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Russian man faces weapon of mass destruction charges in Pennsylvania - Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks Review: 27/01/14 08:45 - 22/01/14 14:41

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» Russian man faces weapon of mass destruction charges in Pennsylvania
27/01/14 08:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - Justice. By Steve Almasy , CNN updated 11:46 AM EST, Sun January 26, 2014 Your video will play in 26 secs STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Criminal complaint says suspect was found with two devices with exp...
» Russian man faces WMD charges in U.S.
27/01/14 08:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Authorities in Pennsylvania arrested a 19-year-old Russian man Friday and charged him with possession of a weapon of mass destruction, Altoona police said in a written statement.
» Are the Olympics safe?
27/01/14 08:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Sergey Kislyak, Russia's Ambassador to the U.S., on what his country is done to keep the Sochi Olympics safe.
» Russia dashes to have Sochi ready on time
27/01/14 08:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. With 12 days to go until the opening ceremony, Russia is rushing to put the fishing touches on what is arguably its biggest project since the Soviet era
» Suicide Bomber Kills Four in Kabul
27/01/14 08:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A Taliban suicide bomber killed four people in Kabul on Sunday, in the latest attack to strike the capital city as Afghan President Hamid Karzai intensified the rift with the country's...
» White House warns Obama ready to 'bypass' Congress on 2014 agenda
27/01/14 08:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Confrontational state of the union address expected but Senator Rand Paul suggests 'It sounds vaguely like a threat' Dan...
» France Voices 'Solidarity' With Kiev Protesters
27/01/14 08:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. France's foreign minister calls for Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych to act fast on his pledges to negotiate with the opposition.
» Edward Snowden adviser: guarantee of amnesty necessary for talks with US
27/01/14 08:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Responding to Eric Holder's comments, Jesselyn Radack says Snowden requires better legal protections
» How France became a rich hypochondriac
27/01/14 08:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, labelled the country a 'malade imaginaire', because the French are doing themselves do...
» In Latin America, right in retreat as left wins more elections
27/01/14 08:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. BOGOTA, Colombia — More than two decades after the Cold War, during which the United States backed anti-communist military ru...
» Washington Gearing Up for Obama's State of the Union Speech
27/01/14 08:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Washington is gearing up for President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, to be delivered Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol.  The White House has already revealed major themes the presi...
» Venezuela grapples with 56% inflation
27/01/14 08:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Basic items, such as toilet paper, are often missing from supermarket shelves in Caracas because of sporadic supplies and panic buying
» US Lawmaker: Safety at Sochi Olympics Not Guaranteed
27/01/14 08:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A U.S. lawmaker says the safety of Americans attending the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia cannot be guaranteed.  Republican Congressman Peter King, a member of the House Intelligence Co...
» The truth about David Cameron's fracking fairytale | Chris Huhne
27/01/14 07:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Cameron's story about how shale gas will save the British economy is demonstrably and devastatingly false Davos tends to turn the hardest of head...
» French President Separates From Partner
27/01/14 07:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. François Hollande's decision to end his relationship with his longtime girlfriend has capped two weeks of intense speculation about his private life ahead of key international commitme...
» Obama tones down ambitions
27/01/14 04:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Risk for president that a focus in his State of the Union address on what he can achieve alone may reduce his influence on debates in US Congress
» Somali Militant Killed in Drone Attack
27/01/14 04:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A commander of the Somali rebel group al-Shabab says a U.S. drone strike has killed one of the group's senior leaders. Ahmed Abdulkadir Abdullahi, known as "Iskudhuuq," was killed when hi...
» Snowden Claims 'Significant Threats' to his Life
27/01/14 04:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden told German TV on Sunday about reports that U.S. government officials want to assassinate him for leaking secret documents a...
» Venezuelan Leader to Press for Puerto Rican Independence
27/01/14 04:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says he will take up the cause of Puerto Rican independence at the summit of Community of Latin American and Caribbean States in Havana on Tuesday.
» Ukrainian Protesters Seize Justice Ministry
27/01/14 04:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Anti-government protesters have seized the Ukrainian justice ministry in Kyiv, after rejecting President Viktor Yanukovych's offer to name an opposition leader as prime minister. Demonstr...
» Snowden says he might face U.S. retaliation for his disclosures, but he is not worried
27/01/14 04:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. BERLIN — Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden said in an interview broadcast Sunday that U.S. officials might take deadly rev...
» Ukraine Protests Spread as Overture Is Spurned
27/01/14 04:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The growing unrest raised the prospect of widening violence and deepening political chaos while leaders in Kiev, the capital, remain at an impasse. Ukrainians in Kiev gathered Sunday at the...
» Crises Squeeze Two Latin Leaders
27/01/14 04:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Jan. 26, 2014 7:53 p.m. ET BUENOS AIRES—The leaders of Argentina and Venezuela were set to attend a conference in Cuba to debate Puerto Rican independence on Tuesday, as their countries faced their most...
» Crises Squeeze Two Latin Leaders
27/01/14 03:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The leaders of Argentina and Venezuela were set to attend a conference in Cuba to debate Puerto Rican independence on Tuesday, as their countries faced their most acute economic crises...
» Afghan Villagers Brought to Back Airstrike Report
27/01/14 03:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. At a news conference to bolster the Afghan government’s account of an American airstrike, villagers identify a 2009 photo as one from this month.
» Latin America’s leaders: Who’s who
27/01/14 03:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. Here, ahead of a regional summit in Havana this week, are some of the region’s most influential leaders on both the left and ...
» The Influential Minister Behind Argentina’s Economic Shift
27/01/14 03:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Axel Kicillof, appointed as Argentina’s economy minister in November, has been thrust into the spotlight as much for his sense of style as his policies.
» U.S. Missile Targets Somalia Militant
27/01/14 03:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A U.S. military missile strike in a remote portion of southern Somalia on Sunday appears to have killed a senior member of an al Qaeda-aligned militant group, U.S. officials said.
» Snowden says NSA also spies on industry: German TV - Hindu Business Line
27/01/14 03:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Daily News Snowden says NSA also spies on industry: German TV Hindu Business Line Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden claimed in a new interview that the US agency is i...
» Mixed messages on interest rates as the Reserve Bank considers its next move
27/01/14 03:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Rising inflation, a falling dollar and a weak economy put the RBA in a bit of a bind when it comes to cutting or raising interest rates Greg Jericho
» US health officials board cruise ship with ailing passengers - CBS News
27/01/14 03:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. US health officials board cruise ship with ailing passengers CBS News KINGSTON, Jamaica - U.S. health officials on Sunday boarded a cruise ship docked in the U.S. Virgin Islands ...
» Vigilantes vs. narcos: a security threat in Mexico badlands
27/01/14 03:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BUENAVISTA, Mexico (Reuters) - Clutching shotguns, rifles and battered submachine guns, dozens of vigilantes prepare to head out on patrol in this rugged corner of restive western Mexi...
» Comrades in arms: Britain and Russia to sign defence deal
27/01/14 01:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defence News and UK Military News. The deal covers ‘unclassified’ technology, so it is unlikely to allow co-operation on advanced battlefield equipment such as missile systems. Nevertheless tre...
