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Poland Leads NATO Military Exercisesby webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)

Saturday June 11^th, 2016 at 7:02 AM

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Poland and more than 20 NATO member states begin a large-scale military training exercise Tuesday as part of efforts to reassure central and eastern European countries concerned by Russia's actions in nearby Ukraine. The Kremlin formally denounced the exercises early Tuesday, saying they do not contribute to an atmosphere of trust and security on the continent. Tensions between Russia and the West are higher than they have been since the end of the Cold War. Though Russia opposes...

Russian Orthodox Patriarch: USSR Preserved Christian Morality by webdesk@voanews.com (Jim Kovpak)

Saturday June 11^th, 2016 at 7:01 AM

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The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, recently said that the Soviet Union preserved Russia’s Christian morality – a claim that raised more than a few eyebrows. Omitting any mention of the Soviet government’s mass persecution of religious institutions, Kirill’s words appeared to some as an attempt to reconcile Russia’s conservative Orthodox traditions with its Soviet past. One of Russia’s most outspoken critics of the Church, however, isn’t convinced. Alexander...

Is the Pentagon Safe From Cyberattacks?by webdesk@voanews.com (Carla Babb)

Saturday June 11^th, 2016 at 7:00 AM

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A hacker only needs to succeed once to break into a system. One tiny flaw — a singular vulnerability found — and an entire wall of cyberdefense can crumble.  The influx of data available in the invisible, interconnected cyber realm has become "both an opportunity and a challenge," Steve Welby, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Defense Department's Chief Technology Officer, told VOA in an exclusive one-on-one...

US to Russia: Use Leverage to Distribute Aid in Syriaby webdesk@voanews.com (Pamela Dockins)

Saturday June 11^th, 2016 at 6:59 AM

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The U.S. has stepped up pressure on Syria’s key ally, Russia, to use its influence to get humanitarian aid to besieged parts of the country. The State Department said Wednesday that the U.S had asked Russia to use its military planes in Syria to deliver aid to communities that have been cut off by President Bashar al-Assad’s forces. “Russia actually has air assets on the ground in Syria,” department spokesman Mark Toner said. And Russia “ostensibly has the permission of the Syrian...

At Least 2 Killed in Bombings at Shi'ite Shrine Near Damascusby webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)

Saturday June 11^th, 2016 at 6:57 AM

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Two blasts near a Shi'ite shrine in a suburb of the Syrian capital have killed at least two people and left many others wounded. Syrian state media say a suicide bomber and a car bomb struck Saturday at the Sayyida Zeinab shrine just outside Damascus. The shrine is important to Shi'ites throughout the world. There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks, which took place in an area where several other bombings have taken place in the past, often claimed by...

U.S.-backed forces push deeper into Islamic State territory in northern Syria: monitor

Saturday June 11^th, 2016 at 6:56 AM

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AMMAN (Reuters) - U.S.-backed Syrian forces made new territorial gains against Islamic State on Saturday, moving closer to another of its major strongholds in northern Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

  

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Putin Pledges More Cooperation With Israel Against 'International Terrorism'

Saturday June 11th, 2016 at 6:55 AM

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Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow will strengthen its cooperation with Israel to fight against terrorists.

Putin Preaches Free-Press Gospel At State-Run Media Forumby support@pangea-cms.com (RFE/RL)

Saturday June 11th, 2016 at 6:55 AM

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has told a media forum in Moscow that information should not be subject to "repressive actions," comments that come amid mounting signs that his government is stepping up efforts to curtail dissenting voices in the Russian media.

Nuland: Russia Feeling 'Pain' Of U.S. Sanctionsby support@pangea-cms.com (Mike Eckel)

Saturday June 11th, 2016 at 6:54 AM

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A top U.S. official says economic sanctions continue to be the most powerful leverage Washington has over Russia, and that those measures have thwarted potential Russian efforts to seize larger swaths of Ukrainian territory, including the capital.

Putin Calls For More Belarusian Food, No Deal Reached On Gas Price

Saturday June 11th, 2016 at 6:52 AM

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President Vladimir Putin has called on Belarus to increase supplies of its agricultural products to Russia and to stop embargoed Western products from being smuggled across Belarus into Russia.

Beware, Propaganda!': Russia's Independent Media Take On State TV by support@pangea-cms.com (Claire Bigg)

Saturday June 11th, 2016 at 6:52 AM

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Russia's NTV state television channel is facing an unexpected backlash over a bit of its trademark anti-Western rhetoric.

Controversial Magnitsky Film Set For Washington Screeningby support@pangea-cms.com (Mike Eckel)

Saturday June 11th, 2016 at 6:51 AM

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А controversial film that examines the case of Sergei Magnitsky, the whistle-blowing Russian lawyer who died in prison after allegedly being tortured, is set to be screened at a Washington museum weeks after criticism forced European TV channels to postpone the film’s showing. 

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Russia Leads Effort To Strip Gay Decriminalization From UN Measure

Saturday June 11th, 2016 at 6:51 AM

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

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Russia led an effort at the United Nations to strip language from an AIDS resolution that would have called for the decriminalization of homosexuality and drug use.

