The Nightly World News Report of the 30th of April 2012

Al Arabiya English: Tension escalates in Cairo as military council rules out any cabinet reshuffle http://goo.gl/OoduQ #AlArabiya

Post World News: Troops, inmates face off at Venezuela prison after official says escape prevented with gunfire http://bit.ly/IkUT74


MarketWatch: Australia cuts policy rate by half-point to 3.75%, sending Australian dollar lower http://on.mktw.net/IDw2cH

Al Arabiya English: Death toll mounts as Syrian forces fire at overnight demos amid more army defections http://goo.gl/XRxiH

PressTV: Tunisian activists head to Gaza Strip http://dlvr.it/1VqdNj

Post World News: Rio de Janeiro slums prove hard to ‘pacify’ ahead of World Cup, Olympics http://bit.ly/IkFyn3

Wall Street Journal: BofA planning about 2,000 staff cuts in its investment units, said people familiar w/ the
situation. http://on.wsj.com/JKm2N8 (subscriber-only)

PressTV: Anti-regime demo held in Sana'a http://dlvr.it/1VqG3s

AJEnglish: Deaths in Colombian helicopter crash http://aje.me/IlbLuu

PressTV: South Africa ups oil imports from #Iran http://dlvr.it/1Vpz9h

Reuters: Key Freddie Mac executive steps down: filing http://reut.rs/Iq2qSY via reuters

PressTV: 7 die in another day of violence in#Iraq http://dlvr.it/1Vq4Mx

nytimesworld: Senators Reject Claim That Torture Helped Hunt for Bin Laden http://nyti.ms/Ipb1U1

nytimesworld: Barak Says All Israeli Options Remain Open on Iran http://nyti.ms/JK7Pjk

BBC News (World): Turkey to write new constitution http://bbc.in/IM0zTh

Reuters: Wrongly convicted Colorado man set free after 16 years http://reut.rs/Il3qXV

Reuters Top News: Mexico congress backs bill to support drug war victims http://reut.rs/JmfHp0

Reuters: White powder packages sent to Wells Fargo NYC branches http://reut.rs/KnhMSp

wsjworld: North Mali Gripped by Rape and Theft, Group Says http://on.wsj.com/JwBYmZ

nytimesworld: World Briefing | Africa: Nigeria: Police Convoy Attacked http://nyti.ms/JK7Qnh

nytimesworld: Springfield, Mass., Fights Crime Using Green Beret Tactics http://nyti.ms/IQHZwu

Wall Street Journal: Government’s contribution to GDP is slipping. Expenditures and investment fell by $51.7B. WSJ Vital Signs: http://on.wsj.com/JlR77I

MarketWatch: Japan stocks fall in post-holiday return as stronger yen weighs; Nikkei Average down 0.6% http://on.mktw.net/IDcMw3

BBC News (World): VIDEO: Chinese activist location unknown http://bbc.in/ILGjkE

AlArabiya_Eng: Outgunned Syrian opposition forces make shift to homemade bombs #Syria http://tinyurl.com/cda33vu

Al Arabiya English: #Egypt expects tourism to rebound this year to pre-revolution levels http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/04/30/211237.html

CBSNews: #Occupy: What to expect in May Day general strike http://cbsn.ws/KxlyxG #OWS (via

Breaking News: 'Several dead' in gunfight at Mali TV, radio station - @afp http://f24.my/JxrzZW

CBS News: American al Qaeda offering insights at NYC trial http://cbsn.ws/J6vSJ7 (via @CBSEveningNews)

Agence France-Presse: "Very clear signs" that French journalist has been kidnapped by #FARC rebels, says #Colombia's president http://yhoo.it/JxpDjZ #AFP

CBSNewsHotSheet: Romney will not appear with Gingrich when Gingrich drops out Wednesday, the Gingrich campaign confirms.

BBCWorld: VIDEO: Greece gearing up for elections http://bbc.in/ILlXbj

Al Arabiya English: #Saudi ambassador to #Cairo plays down tension with #Egypt http://ow.ly/aCeop

Al Jazeera English: Explosions hit northern Syrian city http://aje.me/IQD1yi

HuffPostWorld: More than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike http://huff.to/JxebVK

Al Jazeera English: Op-ed: #Iraq has huge potential oil wealth, but food rationing is keeping much of the population alive, notes Stan Cox http://aje.me/IPSiPI

AP: Disturbing new research says number of U.S. babies born with signs of opiate drug withdrawal triples in a decade: http://apne.ws/IQnBtM

Press TV: Bad economy driving up domestic violence http://dlvr.it/1VmqGd

Al Jazeera English: Fears over Heathrow chaos before Olympics http://aje.me/IkLtZg

BBCWorld: VIDEO: Iran women's dress-code crackdown http://bbc.in/IKYyXm

Wall Street Journal: Chinese officials and the US Embassy in Beijing stay mum on the whereabouts of escaped activist Chen Guangcheng. http://on.wsj.com/KqDkyq

Reuters Top News: Delta to buy U.S. refinery for $150 million http://reut.rs/ICX4AZ

BBC News (World): Peru policeman in jungle ordeal http://bbc.in/ICWseN

WSJ: Dow ends up 1.59 pts for April -- its 7th straight monthly gain and the longest monthly winning streak in 5 yrs. http://on.wsj.com/J5NVzp

MarketWatch: More Americans are renting instead of owning, and paying more to do so http://on.mktw.net/Jx5WsF

CNN International: Chavez faces more cancer treatment http://dlvr.it/1VmdV0

MarketWatch: Dow's seven-month winning streak is longest since 2007 http://on.mktw.net/JZfUFJ

MarketWatch: U.S. stocks end lower Monday; S&P suffers first monthly decline of 2012 http://on.mktw.net/IoK5FO

The Associated Press: Top environmental official in the oil-rich South and Southwest region resigns over 'crucify' comment: http://apne.ws/IkEgs9 -RAS

Agence France-Presse: Blind Chinese dissident Chen #Guangcheng holed up in the US embassy in Beijing, activist Hu Jia says http://yhoo.it/IoGw2f #China #AFP

BreakingNews: Oklahoma Supreme Court: Petition to grant 'personhood' rights to embryos is unconstitutional - AP

Al Jazeera English: How Indigenous community groups help to revive the forest on which they & #Borneo's wildlife have always relied | http://aje.me/JuuQJw

guardianworld: Al-Qaida's wretched utopia and the battle for hearts and minds http://gu.com/p/378nh/tw (report by Ghaith Abdul-Ahad)

AFP: Widow of #Pakistan man shot dead by CIA contractor last year is killed by her father for refusing to remarry http://yhoo.it/IKAlR9 #AFP

Al Arabiya English: Gunfire heard in #Mali capital Bamako, presidential guard seen deploying in parts of city: witnesses

Reuters Top News: Exxon Mobil shuts Louisiana pipeline after leak http://reut.rs/JXpu9g

Breaking News: Gunfire heard in Mali capital Bamako, presidential guard seen deploying in parts of city, witnesses say - @Reuters

guardiannews: BP to start three new Gulf of Mexico oil rigs http://gu.com/p/378nf/tf

HuffPostWorld: Police officer who went missing after rebel ambush in Peru found alive http://huff.to/IQ6B6X

HuffPostWorld: Attacks by Afghan soldiers on US troops go underreported http://huff.to/JXj6Pn

