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» Budget Ordeal Has a Fix If Russia’s Economy Gets Off Ground
15/08/16 06:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Economic growth is the ‘only way out,’ Uralsib’s Dudkin says Seven-month deficit widened as downturn persists, survey shows

» Secret Ledger in Ukraine Lists Cash for Donald Trump’s Campaign Chief
15/08/16 05:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . “Paul Manafort is among those names on the list of so-called ‘black accounts of the Party of Regions,’ which the detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine are investigatin...

» How to Start a Russian Purge
14/08/16 13:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: How to Start a Russian Purge. The jihadi group Jabhat al-Nusra announced on July 28 that it had severed all ties to al Qaeda and established a new movement in Syria: Jabhat Fateh al-Sham , or ...

» The Kremlin's Game Of Thrones (UPDATED)
14/08/16 13:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Y ou can call it another day of the long knives. You can call it Kremlin musical chairs. Or you can call it Vladimir Putin's own personal game of thrones. But by whatever...

» Hack of Democrats’ Accounts Was Wider Than Believed, Officials Say
14/08/16 07:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON — A Russian cyberattack that targeted Democratic politicians was bigger than it first appeared and breached the private email accounts of more than 100 party officials and groups, officials w...

» Another DNC hack: Why Russia may want to influence the US elections
14/08/16 07:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Christian Science Monitor | USA. The Democratic Party is once again the subject of a Wikileaks dump, as information stolen from the party's servers in June continues to be made public. The newest set of do...

» Russia May Be Preparing New Offensive in Ukraine
14/08/16 07:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from di. Russia appears to be preparing for a new military offensive in Ukraine, according to Institute for the Study of War, which notes that since August 5 there has been an ongoing Russian military build-up ...

» Alleged Russian involvement in DNC hack gives U.S. a taste of Kremlin meddling
14/08/16 07:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» Six Injured in Stabbing, Fire on Swiss Train
13/08/16 15:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A Swiss man set a fire and stabbed people on a train in the country’s northeast, wounding six people as well as himself. The 27-year-old suspect had at least one knife and poured out a...

» On 90th Birthday, Fidel Castro Pens Letter Criticizing President Obama
13/08/16 15:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. (HAVANA) — Fidel Castro has written a long letter thanking Cubans for their support on his 90th birthday and once again criticizing President Barack Obama. In the letter in state media Saturd...

» Knifeman Stabs Passengers and Sets Fire on a Train in Switzerland
13/08/16 15:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. (BERLIN) — Police in Switzerland (BERLIN) — Swiss police say a Swiss man has set a fire and stabbed people on a train in the country’s northeast, wounding six people as well as himself. Polic...

» Man with knife, flammable liquid injures six on Swiss train: police - Reuters
13/08/16 15:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. The Independent Scottish Daily Record Man with knife, flammable liquid injures six on Swiss train: police Reuters ZURICH A man armed with a knife and flammable fluid injured six people...

» Ohio fugitive arrested in killing of New Mexico officer during attempted traffic stop - Dallas Morning News
13/08/16 15:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Dallas Morning News Ohio fugitive arrested in killing of New Mexico officer during attempted traffic stop Dallas Morning News An suspect who fled Ohio after allegedly killing a 6...

» What lies behind the new Russian threat to Ukraine
13/08/16 15:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Vladimir Putin accuses Ukraine of killing Russian servicemen in terrorist attacks in Crimea and warns that the deaths will not be ignored. The Ukrainian president, Petro Poroshenko, orders his country ...

» Vladimir Putin Has Already Won Our Election
13/08/16 14:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Observer. Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: JURE MAKOVEC/AFP/Getty Images) The news keeps getting worse. Alarming evidence of how deep the Kremlin’s got its tentacles in Washington mounts by ...

» Has Donald Trump hit bottom?
13/08/16 14:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» Putin gets new right-hand man as chief of staff exits
13/08/16 13:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» Свыше двух тысяч заложников в Сирии освобождены из плена ИГ - Lenta.ru
13/08/16 10:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Lenta.ru Свыше двух тысяч заложников в Сирии освобождены из плена ИГ Lenta.ru Более двух тысяч мирных жителей, которых боевики террористической группировки «Исламское государство» ...

» Like Hitler, Putin Believes West Won’t Live Up to Its Commitments, Piontkovsky Says
13/08/16 10:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble             Staunton, August 12 – Like Hitler, Vladimir Putin believes that the West will not live up to i...

» 13 Radio Armenia Jokes from Soviet Times Highlight How Little Russians have Changed
13/08/16 10:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble             Staunton, August 12 – Radio Armenia jokes were so popular in Brezhnev’s times that officials c...

» Is Ivanov’s Dismissal Putin’s Leningrad Affair?
13/08/16 10:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble             Staunton, August 13 – Vladimir Putin’s decision to replace Sergey Ivanov with Anton Vaino as h...

» Vandals censor image of Putin snogging Trump in Lithuania
13/08/16 10:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Much-published mural of Russian president and US presidential candidate destroyed with white paint in Vilnius An image of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump engaged in a passionate embr...

» Hacker Releases More Democratic Party Documents
13/08/16 10:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia. “Guccifer 2.0,” believed to have ties to Russia, claimed responsibility for the breach, which included lawmakers’ personal cellphone numbers and email addresses.

» For Most Russians, ‘There is No Money,’ But for Rich Muscovites , Models Fight in Pool of Black Caviar
13/08/16 10:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble             Staunton, August 13 – Even as Dmitry Medvedev was provoking anger for his remark that “there i...

» On 90th birthday, Fidel Castro thanks Cuba, critiques Obama
13/08/16 10:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Fidel Castro has written a long letter thanking Cubans for their support on his 90th birthday and once again criticizing President Barack Obama.

» Hearing continued for former VA physician assistant
13/08/16 10:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) - A preliminary hearing has been delayed for a former physician assistant accused of sexually abusing patients at a Department of Veterans ...

» Hafiz Saeed, head of ISIS in Afghanistan, killed in U.S. drone strike
13/08/16 10:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. The reputed head of Islamic State's Afghanistan branch, Hafiz Saeed, was killed by an American airstrike in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar Nangharhar province ne...

» Intel officials told lawmakers about Russia's hacking of Democratic Party last year: Report
13/08/16 10:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Congressional leaders were warned last year about an apparent hacking campaign being waged against the Democratic Party by Russia, but were forced to stay quiet i...

» Mentally Ill Kennedy: Calling Trump ‘Crazy’ a Disservice to Those with Mental Deficiencies
13/08/16 10:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Mentally ill ex-congressman Patrick Kennedy fretted on Friday that calling Donald Trump “crazy” does a disservice to those with mental deficiencies. “Whether you’re a person who suf...

» Military Officials Distorted ISIS Intelligence, Congressional Panel Says
13/08/16 10:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from United States Defense and Military Forces. The United States Central Command altered its analysis to portray a more optimistic picture of the war than events in Iraq and Syria warranted, a report concluded.

» No, Obama is Not the Founder of ISIS
13/08/16 10:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The XX Committee. He’s done it again. A couple weeks ago, it seemed that Donald Trump’s gaffes would be difficult to top. First the Republican nominee encouraged the Russians to steal Hillary Clinton’s mis...

» Today's Headlines and Commentary
13/08/16 10:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. U.S.-backed forces battling the Islamic State stated on Friday that they had launched a final assault to flush the remaining ISIS fighters out of the city of Manbi...

» The Early Edition: August 12, 2016
13/08/16 09:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Just Security. Zoë Chapman IRAQ and SYRIA US backed forces launched a final assault on the Syrian city of Manbij,  close to the Turkish border in Syria, today. [ Reuters ] There was no sign of Russia’s pro...

