Friday, February 21, 2014

Protests Against Venezuela's Government Escalate - 21/02/14 09:12 - 15/02/14 13:05 - Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks Review

Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks Review

» Protests Against Venezuela's Government Escalate
21/02/14 09:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Updated Feb. 20, 2014 11:38 p.m. ET Amateur video from Caracas appears to show a shooting on Avenida Panteon Wednesday night, as Venezuela's National Guard and quasiofficial motorcycle shock troops confront p...
» Ukraine Set to Sign Agreement to End Violence
21/02/14 08:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Updated Feb. 21, 2014 6:57 a.m. ET Deadly violence grips Kiev as protesters advancing on Parliament are shot at by police with Kalashnikovs and sniper rifles. Via The Foreign Bureau, WSJ's global news update....
» Who is opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez?
20/02/14 14:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Who is opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez? Who is the Harvard-educated politician leads the Venezuelan opposition? CNN's Rafael Romo reports. From: CNNInternational Views: 0 0 ra...
» Protests Grip Venezuela
20/02/14 14:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Nearly one year after the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, violent protests have erupted against his hand-picked successor, President Nicolas Maduro. The unrest is fed by deteri...
» Judge orders new sanity evaluation for accused Colorado movie theater shooter - CNN International
20/02/14 14:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CNN International Judge orders new sanity evaluation for accused Colorado movie theater shooter CNN International (CNN) -- A judge The Denver Channel Colorado theater shooting su...
» Ukraine crisis: Obama attacks Putin over Russia's role - The Guardian
20/02/14 14:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. Montreal Gazette The Guardian Ukraine crisis: Obama attacks Putin over Russia's role The Guardian Barack Obama has sharply criticised Russian support for crackdowns in Ukraine and Syri...
» Obama, Canadian and Mexican Leaders Wrap Up One Day Summit, Discuss Ukraine
20/02/14 10:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. President Barack Obama and the leaders of Mexico and Canada wrapped up a one day North American summit Wednesday on a range of issues, including economic competitiveness, border security ...
» Are women's movements a force for change? – podcast
20/02/14 10:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. This month's Global development podcast explores the role of women's rights organisations in advocating for change. We hear from Sohela Nazneen, ...
» World economic recovery struggling to gain traction - Reuters
20/02/14 10:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. AFP World economic recovery struggling to gain traction Reuters A survey out of China reinforced concerns of a minor slowdown in the world's second biggest economy while a sister index...
» Ukraine protesters force riot police from Kiev's Independence Square
20/02/14 10:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Fighting escalates as groups of armed protesters win control of reassert control over larger swath of territory Follow live developments in Ukrai...
» Clashes Break Out in Kyiv Despite Truce
20/02/14 10:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Witnesses in the Ukrainian capital say at least 17 people have been killed in fresh clashes that erupted between anti-government protesters and police, hours after President Viktor Yanuko...
» On trial journalist: 'Charges have stopped my work' - BBC News
20/02/14 10:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. BBC News On trial journalist: 'Charges have stopped my work' BBC News Twenty journalists, including four foreigners, are to go on trial in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. One of the...
» Kiev’s Brief Truce Shatters in Bursts of Gunfire
20/02/14 10:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Antigovernment protesters kept barricades burning on Wednesday in Kiev, Ukraine, to prevent Ukraine’s descent into a spiral of violence accelerated on Thursday, just hours after a truce had...
» Kiev rocked by violence despite Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich's claim of truce – video
20/02/14 10:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Protesters hurl Molotov cocktails at police in Kiev in a tense standoff on Thursday Download video: http://cdn.theguardian.tv/mainwebsite/2014/02...
» Turkey's embattled Erdogan seeks wider powers for spy agency
20/02/14 10:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ANKARA (Reuters) - Battling a corruption scandal, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is seeking broader powers for his intelligence agency, including more scope for eavesdropping an...
» Deadly Gunfire Erupts in Kiev, Breaking Truce
20/02/14 10:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The heart of the Ukrainian capital plummeted into renewed violence, Two dead bodies were seen as gunfire erupted in central Kiev, just hours after the government and demonstrators had ...
» Clashes Break Out in Kyiv Despite Truce
20/02/14 10:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Witnesses in the Ukrainian capital say at least 17 people have been killed in fresh clashes that erupted between anti-government protesters and police, hours after President Viktor Yanuko...
» Honeybees may be infecting bumblebees with deadly diseases
20/02/14 10:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Bumblebees, which are in global decline, could be picking up the infections from flowers or during raids on honeybee hives Bumblebees appear to b...
» Egyptian detainee handcuffed to bed after having baby is released
20/02/14 10:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Photographs Public outcry sparked by treatment of Dahab Hamdy, 19, who was arrested while pregnant for alleged involvement in protest, sparked ou...
» Deadly violence shatters Ukraine truce
20/02/14 10:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Deadly violence shatters Ukraine truce Ukraine's brittle truce shattered in fierce clashes between baton-wielding protesters and riot police that claimed at least 27 lives just ...
» Clashes in Kiev - in pictures
20/02/14 10:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Chaotic scenes as anti-government protesters and police continue to battle for control of the Ukrainian capital Ranjit Dhaliwal
» Egypt puts three Al Jazeera journalists on trial
20/02/14 10:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt put three Al Jazeera journalists on trial on Thursday on charges of aiding Egyptians belonging to a "terrorist organization", in a case criticized by human righ...
» Ukraine truce crumbles amid gunfire
20/02/14 10:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. A shaky truce crumbled Thursday as gunfire erupted at Independence Square, the center of an increasingly violent crisis that has left dozens dead and hundreds injured.
» Venezuelan presses terrorism charges against opposition leader
20/02/14 10:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez remained in a military prison Thursday as the government pressed terrorism and murder charges again him, his wife said.
» U.S. Feels Putin's Sharp Elbows in Ukraine
20/02/14 09:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Feb. 19, 2014 7:32 p.m. ET Why are people protesting in Ukraine? Why has the conflict turned deadly? What are the geopolitics of the conflict? WSJ's Jason Bellini has #TheShortAnswer. For the Obama administra...
» Cossacks Attack Pussy Riot Members
20/02/14 08:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A group of Cossacks attacked members of the group Pussy Riot in Sochi as they began an anti-Kremlin display.
» Pussy Riot criticize Russian Games in new video
20/02/14 08:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Members of the all-women protest group Pussy Riot released a new music video on Thursday criticizing Russia's staging of the Winter Olympics and its human rig...
» Shakespeare and Homer: rebooting the classics for today
20/02/14 08:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Directors are tearing apart Shakespeare and Homer to find truths that still feel shocking and fresh Jane Howard
» Barack Obama criticises Vladimir Putin over Ukraine and Syria crises – video
20/02/14 08:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. The US president says he and the Russian president disagree about the fundamental rights of those suffering violence in Ukraine and Syria Downloa...
» Pussy Riot: Putin Will Teach You to Love the Motherland – music video
20/02/14 08:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Russian agit-punk band's new music video, released to coincide with the Winter Olympics in Sochi Download video: http://cdn.theguardian.tv/mainwe...
» Venezuela's violent crime fuels the death business
20/02/14 08:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. CARACAS (Reuters) - Strewn with smashed headstones, empty whisky bottles and the odd spent bullet casing, Caracas' 19th century Southern Cemetery is a sprawling symbol of the violent c...