» Afghanistan Exit Is Seen as Peril to Drone Mission
27/01/14 01:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The risk that all American troops may leave Afghanistan by the end of the year has American intelligence agencies are concerned that they could lose their air bases used for drone strikes i...
» Pressure Mounts on Ukraine Leader
27/01/14 00:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Updated Jan. 26, 2014 7:38 p.m. ET Ukrainian opposition leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk places flowers during a commemoration service in Kiev on Sunday at the funeral of Mykhailo Zhyznevsky, an antigovernment protes...
» Pressure Mounts on Ukraine Leader
27/01/14 00:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Antigovernment protests intensified on Sunday, posing the most serious threat to President Viktor Yanukovych's rule since demonstrations began here more than two months ago, a day afte...
» Pope's Doves Attacked During Vatican Prayers
27/01/14 00:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. It is unclear what happened to the doves as they flew away moments after being mauled by the other two birds.
» Australia, the steroid-soaked neighbourhood bully of the Pacific | Jeff Sparrow
27/01/14 00:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Jeff Sparrow:  Australia is a minor player on the world stage, but in relation to many Pacific states it’s a heavyweight...
» Airstrike Is Said to Kill Shabab Figure
27/01/14 00:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A Somali rebel commander blamed the United States for a missile strike that he said killed Sahal Iskudhuq, a militant who was believed to be close to the Shabab’s top leader.
» Military Chiefs Look To NATO’s Future
27/01/14 00:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Albany Tribune News. By Albany Tribune By Jim Garamone The NATO chiefs of defense “talked a little bit about today, a little bit about tomorrow, and a little bit about 10 years from now,” the c...
» Md. mall gunman was an avid skater, high school graduate with no criminal record - 1/26/2014 4:27:36 PM
26/01/14 18:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . COLUMBIA, Md. (AP) — The 19-year-old Maryland mall gunman was a skateboarding enthusiast who took a taxi to the mall, carrying a 12-gauge shotgun he'd purchased legally a month earlier, plenty of ammuni...
» Darion Marcus Aguilar: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
26/01/14 17:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from HEAVYDarion Marcus Aguilar: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know. Sign up for Heavy's daily email and never miss out on our popular stories. Darion Marcus Aguilar, 19, of College Park, Maryland, has been named as...
» Zumiez store - Google Search
26/01/14 17:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . About 8,930,000 results Store Locator www. zumiez .com/ storelocator / Complete the fields below to find a store near you. Enter Zip Code ... Skate www. zumiez .com/ skate .html Skateboards & Parts in the...
» Darion Marcus Aguilar - Google Search
26/01/14 17:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . About 55,900 results
» Police Identify Gunman in Maryland Mall Shooting
26/01/14 16:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The Howard County police chief, William J. McMahon, addressed the news media about the deadly shootings at the Mall in Columbia. The gunman in the deadly shooting at a shopping mall in suburban Maryland on Sa...
» Police Identify Gunman in Maryland Mall Shooting
26/01/14 16:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Home Page. The authorities Authorities are still trying to establish why Darion Marcus Aguilar, 19, shot and killed two employees of a skateboard shop Saturday. Saturday, but they initially called...
» Pope Francis calls for 'constructive dialogue' in Ukraine
26/01/14 16:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Christian Science Monitor | World. After urging an end to violence in Ukraine, Pope Francis and some children released two doves as a gesture of peace. The doves were attacked by other birds.
» Ukraine Protests: Behind Kiev's barricades
26/01/14 11:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe news, all the latest and breaking European news. David Blair, the Telegraph's chief foreign correspondent, reports from Independence Square in Kiev where protests and violent struggles continue &nbs...
» Ukraine protests 'reminiscent of revolutionary Paris'
26/01/14 11:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. David Blair, the Telegraph's chief foreign correspondent, reports from behind Kiev's barricades where protests "are becoming more tense and angry by the hour"        
» In pictures: Violent protests in Ukraine continue into the weekend
26/01/14 11:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News - Latest breaking UK news. Violent scenes in Ukrainian towns and cities as anti-government protests continue into the weekend
» The husband who signed himself Heini but had no qualms about killing millions
26/01/14 11:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. New letters published by Die Welt may help historians trace evolution of Heinrich Himmler's world view and uniquely ruthless personality        
» Himmler letters: 'I am travelling to Auschwitz. Kisses. Your Heini'
26/01/14 11:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Newly discovered collection of letters, notes and photographs from Heinrich Himmler shed light on private life of man who organised the Holocaust        
» Tony Blair has serious questions to answer
26/01/14 11:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from US News. Telegraph View: Did British officials block compensation to the victims of Libyan-backed terrorism?        
» Deadlock in Ukraine as clashes spread
26/01/14 11:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Ukraine leadership attempts to resolve impasse with opposition rebuffed        
» Protesters, police clash in Ukraine's capital
26/01/14 11:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 10 a.m. EST. KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Thousands of anti-government demonstrators clashed for hours Hundreds of protesters on Sunday clashed with riot police in Ukraine's capital Sunday, at...
» 3 gay Republicans trying to make election history
26/01/14 11:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 10 a.m. EST. MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- Dan Innis' husband persuaded him to run for the U.S. House....
» Russians study Islamic video threatening Olympics
26/01/14 11:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 10 a.m. EST. MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's counter-terrorism agency says it's studying a video posted by an Islamic militant group that asserted responsibility for suicide bombings that which...
» Snowden could use a trial to showcase spy claims
26/01/14 11:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 10 a.m. EST. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Should Edward Snowden ever return to the U.S., he would face criminal charges for leaking information about National Security Agency surveillance program...
» Sochi forces hunt for 3 potential suicide bombers
26/01/14 11:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 10 a.m. EST. SOCHI, Russia (AP) -- Russian security officials are hunting down three potential female suicide bombers, one of whom is believed to be in Sochi, where the Winter Olympics ...
» In Ukraine, protests resemble Medieval battle
26/01/14 11:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 10 a.m. EST. KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- The towering fleece hats and elaborate beards of Ukraine's 16th-century Cossacks are favored by many of the demonstrators on Kiev's main square, who h...
» Hagel seeks root cause of nuke missile problems
26/01/14 11:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 10 a.m. EST. WASHINGTON (AP) -- In taking a deep look at trouble inside U.S. nuclear forces, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is searching for the root causes of recent Air Force missteps ...
» Edward Snowden - to Russia with love - Daily News & Analysis
26/01/14 11:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-Americanism - Google News. Daily News & Analysis Edward Snowden - to Russia with love Daily News & Analysis Now anti-Americanism in Germany and other European countries is ablaze. Yet an accelerated A...
» Edward Snowden: Did the American whistleblower act alone?
26/01/14 11:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from US News. The Snowdenistas – as I call his supporters – use this largely underwhelming material as proof of systematic abuse by out-of-control spy services. Did anyone really think that the hack...
» Edward Snowden: Did the American whistleblower act alone? - Telegraph.co.uk
26/01/14 10:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-Americanism - Google News. Telegraph.co.uk Edward Snowden: Did the American whistleblower act alone? Telegraph.co.uk Now anti-Americanism in Germany and other European countries is ablaze. Yet an acce...
» Iran Is Not Our Friend - The New Republic
26/01/14 10:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-Americanism - Google News. Iran Is Not Our Friend The New Republic This same mullah-king supports the murderer in Damascus and the murderers in Lebanon and Gaza, and remorselessly pursues a foreign po...
