitano The Queen is to meet Pope Fr...
» Rivers run dry as corruption claims surround Romania's hydropower boom
04/02/14 08:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Green tariffs are driving development in the Southern Carpathian mountains, but with ecological and legal consequences Deep into the wilderness o...
» Top 10 tweeters on sexuality and development
04/02/14 08:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Many on our list are activists on the issue of gay rights, while others look but we are also interested in the tweeters discussing the wider spec...
» Russia Says Syria Will Resume Peace Talks, Hosts Opposition Leader
04/02/14 07:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russian officials say they expect the Syrian government to resume peace talks with the opposition next week, following an opening round of negotiations in Geneva that ended Friday with li...
» Karzai Arranged Secret Contacts With the Taliban
04/02/14 01:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan has been engaged in secret contacts with the Taliban about reaching a peace agreement without the involvement of his American and Western allie...
» Russia: 3 Jailed in Anti-Gay Case
04/02/14 00:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . A court in Russia ’s Far East on Monday found three men guilty of murdering a man in an attack that prosecutors said was motivated by homophobia. The three men were convicted of stabbing and beating the...
» World Briefing: Russia: 3 Jailed in Anti-Gay Case
04/02/14 00:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A court in Russia’s Far East on Monday found three men guilty of murdering a man in an attack that prosecutors said was motivated by homophobia.
» World Briefing: Italy: Knox Judge Faces Inquiry
04/02/14 00:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Italy’s justice minister announced an investigation into comments made to the Italian news media by the judge who read the guilty verdicts against Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito.
» Microsoft, Facebook, Google and Yahoo release US surveillance requests - The Guardian
04/02/14 00:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. The Guardian Microsoft, Facebook, Google and Yahoo release US surveillance requests The Guardian Subscribe. Guardian iPhone · iPad edition · Kindle · Guardian Week...
» Christie: I did not know anything
04/02/14 00:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Christie: I did not know anything Governor Chris Christie refutes alleged evidence that he knew anything about the George Washington Bridge lane closures. From: CNNInternationa...
» Christie reiterates: No role in lane closures
04/02/14 00:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Nation/World Slidepro. TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie said Monday he may have heard about congestion on the George Washington Bridge last fall but it didn't register as anything more than r...
» Christie cooperating with prosecutor's subpoena - Seattle Post Intelligencer
04/02/14 00:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Christie cooperating with prosecutor's subpoena Seattle Post Intelligencer TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie on Monday said that his office is cooperating with a subpoena ...
» UPDATE 1-Without Keystone, oil trains may cause 6 deaths per year -US State ... - Reuters
04/02/14 00:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Salon UPDATE 1-Without Keystone, oil trains may cause 6 deaths per year -US State ... Reuters Feb 3 (Reuters) - Replacing the Keystone XL pipeline with oil-laden freight trains f...
» California educator accused in YouTube video charged with sex abuse
04/02/14 00:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Mon Feb 3, 2014 9:07pm EST Feb 3 (Reuters) - A California educator who resigned after a woman accused her in a YouTube video of abusing her when she was a 12-year-old student has been charged with 16 counts o...
» Former teacher charged with 16 felonies in YouTube sex abuse case - Los Angeles Times
03/02/14 22:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Daily News California educator accused on YouTube of sexual abuse charged with 16 felonies CNN (CNN) -- A California educator who authorities say is the person accused i...
» U.S. and Europe Work on Financial Solution to Ukraine Crisis
03/02/14 16:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Senior officials said they would try to assemble an aid package intended to help a new government, though one led by an opposition leader or a technocrat.
» Woody Allen: Dylan Farrow letter 'untrue and disgraceful'
03/02/14 13:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. The director Woody Allen has rebutted claims of abuse alleged by adopted daughter Dylan Farrow, and urged people to remember 'no credible evidenc...
» Russia cracks down on 'militants'
03/02/14 13:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Russia cracks down on 'militants' Russia demands "militants" in north Caucasus republic stay home during the Olympics. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports. From: CNNIntern...
» Report: Abortion rate in U.S. is lowest since 1973 - Tulsa World
03/02/14 13:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Report: Abortion rate in U.S. is lowest since 1973 Tulsa World NEW YORK —- The U.S. abortion rate declined to its lowest level since 1973, and the number of abortions fell by 13 ...
» Sexual slavery in Mexico – a pimp tells his story
03/02/14 13:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Sex trafficking entraps thousands of Mexican women every year. A jailed pimp, who claims to be reformed, explains his role Pedro's life as a sex ...