» Vladimir Putin and Syria - Greenville Daily Reflector
13/08/16 09:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from James R. Clapper Jr. - Google News. Greenville Daily Reflector Vladimir Putin and Syria Greenville Daily Reflector This cave-in to Mr. Putin would be so sweeping that some senior Obama administration offic...

» FBI widens hacking probe as more are Democrats targted in wide ... - Washington Times
13/08/16 09:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Washington Times FBI widens hacking probe as more are Democrats targted in wide ... Washington Times A hacking campaign that recently compromised the Democratic National Commi...

» Ukraine gives Britain intel about Russian ‘hybrid war’ tactics in Crimea
13/08/16 09:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from intelNews.org. Ukrainian intelligence and defense officials are sharing intelligence with Britain about cutting-edge Russian military tactics in the Crimea and parts of eastern Ukraine.

» Buffalo FBI office steps up efforts to battle cyber thieves - wivb.com
13/08/16 09:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. wivb.com Buffalo FBI office steps up efforts to battle cyber thieves wivb.com BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Believe it or not millions of people in the U.S. are victims of Internet crime each y...

» FBI, mental health facility blamed for ignoring Scott killer's warning signs - Knoxville News Sentinel
13/08/16 09:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Knoxville News Sentinel FBI , mental health facility blamed for ignoring Scott killer's warning signs Knoxville News Sentinel HUNTSVILLE, Tenn. — There was plenty of blame to go around T...

» FBI: 9063 allowed to buy guns in 2015 who shouldn't have been - Greenville News
13/08/16 09:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Greenville News FBI : 9063 allowed to buy guns in 2015 who shouldn't have been Greenville News COLUMBIA — The number of times the FBI allowed sales of guns with incomplete background che...

» Justice Department denied FBI requests to investigate Clinton Foundation - Washington Times
13/08/16 09:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Washington Times Justice Department denied FBI requests to investigate Clinton Foundation Washington Times The Obama administration rejected requests from three FBI field offices that wa...

» EXCLUSIVE: Joint FBI-US Attorney Probe Of Clinton Foundation Is Underway - Daily Caller
13/08/16 09:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. WITN Newsmax EXCLUSIVE: Joint FBI -US Attorney Probe Of Clinton Foundation Is Underway Daily Caller WARREN, MI - AUGUST 11: Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton tours Futurami...

» Terror suspect says he was paid FBI informant and 'baffled' by charges - Charlotte Observer
13/08/16 09:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Charlotte Observer Terror suspect says he was paid FBI informant and 'baffled' by charges Charlotte Observer In a statement from his Mecklenburg County Jail cell given to the Observer by...

» Canada security questioned after FBI tip thwarts attack - Reuters
13/08/16 09:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Reuters Canada security questioned after FBI tip thwarts attack Reuters The RCMP said Driver, one of only two Canadians currently subject to a peace bond, was not under constant surveill...

» FBI Expands Hacking Investigation - Bloomberg
13/08/16 09:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Bloomberg FBI Expands Hacking Investigation Bloomberg The FBI has high confidence the Russian government hacked U.S. Democratic Party groups and the personal e-mails of political operati...

» Man accused of being IS recruiter says he was FBI informant - WRAL.com
13/08/16 09:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. WBTV Man accused of being IS recruiter says he was FBI informant WRAL.com CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina man accused of trying to recruit people to join the Islamic State group says ...

» 4-Year-Old Boy Accused of Hacking FBI Database : snopes.com - snopes.com
13/08/16 09:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. snopes.com 4-Year-Old Boy Accused of Hacking FBI Database : snopes.com snopes.com A 4-year old kid from the Californian metropolis, who must remain anonymous, was arrested this morning f...

» Bill Clinton accuses FBI of serving up a 'load of bull' - New York Post
13/08/16 09:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. New York Post Bill Clinton accuses FBI of serving up a 'load of bull' New York Post Bill Clinton is accusing the FBI director of serving up “the biggest load of bull I've ever heard” — m...

» DIA said thank you to Deputy Director Doug Wise at a farewell ceremony
13/08/16 09:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense Intelligence Agency News. DIA said thank you to Deputy Director Doug Wise at afarewell ceremony hosted by DIA Director LtGen

» Hacker again plagues US Democrats, calls presidential campaign a “farce”
13/08/16 09:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. August 13, 2016, 11:42 AM (IDT) In a post to his WordPress blog, the hacker who calls him/herself Guccifer 2.0 uploaded an Excel file Friday revealing the cell phone numbers and private e-mail a...

» Russian S-400 anti-missile batteries posted on Crimea
13/08/16 09:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. August 13, 2016, 12:02 PM (IDT) Amid rising tension around the Crimean Peninsula, the Russian Defense Minister Friday announced the deployment of anti-missile weapons there, including S-400 air ...

» CIA Official: 'Cloud Has Been a Godsend' - Nextgov
13/08/16 09:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Nextgov CIA Official: 'Cloud Has Been a Godsend' Nextgov One of the CIA's top security officials said the cloud infrastructure built by Amazon Web Services is improving the spy agency's ...

» Fidel Castro's 90th birthday marked with 90-metre cigar
13/08/16 09:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. A veteran Cuban cigar-maker rolls what is believed to be the world's longest cigar to mark the 90th birthday of Fidel Castro.

» Former President Clinton: Email Server Controversy Is 'Load of Bull'
13/08/16 09:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton defended his wife on Friday, saying the controversy about her use of a private email server is “the biggest load of bull I’ve ever heard.” The former U....

» Putin fires chief of staff, sign of fatigue with old guard
13/08/16 09:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. President Vladimir Putin on Friday abruptly replaced his longtime chief of staff with a low-profile younger aide, the latest in a series of moves by the Russian leader to rid himself of members of h...

» Mexico arrests alleged founding member of Zetas cartel
13/08/16 09:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Mexican police say they have re-arrested a former soldier who was allegedly one of the founders of the Zetas drug cartel.

» Vladimir Putin Fires His Chief of Staff Sergei Ivanov
13/08/16 09:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday fired Sergei Ivanov, his chief of staff and one of his closest allies, in the most high-profile power reshuffle at the Kremlin in years. Th...

» Russians Suspected of Hacking Democrats Also Went After Republicans, Researchers Say - Daily Beast
13/08/16 09:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Daily Beast Russians Suspected of Hacking Democrats Also Went After Republicans, Researchers Say Daily Beast Cybersecurity experts have linked one of the groups that stole emails from ...

» Hacker Releases Personal Information of Hundreds of Democrats
13/08/16 09:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A hacker who has taken credit for two breaches of U.S. Democratic Party organizations released email addresses, phone numbers, and other personal information of nearly 200 lawmakers Frida...

» In ominous sign, Afghan government partner berates President Ghani
13/08/16 09:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan government chief executive Abdullah Abdullah has sharply criticized President Ashraf Ghani, a dramatic public break that exposed long-simmering tension within ...

» Russia's Putin dismisses head of Kremlin administration Ivanov
13/08/16 09:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed the head of the Kremlin administration Sergei Ivanov on Friday and appointed Anton Vaino, Ivanov's former deputy, in his p...

» Russian Officials Report Soldier's Death In Syria
13/08/16 09:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The death in Syria of a Russian soldier from the North Caucasus region of Kabardino-Balkaria has been reported, the republic’s governor has said.

» Biden Urges Poroshenko To Avoid Escalating Tensions With Russia
13/08/16 09:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden urged Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko "to do his part to avoid escalating tensions" with Russia over Crimea, the White House said on Au...