PressTV: Five#EU leaders boycott Ukraine summit http://dlvr.it/1Vlfhm

PressTV: India ferry accident claims 105 lives http://dlvr.it/1VlW6C

cnni: Four killed in blast in southeast Nepal http://dlvr.it/1VlHwN #worldnews

MarketWatch: Gold futures close April with 0.5% decline http://on.mktw.net/JN0uTR

MarketWatch: Coca-Cola to buy energy-drink maker Monster: report http://on.mktw.net/IEeOZm

CNN Breaking News: Opposition activists report 20 dead after explosions in Syrian city. http://on.cnn.com/JrSLHZ

WSJ: Occupy Wall Street plans to shut down NYC on Tuesday, but a fizzled event could signal problems http://on.wsj.com/IiXX3M #ows

HuffPostWorld: Thai website censorship verdict delayed http://huff.to/JWOXQ7

guardiannews: Italian women whose husbands killed themselves in recession stage march http://gu.com/p/378h4/tw

The Morning World News Report of the 30th of April 2012

PressTV: Iraqi VP charged with killing six judges http://dlvr.it/1VjDdw

PressTV: Ex-Libyan PM drowned: Austrian police http://dlvr.it/1VjDfW

wsjworld: China Eastern to Buy 20 Boeing Planes http://on.wsj.com/INxYQC

PostWorldNews: Afghan children trigger bomb while playing outside; 2 dead http://wapo.st/JnJvV8

Reuters: Pirates Party's rapid rise upsets German landscape http://reut.rs/In5XBo #worldnews

AP: BREAKING: Police say 35 dead, 75 feared missing as packed ferry capsizes in remote northeast India.

PostWorldNews: Romania's PM designate Victor Ponta to meet with IMF a day ahead of naming his Cabinet http://bit.ly/Inyfdg

AFP: China censors block web searches in blind activist case http://bit.ly/JlbWjK #worldnews

PressTV: http://www.presstv.ir/ #Canadian #university students #protest against #tuition hike in #Montreal downtown stre http://twitpic.com/9fkbyk

PressTV: US-led soldier killed in#Afghanistan http://dlvr.it/1Vf23J

AP: Report: Algerian forces kill 20 alleged militants apparently about to attack fuel tankers: http://apne.ws/IP0ShC - VW

AP: Update: 10 killed when suicide bomber on motorcycle drove into convoy carrying top police official in Nigeria http://apne.ws/Iob0zK

PressTV: Bombings kill 20, injure scores in Syria http://dlvr.it/1VfXTt

PressTV: Railway track blown up in SW#Pakistan http://dlvr.it/1VfXSK

AJEnglish: Video: South Sudan facing food crisis http://aje.me/IjQUrm

PressTV: Spain hit with double-dip recession http://dlvr.it/1VfXVr

AFP: UN Palestinian agency staff in Jordan strike over pay http://bit.ly/IjRqWq #worldnews

AP: Authorities say 5 killed as suicide bombers target police commissioner convoy in northeast Nigeria: http://apne.ws/IP2AzB - VW

MarketWatch: Barnes & Noble shares up more than 60% on news of Nook pact with Microsoft http://on.mktw.net/JXvRMv

Al Arabiya English: Two police shot dead in #Algeria’s Kabylie region: source http://ow.ly/aBrdH

BBCWorld: Four men arrested in #Luton last week have been charged with #UK terrorism offences. More soon http://bbc.in/JvWJAU

cnnbrk: Relatives of man killed by CIA contractor in Pakistan found dead. http://on.cnn.com/JphdJO

Wall Street Journal: 73% of Fortune 500 companies have at least one female executive officer http://on.wsj.com/KmlADy

PressTV: Israel builds wall along#Lebanon border http://dlvr.it/1Vh6fv

BBCWorld: Who is Bosco Ntaganda, the Congolese "Terminator"? Read our profile of a war-crimes suspect http://bbc.in/Jw8IhV

WSJ World News: Suu Kyi to Take Oath of Office http://on.wsj.com/JqAevw

AFP: A Bosnian Muslim former soldier becomes the first woman convicted of war crimes http://bit.ly/IzRSQ7

AlArabiya_Eng: #BreakingNews: Third blast rocks Syrian city of Idlib, injuries reported: NGO

AJELive: Mistaking 1 Swiss & 3 Lebanese skiers for smugglers, Syrian soldiers fired at the group along the border. http://aje.me/IOzGBm

MarketWatch: U.S. stocks move moderately lower after consumer-spending data http://on.mktw.net/InHUlT

MarketWatch: Barnes & Noble rallies as Microsoft to invest $300 million in joint venture http://on.mktw.net/JMbcKt

AlArabiya_Eng: #Israel ready to swap 63 Egyptian prisoners for its convicted spy amid hunger strike confusion http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/04/30/211255.html #Egypt

BBCWorld: Bosco "Terminator" Ntaganda takes over two towns in eastern #DRCongo, after a day of fighting http://bbc.in/Jw4E14

AJEnglish: Bahrain court orders retrial for 21 activists http://aje.me/Jngb1b

Al Arabiya English: #BreakingNews: At least 20 people killed in an attack in Idlib north of Syria: activists

Breaking News: Standard & Poor's lowers credit rating on 16 Spanish banks - @cnbc

The Nightly World News Report of the 29th of April 2012

BBC Breaking News: Bahrain appeal court orders retrial in civil court for hunger-striker Abdulhadi al-Khawaja

AFP: China shuts #CocaCola plant over chlorine contamination http://yhoo.it/JVer0h #China #food

Press TV: Bahraini activist ‘drugged, force-fed’ http://dlvr.it/1Vc4kV

PressTV: #Iran repels cyber attack on Science Min. http://dlvr.it/1Vbz5k

AlArabiya_Eng: #BreakingNews: Scores killed and injured in two terrorist bombings in Idlib: Syrian TV

Al Arabiya English: Update: Two bombs detonate in Idlib as top U.N. truce monitor takes over in Syria http://goo.gl/GajSa

Press TV: Mexico police nab 200 student protesters http://dlvr.it/1Vbnl1

BBCBreaking: Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb offers to free British hostage if UK sends Abu Qatada to an Arab country http://bbc.in/JvxP4g

Breaking News: Myanmar oath dispute resolved; Aung San Suu Kyi to attend parliament - @ap http://huff.to/JVak4o

AJEnglish: UN chief meets Myanmar president http://aje.me/IneRgs

PressTV: China launches two navigation satellites http://dlvr.it/1VbbqN

Press TV: Terrorists attack Syrian bank, police http://dlvr.it/1VbBWL

Reuters Top News: Israel court puts 60-day hold on settlement razings http://reut.rs/JFYMzT

The Economist: The shock fall of the Dutch government sends reverberations across Europe http://econ.st/JkAxIi

The Associated Press: South Alabama campus lockdown lifted after armed robbery; suspect arrested: http://apne.ws/JvpUEc - VW

Reuters Top News: No end in sight to global jobs crisis, ILO says http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/04/29/us-jobs-ilo-idUKBRE83S0GR20120429

HuffPostWorld: Massive North Korean parade visible from space http://huff.to/I8Xg9r

AJELive: Deadly attacks in two #Nigerian cities, 21 dead http://aje.me/IzX6to

Press TV: ‘Palestinian mass strike case to go to UN’ http://dlvr.it/1VZmcg

Post World News: Russian opposition activist detained while trying to pray against Vladimir Putin http://wapo.st/JuAz1Z

Agence France-Presse: National Australia Bank to restructure struggling British business, slashing more than 1,400 jobs by 2015 http://bit.ly/JGyA8f #Britain #AFP