U.S. Suggests Russian Planes Drop Food Aid In Besieged Syrian Towns

Saturday June 11th, 2016 at 6:50 AM

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The United States suggested that Russia use its planes stationed in Syria to drop food into communities that are under siege and blocked from receiving aid by the Syrian government.

British Navy Escorts Russian Submarine Through English Channel

Saturday June 11th, 2016 at 6:50 AM

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The British Royal Navy intercepted a Russian submarine as it was crossing the English Channel on June 8 and escorted it through.

Russia Proposes Mechanism To Avoid Conflict With U.S. Military

Saturday June 11th, 2016 at 6:50 AM

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Russia's Defense Ministry says it has presented a proposal to the United States to develop a mechanism for preventing confrontations on the open sea and airspace above it.

Military Plane Crash Kills Pilot Near Moscow

Saturday June 11th, 2016 at 6:49 AM

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Russia says one of its Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jets has crashed in the Moscow region, killing the pilot.

Russian Defense Minister In Tehran For Talks With Iranian, Syrian Counterparts

Saturday June 11th, 2016 at 6:47 AM

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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was meeting together with the defense ministers of Iran and Syria in Tehran on June 9.

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» Russian Defense Minister In Tehran For Talks With Iranian, Syrian Counterparts
11/06/16 06:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was meeting together with the defense ministers of Iran and Syria in Tehran on June 9.

» Navalny Activists: Russian Real Estate Holdings Now Being Hidden
11/06/16 06:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. There have been some eyebrow-raising findings unearthed by anticorruption activists from Rosreestr, Russia’s federal real-estate database over the past year.

» Obama Approves Expanded U.S. Military Powers In Afghanistan
11/06/16 06:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. President Barack Obama has approved giving the U.S. military greater authority to help Afghan forces battle the Taliban, including increased use of air strikes, AP and Re...

» Putin Declines To Pardon Ex-Yukos Security Chief Pichugin
11/06/16 06:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied a petition for a pardon by the ex-chief of security of the now-defunct Yukos oil company, the lawyer for Aleksei Pichugin said...

» Protest Portrait Of Convicted Murderer Appears Near St. Petersburg Bridge
11/06/16 06:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A large graffiti portrait of a Russian tank officer who was convicted of murdering a Chechen woman has been painted near a St. Petersburg bridge that local authorities wa...

» Russia Vows Response After U.S. Naval Ship Enters Black Sea
11/06/16 06:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The Russian Foreign Ministry says Moscow will respond to the presence of a U.S. naval ship in the Black Sea with unspecified measures.

» Cultural Tug-Of-War Erupts Over Persian Poet Rumi
11/06/16 06:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Iran, Turkey, and Afghanistan have renewed a battle over bragging rights to a masterpiece by the famed 13th-century Persian poet Rumi.

» Savchenko Ready To Take Polygraph Test To Silence Critics
11/06/16 06:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Ukrainian military aviator Nadia Savchenko said she would take a lie-detector test to silence critics that have suggested she might be a double agent for Russia. Savchenk...

» Savchenko Calls For 'Fair And Transparent' Elections In Ukraine
11/06/16 06:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Ukrainian military aviator Nadia Savchenko has called for "fair and transparent" elections in Ukraine. Speaking to Oleksandr Lashchenko, host of RFE/RL's Ukrainian Servic...

» Russian Opposition Lawmaker Who Opposed Crimea Annexation Stripped Of Mandate
11/06/16 06:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia’s State Duma has stripped Ilya Ponomaryov of his parliamentary mandate, in the latest move to punish the opposition lawmaker.

» Russian Court Frees Artist Known for Needling Putin Government
11/06/16 06:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. In a surprise ruling, Pyotr Pavlensky escaped with a fine after setting fire to the front door of Lubyanka, the headquarters of Russia’s main intelligence agency.

» Film About Russian Lawyer’s Death Creates an Uproar
11/06/16 06:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Critics are trying to block a Washington screening of a documentary that portrays Sergei L. Magnitsky, who died in a Moscow prison cell, as an accomplice rather than a victim.

» U.S. Approves 6 Airlines for Direct Flights to Cuba
11/06/16 06:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. President Obama and President Raul Castro during Mr. Obama’s visit to Cuba in March. Mr. Obama has been working to normalize relations between Washington and Havana after more than a half-c...

» Gay man in Belgium asking to be euthanised because he cannot cope with his sexuality
11/06/16 06:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News. None

» Prison or exile
11/06/16 06:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. How difficult is life for political dissidents in Saudi Arabia?

» Hillary Clinton: 'We've reached a milestone' - CNN
11/06/16 06:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CNN Hillary Clinton: 'We've reached a milestone' CNN (CNN) Hillary Clinton embraced her place in history Tuesday as the first woman to become the presidential nominee of a major ...

» Clinton says email scandal, FBI probe 'absolutely' won't be general election problems - Fox News
11/06/16 06:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Fox News Clinton says email scandal, FBI probe 'absolutely' won't be general election problems Fox News Hillary Clinton doubled down Wednesday on claims that her personal email s...