» As Trump struggles, Clinton goes on offense to win over GOP
13/08/16 09:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 9:17 a.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hillary Clinton is seizing opportunities presented by a volatile presidential race to expand her base of support heading into the fall, seeking to position ...

» Kremlin fires Putin's longtime ally Ivanov
13/08/16 09:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 9:17 a.m. EDT. MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday fired Sergei Ivanov, his chief of staff and one of his closest allies, in the most high-profile power reshuffle at th...

» Russia's Putin sacks chief of staff Sergei Ivanov
12/08/16 07:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - Home. Russian President Vladimir Putin has unexpectedly dismissed his chief of staff Sergei Ivanov. Mr Ivanov has been part of Mr Putin's trusted inner circle for many years. The 63-year-old has...

» Two dead in apartment complex blast in Maryland, US,
11/08/16 19:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Two people have been killed, dozens injured and others left missing after an explosion at an apartment complex in Maryland, US.

» Trump Tries to Brand Obama, Clinton With Islamic State
11/08/16 19:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Donald Trump’s claim that President Barack Obama “founded” the Islamic State may be just the latest controversy in a volatile election season, but those comments could have far-reaching c...

» RedBlueAmerica: Whither Reaganism?
11/08/16 19:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. For 40 years, Ronald Reagan’s ideas — and the idea of Reagan — have guided the GOP: Republican candidates for offices high and low have claimed his mantle, and even Democrats like Bill C...

» 'Politically incorrect' ideas are mostly rude, not brave
11/08/16 19:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. What if the things people have held themselves back from saying for fear of social censure aren't inherently meaningful? The sad thing about so much supposed truth-telling is that their ...

» Putin fans the flames in Ukraine once again
11/08/16 19:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. This is a perfect moment for the crisis in Ukraine to heat up, and worrying developments are afoot, prompting fears that Russian President Vladimir Putin might be planning an invasion or...

» US special ops in Syria are told, 'Don't get shot'
11/08/16 19:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. U.S. special operations forces in Syria do many things in the war against the Islamic State. They gather intelligence, build relationships with local communities, help spot targets for a...

» Edward Wootten, a Cold War intelligence officer and WWII vet, dead at 91
11/08/16 19:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. A World War II veteran, Wootten spent years with the Defense Intelligence Agency. In 1960, he was posted as an assistant air attache with the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.

» Russian hackers of DNC said to scoop up secrets from NATO, Soros
11/08/16 19:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Security experts say DCLeaks.com shows the marks of the same Russian intelligence outfit that targeted the Democratic political organizations. Weeks before the Democratic convention was ...

» We finally know who forged Piltdown Man, one of science's most notorious hoaxes
11/08/16 19:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. In 1953, scientists at the British Natural History Museum and University of Oxford reported that the Piltdown fossil was actually a hodgepodge of human and orangutan bones, none of them ...

» British Military Launches Tech-Innovation Initiative
11/08/16 19:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Britain is launching an innovation initiative aimed at fast-tracking futuristic defense technology to the front line, the Ministry of Defence will announce Aug 12.      ...

» Britain invests £800m in next generation of military technology
11/08/16 19:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Signed in as mikenova Share this story on NewsBlur Shared stories are on their way...

» Dragonfly drones and lasers: Britain invests £800m in next generation of military technology 
11/08/16 19:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» After Criticism, Trump Adds Women To His Economic Advisory Team - NPR
11/08/16 19:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. NPR After Criticism, Trump Adds Women To His Economic Advisory Team NPR Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has released a second list of economic advisers in less than ...

» A wake-up call over electoral fraud
11/08/16 19:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News. None

» Dragonfly drones and lasers: Britain invests £800m in next generation of military technology
11/08/16 19:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News. None

» Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Denounces President Ghani as Unfit for Office
11/08/16 19:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Comments by the chief executive, Abdullah Abdullah, dealt a serious blow to the fragile power-sharing arrangement brokered by the United States.

» Russia Strikes IS-Held City in Syria Amid Aleppo Fight - New York Times
11/08/16 18:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. The Indian Express CTV News Russia Strikes IS-Held City in Syria Amid Aleppo Fight New York Times BEIRUT — The Russian military sent long-range bombers to strike a series of Islamic St...

» Even Pro-Moscow Writer Says Ethnic Russians in Baltic States Will Defend Them if Russia Invades
11/08/16 18:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble             Staunton, August 10 – In an article that is both worrying and reassuring, a pro-Moscow comment...

» Karelian Calls on Putin to Protect Minorities from ‘Great Power Chauvinism’
11/08/16 18:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble             Staunton, August 11 – Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the Soviet state, said that there were tw...

» Moscow Unlikely to Be Able to Build New Fleet as Soon as It Plans, Norwegian Experts Say
11/08/16 18:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble             Staunton, August 11 – Moscow has announced an ambitious program to expand its military fleet e...

» Russia Population Set to Decline by 50 Percent This Century, Moscow Demographer Says
11/08/16 18:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble             Staunton, August 11 – Unless there are radical changes in government policies and in the famil...

» Russia accuses Ukraine of 'terror' attack on Crimea
11/08/16 18:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Independent - Europe. Ukraine denies it is attempting to regain control of the disputed territory by force

» Turkey coup: Erdogan crackdown causes diplomats to flee country
11/08/16 18:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Independent - Europe. 'Time has run out' for fleeing officials, Turkish minister warns

» Vladimir Putin may believe time is ripe for another invasion
11/08/16 18:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. The Crimea crisis has come from nowhere nowhere, but the Russian president has form for military adventures in Olympic years, says Luke Harding years The situation in Crimea looks om...

» Russia and Ukraine step up security amid tension over Crimea
11/08/16 18:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Putin boosts ‘anti-terror’ measures at Ukraine frontier with annexed Crimea as Poroshenko puts troops on combat alert Russia and Ukraine stepped up security on the de facto border be...

» Hundreds of secret Russian mercenaries are dying in Syria's civil war, report alleges - VICE News
11/08/16 18:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. VICE News Hundreds of secret Russian mercenaries are dying in Syria's civil war, report alleges VICE News The Russian government is allegedly secretly paying young men to fight extrem...

» Russia accuses Ukraine of igniting border clash in Crimea - Washington Post
11/08/16 18:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Washington Post Russia accuses Ukraine of igniting border clash in Crimea Washington Post MOSCOW — Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of preparing a series of terrorist attacks and o...

» Turkey turns to Russia on Syria amid US flap - CBS News
11/08/16 18:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. CBS News Turkey turns to Russia on Syria amid US flap CBS News ANKARA, Turkey - A delegation of Turkish foreign ministry, military and intelligence officials is traveling to Russia fo...

» The leaders of Turkey and Russia appear to be making up - The Economist
11/08/16 18:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. STRATFOR CNN The leaders of Turkey and Russia appear to be making up The Economist SINCE November, when Turkish forces shot down a Russian jet near the Syrian border, Recep Tayyip Erd...

» Nobody seems to like Russia this summer. Except Donald Trump. - Washington Post
11/08/16 18:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Washington Post Nobody seems to like Russia this summer. Except Donald Trump. Washington Post This week, America has a new folk hero. Unhappy about having to compete against a swimmer...

» The Olympics Are Back and Tensions Between Russia and Ukraine Are Heating Up - Foreign Policy (blog)
11/08/16 18:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Foreign Policy (blog) The Olympics Are Back and Tensions Between Russia and Ukraine Are Heating Up Foreign Policy (blog) On August 8, 2008, shortly after the opening ceremonies for th...