» How Fendi's 'Drone Cam' will put flying robots on the catwalk
20/02/14 08:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Drones will hover over models on the runway at Milan fashion week, transmitting video footage of the collection via live stream The last thing on...
» EU to Press Ukraine for Early Elections
20/02/14 08:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Top officials from the European Union will press Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych to hold early elections in a bid to unlock the situation in the country and calm the deadly violenc...
» Report: Deadly drone strike in Yemen failed to comply with Obama’s rules to protect civilians
20/02/14 08:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. A U.S. drone strike in December that killed at least a dozen people in Yemen failed to comply with rules imposed by President...
» Ukraine's President, Kyiv Protest Leaders Agree to Truce
19/02/14 22:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Ukraine's president and the leaders of opposition protests convulsing the capital agreed late Wednesday on a truce, after the deadliest fighting in nearly three months left at least 26 de...
» Товарищ Сталин вы большой учёный
19/02/14 15:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . About 3,750 results Товарищ Сталин - Музей шансона Т...
» Members of Russian Protest Group Say Cossacks Attacked Them in Sochi
19/02/14 15:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Pussy Riot activists said Cossacks wielding horsewhips and nightsticks attacked them outside a restaurant.
» Pussy Riot and Their Supporters Assaulted | The New York Times
19/02/14 14:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by The New York Times. Pussy Riot and Their Supporters Assaulted | The New York Times While performing under a sign advertising the Sochi Olympics, Pussy Riot and their supporters were attacked by ...
» Europe's centre left to take most votes in EU elections: poll
19/02/14 14:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The center left is likely to win the most seats in European Parliament elections in May, a survey showed on Wednesday, boosting the group's chances of also winning...
» nugent: Obama is a 'subhuman mongrel'
19/02/14 14:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . About 54,900 results Daily Beast ‎- 1 hour ago The raging, aging rock star's recent slur against Obama is just one among many of his linguistic stylings. Media Matters for America (blog) ‎ - 26 mi...
» Ted Nugent - Google Search
19/02/14 13:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» Nugent: Obama is a 'subhuman mongrel' - Search results for Nugent: Obama is a 'subhuman mongrel'
19/02/14 13:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» Video shows Pussy Riot members beaten by Cossacks
19/02/14 13:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. A video released Wednesday shows members Members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot being say they were beaten by security officials in Sochi as they tried to film a music video at the po...
» Venezuelan opposition leader to face murder, terrorism charges
19/02/14 13:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez is set to appear in court Wednesday, a day after he turned himself in to authorities amid anti-government demonstrations in the country.
» Cruise ship worker accused of raping passenger, trying to throw her overboard - Toronto Star
19/02/14 13:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Toronto Star Cruise ship worker accused of raping passenger, trying to throw her overboard Toronto Star FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.—A cruise ship worker from Indonesia is accused of ra...
» Polish foreign minister to go to Kyiv at the request of the European Union
19/02/14 13:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» Obama begins Mexico summit with executive orders lowering trade barriers
19/02/14 13:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Before meeting Mexican and Canadian heads of state, president bypasses Congress by signing trade liberalisation orders Dan Roberts
» Hollande, Merkel, Kerry Speak Out Against Ukraine Violence
19/02/14 13:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. European Union foreign ministers hold an emergency meeting in Brussels Thursday, where they are expected to agree on sanctions against those responsible for the latest violence in Ukraine...
» LA archbishop withheld list of allegedly abused altar boys as police investigated
19/02/14 13:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Investigation is of 1988 case involving Mexican priest in which Archbishop Roger Mahony ‘felt boys too old to be victims’
» European Leaders Threaten Sanctions Over Kiev Bloodshed
19/02/14 13:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. European Union officials, blaming Ukrainian leaders for the violence, will meet in emergency session on Thursday to consider penalties.
» Hollande, Merkel Speak Out Against Ukraine Violence - Voice of America
19/02/14 13:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Sky News Australia Hollande, Merkel Speak Out Against Ukraine Violence Voice of America France and Germany are taking a united stance against the latest deadly violence in Ukrain...
» Mexico's President on Trade, Economy and the Drug War
19/02/14 13:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. At the summit leaders will discuss 'improving our human capital, increase student exchange, work on infrastructure projects to have safer borders, similar requirements, and show the co...
» CNN cameras taken at gunpoint
19/02/14 13:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. CNN cameras taken at gunpoint Karl Penhaul explains how CNN's equipment was taken amidst anti-government demonstrations in Venezuela. From: CNNInternational Views: 0 0 ratings ...
» Ukraine Protesters, Police Locked in Tense Standoff After Deadly Clashes
19/02/14 13:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Anti-government protesters are in a tense standoff with riot police on Kyiv's Independence Square after a day of deadly clashes. Authorities said at least 25 people, including nine police...
» The David Miranda judgment has chilling implications for press freedom, race relations and basic justice | Helena Kennedy
19/02/14 13:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. The interference of Britains' security services is shocking, but it's also vital that we shed light on the murky reality of schedule 7 One person...
» Uganda Antigay Bill Tests Foreign Ties
19/02/14 13:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's decision to back an antigay bill is straining relations between the East African nation and its western donors, who extend up to $2 billion in aid e...
» France, Germany, US Speak Out Against Ukraine Violence
19/02/14 13:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. France, Germany and the United States are taking a united stance against the deadly violence in Ukraine.During a joint news conference Wednesday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Pa...
» WorldViews: The 10 most important events in Ukraine since protests reignited
19/02/14 13:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. Three months after they first began in Kiev's Independence Square, Ukraine's protests reignited Tuesday, when opposition lawm...
» Authorities dubious of accused Craigslist killer's claim of mass murder
19/02/14 13:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2013 file photo, Miranda Barbour is led out of the courthouse after her preliminary hearing in Sunbury, Pa. In a jailhous...
» Ukraine Protest 2014: Deadly Clashes Escalate | The New York Times
19/02/14 13:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by The New York Times. Ukraine Protest 2014: Deadly Clashes Escalate | The New York Times Deadly anti-government protests overnight and into early hours of Wednesday morning in Ukraine. Read the st...
» World Briefing: Detention of Snowden Journalist’s Partner by British Is Upheld
19/02/14 13:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A British court said the authorities had been within their rights to detain David Michael Miranda, the partner of Glenn Greenwald, for nine hours.
» Pussy Riot say Cossacks beat them with whips in Sochi
19/02/14 13:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Members of the all-women Russian protest group Pussy Riot said they were beaten with whips on Wednesday by Cossacks who are helping patrol Sochi during the Wi...
» A brief primer on Vladimir Putin's Eurasian dream | World news
19/02/14 13:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. The present and future of the Eurasian Union. The good news is that it has more than trebled trade flows between its three current members. The b...
» For New Air Force Secretary, a Baptism by Fire
19/02/14 12:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON — Deborah Lee James had been Air Force secretary for less than three weeks when the email crash-landed in her inbox. Bad news: Thirty-four Air Force officers with the authority to launch inte...
» The Return of State Ideology | Opinion
19/02/14 11:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times News. Viktor Shenderovich is well known as a writer, playwright and acerbic but witty critic of the current political regime. Shenderovich is also a big sports fan. In&...
