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» Obama, Saudi prince focus on Iraq and Syria in Washington meeting
17/06/16 17:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and the deputy crown prince of Saudi Arabia on Friday discussed ways to support Iraqis in their fight against Islamic State militants and ...

» Fla. shop alerted FBI to body armor inquiry - USA TODAY
17/06/16 17:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. USA TODAY Fla. shop alerted FBI to body armor inquiry USA TODAY "During this visit, Lotus personnel advised that there had been an individual who had been in the store days earlier ...

» Lack of Gut Bacterium May Cause Autistic Behaviors
17/06/16 17:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Some autistic behaviors may have their roots in the gut — or, more specifically, what is missing from the gut. Autism is a potentially disabling communication disorder that has long perpl...

» Russia Announces 48-Hour Cease-Fire In Syria's Aleppo
17/06/16 17:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia's defense ministry announced that a 48-hour cease-fire would start on June 16 in the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo.

» Syria conflict: Russia 'wants long-term Aleppo ceasefire' - BBC News
17/06/16 17:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. BBC News Syria conflict: Russia 'wants long-term Aleppo ceasefire' BBC News Russia has called for a long-term ceasefire in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, hours after declaring a ...

» Islamic State Caliphate Staring Into ‘Death Spiral’
17/06/16 17:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. For the United States and its coalition partners, it is the sound of progress – the dull roar of engines as Iraqi Humvees kick up dust and dirt on the outskirts of Fallujah. In the distan...

» St. Petersburg Names Bridge After Kadyrov's Dad Despite Protests
17/06/16 17:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Authorities in Russia's second-largest city, St. Petersburg, have named a bridge after the late Chechen President Akhmat Kadyrov.

» Туск: Санкции ЕС в отношении России будут продлены - Взгляд
17/06/16 17:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Forbes Россия Туск: Санкции ЕС в отношении России будут продлены Взгляд Санкции ЕС в отношении России будут продлены на следующий срок, сообщил председатель Европейского совета Дон...

» Глава Еврокомиссии хочет обсудить с Путиным вопрос санкций - РИА Новости
17/06/16 17:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РИА Новости Глава Еврокомиссии хочет обсудить с Путиным вопрос санкций РИА Новости С.-ПЕТЕРБУРГ, 16 июн — РИА Новости. Глава Еврокомиссии Жан-Клод Юнкер заявил, что намерен обсудит...

» EU Leaders Come to Russia Amid Weariness Over Sanctions
17/06/16 17:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. After a two-year break which felt more like a boycott, European leaders and chief executives of top multinational companies are back at Russia's top economic gathering in a sign of wearin...

» Министр обороны России генерал армии Сергей Шойгу проверил военные санатории в Крыму
17/06/16 17:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RSS. Глава военного ведомства поручил улучшить динамику показателей обеспеченности санаторно-курортным лечением военнослужащих и членов их семей, поставил задачу продолжить развитие лечебной базы здравниц.

» Juncker says Russia visit is to 'continue dialogue' despite tensions
17/06/16 17:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. European commission president acknowledged criticisms but says talking must go on even with sanctions in place The European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, has justified h...

» Juncker says Russia visit is to 'continue dialogue' despite tensions - The Guardian
17/06/16 17:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Guardian Juncker says Russia visit is to 'continue dialogue' despite tensions The Guardian The European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, has justified his trip to meet t...

» Member of British Parliament Is Said to Be Shot and Stabbed
17/06/16 17:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Jo Cox, the Labour lawmaker representing Batley and Spen in northern England, was attacked at a library in her constituency, news agencies reported.

» CIA Director: IS Working To Deploy Militants For Attacks In West
17/06/16 17:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. CIA Director John Brennan says the extremist Islamic State (IS) group is attempting to deploy fighters in the West to carry out further attacks, drawing from a pool of te...

» ЦРУ назвало виновников гибели упавшего в Египте российского A321 - Lenta.ru
17/06/16 17:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Lenta.ru ЦРУ назвало виновников гибели упавшего в Египте российского A321 Lenta.ru Власти США уверены, что российский пассажирский самолет Airbus A321, потерпевший катастрофу в окт...

» IS Planning More Attacks in West, CIA Says
17/06/16 17:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency told Congress Thursday that Islamic State (IS) is planning more attacks in western countries to compensate for U.S.-led military accom...

» Who are Russia's hardcore hooligans? - CNN
17/06/16 17:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. CNN Who are Russia's hardcore hooligans? CNN Europe, it seems, has just encountered the Russian ultras: Ultras: fanatical football hooligan "firms," linked with various Russian teams,...

» As Russian Hackers Probe, NATO Has No Clear Cyberwar Strategy - New York Times
17/06/16 17:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. New York Times As Russian Hackers Probe, NATO Has No Clear Cyberwar Strategy New York Times TALLINN, Estonia — In the six months since part of Ukraine's power grid came crashing down,...

» СБУ: Под следствием находятся 13 агентов спецслужб РФ, в том числе замначальника штаба АТО и подполковник Нацгвардии - GORDONUA.COM
17/06/16 17:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. GORDONUA.COM СБУ: Под следствием находятся 13 агентов спецслужб РФ, в том числе замначальника штаба АТО и подполковник Нацгвардии GORDONUA.COM Российские спецслужбы ведут на террит...

» Авторы петиции в США обвинили Обаму в получении денег от Ходорковского - РИА Новости
17/06/16 17:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РИА Новости Авторы петиции в США обвинили Обаму в получении денег от Ходорковского РИА Новости МОСКВА, 16 июн – РИА Новости. На сайте Белого дома опубликована петиция, авторы котор...

» Новый поворот в истории о взломе компьютерной сети Демократической партии
17/06/16 17:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from golosamerikius's YouTube Videos. From: golosamerikius Duration: 01:37 Хакер Guccifer 2.0 взял на себя ответственность за атаку, в которой ранее обвинили группировки из России Originally published at - ...

» Russians Make an Impact on Mixed Martial Arts
17/06/16 17:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia. Mixed martial arts is a growing sport in Russia as competitors seek fame and fortune of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the sport’s most prestigious battleground, a continent away in the United...

» US says it will stay in Black Sea despite Russian warning - Reuters
17/06/16 17:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Reuters US says it will stay in Black Sea despite Russian warning Reuters The NATO summit takes place as relations between Russia and the alliance are severely strained over Moscow's ...

» US TO RUSSIA: We're staying in the Black Sea - Business Insider
17/06/16 17:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Business Insider US TO RUSSIA : We're staying in the Black Sea Business Insider ABOARD THE USS MASON (Reuters) - The United States will maintain its presence in the Black Sea despite ...

» EU extends sanctions on Russia-annexed Crimea until mid-2017 - Reuters
17/06/16 17:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Reuters EU extends sanctions on Russia -annexed Crimea until mid-2017 Reuters Following the annexation of Crimea, Russia -backed rebels took up arms against Kiev in eastern Ukraine, w...

» Abkhazia: Return To "Soviet Riviera"
17/06/16 17:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Abkhazia is shunned by most of the world, so vacationers from Russia -- one of the few countries that recognizes the breakaway Georgian region's independence claim -- are...

» Editorial: France’s Deepening Security Crisis
17/06/16 17:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. With the terrorist threat, clashes at soccer matches and street protests that have turned violent, the police are stretched to their limit.

» The Nusra Front: Al Qaeda’s Affiliate in Syria
17/06/16 17:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest From the Wilson Center. What are its origins?  