» Stealing a Peek at Russian Economic Recovery Before It Happens - Bloomberg
11/08/16 18:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Bloomberg Stealing a Peek at Russian Economic Recovery Before It Happens Bloomberg “Applying for a grid connection and making a significant payment for it requires a long-term positiv...

» British Military 'Outgunned By Russia' - Sky News
11/08/16 18:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Telegraph.co.uk British Military 'Outgunned By Russia ' Sky News The leaked report, seen by The Times, suggests the UK and NATO are "struggling to catch up" with Russia when...

» NATO Plays It Cool as Russia and Turkey Grow Closer - Foreign Policy (blog)
11/08/16 18:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Foreign Policy (blog) NATO Plays It Cool as Russia and Turkey Grow Closer Foreign Policy (blog) Ankara and Moscow are rekindling their close ties after a nearly nine-month freeze, bro...

» Immigration Sparks Negative Views From U.S. to Russia in Study - Bloomberg
11/08/16 18:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Immigration Sparks Negative Views From U.S. to Russia in Study Bloomberg Immigration is spurring negative attitudes from the U.S. to Russia , according to an Ipsos Mori study that lay...

» What Russia and Turkey Bring to Syria - New York Times
11/08/16 18:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. ABC Online CBS News What Russia and Turkey Bring to Syria New York Times President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey are major players on opposite ...

» Suspected gas attack on Aleppo hours before Russia-backed ceasefire comes into force - Telegraph.co.uk
11/08/16 18:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Telegraph.co.uk Suspected gas attack on Aleppo hours before Russia -backed ceasefire comes into force Telegraph.co.uk At least four people died and many suffered breathing difficultie...

» Russia Accuses Ukraine Of 'Terrorist' Attack In Crimea - NPR
11/08/16 18:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. NPR Russia Accuses Ukraine Of 'Terrorist' Attack In Crimea NPR President Vladimir Putin says he'll beef up Russia's military force in Crimea, after Russia's security service claimed t...

» Russian bombers destroy ISIS chemical weapons plant near Raqqa, Syria - RT
11/08/16 18:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. RT Russian bombers destroy ISIS chemical weapons plant near Raqqa, Syria RT Six long-range Tu-22M3s (NATO reporting name: Blinder) took off from airfields in Russia and, having passed...

» Boris Johnson says Britain must 'normalise' its relationship with Russia - Telegraph.co.uk
11/08/16 18:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Telegraph.co.uk Boris Johnson says Britain must 'normalise' its relationship with Russia Telegraph.co.uk Britain must "normalise" 'normalise' its relationship with Russia after years ...

» Russia Fines Google $6.75 Million in Antitrust Case - Wall Street Journal
11/08/16 18:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Wall Street Journal Russia Fines Google $6.75 Million in Antitrust Case Wall Street Journal The fine comes ahead of a court appeal later this month by Google against the watchdog's ru...

» Dispute Between Russia and Ukraine Over Crimea Accusations Escalates - Wall Street Journal
11/08/16 18:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Wall Street Journal Dispute Between Russia and Ukraine Over Crimea Accusations Escalates Wall Street Journal MOSCOW—Ukraine's president put his country's forces on combat alert Thursd...

» Britain and Russia must 'normalise' their relations, Boris Johnson tells the Kremlin - Daily Mail
11/08/16 18:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Daily Mail Britain and Russia must 'normalise' their relations, Boris Johnson tells the Kremlin Daily Mail She said: 'The Prime Minister noted the importance of the relationship betwe...

» Turkey to resume airstrikes on ISIS in Syria, asks Russia to fight 'common enemy' - RT
11/08/16 18:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. RT Turkey to resume airstrikes on ISIS in Syria, asks Russia to fight 'common enemy' RT The Wednesday statements signify a warming of ties between Turkey and Russia , whose relationsh...

» Russia announces war games after accusing Ukraine of terrorist plot - Reuters
11/08/16 18:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Reuters Russia announces war games after accusing Ukraine of terrorist plot Reuters MOSCOW Vladimir Putin summoned his security council and the Russian Navy announced war games in the...

» The US-Russia Proxy War In Syria47:50 - WBUR
11/08/16 18:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. WBUR The US- Russia Proxy War In Syria47:50 WBUR The U.S.- Russia conflict in Syria. Russia's winning. We'll look at Cold War rumbles and a region's future. Lt.-Gen. Sergei Rudskoi of...

» Serbia Gets New Government That Will Pursue EU, Russia Ties - ABC News
11/08/16 18:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Serbia Gets New Government That Will Pursue EU, Russia Ties ABC News Serbia's Parliament approved on Thursday a new, populist-led government of Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, who ha...

» US Democrats blame Russia for cyber attacks - Aljazeera.com
11/08/16 18:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Aljazeera.com US Democrats blame Russia for cyber attacks Aljazeera.com US House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi has said the recent cyber attacks on Democratic politicians and officia...

» Poroshenko Puts Troops In Eastern Ukraine On Highest Alert
11/08/16 18:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he has instructed all military units near Russian-occupied Crimea and in the easterly Donbas region to be at the highest level o...

» London schoolgirl who left to join Islamic State dead: lawyer
11/08/16 18:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. (Reuters) - One of three schoolgirls who left London in February of 2015 to join Islamic State has died, her family lawyer told Reuters on Thursday.

» Mysterious Greenland Shark May Live for Centuries, Scientists Say
11/08/16 18:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. An international group of researchers has estimated the little-understood Greenland shark may live as long as 500 years—which would make it the longest-living vertebrate on the planet.

» Lawmakers Accuse Military of Skewing Intelligence on ISIS
11/08/16 18:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A trio of Republican lawmakers put out a preliminary report Thursday accusing the U.S. military’s Central Command of producing skewed intelligence assessments that exaggerated American...

» Canadian Terror Suspect Killed Wednesday ‘Planned Immediate Attack’: Police
11/08/16 18:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. Adam Driver, the terrorism suspect killed by Canadian police Wednesday night, had planned to detonate explosives in an urban center during rush hour within 72 hours , police said. The FBI ale...

» Uproar Over Egypt's Policy of State-Dictated Friday Sermons - New York Times
11/08/16 18:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Washington Post Uproar Over Egypt's Policy of State-Dictated Friday Sermons New York Times CAIRO — Inside a large mosque in the Nile Delta, an Egyptian cleric looked over his congregat...

» How the Islamic State Militant Group Was Founded, Gained Influence
11/08/16 18:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Known as Islamic State, the group of hard-line jihadists that once dominated large areas of Iraq and Syria is infamous for its sheer brutality, including beheadings, drownings, burning pe...

» US government shifts $81 million to Zika vaccine research - Reuters
11/08/16 18:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Reuters US government shifts $81 million to Zika vaccine research Reuters CHICAGO/WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has shifted $81 million in funds fro...

» Wall St. hits fresh record highs, department stores surge - Reuters
11/08/16 18:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Reuters Wall St. hits fresh record highs, department stores surge Reuters Wall Street stocks hit fresh record highs on Thursday as rising oil prices and strong earnings from depa...

» Venezuela is a 'powder keg,' government will fall: opposition boss
11/08/16 18:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela is on the verge of a "political earthquake" that will cause the government to collapse because the country's massive economic problems mean the current si...

» Convicted spy Pollard loses challenge to U.S. parole conditions
11/08/16 18:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jonathan Pollard, a former U.S. Navy intelligence officer convicted of spying for Israel, on Thursday lost a bid to overturn restrictive probation conditions impos...