Reuters Top News: U.N. chief visits "new" Myanmar to push more reforms http://reut.rs/IJLEfl

CBS News: Once-captive British Red Cross worker murdered in Pakistan because "ransom not paid" - http://cbsn.ws/KliFLe

Al Jazeera English: Thousands protest austerity cuts in Spain http://aje.me/Jl8fNG

CNN International: Activist held Vietnam on terror charge http://dlvr.it/1VZZ27

MarketWatch: Hong Kong stocks rally at open, as earnings boost shares; Hang Seng Index up 1% http://on.mktw.net/J3rgU9

Post World News: Thai court set to give verdict on webmaster accused of allowing anti-royal comments on site http://bit.ly/JviCAp

Post World News: Brief firefight at Thai border wounds Cambodian soldier; Thailand says loggers to blame http://wapo.st/JuoHgv

Reuters Top News: Militants fire on Syrian Central Bank: state TV http://reut.rs/IMvWjL

Reuters Top News: Mexico regulators to vote on $1 billion fine vs tycoon Carlos Slim http://reut.rs/Ixopq5

BreakingNews: Grenades fired at Syrian Central Bank in Damascus, state TV reports - reuters http://reut.rs/IyJMbU

CBSNews: Type 2 diabetes epidemic among U.S. kids worsens (via CBSEveningNews) - http://cbsn.ws/IBiDSB

The Associated Press: University of South Alabama issues alert after armed person reported on campus; no shots fired: http://apne.ws/JjNSkc -RJJ

The Associated Press: Deep in jungle, US special forces team up with African troops in hunt for most-wanted warlord Joseph Kony: http://apne.ws/JjBPDp -RJJ

Al Jazeera English: Colombia security forces killed in FARC raid http://aje.me/JSsOST

Reuters Top News: Bahrain hunger striker force-fed, drugged: wife http://reut.rs/Ijue7Z

Press TV: US drone crashes in central#Afghanistan http://dlvr.it/1VXL66

AlArabiya_Eng: Former Libyan oil minister's body was found in Danube: Austrian police #worldnews

Al Arabiya English: #BreakingNews: Death toll in Syria today rises to 23: Revolution Council

The Associated Press: More on Bronx crash: Seven people dead, including 3 children, after van plunges off a New York City roadway: http://apne.ws/JuMDAi -EF

Post World News: Official: Grenade attack wounds 5 in Somalia’s capital, 2 seriously hurt http://wapo.st/JfROSQ

PressTV: Major German union begins strike http://dlvr.it/1VWX3W

AJEnglish: As #Putin begins his third term as #Russian president, Empire examines Putin's #Russia | http://aje.me/IEVkYL

Post World News: Philippine troops, communist rebels clash in 2 provinces; 10 killed http://wapo.st/JgHeuX

Al Arabiya English: West African force to start deploying in #Bissau Sunday: security source

AlArabiya_Eng: #BreakingNews: Egypt cabinet reshuffle expected within hours: reports

AP: AP VIDEO: Today in history - 20 years ago: Los Angeles riots after Rodney King beating, 55 killed: http://youtu.be/4DJ8KoZB6O4 -EF View video

BBC News (World): Nine-year drought in large parts of #Australia is officially over http://bbc.in/J2g2za

Chapter 14: Covering the 25th-29th of April 2012

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012

PostWorldNews: Fundamentalist Islamic body backs Muslim Brotherhood candidate for Egypt presidency http://wapo.st/Id6Uwk

Guardian news: Extinct short-haired bumblebee to be reintroduced in England http://gu.com/p/375ge/tf

The Associated Press: Pakistan's top court convicts Prime Minister Gilani of contempt over graft case: http://apne.ws/JHpcD8 - VW

CNN International: Venezuela's Chavez returns home http://dlvr.it/1TlBXB

AlArabiya_Eng: Feature: #Syrian women risk lives to smuggle aid to dissidents http://goo.gl/uYdQU

PostWorldNews: White House approves broader Yemen drone campaign http://wapo.st/Io5Ekn

Press TV: 99-percenters step up campus protests http://dlvr.it/1TkmWD

Al Jazeera English: Top Kenyan judges sacked http://aje.me/IeEvWS

MarketWatch: Shares of Zynga have lost all of their upside since Facebook made its first IPO filing; $ZNGA earnings out tomorrow http://on.mktw.net/JRuqOj

Al Jazeera English: #Syria aerial images show vast difference b/w August 2011 landscape & March 2012 physical reality in Homs, Idlib http://aje.me/Iditn7

Reuters: Hundreds march in Phoenix against Arizona immigration law http://reut.rs/IqTcmq

MarketWatch: Hong Kong stocks add to gains, with financials strong; Hang Seng Index up 0.7% http://on.mktw.net/IaMDDU

The Associated Press: Defense official signals that the Army could lay off up to 24,000 enlisted personnel, 5,000 officers in five years: http://apne.ws/Ie992p

AJELive: Blast in #Hama kills many in #Syria I http://aje.me/Ia5oKy

Breaking Politics: Colorado Senate initially OKs civil union bill for gay couples; fate in House uncertain - @denverpost http://bit.ly/IqLJnr

Press TV: ‘Israel threats against #Iran mere rhetoric’ http://dlvr.it/1TjL9Z

Reuters: Argentine Senate set to approve YPF takeover bill http://reut.rs/InaPB4

MarketWatch: Japan stocks rise, with techs tracking Nasdaq gains; Nikkei Average up 0.4% http://on.mktw.net/JqYk8B

guardiannews: Marine discharged for criticising Obama on Facebook http://gu.com/p/3765h/tf

Reuters: College students protest debt on "Trillion Dollar Day" http://reut.rs/JCjfub

Guardian news: Two-fifths of UK trafficking victims are male, survey reveals http://gu.com/p/3765t/tf

Reuters: Romney builds bigger, richer campaign for Obama fight http://reut.rs/JA0tCA

AJELive: #Chile students rally for free education  http://aje.me/I27hVN

AlArabiya_Eng: At least 100 deaths in #Syria across the country on Wednesday, monitors say http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/04/25/210275.html

AJEnglish: Bahrain says hunger striker in 'good health' http://aje.me/ImzXIc

Al Jazeera English: Israel general says Iran atomic bomb unlikely http://aje.me/Idjn3c

Reuters Top News: Accused drug dealer says he paid off fugitive Venezuela judge http://reut.rs/JzUNIU

Reuters: Egypt lets Mubarak's former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq back into presidential race http://reut.rs/Iwc9F0

Reuters: U.S. accuses two Taiwanese in China military sale case http://reut.rs/Iw8GWU

Reuters Top News: ‏HIV-positive man fights charge that saliva was deadly http://reut.rs/Iw8Ops

MarketWatch: Senate passes bill to overhaul U.S. Postal Service, allowing cutting of Saturday delivery http://on.mktw.net/JBQfCJ

Post World News: Maldives parliament approves president’s choices for vice president and Cabinet http://wapo.st/Ij9vPR

MarketWatch: House to vote on student-loan bill Friday: Boehner http://on.mktw.net/JasomL

Post World News: Jordan training 10,000 Libyan policemen to boost ties with for post-Gadhafi government http://wapo.st/IahZOR

AJELive: Images from Hama show people searching for survivors under rubble of collapsed homes destroyed by shelling #Syria http://aje.me/JGGQXN