» Russia warns US against targeting Syria's Assad - The Hill
17/06/16 17:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Hill Russia warns US against targeting Syria's Assad The Hill Russia is warning the United States against targeting Syrian President Bashar Assad after a report that U.S. diplomat...

» Орландо: новые обстоятельства
17/06/16 17:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from golosamerikius's YouTube Videos. From: golosamerikius Duration: 03:35 Накануне на месте трагедии побывали Барак Обама и Джо Байден Originally published at - http://www.golos-ameriki.ru/a/orlando-report...

» Russia in Review
17/06/16 17:19 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 17, 2016 Russia in Review: a digest of useful news from U.S.-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nucle...

» Inside Trump's financial ties to Russia and his unusual flattery of Vladimir Putin - Washington Post
17/06/16 17:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Washington Post Inside Trump's financial ties to Russia and his unusual flattery of Vladimir Putin Washington Post Donald Trump was in his element, mingling with beauty pageant contes...

» Barring Russia’s Team, Not Just Individuals, Is a Powerful Move
17/06/16 17:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia. Penalizing a country for doping seems to be a much more effective way to ensure rapid and enduring change.

» NATO ponders getting more involved in anti IS-fight
17/06/16 17:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. BRUSSELS (AP) - The NATO alliance says it is considering getting more involved in efforts to combat the Islamic State extremist group. Secretary-General Jens Stol...

» 5 added to drug probe at Air Force nuclear base
17/06/16 17:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. WASHINGTON (AP) - Five The Air Force says five more airmen are under investigation for illegal drug activity at a nuclear missile base in Wyoming, bringing the to...

» FBI's Omar Mateen terror investigation under review
17/06/16 17:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. The FBI is facing new scrutiny after it failed to prevent the weekend terrorist attack in Orlando despite conducting a fairly extensive investigation into the sho...

» Netanyahu: We Stand Together With the LGBT Community as One
17/06/16 17:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed solidarity with the LGBT community in the wake of the deadly Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack on an Orlando gay nightclub ...

» NATO Allies Launch Large-Scale Military Exercise in Poland
17/06/16 16:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from United States Defense and Military Forces. A large-scale military training exercise involving more than 20 NATO and partner countries began in Poland, part of efforts to reassure Eastern European nations r...

» Obama’s Full Speech on ISIS, Trump and Orlando
17/06/16 16:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from United States Defense and Military Forces. President Obama made a statement on Tuesday after a meeting with his national security team to discuss the American effort against the Islamic State and the Orla...

» Dozens of U.S. Diplomats, in Memo, Urge Strikes Against Syria’s Assad
17/06/16 16:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from United States Defense and Military Forces. The internal cable, sharply critical of Obama administration policy, says military action is necessary to stop violations of a cease-fire in the country’s civil war.

» ‘I’m the shooter. It’s me.’–Phone Call To Orlando News 13 Producer
17/06/16 16:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ThereAreNoSunglasses. Mateen to News 13 producer: ‘I’m the shooter. It’s me.’ Matthew Gentili, a producer at News 13, took a call from someone who claimed to be Omar Mateen, 45 minu...

» INTELLIGENCE: Mossad Mutates To Survive
17/06/16 16:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from StrategyPage.com. None

» Orthodox Christian leaders make last-minute appeal for unity
17/06/16 16:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. Orthodox Christian leaders meeting for a historic council aimed at promoting unity made a last-minute appeal Friday to the Russian Orthodox Church and three others to attend the gat...

» After Orlando, Obama continues to be in denial about terrorism
17/06/16 16:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. After the Islamic State began releasing videos of American citizens being beheaded, White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett reportedly told President Obama that Americans were worried...

» Russia assails NATO's move to deploy troops near its border
17/06/16 16:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Russia's ambassador to NATO warned Thursday that the alliance's decision to station additional forces near the Russian borders will undermine European security.

» CIA drone strikes plummet as White House shifts authority to Pentagon
17/06/16 16:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. The pace of the CIA's drone campaign has plunged this year as part of a renewed push by the Obama administration to shift responsibility for lethal counter-terrorism operations to the Pe...

» Syria memo shakes up Washington but unlikely to shift policy
17/06/16 16:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. State Department officials shook up America's generally obedient diplomatic establishment this week with an internal memo urging U.S. military action against Syria's government with the ...

» The Early Edition: June 17 2016
17/06/16 16:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Just Security. Just Security 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, SYRIA, and THE ISLAMIC ST...

» FBI under scrutiny after dropping past investigation of Orlando shooter - Washington Post
17/06/16 16:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Washington Post FBI under scrutiny after dropping past investigation of Orlando shooter Washington Post FBI Director James B . Comey said this week that the bureau has suffici...

» Investigators say Orlando shooter sought out Islamic State propaganda, may have staked out Disney sites - Los Angeles Times
17/06/16 16:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Los Angeles Times Investigators say Orlando shooter sought out Islamic State propaganda, may have staked out Disney sites Los Angeles Times Adam B. Schiff of Burbank, the top ...

» In Orlando, as in Salt Lake, answers are elusive - Deseret News
17/06/16 16:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Deseret News In Orlando, as in Salt Lake, answers are elusive Deseret News This week, the Los Angeles Times quoted FBI Director James B . Comey as saying, “We hope that our fe...

» Orlando gunman exchanged text messages with wife, searched Facebook during standoff - Washington Post
17/06/16 16:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Washington Post Orlando gunman exchanged text messages with wife, searched Facebook during standoff Washington Post At least two of the calls were made to a 911 dispatcher, wh...

» Russia ‘mobilizing for war’ warns Canadian intelligence report
17/06/16 16:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from intelNews.org. A report by Canada’s primary intelligence agency warns in stark language that Russia is “retooling its military for a fight” and appears to be “mobilizing for war”.

» The Lone Wolf Terrorist: The Needle in the Haystack of Needles
17/06/16 16:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. The lone wolf terrorist: Arguably the most difficult kind of attacker to identify and predict and prevent from taking action.

» Is ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Dead – And Does It Matter?
17/06/16 16:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. Reports claim that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS, has died. We offer analysis on the impact this 'decapitation' might have.

» Orlando Shootings
17/06/16 16:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Homepage. The FBI is asking for the public’s help to learn more about the movements of the Orlando shooter prior to his rampage at a Florida nightclub that left 49 people dead.

» Kenneth Walton, F.B.I.’s Bold New York Face in the ’80s, Dies at 76
17/06/16 16:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Federal Bureau of Investigation. Mr. Walton, who mixed the flair of a central-casting G-man with the nerve to defy rigid protocol, was the bureau’s public face in cases involving a Tylenol poisoning scare ...

» F.B.I. Says Nightclub Was Only Target
17/06/16 16:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Federal Bureau of Investigation. Ronald Hopper a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, disputed reports that Omar Mateen had targets other than the Pulse nightclub.

» The F.B.I.'s Facial-Recognition Program Is a Scary Mess - Vanity Fair
17/06/16 16:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi aclu report - Google News. Vanity Fair The F.B.I. 's Facial-Recognition Program Is a Scary Mess Vanity Fair The F.B.I. also has not been auditing FACE to determine whether it complies with standard pri...

» Loretta Lynch Slaps FBI: No-Fly List Can Be Used to Ban Gun Buyers - Newsmax
17/06/16 16:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi aclu report - Google News. Newsmax Loretta Lynch Slaps FBI : No-Fly List Can Be Used to Ban Gun Buyers Newsmax Attorney General Loretta Lynch has overruled FBI Director James Comey on a key issue invol...

