The Morning World News of the 16 of January 2012

Post World News: Observers criticize Kazakhstan election wapo.st/wyC2cE

AJELive: Activists say #Syrian security forces fired on a town that Arab League monitors were visiting in Idlib province: aje.me/zMXQUM

Reuters Top News: Eleven more killed in Syria despite Arab monitors reut.rs/yiE7Nn

BBCWorld: Militants briefly seize a security building in the southern #Yemeni town of Rada, reports say. bbc.in/yNxtrn

PressTV: Kenya raids kill 14 in #Somalia dlvr.it/15QJMR

PressTV: Four #US-led troops slain in #Afghanistan dlvr.it/15QJRj

PressTV: NATO copter goes down in #Afghanistan dlvr.it/15Qn4b

wsj #worldnews: Myanmar Wins Over More Old Foes on.wsj.com/zJ75I7

nytimes #worldnews: Protest Leader Becomes Party Boss in Chinese Village That Rebelled nyti.ms/wYVji9

wsj #worldnews: Fitch Cuts Russia Outlook on.wsj.com/wyRlTf

BreakingNews: Chevron report that an oil rig has caught fire off Nigeria's delta - AP

AP: BREAKING: Labor union announces suspension of strike over fuel prices in Nigeria. -EF

AlArabiya_Eng: #Saudi Arabia says it can raise oil production to fill any supply gap goo.gl/11fYz

CBS News: #alQaeda militants take control of town in southern #Yemen: bit.ly/AB260Z