» The Apotheosis of Putin | Opinion
19/02/14 10:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times News. After the rule of Augustus, Rome developed an imperial cult in which emperors were declared gods, and shrines were built to venerate them. Some religiou...
» Jailed Venezuela protest leader urges Maduro's 'exit'
19/02/14 10:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. CARACAS (Reuters) - Imprisoned protest leader Leopoldo Lopez urged supporters to keep fighting for the departure of Venezuela's socialist government, even as he was due in court on Wed...
» How U.S. Media Misrepresent Sochi and Kiev | Opinion
19/02/14 09:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times News. The degradation of mainstream U.S. press coverage of Russia, a country still vital to U.S. national security, has been underway for many years. If the&#...
» 25 Dead in Escalation of Clashes in Ukraine
19/02/14 08:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Thousands of anti-government protesters remained in the main square in Ukraine's capital Wednesday, after a day of fierce clashes with riot police left at least 25 people dead in the wors...
» Ukraine is now in a potentially revolutionary situation | Mary Dejevsky
19/02/14 08:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. This is no longer about east v west – and the descent into violence may be hard to reverse Just as it seemed that the threat of serious, widespre...
» British couple lose fight against extradition to US over fraud allegations
19/02/14 08:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Paul and Sandra Dunham fail to halt extradition over what they say is an 'employment-related dispute' A British couple have lost their high court...
» Spanish warship disrupts Royal Navy Gibraltar training exercise
19/02/14 08:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Military chiefs forced to suspend parachute jumps as vessel approached in latest flare-up in territorial dispute with Spain A Spanish warship ent...
» Afghanistan: US Troops In 500lb Bomb Near Miss
19/02/14 08:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Helmet camera footage shows the moment a 500lb bomb was dropped yards from US troops in Afghanistan - allegedly by their comrades.
» Police, protesters clash in central Kiev
19/02/14 08:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Police, protesters clash in central Kiev Flames engulf Kiev's occupied Independence Square as police storm the main protest camp in a bloody escalation of Ukraine's three-month ...
» Biden: US 'Gravely' Concerned by Ukraine Violence, Urges De-Escalation
18/02/14 20:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. As the death toll mounts in Ukraine, The White House said Tuesday that the United States has expressed "grave concern" about violence is "appalled" by violence in Kyiv, and urged Presiden...
» Listening Post: Aide’s Return to White House Shows Changing U.S. Role in Mideast
18/02/14 20:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Robert Malley, who advised President Bill Clinton on Israeli-Palestinian talks, is returning to manage the fraying ties between the United States and its allies in the Persian Gulf.
» Ambassador defends U.S. role in Ukraine
18/02/14 20:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Ambassador defends U.S. role in Ukraine CNN's Hala Gorani, sitting in for Christiane Amanpour, speaks with U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt. From: CNNInternational Vie...
» Pussy Riot members detained near Sochi
18/02/14 20:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Pussy Riot members detained near Sochi Members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot were recently released after being detained near Sochi. Ivan Watson reports. From: CNNInterna...
» Nugent: Obama is a 'subhuman mongrel'
18/02/14 20:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Nugent: Obama is a 'subhuman mongrel' Wolf Blitzer talks to Wayne Slater of the Dallas Morning News about rocker Ted Nugent's comments on President Obama. From: CNNInternationa...
» Soldiers Mugging Around Empty Casket Sparks Furor - ABC News
18/02/14 20:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Soldiers Mugging Around Empty Casket Sparks Furor ABC News The Wisconsin National Guard announced Tuesday that it had suspended a member from honor guard duties after she apparen...
» US, Netherlands Lead in Sochi With 20 Medals Each
18/02/14 20:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The United States and the Netherlands surged toward the end of the day Tuesday at the Sochi Winter Olympics, leaving the two nations tied for the overall medals lead with 20. In the final...
» Turkish President Signs Law Curbing Web Use
18/02/14 20:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. President Abdullah Gul signed into law a bill giving the government sweeping powers to block websites and monitor user activity, a move critics assailed as further endangering Turkey's...
» Ukraine: clashes escalate in Kiev as riot police attempt to break barricade - video
18/02/14 20:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Anti-government protests continue through the night on Tuesday, as riot police attempt to move into Kiev's Independence Square Download video: ht...
» Ukraine protests: What you need to know
18/02/14 20:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Ukraine protests: What you need to know Protests in Ukraine have been going on for months. Maggie Lake breaks down the events that have lead to where we are now. From: CNNInter...
» Germany's Merkel convenes allies to restore confidence after scandal
18/02/14 20:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel aimed to restore public confidence in her governing coalition at a meeting of party chiefs on Tuesday to clear the air after a scandal that ...
» Obama's Satan look-alike cut from movie
18/02/14 20:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Obama's Satan look-alike cut from movie Columnist Michael Musto examines the comeback of Bible-themed movies on the silver screen without a key figure. From: CNNInternational V...
» U.S. is ‘appalled’ by deadly violence in Ukraine, but no action is announced
18/02/14 20:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. The United States condemned an explosion of street violence in Ukraine that killed at least 15 people Tuesday and said the go...
» Venezuelan protest leader Lopez arrested
18/02/14 20:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Venezuelan protest leader Lopez arrested Becky Anderson speaks to the Venezuelan Embassy's Alvaro Sanchez about the arrest of opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez. From: CNNInterna...
» Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López hands himself in to police
18/02/14 20:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Harvard-educated politician denies charges of terrorism for his alleged role in violent anti-government protests Venezuela's opposition firebrand...
» 9 Killed as Protesters, Police Fight in Kyiv
18/02/14 20:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. At least nine people were killed Tuesday as Ukrainian police and protesters fought near the parliament building in Kyiv. Police officials in the Ukrainian capital were quoted as saying th...
» Mavis Gallant obituary
18/02/14 20:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Masterly Canadian short story writer and novelist who settled in Paris where she perfected her meditative, wry and lyrical style 'Like every othe...
» Pussy Riot members arrested over theft in Sochi
18/02/14 20:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Pussy Riot members arrested over theft in Sochi Russian police on Tuesday detained the two most famous members of the Pussy Riot punk protest group in Sochi, currently hosting t...
» Venezuela Opposition Leader Surrenders
18/02/14 20:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López, facing accusations of inciting Lopez, facing accusations from the government of having incited violence that left three dead, surrendered p...
» Russian TV program links United States to treason at home
18/02/14 12:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . “Their aim,” said a historian named Yuri Zhukov, “is to create as many traitors as possible, who would be able to cooperate with the new occupiers.” Coming in the midst of a winter spo...
» Afghanistan frees suspected Taliban prisoners over U.S. objections
18/02/14 11:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . In a statement issued after the men walked out of an Afghan-controlled prison next to a massive American base north of the capital, the U.S. Embassy in Kabul condemned the release. “The Afghan governmen...
» Former Pussy Riot Members Held in Sochi
18/02/14 08:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Updated Feb. 18, 2014 6:44 a.m. ET A photo dated Feb. 4, 2014, showing Maria Alyokhina, left, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, former members of the Russian "Pussy Riot" punk group, at a news conference at Amnesty...
» U.S. seeks prisoner swap with Taliban to free Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl
18/02/14 08:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . To refresh the American offer, which has been on the table for more than two years, senior officials from the White House, the Pentagon, the State Department and other agencies decided within the past month t...