» Lawmakers, frustrated that FBI let Orlando shooter go, mull a second terror watch list - Washington Post
17/06/16 16:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Washington Post Lawmakers, frustrated that FBI let Orlando shooter go, mull a second terror watch list Washington Post Lawmakers are growing increasingly frustrated at the FBI's decision...

» FBI: Gunman possibly targeted 2nd club - WKMG Orlando
17/06/16 16:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. FBI : Gunman possibly targeted 2nd club WKMG Orlando An Orlando nightclub owner received a Facebook friend request from Omar Mateen, the gunman who killed 49 people and injured 53 others...

» The FBI has collected over 411 million photos for its facial recognition system - The Verge
17/06/16 16:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. The Verge The FBI has collected over 411 million photos for its facial recognition system The Verge The FBI has quietly constructed a massive facial recognition system, and according to ...

» FBI: Orlando shooter had no other targets - USA TODAY
17/06/16 16:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. USA TODAY FBI : Orlando shooter had no other targets USA TODAY The popular Orlando gay nightclub where Omar Mateen carried out the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history was the gunman'...

» DHS secretary: 'I won't second-guess' FBI on Orlando shooter probe - Politico
17/06/16 16:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. The Hill (blog) DHS secretary: 'I won't second-guess' FBI on Orlando shooter probe Politico Though the FBI investigated Omar Mateen on two separate occasions before he opened fire Sunday...

» FBI uncovering Orlando gunman's erratic behavior - CBS News
17/06/16 16:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. CBS News FBI uncovering Orlando gunman's erratic behavior CBS News June 16, 2016, 7:13 AM |On the heels of the Orlando attack, the Department of Homeland Security has extended a bulletin...

» Orlando shows how terror is changing. Can FBI keep up? - Christian Science Monitor
17/06/16 16:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Christian Science Monitor Orlando shows how terror is changing. Can FBI keep up? Christian Science Monitor In its defense, the FBI notes that it is already stepping up antiterror efforts...

» NATO Kicks Off Massive Baltic Exercise, With Little Russian Meddling
17/06/16 16:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. The Russian military has kept a low profile since NATO kicked off a massive exercise in the Baltic Sea, the head of 6th Fleet said Wednesday.            &...

» Israeli Intel Chief Has 'Slim' Hopes for Syrian Peace Deal
17/06/16 16:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Likening war-wracked Syria to a “cemetery of the good, the bad and the ugly,” Israel’s military intelligence chief warned of “slim” prospects for the type of diplomatic settlement soug...

» Neither Obama nor Putin Has a Strategy for Destroying ISIS
17/06/16 16:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. June 16, 2016, 8:19 PM (IDT) Obama, supported by Putin, plans to keep ISIS-controlled cities under siege rather than capturing them.

» Islamic “Ideological Terror” Is a Fresh Trial for the West
17/06/16 16:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. June 16, 2016, 8:19 PM (IDT) The ISIS leader is granting legitimacy and kudos to encourage the “ideological Islamist terrorists”.

» Three Arab Rulers Join Hands to Oust Abbas as Palestinian Leader
17/06/16 16:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. June 16, 2016, 8:19 PM (IDT) The rulers of Saudi Arabia. UAE, and Egypt tell Abu Mazen to get out of the way of their ties with Israel.

» The Putin-Netanyahu Understandings Extend to Syria’s Future
17/06/16 16:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. June 16, 2016, 8:19 PM (IDT) Both agreed that Assad has no place in any post war administration in Damascus.

» CIA chief: ISIS working to send operatives to the West - Military Times
17/06/16 16:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Military Times CIA chief: ISIS working to send operatives to the West Military Times WASHINGTON — CIA Director John Brennan will tell Congress on Thursday that Islamic State militants ar...

» CIA chief: No 'direct link' found between Orlando shooter and foreign terrorist group - Business Insider
17/06/16 16:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Business Insider CIA chief: No 'direct link' found between Orlando shooter and foreign terrorist group Business Insider CIA Director John Brennan told a Senate Intelligence Committee hea...

» Obama's Drone Revamp Gives Military Bigger Responsibility, Keeps CIA Role - Wall Street Journal
17/06/16 16:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Wall Street Journal Washington Post Obama's Drone Revamp Gives Military Bigger Responsibility, Keeps CIA Role Wall Street Journal Mr. Obama's plan settles a three-year turf battle among ...

» CIA director predicts more terrorist attacks like those in Orlando, Brussels and Paris - Los Angeles Times
17/06/16 15:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Los Angeles Times CIA director predicts more terrorist attacks like those in Orlando, Brussels and Paris Los Angeles Times CIA Director John Brennan warned Thursday that as Islamic State...

» CIA: Orlando shooter has 'no ties to foreign terrorist organizations' - WFTV Orlando
17/06/16 15:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. WFTV Orlando CIA : Orlando shooter has 'no ties to foreign terrorist organizations' WFTV Orlando A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside Pulse, a crowded...

» CIA Director Warns That ISIS Is Still a Threat - TIME
17/06/16 15:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. TIME CIA Director Warns That ISIS Is Still a Threat TIME U.S. efforts to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) have done little to diminish the threat posed by the te...

» Obama nominates CIA watchdog to fill long vacancy - The Hill
17/06/16 15:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. The Hill Obama nominates CIA watchdog to fill long vacancy The Hill President Obama on Thursday nominated a former CIA officer and longtime lawyer who examined missteps in U.S. intellige...

» Carter hits Russia for attacking US-backed Syrian rebels
17/06/16 15:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Defense Secretary Ash Carter is criticizing Russia for bombing U.S.-backed rebel forces in southern Syria that he says were fighting the Islamic State group.

» Orlando gunman had turned over share of house to relatives for $10 - Fox News
17/06/16 15:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Fox News Orlando gunman had turned over share of house to relatives for $10 Fox News Just two months before the massacre at Orlando's Pulse nightclub, gunman Omar Mateen signed p...

» Putin: Russia Accepts U.S. Is Sole Superpower
17/06/16 15:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. President Vladimir Putin said the United States is probably the world's sole superpower, but Russia won't accept U.S. interference in its domestic affairs.

» Saudi deputy crown prince requests meeting on Yemen with U.N. chief
17/06/16 15:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's powerful deputy crown prince requested a meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon after the United Nations infuriated Riyadh by briefly...

» Obama, Saudi official discuss economic reforms, security - Washington Post
17/06/16 15:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. NBCNews.com Obama, Saudi official discuss economic reforms, security Washington Post WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is praising Saudi Arabia's efforts to diversify its economy by ...

» UN says Saudis to meet with Secretary General
17/06/16 15:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The United Nations says that Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince has requested a meeting with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

» Saudi Prince Meets with Obama, Top Officials
17/06/16 15:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has met with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office as part if a Washington visit packed with high-level meetings. The 30-year-ol...

» Pitting Islam Versus Islamism in the Wake of Orlando
17/06/16 15:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. US presidential contenders Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have sparred over how to describe the violent actions of certain killers both in the US and abroad - were they inspired by radi...

» CIA Chief: IS Working to Send Operatives to the West - ABC News
17/06/16 15:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Washington Times CIA Chief: IS Working to Send Operatives to the West ABC News CIA Director John Brennan told Congress on Thursday that the Islamic State remains "formidable...

» U.S. Official Confident EU Will Continue To Back Russia Sanctions
17/06/16 15:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The U.S. State Department's chief sanctions-policy coordinator, Daniel Fried, is confident the European Union will maintain its travel and economic restrictions against R...

» US Launches Twin Strikes Against IS From Mediterranean, Gulf
17/06/16 15:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The United States on Thursday launched simultaneous strikes against Islamic State extremists from the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf, Gulf on Thursday, marking the first time the ...