» Puerto Rico not sovereign, Supreme Court says - USA TODAY
11/06/16 06:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. USA TODAY Puerto Rico not sovereign, Supreme Court says USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Puerto Rico has its own Constitution and elects its own leaders, but it remains under the thumb of ...

» FBI ID's body exhumed from Providence as Massachusetts mob murder victim - WPRI 12 Eyewitness News
11/06/16 06:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. WPRI 12 Eyewitness News FBI ID's body exhumed from Providence as Massachusetts mob murder victim WPRI 12 Eyewitness News The body of Steven DiSarro was removed from dig site behi...

» Al Qaeda leader pledges allegiance to new Taliban leader
11/06/16 06:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. CAIRO (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri, in an online audio message, pledged allegiance to the new head of the Afghan Taliban, who was appointed last month after his predece...

» Investigators Find Buk Missile Part At MH17 Crash Site In Ukraine
07/06/16 07:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. International investigators say they have found a Buk missile component at the crash site of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine.

» Police: Girl, 7, critically injured in Chicago shooting - Washington Times
07/06/16 07:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Chicago Sun-Times Police: Girl, 7, critically injured in Chicago shooting Washington Times CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say a 7-year-old girl has been critically injured in a sh...

» In Sign of Unity, Christians Renovate Christ's Tomb Together
07/06/16 07:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A team of experts began a historic renovation on Monday at the spot where Christians believe Jesus was buried, overcoming longstanding religious rivalries to carry out the first repairs a...

» Road accident in Saudi Arabia kills 15, injures 60
07/06/16 07:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. A Saudi Red Crescent spokesman says a road accident involving a bus and a truck killed 15 people and left 60 injured.

» South Korea courts isolated North's old friends in push for change
07/06/16 07:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's foreign minister will visit Moscow next week after touring Cuba, Uganda and Iran as part of a push to enlist North Korea's old allies to press for chang...

» Five Men in India Have Been Convicted for the Gang Rape of a Danish Tourist
07/06/16 07:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. A court in Delhi convicted five men Monday for the gang rape gang-rape of a Danish tourist in 2014. The 51-year-old woman was sexually assaulted and robbed at knifepoint on Jan. 14, 2014, aft...

» Police Targeted in Deadly Istanbul Blast
07/06/16 07:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. At least 11 people have been killed and scores injured after a bus carrying riot police was targeted in a car bomb explosion, officials said.

» Car Bomb in Istanbul Kills 11
07/06/16 07:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Explosives in a parked car were detonated by remote control as a police shuttle bus passed through the historic quarter of Beyazit during rush hour.

» Kurdish Peshmerga Discover Tens of IS Secret Underground Tunnels
07/06/16 07:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Iraqi Kurdish forces known as Peshmerga found IS tunnels in northern Mosul. VOA’s Kawa Omar accompanied the Peshmerga to see them.

» Istanbul blast targeting police kills 11: reports
07/06/16 07:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The explosion hit a vehicle carrying police near area popular with tourists during rush hour.

» Turkey is one or two meetings away from normalizing ties with Israel: minister
07/06/16 07:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is one or two meetings away from normalising ties with Israel and it is important that Israel lifts obstacles against aid for Palestine and Gaza, Turkish Fore...

» India’s Leader Ready to Bolster Ties With U.S., Thanks Partly to Donald Trump
07/06/16 07:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, second from right, and Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, third from right, during a wreath-laying ceremony Monday at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier...

» Pall Hangs Over Brazil’s Presidential Palace as Dilma Rousseff Prepares for Trial
07/06/16 07:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Dilma Rouseff, Brazil’s first female president, is allowed to stay at the Palácio da Alvorada, the cavernous residence of the country’s leader, while the fight to oust her once and for all ...

» Islam is Europe's 'new fascism,' and other things European politicians say about Muslims
07/06/16 07:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Recent quotes from conservative and far-right politicians in Europe.

» Is the Obama-Modi friendship real? In India, many doubt it
07/06/16 07:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. It’s a friendship between two powerful men that transcends politics, transcends diplomacy.

» Germany sees 55,000 asylum applications in May
07/06/16 07:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Germany’s interior ministry says 55,259 asylum applications — mostly by Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis — were filed in the country in May.

» Drones emerge from shadows to become key cog in U.S. war machine
07/06/16 07:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KANDAHAR, Afghanistan/CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, Nevada (Reuters) - When U.S. drones obliterated a car carrying Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour last month, it was the kind of targeted...

» UN takes Saudi coalition off blacklist
07/06/16 07:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. The UN removes the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen from a blacklist of states and groups violating children's rights in conflict.

» Attacks on albinos in Malawi surge, body parts sold for witchcraft: Amnesty - Reuters Africa
07/06/16 07:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Attacks on albinos in Malawi surge, body parts sold for witchcraft: Amnesty Reuters Africa LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An increase in the number of attacks on people wi...

» Kremlin: NATO Drills In Poland Undermine Trust
07/06/16 07:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia says military exercises currently being conducted by NATO in Poland “do not contribute to an atmosphere of trust and security” in Europe.