» In Historic Step, Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Bill is Introduced in U.S. Senate
18/02/14 02:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Res. Comm. Pedro Pierluisi - Representing the At Large District of PUERTO RICO. Washington, DC —Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi announced that an identical companion bill to H.R. 2000, the Puer...
» CNE – Centro Para Una Nueva Economía – Center for a New Economy
18/02/14 02:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNE - Centro Para Una Nueva Economía - Center for a New Economy. NUEVA YORK – A los estadounidenses les gusta pensar en su país como una tierra de oportunidades, opinión que otros en buena ...
» ‘Commonwealth’ Leader Admits Statehood: Yes or No Would be “Valid” Status Choice
18/02/14 02:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico Report. The “Commonwealth” party’s leader on Federal affairs admitted that a “Statehood: Yes or No” vote in Puerto Rico would be “valid” just days befo...
» Kerry: Russia Enabling Syria's Pursuit of Military Path
17/02/14 17:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the Syrian government is trying to win a military victory over the opposition, and that Russia is enabling President Bashar al-Assad on that path.S...
» Hamid Karzai orders changes to draft law amid fears for Afghan women
17/02/14 17:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. President's move comes after west and human rights groups warn ban on relatives testifying would shield domestic abusers The Afghan president, Ha...
» Kerry Wraps Up Asian Trip
17/02/14 17:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has wrapped up a six-day Asian tour that took him to Indonesia, China and South Korea. He now heads for talks in Abu Dhabi on the Syrian civil war, the ...
» Taliban Execution of Pakistani Security Forces Stalls Talks
17/02/14 17:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Taliban militants in Pakistan claim to have slaughtered 23 security forces who were being held captive - a devastating blow to controversial peace talks aimed at ending the Islamist insur...
» Kerry slams Russia for 'enabling' Assad to stay in power
17/02/14 17:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Kerry slams Russia for 'enabling' Assad to stay in power US Secretary of State John Kerry slams Russia for "enabling" Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to stay in powe...
» Ukraine opposition seek curbs on Yanukovich powers
17/02/14 17:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's opposition leaders on Monday pressed President Viktor Yanukovich to accept curbs on his powers that would allow them to form an independent government to def...
» U.N. panel: Kim could face prosecution
17/02/14 17:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. A U.N. panel sent a letter warning North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that he could face prosecution for crimes against humanity, as it released a report Monday cataloging torture and widespr...
» Russia Hopes to Raise $5.5 Billion from Privatizations in 2014
17/02/14 17:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russia's prime minister said on Monday he hoped to raise more than $5.5 billion this year by selling stakes in state companies, reviving a delayed privatization program that could spur a ...
» Venezuela expels 3 US diplomats amid anti-government protests
17/02/14 17:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalPost - Home. None
» Campaigners welcome Hamid Karzai's intervention on domestic abuse law
17/02/14 17:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Afghan president's last-minute alteration to 'backward step for women' will mean relatives can testify against one another The Afghan president, ...
» Money no object? Not if you're homeless – it's your own fault | Alex Andreou
17/02/14 17:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. As David Cameron throws money at flood victims, the tale of homeless lottery winner László Andraschek raises questions of why we attach blame to ...
» Showdown looms for Venezuela, as protest leader Leopoldo López vows new march
17/02/14 16:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Meanwhile, President Nicolás Maduro announced Sunday that he had expelled three U.S. Embassy officials, accusing them of conspiring against his government. It was the third time in less than a year that ...
» Venezuela expels three U.S. diplomats on charges of spurring protests
17/02/14 15:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela ordered the expulsion of three U.S. diplomats on Monday on charges of recruiting university students to lead demonstrations that have left three dead in t...
» Pakistani couple stoned to death for adultery; six arrested
17/02/14 15:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A couple were stoned to death for adultery in a remote area of Pakistan's western Baluchistan province, an official said Monday, leading to six men being h...
» 'I saw terrible things in Syria, but the first time I cried was in Lewes prison'
17/02/14 15:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Hundreds fleeing the conflict will soon arrive in the UK but some have been quietly trying to forge new lives here for years The aroma of lamb sk...
» Venezuela orders three U.S. diplomatic officials out of the country
17/02/14 13:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday ordered three U.S. diplomatic officials expelled from the country, accusing them of conspiring against his government.
» Libyans Mark Anniversary of Revolution
17/02/14 13:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Three years ago Monday, opponents of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi declared a “Day of Rage” against his rule.  Gadhafi was killed in the civil war that followed, but the nation has found ...
» Ukraine protesters vacate city hall after 3 months of occupation
17/02/14 13:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Ukrainian protesters vacated the capital's city hall Sunday in exchange for the government dropping charges against arrested demonstrators, an official said.
» Chelsea Clinton says gay rights have made progress - Seattle Post Intelligencer
17/02/14 13:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. San Francisco Chronicle Politico Clinton: Gay marriage not the end Politico Chelsea Clinton on Sunday issued a rallying cry to gay activists, calling equality for members of the ...
» Syria peace talks failure spurs U.S.-Russia recriminations
17/02/14 13:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. JAKARTA/MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United States accused Damascus on Monday of paralyzing Geneva peace negotiations, while Russia denied that and talks, while Russia said nations backing S...
» North Korean human rights abuses systematic and unparalleled, says UN - The Guardian
17/02/14 13:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. The Guardian North Korean human rights abuses systematic and unparalleled, says UN The Guardian North Korea's leadership is committing systematic and appalling human rights abuses agai...
» Italian activist Vladi­mir Luxuria’s protest at Sochi recalls ’80 Moscow Olympics
17/02/14 13:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. SOCHI, Russia — Leave it to Vladi­mir Luxuria to keep up an Italian Olympic tradition. The transgender activist — -- and form...
» Egypt: Suicide Bomber Likely Behind Bus Blast
17/02/14 13:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Egyptian police say a suicide bomber was likely behind a deadly blast on a tourist bus that killed three South Koreans and their Egyptian driver. Officials driver.Officials say the bomber...
» UN panel urges action on N Korea abuses
17/02/14 13:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Panel report calls on the UN to refer human rights violations including ‘deliberate starvation, forced labour [and] executions’ to the International Criminal Court
» Exclusive: Afghan peace team seeks Dubai meeting with Taliban figures
17/02/14 13:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KABUL (Reuters) - A delegation from Afghanistan's High Peace Council has traveled to Dubai to meet former and current Taliban figures, in the hope of laying the groundwork for peace ta...
» North Korea: 'You are brainwashed from the time you know how to talk'
17/02/14 13:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. UN dossier of regime's human rights abuses contains appalling stories of how state brutally enforces 'racial purity' • North Korean crimes 'unpar...
» Pennsylvania 'Craigslist killer' claims to have murdered 22 – video report
17/02/14 13:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Miranda Barbour, a 19-year-old accused alongside her husband of the murder of a man they met online, has told a newspaper reporter she has killed...
» US-Mexico summit to discuss border issues
17/02/14 13:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Presidents Enrique Peña Nieto and Barack Obama will focus less on migrants and more on how the movement of goods has benefited both economies
» 'Shrimp Spies' Land Australia In Hot Water
17/02/14 13:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Indonesia's angry foreign minister says it "is a little too much" to suggest shrimp exports have an impact on Australian security.