» Moscow Amends North Caucasus Development Program Yet Again
17/06/16 15:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Moscow's policy toward imposing some semblance of order on the unruly North Caucasus has long been blighted by a major misconception: that the perceived threat posed to t...

» Soft Targets 'New Norm' for Terrorists, Analyst Says
17/06/16 15:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. In the wake of the Orlando mass shooting, the second deadliest act of terrorism in U.S. history, "soft target" attacks on places like the Florida nightclub where 49 people lost their live...

» John McCain: Obama is 'directly responsible' for Orlando attack - Washington Post
17/06/16 15:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Washington Post John McCain: Obama is 'directly responsible' for Orlando attack Washington Post Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), the elder Republican statesman, said President Obama w...

» Orlando shooter texted wife during attack, source says - CNN
17/06/16 15:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CNN Orlando shooter texted wife during attack, source says CNN (CNN) [Breaking news update, posted at 4:32 p.m. ET]. The Orlando shooter and his wife exchanged text messages duri...

» Russian Soldier Dies Of Wounds Sustained In Syria's Aleppo
17/06/16 14:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A Russian soldier who was wounded in Syria's Aleppo region has died of his injuries, Russia's defense ministry said on June 16.

» Losses at Orlando’s ‘Pulse’ nightclub felt in Puerto Rico
17/06/16 14:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Ever since last week’s shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, people in Puerto Rico have been frantically calling relatives in Central Florida, scrambling to book flights and making funeral arr...

» U.S. Will Patrol the Black Sea Despite Russian Warnings
17/06/16 14:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. The U.S. will stay in the Black Sea says a U.S. Navy Secretary on Thursday, despite Russia warning that the patrolling U.S. destroyer undermines regional security. Speaking to Reuters , Navy ...

» Putin Says He's Willing To Reach Out To Europe Despite Sanctions
17/06/16 14:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country is willing to improve relations with Europe but insisted that the West was responsible for the strained ties.

» Pakistani Woman Throws Acid at Man Who Refused to Marry Her
17/06/16 14:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. (ISLAMABAD) — A woman in Pakistan was arrested for allegedly throwing acid on a man who refused to marry her, police said Friday, marking an unusual case in a country where rates of violence ...

» Istanbul bans gay pride march after threats from hardline group - Reuters
17/06/16 14:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Toronto Star The Independent Istanbul bans gay pride march after threats from hardline group Reuters Daily Mail ANKARA, June 17 (Reuters) - Authorities in Istanbul have banned transgen...

» The Murder of a Pro-E.U. MP Is One More Sign of a Darkening Europe
17/06/16 14:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. The founding values of the European Union have had little place in the debate ahead of the June 23 referendum on British membership. When the E.U. rose from the ashes of World War II, the con...

» President Xi Arrives In Belgrade, As Chinese Influence Increases In Balkans
17/06/16 14:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Serbia has welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to Belgrade at a time when China is increasing its economic influence in the Balkan country. Xi is scheduled to sign a se...

» Pakistan uses 1.5 million Afghan refugees as pawns in dispute with U.S.
17/06/16 14:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Amid new tensions with Washington over drone strikes and fighter jet subsidies, Pakistan says it plans to deport at least 1.5 million refugees within the next two weeks.

» Ex-White House Cyber Officials Call for New Rules on Security Flaws
17/06/16 14:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Two former Obama cyber-security officials say the federal government should be barred from paying for hacking techniques while agreeing to keep them secret, as the FBI did to crack the iP...

» Police: Suspect’s mental health, right-wing links are lines of inquiry in killing of British lawmaker Jo Cox
17/06/16 14:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Police: Suspect’s mental health, right-wing links are lines of inquiry in killing of British lawmaker Jo Cox.

» Russia failed to heed U.S. call to stop targeting Syrian rebels: U.S.
17/06/16 13:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia launched a second air strike on U.S.-backed Syrian fighters battling Islamic State, even after the U.S. military used emergency channels to ask Moscow to ...

» Saudis, allies seek 'to minimize civilian casualties' in Yemen: minister
17/06/16 13:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen is "doing everything we can to minimize civilian casualties" from air strikes, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said in Was...

» Orlando gunman Omar Mateen had a...
17/06/16 13:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Omar Mateen - Google News. Orlando gunman Omar Mateen had a conversation with suicide bomber, says friend Daily Mail  - ‎4 hours ago‎ A former classmate of Orlando gunman Omar Mateen claim...

» Prince William gets royally schooled by his grandmother, the Queen
17/06/16 12:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Clip of the queen nudging Prince William to stand up during a parade goes viral.

» Op-Ed Columnist: Chappatte: After Orlando
17/06/16 12:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Donald Trump is assiduous about word choice.

» Study: Up to 1 in 5 trauma victims may die unnecessarily
17/06/16 12:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 12:12 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Up to 1 in 5 deaths from car crashes, gunshots or other injuries might be prevented with better, quicker trauma care that doesn't depend so much o...

» Police arrest 36 people after clashes in Lille: statement
17/06/16 12:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. PARIS (Reuters) - At least 36 people were arrested and 16 taken to hospital on Wednesday after French police clashed with English soccer fans in the northern city of Lille, the regiona...

» Saudi prince seeks to repair ties, promote business on U.S. visit
17/06/16 12:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's powerful deputy crown prince held a full day of meetings with U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday, part of a visit aimed at restoring frayed ties with Was...

» Obama spoke with Turkey's Erdogan on Orlando, violent extremism
17/06/16 12:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama spoke by telephone on Wednesday with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and accepted his condolences on the June 12 shooting attack in ...

» U.S. to give Ukraine $220 million in new aid: White House
17/06/16 12:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will give Ukraine $220 million in new assistance this year, the White House said on Wednesday.

» Ally of drug lord 'El Chapo' back in Mexico after U.S. prison time
17/06/16 12:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A top drug-trafficking accomplice of Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman was detained in Mexico on Wednesday, shortly after he was returned from the United States after c...

» Russia says two-day ceasefire begins in Syria's Aleppo
17/06/16 12:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - On Moscow's initiative, a two-day "regime of calmness" was introduced in Syria's largest city of Aleppo, beginning from Thursday, the Russian defense ministry said.

» UAE says its war in Yemen 'practically over'
17/06/16 12:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates' involvement in more than a year of war in Yemen is "practically over", a top diplomat was quoted as saying on Wednesday.

» Betting odds indicate 65 percent probability of Britain staying in EU: Betfair
17/06/16 12:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. LONDON (Reuters) - Betting odds on Thursday indicated a 65 percent implied probability of a British vote to stay in the European Union on June 23, according to Betfair.

» Post-Islamic State Iraq should be split in three: top Kurdish official
17/06/16 12:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Once Islamic State is defeated, Iraq should be divided into three separate entities to prevent further sectarian bloodshed, with a state each given to Shi'ite M...

» Islamic State to change tactics in coming months: CIA's Brennan
17/06/16 12:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, John Brennan, said on Thursday that the United States and its allies have made gains against Islamic State,...

» 'I felt liberated' - life after Islamic State
17/06/16 12:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. AM ADASA, Syria (Reuters) - When U.S.-backed forces seized Souad Hamidi's village in northern Syria from Islamic State last week, the 19-year-old swiftly tore off the niqab she had bee...

» Two Kenyans in gay sex case lose bid to outlaw anal examinations
17/06/16 12:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - Two men being prosecuted for having gay sex in Kenya lost their legal bid on Thursday to challenge the authorities' right to force suspects to have anal exam...

