The evening World News Report of the Thirtieth of December 2011

Post World News: Vietnam sentences 5 to death, 3 to life in prison for trafficking heroin wapo.st/vZI6Lz

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AJEnglish: Video: DC reports lowest murder rate in decades aje.me/v4eFwq

BBC News (World): Chile nature park ravaged by fire bbc.in/tvTrZv

PressTV: Cyclone Thane kills 33 in southern #India dlvr.it/12tV4X

Reuters Top News: Myanmar sets April by-elections, Aung San Suu Kyi set to run reut.rs/vn2AtG

Breaking News: Earthquake with 5.3 magnitude strikes close to already rattled New Zealand city of Christchurch - Reuters bit.ly/uUE4yw

nytimes #worldnews: Kim Geun-tae, South Korean Democracy Activist, Dies nyti.ms/tc4vHX

Reuters Top News: Former Mexico soldier sentenced for aiding cartels reut.rs/w25Lxi

The Associated Press: Oil prices up about 19 pct. in 2011; average gasoline price for the year was $3.52 per gallon, highest ever: apne.ws/n5gR3C -RAS

The Economist: Social Democrats were once the natural party of Sweden. But since losing power in 2006, the party has lost ground econ.st/uiO8vM

Press TV: UN deploys peacekeepers in South Sudan dlvr.it/12t1pm

The Associated Press: GOP presidential candidates ramp up get-out-the-vote operations as Tuesday's caucuses loom: apne.ws/udLn47 -RAS

Reuters Top News: Pro-Saleh protests in Yemen, seven militants killed reut.rs/vL8CjY

CNN International: Chinese man likely infected with bird flu goo.gl/fb/wWytp

Post World News: In Somalia, wounded Doctors Without Borders worker dies; Kenya reports deaths of 5 al-Shabab wapo.st/vvSoSe

HuffPostWorld: Jamaica's first female leader given second chance to govern the island huff.to/uEVJ5n

BBC News (World): VIDEO: New York prepares for New Year countdown bbc.in/tZEsLr

Reuters Top News: Third Kodak director resigns in a week reut.rs/tC1ntC

Reuters Top News:  S&P 500 ends year unchanged reut.rs/tf4Ulb

BreakingNews: Dow industrials close 2011 with 5.5% gain, while Nasdaq slips 1.8% on year - MarketWatch

Al Jazeera English: Explosion rocks Nigerian city of Maiduguri aje.me/tXFCvG

Wall Street Journal: Among Dow stocks, McDonald's was the year's top gainer, up 31%, and Bank of America was the biggest loser, down 58% on.wsj.com/uQC504

PostWorldNews: If you guessed a volcano eruption, you were correct! It was in Red Sea, west of Yemen. wapo.st/s7Qp4S

WSJ: Entering the last hour of trading in 2011, stocks are down, and the S&P 500 is clinging to a gain for the year on.wsj.com/uQC504

Breaking News: Oil futures end up 8% on year, with natural gas down 32% - @MarketWatch bit.ly/sHg0jD

PressTV: Deadline for Majlis registration expires dlvr.it/12rpD1

AJEnglish: Video: Child labour rampant in Afghanistan aje.me/tunSZD

HuffPostWorld: Rio's crack dens take a hit huff.to/t7jkNG

The Associated Press: Iraqi man arrested on suspicion of helping 5 Iraqis, al-Qaida members, hide in Romania: apne.ws/tsv8Ka -CJ

PressTV: Police clash with protesters in #Turkey dlvr.it/12rcYW

AP: Tens of thousands of Yemenis demonstrate around country, demanding president face trial in protester deaths bit.ly/tSSDyE

Reuters Top News: Wall Street near flat; S&P on track to end in black reut.rs/tf4Ulb

The Morning World News Report of the Thirtieth of December 2011

PressTV: Jordanian hold mass rally in Amman http://dlvr.it/12qJWj #worldnews

HuffPost #Worldnews: Thousands march in Bahrain demanding government resignation huff.to/vp1RmP

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Daily Telegraph News: Blast near mosque in northeast Nigeria kills four tgr.ph/uois5K

AJEnglish: Vietnam jails at least half a dozen bloggers, typically under the auspices of other crimes such as tax fraud aje.me/vGk49N

AlArabiya_Eng: 38 people have been killed by the fire of security forces on Friday: Local Coordination Committees #alarabiya #Syria #Assad

WSJ: Ten-year U.S. Treasurys returned nearly 10% this year, their strongest performance since 2008 on.wsj.com/rDwmnJ

WSJ World News: Russian Protesters Plan No Let-Up on.wsj.com/rIfd8U

Reuters Top News: Iran blocks former president's website ahead of vote reut.rs/vFhkJA