» Same-sex marriages increasingly being recognised by courts across US
17/02/14 13:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Rapid change leads gay rights advocates to predict wave of legal victories they hope will continue to supreme court When the US supreme court str...
» Kansas' anti-gay bill: another attempt to force warped Christianity on others | Jill Filipovic
17/02/14 13:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Conservatives keep trying to use America's religious freedom as a way to limit everyone else's rights Last week, the Kansas House of Representati...
» Iran nuclear talks will not lead anywhere, supreme leader says
17/02/14 13:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says he is not optimistic about the Vienna negotiations 'but I am not opposed either' Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali...
» Negotiator Stresses Iran's Seriousness in Nuclear Talks - Tasnim News Agency
17/02/14 13:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Tasnim News Agency Negotiator Stresses Iran's Seriousness in Nuclear Talks Tasnim News Agency TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for European and American Affairs M...
» After slow start, Albania and Kosovo look to potential as partners
17/02/14 13:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. TIRANA/PRISTINA (Reuters) - Shortly after Kosovo declared independence from Serbia six years ago, neighboring Albania said it would bequeath its Adriatic port of Shengjin to its landlo...
» Obama's itchy trigger finger on drone strikes: what happened to due process? | Peter Van Buren
17/02/14 13:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Peter Van Buren for TomDispatch: If this is what post-Constitutional America looks like, we’re in trouble Peter Van Buren
» Extremist threat from Syria - real or exaggerated?
17/02/14 13:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. • MI5 and MI6 claim new long-term threat which requires more resources • Premature demands for Assad's head could lead to new 'blowback' More tha...
» The dark past of Sochi, Russia
17/02/14 11:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. The dark past of Sochi, Russia Home to this year's winter games, Sochi, Russia was also the site of a brutal civil war. CNN's Ivan Watson reports. From: CNNInternational Views:...
» Venezuela Demonstrations Reach Boiling Point
17/02/14 11:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Unrest has grown in intensity over the past two weeks, partially in response to an economic crisis in the oil-rich country. Venezuela's Pr...
» Georgian court sentences ex-premier to five years in prison
17/02/14 11:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. TBILISI (Reuters) - A Georgian court sentenced a former prime minister on Monday to five years in prison for corruption in a verdict that the opposition branded as part of a government...
» BBC News - Venezuelan president on US diplomat expulsions
17/02/14 11:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - Home. Venezuela has announced it is expelling three US diplomats, whom it accuses of plotting to sabotage the economy. President Nicolas Maduro said he has evidence that the trio took part in a ...
» BBC News - Venezuela to create 'ministry of happiness'
17/02/14 10:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - Home. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced the creation of a new Ministry of Supreme Social Happiness. Mr Maduro says the agency will co-ordinate the anti-poverty programmes created...
» BBC News - Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro in 60 seconds
17/02/14 10:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - Home. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has already switched on his Christmas lights at the presidential palace and made sure workers have received their festive bonus - despite it being only ...
» BBC News - Karzai orders changes to bill that outraged rights groups
17/02/14 09:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - Asia. 17 February 2014 Last updated at 07:31 ET Critics said the bill would reverse gains made since the end of Taliban rule Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered changes to draft legislatio...
» Pa. woman admits killing man she met on Craigslist, claims she killed others
16/02/14 15:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Blog di Psicologia, ricerca, curiosità | PsicoSocial.it. Louisiana News, Louisiana politics, Jindal, US news, Louisiana, Saints Top Stories, US news, US politics, US entertainment and world news Nagin's Ne...
» Pa. woman admits killing man she met on Craigslist, claims she killed others - Bayoubuzz
16/02/14 15:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Pa. woman admits killing man she met on Craigslist, claims she killed others Bayoubuzz A Pennsylvania woman has admitted to killing a man she met through a Craigslist advertiseme...
» Morsi Trial Suspended in Cairo, Defense Walks Out of Court
16/02/14 14:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The trail of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi and 35 others was suspended Sunday, shortly after the session began. Defense began.Defense lawyers walked out of court to protest the ...
» Venezuelan students clash with police in anti-Maduro protest
16/02/14 14:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Venezuelan students clash with police in anti-Maduro protest Students clash with riot police in an anti-government protest in Caracas. Supporters and opponents of Venezuela's le...
» Protesters at Kiev's city hall stand down in compromise - video
16/02/14 14:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Anti-government protesters who had been occupying Kiev's city hall have evacuated the building, after the government agreed to release those arre...
» Ukraine protesters end Kiev occupation
16/02/14 14:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Move in response to offer of amnesty for detained demonstrators, but opposition-backed movement vows to keep up pressure on Yanukovich
» My brother just became an openly gay Eagle Scout. But we're still 'unfit' to be leaders | Lucien Tessier
16/02/14 14:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. In six months, when Pascal turns 18, he can no longer be involved in scouting, despite having earned its highest honor Unfit for duty. That's wha...
» Police seek Venezuela opposition leader as he tweets defiance
16/02/14 14:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. CARACAS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan opposition leader wanted by police in connection with deadly street protests told supporters via Twitter to keep demonstrating, but peacefully, and arm...
» Lead Prosecutor’s Abrupt Departure Rattles a Military Sexual Assault Case
15/02/14 22:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The military’s most closely watched sexual misconduct prosecution has been thrown into turmoil after the Army’s lead prosecutor abruptly left the case this week, less than a month before the sched...
» Lead Prosecutor’s Abrupt Departure Rattles a Military Sexual Assault Case
15/02/14 22:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Politics. Lt. Col. William Helixon, the Army prosecutor, left the closely watched case less than a month before the scheduled court-martial of Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair on sexual assault char...
» Taking Note: Paying for Pot, With Paper or Plastic
15/02/14 22:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Opinion. New Treasury Department guidelines should help marijuana entrepreneurs gain access to financial services.        
» Music Review: St. Petersburg Philharmonic and Denis Kozhukhin Perform
15/02/14 22:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Arts. The St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, under the conductor Yuri Temirkanov, performed at Carnegie Hall with the pianist Denis Kozhukhin as soloist.        
» Taking Note: Scalia Has Seen the Future, and Its Name Is Marriage Equality
15/02/14 22:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Opinion. The Supreme Court Justice predicted, correctly, that state bans on same-sex marriage would fall after the Windsor decision.        
» U.S. Issues Marijuana Guidelines for Banks
15/02/14 22:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Politics. The Obama administration policy is meant to give banks confidence that they will not be punished if they work with legitimate businesses in states that have legalized the use of the drug...
» News Analysis: A Steady Path to Supreme Court as Gay Marriage Gains Momentum in States
15/02/14 22:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Home Page. A decision in Virginia striking down a ban on same-sex marriage is just the latest in a series of lower court rulings on the issue.
» Baruch College Student’s Death Is Ruled a Homicide
15/02/14 22:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > N.Y. / Region. A Pennsylvania coroner made the ruling in the death of the student, Chun Deng, who officials say sustained a brain injury in December during a fraternity ritual in the Pocono Mounta...
» Letters: Mentally Ill Inmates
15/02/14 22:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Opinion. Responses to Nicholas Kristof’s column about how jails have become mental hospitals.        