» Trump Insists Obama, Clinton 'Co-Founded' Islamic State
11/08/16 18:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has described U.S. President Barack Obama as the "founder" of the Islamic State (IS) extremist group.

» I.M.F. Loans $12 Billion to Egypt to Fix Ailing Economy
11/08/16 18:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. An Egyptian woman carries her son as she makes her way past a shop with Arabic that reads, “great sale,” in downtown Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday.

» Abroad in America: American Muslims and the Politics of Division
11/08/16 18:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The rise of Donald J. Trump, and a Muslim immigrant’s stern rebuke of the Republican nominee, have stirred a debate on what it means for Muslims to be considered “good” Americans.

» London’s lavishly high home prices take a Brexit hit
11/08/16 18:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe. Home prices are falling in one of the world’s most expensive housing markets after the Brexit vote.

» Rio Olympics 2016: Kenyan coach John Anzrah sent home after posing as athlete
11/08/16 18:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Kenyan sprint coach John Anzrah is sent home from the Rio Olympic Games for posing as an athlete in a doping test.

» Uproar over Egypt's policy of state-dictated Friday sermons
11/08/16 18:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 5:30 p.m. EDT. CAIRO (AP) -- Inside a large mosque in the Nile Delta, an Egyptian cleric looked over his congregation as he climbed the pulpit clutching a piece of paper and began to speak -...

» Gay high school students raped, attacked far more often
11/08/16 18:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 5:30 p.m. EDT. NEW YORK (AP) -- Gay, lesbian and bisexual high school students are far more likely than their classmates to be raped or assaulted in a dating situation, according to the firs...

» Surprise: DOJ denied FBI request to open corruption probe into dealings between Clinton Foundation and State Dep't ... - Hot Air
11/08/16 17:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Townhall Surprise: DOJ denied FBI request to open corruption probe into dealings between Clinton Foundation and State Dep't ... Hot Air If this sounds familiar, it's because Fox News rep...

» Obama administration blocked FBI probe of Clinton Foundation corruption: Report - Washington Times
11/08/16 17:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Washington Times Obama administration blocked FBI probe of Clinton Foundation corruption: Report Washington Times The Trump campaign seized on reports Thursday that the Obama administrat...

» New leadership coming to FBI's Seattle office - The Seattle Times
11/08/16 17:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. New leadership coming to FBI's Seattle office The Seattle Times SEATTLE (AP) — New leadership is coming to the FBI's office in Seattle. The agency reports that Special Agent in Charge Fr...

» U.S. military chiefs scrubbed reports on ISIS's strength: GOP task force
11/08/16 17:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. In a damning assessment of the Obama administration's handling of the war against the Islamic State, a A House Republican task force concluded Thursday has conclu...

» Manfred Hauser, German intelligence head, warns of ISIS 'hit squads' disguised as refugees
11/08/16 17:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. A German intelligence official said Thursday that "hit squads" from the Islamic State terror group have infiltrated the country disguised as asylum seekers. "We h...

» Pentagon updates Reagan-era intelligence gathering guidelines
11/08/16 17:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. The Pentagon on Wednesday published revised procedures governing the collection, retention and dissemination of intelligence concerning American citizens. Outline...

» Mississippi Woman Sentenced to Prison After Attempting to Join ISIS
11/08/16 17:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. A Mississippi woman was sentenced by a federal judge Thursday to 12 years in prison after trying to join the Islamic State in Syria with her fiancé, a journey she disguised as her h...

» U.S.-Backed Militias in Libya Claim to Retake ISIS Stronghold of Surt
11/08/16 17:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from United States Defense and Military Forces. If confirmed, the capture of the seaside city of Surt would be a severe blow to the Islamic State’s expansion into North Africa.

» COUNTER-TERRORISM: The Mysteries Of Central Asia
11/08/16 17:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from StrategyPage.com. None

» The Early Edition: August 11, 2016
11/08/16 17:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Just Security. Zoë Chapman Before the start of business,  Just Security  provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. IRAQ and SYRIA Russia announced...

» 'Manufactured scandal' of Clinton emails: enough already - Los Angeles Times
11/08/16 17:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Los Angeles Times 'Manufactured scandal' of Clinton emails: enough already Los Angeles Times FBI Director James B . Comey clarified his unclear, somewhat confusing, public sta...

» Hack of Democrats' Accounts Was Wider Than Believed, Officials Say - New York Times
11/08/16 17:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. New York Times Hack of Democrats' Accounts Was Wider Than Believed, Officials Say New York Times A Russian cyberattack is now thought to have breached the private email accoun...

» Aspiring agents probe FBI's 'shameful' chapter in civil rights era - Los Angeles Times
11/08/16 17:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Los Angeles Times Aspiring agents probe FBI's 'shameful' chapter in civil rights era Los Angeles Times The training is the brainchild of FBI Director James B . Comey , who in ...

» New leadership coming to FBI's Seattle office - Yakima Herald-Republic
11/08/16 17:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. New leadership coming to FBI's Seattle office Yakima Herald-Republic The agency reports that Special Agent in Charge Frank Montoya Jr. is retiring next month after 25 years wi...

» US Congressional probe finds DoD intelligence on Islamic State was altered
11/08/16 17:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from intelNews.org. An investigation by Republican lawmakers in the United States House of Representatives has reportedly found that military intelligence analysts were pressured into changing reports on the Is...

» Federal Police Probes Part of Obama Legacy - Officer.com (press release) (registration) (blog)
11/08/16 17:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi aclu report - Google News. Officer.com (press release) (registration) (blog) Federal Police Probes Part of Obama Legacy Officer.com (press release) (registration) (blog) The long-awaited Justice Depart...

» In exile, Edward Snowden rakes in speaking fees while hoping for a pardon - Yahoo News
11/08/16 17:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi aclu report - Google News. Yahoo News In exile, Edward Snowden rakes in speaking fees while hoping for a pardon Yahoo News Ben Wizner of the ACLU , who serves as Snowden's U.S. lawyer, strongly defende...

» Report: Loretta Lynch's Justice Dept. Declined FBI Request To Investigate Clinton Foundation - Daily Caller
11/08/16 17:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Washington Examiner (blog) Report: Loretta Lynch's Justice Dept. Declined FBI Request To Investigate Clinton Foundation Daily Caller The Department of Justice declined a FBI request to o...

» Cash, cars, drugs seized in FBI probe of Fort Wayne drug dealing ring - 21Alive
11/08/16 17:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. 21Alive Cash, cars, drugs seized in FBI probe of Fort Wayne drug dealing ring 21Alive Early afternoon Tuesday, local, state and federal agents gathered to talk about the spoils from an F...

» Ex-FBI Agent Hosko: Baltimore Officials Missed Cues About Police Problems - Newsmax
11/08/16 17:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Ex- FBI Agent Hosko: Baltimore Officials Missed Cues About Police Problems Newsmax The Justice Department's report Wednesday on the Baltimore Police Department is troubling because "...

» FBI: Scammers Defrauded Government of $260 Million - WDJT
11/08/16 17:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. WDJT FBI : Scammers Defrauded Government of $260 Million WDJT CBS 58—A search warrant obtained by CBS 58 News reveals details about an FBI raid in Milwaukee last week. According to the n...

» Honest Hillary and a Corrupted FBI - American Thinker
11/08/16 17:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Newsmax Honest Hillary and a Corrupted FBI American Thinker While this is not a particularly stunning revelation, Hillary's excuse that she “short-circuited” when she told Chris Wallace ...

» FBI wants app to turn your smartphone into secret recording device - International Business Times UK
11/08/16 17:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. International Business Times UK FBI wants app to turn your smartphone into secret recording device International Business Times UK The FBI is seeking a developer for a mobile app to turn...