» CIA director says Islamic State still serious threat
17/06/16 12:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Islamic State's "terrorism capacity and global reach" have not been reduced, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency said on Thursday, adding that the gr...

» Head of Russian soccer fan club to be deported from France, three jailed
17/06/16 12:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MARSEILLE (Reuters) - The head of a Russian soccer supporters' association, Alexander Shprygin, is among 20 Russian fans who will be expelled from France in the coming days after viole...

» Argentina's Macri stamps out symbols of leftist predecessors
17/06/16 12:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's center-right President Mauricio Macri is taking down portraits and closing museums and other tributes to his left-leaning predecessors, getting rid...

» Orlando Shooter Traveled to Saudi Arabia on Trip Organized By NYU Center
17/06/16 12:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . An Islamic center in New York determined Thursday that Orlando shooter Omar Mateen was among a group of roughly 80 people who traveled to Saudi Arabia in 2012 as part of an annual pilgrimage facilitated by th...

» Obama to meet Saudi deputy crown prince on Friday: White House
17/06/16 12:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with Saudi Arabia's powerful deputy crown prince on Friday and the two are expected to discuss conflicts in the Middle East...

» Russia strikes U.S.-backed rebels in Syria: U.S. official
17/06/16 12:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia carried out air strikes on Thursday in southern Syria against rebels battling Islamic State, including forces backed by the United States, a senior U.S. d...

» Britain mourns murdered lawmaker; EU referendum in limbo
17/06/16 12:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BIRSTALL, England (Reuters) - Britain mourned lawmaker Jo Cox on Friday after a man wielding a gun and knife killed the 41-year-old mother-of-two in a brazen street attack that has thr...

» U.S. says it will stay in Black Sea despite Russian warning
17/06/16 12:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ABOARD THE USS MASON (Reuters) - The United States will maintain its presence in the Black Sea despite a Russian warning that a U.S. destroyer patrolling there undermined regional secu...

» EU extends sanctions on Russia-annexed Crimea until mid-2017
17/06/16 12:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union extended for a year on Friday a ban on business dealings with the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014 in a ...

» Greece wants to send thousands of migrants back to Turkey in coming weeks
17/06/16 12:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece wants to dramatically escalate returns of migrants to Turkey in the coming weeks under a European Union deal with Ankara, the migration minister said on Frida...

» Putin: Russia has no grudge against EU, ready to improve ties
17/06/16 12:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia did not hold a grudge against the European Union and was ready to work to improve relations with the bl...

» Putin says accepts U.S. is sole superpower, dilutes Trump praise
17/06/16 12:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he accepted the United States was probably still the world's sole superpower and he was ready to work with who...

» Hooligans an asset, liability for Russian government
17/06/16 12:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 12:12 p.m. EDT. MARSEILLE, France (AP) -- The Russian soccer hooligans who have fought with rival supporters at the European Championship in France have at various times been both an asset a...

» AP Explains: How does Orlando massacre fit in US history?
17/06/16 12:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 12:12 p.m. EDT. NEW YORK (AP) -- The nightclub attack in Orlando that left 49 victims dead was initially described by some news organizations, including The Associated Press, as the deadlies...

» CIA chief: IS working to send operatives to the West
17/06/16 12:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 11:10 a.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- CIA Director John Brennan will tell Congress on Thursday that Islamic State militants are training and attempting to deploy operatives for further attacks ...

» Losses at Orlando's 'Pulse' nightclub felt in Puerto Rico
17/06/16 12:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 11:10 a.m. EDT. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Ever since last week's shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, people in Puerto Rico have been frantically calling relatives in Cen...

» AP Analysis: Mideast showed Hillary Clinton US power's limit
17/06/16 12:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 11:10 a.m. EDT. None

» Why Vladimir Putin's bad month is good news for US security
17/06/16 11:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Russia’s strongman is finally feeling some heat. In just the last month several Russian spies and agents have been arrested or sentenced by the U.S. and NATO governments in response to President Putin&#...

» Senate Committee requests F.B.I 's records Of Omar Mateen Invest
17/06/16 08:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story .   A new Senate letter says Orlando gunman Omar Mateen made a series of Facebook posts before and during Sunday's attack, including blasting the "filthy ways of the West" and blaming the United State...

» Mateen's twin trips to Saudi Arabia raise suspicions
16/06/16 18:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Orlando gunman Omar Mateen’s two trips to Saudi Arabia, one of which was a pricey package that included four-star accommodations and fancy meals, were highly unusual and may have been cover for terror t...

» Moner Mohammad Abu-Salha, American Suicide Bomber, Says He Was Being Watched By FBI In US
16/06/16 16:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from International Business Times. The American Islamist who carried out a suicide bombing in Syria in May said that he fled the United States because he believed he was under surveillance by the FBI, according...

» Obama Meets With Dalai Lama
15/06/16 18:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. President Barack Obama hosted the Dalai Lama at the White House for a meeting that has angered the Chinese.

» Not just the DNC: Five more hacks the West has tied to Russia
15/06/16 18:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Western governments have accused Russia of sponsoring hacking attacks for years.

» What Does the Military Think of Donald Trump?
15/06/16 18:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. What was surprising about President Obama’s denunciation of Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant terrorism policy Tuesday wasn’t the fact that Obama never mentioned Trump by name. He didn’t have to....

» 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund to Undergo Changes
15/06/16 18:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The September 11 Victim Compensation Fund is set enter a new phase in the way it will function, the U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday. Congress established the fund after the terrori...

» Egyptian Officials Say EgyptAir Wreckage Found - ABC News
15/06/16 18:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Telegraph.co.uk Egyptian Officials Say EgyptAir Wreckage Found ABC News Egyptian officials confirmed to ABC News Wednesday that wreckage from the ill-fated A320 EgyptAir plane ha...

» U.S. signals accommodation of Israeli terms on defense aid
15/06/16 18:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON/HERZLIYA, Israel (Reuters) - The Obama administration is prepared to incorporate missile defense funds in a new long-term agreement on military aid for Israel, a U.S. offici...

» Why Do Terrorists Commit Terrorism?
15/06/16 10:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Federal Bureau of Investigation. After reviewing hundreds of cases, I’ve found that there might be no way to pinpoint an attacker’s motive.

» F.B.I. Seeks Information on Banker’s Killing in Puerto Rico
15/06/16 10:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Federal Bureau of Investigation. The agency said it had possible suspects in the death of Maurice Spagnoletti, a top executive of Doral Financial, in June 2011.

» Hackers Can Steal Your Facebook Account With Just A Phone Number
15/06/16 10:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. Even where users have chosen strong passwords and taken extra security measures, their Facebook accounts are not safe from hackers.

» Orlando shooter’s wife facing intense scrutiny from the FBI
15/06/16 10:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. The 30-year-old wife of the gunman who opened fire inside an Orlando nightclub is facing intense scrutiny as the FBI tries to determine whether she had advance knowledge of the massacre.

» Rep. King: FBI Doesn't Have Manpower on the Ground - Fox Business
15/06/16 10:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Newsmax Rep. King: FBI Doesn't Have Manpower on the Ground Fox Business “You can't expect the FBI to be carrying out long investigations on every name that comes before them,” King said....

» Politics|Omar Mateen, Twice Scrutinized by FBI, Shows Threat of Lone Terrorists - New York Times
15/06/16 10:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. New York Times Politics|Omar Mateen, Twice Scrutinized by FBI , Shows Threat of Lone Terrorists New York Times WASHINGTON — When a young American man from coastal Florida drove a truck p...