» Egypt puts former auditor on trial for exposing corruption
07/06/16 06:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Egypt’s former top auditor who exposed massive corruption in the country has gone on trial on charges that include spreading “false news.”

» Syrian army, U.S.-backed forces advance separately against Islamic State
07/06/16 06:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government troops backed by Russian air power moved to within 25 km (15 miles) of an Islamic State-held town in Raqqa province on Tuesday, the Syrian Observat...

» Kalashnikov, Maker of AK-47, Looks to Rebrand
06/06/16 18:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. In Gorky Park in Moscow on the Victory Day holiday, Kalashnikov showed off the company’s weapons and its new logos. This couple was given a souvenir photograph.

» Russia Triples its Airstrikes in Syria
06/06/16 17:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russia has increased dramatically both the rate and breadth of its airstrikes in Syria, tripling the number of air raids in the past few days and demonstrating its “freedom of action” in ...

» Russia says will take 'adequate measures' to counter NATO expansion
06/06/16 17:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow is concerned by NATO's expansion and the movement of its infrastructure toward Russia's borders and will take "adequate measures" to protect its security, Rus...

» Dozens in Russia Imprisoned for Social Media Activity - Newser
06/06/16 07:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Newser Dozens in Russia Imprisoned for Social Media Activity Newser In this family handout photo taken on Sept. 25, 2010 and provided by Anastasia Bubeyeva, her husband Andrei Bubeyev...

» В Афганистане погиб американский журналист - РБК
06/06/16 07:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. НТВ.ru В Афганистане погиб американский журналист РБК В Афганистане погибли фотожурналист Национального общественного радио США (NPR) Дэвид Джилки и афганский переводчик Забиулла Т...

» Дмитрий Медведев прибыл в Бишкек с официальным визитом - Вести.Ru
06/06/16 07:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Вести.Ru Дмитрий Медведев прибыл в Бишкек с официальным визитом Вести.Ru Премьер-министр России Дмитрий Медведев прибыл с официальным визитом в столицу Киргизии Бишкек, где проведе...

» Нетаньяху: сближение с Россией укрепляет безопасность Израиля - РИА Новости
06/06/16 07:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РИА Новости Нетаньяху: сближение с Россией укрепляет безопасность Израиля РИА Новости ТЕЛЬ-АВИВ, 6 июн – РИА Новости. Премьер-министр Израиля Биньямин Нетаньяху назвал укрепление о...

» Obama Opposes Privatization of the Department of Veterans Affairs
06/06/16 07:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from United States Defense and Military Forces. Progress has been made in modernizing the agency, Mr. Obama said, and privatizing it would delay that.

» AP: Patchy reporting undercuts national hate crimes count - Cortez Journal
06/06/16 07:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Atlanta Journal Constitution Washington Times AP: Patchy reporting undercuts national hate crimes count Cortez Journal FBI Director James Comey has called on all agencies to d...

» Revealed: Iran’s Khomeini had secret dealings with US in 1979
06/06/16 07:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from intelNews.org. Newly declassified files show that Ayatollah Khomeini, who led Iran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, had a secret channel of communication with the United States, and even sent a personal ...

» Tracking tattoos: A new frontier for FBI - Firstpost
06/06/16 07:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Firstpost Tracking tattoos: A new frontier for FBI Firstpost FBI has teamed with government scientists to develop a technology that can help track the people with tattoos. Initially FBI ...

» Israel’s PM seeks role in Russian-US duo in Syria
06/06/16 07:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. June 6, 2016, 10:31 AM (IDT) During his 48-hour trip to Moscow (Monday and Tuesday May 6-7), Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will try and talk President Vladimir Putin into cutting Israel into...

» EgyptAir flight crew: Hijacker opposed Egypt’s policies
06/06/16 07:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The lawyer for an Egyptian hijacker says the flight crew of the EgyptAir plane had testified that the man threatened to blow up the aircraft because he was against the Egyptian government.

» Germany’s Military Expansion Met With Western Relief
06/06/16 07:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. As Europe faces pressure from ISIS and a more muscular Russia, Germany has pledged to bolster its military, reversing its decades-long instinctive pacifism.

» GOP leaders urge Trump to reduce volume of vitriol - SFGate
06/06/16 07:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Irish Examiner GOP leaders urge Trump to reduce volume of vitriol SFGate Donald Trump said Sunday that a Muslim judge might have trouble remaining neutral in a lawsuit against him, ext...

» Greed, Corruption and Danger: A Tarnished Afghan Gem Trade - New York Times
06/06/16 07:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. New York Times Greed, Corruption and Danger: A Tarnished Afghan Gem Trade New York Times An Afghan businessman checked lapis lazuli at his shop in Kabul in March. Afghanistan has long ...

» Rare Militant Attack on Jordan Security Compound Kills 5 - New York Times
06/06/16 06:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CBC.ca Rare Militant Attack on Jordan Security Compound Kills 5 New York Times AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan's government spokesman says "terrorists" have attacked a local int...