MarketWatch: Nasdaq finishes up 2.3% as investors cheer Apple's quarterly results http://on.mktw.net/Kb7epp

wsjworld: Lippo Group CEO Is Bullish on Indonesia http://on.wsj.com/K6CK8K

WSJ World News: Bo's Brother Resigns From Everbright Board http://on.wsj.com/K6CKpj

Post World News: When the euphoria fades, freed Colombian hostages haunted by depression, loneliness http://wapo.st/IKiaMJ

BreakingNews: Connecticut governor signs law repealing death penalty, effective immediately - The Guardian's Edpilkington

MarketWatch: Europeans still have more work to do to resolve their sovereign debt problems, says Ben Bernanke http://on.mktw.net/Jo3LaH

MarketWatch: Gold ends lower today; June delivery retreated $1.50, or 0.1%, to settle at $1,642.30 an ounce http://on.mktw.net/Jo3m8j

Press TV: 'Mistakes push#EU into deep recession' http://dlvr.it/1Tfk8n

HuffPostWorld: Mexico forests hit by devastating fires http://huff.to/I5C5DJ

Press TV: Mali forms post-coup government http://dlvr.it/1TfMgj

Sky News Newsdesk: AFP: U.S. Federal Reserve says country's jobless rate could fall to 7.8% by end of year

Reuters: Four charged in $400 million Ponzi fraud http://reut.rs/IgrTwZ

Reuters Top News: Military to review course teaching "U.S. at war with Islam" http://reut.rs/IgrWsT

BBC Breaking News: Young woman entered into child 'marriage' aged one has union legally annulled in landmark case in #India http://bbc.in/JB3YtD

Reuters: Activists say rocket fired into Syrian city of Hama has left 12 people dead and dozens wounded

MarketWatch: Exxon Mobil lifts dividend by 21% $XOM http://on.mktw.net/JnYLmB

Reuters Top News: Arizona executes killer convicted of 1992 kidnap and murder: official http://reut.rs/IclnZp

Al Arabiya English: #BreakingNews: 40 people have been killed across t#Syria today by security force gunfire, mostly in Hama: Local Coordinating Committees

PressTV: http://www.presstv.ir/ #Medicine and #health workers of #Bolivia confront the riot #police in downtown La Paz, http://twitpic.com/9dru7m

Press TV: ‘US sent death squads into Syria’ http://dlvr.it/1TdsPT

MarketWatch: Following a positive reaction to Apple's latest earnings report, $AAPL is up by almost 9% today http://on.mktw.net/IcWfzv

Damien Cave: The Guardian re-does my immigration story from last year. Same state, premise, experts - no credit http://bit.ly/I5vI3n

Reuters Top News: Libya bans religious, tribal or ethnic parties http://reut.rs/JzlOMx

Reuters Top News: ‏Greek anger keeps German tourists away http://reut.rs/IgfUj9

PressTV: Two Syrian officers killed in Dara'a http://dlvr.it/1TdWKQ

MarketWatch: Fed holds line on interest rates, anticipates gradual pickup after moderate-growth phase http://on.mktw.net/JziO2G

Reuters Top News: Can cash-strapped cities afford the 2012 election? http://reut.rs/Jzgx7M

Reuters: Fewer storms forecast for 2012 Atlantic hurricane season http://reut.rs/IpKQLY

BreakingNews: Several US Supreme Court justices express support for Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigration - Reuters

BBC News (World): #France suggests possible use of force in #Syria if UN-backed peace plan fails http://bbc.in/JAz5p0

Post World News: International court to announce war-crimes verdict for former Liberian president http://wapo.st/IbrTQg

AJEnglish: AU demands end to Sudan border violence http://aje.me/IkD97o

Al Jazeera English: Gingrich expected to end US presidential bid http://aje.me/IbHcIH

AJELive: Growing concern about health of jailed Bahraini activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, now 77 days on hunger strike. http://aje.me/K4IL5K

Sky News Newsdesk: Three people killed in crash between car and lorry on B1404 between Houghton-le-Spring and Seaham, Durham

nytimesworld: Greece Projects Deeper Economic Contraction http://nyti.ms/K0Ujai

TelegraphWorld: Australia grounds Black Hawk helicopter fleet http://tgr.ph/I9Vl92

PostWorldNews: Kremlin faces rare opposition in parliament in pushing through bill on gubernatorial elections http://wapo.st/IkgMip

PostWorldNews: 20 villagers detained in Vietnam following land eviction by thousands of police http://wapo.st/JF9CrE

PressTV: US military in new sex scandal in Brazil http://dlvr.it/1TWpTH

PostWorldNews: Ruling family detains pro-reform member in possible UAE crackdown on Islamists http://wapo.st/Ikbd3h

AJELive: Activists say #Syrian troops attacking #Damascus suburb of #Douma: AP http://aje.me/jlCqCU

Al Jazeera English: Video: Dalits seek escape from India's caste system http://aje.me/Ij8qaJ

CNNPolitics: BREAKING: @MarkPrestonCNN reports that Newt Gingrich to end White House bid. http://wp.me/p4HKM-ZvV

BBCIndia: India rebels 'to free' legislator http://bbc.in/IioFEY

MarketWatch: U.K. GDP falls 0.2% in first quarter, putting economy back into recession http://on.mktw.net/InhMkR

Reuters: Pakistan army uses bullets, and classrooms to fight militancy http://reut.rs/J8CJj5

MarketWatch: Coca-Cola to undertake first stock split in 16 years http://on.mktw.net/IHWAs6

cnni: Yemen: Al Qaeda boss dead in airstrike http://dlvr.it/1TXnKj

PostWorldNews: In Afghanistan, underground girls school defies Taliban edict and threats. Read the story by ksieff: http://wapo.st/Ib5pia

PressTV: Oil prices close to#USD 104 per barrel http://dlvr.it/1TbBZq

AP: Gingrich all but concedes his campaign is over, says he expects Romney to be nominee and calls for GOP unity: http://apne.ws/Ibk50G -EF

Reuters: UK return to recession "very, very disappointing:" PM http://reut.rs/InAAjS

PressTV: Protesters hold signs during a #demonstration outside of a Wells #Fargo shareholders meeting to demand an e... http://twitpic.com/9dn5e8

BBCWorld: Media groups call on #Brazil to investigate the murder of a journalist - the 4th to be killed there this year http://bbc.in/JyZJPg

cnni: Kiir: Sudan has declared war on South http://dlvr.it/1TXzV2

PressTV: Guerillas kill 12 in Philippines ambush http://dlvr.it/1TY0kj

PostWorldNews: Dutch queen calls for Sept. 12 elections after austerity talks bring down government http://wapo.st/IiWRQM

AlArabiya: A group of Syrian lawyers start a sit-in at al-Adl Palace in Aleppo, condemning the Syrian forces' shelling of cities: activists

AJELive: With 2 more deaths this week, total number of NATO service member deaths in Afghanistan up to 132 for the year http://aje.me/IGZ7CR

AJEnglish: #Iran has approximately 1,000 strategic missiles and Israel is believed to have around 200 nukes. Read more: http://aje.me/JYkePI

AlArabiya_Eng: 11 people killed by the fire of Syrian forces today: Syrian activists

BBCWorld: EU to propose 6.8% rise to budget http://bbc.in/Jy2TCA #worldnews

BBCWorld: The terrible price of a Korean defection http://bbc.in/Jx9s8u

AJWitness: The story of a community in East Jerusalem, determined to doggedly struggle for justice nonviolently | http://aje.me/JUYODc