» Choque entre estudiantes y fuerzas de seguridad venezolanas durante protesta
15/02/14 22:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Por Prensa Asociada 02/15/2014 | 09:07 p.m. Caracas, Venezuela.-  Las fuerzas de seguridad venezolanas usaron el hoy gases lacrimógenos para dispersar a estudiantes que se dirigían a la princip...
» Lead prosecutor quits US general's sex assault case as trial nears - Reuters
15/02/14 19:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Nation - Google News. Lead prosecutor quits US general's sex assault case as trial nears Reuters WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - The lead prosecutor in a sexual assault case against a U.S. Army g...
» Report: Document shows surveillance of US law firm - Washington Post
15/02/14 19:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. The Guardian Report: Document shows surveillance of US law firm Washington Post WASHINGTON — The New York Times is reporting that the National Security Agency was involved in sur...
» Mob attacks alleged gays in Nigerian capital
15/02/14 19:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 5:50 p.m. EST. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- A mob armed with wooden clubs and iron bars, screaming that they were going to "cleanse" their neighborhood of gay people, dragged 14 young men fro...
» Racism Runs Deep in Russia | National Review Online
15/02/14 19:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-americanism in russia - Google Blog Search. Unfortunately, as I've discovered from my own experiences there, this is for all the worst reasons: racism, messianic nationalism, and fervent anti - Americ...
» US ambassador to Russia steps down | World news | theguardian.com
15/02/14 19:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-americanism in russia - Google Blog Search. Michael McFaul scored successes with arms treaty and Afghanistan but also witnessed growth of anti - Americanism .
» Russia ambassador to step down - USA TODAY
15/02/14 19:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-americanism in russia - Google News. Daily Mail AFP Russia ambassador to step down USA TODAY ... a new strategic arms treaty and cooperation on the NATO-led military campaign in Afghanistan. "But his ...
» Voice of Reason: Was Romney right about Russia? - The Knox Student
15/02/14 19:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-americanism in russia - Google News. Voice of Reason: Was Romney right about Russia ? The Knox Student Anti-Americanism is a feature of modern Russian foreign policy to be sure, but it is not an essen...
» Walk softly and carry a big stick, Canada - Medicine Hat News
15/02/14 19:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-americanism in russia - Google News. Walk softly and carry a big stick, Canada Medicine Hat News Today the Winter Olympic Games will open in Sochi, Russia , with all the flag waving and nationalistic ...
» Michael McFaul, US Ambassador To Russia, Stepping Down - Huffington Post
15/02/14 19:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-americanism in russia - Google News. Michael McFaul, US Ambassador To Russia , Stepping Down Huffington Post But his tenure also has brought disappointments in the face of the rising anti-Americanism ...
» Arab Spring in Russia's Backyard | Opinion | The Moscow Times
15/02/14 19:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-americanism in russia - Google Blog Search. Political analyst Veronika Krasheninnokova, infamous for her strong anti - Americanism , said on Rossia 1 that "The U.S. has opened its Western front i...
» A Front-Row Seat for the Death of the Russian 'Reset' - Wall Street Journal
15/02/14 19:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-americanism in russia - Google News. A Front-Row Seat for the Death of the Russian 'Reset' Wall Street Journal His troubles tracked the collapse of America's relationship with Russia . By 2012, Presid...
» Nuclear Policy Program - Carnegie Europe
15/02/14 19:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-americanism in russia - Google News. Nuclear Policy Program Why Putin Must Love Victoria Nuland Carnegie Europe Not only can the Russian president revel in the limelight of the Winter Olympics in Soch...
» Democracy's dangerous decline in Egypt and Turkey - Alaska Dispatch
15/02/14 19:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-americanism in russia - Google News. Democracy's dangerous decline in Egypt and Turkey Alaska Dispatch Such scapegoating of foreign-funded NGOs and independent associations, using nationalism and anti...
» A candid exit interview with Michael McFaul, the US ambassador
15/02/14 19:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-americanism in russia - Google Blog Search. Yes, there's this anti - Americanism , and I'm this evil person fomenting revolution. Yet those one-on-ones made me feel like maybe we did some good things....
» Costa Rica Murder Rate “Considerably Lower” Than Latin American ...
15/02/14 19:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti americanism in puerto rico - Google Blog Search. El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Haiti and Puerto Rico each had one of the cities. The United States occupied the 24th and 26th spots on the list with ...
» Caribbean Project: Review: The Economic History of the Caribbean ...
15/02/14 19:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti americanism in puerto rico - Google Blog Search. Shouldn't Haiti, which has been an independent black republic since 1804, be fabulously richer than Puerto Rico which went from being a Spanish colony ...
» Puerto Rico to Turn Story of Taino Chief's Victory Into TV Series ...
15/02/14 19:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti americanism in puerto rico - Google Blog Search. The sixteenth century story of a great Taino chief and one of the first indigenous victories against the Spanish is being turned into a six-part televi...
» Puerto Rico News: El Salvador and Costa Rica Vote for New ...
15/02/14 19:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti americanism in puerto rico - Google Blog Search. Outgoing Secretary of Justice promises new rules and new Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla pledges to tackle anti -gay violence · Dengue in Puer...
» "Our America": The CELAC's Alternative Regionalism | Brown ...
15/02/14 19:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti americanism in puerto rico - Google Blog Search. As the pet project of Chavez, a die-hard regionalist as well as a dedicated anti -imperialist, the organization has an implicit leftist logic behind it...
» Colombian Army Spied On Peace Negotiators: Report - Huffington Post
15/02/14 19:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti americanism in puerto rico - Google News. Colombian Army Spied On Peace Negotiators: Report Huffington Post ... The U.S. Ignores Latin American Calls For A Rethinking Of Drug Policy. Several current a...
» Legalizing Medical Marijuana May Lead To Fewer Suicides - Huffington Post
15/02/14 19:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti americanism in puerto rico - Google News. Legalizing Medical Marijuana May Lead To Fewer Suicides Huffington Post A team of economists' newly published report in the American Journal of Public Health ...
» Deputy Drug Czar Admits Alcohol A Greater Health Risk Than Marijuana - Huffington Post
15/02/14 19:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti americanism in puerto rico - Google News. Deputy Drug Czar Admits Alcohol A Greater Health Risk Than Marijuana Huffington Post "How many people die from marijuana overdoses every year?" Connolly asked...
» Mosquitoes Carry Yet Another Tropical Disease toward the U.S. ...
15/02/14 18:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti americanism in puerto rico - Google Blog Search. It typically causes high fevers, joint pain, rash and headaches that last for about a week. In severe cases it leads to longer-term joint pain. Risk th...
» New Mexico Democrat Introduces Bill to Make Territory 51st State, I Say "No"
15/02/14 18:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Staying Safe Abroad. According to  The Latin American Tribune , the US Senate on Wednesday (February 12) received for the first time a bill to render Puerto Rico the 51st state amid an economic crisis...
» Staying Safe Abroad: Puerto Rico: New Mexico Democrat Introduces ...
15/02/14 18:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti americanism in puerto rico - Google Blog Search. According to The Latin American Tribune, the US Senate on Wednesday (February 12) received for the first time a bill to render Puerto Rico the 51st sta...
