The Morning World News Report of the 20th of January 2012

Daily Telegraph News: Legendary soul singer Etta James has died of complications from leukemia in California. More to come.

BBC Breaking News: Up to 20 explosions rock city of #Kano in northern Nigeria - no information on casualties. Details soon. bbc.in/wH0KAO

Al Arabiya English: French withdrawal from Afghanistan up to Paris: Pentagon

AlArabiya_Eng: Moroccan female lawmakers protest lack of representation in Islamist-led cabinet goo.gl/TYhxa 

BBC #Worldnews: Stripped and beaten for wearing trousers - Malawi women hold public protest #Africa bbc.in/xXLJSr

HuffPost #Worldnews: Polish politician tries to smoke pot in parliament huff.to/AchDyi

Telegraph World News: Indonesian children cross collapsed bridge to reach school tgr.ph/w4Mrzf

PressTV: Blast kills one, hurts dozens in SE #Turkey dlvr.it/16BXJy 

PressTV: 230 people hurt in NE #Iran temblor dlvr.it/16C7rn 

PressTV: Bahraini forces kill 11-year-old boy dlvr.it/16CcvD

PressTV: Bomb blast leaves 6 dead in Mogadishu dlvr.it/16D6sf 

BreakingNews: Phone giant Vodafone wins case in India's top court, isn't liable for up to $4.4 billion in back taxes and penalties - AP

TheEconomist: Palestinians and Israelis are talking again-but have yet to decide what about econ.st/yWHm0F

Pro-government forces launch major offensive in Somali capital, Mogadishu,2seize territory from al-Shabab militants bbc.in/zePVCl BBC

BBC #worldnews: Assassins "may be on the way to Jaipur to kill me" - Salman Rushdie on why he quit literary festival bbc.in/AjIsxX

BBCWorld: France suspends training programme for #Afghan troops after 4 French soldiers shot dead by Afghan soldier. bbc.in/y4WCNJ

TheEconomist: Power is essential for India's long-term growth. But electricity is unlikely to flow fast enough econ.st/z0sj2Z

guardian #worldnews: Third baby dies at Belfast hospital after infection outbreak gu.com/p/34pq5/tf

PressTV: Gendarme forces move toward protesters in #Piata #Universitatii square, #Bucharest January 19. Thousands of twitpic.com/89g0op

PressTV: #Occupy #Charleston protesters raise their voices outside the site of the Republican presidential debate twitpic.com/89g0uh

Update: 17 injured in addition to 4 French soldiers killed by Afghan soldier in the Taghab valley of eastern Kapisa province - Reuters

CNN International: South Korea restarts food aid to North goo.gl/fb/f68g7

BBC News (World): Jailed Cuban hunger striker dies bbc.in/xpv7GF

PressTV: Saudis protest against Al Saud dlvr.it/169hDJ

BBC News (World): Somalia suicide blast kills six bbc.in/w1zovi

Al Arabiya English: Three Yemeni security members are killed by unknown gunmen in Aden, Al Arabiya correspondent reports

PressTV: Blast injures 5 in eastern #Afghanistan dlvr.it/169JhS