» Report: DOJ Rebuffed FBI-Requested Investigation of Clinton Foundation - Townhall
11/08/16 17:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Townhall Report: DOJ Rebuffed FBI -Requested Investigation of Clinton Foundation Townhall Secondly, those last two sentences raise obvious questions: What prompted the FBI's request for ...

» Canada Terror Suspect Dies After FBI Tip Led to Police Standoff - Bloomberg
11/08/16 16:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Wall Street Journal Canada Terror Suspect Dies After FBI Tip Led to Police Standoff Bloomberg A Canadian man who planned a terror attack in the name of the Islamic State died in a confro...

» Syria's military drops chlorine gas bombs on residential area of Aleppo
11/08/16 16:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. August 11, 2016, 4:37 PM (IDT) The Syrian military, using helicopters, dropped barrel bombs containing chlorine gas on the rebel-held Zubdiya neighborhood of Aleppo on Wednesday night. At least ...

» Russia builds up forces in Crimea with int'l attention focused elsewhere
11/08/16 16:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. August 11, 2016, 5:52 PM (IDT) Russia's FSB security service announced Wednesday that it had foiled a series of attacks by armed Ukranians in Crimea, and minutes later President Vladimir Putin a...

» Russia and Turkey Act in Unison to Pre-empt Kurdish States in Syria and Iraq
11/08/16 16:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. August 11, 2016, 6:51 PM (IDT) Erdogan finds a strong ally to help him finally crush Kurdish statehood hopes.

» Delta Computer Crash: Malfunction or More Likely Cyberattack?
11/08/16 16:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. August 11, 2016, 6:51 PM (IDT) It is also possible that engineers fixing a small local malfunction set off a domino series of hitches.

» Russia, in Military Exercise, Pits Fog of War Against Dogs of War - New York Times
11/08/16 16:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. New York Times Russia, in Military Exercise, Pits Fog of War Against Dogs of War New York Times The Northern Fleet, a pillar of Russia's ambition for a more robust military pre...

» 6 things that make a military coup successful - Business Insider
11/08/16 16:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Business Insider 6 things that make a military coup successful Business Insider Over two years ago, Thailand's military overthrew the civilian government — the country's 12th c...

» 'Extremist & absurd': Lawmakers blast ex-CIA official's call to 'covertly' kill Russians - RT
11/08/16 16:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. RT 'Extremist & absurd': Lawmakers blast ex- CIA official's call to 'covertly' kill Russians RT The chair of the State Duma Committee for Security, Irina Yarovaya, noted in comments ...

» The Newest Candidate For President Says Trump Is A "Larger Threat To Our National Security Than ISIS" - Refinery29
11/08/16 16:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Refinery29 The Newest Candidate For President Says Trump Is A "Larger Threat To Our National Security Than ISIS" Refinery29 Now, the former CIA operative is attempting to take ...

» Was the Failed Coup in Turkey a CIA Gamble on Moderate Islam? - WhoWhatWhy / RealNewsProject (blog)
11/08/16 16:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. WhoWhatWhy / RealNewsProject (blog) Was the Failed Coup in Turkey a CIA Gamble on Moderate Islam? WhoWhatWhy / RealNewsProject (blog) The story of how two rival Islamist movements brough...

» US-born Syrian vindicated in California terrorist threats case
11/08/16 16:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Ten days after charging 18-year-old Albert Maida with five felonies for alleged terrorism-related threats at a trade school, San Bernardino County prosecutors on Wednesday dismissed the ...

» Trump accuses Obama of being the 'founder of ISIS'
11/08/16 16:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Donald Trump is now accusing President Barack Obama of founding the Islamic State group that is wreaking havoc from the Middle East to European cities.

» Ex-CIA chief: Trump 'insults his audience' by saying Obama founded ISIS - The Hill (blog)
11/08/16 16:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. The Hill (blog) Ex- CIA chief: Trump 'insults his audience' by saying Obama founded ISIS The Hill (blog) “No. 1, he inflames the debate, and we don't need the flame,” Hayden said Thursda...

» Medical marijuana grows in Illinois under strict conditions as industry expands
11/08/16 16:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Last month, for the first time, Illinois added two new medical conditions — post-traumatic stress disorder and terminal illness — to the list of about 40 that qualify patients to buy the...

» House task force says CENTCOM manipulated Islamic State intelligence
11/08/16 16:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. U.S. Central Command manipulated intelligence on the Islamic State group to provide an overly positive impression of progress in the war, a joint House task force said Thursday. An inter...

» Russian Hacks Into Democratic Groups More Widespread Than Previously Thought
11/08/16 16:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. The Russian government hack into multiple Democratic computer networks was broader than initially reported as officials confirmed Wednesday that the personal email accounts of more ...

» Putin and Erdogan Cook up Three Anti-US Steps at St. Petersburg
11/08/16 15:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. August 11, 2016, 6:51 PM (IDT) They are putting together a new anti-US bloc with Iran, Iraq and Syria.

» Pentagon mum on exact figures of U.S. troops in Iraq, Syria for ISIS fight
11/08/16 15:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Reporters are coming up empty handed in their attempts to obtain precise figures as to how many U.S. troops are on the ground in Iraq and Syria. The Pentagon supp...

» Workers in Private Sector Are 3 Times More Likely to Get Fired Than Gov’t Workers
11/08/16 15:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Employees in the private sector are three times more likely to be fired than those working for the government, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to th...

» FBI Said to Have High Confidence Russia Hacked Democrats
11/08/16 15:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The FBI has high confidence the Russian government hacked U.S. Democratic Party groups, according to a person familiar with the findings who asked not be identified in order to speak about an ongoing investig...

» FBI Said to Have High Confidence Russia Behind Democratic Hacks - Bloomberg
11/08/16 14:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Bloomberg FBI Said to Have High Confidence Russia Behind Democratic Hacks Bloomberg The FBI has high confidence the Russian government hacked U.S. Democratic Party groups, according to a...

» U.S. would welcome Turkish-Russian military cooperation against Islamic State
11/08/16 14:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States would welcome Turkish-Russian military cooperation in Syria if it were truly designed to target Islamic State, State Department spokeswoman Eli...

» Russia's Putin Discusses Additional Security Measures for Crimea
11/08/16 14:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed stepped-up security measures in Crimea, one day after he blamed Ukraine for the death of two Russian service members on the Black Sea peninsula.

» Russia’s Putin meets top brass to discuss security in Crimea
11/08/16 14:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a meeting of the country’s top brass to discuss boosting security in Crimea following the reports of foiled terrorist attacks.

» The U.S. will rearm Saudi Arabia to the tune of $1.5 billion as airstrikes resume in Yemen
11/08/16 14:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Despite possible war crimes, calls for the U.S. to suspend arms transfers to the Saudis have gone unheeded.

» Report: US-based Turkish navy officer ‘missing’ after coup
11/08/16 14:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Turkey’s state-run news agency says a Turkish naval officer working in the United States has gone missing and has failed to report back home following a failed coup by renegade officers within the T...

» Turkey’s foreign minister says 2 Greece-based Turkish military attaches have fled following failed coup
11/08/16 14:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Turkey’s foreign minister says 2 Greece-based Turkish military attaches have fled following failed coup.

» The Latest: 2 Turkish military attaches flee, minister says
11/08/16 14:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The Latest on political and military developments in Turkey (all times local):

» UK investigating reported near-miss between drone and plane
11/08/16 14:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. British police say they are investigating a reported near-collision between a drone and a passenger plane near England’s Newquay Airport.

