The Evening World News of the 29th of December 2011

Al Jazeera English: North Korea declares no policy change aje.me/u0xGsC

Al Arabiya English: #U.S. says #Arab monitors helpful in #Syria despite their inability to halt crackdown against protesters #Alarabiya

AJEnglish: Video: Anger at slow pace of cash flow in Libya aje.me/ruKwny

PressTV: Five killed in Ukraine bank robbery dlvr.it/12l3rl

PressTV: India's anti-graft bill fails to pass dlvr.it/12krtJ

nytimes: #Worldnews Briefing | Asia: China: 12 People Executed in 1 Day nyti.ms/vWs9eJ

Breaking News:  Citizen journalist who chronicled Syrian uprising is killed by security forces - NPR n.pr/ue56Af

Post #WorldNews: Jamaica's youngest prime minister faces tight national elections against former PM wapo.st/ty1ZpH

Reuters: Sears lists 79 closings, gets Fitch downgrade reut.rs/vBIR8H 

Reuters: U.S. mulls transfer of Taliban prisoner in perilous peace bid reut.rs/tm8jQe 

AJEnglish: Two aid workers shot dead in Somalia aje.me/sC0cS0

HuffPost #Worldnews: Second education minister steps down in Chile following protests huff.to/rYoCwD

Breaking #worldNews: South Pole records warmest temperature on record. 9.9 Fahrenheit - Wunderground bit.ly/sj0oD9

Post #WorldNews: Fire sparked by tanker truck crash in Venezuela kills at least 13 wapo.st/vN72jH

HuffPost #Worldnews: Autopsy confirms former Chilean president committed suicide huff.to/ukCPSc

Reuters: U.S. economy gaining momentum, housing shows a pulse reut.rs/vSV3Df 

WSJ: Closing bell: the Dow rose 136 points, or 1.1%, taking back almost all of yesterday's decline on.wsj.com/ut0X4I

Reuters: Wall Street ends up; S&P 500 positive for year reut.rs/sE8XU3

PressTV: Govt. troops retake south #Somalia town dlvr.it/12jFtq 

Reuters: Low volume rally on Wall Street sets tone for next year reut.rs/sE8XU3

Post World News: Russian billionaire Prokhorov running for president calls for common currency with the EU wapo.st/skTWXw

PressTV: More protests erupt around Manama dlvr.it/12hYvM

PressTV: Somali hospital hit by funding crisis dlvr.it/12hmYW

HuffPost #Worldnews: Argentine dictator found guilty of setting up secret hospital torture center huff.to/rR0zK1

HuffPostWorld: Neck and neck race in Congo elections huff.to/uyoNf6