Reuters Top News: Pakistan tests nuclear-capable ballistic missile http://reut.rs/ID45AW

nytimesworld: | The Americas: Haiti: Rogue Force Refuses to Disband http://nyti.ms/In1oRh

nytimesworld: | Europe: Turkey: 5 Killed as Rebels Clash With Military http://nyti.ms/Iac6AK

nytimesworld: World Briefing | Asia: Vietnam: Land Dispute Sets Off Clash http://nyti.ms/ID2VVV

nytimesworld: World Briefing | The Americas: Brazil: Political Reporter Shot to Death http://nyti.ms/Jy0maQ

nytimesworld: | Africa: Mali: Abducted Swiss Missionary Released http://nyti.ms/Jy0pmS

nytimesworld: World Briefing | Europe: Spain: Police Break Up Smuggling Ring http://nyti.ms/Jy0rLs

BBC News (World): Hunt resists Labour's quit calls http://bbc.in/Jy39ll

Post World News: Syria running out of cash as sanctions take toll, but Assad avoids economic pain http://wapo.st/JECoc6

The Associated Press: Cement contractor Halliburton objects to BP's $7.8B Gulf oil spill settlement with plaintiffs: http://apne.ws/JZI2Tw - VW

BreakingNews: 2 major South Korean retailers halt US beef sales after mad cow disease case - Reuters http://reut.rs/K81JYP


THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2012

HuffPostWorld: North Korea's newest rockets are fake, say experts http://huff.to/IqaJst

Post World News: Georgian president says he’s willing to resign if Russia pulls out from separatist regions http://wapo.st/Jq09oP

BBCWorld: People's Daily site shares up 70% http://bbc.in/IVBtC7

Guardian news: Chinese activist flees house arrest http://gu.com/p/377x3/tf

nytimesworld: United States to Cut Number of Marines on Okinawa http://nyti.ms/IuSMvw

PostWorldNews: Gypsy families evicted from settlement in Serbia's capital, despite protests by rights groups http://wapo.st/ITV063

cnnbrk: Pentagon: U.S. to transfer about 9,000 Marines from Okinawa http://on.cnn.com/IIRJXY

PressTV: Air crash kills#US-Bulgaria war games http://dlvr.it/1Tynsc

AJELive: #ECOWAS to send troops to #Mali and G. Bissau I http://aje.me/IcEEZR

MarketWatch: Hong Kong stocks rise, with PetroChina boosted by earnings; Hang Seng Index up 0.4% http://on.mktw.net/IuHebw

PressTV: 85 arrested in Montreal student rally http://dlvr.it/1TxNGn

AJEnglish: #Libya bans religious parties from politics http://aje.me/IorDYG

BBCWorld: Jamaica struggles toward a sound economic future http://bbc.in/JqqkvB

PostWorldNews: 2 nephews of leader of powerful Sinaloa cartel arrested on drug possession charges in Mexico http://wapo.st/IsO9P3

MarketWatch: Japan stocks seesaw in early moves, with retailers weak; Nikkei Average flat http://on.mktw.net/IsSv9X

BBCWorld: Samsung profits up 81% on phones http://bbc.in/Jqqq6e

BBCWorld: Colombia army on call to fight flooding http://bbc.in/IVkUGp

Post World News: 5 dead after Ukrainian helicopter crashes in eastern Romania http://wapo.st/IU4luD

Pedro da Costa: S&P downgrades Spain two notches.

breakingpol: Violence Against Women Act re-authorization bill passed by Senate - washingtonpost http://wapo.st/IkPuMZ

AJEnglish: Video: Afghan schools hit by Taliban bike campaign http://aje.me/IUPHTT

Reuters Top News: Islamist militants blow up Yemen gas pipeline http://reut.rs/IAna8m

Al Arabiya English: Plane carrying bin Laden family leaves Pakistan for Saudi Arabia: ministry

Reuters: Insight: Falling home prices drag new buyers under water http://reut.rs/Ityliu

Al Jazeera English: Video: Claims of fraud in Russian elections continue http://aje.me/Jqc7yO

Agence France-Presse: #Mali's Timbuktu falls under control of a new armed group of Arabs, who claim to be neither rebels nor Islamists http://yhoo.it/Jqc5a2 #AFP

BBC News (World): VIDEO: High winds shake Spain planes http://bbc.in/K1OlKB

Post World News: UN report says unexploded cluster munitions found in Sri Lanka, appearing to confirm war use http://wapo.st/JpkP07

Reuters Top News: Secret Service expands misconduct probe to El Salvador http://reut.rs/Ise8qW via @kiro7seattle

MarketWatch: Amazon shares rally 9% after earnings blow past estimates http://on.mktw.net/JdqD8B

Reuters: Zynga reports $85 million quarterly loss http://reut.rs/IeYAvL

Reuters Top News: Amazon reports first-quarter EPS of $0.28 on revenue of $13.18 billion, watch http://Reuters.com for full story $AMZN

Reuters: Tibetan quake victims fight China government land grab http://reut.rs/IeXyzZ

wsjworld: Turkey Begins Cyprus Drilling http://on.wsj.com/IT7NpS

Reuters: MetLife exits reverse mortgage business http://reut.rs/IA5gm2

BreakingNews: Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for today's attacks on ThisDay offices in Abuja and Kaduna, Nigeria - jongambrellAP

wsjworld: Syria, Rebels Trade Blame for Violence in Hama http://on.wsj.com/IA6oWZ

PostWorldNews: Officials: Libya's ruling council fires Cabinet, citing incompetence, 2 months before election http://wapo.st/K1z2Bv

Reuters Top News: Starbucks profit up, but Europe shows weakness http://reut.rs/IeXiAR

MarketWatch: Dow extends winning streak to third day; S&P reclaims 1,400 http://on.mktw.net/Ic6fdw

guardiannews: Top story: Rupert Murdoch apologises, and says there was a 'cover-up' at the NoW http://gu.com/p/376q6

MarketWatch: Zynga reports a loss, but beats estimates; revenue rises 32% http://on.mktw.net/IkDWtf

MarketWatch: Expedia shares jump 13% late in wake of quarterly report http://on.mktw.net/Ic72eB

BBC News (World): #Dutch party leaders agree tough budget cuts days after government collapsed over the measures http://bbc.in/K1rfnf #Netherlands

The Associated Press: Osama bin Laden's three widows, children head to Pakistan airport to be deported to Saudi Arabia: http://apne.ws/Jq7Uee -CC

wsjworld: IMF Says Hungary Must Fix Central Bank Issues http://on.wsj.com/IA0dlO

Post World News: Taliban closes dozens of Afghan schools http://wapo.st/Jq5dJF

wsjworld: Ireland Passes Latest Bailout Review http://on.wsj.com/Ir2RWH

Breaking News: Osama bin Laden's family heading for airport to depart Pakistan for Saudi Arabia, family lawyer says - @Reuters

WSJ World News: Gulf Countries Splurge at Home http://on.wsj.com/Ir2TOj

AlArabiya_Eng: Calls to use force under UN Syria mandate counterproductive: Moscow #AlArabiya #Syria

Al Arabiya English: Arab League condemns South Sudan's 'aggression' against Heglig, says oil-rich area is Sudan's #AlArabiya #Sudan

Breaking News: Arab League condemns South Sudan's 'aggression' against Heglig, says oil-rich area is Sudan's - @AP

Reuters Top News: After Apple, Amazon, too, may be in for wild ride http://reut.rs/IiP6zR

Al Arabiya English: Fourteen people killed and 39 injured in bombings across Iraq http://goo.gl/7pfep