» Stop the ultimatums, Russia tells Ukraine protesters
03/02/14 13:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Ukraine's President returned to work Monday after four days of sick leave as neighbor Russia called on protesters who have tried to curb his powers to stop their "threats and ultimatums."
» Russia's Olympic wall of security surrounds Sochi - BBC News
03/02/14 13:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. MiamiHerald.com Russia's Olympic wall of security surrounds Sochi BBC News There is only one road into Sochi from the rest of Russia - a narrow, winding road that hugs the coast....
» 2 dead in Russia school shooting: Report
03/02/14 13:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Russian authorities say a gunman has been '"neutralized" and the school children are safe. CNN's Phil Black reports.
» Ukraine's Yanukovych is back at work as street protests continue
03/02/14 13:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalPost - Regions. None
» Presidential Runoff Elections Needed in Costa Rica, El Salvador
03/02/14 12:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Preliminary presidential election results from Costa Rica and El Salvador indicate both Central American countries will hold runoff balloting. In Costa Rica, ruling National Liberation Pa...
» Yellen Sworn In As Fed Chief
03/02/14 12:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The new head of the U. S. Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen, was sworn in Monday in Washington.Yellen had been the Vice Chair of the Fed and is first woman to lead the central bank in its 100...
» Moscow school siege: two dead but hostage pupils freed | World news
03/02/14 12:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Link to video: Moscow school gunman 'was top student' A brief hostage situation at a Moscow school on Monday ended with all the children freed, b...
» Moscow school gunman 'was top student' - video
03/02/14 12:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. The gunman who killed two people at a school in Moscow was a top student at the school, according to Russia's education minister Dmitry Livanov D...
» Student kills two in Moscow school in possible revenge attack
03/02/14 09:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . By Ian Bateson MOSCOW Mon Feb 3, 2014 6:51am EST MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Moscow high-school student shot a teacher and a police officer dead and held more than 20 other students hostage in a classroom in a possi...
» Police Detain Student Gunman After Moscow School Shooting
03/02/14 08:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Updated Feb. 3, 2014 7:46 a.m. ET MOSCOW—A high-school student burst into a Moscow high school Monday, shooting and killing a teacher and a police officer, briefly taking hostages before being detained ...
» Caribbean News Now!: Grenada and St Kitts-Nevis to join ALBA
03/02/14 08:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from alba bloc - Google Blog Search. According to Thomas, Grenadians do not understand what ALBA stands for, and the government should embark on an educational process to help them better understand the regiona...
» Leftist Costa Rica outsider leads election, run-off expected
03/02/14 07:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . By Alexandra Alper SAN JOSE Mon Feb 3, 2014 3:42am EST SAN JOSE (Reuters) - A left-leaning former diplomat edged ahead in Costa Rica's presidential election on Sunday, riding a wave of disgust at government c...
» El Salvador presidential election poised for run-off vote - Financial Times
03/02/14 07:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from alba bloc - Google News. The Star Online El Salvador presidential election poised for run-off vote Financial Times He earned notoriety by leading a march shortly after the September 11 2001 attacks in whic...
» El Salvador ex-rebel has strong early vote lead, could face run-off
03/02/14 07:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News - Selected Feeds Review. SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - A former left-wing guerrilla commander took a strong early lead in El Salvador's presidential vote on Sunday over a conservative rival who...
» El Salvador ex-rebel leads vote, well placed for run-off
03/02/14 07:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News - Selected Feeds Review. SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - A former left-wing guerrilla commander had a strong lead in El Salvador's presidential election on Sunday and heads into a run-off vote we...
» Cuban boat people land in Cayman, headed for Honduras
03/02/14 07:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News - Selected Feeds Review. GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (Reuters) - A 30-foot (9 meter) sailboat with about 30 Cuban refugees aboard docked in the Cayman Islands on Sunday and passengers said...
» El Salvador fisherman washes up in Marshall Islands after year adrift
03/02/14 07:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News - Selected Feeds Review. SYDNEY (Reuters) - A fisherman from El Salvador who washed ashore on the Marshall Islands said he survived more than a year adrift in the Pacific Ocean, drinking t...
» Ex-rebel faces gang-fighting conservative in El Salvador vote
03/02/14 07:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News - Selected Feeds Review. SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - A former left-wing guerrilla commander and a conservative rival who wants to use the army to fight powerful street gangs faced off in El S...