» Stalin bunker tour lets Moscow tourists nuke New York City - AMERICAblog (blog)
15/02/14 18:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-Americanism - Google News. Stalin bunker tour lets Moscow tourists nuke New York City AMERICAblog (blog) But I certainly don't blame them for their anti-Americanism , which is well-founded. phoenician...
» Obama Bid for Russia Reset Slips Amid Cold War Iciness - Bloomberg
15/02/14 18:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-Americanism - Google News. Obama Bid for Russia Reset Slips Amid Cold War Iciness Bloomberg While Hill sees “a rise in anti-Americanism in Russia that's translating into a more belligerent tone in for...
» Putin Is Playing a Game of His Own
15/02/14 18:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Feb. 14, 2014 8:25 p.m. ET Vladimir Putin arrives to deliver his state of the nation address in the Kremlin on Dec. 12, 2013. These days, Russian diplomacy is a dazzling spectacle. RIA-Novosti/Associated Pres...
» Putin Is Playing a Game of His Own - Wall Street Journal
15/02/14 18:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-Americanism - Google News. Putin Is Putin is Playing a Game of His Own Wall Street Journal Washington's closest regional allies (Saudi Arabia and Israel) have rarely had less confidence in U.S. policy...
» Nazi scientists planned to use mosquitoes as biological weapon | World news
15/02/14 18:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. SS leader Heinrich Himmler created an entomological institute at Dachau to ostensibly look into remedies for typhoid. Photograph: Keystone/Getty ...
» FBI Busts International Mafia Drug Ring | Neon Tommy
15/02/14 18:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from international drug trafficking organizations - Google Blog Search. The Gambino family, a notorious New York based criminal organization , leveraged its connection with Italian mafia 'Ndrangheta to traffic ...
» Borderland Beat: US Expand Sanctions Against Zetas Including the ...
15/02/14 17:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from international drug trafficking organizations - Google Blog Search. Prior to his arrest, Miguel Trevino Morales, along with his brother, Omar Trevino Morales, directed the vast drug trafficking activities o...
» UN Security Council must not fail Syria’s besieged civilians again
15/02/14 17:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from [Untitled]. Headline Title: UN Security Council must not fail Syria’s besieged civilians again 13 February 2014 As many as a quarter of a million civilians in areas under siege around Syria need the UN Sec...
» Venezuela must investigate demonstration deaths
15/02/14 17:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from [Untitled]. Headline Title: Venezuela must investigate demonstration deaths 13 February 2014 Authorities in Venezuela must urgently investigate the deaths of three people during protests yesterday, said Am...
» The irony of Valentine’s Day in Turkey
15/02/14 17:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Full RSS Feed. Women holding signs, one of which reads "Men's love is killing us," shout slogans during a protest on Valentine's Day in Istanbul, Feb. 14, 2012.
» Venezuela threatens opposition chief
15/02/14 17:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. A day after political violence in Venezuela left three dead on the streets of Caracas, authorities issued an arrest warrant for an opposition leader on charges including conspiracy and mur...
» Obama Visit Highlights California’s Water Problems
15/02/14 17:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Drought-stricken Californians are welcoming Friday's visit by President Barack Obama to their state, saying the president is drawing attention to ongoing water problems.  Farmers and scie...
» Ukraine frees protesters but anti-government movement still going strong
15/02/14 17:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» U.S. slams Afghan prisoner release
15/02/14 17:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. U.S. slams Afghan prisoner release Why would Afghanistan free prisoners that pose a threat to American forces? Analysis from CNN's Jake Tapper. From: CNNInternational Views: 0 ...
» Nazi scientists planned to use mosquitoes as biological weapon - The Guardian
15/02/14 17:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. The Guardian Nazi scientists planned to use mosquitoes as biological weapon The Guardian The Nazis considered using mosquitoes as biological weapons during the second world war, resear...
» German Agriculture Minister Resigns
15/02/14 17:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. German Agriculture Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich has resigned after passing on sensitive information about a secret investigation involving another lawmaker.
» U.S. military not targeting released Afghan prisoners, Pentagon says
15/02/14 17:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Friday it was not actively targeting any of the 65 detainees released by Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government, but warned that if...
» The World Celebrates Valentine's Day
15/02/14 17:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. From a hugging marathon in Thailand to naked bungee jumping in Latvia, different cultures celebrate Valentine’s Day in their own way.
» Cuba suspends consular services in the U.S. due to banking problem
15/02/14 17:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MIAMI (Reuters) - Cuba suspended nearly all its consular services in the United States on Friday after it was unable to find a bank to handle the accounts of its diplomatic missions in...
» Ugandan President Museveni says he plans to sign anti-gay law after all
15/02/14 17:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalPost - Home. None
» Thousands flee Syrian town as 'major assault' looms
15/02/14 17:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. GENEVA (Reuters) - Thousands of people have fled a rebel-held town in Syria after it was bombed and shelled in an operation that has prompted fears of a major assault by ground troops,...
» Venezuela frees some student protesters, unrest continues - Reuters
15/02/14 17:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Venezuela frees some student protesters, unrest continues Anti-Maduro protests persist in Venezuela, dozens jailed Reuters CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan authorities freed 25 stu...
» Probe of Christie bridge scandal growing
15/02/14 17:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Probe of Christie bridge scandal growing CNN's Chris Frates reports on the growing probe of New Jersey Gov. Christie's bridge scandal. From: CNNInternational Views: 0 0 ratings...
» Breivik Wants Better Video Games In Jail 'Hell'
15/02/14 17:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The man who killed 77 people in Norway sent a list of 12 demands to prison authorities and is threatening to go on hunger strike.
» Ukraine Frees Last of Jailed Protesters
15/02/14 17:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Ukraine has freed the last of the 243 protesters arrested since anti-government demonstrations began in November.The release was part of a law passed last month to free the demonstrators ...
» Security forces break up Venezuela protests with water tanks, tear gas - Calgary Herald
15/02/14 17:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Calgary Herald Security forces break up Venezuela protests with water tanks, tear gas Calgary Herald CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan security forces backed by water tanks and tea...
» U.S. and Canada Feel Putin Charm, Hockey Excluded
15/02/14 17:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The Russian president visited the headquarters of the American and Canadian teams on Friday, part of his personal outreach at the Games.
» Valentine's Day 2014: The World Celebrates | The New York Times
15/02/14 17:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by The New York Times. Valentine's Day 2014: The World Celebrates | The New York Times From a hugging marathon in Thailand to naked bungee jumping in Latvia, different cultures celebrate Valentine'...
» Niger extradites former Gaddafi intelligence official to Libya
15/02/14 17:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger's government has extradited Abdallah Mansour, a former top Libyan intelligence official under toppled President Muammar Gaddafi, to Libya on suspicion of plott...
» Putin Is Playing a Game of His Own
15/02/14 17:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Essay: The most dazzling act at Sochi isn't on the field. field: It's the Russian president's razzle-dazzle diplomacy to try to reverse, delay or hide his country's decline.
» Russian Writer Mikhail Shiskin Holds His Applause
15/02/14 17:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. To Mikhail Shishkin, Russia today, under President Vladimir Putin, resembles too closely the Russia of old.
» Venezuela Media Largely Ignored Protests
15/02/14 17:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Free-speech advocates say the lack of coverage of some of the biggest protests in Venezuela in nearly a year points to a new reality: a private media intimidated by the state.