» Burglars Who Took On F.B.I. Abandon Shadows
26/01/14 08:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . One night in 1971, files were stolen from an F.B.I. office near Philadelphia. They proved that the bureau was spying on thousands of Americans. The case was unsolved, until now. PHILADELPHIA — The perfe...
» History News Network | Surveillance is the Time-Tested Weapon to Ensure U.S. Global Power
26/01/14 03:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . 1-22-14   30   6 by Alfred McCoy Alfred McCoy is the J.R.W. Smail Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A TomDispatch regular , he is the author of Policing America’s Em...
» Gilman testifies Cohen was real FBI target
26/01/14 03:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from | Gilman testifies Cohen was real FBI targetNew York Post. Uncle Sam was really after Steve Cohen. While FBI agents questioned Dr. Sid Gilman about his sale of illegal inside information to Mathew Martoma,...
» FBI: Glitches, Not Cyberattack, Disrupted Court Websites
26/01/14 03:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Updated Jan. 24, 2014 11:25 p.m. ET WASHINGTON—A shutdown of numerous federal court websites on Friday, initially attributed to a cyberattack, was actually the result of technical problems, the Federal ...
» FBI efforts to assist Sochi Olympics limited by Russians
26/01/14 02:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . They were surprised “by some things that were really kind of eye-openers,” said Rubincam, who explained to the five senior officers that “we have tons of security in place, but the participa...
» Review: ‘The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover’s Secret FBI’ by Betty Medsger
26/01/14 02:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . On Saturday morning, March 6, 1971, Haverford College physics professor Bill Davidon and two fellow anti-Vietnam-War activists were welcomed to the White House for a 75-minute conversation with President Rich...
» The Innocence Project - Home
25/01/14 10:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story .
» The Innocence Project - About Us: Bio:Barry C. Scheck & Peter J. Neufeld
25/01/14 10:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Co-Directors Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld co-founded and are Co-Directors of the Innocence Project at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. In February 2000, Actual Innocence: Five Days to Execution, and O...
» F.B.I. Audit of Database That Indexes DNA Finds Errors in Profiles
25/01/14 08:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The Federal Bureau of Investigation , in a review of a national DNA database, has identified nearly 170 profiles that probably contain errors, some the result of handwriting mistakes or interpretation errors ...
» America's Absentminded Empire | Imperial & Global Forum
25/01/14 01:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti americanism in puerto rico - Google Blog Search. Impotent American anti -imperialists promptly condemned this decision to treat Puerto Rico “in a manner different from … an organized Territory of the ...
» Puerto Rico’s Problems Are About More Than Money
25/01/14 01:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Canal: News and Analysis Blog from the PanAm Post. My mother always used to say “money doesn’t buy happiness.” My response was as sharp as my bad attitude: “I’d rather be ...
» The making of America: March of history
25/01/14 00:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Our America: A Hispanic History of the United States. By Felipe Fernández-Armesto. W.W. Norton; 416 pages; $27.95. Buy from Amazon.com THERE was something a bit grudging about America’s conquest of...
» The making of America - The Economist
25/01/14 00:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti americanism in puerto rico - Google News. The making of America The Economist THERE was something a bit grudging about America's conquest of Puerto Rico in 1898, after a short war with Spain. The “so-...
» It's not extremism when US policies deserve condemnation - Boston Globe
25/01/14 00:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-Americanism - Google News. It's not extremism when US policies deserve condemnation Boston Globe I take exception to Pavlos Papadopoulos's characterization of what an “extremist worldview” is in regar...
» McFARLANE: Cairo turns away from Muslim Brotherhood's path - Washington Times
25/01/14 00:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-Americanism - Google News. McFARLANE: Cairo turns away from Muslim Brotherhood's path Washington Times Anti-Americanism is deep and bitter in Cairo and throughout Egypt today. It is especially focused...
» Tehran Calling: Understanding a New Iranian Leadership - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
25/01/14 00:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-Americanism - Google News. Tehran Calling: Understanding a New Iranian Leadership Carnegie Endowment for International Peace That is why both anti-Americanism and anti-Zionism, sometimes extended to a...
» The Mullahs and Their Money - Wall Street Journal
25/01/14 00:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-Americanism - Google News. The Mullahs and Their Money Wall Street Journal So put away any idea that its gross corruption means the Tehran regime can be bribed into surrendering its nukes and virulent...
» Planet Hillary - NYTimes.com
25/01/14 00:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Hillary Clinton was nodding solemnly to the mother of a 9/11 victim when Huma Abedin, standing across the room, called out, “Let’s load!” to the staff members and bodyguards. The former secr...
» In Russia, Couriers Halt Parcel Delivery
25/01/14 00:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . MOSCOW — Russia has never been an easy country in which to deliver packages because of its vast size. The government just made it a lot harder for anyone buying things online. Russian customs officials ...
» BLOG: Whitehouse Petition Says Bring Bowe Home, By Any Means Necessary : Scanner Traffic
25/01/14 00:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Search Results - Twin Falls Times-News. "Take action to secure the release, or rescue, of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, using all means available, including force." Those are the simple words of a complicated reques...
» Tensions Between Afghanistan and U.S. Increase as Airstrike Kills Civilians
25/01/14 00:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . KABUL, Afghanistan — A coalition airstrike in a province north of Kabul killed at least two Afghan villagers on Wednesday morning, prompting President Hamid Karzai to order an official inquiry and escal...
» Musharraf Needs U.S. Treatment; Indian Supreme Court Investigates Coalgate
24/01/14 23:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Bonus Read: "Five Resolutions for U.S. South Asia Policy in 2014," Michael Kugelman ( SouthAsia ).   Afghanistan Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl still alive, reports say CNN 's Jim Sciutto reported on Wednesday that ...
» Idaho Mountain Express: Taliban: Bergdahl alive but staging hunger strikes
24/01/14 23:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Idaho Mountain Express & Guide: News.     The Taliban captors of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl have come forward to say that their prisoner is alive, but in poor health after undertaking hunge...
» Greenpeace demo in Davos targets Gazprom
24/01/14 19:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Greenpeace demo in Davos targets Gazprom In the Swiss resort of Davos, a number of Greenpeace activists donned polar bear suits to demonstrate against Gazprom's arctic drilling ...
» U.S. Willing to Hold Talks if Snowden Pleads Guilty
24/01/14 19:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The United States Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. did not specify the guilty pleas it would expect from Edward J. Snowden before opening talks. the Justice Department would expect befor...
» Ukraine unrest: opposition sceptical over crisis talks - The Guardian Nigeria
24/01/14 19:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Ukraine unrest: opposition sceptical over crisis talks The Guardian Nigeria PROTESTERS in Ukraine have expressed scepticism that talks between an opposition leader and President ...
» Snowden says 'no chance' of fair trial in US - Irish Times
24/01/14 19:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Snowden says 'no chance' of fair trial in US Irish Times A portrait of former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden is displayed behind a screen as he answers users' questions ...
» The 85 richest people in the world: men still in the driving seat
24/01/14 19:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Women need only seven seats, mostly on the bottom deck, on the £1tn double-decker bus revealed by Oxfam this week • Interactive graphic: Who are ...
