Midnight news of the World 21 December 2011

PressTV: Multiple blasts rock #Iraqi capital http://dlvr.it/11f0p1

BBC #Worldnews: China rebel village deal welcomed bbc.in/vRHNHk

BBC #Worldnews: VIDEO: The cost of Thailand's floods bbc.in/rVVorq

cnni: Thai, Cambodia troops to quit temple goo.gl/fb/uXXEU

AlArabiya: Death toll rises to 57 in Baghdad's blasts and 167 are wounded #Iraq #worldnews

BBC #Worldnews: New #Spanish cabinet will be sworn in today bbc.in/vUFMG1

#AlArabiya: 70 people are killed during Syrian army operations on Wednesday: union of coordination committees. #Syria

AJELive: At least 40 killed and 150 injured in #Baghdad bombings, medical sources tell Al Jazeera. aje.me/sLkO0e

PressTV: Occupy Berkeley camp faces eviction dlvr.it/11fM3d

CNN Breaking News: U.N.: Tropical storm leaves half-million needing aid in #Philippines. on.cnn.com/rxyA5M

Post World News: US air base has contributed more than $1.4 billion into Kyrgyzstan’s struggling economy wapo.st/ry5iXL

BBC News (World): China scientist sent to US prison bbc.in/sWcoYe

PressTV: Road accident kills 25 in #Turkey dlvr.it/11dT4y

BBC #Worldnews: VIDEO: Protesting China village nears deal bbc.in/uoX8es

Post World News: New Zealand government says commando troops to leave Afghanistan in March wapo.st/undstK

HuffPost #Worldnews: Bloody clashes in Yemen kill at least 200 huff.to/uFIGjV

BBC #Worldnews: DR Congo police 'kill civilians' bbc.in/uvVWVM

Guardian news: Mexican authorities disband Veracruz police force in bid to stem corruption gu.com/p/349m8/tf

BBC #Worldnews: #Colombia troops jailed for murder bbc.in/v2C6hj

24 people killed by DR Congo security forces since President Joseph #Kabila won disputed election - Human Rights Watch bbc.in/uGBRCa

BreakingNews: Syrian activists say that Assad forces have killed at least 160 people over the last three days in NW Syria - nytimesworld

Reuters: Almost 70 reporters killed worldwide in 2011: RSF reut.rs/tF58as

Rising obesity leads Washington state to cut the number of passengers allowed on its ferries: apne.ws/rWHgmU -MS

#BBC #Worldnews: Spanish PM Rajoy names ministers bbc.in/v6K4mB

AP: #Poland says five NATO troops killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan were Poles. apne.ws/gFRC6n -MM

PressTV: 7 #US-led troops killed in #Afghanistan dlvr.it/11WjfV

BBC #Worldnews: Deadly Kenya air raid in Somali bbc.in/vburwc

PressTV: NATO not stopping nightly afghan raids dlvr.it/11WzPN

#AlArabiya: Five Iranian technicians kidnapped in #Syria: #Iran State TV

Uruguayan police probe mysterious death of senior Argentine govt economist at summit wapo.st/sIWZd8

#AlArabiya: #Yemen army battle with militants kills 15 in south

CNNweather: #Blizzard is over but more snow on the way to NM by Thurs! NE gets rain today and again Friday. There WILL be #Travel delays!

WSJ: Mortgage Bankers Association reports that the avg 30-year fixed rate mortgage dropped to 4.08% last week, the lowest of the year.

21 December Afternoon World News Report

guardian #worldnews: South American states ban Falklands ships gu.com/p/349vt/tf

nytimes #worldnews: Hong Kong Culls Chickens After Bird Flu Is Found nyti.ms/rB2Vby

#AlArabiya: Ethiopian court finds two Swedish journalists guilty of supporting terrorism.

AP: Activists say Syrian troops kill at least 100 in NW town, one of deadliest incidents so far: apne.ws/ibyTDm -VW

PressTV: Egyptians vote in run-off elections dlvr.it/11VXJd

BBC #Worldnews: 'Rebels' kill Senegalese soldiers bbc.in/u9ZDvb

#alarabiya: The Syrian National Council calls on UN Security Council to hold an emergency session to put an end to the massacres committed

AlArabiya: The European Union decided2unfreeze all funds&assets of the Central Bank of #Libya &the Libyan Arab Foreign Bank held in the bloc

AP: Afghan official says #Afghanistan army now has 180,000 troops, an important step in taking over from NATO. apne.ws/gFRC6n -MM

SkyNewsBreak: Public sector net borrowing was £18.1bn for November, figures lower than expected.

AlArabiya_Eng: The Syrian army is shelling villages in Idlib: Syrian activists

AJELive: Bahraini #blogger, Zainab al-Khawaja, released on bail pending trial aje.me/tKSkDj

AP: Iraq's prime minister urges Kurdish authorities to hand over the Sunni vice president so he can face justice. apne.ws/ggQYWf -MM

AP: 5 #NATO troops killed by roadside bomb in eastern #Afghanistan: apne.ws/gFRC6n -VW

guardiannews: Wukan protesters end action after Chinese government offers concessions gu.com/p/3492v/tf

#AlArabiya: Four dead, 100 rescued as Indonesia boat sinks: district chief 

PressTV: #NATO convoy attacked in #Afghanistan dlvr.it/11W8gJ

AP: #ECB lends Europe's banks a massive $639 billion over unprecedented 3-year period: apne.ws/n8fhDB -VW

cnni: Swedish journalists 'guilty of terrorism' goo.gl/fb/GlA6b

AP: Europe's high court approves cap and trade on airlines using European ports, rejects US appeal: apne.ws/uJ6o6a -VW 

Al Arabiya English: The Syrian army killed 111 people on Tuesday in Kafer Oweid in Idlib: Syrian Observatory for Human Rights #alarabiya #Syria #Assad

BreakingNews: More: North Korea warns Monday's missile test was a warning but will not conduct nuclear test unless provoked - Reuters

North Korea wants US to remove purported nuclear weapons from South Korean territory - Reuters

Al Arabiya English: Death toll in Philippine floods tops 1,000: official 

Breaking News: Saif al-Islam al-Gadhafi is being held by rebels, denied access to lawyer, rights group says - @NYTimes nyti.ms/tvzNJM