The Nightly World News Report of the 12 of January 2012

Breaking News: Update: Myanmar frees prominent political prisoners, including Min Ko Naing - @AP on.msnbc.com/yvAufJ

BBCWorld: Final push for Taiwan elections bbc.in/xNutSt

 HuffPostWorld: Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's daughter fears for her mother's life in jail huff.to/wxhI55

breakingstorm: More than 140 flights at Chicago's Midway airport and 420 flights at O'Hare were canceled today - nbc bit.ly/ArwAkb

Breaking News: Update: Officials in New Orleans say bomb squad removed grenades, detonated them at a remote location - @WWLTV bit.ly/ySCEd3

Breaking News: Japanese Cabinet resigns en masse, paving way for reshuffle - @AP

PressTV: Yemenis protest against Saleh immunity dlvr.it/14tPC1

BBCWorld: VIDEO: Afghan opium profits up 133% bbc.in/zTvsKz

CNN International: Iran leader wraps LatAm tour in Ecuador goo.gl/fb/a5Yls

MarketWatch: Japanese stocks open sharply higher, with cars, banks gaining; Nikkei Average up 1.1% on.mktw.net/zKW6o4

MarketWatch: Chile delivers its first interest-rate cut since 2009 to 5% on.mktw.net/vZVa2j 

PressTV: Saudi forces kill anti-regime protester dlvr.it/14t09F 

Al Jazeera English: Sport: Former English cricketer admits corruption aje.me/xFuiIW

PressTV: Bahraini forces clash with protesters dlvr.it/14sScc 

Al Arabiya English: Somali pirates tried to board Spanish navy ship off Horn of Africa nation but it repulsed the attack & arrested 6 pirates: EU

The Associated Press: Idled Midwest snow plows are put to work as region gets first big snowstorm of an unusually warm winter: apne.ws/yXbgac -CJ

Guardian news: Tesco shake-up after £5bn battering gu.com/p/34k6g/tf

Al Arabiya English: Gunmen kill Somali aid worker, driver: sources #AlArabiya

The Associated Press: Ala. judge signs an order declaring Natalee Holloway dead, more than 6 years after the teen vanished in Aruba: apne.ws/xkX91l -RAS

NYTimes World: South Sudan Massacres Follow Independence nyti.ms/ypWtb8

FINSider: Average starting salaries for business majors rose 3.8% to $48,144 in 2011 from $46,378 in 2010 bit.ly/wzgkTG

AlArabiya_Eng: US sanctions aim to 'close down' Iran central bank: US official

MarketWatch: Treasury prices fall after weak 30-year auction on.mktw.net/xP2HRo

AlArabiya_Eng: 57 killed in new South Sudan clashes: government

 Al Arabiya English: Iran ready for 'serious' nuclear talks with world powers: Larijani #AlArabita #Iran

AJEnglish: In San Salvador, between 10 and 15 people are murdered daily in gang violence | aje.me/zsAjHg 

Breaking News: Obama asks Congress for $1.2 trillion increase in the nation's debt limit - @AP

MarketWatch: Oil closes 1.8% lower after sharp reversal on Iran-embargo report on.mktw.net/wloPit

breakingstorm: 3 dead in Iowa, Missouri after what are believed to be weather-related traffic accidents- weatherchannel wxch.nl/xb3zST

MarketWatch: Gold up is $8.10, 0.5%, to close at $1,647.70, highest since Dec. 13 on.mktw.net/J00Ag 

AlArabiya_Eng: U.N. envoy to Yemen in Sana'a amid protests; 20 killed in sectarian clashes in the north goo.gl/qDPJq

MarketWatch: Alcoa and Caterpillar blaze trail as Dow joins Nasdaq, S&P in positive territory on.mktw.net/xxhHcw

PressTV: Bomb blast kills five in southern #Iraq dlvr.it/14rQ9Y 

Reuters: Hedge funds hunker down for Greek debt standoff reut.rs/zFVqGJ

 Reuters Top News: Obama, party allies raise $68 million for re-election reut.rs/xBMJQk

PressTV: Lebanon arrests veteran #Israeli spy dlvr.it/14qvXk 

The Associated Press: AP VIDEO: Thai navy patrol rescues 750 dogs caged and destined for cooking pots in Vietnam: apne.ws/xcMtC4 -ldh

Reuters Top News: Somalia Islamists force ICRC food aid suspension reut.rs/y8O3m4

Reuters Top News: Ahmadinejad says Cuba, Iran think alike reut.rs/wYJAuZ

Guardian news: Xbox assembly workers in China threaten mass suicide over jobs dispute gu.com/p/34kxg/tf

Breaking News: Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan enters meeting with labor unions over fuel subsidy dispute, witness says - @Reuters

Press TV: #Iran's Ahmadinejad arrives in Ecuador dlvr.it/14qf76

Al Arabiya English: Video: Egyptians cast votes in final round of elections english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/… 

The Economist: As Turkey continues its membership talks with the EU, it can expect scrutiny of its attitude to criticism to grow econ.st/wIdNfv

MarketWatch: U.S. retail sales increased 0.1% in December on.mktw.net/A48Iz8

Reuters Top News: Some Arab monitors quit Syria over persisting violence reut.rs/AE8jgl

Guardian news: Court upholds law banning Palestinian spouses from living in Israel gu.com/p/34jhh/tf

The Associated Press: Kentucky judge jails Amish men for refusing to mark buggies with reflective triangles: apne.ws/yYjrxk -ldh

Reuters Top News: Calls for Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to resign flood campaign website reut.rs/AB0tmR

Al Jazeera English: More than 13 million #Americans are unemployed - is there any hope for them? | aje.me/vZhK4z

PressTV: Lebanon veterans aiding Syria militants dlvr.it/14qLQ9 

cnni: TASTED CHOCOLATE? on.cnn.com/Ay9jhg There are child slaves harvesting cocoa to make chocolate who haven't #Endslavery 

PressTV: 7 Kenyans killed near Somali border dlvr.it/14qLN1

AlArabiya_Eng: Clashes between Houthis and Salafis west of #Yemen kill 20: correspondent

Reuters: Suicide bomber kills district governor in Afghan south reut.rs/ABDOVb

AP: Weekly applications for unemployment benefits jump to 399K after post-holiday layoffs apne.ws/kBaYDE -ldh