» Costa Rica ruling party hope has early vote lead, run-off possible
03/02/14 07:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News - Selected Feeds Review. SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Rica's centrist ruling party hopeful Johnny Araya had a strong early lead in Sunday's presidential contest, but could still face a run-o...
» Costa Rica ruling party leads presidential election but run-off looms
03/02/14 07:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News - Selected Feeds Review. SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Rica's centrist ruling party candidate Johnny Araya took an early lead in Sunday's presidential election but looked on course to face a ...
» Student detained after killing two in Moscow school shooting
03/02/14 07:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News - Selected Feeds Review. MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Moscow high-school student shot a teacher and a police officer dead and held more than 20 other students hostage in a classroom on Monday befo...
» Costa Rica ruling party on course for tough presidential run-off
03/02/14 07:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News - Selected Feeds Review. SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Rica's centrist ruling party candidate Johnny Araya took a slight early lead in Sunday's presidential election and was on course to face...
» Scandals, inequality loom large as Costa Rica votes for new leader
03/02/14 07:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News - Selected Feeds Review. SAN JOSE (Reuters) - As voters streamed to the polls on Sunday, Costa Rica's centrist ruling party front-runner hoped to fend off a leftist surge fueled by resentm...
» Leftist Costa Rica outsider leads election, run-off expected
03/02/14 07:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News - Selected Feeds Review. SAN JOSE (Reuters) - A left-leaning former diplomat edged ahead in Costa Rica's presidential election on Sunday, riding a wave of disgust at government corruption ...
» El Salvador ex-rebel strongly placed to win run-off
03/02/14 07:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News - Selected Feeds Review. SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - A former Marxist guerrilla leader is in a strong position to win El Salvador's presidential election in a run-off against his right-wing r...
» El Salvador ex-rebel has early vote lead, run-off possible
03/02/14 07:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News - Selected Feeds Review. SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - A former left-wing guerrilla leader took a strong early lead in El Salvador's presidential election on Sunday, early results showed, but h...
» Puerto Rico Governor to Form New Commission on Construction Industry
03/02/14 07:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico News Review. Tweet Above: La Fortaleza in Puerto Rico (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla has signed an order establishing a new advisory com...
» AGP decreta tres días de duelo por fallecimiento de Luis Raúl – Metro
03/02/14 07:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Metro - Últimas noticias. El gobernador Alejandro García Padilla decretó el domingo tres días de duelo en el país, tras el fallecimiento del actor y comediante puertorriqueño Luis ...
» Caribe: México vence a Puerto Rico y sigue invicto
03/02/14 07:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Metro - Últimas noticias. PORLAMAR, Venezuela (AP) — El abridor Juan Delgadillo aisló cuatro hits en siete entradas y el...
» Costa Rica: Candidatos quieren evitar 2da ronda
03/02/14 07:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Metro - Últimas noticias. SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — La jornada electoral concluyó con el cierre de las urnas de votación,...
» Partido oficialista lidera; 9% votos escrutados
03/02/14 07:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Metro - Últimas noticias. SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica (AP) — El oficialista Partido de Liberación Nacional lidera los resultados...
» Protesta, cerca de hospedaje de Cuba – Metro
03/02/14 07:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Metro - Últimas noticias. PORLAMAR, Venezuela (AP) — Cerca de 200 personas se apostaron cerca de la entrada de un hotel de Isla Margarita para protestar por la presencia de la representación de ...
» Obama Spars with Fox News Host in Pre-Super Bowl Interview
02/02/14 21:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. President Barack Obama accused Fox News on Sunday of keeping alive controversies the White House believes have been settled in a testy interview that aired before the NFL's Super Bowl, th...
» Ukraine’s president, Viktor Yanukovych, to return from sick leave amid pressure to quit
02/02/14 21:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. KIEV, UKRAINE — Ukraine’s embattled president announced he would return to work after four days’ sick leave, but protesters f...
» El Salvador ex-rebel has strong early vote lead, could face run-off
02/02/14 21:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - A former left-wing guerrilla commander took a strong early lead in El Salvador's presidential vote on Sunday over a conservative rival who wants to send the ar...
» Scandals, inequality loom large as Costa Rica votes for leader
02/02/14 21:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. SAN JOSE (Reuters) - The front-runner from the centrist ruling party in Costa Rica's Sunday presidential election tried to fend off a surge by his leftist rival fueled by public anger ...