PressTV: Portuguese firefighters go on strike dlvr.it/12qXn4

Wall Street Journal: Average fixed mortgage rates in the U.S. are finishing the year below 4%, near all-time lows on.wsj.com/ujeEXw

AJEnglish: Oped: Protesters in #China allowed to critique local officials, not the #Communist Party super structure aje.me/v74Lf4

PressTV: Bahraini protesters torch #US flag dlvr.it/12qt8c

PressTV: K Saudi Arabia forces open fire on Qatif protesters dlvr.it/12qtCL  #SaudiArabia

BBC #Worldnews: Troubled Barratts cuts 1,610 jobs bbc.in/ssofVF

Post #WorldNews: Bomb explodes outside market in northwestern Pakistan, killing 2 wapo.st/tKbZAJ

cnni: Official: Sudan military aircraft crashes goo.gl/fb/Zjj7W

PressTV: Taliban say they downed #US-led copter dlvr.it/12n6rL #NATO

BreakingNews: India's BSE Sensex posts 1st annual loss in 3 years by closing about 25 percent down from beginning of January - Reuters

BreakingNews: 6 killed as Sudanese military helicopter catches fire, crashes during mission - state-run SUNA via CNN bit.ly/tHhPqd

guardian #worldnews: Police sacked for Facebook posts gu.com/p/34cff/tf

AlArabiya_Eng: Free Syrian Army stops operations and demands to see monitors as protests continue goo.gl/RoHc4 #Syria

AP: In Somalia, wounded Doctors Without Borders worker dies; Kenya reports deaths of 5 al-Shabab: apne.ws/k3BW38 -CJ

wsj #worldnews: Hungary Passes Controversial Bank Bill on.wsj.com/vgbz50

Breaking #worldNews: Syrian security forces shoot dead at least 5 protesters in Hama, rights group says - Reuters

PressTV: US-led soldier killed in #Afghanistan dlvr.it/12nzZj

PressTV: Over 4,500 register for Majlis election dlvr.it/12nzd2

BreakingNews: Cyclone Thane kills 19 and damages at least 5,000 homes after slamming coast of India's Tamil Nadu state bit.ly/ruSVSb

PressTV: Roadside bomb kills 4 Afghan civilians dlvr.it/12nzcC

BBC #Worldnews: VIDEO: Battling to be heard in Benghazi bbc.in/rY4Fvy

BBCWorld: UN deploys battalion of combat troops to town of Pibor in #SouthSudan to prevent clash between 2 rival tribes bbc.in/unmWNj

BreakingNewsUK: London's FTSE 100 closes down 5.65% for 2011; £90.5 billion wiped off share prices this year - SkyNews #worldnews

cnnbrk: #Turkey PM says he regrets deaths of 35 civilians in airstrike. on.cnn.com/uh1Wt9

AP: Cheers and fireworks erupt as Samoa and Tokelau cross international date line and jump forward a day apne.ws/vXGcu9 -MM #worldnews

Reuters: RT ReutersIndia: Cyclone Thane kills six, weakens rapidly reut.rs/vie34A

PressTV: Dozens of OWS protesters nabbed in #US dlvr.it/12nbp3

BreakingNews: Syria update: Pro-Assad forces clash with protesters in Douma; tens of thousands are attending demonstration- AFP via Sky News

BBC #Worldnews: #Euro dips beneath 100 yen for first time in ten years. bbc.in/unPlUj

CBS #worldNews: Russian nuke sub fire put out; No radiation leak bit.ly/vhNfIv

Daily Telegraph News: Criminals spared jail commit more than 18,000 violent and sexual attacks within year of sentence tgr.ph/uUK2IN

Breaking News: Jamaica's opposition People's National Party wins election in landslide - AP bit.ly/tysJpG

PressTV: 'Diseases kill 200 Somali kids in 24 hrs' dlvr.it/12m6xw

Reuters Top News: Verizon says fixed third December service outage reut.rs/te9L0v

BBC #Worldnews: VIDEO: Syria activists plan more protests bbc.in/rOBy6k

CNN International: Two aid workers killed in Mogadishu goo.gl/fb/fEjHU

PressTV: Gunmen kill #Pakistani 'whistleblower' dlvr.it/12lr3y

Rewind to the worst drought in 60 years aje.me/uU47P5 | Track #AJE's project to collate voices from #Somalia aje.me/uPjlZx

AlArabiya_Eng: Israeli air strike kills one, injures one in #Gaza: #Palestinian medics

The Associated Press: Asian stocks rise on the last trading day of a year that saw sharp losses for many investors. apne.ws/oKeVLG - MM

Post World News: Jamaican opposition led by ex-Prime Minister Simpson Miller easily wins elections wapo.st/uC9l8L