» Minister: Turkey asks Russia to carry out joint operations against “common enemy” Islamic State in Syria
11/08/16 14:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Minister: Turkey asks Russia to carry out joint operations against “common enemy” Islamic State in Syria.

» Saudi tries 14 over Mecca crane collapse that killed 111
11/08/16 14:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The trial of 14 people in Saudi Arabia has begun in connection with a crane collapse in Mecca that killed 111 pilgrims and injured hundreds more days before the start of the annual hajj pilgrimage l...

» The Latest: NATO concerned by Russia, Ukraine tensions
11/08/16 14:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The Latest on the Crimean border dispute between Ukraine and Russia (all times local):

» When Trump calls Obama the 'founder of ISIS,' he sounds like a Middle East conspiracy theorist
11/08/16 14:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Trump's statements evoke wild theories from the region.

» DNA law leads to retrial for 3 in 1988 Puerto Rico killing
11/08/16 14:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The witness said he was sure: He’d driven three men to the beach and watched them sexually attack and kill a 21-year-old pharmacy student.

» Why Washington Is Worried About a Shifting Rebel Alliance in Aleppo
11/08/16 14:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. The city at the heart of Syria’s civil war has seen a dramatic reversal in fortunes in recent days, as rebel fighters in Aleppo made a daring advance against forces loyal to the regime of Pre...

» Fires Ravage Southern France and Portugal Leaving Four Dead
11/08/16 14:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. (MARSEILLES, France) — Fires whipped by high winds ravaged swaths of southern France and Portugal on Wednesday, killing at least four people, burning scores of homes and forcing the eva...

» LGBT Rights in Indonesia Are Coming Under ‘Unprecedented Attack’
11/08/16 14:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. Agustine and her activist colleagues at Indonesia’s Ardhanari Foundation, which campaigns for LGBT rights, have become very cautious recently. They used to go in and out their office in Jakar...

» Overseas Money Is ‘Financing Terrorism in Southeast Asia’
11/08/16 14:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. Indonesia’s financial intelligence agency has warned security ministers and officials that a large portion of the money used by terrorist groups in Indonesia originates from overseas. The Jak...

» Three Die in Suspected Chlorine Gas Attack in Syria
11/08/16 14:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. A woman and two young children were killed in a suspected chemical attack on a residential neighborhood in rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Wednesday night, Syria, health officials say. The Alepp...

» Russian Airstrikes on ISIS in Syria Kill 30, Including 24 Civilians
11/08/16 14:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. Russian airstrikes have killed 30 people including 24 civilians in the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa in Syria, according to a report citing humanitarian officials. The Syrian Observatory for Human...

» NATO Concerned By Tensions Between Russia and Ukraine, Official Says
11/08/16 14:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. (MOSCOW) — A NATO official says the U.S.-led alliance is deeply concerned by rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine and is monitoring the situation closely. The official, who wasn&#...

» This Is Why Vladimir Putin Is Accusing Ukraine of Terrorism
11/08/16 14:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. It would have been a suicide mission, and a rather pointless one. But that is roughly the picture that Russian President Vladimir Putin painted on Wednesday when he accused Ukrainian saboteur...

» Putin accuses Ukrainian authorities of resorting to ‘practice of terror’ – video
11/08/16 14:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Russian president Vladimir Putin speaks at a press conference in Moscow on Wednesday and accuses the Ukrainian government, based in Kiev, of resorting to terrorism rather...

» The US Should Halt UN Aid for Hamas - Daily Signal
11/08/16 14:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Daily Signal The US Should Halt UN Aid for Hamas Daily Signal The United Nations Development Program headquarters in Gaza City. The U.S. is the largest donor to the UNDP, providing $49...

» Russia, Turkey Plan to Coordinate on Syria
11/08/16 14:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russia and Turkey are taking unprecedented steps to directly coordinate actions in Syria after a rapprochement between their presidents and despite disagreeing over support for Damascus. ...

» Clashes Reported in Aleppo Despite Cease-fire
11/08/16 14:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The Russian military was set to temporarily cease military operations in the battered Syrian city of Aleppo at 10:00 a.m. local time Thursday in order to allow humanitarian aid workers to...

» Media Report: Russia Breaks Aleppo Cease-fire Promise on 1st Day
11/08/16 14:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The Russian military was set to temporarily cease military operations in the battered Syrian city of Aleppo at 10:00 10 a.m. local time Thursday in order to allow humanitarian aid workers...

» Ukraine, Russia Trade Angry Accusations as War Fever Mounts
11/08/16 14:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Ukraine and Russia were locked in a war of words Thursday over the Kremlin’s claim that Kyiv infiltrated trained saboteurs into Crimea tasked with targeting “critical infrastructure” — an...

» Justice Dept. report critical of zero-tolerance policing
11/08/16 14:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 12:56 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- To supporters, zero-tolerance policing has long represented a logical crime-fighting approach: Crack down on minor infractions before they mushroom into mo...

» Secret Service spoke to Trump campaign about 2nd Amendment comment - CNN
11/08/16 13:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CNN Secret Service spoke to Trump campaign about 2nd Amendment comment CNN (CNN) A US Secret Service official confirms to CNN that the USSS has spoken to the Trump campaign regar...

» Valeant under criminal investigation over Philidor ties: WSJ - Reuters
11/08/16 13:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Reuters Valeant under criminal investigation over Philidor ties: WSJ Reuters NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO U.S. prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into drugmaker Valeant P...

» DEA Rejects Attempt to Loosen Federal Restrictions on Marijuana - NPR
11/08/16 13:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. NPR DEA Rejects Attempt to Loosen Federal Restrictions on Marijuana NPR The Obama administration has denied a bid by two Democratic governors to reconsider how it treats marijuan...

» Politics|Donald Trump Calls Obama 'Founder of ISIS' and Says It Honors Him - New York Times
11/08/16 13:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Times Politics|Donald Trump Calls Obama 'Founder of ISIS' and Says It Honors Him New York Times Donald J. Trump criticized Barack Obama's handling of conflicts in the Mi...

» Oil prices dip on US crude inventory build, record Saudi output - Reuters
11/08/16 13:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Reuters Oil prices dip on US crude inventory build, record Saudi output Reuters SINGAPORE Oil prices fell on Thursday as a build in U.S. crude inventories and record Saudi Arabia...

» Germany in new anti-terror plan to thwart Islamist militants - BBC News
11/08/16 13:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. BBC News Germany in new anti-terror plan to thwart Islamist militants BBC News Germans with dual nationality will lose their German citizenship if they fight for militant Islamis...

» House probe: Military put rosy spin on war against Islamic State - Politico
11/08/16 11:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Politico House probe: Military put rosy spin on war against Islamic State Politico A Republican House task force investigating allegations of intelligence manipulation concludes ...

» German defense, interior minister to pump up joint training for attacks
11/08/16 11:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BERLIN, UEDEM, Germany (Reuters) - Germany's Defence Minister said on Thursday the country lay in the "crosshairs of terrorism" and pressed plans for the military to train more closely...

» Judge Gunned Down In Russia's Daghestan
11/08/16 11:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A judge has been gunned down in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region of Daghestan.

» Russian Security Council Meets Over Tighter Crimea Security
11/08/16 11:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a meeting with his Security Council to discuss additional security measures for Crimea as Moscow accuses Kyiv of trying to desta...

» Turkey Says Will Develop Ties With Russia Despite Moscow's Tensions With West
11/08/16 11:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Turkey's ambassador to Russia says that Turkey will develop its ties with Russia despite tensions between the West and Moscow.