» Man once called the 'Revenge Porn King' indicted - CNN
24/01/14 19:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. BBC New York Daily News Man once called the 'Revenge Porn King' indicted CNN (CNN) -- Hunter Moore was once dubbed the "most hated man on the Internet" and the "Revenge Porn King...
» Kiev protesters occupy government building amid uneasy truce
24/01/14 19:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Opposition leaders in difficult position after Ukrainian president, Viktor Yanukovych, refuses to call snap elections About 1,000 protesters have...
» Planet Hillary
24/01/14 19:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The gravitational pull of a possible 2016 campaign is bringing all the old Clinton characters into her orbit. Can she make the stars align, or will chaos prevail?
» Gay couple threaten to sue UK government over same-sex marriage
24/01/14 19:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Michael and Paul Atwal-Brice found they could not marry unless they first formally dissolved their civil partnership A gay couple from Barnsley a...
» Ukraine Leader Offers Concessions
24/01/14 19:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Antigovernment protesters occupied a government ministry and threw up fresh barricades after talks between President Viktor Yanukovych pledged to stop "radicals" who have been protesti...
» Chuck Schumer risks Obama's wrath by doubting focus on healthcare
24/01/14 19:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. New York senator says healthcare reforms 'not top of most Americans’ to-do lists' and party would have been better off focusing on economic ...
» Kerry: 'Long Past Time' for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
24/01/14 19:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says it is "long past time" that Israelis and Palestinians "became known for what they can create instead of what conflicts they perpetuate." Speaking a...
» Moscow Extends Snowden's Asylum
24/01/14 19:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A Russian lawmaker says the government in Moscow has no intention of expelling U.S. national security leaker Edward Snowden when his year-long temporary asylum ends in August. Alexey Push...
» Russian Lawmaker Says Moscow Won't Expel Snowden
24/01/14 19:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A Russian lawmaker says the government in Moscow has no intention of expelling U.S. national security leaker Edward Snowden when his year-long temporary asylum ends in August.Alexey Pushk...
» Ukrainian president offers concessions to protesters
24/01/14 19:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Viktor Yanukovich promises to reshuffle government and bring opposition leaders into anti-crisis team after days of deadly riots Ukraine's presid...
» Rough start for Syria talks as sides sit apart
24/01/14 19:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Rough start for Syria talks as sides sit apart The first talks between Syria's warring sides were off to a rough start on Friday after the United Nations failed to convince regi...
» Snowden to ask Russian police for protection after US threats
24/01/14 19:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. This tablet PC displays a photo of former CIA employee Edward Snowden and his lawyer Anatoly Kucherena leaving the Sheremetyevo airport. NSA whistleblo...
» Russia Plans to Extend Snowden Asylum, Lawmaker Says
24/01/14 19:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The lawmaker hinted that the extension of temporary refugee status for the former National Security Agency contractor might be indefinite.
» Ukrainian protesters seize ministry building in Kiev
24/01/14 19:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. Anti-government protesters have occupied a government ministry in the capital city of Kiev following the failure of talks between Ukrainian President V...
» Team USA Uniforms 'Pose Security Risk' In Sochi
24/01/14 19:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Athletes are reportedly told they could put their personal safety at greater risk if they have the uniforms on outside venues.
» US softens tone on any Snowden deal
24/01/14 19:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Whistleblower remains a deeply divisive figure in American politics, complicating any efforts to secure some form of agreement with the government
» Puerto Rico thief makes off with van of eggs worth $22,000
24/01/14 19:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Police say thief drove away refrigerated van from distribution centre in Hatillo A thief in Puerto Rico has got away with the makings of an enorm...
» Kerry defends focus on Israeli security
24/01/14 19:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. DAVOS, Switzerland — Israel cannot make peace with the Palestinians so long as it fears that a free Palestine next door would...
» Venezuela decrees new price controls to fight inflation
24/01/14 19:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela on Friday decreed a new price control law that sets limits on company profits and establishes prison terms for those charged with hoarding or over-chargin...
» Gay writer brings hope amid Africa clampdown
24/01/14 19:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. After coming out Binyavanga Wainaina talks about on living in a continent that largely frowns on homosexuality
» John Kerry defends US foreign policy against accusations of 'standing down'
24/01/14 19:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Secretary of state says US engagement is 'as broad and as deep as at any point in our history Jill Treanor Larry Elliott
» Kerry, Rebutting Critics, Says U.S. More Engaged Than Ever
24/01/14 18:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Secretary of State John Kerry told global business leaders Friday that the U.S. was doubling down on its diplomatic initiatives in the Middle East.
» Former Senate staffer facing child porn charges dead in apparent suicide
24/01/14 18:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Ryan Loskarn, who had worked as a top aide to senator Lamar Alexander, was found dead weeks after his arrest
» Iran: Clemency possible for Americans
24/01/14 18:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Iran: Clemency possible for Americans CNN's Jim Scuitto reports from the ground in Tehran, where Iran finds itself in the middle of several newsmaking stories. From: CNNInterna...
» Does oxytocin hold the key to happiness?
24/01/14 18:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Does oxytocin hold the key to happiness? Dr. Paul J Zak, author of the "Moral Molecule" speaks to Zain Verjee about Oxytocin. From: CNNInternational Views: 0 0 rating...
» CBBC under fire over gender stereotyping
24/01/14 18:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Girls can be manipulative and 'overemotional' and boys 'like to talk about sex' according to guide removed from website The BBC has been criticis...
» JP Morgan doubles CEO Jamie Dimon's salary despite billions in fines
24/01/14 18:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Dimon will receive total pay package of $20m in same year bank agreed $13bn settlement with Justice Department
» Sen. Alexander's Former Top Aide Hangs Self in Md. - ABC News
24/01/14 18:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. San Francisco Chronicle Sen. Alexander's Former Top Aide Hangs Self in Md. ABC News A former aide to U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander hanged himself in his parents' basement in Maryland...
» Circassians return to Sochi before Winter Olympics – in pictures
24/01/14 18:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Circassians – a people indigenous to the North Caucasus who were scattered across the globe by a 19th-century military campaign – have returned t...
» NSA domestic surveillance condemned in Republican party resolution
24/01/14 18:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Republican National Committee members call for special panel to investigate extent of bulk data collection on Americans Dan Roberts
» Ukraine unrest spreads beyond Kiev
24/01/14 18:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Demonstrators seize local government buildings in west Ukrainian cities as Kiev braces for arrival of surge of protesters over weekend
» Unrest Spreads to More Cities in Ukraine
24/01/14 18:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. President Viktor F. Yanukovych and antigovernment demonstrators remain at an impasse in Kiev, as the protesters’ demands have grown.
» Secretary of State Kerry rejects notion U.S. is disengaging from world
24/01/14 18:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry dismissed on Friday as "a myth" suggestions that the United States was withdrawing from world affairs.
» Al-Faisal: Syria is a 'festering wound'
24/01/14 18:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Al-Faisal: Syria is a 'festering wound' John Defterios speaks to Saudi Arabia's Prince Turki al-Faisal about why it' so important to establish peace in Syria. From: CNNInternat...
» Edward Snowden won't be pressured to end asylum, Russia says
24/01/14 12:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Edward Snowden says the time isn't right to return to the United States, and his current host, Russia, on Friday signaled it will not pressure him.