» Chinese bloggers ask Kerry to put pressure on Beijing over Internet, press freedoms
15/02/14 17:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. BEIJING — BEIJING – Leading Chinese bloggers asked U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry on Saturday to put more pressure on ...
» Arizona inmate who made Valentine's Day escape captured at venue for date
15/02/14 17:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Joseph Dekenipp arrested at saloon where he was to meet his girlfriend after escaping from a detention centre on Friday
» Florida 'loud music' trial: jury enters fourth day of deliberations
15/02/14 17:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Michael Dunn accused of murder after he shot and killed a teenager in a gas station parking lot during an argument over blaring rap music
» Kerry announces 'unique co-operative effort' with China on climate change
15/02/14 17:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. US secretary of state, currently on Asia tour, said China and US had ‘special role’ to play in reducing emissions Martin Pengelly
» US Olympic athlete tries to adopt cute stray dogs at Sochi
15/02/14 17:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by ITN. US Olympic athlete tries to adopt cute stray dogs at Sochi US Slopestyle Ski silver medalist Gus Kenworthy wants to adopt five dogs after falling in love with the strays at the Sochi Winter...
» Inmate who climbed over razor wire to escape was caught in Coolidge, Pinal ... - newszap.com
15/02/14 17:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Inmate who climbed over razor wire to escape was caught in Coolidge, Pinal ... newszap.com A jail inmate who escaped by climbing through razor wire atop a fence was located later...
» Merkel, Hollande to Discuss Possible European Communication Network
15/02/14 17:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday she would talk to French President Francois Hollande about building up a European communication network to avoid e-mails and other data pa...
» In a Thriller, U.S. Tops Russia 3-2 in Olympic Hockey Shootout
15/02/14 17:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Before Vladimir Putin and a raucous Russian crowd, the U.S. men's hockey team defeated Russia in the Olympics' preliminary round. T.J. Oshie scored the winner in an epic, eight-round s...
» Man gunned down as gangland crime wave rocks Israel
15/02/14 17:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Two gunmen on a motorcycle killed a man as he drove near Tel Aviv's bustling beachfront on Saturday, in what Israeli police suspected was the latest in a wave of ...
» Olympic Hockey: Russian politician smells a rat
15/02/14 17:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. SOCHI, Russia — “We wuz robbed” may not have an exact Russian equivalent, but Alexei Pushkov got pretty close Saturday when h...
» Tortured Ukrainian activist vows to fight to the end
15/02/14 17:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Tortured Ukrainian activist vows to fight to the end Kiev's opposition leader Dmytro Bulatov, at a press conference in Germany, pledged to fight to the end in Ukraine, ruling ou...
» After Second Round of Syria Talks, No Agreement Even on How to Negotiate
15/02/14 17:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The United Nations mediator for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, wrapped up the second round of peace talks here on Saturday without breaking a longstanding deadlock or setting a date for a third ro...
» Chinese Ask Kerry to Help Tear Down a Firewall
15/02/14 17:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry, a group of Chinese bloggers appealed to the United States to take up the cause of Internet freedom.
» Pot employees in demand in the US
15/02/14 17:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by ITN. Pot employees in demand in the US Hemp temps are being sought after due to the rise in the demand for pot. . Report by Jennifer Cordingley. From: ITN Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 01:28 More in ...
» Mob Attacks More Than a Dozen Gay Men in Nigeria’s Capital
15/02/14 17:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A mob attacked gay people in a neighborhood in Abuja, Nigeria, beating them with whips and nail-studded clubs. When four victims were dragged to a nearby police station, police officers als...
» Snow hits Northeast again as thousands in South remain without power - Fox News
15/02/14 17:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Snow hits Northeast again as thousands in South remain without power Fox News WILLISTON, S.C. – One could say things have gotten fairly predictable in the Northeast, or at least ...
» Obama says considering new pressure on Syria's Assad
15/02/14 14:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday he is considering new ways to pressure the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as he pledged fres...
» Obama tells Jordan's king he will seek more humanitarian aid for Syria's refugees - Washington Post
15/02/14 13:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Washington Post Obama tells Jordan's king he will seek more humanitarian aid for Syria's refugees Washington Post Syria Is Expected to Be Main Topic as Obama Meets With King of J...
» Obama Pledges $1 Billion Loan to Jordan
15/02/14 13:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. After meeting with King Abdullah II, President Barack Obama pledged a $1 billion loan guarantee and a new round of aid to Jordan as the country struggles to absorb refugees from Syria.
» Washington, China to Cooperate on Climate Change
15/02/14 13:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The United States and China have issued a joint statement pledging to work together to lessen the impact of climate change and air pollution caused by burning fossil fuels. The fuels.The ...
» U.S., China agree to work on climate change
15/02/14 13:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the United States, the world's top emitters of greenhouse gases, pledged on Saturday to work together to attenuate the effects of global climate change.
» Obama considers tougher action against Syria
15/02/14 13:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. US president announces more help for King Abdullah and officials hint at more aggressive policy against Assad
» Obama: Water distribution not a zero-sum game - Fort Worth Star Telegram
15/02/14 13:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Obama: Water distribution not a zero-sum game Fort Worth Star Telegram PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — President Barack Obama says the U.S. has to stop thinking of water as a "zero-s...
» Uganda President to Sign Antigay Bill Into Law
15/02/14 13:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. In an abrupt policy shift, Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni is set to sign an antigay bill into law that if enacted, could lead to a life sentence for persons convicted of homosexual...
» Twenty-five years after Soviet exit, Taliban says U.S. will meet same fate
15/02/14 13:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban called on Afghans to expel the United States from Afghanistan on Saturday just as they said Afghan mujahideen fighters had done to Soviet forces 25 years ...
» Vladimir Putin visits USA Olympic house in Sochi - Fox News
15/02/14 13:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CTV News The Moscow Times For US and Russia Olympians, the Cold War is ancient history Los Angeles Times SOCHI, Russia — The conversation was short, limited to basic words and ge...
» Syrian Peace Talks in Limbo
15/02/14 13:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The Syrian government’s refusal to accept a compromise proposed by U.N.-brokered peace talks resume Saturday between Syria's government and opposition delegations, with both sides far apa...
» Japan's chief cabinet secretary rejects charges country lurching toward militarism
15/02/14 13:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. TOKYO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's most influential aide on Saturday rejected criticism from China that Japan is lurching toward militarism and said Tokyo would keep seeking...
» China Promises to Pressure N. Korea Back to Nuclear Talks
15/02/14 13:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has completed a two-day visit to China, pleased at Beijing's commitment to pressure North Korea to return to nuclear talks.After meeting with Chinese Pr...
» No date set for third round of Syria peace talks: opposition
15/02/14 13:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. GENEVA (Reuters) - No agreement was made on a date for a third round of Syria peace talks in Geneva during a final session between the government and opposition, Ahmad Jakal, oppositio...
» My mother is trapped by the UAE's nightmarish legal system | Rabbhi Yahaya
15/02/14 13:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. A Dubai court has convicted her of 'kidnapping' her own child while she had custody of him. But British officials have also badly let her down On...
» Obama Wants Congress to Raise Minimum Wage
15/02/14 13:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. President Barack Obama says the executive action he took this week requiring federal contractors to pay employees at least $10.10 per hour is a step toward restoring opportunity for ...