» Kerry Seeks to Boost Pressure on Syria
02/02/14 16:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Russia and other countries on Saturday to join the U.S. in putting pressure on the Syrian regime to fulfill commitments to give up its chemical...
» Russian editor fined for breaking 'gay propaganda' law
02/02/14 16:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. A Russian court has fined a newspaper editor for publishing an interview with a gay school teacher who was quoted as saying "homosexuality is nor...
» Western Powers, Russia Exchange Sharp Words Over Ukraine
02/02/14 16:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Western powers and Russia have exchanged sharp words over the future of Ukraine at the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Saturday. Addressing the conference, U.S. Secretary of Stat...
» US and Europe stand with people of Ukraine, says John Kerry
02/02/14 16:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. US secretary of state speaks at Munich conference amid growing fears that military will use force against protesters The US secretary of state, J...
» US Defense Chief Highlights Diplomacy Push
02/02/14 16:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is reiterating the Obama administration's plan to shift its foreign policy focus from military action to diplomacy. Hagel diplomacy.Hagel spoke Saturday...
» John Kerry hopeful of framework Israeli-Palestinian accord in weeks
02/02/14 16:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. US secretary of state says 'I don't think we're being quixotic' in efforts to agree outline of final status deal
» Chuck Hagel stresses US foreign policy shift from military might to diplomacy
02/02/14 16:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Defence secretary says US is moving off 'a 13-year war footing' in its approach to international affairs
» WorldViews: The very basics of Ukraine’s crisis, explained in two minutes
02/02/14 16:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. Why have Ukrainians been protesting since November? What's the bigger picture? Where is Ukraine, anyway? Here's a simple, eas...
» US, EU slug it out with Russia over Ukraine protests
02/02/14 16:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. US, EU slug it out with Russia over Ukraine protests In an address to the annual strategic and defence conference in Germany, US Secretary of State John Kerry said that he sees ...
» Armed Man Arrested For Threatening George W. Bush: 'I Have To Slay A Dragon ... - Opposing Views
02/02/14 16:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Opposing Views Armed Man Arrested For Threatening George W. Bush: 'I Have To Slay A Dragon ... Opposing Views An upstate New York man was arrested for threatening to kill George ...
» Kerry Meets Ukraine Opposition, Reaffirms US Support
02/02/14 16:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with three of Ukraine's opposition leaders Saturday in Germany, after exchanging sharp words with Russia over the future of the former Soviet republ...
» Actor Maximilian Schell dies
02/02/14 16:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Actor Maximilian Schell dies Oscar-winning actor Maximilian Schell died at an Austrian hospital. The Austrian-born actor was 83. From: CNNInternational Views: 0 0 ratings Time:...
» NATO chief doesn't see Karzai signing security pact
02/02/14 16:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MUNICH (Reuters) - President Hamid Karzai is unlikely to sign a pact for U.S. and NATO forces to stay in Afghanistan after 2014 and will probably leave the choice for his successor, NA...
» Man arrested after allegedly threatening to kill George W. Bush - CNN
02/02/14 16:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CNN Man arrested after allegedly threatening to kill ABC News Man Arrested for Allegedly Threatening George W. Bush CNN New York (CNN) -- A ABC News An upstate New York man armed...
» Kerry, Hagel urge ‘transatlantic renaissance’ to confront political and security challenges
02/02/14 16:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. MUNICH — In an unusual joint appearance overseas, Secretary of State John F. Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told Eur...
» Footage of Russian anti-gay gangs
02/02/14 16:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Forthcoming C4 documentary reveals disturbing methods used by homophobic groups as Olympics near Shocking footage of the violent groups that targ...
» Israel's finance minister halts funds to West Bank settlements
02/02/14 16:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's finance minister halted the transfer of government funds to West Bank Jewish settlements on Saturday and ordered a probe into allegations that money mean...
» Homophobia: defy Putin with a same-sex kiss at Sochi | Observer editorial
02/02/14 16:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. The Olympics in Russia is an opportunity for gay rights to be promoted and pressure should be put on African leaders On Friday, the most expensiv...
» Kerry: Ukraine should be free to align with Europe - Chicago Sun-Times
02/02/14 16:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Kerry: Ukraine should be free to align with Europe Chicago Sun-Times MUNICH (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday that Ukraine, confronting a political crisis a...
» Kerry and Hagel Defend U.S. Engagement Abroad in Face of Criticism
02/02/14 16:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Secretary of State John Kerry expressed some exasperation with the criticism that the United States was retreating from a leadership role.