PostWorldNews: Campaign begins for runoff for Iran parliament seats; conservatives assured of majority http://wapo.st/Jq4gRL

BBCWorld: Minibus backs into Bin Laden house - follow BBC's AleemMaqbool & TulipMazumdar for more on journey from #Pakistan to #Saudi Arabia

CNN International: Afghan 'soldier' kills ISAF member http://dlvr.it/1TvHVf

MarketWatch: Dow industrials expand Thursday advance to triple digits http://on.mktw.net/IS9tjv

PressTV: US drone kills 3 in south#Yemen http://dlvr.it/1Tttc4

Press TV: Obama escalates drone war in#Yemen http://dlvr.it/1Tttft

CNN Breaking News: Multiple bomb blasts kill at least 7 in #Nigeria. http://on.cnn.com/IbQMKF

Al Arabiya English: 10 killed and 15 injured in Iraq's Diala #AlArabiya #Iraq

ReutersTV: Brazil's biggest IPO has raised $1.96 billion, but will it spark growth? A BreakingViews columnists discuss http://reut.rs/I4mfL4

PressTV: http://www.presstv.ir/ #Yemeni women holding up a banner showing Yemen's former #ruler Ali Abdullah #Saleh and http://twitpic.com/9e26e5

MarketWatch: Treasury Department sold $29 billion in 7-year debt at a record-low yield of 1.347% http://on.mktw.net/Ik6xPp

AlArabiya_Eng: U.N. plans aid for 1 million Syrians struggling amid conflict http://goo.gl/l8P3I

wsjworld: Pakistan Premier Gets 30-Second Sentence http://on.wsj.com/IR3z26

WSJ World News: Dutch Budget Talks Continue http://on.wsj.com/IR3zir

AlArabiya_Eng: 22 people killed by the gunfire of Syrian forces across the country: activists

Reuters: Lufthansa to cut 3,000 admin jobs: report http://reut.rs/JIqDBi

Post World News: NATO: Man dressed in Afghan army uniform fires on coalition forces, killing 1 service member http://wapo.st/JpUkHO

Reuters: How Russia, Iran keep fuel flowing to Syria http://reut.rs/IbuM2y

Wall Street Journal: Health insurers are expected to rebate $1+ bil to consumers and employers this year under health overhaul http://on.wsj.com/KdYxe0

Guardian World: Cambodian police shoot dead leading anti-logging campaigner Chut Wutty http://gu.com/p/376tg/tw

AlArabiya_Eng: #BreakingNews: At least 7 killed by the Syrian security forces in Deir al-Zour: revolution council

Reuters: Pakistan says U.S. not listening: drone strikes must stop http://reut.rs/Iig1ut

PostWorldNews: Official: Taliban kill 4 police officers, abduct 16 in attack on post in northeast Afghanistan http://wapo.st/JHDNyA

BBCWorld: #Brazil's Congress approves controversial forest law http://bbc.in/IepB0m

TelegraphWorld: Kazakhstan extends ban on Communist Party http://tgr.ph/KbklaX

AlArabiya_Eng: Syrian Red Crescent worker shot dead, as army continues heavy shelling of cities http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/04/26/210382.html

AlArabiya_Eng: #Ukraine builds new shelter on #Chernobyl disaster anniversary http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/04/26/210387.html

BBCBreaking: UK, US and Australia raids take down 36 websites where stolen credit card details were sold http://bbc.in/IOnpec

Press TV: ‘US police cruelty at all-time high’ http://dlvr.it/1TrYhw

Reuters Top News: Baghdad blasts kill 5, wound 27: sources http://reut.rs/JBD8R4

BreakingNews: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao: China wants to establish $10billion credit line for central/eastern Europe - Reuters

BBCWorld: Bo Xilai "spied on #China's president" with a wire-tapping system, @NYTimes reports http://bbc.in/JWDz8r #BoXilai

PostWorldNews: Heavy rains force evacuations of 3,000 homes in low-lying towns in Dominican Republic http://wapo.st/ImDAOt

MarketWatch: U.S. pending home sales rise to 23-month high http://on.mktw.net/IjsRZk

guardiannews: Foodbank handouts double as more families end up on the breadline http://gu.com/p/3764g/tw

BBCWorld: #Volkswagen and #Chrysler report strong rises in first-quarter profits as global car market recovers http://bbc.in/IOVKdc
PressTV: Demonstrators confront a riot policeman during a protest demanding the government of President Sebastian... http://twitpic.com/9dxqf5

PressTV: Protesters opposed to #Arizona's #Immigration Law march through downtown #Phoenix, Arizona April 25, 2012. http://twitpic.com/9dxqjy View photo

PostWorldNews: Thailand extends probe on diversion of cold pills for meth production to South Korea, China http://wapo.st/JXvj82

HuffPostWorld: Regime blames #Syria opposition for Hama bomb killing 16 http://huff.to/IpTTdn

CBSNews: Bradley Manning awaits ruling on WikiLeaks charges http://cbsn.ws/JYheYe

Press TV: ‘Syria will not fall with #Iran as ally’ http://dlvr.it/1Tr8bF

MarketWatch: U.S. stock benchmarks, restrained by jobless-claims data, eke out early single-digit gains http://on.mktw.net/JpJSjF

AJEnglish: Scientists built a deadly bird virus to advance medical knowledge, but should their research be published? http://aje.me/JpnKWK

Al Arabiya English: Jordan's King Abdullah has accepted the Prime Minister's resignation, a source at the royal palace confirms to Al Arabiya

PostWorldNews: US envoy talks with Pakistan over reopening of supply routes, drones http://wapo.st/JpmSkJ

BBCBreaking: Bomb blast at newspaper office in Nigerian capital #Abuja. Reports of second explosion in #Kaduna http://bbc.in/IPioC2

MarketWatch: Exxon Mobil's shares slip in premarket as $2-a-share quarterly profit misses consensus http://on.mktw.net/IqbhOc

BreakingNews: Update: Witnesses say at least 6 killed in Nigerian newspaper office bombings - AP http://bit.ly/Ib6kOL

AP: Number of people seeking unemployment stuck near three-month high, sign that hiring has slowed: http://apne.ws/ITBxCd -ldh

MarketWatch: Chesapeake Energy to terminate controversial compensation program for CEO http://on.mktw.net/Kda9i6

Reuters_Biz: Dow Chemical profit drops 34 percent http://reut.rs/IgBmG2

PressTV: Egypt names 13 presidential candidates http://dlvr.it/1Tppnf

PressTV: 3 Afghans killed in NATO-Taliban clash http://dlvr.it/1TppmC

AFP: New #Greek government to face 436 million euros debt test: finance ministry. http://bit.ly/JEKEf4

PressTV: Blast kills three in Nigerian capital http://dlvr.it/1Tq1C4

PressTV: Bahrain cracks down on protestors http://dlvr.it/1Tq1D3

AJELive: Russia says Syrian armed opposition is "waging wide-scale terror" campaign, according to the foreign ministry. http://aje.me/jlCqCU

cnni: BREAKINGNEWS: Court finds ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor guilty of aiding rebels who raped & killed civilians http://on.cnn.com/Iq9mJy

Robert Peston: AstraZeneca bosses retire early after boardroom coup - on day that profits fall 38% http://bbc.in/KcOQfZ

lyse doucet: #charlestaylor daughter tells BBC's Network Africa "my father is innocent..he will be coming home" #Liberia #Sierraleone #BBCtaylor

BBCWorld: A video has emerged which appears to show a man being buried alive by #Syria's security forces http://bbc.in/KaUujj