» Sen. Lindsey Graham: The FBI is Down 6000 Agents - Fox Business
15/06/16 10:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Fox Business Sen. Lindsey Graham: The FBI is Down 6000 Agents Fox Business “The FBI has lost 6,000 agents due to budget cuts. The Army is going to be at 1940 levels – the Navy at 1950 le...

» Disney Warned FBI about Mateen, Wife back in April - Breitbart News
15/06/16 10:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Breitbart News Disney Warned FBI about Mateen, Wife back in April Breitbart News Karla Ray with WFTV is reporting via Twitter that Walt Disney World had contacted the FBI back in April t...

» FBI Asks Help in Investigating Banker's Killing in Puerto Rico - New York Times
15/06/16 10:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. New York Times FBI Asks Help in Investigating Banker's Killing in Puerto Rico New York Times The F.B.I. announced on Tuesday a $20,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and ...

» Chechnya’s Governor Confirms His Special Status Within the Russian Federation
15/06/16 10:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. Chechnya’s governor, Ramzan Kadyrov, continues to capture the news headlines in Russia. On May 30, a delegation from the Russian Human Rights Council under...

» US intelligence misses cues to terror - again
15/06/16 10:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. June 13, 2016, 6:24 PM (IDT) The oversights of US law enforcement, intelligence and security agencies recur each time Islamists terrorist strike. The Ramadan 2016 attack in Orlando showed that n...

» NATO Recognizes Cyberspace as New Frontier in Defense - Wall Street Journal
15/06/16 10:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Wall Street Journal NATO Recognizes Cyberspace as New Frontier in Defense Wall Street Journal Tuesday's announcement to recognize cyberspace as new sphere of conflict or battle...

» Somalia: Al-Shabab Executes Spies Including 'CIA Informant' - Newsweek
15/06/16 10:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Newsweek Somalia: Al-Shabab Executes Spies Including ' CIA Informant' Newsweek Somali militant group Al-Shabab claims to have executed at least four of its fighters suspected of being sp...

» CIA chief: Saudi 'our strong partner' in anti-terror fight - Al-Arabiya
15/06/16 10:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Al-Arabiya CIA chief: Saudi 'our strong partner' in anti-terror fight Al-Arabiya The United States has a 'strong' partnership with Saudi Arabia in the war against terrorism, said the dir...

» Former CIA Director Gen Hayden: We May Not Be Able To Stop Orlando Style Terror Attacks - FOX News Radio (blog)
15/06/16 09:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. FOX News Radio (blog) Former CIA Director Gen Hayden: We May Not Be Able To Stop Orlando Style Terror Attacks FOX News Radio (blog) Former CIA & NSA Director, General Michael Hayden ...

» ANALYSIS: Is the CIA spin-doctoring Saudi involvement in 9/11 attacks? - Jerusalem Post Israel News
15/06/16 09:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Jerusalem Post Israel News ANALYSIS: Is the CIA spin-doctoring Saudi involvement in 9/11 attacks? Jerusalem Post Israel News What was US CIA director John Brennan trying to accomplish on...

» Man rams gate at CIA headquarters, says agency recruited him - WTOP
15/06/16 09:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Washington Free Beacon Man rams gate at CIA headquarters, says agency recruited him WTOP McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Authorities say a Maryland man rammed a gate at the CIA's headquarters in nort...

» Obama utters forbidden phrase 'radical Islam' -- while attacking 'dangerous' Donald Trump
15/06/16 09:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Whether or not Donald Trump provoked him, President Obama uttered the forbidden phrase "radical Islam" four times Tuesday in a diatribe against the presumptive Re...

» Elite Hamas military commander reportedly defects to Israel
15/06/16 09:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from intelNews.org. A senior member of the military wing of Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that governs the Gaza Strip, is believed to have defected to Israel.

» NY Air Guard unit to start daily drone training flights
15/06/16 09:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - An Air National Guard unit will begin daily military drone flights from its central New York base this week. National Guard officials say th...

» Ex-postal worker pleads guilty to stealing vets' medications
15/06/16 09:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A former U.S. Postal Service worker has pleaded guilty to stealing prescription narcotics intended for outpatients of the Veterans Administ...

» Amarillo Walmart hostage-taker was Muslim immigrant from Iran
15/06/16 09:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. June 15, 2016, 11:02 AM (IDT) Mohammad Moghaddam, a 54-year-old Muslim who immigrated to the US eight years ago, was identified as the gunman who took two hostages on Tuesday at a Walmart store ...

» Pakistan Is A Beggar-Client, China Is the Master-Banker
15/06/16 09:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ThereAreNoSunglasses. [Pakistan is slowly awakening to the true nature of their newfound partnership with China (SEE: Pakistan’s inept handling of mega ‘China-Pakistan Economic Corridor’ ...

» Former Amb. McFaul: U.S.-Russia Relations at Lowest Point Since Cold War
15/06/16 09:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Michael McFaul, the former U.S. ambassador to Russia, said Tuesday that relations between the United States and Russia are “worse than at any time since the Cold War.” McFaul, who w...

» Unraveling the Orlando Horror
15/06/16 09:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The XX Committee. At 2 a.m. last Sunday, the worst terrorist attack on the United States since 9/11 unfolded in Orlando, Florida. The target was a popular gay dance club packed with guests for Latin Night....

» The Early Edition: June 15, 2016
15/06/16 09:43 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. ORLANDO NIGHTCLUB ATTACK The wi...

» CIA informs Poland of possible attacks on Warsaw, Krakow
15/06/16 09:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. June 15, 2016, 3:53 PM (IDT) The CIA has provided Poland's domestic security organization, the ABW, with intelligence information regarding the possibility of a terrorist attack in the Polish ca...

» NATO to Recognize Cyberspace as New Frontier in Defense
15/06/16 09:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Allied defense ministers are set to recognize cyberspace as a domain of warfare, an acknowledgment that modern battles are waged not only on air, sea and land.

» Puerto Rico Mourns 23 Natives Slain in Orlando Shooting
15/06/16 09:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. (PONCE, Puerto Rico) — Nearly half of the people slain in an Orlando nightclub were Puerto Ricans, the island’s justice secretary said Tuesday, compounding the shock for the territory’s gay c...

» Mother-of-11 Orlando Victim Was Fatally Shot After Telling Her Son, 'Run, Just Go' - People Magazine
15/06/16 09:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. People Magazine Mother-of-11 Orlando Victim Was Fatally Shot After Telling Her Son, 'Run, Just Go' People Magazine Brenda Marquez McCool had survived one bout of cancer and was f...

» Oakland shooting: 16-year-old girl killed, 3 others injured in broad daylight - Syracuse.com
15/06/16 09:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Syracuse.com Oakland shooting: 16-year-old girl killed, 3 others injured in broad daylight Syracuse.com A teenage girl was killed and three others injured during a shooting in br...

» The Two Faces Of Kabul
15/06/16 09:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Welcome to Kabul -- where swanky villas sit empty while shanty towns teem with life.

» French Official: Russian 'Hooligans' Trained For Violence At Euro Soccer Game
15/06/16 09:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The chief prosecutor in the French city of Marseille says Russians involved in clashes with British fans at a Euro 2016 soccer championship match were "extremely well-tra...

» Minsk Hopes U.S. Sanctions Will Be Fully Lifted Soon
15/06/16 09:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The Belarusian Foreign Ministry has expressed hope that U.S. sanctions imposed against Minsk in 2006 will be fully lifted in the "nearest future."

» Bosnia's Izetbegovic Honors Serb Victims Of Atrocities
15/06/16 09:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The Bosniak member of Bosnia's tripartite presidency, Bakir Izetbegovic, honored Serb victims of wartime atrocities committed by Muslims -- paying a wreath on the site wh...

