Syria crisis: Refugee total now more than 1.5m
NOVANEWS Agencies say they do not have the resources to cope with the number of refugees bbc.co.uk The UN’s refugee agency has said that more than 1.5 million people have fled the conflict in Syria. […]
Russia sends warships to Syrian coast
NOVANEWS Moscow sent dozen or more warships to patrol waters near its naval base in Syria, Wall Street Journal reports. New York Times adds improved Yakhont missiles also sent to Syria. Lavrov meets UN’s Ban […]
Washington gets explicit: its ‘war on terror’ is permanent
NOVANEWS guardian.co.uk Senior Obama officials tell the US Senate: the ‘war’, in limitless form, will continue for ‘at least’ another decade – or two Last October, senior Obama officials anonymously unveiled to the Washington Post their newly […]
U.S. warns Russian missiles may embolden Syria’s Assad, prolong conflict
NOVANEWS Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey calls shipment of anti-ship missiles ‘ill-timed and very unfortunate.’ Rights group says obtained evidence of arbitrary detention and torture by Assad’s forces. ed […]
LOL!!! IsraHell is ‘not seeking to topple Assad,’ top defense official says
NOVANEWS Seeking to calm tensions with Damascus, Amos Gilad says Syrian regime is ‘acting responsibly’ as regards Israel; Lebanese media reports IAF overflights Times of Israel Syrian President Bashar Assad is in total control of […]
HEALTH: Anti-bra study findings not one-size-fits-all, author says
NOVANEWS Reuters Getty Images stock Bra-less or bust? A French researcher says women may benefit from ditching their bras, but cautions that some of the stronger claims about going bra-less might not hold […]
Iran moves to legalize marriage for girls under 10 years old
NOVANEWS By Darren Weir When Saudi Arabia announced three months ago that girls as young as 10-years old would now be allowed to marry, Iran decided to drop the age limit even further. Iranian Christian […]
'No water for him. Let him die': Horrifying moment Burmese Buddhists set fire to Muslim man in riots which left 43 dead
NOVANEWS The video was largely filmed by police in the town of Meiktila, Burma Intense bloodshed between Buddhists and Muslims last month Man is seen alive, but badly burned lying on the floor as police watch Sparked […]