Guardian World: Japan's 'shadow shogun', the powerful Ichiro Ozawa, has been cleared over funding laws and could go for the top job http://bit.ly/JDTd9N

BBC News (World): #Pakistan opposition leader Nawaz Sharif demands PM #Gilani resign after he was found guilty of contempt of court http://bbc.in/KaUHDa

Breaking News: Japan Nintendo Co. posts ¥43.2billion ($533 million) annual loss on weak sales, predicts return to profit - @Reuters http://reut.rs/IT9XVS

MarketWatch: Earnings news weighs on Europe stocks, Alcatel-Lucent tumbles 13% http://on.mktw.net/INTPFF

BBC Breaking News: #Barclays bank reports pre-tax loss of £475m in first quarter of 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17850901

Post World News: Cuban dissidents express concern as detention of once-freed prisoner extends for 3 weeks http://wapo.st/Ida8A1

Agence France-Presse: Video: A number of women in #Pakistan are throwing aside society's constraints to break taboos, fight crime #AFP http://dai.ly/I30OK5

The Associated Press: Analysts say new missiles displayed by North Korea are sloppy fakes, show no sign of advancement: http://apne.ws/I2Wzyi - VW

Post World News: Myanmar’s Suu Kyi’s hopeful oath dispute will be overcome soon http://wapo.st/JVIuGL

AFP: Hague tribunal set to deliver verdict in ex-Liberia president Charles Taylor 'blood diamond' war crimes case http://f24.my/IfrbkY

Breaking News: Brazil Congress adopts controversial land use law, eases rules on amount of forest farmers must preserve - Reuters http://bit.ly/JHwGWI

Post World News: Panchen Lama, Tibetan Buddhist leader chosen by Beijing, makes rare public speech in Hong Kong http://wapo.st/IouCjy

AP: Yemeni officials say yes to more US anti-al-Qaida aid, but no to drone strikes on large groups: http://apne.ws/JHpABH - VW

guardiannews: Sudan refugees flee south to camps http://gu.com/p/375pg/tf

BBC Breaking News: Syrian state media says 16 killed in bomb-making factory in Hama, but activists say it was in fact missile strike which killed 70


FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012

Breaking News: Thousands of protesters urging fair elections converge on central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - @Reuters http://bit.ly/I9NHHj

W_lloydgeorge asks: "What is #AungSanSuuKyi risking by leading a parliament boycott over constitutional oath?" http://aje.me/IEOORM

nytimesworld: Talks Between U.S. and Pakistan Fail Over Airstrike Apology http://nyti.ms/Ixepv9

PressTV: Lebanese Navy seizes Syria-bound ship http://dlvr.it/1VByBk

New York Times World: World Briefing | Asia: No Inquiry Planned in Death of Cambodia Environmentalist http://nyti.ms/Jz42VT

nytimesworld: World Briefing | Europe: Gianfranco Techegne, an Italian Fugitive, Is Arrested http://nyti.ms/Jz44NJ

Breaking News: Bank failure update: Palm Desert, Calif., bank closed; 22 shut so far in 2012 - @FDIC http://1.usa.gov/Ib4DMa

Al Jazeera English: Op-ed: #SuuKyi's party, the #NLD, is boycotting parliament over a controversial oath, writes @W_lloydgeorge http://aje.me/JxDa8V

Press TV: FAO seeks $110mn for Sahel famine http://dlvr.it/1VBfWx

New York Times World: Somali Convicted in U.S. Court on Piracy Charges http://nyti.ms/IKCP3A

cnni: Oil firm to pay China $191M for spill http://dlvr.it/1VBYYx

CNN International: Somali man found guilty of piracy http://dlvr.it/1VBYcj

Wall Street Journal: Avg student loan debt: Up 24% since 2000. Avg earnings for 25-34 yr-olds with only a bachelor's degree: Down 15%. http://on.wsj.com/IyjHmP

BBC Breaking News: Army bomb disposal experts make safe 'viable explosive device' in Newry, Northern Ireland http://bbc.in/JrZXp5

PostWorldNews: Iyad Ag Ghali, leader of armed Islamist militants, emerging as power figure in Mali http://wapo.st/IEnKlE

Reuters Top News: Peru rebels kill 3 security forces, injure 2 on army search http://reut.rs/IqGuao

BBC News (World): Bolivians march against road plan http://bbc.in/IXY7tw

guardiannews: Ford profits up in US, but European sales falter http://gu.com/p/377m2/tf

MarketWatch: Four new bank failures bring U.S. tally of closures to 21 this year http://on.mktw.net/KaH7E6

Post World News: Sachin Tendulkar nominated to Indian parliament http://wapo.st/IDHvtn

BBC News (World): Farc rebels kill eight in attacks http://bbc.in/JrQRbP

Post World News: South Africa police free hostage, shoot dead gunman in four-hour hospital drama http://wapo.st/Jw81CG

BBCBreaking: Soldiers in #Guinea-Bissau agree to free president and ex-PM held since April's coup- Ivorian minister. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/

Al Arabiya English: 21 people killed by the Syrian security forces on Friday: Syrian Revolution Commission

MarketWatch: S&P finishes above 1,400; Nasdaq paces weekly gains, up 2.3% http://on.mktw.net/JrI2ij

guardiannews: Chen Guangcheng 'safe' in US embassy http://gu.com/p/377k9/tf

Reuters Top News: Czech cabinet survives confidence vote http://reut.rs/JN0EsF

Post World News: 8 reported killed in 2 Colombia attacks blamed on rebels http://wapo.st/Jx9Y1K

wsjworld: Inside Ethiopia's Adoption Boom http://on.wsj.com/IG9nNE


BBCWorld: "In robust health," #Eritrea's government dismisses persistent rumours that President Isaias Afewerki is dead http://bbc.in/IXljZ5

AlArabiya_Eng: Obama signs waiver to lift Palestinian aid barrier http://goo.gl/eegSL

PressTV: Egyptians stage new anti-junta rallies http://dlvr.it/1V7dCL

Reuters Top News: U.S. House votes to extend low student loan rates http://reut.rs/InVbtE

The Economist: Daily chart: For years, Japan was Asia's richest and most powerful economy. Now, Japan is steadily being overtaken http://econ.st/Jx274c

Reuters Top News: Amazon soars as digital sales boost margins http://reut.rs/JrpQFi

Reuters: Romanian government toppled, Czechs face test too http://reut.rs/I7Kech

Reuters Top News: Nine dead in suicide bomb near Damascus mosque http://reut.rs/Jrp5wf

AlArabiya_Eng: 16 people killed by the Syrian forces acroos the country on Friday: general Revolution Commission

Post World News: Witness says man wounded by unexploded cluster bomblet in Sri Lanka war http://wapo.st/KgyvH3

PressTV: Medical students protest in Bolivia http://dlvr.it/1V39tb

PoliticalTicker: Legislator: Secret Service to change its rules - http://wp.me/p4HKM-ZAq

AP: Thousands demonstrate against Assad's regime as state television says suicide bomber kills 10 in Damascus: http://apne.ws/IDRrD7 -AB

Al Jazeera English: Dutch court upholds marijuana restrictions http://aje.me/JwvrHX

AJELive: CIA & Pentagon approve policy to launch drone attacks in #Yemen when identity of "targets" are unknown http://aje.me/I9p3VO

AlArabiya_Eng: Video: Courthouse bomb in Libya's Benghazi injures one http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/04/27/210631.html

nytimesworld: For Macau, Casinos' Race to Expand Never Stops http://nyti.ms/KgMAF4

