Turkey protests Greek rejection of extradition of 8 fugitive troops Turkey said it protests Greek rejection of Turkish demand of extradition of eight fugitive troops, vowing it will evaluate the impacts of this decision on different aspects of bilateral ties between the two countries. Greece’s Top Court Rejects Extradition of Turkish Officers NYT > Turkey by … Read more
US judge blocks Trump’s order to ban Muslim travellers AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Ruling temporarily ends detention of those with valid documents and prohibits their removal from the US. Trump shuts the door on men and women who have sacrificed for America washingtonpost.com – Op-Ed Columns by Matt Zeller We are permanently harming … Read more
Journalists across the country are using a Slack channel to tackle Trump Mashable! by Marcus Gilmer In the new era of “alternative facts,” journalists will need all the help they can get in covering the Trump administration and administering the correct Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to hold the administration accountable. The future of journalism … Read more
Americans and Cybersecurity Pew Internet Rss Feed: Reports by Pew Research Center: Internet, Science & Tech (jmiks/iStock.com)Cyberattacks and data breaches are facts of life for government agencies, businesses and individuals alike in today’s digitized and networked world. Just a few of the most high-profile breaches in 2016 alone include the hacking and subsequent release of … Read more
Social media phenomenon ‘Salt Bae’ Nusret Gökçe vows to be world’s greatest butcher The co-partner of the global Nusr-et chain of grill houses, Nusret Gökçe, who recently became a social media phenomenon for his meat-cutting and salt-drizzling skills, has vowed to become the “world’s greatest butcher.” Militant who appeared in ISIL propaganda video ‘detained twice’ … Read more
CHP’s Fatma Kaplan: To Hell with Your Presidential System, to Hell with Your Ambition Bianet :: English Beaten while warning AKP MPs who weren’t complying with voting procedures during discussions on 3rd Article of constitutional amendment talks, CHP MP Fatma Hürriyet Kaplan has protested the incident on parliamentary rostrum. ‘That referendum will take place,’ vows President … Read more
With its subscribers Facebook group, The Boston Globe is mining the stickiest corners of the platform Nieman Journalism Lab by Shan Wang The Boston Globe’s Facebook page is approaching half a million likes. But for a regional outlet that’s staked its future on paying subscribers, glancing interest from Facebook users doesn’t then turn into a pipeline … Read more
Wikileaks considers exposing verified Twitter users’ data The Social Software Weblog WikiLeaks once claimed to stand for the people against the shadowy, truth-occluding governments of the world (primarily, the United States). But the last couple years saw the organization swerve into questionable territory as an Associated Press repo… Using real names online doesn’t improve behavior Boing … Read more
Romania President rejects Muslim Sevil Shhaideh as PM BBC News | Europe | World Edition Romania’s president rejects a candidate who would have been the country’s first female, Muslim PM. [Ticker] Romanian left proposes new PM candidate EUobserver.com – Headline News Romania’s social democrats have nominated former telecommunications minister Sorin Grindeanu for prime minister, a … Read more
Banks fined £413m over euro rate rigging BBC News | Europe | World Edition HSBC, JPMorgan and Credit Agricole fined €485m (£413m) for rigging a key interest rate between 2005 and 2008. Four EU states among world’s worst tax havens EUobserver.com – Headline News Cyprus, Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands are among the 15 worst centres for … Read more
Iceland election: Pirate Party asked to try to form government BBC News | Europe | World Edition Iceland’s Pirate Party is asked by the president to try to form a new government, after snap elections. France presidency: Francois Hollande decides not to run again BBC News | Europe | World Edition In a surprise move Francois Hollande … Read more
Digital Security Tips for Protesters EFF.org Updates by Bill Budington After the election, individuals took to the streets across the country to express their outrage and disappointment at the result of the U.S. presidential election. Many protesters may not be aware of the unfortunate fact that exercising their First Amendment rights may open themselves up … Read more
European Brides in the Islamic State SAPIENS by Martijn de Koning, Aysha Navest, and Annelies Moors What factors are motivating Dutch women to relocate to Islamic State strongholds at all costs? Three anthropologists set out to find the untold stories behind their emigration. Michelle Jones/SAPIENS Obama and Merkel BBC News | Europe | World Edition A look … Read more
Soft or hard Brexit: do the UK’s political parties know what they want? open Democracy News Analysis – by Kirsty Hughes On the single market, Labour, the Tories, and UKIP, appear to agree: good access to the single market not membership of it – in disagreement with the SNP, LibDems and Greens. Scottish Independence activists take … Read more
Turkey issues travel warning to US amid Trump protests The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a travel warning for the United States Nov. 12 amid ongoing demonstrations to protest the country’s newly elected president, Donald Trump. Turkish president invites Donald Trump to Turkey Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan invited newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump to Turkey on … Read more