Afternoon World News Report of the 5 of January 2012

MarketWatch: U.S. markets recover from early jitters Thursday as Nasdaq, S&P 500 post gains on.mktw.net/yLOcQH

The Associated Press: Police say 2 people shot dead in slaying-suicide at Augusta, Ga. food processing center: apne.ws/wll8NP -CJ

BBC Breaking News: Power supplies restored to 7,000 customers cut off during this week's storms in #Scotland, says Scottish Hydro bbc.in/zx2MVN

The Associated Press: BREAKING: Pastor: 3 dead, others wounded after attack on church in northeast Nigeria amid sect violence.

Post World News: EPA: Toxic emissions drop in Puerto Rico, rise in US Virgin Islands wapo.st/ypqu0U

guardiannews: Cancer-related deaths continue to decline in US gu.com/p/34fyt/tf

Guardian news: Iraqi militia say sorry over death of kidnapped Briton Alan McMenemy - video gu.com/p/34fyp/tf

CNN Breaking News: For first time in history, digital #music sales top physical sales. on.cnn.com/wB3ord

robmarcianoCNN: 5.3 magnitude #earthquake 34 miles W of Santo Domigno, DR. Strong shaking reported

Reuters: Obama plans to cut tens of thousands of ground troops reut.rs/zfzp8Y

AJEnglish: Nigerian police fire tear gas on protesters aje.me/wsC1Ly

MarketWatch: Australia's S&P/ASX 200 opens down 1.2% at 4,136.00 on.mktw.net/J00Ag

MarketWatch: Japanese stocks open lower, with tech shares weak; Nikkei Average down 0.7% on.mktw.net/z64bqO

MarketWatch: Hong Kong stocks tick higher, with energy shares rising; Hang Seng Index up 0.3% on.mktw.net/z4ViJJ

MarketWatch: Dow industrials off 70 points as U.S. stocks retreat at Thursday open on.mktw.net/ACo0iC

 MarketWatch: More jobs data: Planned job cuts announced by U.S. employers declined in December to 41,785, 1.6% on.mktw.net/x6ES2r

MarketWatch: Gold ends 0.5% higher at $1,620.10 an ounce on.mktw.net/J00Ag

Al Arabiya English: 29 people have been shot dead by Syrian security forces: Syrian activists

 Al Arabiya English Arab monitors to stay in Syria despite ‘mistakes’; opposition to try to resolve rift goo.gl/iwS0q

Al Arabiya English: US says next Israel-Palestinian meeting to take place on Monday Jan. 9: Reuters

Al Arabiya English: Tunisian man sets himself afire in front of government office: local sources

AJELive: Death toll in #Iraq attacks rises to 70 aje.me/yt6DV4 #AJE #shia #sunni

BBC News (World): Six police officers shot in Utah bbc.in/yMBehU

BBC News (World): Thousands flee Brazil dam burst bbc.in/AalYCc

BBC News (World): Pakistan Taliban free 17 hostages bbc.in/AlJS9M

CNN International: Pakistan Taliban boss seized in Karachi goo.gl/fb/GQm0f

CNN International: Red Cross worker abducted in Pakistan goo.gl/fb/Epg4e

BBC #Worldnews: Kidnapped tribal police shot dead bbc.in/ym16Zr

Telegraph #worldNews: #eurozone Italian 10-year bond yields have hit 7.02pc. telegraph.co.uk/finance/debt-c…

PressTV: Several injured in #Bahrain crackdown dlvr.it/13d9PB

BBC #Worldnews: #Syria govt says it has freed 552 political prisoners who have "no blood on their hands" - state TV. bbc.in/AFbCFY

AlArabiya_Eng: Syrian Revolution General Commission: 14 people killed by security force gunfire across Syria today.

Telegraph #worldNews: Diane Abbott faces calls to resign after tweeting: 'White people love playing divide and rule' telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/…

guardian #worldnews: Committee set to reject Nick Clegg's plans for Lords reform gu.com/p/34f6a/tf

Guardian news: Pakistan Taliban kill 15 security officers gu.com/p/34f5g/tf

Post World News: Wild elephant tramples 3 villagers to death in village in southeastern Nepal wapo.st/Atkngl

Dorothy Lamar: Global turmoil hurt fund investors in 2011: The average stock mutual fund lost 2.9% in 2011, hurt by events from abroad.

Dorothy Lamar: Mount Rainier National Park To Reopen Saturday: Mount Rainier National Park to reopen Saturday

Breaking News: Cambodia's former anti-drug head gets life sentence for corruption, drug trafficking - Xinhua bit.ly/wbP6EW