» Saudi Arabia criticizes U.N. over Yemen blacklisting
06/06/16 06:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has rejected a United Nations report that criticized the military coalition it is leading in Yemen, saying it was based primarily on information supplie...

» Attack kills 3 Jordanian intelligence officers at Palestinian camp
06/06/16 06:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. AMMAN (Reuters) - Three Jordanian intelligence officers and two other security personnel were killed in an attack on a security office in a Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of...

» Iran Blasts US Report That Tehran Sponsors Terrorism
05/06/16 20:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. As it has in previous years, Iran on Sunday denounced a recent U.S. State Department report that identified the country as the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism. An Iranian Forei...

» Puerto Rico votes as Clinton closes in on Dem nomination
05/06/16 20:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 7:33 p.m. EDT. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Puerto Ricans frustrated by the island's economic crisis voted Sunday in the U.S. territory's Democratic presidential primary a...

» As Economy Falls, Putin Moves to Build Soviet-Like KGB or Ministry of State Security, Kalashnikov Says
05/06/16 20:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble             Staunton, June 5 – It is almost a law of Russian reality that when the economic situation of t...

» Russia Warns NATO It Will Neutralize Any Threat From Black Sea - Newsweek
05/06/16 20:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Newsweek Russia Warns NATO It Will Neutralize Any Threat From Black Sea Newsweek Relations between NATO and Russia continue to deteriorate after Moscow promised to neutralize any thre...

» Russia Is Winning the Information War - Observer
05/06/16 20:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Observer Russia Is Winning the Information War Observer In today's media, drawing consistent attention takes a particular set of character traits—witness the popularity of Kim Kardash...

» Tested by Russia, NATO Struggles to Stay Credible - New York Times
05/06/16 20:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. New York Times Tested by Russia , NATO Struggles to Stay Credible New York Times BRUSSELS — Six weeks before a critical summit meeting aimed at bolstering NATO's deterrence against a ...

» Resolve behind sanctions on Russia is weakening - Stars and Stripes
05/06/16 20:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Observer Resolve behind sanctions on Russia is weakening Stars and Stripes Each time the European Union's sanctions against Russia come up for renewal, there's speculation that some c...

» NATO is sending troops to Poland to stare down Russia - Business Insider
05/06/16 20:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Business Insider NATO is sending troops to Poland to stare down Russia Business Insider In response to increased NATO drilling earlier this year, Russia announced it would form three ...

» Chechnya: Russia's Islamic State? - Wall Street Journal
05/06/16 20:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Wall Street Journal Chechnya: Russia's Islamic State? Wall Street Journal GROZNY, Russia —When a female visitor tried to enter the Chechen Republic's parliament on a recent day, a bea...

» Exposing Russia's False NATO Narrative - StopFake.org
05/06/16 20:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. StopFake.org Exposing Russia's False NATO Narrative StopFake.org A staple of Russian , pro- Russian , and so-called realist narratives is that NATO not only reneged on its promises to...

» Russian hacker gang arrested over $25m theft - BBC News
05/06/16 20:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. BBC News Russian hacker gang arrested over $25m theft BBC News Russia has arrested 50 people accused of using malware to steal more than 1.7bn roubles ($25m; £18m). The gang allegedly...

» United Russia, divided Putin - The Economist
05/06/16 20:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Economist United Russia , divided Putin The Economist WITH three months left until parliamentary elections, United Russia , Russia's ruling party, has come up with a new slogan: V...

» In Russia, hatred of non-Russians a part of everyday life - Deutsche Welle
05/06/16 20:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Deutsche Welle In Russia , hatred of non- Russians a part of everyday life Deutsche Welle At first, the police moved to arrest not the drunken attacker, but his blood-covered victim. ...

» Bitcoin Technology Can Help Russia Dodge Sanctions: MP - Newsweek
05/06/16 20:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Newsweek Bitcoin Technology Can Help Russia Dodge Sanctions: MP Newsweek Russian businesses could harness the power of technology developed for cryptocurrency bitcoin to avoid being s...

» NATO wishes no conflict with Russia, but will protect members - Deutsche Welle
05/06/16 20:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Deutsche Welle NATO wishes no conflict with Russia , but will protect members Deutsche Welle "We're not violating the Founding Act, we are still within this NATO- Russia Founding Act,...

» Putin's Dangerous Plan to 'Make Russia Great Again' - Newsweek
05/06/16 19:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Newsweek Putin's Dangerous Plan to 'Make Russia Great Again' Newsweek “Americans might flinch at the idea that US politics has anything in common with the Philippines or Russia ,” Gid...

» Russia Pounds the Achilles Heel of Americas ISIS War - Daily Beast
05/06/16 19:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Daily Beast Russia Pounds the Achilles Heel of Americas ISIS War Daily Beast “Despite claims they are focusing on [al Qaeda in Syria] and [ISIS], Russia and [Syrian President Bashar a...

» US Asks Russia to Not Hit Nusra Front in Syria, Moscow Says - ABC News
05/06/16 18:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Daily Beast US Asks Russia to Not Hit Nusra Front in Syria, Moscow Says ABC News Washington has asked Moscow not to target the al-Qaida's branch in Syria, the Nusra Front, for fear of...