» Russian Orthodox Church Says It Won't Attend All-Orthodox Meeting
15/06/16 09:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The Russian Orthodox Church says it won’t go to a historic meeting of all of the world's Orthodox churches because other churches have walked out.

» FBI: Orlando Shooter Called Boston Marathon Bombers His ‘Homeboys’
15/06/16 09:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. U.S. authorities say the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Florida referred to the brothers behind the Boston Marathon bombings as his "homeboys" in a cal...

» UN Condemns Gay Bar Killings Over Resistance From Russia, Muslim Nations
15/06/16 09:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The United Nations Security Council overcame resistance from Russia, African, and Muslim states on June 13 and condemned the mass shooting at a Florida gay nightclub.

» Trump Says He Would Ban Afghan, Pakistani Immigrants From U.S.
15/06/16 09:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Donald Trump, the presumptive U.S. Republican presidential nominee, hardened his position against allowing Muslims into the United States and said his ban would target Af...

» Kosovar Hacker To Answer Charges Of Aiding Islamic State
15/06/16 09:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A Kosovar  A Kosovo citizen is scheduled to enter a plea on charges that he hacked computers of U.S. service members on behalf of the Islamic State extremist group. group.

» Three Dead In Stabbing Assault On French Police Officer Near Paris
15/06/16 09:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A senior French police officer and his partner were killed in a nighttime attack by a knife-wielding man in a distant suburb of Paris, officials said late on June 13.

» Russian Patriarchate Employee Jailed For Being American Spy
15/06/16 08:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A former employee of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department for External Church Relations has been sentenced to 12 years in jail on espionage charges.

» Putin To Meet With UN Leaders, Former French President
15/06/16 08:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura in St. Petersburg on June 16.

» U.S. Military Commander Talks With Tajik Leader In Central Asian Tour
15/06/16 08:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Tajik President Emomali Rahmon said at a meeting with a U.S. general that Dushanbe views security cooperation with the United States as a key element to strengthening reg...

» The Interpreter: Control and Fear: What Mass Killings and Domestic Violence Have in Common
15/06/16 08:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Sitora Yusufiy, the ex-wife of the gunman in the nightclub massacre in Orlando, Fla., and her fiancé, Marcio Dias, at their home outside Boulder, Colo., on Sunday.

» Wife of former Chinese domestic security tsar sentenced for graft
15/06/16 08:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIJING (Reuters) - The wife of former Chinese domestic security tsar Zhou Yongkang has been jailed for nine years for corruption, a court said on Wednesday, the latest high-profile fi...

» Islamophobia on the rise in Germany: study
15/06/16 08:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BERLIN (Reuters) - Islamophobia has risen markedly in Germany, a study published on Wednesday showed, underscoring the tensions simmering in German society after more than one million ...

» Details emerge about nightclub shooter's wife
15/06/16 08:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 7:43 a.m. EDT. RODEO, California (AP) -- She was a sweet, pretty California girl with Palestinian roots who left an arranged marriage only to find love with a man who committed the worst mas...

» The Latest: Defense officials 'stand with' LGBT community
15/06/16 08:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 7:43 a.m. EDT. ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The Latest on the massacre at a gay Orlando nightclub (all times local):...

» Omar Mateen traveled to Saudi, UAE Umrah
14/06/16 22:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Politics. Friends and family members embrace outside the Orlando Police Headquarters during the investigation of a shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Thomson Reuters The Orlando nightclub...

» UPDATE 1-Orlando shooter visited Saudi Arabia in 2011, 2012 -Saudi interior ministry - Reuters
14/06/16 15:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. UPDATE 1-Orlando shooter visited Saudi Arabia in 2011, 2012 -Saudi interior ministry Reuters (Adds comment by U.S. official). RIYADH, June 13 Omar Mateen, who killed 49 people in...

» Orlando gunman who pledged loyalty to ISIS was a 'homegrown' extremist, Obama says - Washington Post
14/06/16 15:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Washington Post Orlando gunman who pledged loyalty to ISIS was a 'homegrown' extremist, Obama says Washington Post ORLANDO — President Obama said the gunman who opened fire in a ...

» Trump revokes Post press credentials, calling the paper 'dishonest' and 'phony' - Washington Post
14/06/16 15:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Washington Post Trump revokes Post press credentials, calling the paper 'dishonest' and 'phony' Washington Post Donald Trump said Monday that he is pulling The Washington Post's ...

» Orlando less than half of those fatally shot in U.S. last weekend - New York Daily News
14/06/16 15:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Daily News Orlando less than half of those fatally shot in U.S. last weekend New York Daily News It was the deadliest mass shooting ever carried out on American soil. Bu...

» Admit It: These Terrorists Are Muslims - Daily Beast
14/06/16 15:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Daily Beast Admit It: These Terrorists Are Muslims Daily Beast There's a lot of special pleading about Orlando from Muslims and liberals. It's time to do away with that. If not, ...

» NATO to agree eastern force to deter Russia, some allies want more - Reuters
14/06/16 15:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Reuters NATO to agree eastern force to deter Russia, some allies want more Reuters BRUSSELS NATO was set on Tuesday to agree deployment of a new force in the Baltics and Poland, ...

» Russian government hackers penetrated DNC, stole opposition research on Trump - Washington Post
14/06/16 15:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. TIME Daily News & Analysis Russian government hackers penetrated DNC, stole opposition research on Trump Washington Post Russian government hackers penetrated the computer ne...

» Senate compromises on Russian rocket engines - The Hill
14/06/16 15:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. U.S. News & World Report Senate compromises on Russian rocket engines The Hill A bitter debate between supporters and opponents of allowing the Air Force to use Russian-make rock...

» Obama Assails Trump in Dispute Over Use of 'Radical Islam' Label - Bloomberg
14/06/16 15:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Bloomberg Obama Assails Trump in Dispute Over Use of 'Radical Islam' Label Bloomberg President Barack Obama angrily rejected Republicans' insistence that the U.S. should describe...

» U.S. backs referendum against Venezuela's President Maduro
14/06/16 15:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called on Tuesday for a referendum that could force Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from office amid the OPEC nation's ...

» Israel's reconciliation with Turkey seen bolstering its NATO cooperation
14/06/16 15:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's efforts to reconcile with NATO member Turkey will help enhance Israeli intelligence sharing and other security cooperation with the alliance, a NATO dipl...

» The Interpreter: Trying to Know the Unknowable: Why Terrorists Attack
14/06/16 15:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. By shoehorning attacks like the Orlando rampage into familiar narratives, we think we can make sense of them. But the debate is always unsettled — and always raging.

» Obama issues scathing rebuke of Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric
14/06/16 15:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 2:28 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Tuesday delivered a scathing rebuke of Donald Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric, blasting the Republican presidential nominee&...

» Opioids linked with deaths other than overdoses, study says
14/06/16 15:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 2:28 p.m. EDT. CHICAGO (AP) -- Accidental overdoses aren't the only deadly risk from using powerful prescription painkillers - the drugs may also contribute to heart-related deaths ...

» Democratic Party's computers breached by Russian hackers
14/06/16 15:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 2:28 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sophisticated hackers linked to Russian intelligence services broke into the Democratic National Committee's computer networks and gained access to...

» Islamic State group targets gays with brutal public killings
14/06/16 15:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 2:28 p.m. EDT. REYHANLI, Turkey (AP) -- The Islamic State group, which on Monday called the Orlando mass shooter Omar Mateen 'one of the soldiers of the caliphate in America,&ap...