» Syrian Activists Say No Cease-Fire In Aleppo
11/08/16 11:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A Syrian activist group says there has been no letup to the fighting between rebels and government forces in Aleppo despite a three-hour cease-fire declared by the Russia...

» Russia Announces Daily Cease-Fires to Allow Aid into Aleppo
11/08/16 11:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The Russian plan will halt “all military action, air and artillery strikes” in the Syrian city for three hours every day, allowing aid groups to enter the city.

» Editorial: What Russia and Turkey Bring to Syria
11/08/16 11:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The two neighbors have failed to make progress toward ending the civil war.

» Op-Ed Columnist: Obama’s Worst Mistake
11/08/16 11:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A man with a child after a bombing in Aleppo in June.

» Germany Proposes Tougher Measures to Combat Terrorism
11/08/16 11:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The interior minister outlined a package of plans that included closer monitoring of refugees and making it a crime to express sympathy for terrorism.

» Russia announces war games after accusing Ukraine of terrorist plot
11/08/16 11:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin summoned his security council and the Russian Navy announced war games in the Black Sea, a day after the Russian president accused Ukraine of trying t...

» Wild fires spread in southern France, four firemen injured
11/08/16 11:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MARSEILLE (Reuters) - Several wild fires broke out in various parts of southern France on Wednesday, causing a major firefighting operation in which four firemen were injured, three of...

» Cook, bookkeeper and 'worst of the worst' held at Guantanamo: report
11/08/16 11:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Detainees at the Guantanamo military prison include fighters who sought to kill Americans, but also men who cooked, translated or had only tenuous militant ties ...

» Government in Italy's Corleone, 'Godfather' home town, dissolved over mafia infiltration
11/08/16 11:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ROME (Reuters) - Italy's government on Wednesday dissolved the municipal administration of Corleone, the Sicilian town known around the world as both a real and fictional stronghold of...

» Saudi policeman killed by Yemeni expatriate: state news agency
11/08/16 11:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DUBAI (Reuters) - A Yemeni expatriate killed a policeman in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday by running him over with his car and then stabbing him, the state news agency SPA reported.

» Suspected gas attack on Aleppo causes deaths, injuries: hospital, rescuers
11/08/16 11:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ALEPPO (Reuters) - At least four people died and many suffered breathing difficulties when a gas, believed to be chlorine, was dropped alongside barrel bombs on a neighborhood of the S...

» High risk of modern slavery in nearly 60 percent of countries, global index finds
11/08/16 11:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Almost 60 percent of countries are at high risk of using slave labor in their supply chains, according to a new global index launched on Thursday,...

» Blast wounds 13 in Pakistani city on edge after huge suicide attack
11/08/16 11:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A roadside bomb hit a Pakistani security vehicle and wounded 13 people on Thursday in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, days after a suicide bombi...

» Ukraine has enough military power to defend itself: General Staff spokesman
11/08/16 11:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine has the military resources to defend itself and is monitoring the situation around Crimea, the spokesman for the General Staff, Vladislav Seleznyov, told Reute...

» Putin discusses Crimea security after alleged Ukrainian incursions
11/08/16 11:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a meeting with his Security Council to discuss additional security measures for Crimea after the clashes on the contested p...

» Turkish police detain 17 in raids targeting Kurdish militants: Anadolu
11/08/16 11:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police detained 17 people as part of an operation aimed at Kurdish militants early on Thursday, conducting raids across Istanbul, including at the offices ...

» U.N. says to help Iraq tackle rampant corruption
11/08/16 11:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A United Nations agency said on Thursday it would help Iraq to tackle endemic graft that is eroding its economy and institutions as Baghdad struggles to defeat Isla...

» Fighting in Aleppo persists despite Russia ceasefire announcement: rebels
11/08/16 11:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIRUT (Reuters) - Fighting persisted in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Thursday more than an hour into a three-hour ceasefire announced by Russia, two rebel groups and a witness in the ...

» Turkish foreign minister vows legal action against diplomats fleeing post-coup probe
11/08/16 11:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ANKARA (Reuters) - A deadline for Turkish diplomats recalled to Ankara as part of investigations into a failed military coup expired on Thursday and legal action will be taken again th...

» Russian, British foreign ministers discuss possible rapprochement
11/08/16 10:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his British counterpart Boris Johnson spoke by phone on Thursday and discussed a possible normalization of bilateral ties,...

» Military attaches, diplomats flee in Turkey's post-coup inquiry
11/08/16 10:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ANKARA (Reuters) - Two Turkish military attaches in Greece fled to Italy, others were caught overseas and some diplomats were on the run after being recalled as part of an inquiry into...

» Renewed Yemeni fighting points to society broken beyond repair
11/08/16 10:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DUBAI (Reuters) - The whitewashed dome of a Sufi shrine in the Yemeni city of Taiz gleamed for centuries until a band of hardline Sunni Islamist gunmen blew it up last month, victim to...

» Syria war: Russia announces partial Aleppo ceasefires
11/08/16 10:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Russian forces in Syria will suspend operations in the city of Aleppo from Thursday for three hours each day, its defence ministry says.

» New York police arrest man trying to climb Trump Tower
11/08/16 10:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. New York police have arrested a man who tried to scale Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan using rope and suction cups.

» Syria conflict: Russia to halt to Aleppo action to allow aid in
11/08/16 10:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Russian forces are due to suspend military action in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo shortly to allow in desperately needed humanitarian aid.

» Oil demand set to slow in 2017 says IEA
11/08/16 10:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. A weaker economic outlook means demand for oil in 2017 is likely to grow at a slower rate than this year, according to the International Energy Agency.

» Germany presents new anti-terror plan to foil Islamists
11/08/16 10:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. The German interior minister announces new anti-terror measures, following recent attacks linked to Islamist militants.

» Syria conflict: Aleppo 'chlorine gas attack' investigated
11/08/16 10:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. The UN is investigating evidence of a toxic gas attack on the Syrian city of Aleppo, as footage of people being treated for breathing difficulties emerges.

» Ukraine puts troops on high alert as tension grows with Russia
11/08/16 10:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Ukrainian troops along the de facto border with Crimea and facing rebels in the east are placed on high alert amid a spike in tensions with Moscow.

» Delta struggles through third day of computer problems
11/08/16 10:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 9:28 a.m. EDT. NEW YORK (AP) -- Delta fliers faced delays, cancellations and more headaches Wednesday as the Atlanta-based airline struggled with its computer systems for the third straight ...

» Police: Woman killed by Florida officer in academy exercise
11/08/16 10:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 9:28 a.m. EDT. PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (AP) -- A police "shoot/don't shoot" demonstration in Florida went shockingly awry when an officer shot and killed a 73-year-old f...

» Sheriff: Arkansas deputy dies in shooting
11/08/16 10:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 9:28 a.m. EDT. An Arkansas man who wanted to cause a "ruckus" ahead of a court hearing shot and killed a sheriff's deputy Wednesday, and wounded a small-town polic...

» Experts: 2 killings by police were tragic, likely justified
11/08/16 10:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 9:28 a.m. EDT. LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Two fatal police shootings in the Los Angeles area in the last two weeks began the same way: officers thinking a suspect had a gun....

» Amateurs analyze Trump's mind, but should the pros do it?
11/08/16 10:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 9:28 a.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Amateur psychoanalysts have put Donald Trump on the couch, calling him a sociopath, unhinged, a narcissist. Amid all this psych-talk, there is one group of ...

» Will the GOP Replace Donald Trump?
10/08/16 15:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. If Donald Trump continues his undisciplined campaign and falls further behind Hillary Clinton in the polls, will the GOP replace Trump as their nominee?