» How Putin Killed NATO's Agreement With Russia - Newsweek
05/06/16 18:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Newsweek How Putin Killed NATO's Agreement With Russia Newsweek Nineteen years ago, on May 27, 1997, Russian Federation and NATO signed One can easily see the value of the Founding Ac...

» Against All Odds, Russia Plans to Boost Oil Production by 185000 Bpd - OilPrice.com
05/06/16 18:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Channel News Asia Against All Odds, Russia Plans to Boost Oil Production by 185000 Bpd OilPrice.com Russia is set to increase crude oil output by around 8 million tons or 185,000 bpd ...

» Obama Administration 'Selectively' Enforcing Sanctions on Russia - Washington Free Beacon
05/06/16 18:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Washington Free Beacon Obama Administration 'Selectively' Enforcing Sanctions on Russia Washington Free Beacon McCain suggested that the Obama administration is giving special treatme...

» Navalny: Russia Run by 'Mafia' System - Voice of America
05/06/16 18:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Voice of America Navalny: Russia Run by 'Mafia' System Voice of America Alexei Navalny, the leading Russian opposition activist who heads the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) and the ...

» Crimea's Reunification With Russia Not Topic For Negotiations - Sputnik International
05/06/16 18:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Sputnik International Crimea's Reunification With Russia Not Topic For Negotiations Sputnik International YALTA ( Russia ) (Sputnik) — The issue of Crimea being a part of Russia will ...

» Russia's Anti-ISIS Strategy May Be Backfiring - Daily Caller
05/06/16 18:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Russia's Anti-ISIS Strategy May Be Backfiring Daily Caller Russia's aggressive counter-terrorism strategy may be backfiring in the northern Caucasus. Russia has long had an issue with...

» US Leaves Russia's Proposals on Security Cooperation Unanswered - Official - Sputnik International
05/06/16 18:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Sputnik International US Leaves Russia's Proposals on Security Cooperation Unanswered - Official Sputnik International " Russia and the United States could have done more to settle th...

» Tested by Russia, NATO Struggles to Stay Credible
05/06/16 18:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia. Despite growing threats, many European countries are still resisting strong measures to strengthen NATO as a critical summit meeting nears.

» Reviled by Many Russians, Mikhail Gorbachev Still Has Lots to Say
05/06/16 18:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia. Mr. Gorbachev helped bring an end to the Soviet Union, and some say he should be tried for it. He shrugs it off. “It is freedom of expression,” he says.

» Scapegoat or Spy? Vatican Consultant Commands Attention at Leaks Trial
05/06/16 18:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. A hero to some and a villain to others, Francesca Immacolata Chaouqui stands accused with two others of leaking confidential documents to two journalists.

» Russia in Review
05/06/16 18:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs - US-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism. June 3, 2016 Russia in Review: a digest of useful news from U.S.-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclea...

» Islamic State Kills Dozens of Its Own in Hunt for Spies
05/06/16 18:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. In March, a senior commander with the Islamic State group was driving through northern Syria on orders to lead militants in the fighting there when a drone blasted his vehicle to oblivion...

» Russian Crime Gangs Find Gays Easy Targets for Blackmail
05/06/16 18:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Criminal gangs in Russia, operating through gay dating sites, have found a lucrative new blackmail target: homosexual men.   A St. Petersburg economist, one of their latest victims, said ...

» Pivot to Russia? Why Israel Could Shun Washington, Improve Ties With Moscow - Sputnik International
05/06/16 18:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Sputnik International Pivot to Russia ? Why Israel Could Shun Washington, Improve Ties With Moscow Sputnik International Israel's relations with Russia could become closer after Avigd...

» Netanyahu: Deepening ties with Russia important for Israel's security - Jerusalem Post Israel News
05/06/16 18:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Jerusalem Post Israel News Netanyahu: Deepening ties with Russia important for Israel's security Jerusalem Post Israel News Coordination between the IAF and the Russian air force cont...

» Netanyahu holds third meeting with Putin in nine months
05/06/16 18:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. June 5, 2016, 10:32 PM (IDT) Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu arrives in Moscow Monday for a two-day trip and his third round of talks with President Vladimir Putin since September. They will a...

» Who helped Barack Obama avoid the taint of Chicago corruption? - American Thinker
05/06/16 17:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. American Thinker Who helped Barack Obama avoid the taint of Chicago corruption? American Thinker Among others likely to have had indirect knowledge of an investigation into a ...

» Ex-Mossad chief calls on Israel to speak with Hamas
05/06/16 17:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from intelNews.org. A former director of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency has called on the Israeli government to reach out to Hamas, arguing that the Palestinian group is now ready to accept a peace settlem...

» Relations between UK spy agencies “broke down” during war on terrorism
05/06/16 17:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from intelNews.org. Relations between two of Britain’s most powerful intelligence agencies, MI5 and MI6, suffered a “serious and prolonged breakdown” during the American-led war on terrorism.