» On the FBI's radar: Shooter had been investigated before
14/06/16 14:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 2:28 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- He didn't come out of nowhere. The Orlando shooter came under suspicion three full years ago, after boasting of mutual acquaintances with the Bosto...

» Gay clubs: Patrons treasure a place to feel safe, be oneself
14/06/16 14:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 2:28 p.m. EDT. NEW YORK (AP) -- Like many gay men across America, Jamie Brown has treasured memories of nights spent reveling at a gay club, a boisterous community gathering place where he c...

» Puerto Rico prepares for wave of losses after club shooting
14/06/16 14:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 2:28 p.m. EDT. PONCE, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Eduardo Pacheco wrote the names of every person killed in an Orlando nightclub on a bright green poster spread across the hood of a car, preparing f...

» Pakistan moves to hire Washington lobbyists amid strained U.S. ties
14/06/16 14:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan is looking to hire lobbying firms in Washington after a gap of nearly eight years, seeking to refurbish its image in the United States at a time of deter...

» Orlando shooter espoused several disparate militant groups
14/06/16 12:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. U.S. authorities say Omar Mateen, the man who carried out the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, had touted support not just for the Islamic State but also other militant factions, which ar...

» Orthodox Churches’ Council, Centuries in Making, Falters as Russia Exits
14/06/16 12:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Patriarch Kirill, center, at a liturgy in Karyes, Greece, in May. The Russian Orthodox Church has increasingly sought to assert itself as the pre-eminent voice of the Orthodox faith.

» Two People Found Shot To Death In SUV At Tulsa Park - News On 6
14/06/16 12:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. News On 6 Two People Found Shot To Death In SUV At Tulsa Park News On 6 Police are investigating after two people were found dead in an SUV in a north Tulsa park Tuesday morning....

» Tensions High on Afghanistan, Pakistan Border
14/06/16 12:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A Pakistan army officer and two Afghan soldiers have died, while at least 30 people were wounded on both sides in this week’s cross-border skirmishes, officials said. The situation at the...

» Pope rejects Argentinian president's donation of 16,666,000 pesos because of the '666' part
14/06/16 12:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The question lingers: Was the proposed sum an subtle-yet-epic troll of presidential proportions?

» The Orlando attacker may have been a regular at gay clubs. How will ISIS respond?
14/06/16 12:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Some supporters are already suggesting that the stories are fabricated.

» Moscow Patriarchate hopes for delay of pan-Orthodox meeting
14/06/16 12:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. A spokesman for the Russian Orthodox Church says it is waiting for the Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarchate to respond to its proposal to delay a historic meeting of all the world’s Orthodox churc...

» Afghanistan and Pakistan Exchange Heavy Gunfire Along Border
13/06/16 13:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The fighting, which forced the closing of the Torkham crossing, left at least 13 wounded in Pakistan and killed 11 wounded on the Pakistani side and killing at least one Afghan police officer.

» Orlando shootings: Afghan background not an issue - Karzai
13/06/16 13:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. The Orlando attacker's Afghan background had no influence on his actions, according to the country's former president Hamid Karzai.

» The Changing Face Of Kabul: After Years Of Foreign-Fueled Growth, An Uncertain Future
13/06/16 13:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Kabul was booming until foreign troops left Afghanistan in 2014. Now the city is strapped with a burgeoning population and a faltering economy.

» 'No direct evidence' of Orlando-IS link
13/06/16 13:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. "No direct evidence" Orlando gunman was part of wider plot by so-called Islamic State, says US President Obama

» Bosnian children with Islamic State are 'time bomb', study says
13/06/16 13:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. SARAJEVO (Reuters) - More than 80 Bosnian children are in Islamic State-held territory in Syria and Iraq and represent a "time bomb" that could pose a major security risk when they ret...

» President Obama Says 'No Clear Evidence' of Larger Plot in Orlando Shooting - TIME
13/06/16 13:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. TIME President Obama Says 'No Clear Evidence' of Larger Plot in Orlando Shooting TIME President Obama said Monday that there is “no clear evidence” Omar Mateen, the suspected gunman in...

» Egypt fires daughter of former auditor who alleged graft
13/06/16 13:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has ordered the dismissal of a daughter of the former chief auditor, who alleged that massive corruption had cost the country billions of dollars.

» Obama says no signs Orlando shooter was part of larger plot
13/06/16 13:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 12:25 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- The gunman in the attack that killed 49 people at an Orlando nightclub was inspired by extremist information over the internet, President Barack Obama said...

» Obama: No Clear Evidence That Orlando Massacre Orchestrated From Abroad
13/06/16 13:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. U.S. President Barack Obama says there is no clear evidence that a gunman who carried out the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history -- killing 49 people at a gay nightc...

» The Russian Orthodox Church suggests postponing Sunday’s historic meeting of all of the world’s Orthodox churches
13/06/16 12:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The Russian Orthodox Church suggests postponing Sunday’s historic meeting of all of the world’s Orthodox churches.

» How the Islamic State exploits America's mass shooting problem
13/06/16 12:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. ISIS doesn't see a distinction between the attacks it plans and those it inspires.

» NATO chief: 4 battalions going to Baltic states, Poland
13/06/16 08:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. NATO’s chief says the alliance will agree this week to send four multinational battalions to the Baltic states and Poland to boost their defenses against Russia.

» Turkish state media says 9 people wounded in car bomb attack in southeast Turkey
13/06/16 08:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Turkish state media says 9 people wounded in car bomb attack in southeast Turkey.

» Orlando shooting suspect's father tried to run for the Afghan presidency
13/06/16 07:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. The father of Omar Mateen, identified by police as the man behind the carnage at an Orlando nightclub early Sunday morning, is an Afghan man who holds strong political views, includ...

» In the modern history of mass shootings in America, Orlando is the deadliest
13/06/16 07:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Americans woke up Sunday morning to horrific news out of Orlando, Florida, where a gunman opened fire at the Pulse nightclub, killing 50 people and injuring 53 more in what authorities a...

» In Orlando, as in Fort Hood, FBI might have missed signs - MyStatesman.com
13/06/16 07:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. MyStatesman.com In Orlando, as in Fort Hood, FBI might have missed signs MyStatesman.com Mateen, who authorities say was responsible for Sunday's attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, ha...

» Family of James Howell says they are cooperating with the FBI - WDRB
13/06/16 07:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. WDRB Family of James Howell says they are cooperating with the FBI WDRB (WDRB) -- The father of James Wesley Howell, the 20-year-old Indiana man arrested with a cache of weapons and alle...

» Orlando massacre shows cracks in U.S. bid to stop terrorism
13/06/16 07:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. The FBI let the Orlando mass-shooting suspect slip through its grasp despite interviewing him twice since 2013 due to a lack of evidence to hold him, a troubling fact that will pres...

» Sen. Burr: FBI's 'Track Record is Good' on Hunting Down Terror Suspects - Newsmax
13/06/16 07:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Newsmax Sen. Burr: FBI's 'Track Record is Good' on Hunting Down Terror Suspects Newsmax The FBI's "track record is good" when it comes to investigating and arresting potential ...

» Mexico Detains Leader of Dissident Teachers Group
13/06/16 07:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Mexican authorities detained Rubén Núñez, leader of a dissident teachers group in the southern state of Oaxaca, the stronghold of teachers opposed to the government’s education overhaul.

» The Orlando shooter’s Afghan roots
13/06/16 07:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The father of the gunman in the Orlando nightclub massacre said his son should not have carried out the attack because “God himself will punish those involved in homosexuality.”