» Ukraine Protesters Expand Camps After Talks Yield No Results
24/01/14 12:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Ukrainian opposition protesters built more barricades in a central square in the capital early Friday, after late night talks with the government failed to yield results.Opposition leader...
» Syria conflict: Can peace talks end a war? - BBC News
24/01/14 12:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. BBC News Syria conflict: Can peace talks end a war? BBC News Officials with the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and leaders of the Syrian opposition are meeting in...
» Pussy Riot: Behind the balaclavas
24/01/14 12:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Last month, Nadya and Maria of Pussy Riot were released. Masha Gessen, who corresponded with the women in prison, examines how their trial became...
» Images from Syria
24/01/14 12:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. None
» Emerging markets selloff picks up, hitting Europe, US - Reuters
24/01/14 12:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Wall Street Journal Emerging markets selloff picks up, hitting Europe, US Reuters NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - A full-scale flight from emerging market assets accelerated on Frida...
» The police get the tools they want, Britain loses the liberties it holds dear | Henry Porter
24/01/14 12:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Crime rates are down, yet the police create a fantasy world of chaos demanding ever greater control over a free people There are two striking ima...
» Erdogan threatens to unveil graft accusations against rival
24/01/14 11:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Friday to t divulge a file of corruption allegations against the main opposition candidate for Istanbul mayor, ra...
» Pakistani court condemns mentally ill Briton to death for blasphemy
24/01/14 11:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has handed a death sentence for blasphemy to a 69-year-old Briton with a history of mental illness, even though his lawyers were barred from the courtroo...
» Edward Snowden, Whistle-Blower - NYTimes.com
24/01/14 11:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Seven months ago, the world began to learn the vast scope of the National Security Agency’s reach into the lives of hundreds of millions of people in the United States and around the globe, as it collec...
» U.S. Willing to Hold Talks if Snowden Pleads Guilty
24/01/14 11:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said Thursday that the United States was willing to discuss how the criminal case against Edward J. Snowden would be handled, but only if Mr. Snowden ple...
» From start, Syrian peace talks on brink of collapse
24/01/14 10:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. GENEVA — Long-awaited peace talks between Syria’s warring factions were on the brink of collapse on Friday after the Syrian o...
» Will non-profit foundations step up to save the internet? | Dan Gillmor
24/01/14 10:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. A few corporations and government are strangling democratized technology. We have to fight back, but it takes money The best foundations and phil...
» Afghan journalist Noor Ahmed Noori found dead in Helmand province
24/01/14 10:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Body of former New York Times journalist, working for radio station in Afghanistan, found burned and mutilated inside a bag The burned and mutila...
» Ukraine protesters smash windows and storm government buildings
24/01/14 10:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by ITN. Ukraine protesters smash windows and storm government buildings Protesters in Ukraine have set off fireworks and stormed government buildings in Cherkasy, Ternopil and Lviv during violent c...
» Ukraine protesters stripped, beaten
24/01/14 10:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Ukraine protesters stripped, beaten Anti-government protesters in Ukraine are beaten, then jailed under new anti-protest laws. CNN's Diana Magnay reports. From: CNNInternationa...
» Can Putinism solve its contradictions?
24/01/14 10:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The dual state The process of change in Russia, in its extraordinary depth and intensity, while outwardly conforming to principles of normality and regularity, remains contradictory. This has given rise to a ...
» Why Russia Is No. 1 in Anti-Americanism - The Moscow Times
24/01/14 09:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from anti-Americanism - Google News. The Moscow Times Why Russia Is No. 1 in Anti-Americanism The Moscow Times To be sure, anti-Americanism has always been high in post-Soviet Russia, given the lingering legacy...
» Edward Snowden a traitor but US spy review is welcome, says Julie Bishop
23/01/14 10:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Australian foreign minister questions NSA contractor's motives but supports US proposals for greater oversight of spy agencies Katharine Murphy
» Ukraine opposition: We're ready to attack
23/01/14 10:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Ukraine opposition: We're ready to attack Becky Anderson speaks to Ukrainian opposition leader Vitali Klitschko about their ongoing protests in Kiev. From: CNNInternational Vie...
» 'U.S. trying to kill it's way to victory'
23/01/14 10:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. 'U.S. trying to kill it's way to victory' Becky Anderson speaks to the producer of "Dirty Wars" about the covert operations that happen we rarely hear about. From: CN...
» Biden: No man has a right to ignore 'no'
23/01/14 10:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Biden: No man has a right to ignore 'no' President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden had empowering words at the Council on Women & Girls. From: CNNInternational Vi...
» Threat to Americans going to Olympics
23/01/14 10:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Threat to Americans going to Olympics Ominous e-mail sent to U.S. Olympic Committee. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports. From: CNNInternational Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 02:56 More ...
» US Considers Options for Troops in Afghanistan
23/01/14 10:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. It is reported that U.S. military leaders have proposed two options for Afghanistan after 2014 - leave 10,000 American troops there when the combat mission is over, or pull all of them ou...
» Syria's warring sides urged to end bloodshed at Geneva II
23/01/14 10:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Syria's warring sides urged to end bloodshed at Geneva II UN leader Ban Ki-moon tells Syria's warring sides at a peace conference in Switzerland on Wednesday that the time has c...
» US Army prepares to replace Thousands of Troops with Military Robots
23/01/14 10:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. US army’s humanoid robot Petman by Boston Dynamics and funded by DARPA. An all-out drone war seems inevitable given the rapid rate at which battl...
» Deadly Protests in Kiev; Plowgate 2014; Swiffer Celebrities - Times Minute
23/01/14 10:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by The New York Times. Deadly Protests in Kiev; Plowgate 2014; Swiffer Celebrities - Times Minute Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n On the Minute: Deadly clashes in Ukraine protests, Mayor...
» Kerry calls Assad 'greatest magnet for terrorism' in region
23/01/14 10:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Kerry calls Assad 'greatest magnet for terrorism' in region The United States on Wednesday led a fierce denunciation of the Syrian regime and vowed it would step up support for ...
» Syria defiant at conference
23/01/14 10:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Syria defiant at conference Syria defiant at conference; Secretary of State John Kerry rules out al-Assad. CNN's Elise Labott reports. From: CNNInternational Views: 0 0 ratings...
» Ukraine Opposition: No Progress in Crisis Talks with President
23/01/14 10:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Ukraine opposition leaders say President Viktor Yanukovych failed Wednesday to respond positively to their demands, and they warned of an opposition offensive if he does not respond to a ...
» Iran's Rouhani: Possible to Overcome Animosity With US
23/01/14 10:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday it would be possible to turn more than three decades of enmity with the United States into friendship if both sides were to make an effo...
» Al Qaeda-linked group planned to attack US embassy, Israel says
23/01/14 10:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalPost - Home. None
» US, Russia Cooperate on Sochi Security
23/01/14 10:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. In the face of terrorist threats, the United States is offering to help Russia strengthen security at next month's Winter Olympics in Sochi.  The offer could help to improve U.S.-Russian ...
» Iran's FM: We Did Not Agree to Dismantle Anything in Nuclear Deal
23/01/14 10:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran did not agree to dismantle anything in the recent nuclear deal with the United States and five other countries. Zarif countries.Zar...