» The Countries With The Most People Living In Slavery [Infographic]
05/06/16 17:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. Modern slavery is a brutal reality around the world with estimates that 45.8 million people are in some form of slavery in 167 countries.

» ISIS fighters seem to be trying to sell sex slaves online
05/06/16 17:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. "To all the bros thinking about buying a slave, this one is $8,000," begins the May 20 Facebook posting, which was attributed to an Islamic State fighter.

» City tells doubters NYPD has thwarted many terror attacks
05/06/16 17:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. New York's police force has thwarted numerous terrorist attacks despite claims its methods don't work, a lawyer said Wednesday.

» FBI wants to exempt its huge fingerprint and photo database from privacy protections
05/06/16 08:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. The FBI wants to exempt its burgeoning national database of fingerprints and facial photographs photos from a federal law that gives Americans the right to sue for government violatio...

» Senate postpones vote on email privacy bill - SC Magazine
05/06/16 08:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from house judiciary committee - Google News. SC Magazine Senate postpones vote on email privacy bill SC Magazine “The Email Privacy Act as amended by the House Judiciary Committee hits the sweet spot for what ...

» House Committee Approves Bill to Protect Private Property From Gov't. Seizure - CNSNews.com
05/06/16 08:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from house judiciary committee - Google News. House Committee Approves Bill to Protect Private Property From Gov't. Seizure CNSNews.com James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) to protect citizens' private property from seiz...

» 'Revenge porn' bill approved by House Judiciary Committee - Turn to 10
05/06/16 08:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from house judiciary committee - Google News. Turn to 10 'Revenge porn' bill approved by House Judiciary Committee Turn to 10 The House Judiciary Committee voted 10-1 on Tuesday in favor of passing the bill. It...

» US House Judiciary Committee Unanimously Approves Legislation That Helps Individuals Fight Warrantless Asset ... - The Daily Chronic
05/06/16 08:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from house judiciary committee - Google News. The Daily Chronic US House Judiciary Committee Unanimously Approves Legislation That Helps Individuals Fight Warrantless Asset ... The Daily Chronic WASHINGTON, DC ...

» Justice Dept. to Tighten Rules on Testimony by Scientists
05/06/16 08:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Federal Bureau of Investigation. The measures are part of the government’s response to reports that F.B.I. scientists have often vastly overstated their level of certainty about forensic test results.

» FBI Director Speaks on Civil Rights and Law Enforcement at Conference
05/06/16 08:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi's YouTube Videos. From: fbi Duration: 28:59 FBI Director James B. Comey served as special guest speaker on the final day of the 2016 annual conference on civil rights and law enforcement sponsored ...

» FBI Returns Darwin Letter to Smithsonian Archives
05/06/16 08:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi's YouTube Videos. From: fbi Duration: 01:41 The FBI returned a recovered Charles Darwin letter from 1875 to the Smithsonian Institution Archives. More at: https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2016/june...

» FBI wants biometric database kept secret - WND.com
05/06/16 08:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi aclu report - Google News. WND.com FBI wants biometric database kept secret WND.com And while federal law requires a report on its impact on privacy, the FBI has refused to provide one, even as state l...

» FBI pushes for more power to crush your privacy - InfoWorld
05/06/16 08:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi aclu report - Google News. InfoWorld FBI pushes for more power to crush your privacy InfoWorld Like living in a police state much? The FBI is pushing on multiple fronts to greatly expand its surveillan...

» Keep biometric database under wraps, urges FBI - OneNewsNow
05/06/16 08:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi aclu report - Google News. OneNewsNow Keep biometric database under wraps, urges FBI OneNewsNow The plan by the DOJ to exempt the Federal Bureau of Investigation's ( FBI ) “Next Generation Identificati...

» Turkish President Gains Power After Cabinet Reshuffle
05/06/16 08:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. A change at the top of the Turkish governmentwill grant more de facto powers to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and mean that he will have more direct control over procurement programs,...

» Israel’s New Defense Minister Mutes Combative Tone
05/06/16 08:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Israel's new defense minister, Avigdor Lieberman, takes office using a softer tone.             

» Polish Official: Battalion Enough to Deter Russia
05/06/16 08:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. As it gears up to host a major NATO meeting in July, Poland is keeping its request relatively low – roughly a battalion’s worth of rotational troops inside its borders, which the count...

» Turkey: Russian air strikes in Syria's Idlib killed 60
05/06/16 08:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. May 31, 2016, 1:55 PM (IDT) Turkey said on Tuseday that heavy air strikes reported to have been carried out by Russian jets on a hospital and a mosque in Syria's rebel-held city of Idlib had kil...

» Erdogan: Downing the Russian fighter plane was ‘pilot error’
05/06/16 08:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. June 1, 2016, 1:16 PM (IDT) Turkey’s President, Tayyip Erdogan, said that downing the Russian plan on November 2015 was “an error or malfunction of the Turkish pilot” and &ldqu...

» Ex-CIA Director Hayden: Trump's Rhetoric Is 'Feeding' ISIS Recruitment - Mediaite
05/06/16 07:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Mediaite Ex- CIA Director Hayden: Trump's Rhetoric Is 'Feeding' ISIS Recruitment Mediaite Former CIA and NSA director Michael Hayden spoke out at a literary festival yesterday to promote...

