The Nightly World News of the Ninth of January 2012

PressTV: Bahrain court drops two death verdicts http://dlvr.it/14M3L3 

The Associated Press: #Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi confirms she will run for parliament. apne.ws/uK6OCU -MM

N Korean state media announces 1 Feb amnesty for convicts. Not clear on numbers, details, or whether it includes political prisoners. - BBC

MarketWatch: China's December exports rise 13.4% from year earlier, well above forecast on.mktw.net/yCsnIM

NYTimes World: Israelis and Palestinians Discuss Peace Talks in Jordan nyti.ms/wVtuGj

nytimes #worldnews: World Briefing | Asia: Pakistan: Militants Kill 10 Soldiers nyti.ms/wMXULr

BBC News (World): VIDEO: Blaze sweeps through Peru town bbc.in/w1oejP

MarketWatch: Hong Kong stocks tick higher, with real-estate shares rising; Hang Seng Index up 0.2% on.mktw.net/wziku0

nytimes #worldnews: 3 Monks' Deaths Show Rise of Self-Immolation Among Tibetans nyti.ms/ww7c5l

MarketWatch: Japanese stocks open higher, with financials broadly stronger; Nikkei Average up 0.4% on.mktw.net/wsBLX3 

Breaking News: Mudslides kill at least 8 in Rio de Janeiro; year's toll from heavy rains is now 23 - AP on.msnbc.com/z2868M

The Associated Press: U.S. Department of Agriculture says it will close 259 domestic offices to help save $150 million per year: apne.ws/xB2qPO -RJJ

Reuters: U.S. November consumer credit surges by most since 2001 reut.rs/wkiglq

AJEnglish: Video: Kenya's TB campaign proves a success aje.me/wdAJWg

MarketWatch: U.S. stocks close higher in light volume on hopes for solid U.S. corporate earnings on.mktw.net/w1TOa3

BreakingNews: US consumers boosted borrowing by $20.4 billion in November, biggest monthly gain in a decade - AP

 Top News: White House Chief of Staff Daley stepping down reut.rs/z8ER1Z

Breaking News: Police kill 2 protesters in Nigeria, wound more than 2 dozen as thousands demonstrate fuel subsidy cut - @Reuters reut.rs/Ac0T4f

MarketWatch: Feb. gold down $8.70, or 0.5%, to end at $1,608.10 on.mktw.net/wGAOB3

Al Jazeera English: #Yemen Cabinet approves immunity law for Saleh aje.me/A2Ckj3

TIMEWorld: EXCLUSIVE: World music celebrity turned Senegal presidential candidate Youssou N'dour speaks to @TIMEWorld | ti.me/yUHpWy

Al Arabiya English: In cyber vengeance, #Israeli hackers say they obtained #Saudi credit card details english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/…

.Telegraph World News: Picasso and Mondrian paintings stolen from Greece's biggest state art museum tgr.ph/wsn1e8

BBC News (World): Bahrain: Protest policeman jailed bbc.in/ynTZLR

BBC Breaking News: Sixty La Senza lingerie shops bought out of administration by Kuwaiti firm, saving 1,100 UK jobs. Details soon: bbc.in/wxbFRS

NYTimes World: Afghan Soldier Kills American and Wounds 3 Others nyti.ms/zxEgrk

Al Arabiya English: #Iran arrests opposition figure Mehdi #Khazali

BBC News (World): Strike shuts down Malawi courts bbc.in/zRoRhp

Al Arabiya English: #BreakingNews: Three car bomb blasts rock the Iraqi capital Baghdad: Al Arabiya correspondent

Sky News Newsdesk: Reuters: UN nuclear watchdog confirms Iran has started uranium enrichment at new underground site.

PressTV: S Sudan ethnic clashes leave 24 dead dlvr.it/14HF9h

Al Jazeera English: Bahrain court overturns two death sentences aje.me/xu7mBg

HuffPostWorld: New wave of bombs kills at least 14 in Baghdad huff.to/AdqvUG