» Nick Clegg: Tories' flirtation with EU exit is damaging Britain
23/01/14 10:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Deputy prime minister to risk rift with coalition partners by calling for Britain to stand tall in EU at Davos Nick Clegg will today seek to upst...
» Two British women charged with helping fund Syrian terrorism
23/01/14 10:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Scotland Yard charges women over offences alleged to have taken place in London between 13 and 16 January Two women were charged with arranging f...
» The Lede: Footage of Mayhem on the Streets of Kiev
23/01/14 10:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Journalists who have been covering the standoff in Kiev for weeks uploaded dramatic images of the spiraling conflict to social networks from the streets on Wednesday.
» British banker receives death threats for anti-Singapore diatribe
23/01/14 10:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Anton Casey faces disciplinary action after posting comments mocking poor locals and labelling taxi driver a 'retard' A British banker has been f...
» Collections: A New World Around Every Corner
23/01/14 09:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Joseph Gonzalez and Ralph Magnus’s Union Square apartment is filled with maps of Hispaniola and the West Indies. The living room’s treasures include a 1634 map by Willem Janszoon Blaeu (for...
» Ukraine opposition say they'll brave bullets after talks with Yanukovich fail
23/01/14 09:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian opposition leaders emerged from crisis talks with President Viktor Yanukovich on Wednesday saying he had failed to give concrete answers to their demands, an...
» Inside Syria's most dangerous town
23/01/14 09:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Inside Syria's most dangerous town An uneasy cease-fire hangs over Aleppo, but is it sustainable? CNN's Fred Pleitgen reports. From: CNNInternational Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 0...
» Israel: Al-Qaida Plot Targeting US Embassy Foiled
23/01/14 08:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Israel says it has arrested two Palestinians in annexed East Jerusalem who were allegedly planning a series of bombings on behalf of al-Qaida that included the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv.Th...
» State Dept. Learned in November of Photos Said to Show Torture in Syria
23/01/14 08:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The photos seem unlikely to change the American policy of seeking a settlement to remove President Bashar al-Assad but avoiding direct military action. The Obama administration first learne...
» US Considers Options for Troops in Afghanistan
23/01/14 08:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. military leaders have proposed two options for Afghanistan after 2014 - leave 10,000 American troops there when the combat mission is over, or pull all of them out. A out.A source te...
» Version of Target Malware Linked to Russian
23/01/14 08:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Security experts believe the malicious software that infected Target was in part the work of a 23-year-old in southern Russia. The man said he helped write the software but had nothing...
» World Briefing | Europe: Italy: Businesses Seized in Inquiry Tied to Mob Boss
23/01/14 08:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. An investigation linked to a Neapolitan mob boss led to the seizure of 27 pizzerias, cafes and other restaurants in the heart of Rome as well as other businesses elsewhere.
» World Briefing | Europe: Turkey: More Police Are Fired or Reassigned
23/01/14 08:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Nearly 500 police officers were either fired or reassigned Wednesday in what appears to be a purge related to a graft inquiry that has already ensnared many of the prime minister’s allies.
» World Briefing | Middle East: Iran: Surge in Executions Worries Rights Experts
23/01/14 08:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Iran reportedly hanged 40 people in the first two weeks of January, 33 of them in the last week, leading United Nations human rights experts to call for a halt to the executions.
» Watchdog: Politicians extorting voters
23/01/14 08:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Watchdog: Politicians extorting voters CNN takes an in-depth look into the intersection of politics, money and influence. CNN's Drew Griffin reports. From: CNNInternational Vie...
» Mexican Executed In US Despite Diplomatic Pleas
23/01/14 08:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Edgar Tamayo is killed by lethal injection despite objections from the Mexico and an appeal from the US State Department. A Mexican man ha...
» World Briefing | The Americas: Ecuador: President to Ask U.S. Officers to Leave
23/01/14 08:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. President Rafael Correa said Wednesday that Washington had too many military officers assigned to its embassy in Ecuador.
» Texas Executes Mexican Man for Murder
23/01/14 08:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The state Texas put Edgar Arias Tamayo to death on Wednesday, despite the stated concerns of Mexican officials, Latino advocates and Secretary of State John Kerry that the execution could h...
» Watchdog Report Says N.S.A. Program Is Illegal and Should End
23/01/14 08:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The 238-page report is likely to inject a significant new voice into the debate over surveillance, underscoring that the issue was not settled by a speech President Obama gave last week. Me...
» Australia accuses Snowden of ‘treachery’
23/01/14 08:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Australia’s foreign minister accuses US whistleblower of ‘unprecedented treachery’ as the country’s rift with Indonesia deepens amid spying allegations
» Ukraine Protesters 'Ready For Bullet To The Head'
23/01/14 08:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Clashes see demonstrators torch barricades and hurl Molotov cocktails, as police use tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets. The Unite...
» India reels from another horrific gang rape case in wave of sexual violence
23/01/14 08:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Tribal elders ordered a 20-year-old woman to be raped in public by up to 12 men for an 'unauthorised' relationship, police say. Jason Burke
» Anastasia Taylor-Lind's best photograph: A wedding in Nagorno-Karabakh
23/01/14 08:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. 'The couple, Artak and Armine, received £470 at their wedding, then £150 for their first child. Families with six kids get a house' In 2011, the ...
» Israel claims to have foiled al-Qaida attack on Tel Aviv
23/01/14 08:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Shin Bet intelligence agency says it has arrested three Palestinians it accuses of plotting an attack on US embassy Israel has said it has foiled...
» Al Qaeda chief Zawahri tells Islamists in Syria to unite: audio
23/01/14 08:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri called on militant rebel factions in Syria to stop fighting each other and set up a judicial committee to sort out their differen...
» Vigilantes clash with Mexican cartels
23/01/14 08:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Vigilantes clash with Mexican cartels Armed groups take justice into their hands to drive away a violent cartel in Mexico. CNN's Rafael Romo reports. From: CNNInternational Vie...
» Elton John condemns Russia's 'vicious' anti-gay legislation
23/01/14 07:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Following Putin's recent comments which hailed the singer as an 'outstanding individual', Elton John has written an impassioned statement describ...
» Spain Unemployment Stays at 26%
23/01/14 07:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Unemployment in Spain was unchanged at 26% in the fourth quarter of 2013, after declining for two consecutive quarters, official data showed.
» Elton John: Russia's homosexuality propaganda laws are deeply dangerous to LGBT community
23/01/14 07:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. The singer writes a forceful letter to Russia and Vladimir Putin following a recent visit to Moscow – read the full letter here • Elton John cond...
» Khodorkovsky associate to be freed
23/01/14 07:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Russia’s Supreme Court ruled to reduce Platon Lebedev’s sentence to the time he has already served, a move urged by human rights advocates
» Australia Raid On Drugs Linked To Terror
23/01/14 07:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Some £300m in illegal substances and other assets seized in an investigation into exchange houses that fund terrorist activities.
» Дело о хищениях в "Росатоме" передано в суд
22/01/14 18:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Грани.Ру // Все материалы. Расследование дела о хищениях в "Росатоме" завершено и передано в суд. Следственные действия были завершены еще в августе 2011 года. Однако обвиняемые и их адвокаты затягивали за...