» An Interview with Former CIA Analyst Ray McGovern - Commonweal (blog)
05/06/16 07:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Commonweal (blog) An Interview with Former CIA Analyst Ray McGovern Commonweal (blog) “Ray McGovern, a former CIA officer who gave the daily brief for President George H.W. Bush, is pret...

» A Reporter Is an Unlikely Keeper of Secrets in the Case of a Missing CIA Consultant - New York Times
05/06/16 07:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. New York Times A Reporter Is an Unlikely Keeper of Secrets in the Case of a Missing CIA Consultant New York Times They told me that the ex-agent had a part-time consulting contract with ...

» CIA To Spill The Beans On Top-Secret Cold War Spy Ops - Mintpress News (blog)
05/06/16 07:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Mintpress News (blog) CIA To Spill The Beans On Top-Secret Cold War Spy Ops Mintpress News (blog) “ CIA consistently reviews both specific documents and compiled volumes in a timely mann...

» Seized Assets: Critics Push for Reform of Controversial Forfeiture Laws - Twin Falls Times-News
05/06/16 07:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi aclu report - Google News. Twin Falls Times-News Seized Assets: Critics Push for Reform of Controversial Forfeiture Laws Twin Falls Times-News There are three basic ways for law enforcement agencies to...

» The Total Number of Terrorist Attacks Around the World Declined Last Year
05/06/16 07:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. The number of terrorist attacks and the number of people killed by acts of terrorism worldwide declined last year for the first time since 2012, according to the U.S. government. Figures comp...

» Iran rejects terror charges in U.S. report
05/06/16 07:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran rejected terrorism charges raised against it in an annual U.S. State Department report, Iranian media outlets reported on Sunday, saying the Islamic Republic mer...

» Former Prime Minister of Spain Meets With Jailed Venezuelan Opposition Leader
05/06/16 07:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Spain’s former prime minister met with jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López on Saturday, the first meeting of its kind in the more than two years since his imprisonment f...

» Syrian and Russian war jets step up bombing of Aleppo city: monitor
05/06/16 07:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. AMMAN (Reuters) - Nearly 40 strikes hit rebel-held areas in and around Syria's Aleppo city on Sunday in some of the heaviest recent raids by Russian and Syrian government war-planes, r...

» Cuba will never rejoin OAS, says Castro
05/06/16 06:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Cuba's president says the country will not return to the Organization of American States (OAS) in a show of solidarity with Venezuela.

» 3 soldiers dead, 6 missing from flooded Fort Hood vehicle - CBS News
05/06/16 06:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CBS News 3 soldiers dead, 6 missing from flooded Fort Hood vehicle CBS News Last Updated Jun 2, 2016 7:35 PM EDT. FORT HOOD, Texas -- Three soldiers who were in an Army truck tha...

» 3 U.S. Army soldiers dead, 6 missing after truck overturns in floodwaters at Fort Hood - UPI.com
05/06/16 06:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. UPI.com 3 U.S. Army soldiers dead, 6 missing after truck overturns in floodwaters at Fort Hood UPI.com Multiple American soldiers were killed Thursday at Fort Hood, Texas, after ...

» Trump Claims Judge In Trump University Suit Had 'An Absolute Conflict' Because He's Mexican - Huffington Post
05/06/16 06:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Huffington Post Trump Claims Judge In Trump University Suit Had 'An Absolute Conflict' Because He's Mexican Huffington Post June 2 (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate D...

» Donald Trump Could Threaten US Rule of Law, Scholars Say - New York Times
05/06/16 06:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Times Donald Trump Could Threaten US Rule of Law, Scholars Say New York Times Donald J. Trump's attacks on the press and the judicial system are evidence to some people ...

» Obama Issues 42 Sentence Commutations - Daily Beast
05/06/16 06:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Daily Beast Obama Issues 42 Sentence Commutations Daily Beast President Obama is set to commute the sentences of 42 federal prisoners, the White House announced Friday. Of those ...

» NATO General: Trump's Comments Play Into Hands Of Putin
05/06/16 06:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The chairman of NATO's Military Committee, General Petr Pavel, has denounced Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee in the U.S. presidential election, for criti...

» U.S., Russia In Dispute Over Strikes On Syrian Al-Qaeda Branch
05/06/16 06:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A behind-the-scenes dispute between the United States and Russia broke into the open on June 3, with Moscow claiming Washington asked it not to target Al-Qaeda's branch i...

» Puerto Rico plans commercial office in Cuba to promote trade
05/06/16 06:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. HAVANA (Reuters) - Puerto Rico has taken the first steps toward opening a commercial office in Cuba, Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla said on Saturday, on the sidelines of a Caribbean...

» Tale of Trump and partner in Azerbaijan real estate project
05/06/16 06:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 4:20 a.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Six months before he entered the presidential race, Donald Trump announced a new real estate project in Baku, Azerbaijan. His partner was the son of a gover...