The Morning World News of the 2nd of January 2012

Reuters Top News: New York firebomb attacks hit mosque, Hindu site reut.rs/sSwz9y

Reuters Top News: Libyans linked to Gaddafi can't run in election: draft reut.rs/uE0vgh

PressTV: Bomb blast kills 4 soldiers in #Pakistan dlvr.it/1380C8

PressTV: Pakistanis hold anti-govt. rally dlvr.it/1380DQ

AJEnglish: Video: Thailand's flood waters threaten marine life aje.me/tm5OQw

BBCMarkMardell: The icy wind in Iowa cuts like a blade but this is why the knife edge contest matters bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-…

 #worldnews: Britain braced for stormy weather gu.com/p/34d94/tf

PressTV: Pakistan blocks Afghan trade containers dlvr.it/139zfS

Reuters Top News: China says latest bird flu virus doesn't jump between humans reut.rs/s9J1NR

Telegraph #Worldnews: Colombian president welcomes death of drug lord tgr.ph/tw6Wt5

Reuters: Factory output subdued going into 2012 reut.rs/tP4wFr

BBC #Worldnews: Kenya boat capsize 'kills many' bbc.in/tYUkmU

BBC #Worldnews: Euro manufacturing decline eases bbc.in/sgpMR3

Post #WorldNews: Pakistani government yet to decide what to do with detained Iranian border guards wapo.st/uyfM0d

Reuters: Up to 50,000 flee South Sudan tribal turmoil: U.N. reut.rs/vZrdXQ

AP: #NATO hopes for quick reopening of supply routes via #Pakistan, says closure is damaging. apne.ws/gFRC6n -MM #Afghanistan

PressTV: #Egyptian men walk past electoral posters plastered on a wall in al-Arish on January 2, 2012 twitpic.com/826ims

AlArabiya_Eng: Four workers were killed in an explosion at an army ammunition storage depot in central Turkey: Anatolia

Telegraph #worldNews: Martial law to end in Fiji after nearly three years tgr.ph/umg2VX

AP: Study says that with more wolves and fewer elk, trees rebounding in portions of Yellowstone National Park: apne.ws/rRlUTU -CJ

guardianworld: OK, first some good news: India set to defeat polio, a gay old people's home, and... more later #2012

cnni: Toxic moonshine kills 17 in India goo.gl/fb/ZKXDh

Daily Telegraph News: Kidnapped woman found dead in abondoned car tgr.ph/rRC9Pc

AP: Bird flu strain that killed man was from poultry, not human, transmission, Chinese city says. apne.ws/u190Y7 -MM

BreakingNews: LA firefighters are responding to 9 fires, all apparently started simultaneously - LA Times lat.ms/tOJ1cP

PressTV: Greek pharmacists, doctors stage strike dlvr.it/139mWj

AlArabiya_Eng: Arab League head Nabil El-Araby says military has withdrawn from #Syria cities, snipers still a threat: Reuters

The Associated Press: Police: "We do have a very hot and dangerous situation." All visitors evacuated from Rainier; gunman sought: apne.ws/u1ow0u -CJ

PressTV: Iraqi minister survives bomb attack dlvr.it/13B5Qf

AP: Arab League chief says shooting continues in Syria, calls for complete cease-fire: apne.ws/ibyTDm -CJ

AP: BREAKING: Arab League chief says Syrian regime withdrew heavy weapons from cities, freed 3,484 prisoners

AJEnglish: Thousands flee South Sudan tribal conflict aje.me/svQ101

Post #WorldNews: Myanmar's government reduces sentences for many prisoners wapo.st/tLSoaR

CBSNews: #LAPD says person being questioned over possibly connection to #arson attacks: bit.ly/u45SY1

AP: Yemeni officials: French journalist found dead in Sanaa hotel room, strangled by wire and tied to a bed: cot.ag/s3rV6i -CJ

The Associated Press: Crowd fights #Chinese police at #mosque demolition; 80 people reportedly detained. apne.ws/viHYr5 _MM

Sky News Newsdesk: Four people found dead in house in Peterlee, County Durham after suspected firearms incident

Breaking News: Iran successfully tests a long-range missile during a naval exercise - official IRNA news agency via Reuters bit.ly/tHMVzx

Reuters Top News: Iran plans to test-fire two long range missiles on Monday in gulf drill - military official

Daily Telegraph News: Former Argentine spy chief shot dead in Patagonia tgr.ph/roHqZg

Press TV: Over 5,800 OWS protesters arrested dlvr.it/137YgF

Post World News: Philippines reports 1st death in dangerous New Year’s eve revelries, 739 injured wapo.st/vJWFTh

Press TV: The Taliban have attacked the largest American military base in Afghanistan on the first day of the New Year... fb.me/1geDTLK3Q

Press TV: Israelis protest segregation on buses dlvr.it/137VWY

Breaking News: 4 firebombing attacks in Queens, NY, being investigated as bias crimes with Muslims as targets - @nytimes nyti.ms/tC8ioD

Breaking News: 5.3-magnitude earthquake rattles northern tip of Indonesia; no immediate reports of damage - AFP bit.ly/unZgJK

BBC News (World): Activist Anna Hazare recovering bbc.in/us5iAn

The Associated Press: Federal prison in north Louisiana on lockdown after fights break out; five inmates hospitalized. apne.ws/vqug6I -MM

BBC News (World): Vote nears for Iowa Republicans bbc.in/slowOT

Press TV: Scottish doctors to strike over cuts dlvr.it/1374Rp