» Евромайдан: троим раненым активистам удалили по глазу
22/01/14 18:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Грани.Ру // Все материалы. Троим активистам Евромайдана, раненным при столкновениях с силовиками, удалили по глазу, еще одному - ампутировали кисть руки. Общее число раненых с обеих сторон - около 200 чело...
» Прокуратура проверит казанского "гомоигумена" Кирилла (Илюхина)
22/01/14 18:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Грани.Ру // Все материалы. Прокуратура в Казани проведет проверку в отношении экс-проректора местной духовной семинарии Кирилла (Илюхина), уволенного за домогательства воспитанников. В связи с чем назначен...
» Начальники генштабов России и США обсудили проблемы безопасности Зимней Олимпиады - Московский комсомолец
22/01/14 17:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from нато Россия - Google News. Московский комсомолец Начал&...
» Looking Back: Georgia’s Troubled Year 2013 Indicates More Trouble in 2014
22/01/14 17:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. Georgia had a difficult year in 2013 by any standards. The conflict-ridden period of co-habitation between President Mikhail Saakashvili and Prime Minister...
» Misplaced and Miscalculated Risk Assessments of Putin’s Games
22/01/14 16:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. The pre-planned introduction of an extra-tough security regime around Sochi last Tuesday (January 7) has brought an escalation of concerns about safety at ...
» Putin’s Dangerous Game: Promoting Nationalism at Home and Abroad
22/01/14 16:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. The nationalism of one nation almost inevitably comes into conflict with the nationalisms of others, precisely because its celebration of its uniqueness an...
» Russia draws up plans to destroy Saudi Arabia over latest Terror Attacks in Volgograd
22/01/14 16:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ThereAreNoSunglasses. Russia draws up plans to destroy Saudi Arabia over latest Terror Attacks in Volgograd     Vladimir Putin of the Saudi link to the Volgograd massacre.  Russian intelligence h...
» New Frontiers of Intelligence Analysis
22/01/14 16:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Intelligence Analysis and Reporting. Title:                      New Frontiers of Intelligence Analysis Author:                  Carol Dumaine Carol Dumaine (2005) and L. Sergio Germani, eds. New Frontiers...
» Time for Turkey to Apologize to Israel?
22/01/14 16:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Foreign Policy BlogsForeign Policy Blogs | The FPA Global Affairs Blog Network. In 2010, public attention was focused on a supply flotilla originating from Turkey making its way to Gaza. Israel claimed the...
» Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Obama
22/01/14 16:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Foreign Policy BlogsForeign Policy Blogs | The FPA Global Affairs Blog Network. Credit: PostonPolitics.blogspot.com On January 13, Marvin Kalb, a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, pub...
» Turkey’s Test of Wills
22/01/14 16:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Foreign Policy BlogsForeign Policy Blogs | The FPA Global Affairs Blog Network. In recent months, Turkey—more specifically, Prime Minister Recep Tayyib Erdogan and his Justice and Development party (AKP)—h...
» Beating Up on Russia - Center for Research on Globalization
22/01/14 16:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi aclu report - Google News. Center for Research on Globalization Beating Up on Russia Center for Research on Globalization “Disappointingly and contrary to repeated assurances and expectations, th...
» Snowden Calls Russian-Spy Story “Absurd” - New Yorker (blog)
22/01/14 16:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi aclu report - Google News. New Yorker (blog) Snowden Calls Russian-Spy Story “Absurd” New Yorker (blog) But “a senior F.B.I. official said on Sunday that it was still the bureau's con...
» Ukraine President Yanukovych meets with opposition after deadly clashes
22/01/14 16:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Europe. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has met with opposition leaders following a violent outburst that left three people dead. Meanwhile, ex-Prime Minister Tymoshenko...
» Congress Secretly Moves to Keep Drone Program Under CIA Control
22/01/14 16:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google Blog Search. A Reaper drone, as used by the CIA and American military in Pakistan and Afghanistan. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)Lawmakers are secretly pushing to keep the U.S. drone progr...
» Lawmakers Seek to Block Obama on CIA Drones
22/01/14 16:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google Blog Search. "Congress has moved to block President Obama's plan to shift control of the U.S. drone campaign from the CIA to the Defense Department, inserting a secret provision in the ma...
» Pussy Riot Members Coming to Brooklyn
22/01/14 16:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Brooklyn News. Two members of the Russian punk rock band Pussy Riot who were recently released from prison will appear at an Amnesty International concert to be held in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Feb. 5. A Tuesday...
» Mob in Nigeria Stones Accused Gays
22/01/14 16:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Police used tear gas outside a court in northern Nigeria to disperse an angry mob throwing rocks at prisoners accused of being gay. Scores of young men appeared outside an Islamic court W...
» «Болотное дело» идет к развязке
22/01/14 16:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Полная лента ПОЛИТ.РУ. Прокуратура требует признать виновными восьмерых фигурантов «болотного дела» и приговорить к их реальным срокам лишения свободы в колонии общего режима. Александре Наумов...
» Украина: русский путь
22/01/14 16:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Ежедневный Журнал. Автор: АЛЕКСАНДР ПОДРАБИНЕК. Сейчас даже самым высокомерным скептикам, наверное, стало ясно, что спор России и Евросоюза из-за Украины – это не спор двух хозяйствующих субъектов об...
» Единый учебник истории — это попытка доказать, что мы всегда правы
22/01/14 16:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Ежедневный Журнал. Автор: ИРИНА КАРАЦУБА. Идея единого учебника истории — чисто тоталитарная затея. Она возникает в тех странах, в которых правительство и обслуживающие его интеллектуальные круги оза...
» Враги под рясой
22/01/14 16:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Газета.Ru - Комментарии. Проблема гомосексуализма в церкви существует. Причем не только в православной. Череда скандалов недавно потрясла католическую церковь. Однако "голубой заговор" -- всего лишь очеред...
» Медведев считает Доку Умарова живым, пока не доказано обратное
22/01/14 16:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Газета.Ru - Хроника дня. Премьер-министр России Дмитрий Медведев в интервью CNN заявил, что террорист Доку Умаров будет считаться живым до тех пор, пока не появятся доказательства обратного. "Я думаю, что ...
» Браудер: При нефти по $60 российский режим не продержится и года
22/01/14 16:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from "Ведомости". Новости. Руководитель инвестфонда Hermitage Capital считает, что российскую власть не спасут и международные резервы, резервы - система очень неустойчива
» $60 oil will finish Russia's Putin regime, says Hermitage's Browder - Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
22/01/14 15:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. $60 oil will finish Russia's Putin regime, says Hermitage's Browder Telegraph.co.uk (blog) There is nothing behind the facade of Vladimir Putin's regime in Russia, says William Browder...
» Russian prosecutor seeks five-six years in jail for anti-Putin protesters - Reuters
22/01/14 15:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Independent Online Russian prosecutor seeks five-six years in jail for anti- Putin protesters Reuters The eight could face maximum sentences of eight years in an almost two-year case t...
» Homophobia Distracts From Economic Woes
22/01/14 15:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Opinion. When President Vladimir Putin ramped up homophobic rhetoric last week, saying gays will be not harassed at the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi so long as they stay away from childre...
