Sunday, December 25, 2011

The Late Night World News Report of Christmas day 2011


Breaking News: Arab League's monitoring team will start mission in Syria by visiting the turbulent city of Homs on Tuesday, source says - 



PressTV: OWS marks 100th day of protests http://dlvr.it/129TDh

Reuters: 13 found dead in truck in eastern Mexico: local media reut.rs/uhoYyL

PressTV: Pakistanis stage anti-graft rally dlvr.it/129d0f

cnni: Attacker targets Iraqi interior ministry goo.gl/fb/UmpwA

Reuters: Samsung says to buy Sony stake in LCD JV for $939 million reut.rs/uhnisw

Al Arabiya English: A suicide car bomb kills at least 4 people and wounds 17 others near Iraq’s Interior Ministry: Police #alarabiya #Iraq

Press TV: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Tel Aviv would not enter any talks with the Palestinians,... fb.me/1ncuC0Pp9

The Associated Press: Philippine search teams find another 150 bodies in the sea, flash flood death toll up to 1,236: apne.ws/sBcGtW -CC

BBC News (World): Many feared dead in India sinking bbc.in/t2sYoh

cnni: S. Korean delegation enters North goo.gl/fb/eYgrJ

Press TV: 'Abducted #Iranians in good health' dlvr.it/128p9Y

 The Associated Press: Mexico's army captures the security head for drug lord "El Chapo," but wanted cartel chief still loose: apne.ws/lkcIo1 -EF

The Associated Press: CORRECTION: Mexico's army captures security head for Sinaloa drug cartel chief "El Chapo" - not "El Chapo": apne.ws/lkcIo1 -EF

The Associated Press: Mexico's army captures "El Chapo," security head for Sinaloa drug cartel, one of world's most wanted men: apne.ws/lkcIo1 -EF

Reuters Top News: Stocks rise as U.S. economic hopes improve reut.rs/tLMhzI

cnni: India: Boat capsizes; 11 missing goo.gl/fb/RxjCR

CNN International: At least 40 patients die amid India strike goo.gl/fb/qSf28

guardian #worldnews: Brazil overtakes UK as sixth-largest economy gu.com/p/34amp/tf

Reuters Top News: Mortars hit Iranian dissident camp in Iraq: Iraqi army reut.rs/vKxgzS

Press TV: Powerful explosions targeting government offices and churches in Nigeria have left at least 30 people dead and... fb.me/DymEaIIp

Sky News Newsdesk: Fox: Police in Texas have found seven people dead, apparently from gunshot wounds, inside a house northwest of Dallas, Texas

Reuters Top News: Iran says woman's stoning case might change to hanging reuters.com/article/2011/1…

Guardian news: Al-Qaida leadership almost wiped out in Pakistan, British officials believe gu.com/p/349fe/tf

CBS News: Anonymous hacks U.S. security think tank - bit.ly/s0FV0l

PressTV: Israel tortures Palestinian prisoners dlvr.it/1273mJ

#AlArabiya: #Egypt's military rulers study plan to speed up vote goo.gl/cEzOy 

AJELive: Tens of thousands of people have demonstrated in #Yemen against the deaths of protesters aje.me/lvLnbE

robcrilly: Imran Khan's tsunami has well &truly engulfed Karachi. 100,000+ maybe as many as 150K. Say what u like, but something is changing

Al Arabiya English: Iraqi VP refuses to return to Baghdad; says he can stand for trial only in #Kurdistan goo.gl/GdHdT #Iraq

PressTV: UK death toll in #Afghanistan nears 400 dlvr.it/126bzr 

Press TV: Palestinian life in exile dlvr.it/126X84

CNN International: Revolutionary blogger freed in Egypt goo.gl/fb/DKbpt

Mostly Grim World News for Christmas Day 2011, but have a merry one!


Sky News Newsdesk: AFP: Nigerian police confirm four more deaths following bombings across country, total deaths now 32


Daily Telegraph News: Boko Haram: the group behind the Nigerian attacks tgr.ph/t7HjJu

#AlArabiya: Thirty JEM rebels killed with leader: #Sudan army

AJELive: Thousands rally for #Pakistan's Imran Khan in Karachi aje.me/sYBZh5

cnnbrk: 2 more deaths reported in siege in Homs, #Syria. Arab League observers scheduled to arrive Monday. on.cnn.com/tmxS9w

AP: House fire in Stamford, Conn., kills five - two adults and three children: apne.ws/u9H8OL -ldh

#AlArabiya: Death toll rises to 9 protesters, dissents killed across #Syria: revolution council

PressTV: 263 hopefuls register for Majlis election dlvr.it/12689H

Post #WorldNews: 3 people dead, 5 feared missing after Indonesia-flagged ship sinks off Russia's east coast wapo.st/tzg231

PressTV: Rail signalers go on three-day strike dlvr.it/124hG8

PressTV: 1000 Hawaii hospital staff to lose jobs dlvr.it/124hJn

PressTV: 'Saudis will continue protest rallies' dlvr.it/124nYM

wsj #worldnews: India Sets State Election Dates on.wsj.com/uz6yGn

PressTV: Russian military Intelligence chief quits dlvr.it/125Wv4

PressTV: Funeral blast kills 20 in #Afghanistan dlvr.it/125h9W

SkyNewsBreak: AFP: Three more explosions have been reported in Nigeria.

PressTV: Bahrainis continue anti-regime protests dlvr.it/125m36

Reuters: Two blasts heard in northern Nigerian city of Damaturu 

Sky News Newsdesk: Reuters: Bomb blast during Christmas prayers at church in Abuja, Nigeria - casualty numbers unknown

The Associated Press: 38 Haitian migrants die when boat sinks off Cuba's eastern coast; 87 rescued: apne.ws/rYBXsL -CC

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