» Медведев: проблема нарушения прав секс-меньшинств в России надуманна
22/01/14 15:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Российское Информационное Агентство "РИА Новости". Медведев отметил, что пока не слышал о каких-либо обращениях секс-меньшинств в связи с ущемлением их прав, а сам закон пока еще не применялся на...
» Пуэрто-Рико займет два миллиарда долларов для защиты от дефолта
22/01/14 15:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lenta.ru : Новости. Пуэрто-Рико намерено привлечь 2 миллиарда долларов от частных инвесторов, чтобы избежать возможного дефолта и закрыть дыру в бюджете. Неинкорпорированная территория под управлением США ...
» У браузера Chrome отыскали способность к тайному подслушиванию
22/01/14 15:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lenta.ru : Новости. Разработчик Тал Атер выяснил, что браузер Chrome дает сайтам возможность тайно подслушивать пользователя. Если сайт, открытый в Chrome и получивший разрешение на доступ к микрофону, соз...
» Доллар стоит 34 рубля: что происходит?
22/01/14 15:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Главные темы дня. Заявления монетарных властей опять ослабили рубль Курс доллара вплотную приблизился к 34 рублям. Последний раз он стоил столько летом 2012 года, когда падение курса российской валюты было...
» Лимузины Сердюкова подкатили к Пузикову
22/01/14 15:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from FLB.ru. Следствие выделило в отдельное производство дело об автомобильных махинациях зятя экс-министра обороны Сердюкова
» Состоялась встреча президентов Азербайджана и Израиля
22/01/14 15:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from АМИ Trend - Все новости. 22 января в Давосе состоялась встреча Президента Азербайджана Ильхама Алиева и Президента Израиля Шимона Переса
» Ilham Aliyev meets Israeli president
22/01/14 15:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News.Az - Latest Articles. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of Israel Schimon Peres met in Davos on 22 January.
» Russian shipowners pay fine to free trawlers in Senegal
22/01/14 15:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DAKAR (Reuters) - Russian shipowners have paid a fine of 600 million CFA francs ($1.24 million) to Senegal to free two trawlers seized for fishing illegally off the West African state,...
» The Syria Peace Follies
22/01/14 15:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: Opinion. The diplomatic farce over Iran sums up the U.S. strategy.
» Davos Day 1: Three Key Takeaways
22/01/14 15:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com Video - World. Will economic growth be better in 2014? And who's investing in Africa now? Simon Constable joins Lunch Break from The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, with three key takea...
» Editorial: Congress needs to get serious about cybersecurity
22/01/14 15:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Post Editorials: Latest Editorial and Editorial Archive. TENS OF millions of Americans were recently exposed to a rude shock: theft of their credit card numbers, names and, in some cases, phone ...
» Editorial: The West must break Ukraine free from Mr. Putin’s grasp
22/01/14 15:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Post Editorials: Latest Editorial and Editorial Archive. TO MANY Ukrainians, the calculations of President Viktor Yanukovych might seem baffling. Having triggered a mass protest movement by turn...
» Intelligence chair: NSA leaker Edward Snowden may have had Russian help
22/01/14 15:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from EU-RussiaCentre. Mike Rogers, the US chairman of the House intelligence committee, has claimed Russia may have helped whistle-blower Edward Snowden to reveal details of surveillance programmes and escape U...
» David Satter, the Kremlin’s Bete Noire
22/01/14 15:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from EU-RussiaCentre. Here is published an opinion editorial by writer and journalist Victor Davidoff, writing that it was amazing that it took so long for Russian authorities to declare US journalist David Sat...
» Spain Says EU Considering Closer Ties With Cuba
22/01/14 15:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Spain's foreign minister says European Union countries may consider upgrading the bloc's trade relations with Cuba, but only if Havana respects human rights.        
» U.S. Cyberattack Traced to St. Petersburg Teenager
22/01/14 15:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The St. Petersburg Times. Investigators have traced the cyberattack that affected millions of U.S. shoppers during the holiday season to a 17-year-old Russian, who reportedly sold his malicious software on...
» В Киеве задерживают «титушек» и активистов Майдана
22/01/14 15:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Особая буква / ВСЕ ПУБЛИКАЦИИ. В украинской столице милиция задержала уже больше четырех двух десятков участников массовых беспорядков на улице Грушевского. В свою очередь, очередь активисты Майдана открыл...
» Lavrov Repeats Moscow's Stance On Georgia's Breakaway Regions
22/01/14 15:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the Georgian authorities' attempts to link efforts to normalize Tbilisi-Moscow ties with the demand to revise the Kremlin's po...
» Medvedev’s Liberal Hot Air
22/01/14 15:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The St. Petersburg Times. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev often looks like the odd man out in the government he heads. Many people expected him to be retired to some meaningless sinecure once his four-year ...
» Suspect in Hermitage Case Jailed
22/01/14 15:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The St. Petersburg Times. Police have arrested a Moscow businessman accused of helping to embezzle over 55 million rubles ($1.65 million) during the renovation of Russia’s most famous museum, the Hermitage...
» David Satter, the Kremlin’s Bete Noire
22/01/14 15:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The St. Petersburg Times. David Satter is a familiar figure to anyone who follows events in Russia. A scholar and journalist, Satter has been writing about Russia since the mid-1970s, when he was Moscow co...
» “Against All” and for the Kremlin?
22/01/14 15:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home. Despite doubts that it would do so, the Kremlin agreed to restore the “against all” ballot option in elections for positions at all levels of government, except presidential elections. On January 17,...
» Lawyer Says 'Real Threats' To Snowden's Life
22/01/14 15:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A lawyer for the fugitive U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden says his client fears for his life after reading explicit threats against him by unnamed U.S. defense of...
» Ukrainian President, Opposition Leaders Meet As Police Disperse Protesters
22/01/14 15:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych met with opposition leaders as riot police cleared the site of violent clashes in Kyiv on January 22. Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykol...
» Russian Lawyer Says Snowden in Danger After Hostile Remarks
22/01/14 14:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Edward Snowden needs better security after a news report quoted unnamed U.S. intelligence officials saying they wanted the former spy agency contractor dead and discussing ways to kill him...
» Obama, Putin Discuss Olympics Security in Call
22/01/14 14:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed in a phone call on Tuesday how best to have a "safe and secure" Winter Olympics in Sochi, the White House said.  ...
» Georgia Slams Russia for Border Expansion in Breakaway Region
22/01/14 14:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Georgia on Tuesday condemned Russia for expanding its border deeper into Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia that Moscow has recognized as an independent country since 2008.   &nb...
» Obama Offers Russia's Putin 'Full Assistance' on Olympic Security - Voice of America
22/01/14 14:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. AMERICAblog (blog) Obama Offers Russia's Putin 'Full Assistance' on Olympic Security Voice of America Andrew Kuchins, the director of the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Center for ...
» Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin discuss 'safe and secure' Sochi winter Olympics
22/01/14 14:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. Threat to Sochi games from militants sees US make two military ships in the Black Sea available and President Barack Obama contact Russian counterpart...
» Nicholas I and 1848
22/01/14 14:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home. The Institute of Modern Russia continues its series of articles by Alexander Yanov on the history of Russian nationalism. In this new essay, the author explains how the 1848 revolution brought Nichol...