PressTV: The South Sudan Democratic Front Party (SSDFP) says that the war in the oil-rich Heglig town in southern Su... http://fb.me/13acior6b

PostWorldNews: UN maintains arms embargo and ban on import of rough diamonds from Ivory Coast http://wapo.st/IVG1s0

AP: BREAKING: White House threatens veto of GOP student loan bill that would repeal a health care program

Reuters: U.S. companies eye $8 billion defense deals with India http://reut.rs/I6OF7c

CNNMoney: Ford reports 45% drop in quarterly profit to $1.4 billion due to losses in Europe and flat sales. http://cnnmon.ie/bkgnews

ReutersTaylor: Elite Afghan soldier kills U.S special forces mentor - AlertNet http://bit.ly/I74qL9

AlArabiya_Eng: Egypt's Islamists rally against ruling military amid fears over Mubarak's old guard http://goo.gl/ZKXS0

PressTV: Pakistani security forces have thwarted a terrorist attack against Shia Muslims after they gunned down a wo... http://fb.me/1b95zy6GN

New York Times World: Romanian Govt Falls in No-Confidence Vote http://nyti.ms/KhoUk4

PostWorldNews: European lawmakers dismayed at Lithuania's contradictory probes into alleged CIA prisons http://wapo.st/IXkuQv

Reuters: Exclusive: Senate probe finds little evidence of effective "torture" http://reut.rs/IDLKVN

MarketWatch: U.S. consumer-sentiment gauge ticking upward in April http://on.mktw.net/Ih64hM

BBCBreaking: Man arrested at Tottenham Court Road, search of building under way, via @metpoliceuk http://bbc.in/IWEDFy #tcr

specialreports: Special Report: How Washington went soft on childhood obesity http://reut.rs/ImLdtX

guardiannews: After the Arab spring, the sexual revolution? http://gu.com/p/377b7/tw (via GuardianWorld)

PressTV: Bahrainis demand Khawaja's release http://dlvr.it/1V57GD

AJELive: Activists: Second explosion occurred as worshippers were coming out of mosque in #Midan http://aje.me/I9QU8n

Reuters: At least a dozen injured as 4 explosions hit the east Ukraine city of Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine's interior ministry confirms

guardiannews: New international land deals database reveals rush to buy up Africa http://gu.com/p/376hn/tf

AJInsideStoryAm: #Arizona seeks to criminalise failure to carry immigration registration papers | http://aje.me/ITp1CN

BBCWorld: China approves Paracels project http://bbc.in/IVUAvT

PressTV: Bahrain forces fire teargas at protesters http://dlvr.it/1V0J6m #worldnews

AJELive: #UN begins talks on draft resolution calling for possible #sanctions against #Sudan and #SouthSudan | http://aje.me/IJd43D

AFP: #Australia officially drought-free for first time in more than a decade, providing relief for struggling farmers http://yhoo.it/Id81va

MarketWatch: Spain IBEX 35 leads losses in Europe, off 1.6% after S&P double-notch downgrade http://on.mktw.net/Jeclo6

nytimesworld: India Ink: New York Businessman Alleges Corruption in Indian Defense Deals http://nyti.ms/IgeuWL

PostWorldNews: Attackers blow up gas pipeline south Yemen, 2nd in less than month http://wapo.st/IUW9Ko

BreakingNews: 9 Iraqis die in pair of explosions targeting a cafe northeast of Baghdad, police and hospital officials say - AP

Reuters: Taliban website hacked as Afghan cyber war heats up http://reut.rs/I9Ckhb

HuffPostWorld: North Korean parade visible from space (PHOTO) http://huff.to/Irsckh

BBCWorld: Escaped Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng releases video demanding Premier Wen Jiabao investigate "beatings" http://bbc.in/JqStCG

PressTV: Militants blow up school in NW#Pakistan http://dlvr.it/1V187w

PressTV: A man looks through the remains of a house destroyed by a #Sudan Armed Forces airstrike, in Tabanya, in Sou... http://twitpic.com/9e9lzl View photo

PostWorldNews: Pakistan's embattled PM challenges opposition to unseat him, signaling conflict ahead http://wapo.st/ICeUou

PressTV: Police Anti-bomb officers stand on the burnt engine of the Jeep used by a bomber that ravaged ThisDay Newsp... http://twitpic.com/9e9m77 View photo

AJELive: Reports of fighting overnight in town of #Douma, despite visit by UN ceasefire monitors | http://aje.me/KftaQk

wsjworld: Euro Zone's Path Is Unbending, for Now http://on.wsj.com/IWAyC8

TheEconomist: Prosecutors in North Carolina have a long and shameful legacy of racial bias http://econ.st/JpPQRq

BreakingNews: Pakistan, Afghanistan and US agree to give safe passage to the Afghan Taliban to help bring them to peace talks - NBCNews

AFP: #Palestinian negotiator #SaebErakat says Israel hiking book 'incites violence'. #WestBank. http://bit.ly/Im9Pmm

AJELive: #Spain announces jobless rate of 24.4% in first quarter, as country's debt rating is cut two notches http://aje.me/IuldXK

AJELive: #Annan spokesman: Full advance team of 30 ceasefire monitors expected to be deployed in #Syria by April 30 http://aje.me/IukYMC

BBCBreaking: New rules preventing demonstrators sleeping near the Houses of Parliament upheld by London's High Court. http://bbc.in/IW6eab

BBCWorld: Who is Chen Guangcheng? Read a profile of the blind Chinese activist who escaped from house arrest http://bbc.in/IW7Hxc

BBCWorld: Street life - the children working the streets of Karachi http://bbc.in/IW8rlG #Pakistan

cnni: Pakistan's Gilani refuses to step down after conviction http://dlvr.it/1V1vj2 #worldnews

AFP: 'White vans' keep fear alive in post-war #SriLanka. Over 50 people "white-vanned" in 6 months: #rights activists. http://bit.ly/Kh1gnF

guardiannews: #Cispa cybersecurity bill passed by US Senate http://gu.com/p/3772k/tw

cnni: Sudan conflict: 37,000 desperate for water http://dlvr.it/1V24fl #worldnews

AlArabiya_Eng: Loud blast rocks Syrian capital as protesters plan nationwide rallies http://ow.ly/aykON

AlArabiya_Eng: Danish intelligence service: 3 men have been arrested on suspicion of planning terror attack #Denmark

PostWorldNews: Malaysia closes public square to keep out demonstrators demanding more electoral transparency http://wapo.st/IVPIqG #worldnews

Reuters: 12 wounded by pair of blasts in the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk; 1st blast hit tram stop, 2nd next to a cinema 30 mins later

AJELive: NGO: Blast in #Damascus industrial zone, unclear whether there were any victims. http://aje.me/JqVItO

AJELive: #Oil row with #Kurds over payment dispute stirs #Iraq tensions | Video report: http://aje.me/Kh2ob1

AP: BREAKING: Emergency officials say 15 injured in 3 blasts in east Ukraine city -AB

BBCWorld: Japan makes $123bn stimulus move http://bbc.in/JqI6i6

BBC News (World): Mystery over China dissident Chen http://bbc.in/IVNxmL

WSJ World News: BOJ to Boost Bond Purchases http://on.wsj.com/K4oYIc

MarketWatch: Bank of Japan adds 5 trillion yen to asset purchases, keeps rates on hold; yen rises http://on.mktw.net/ItvzY0


SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2012

CNN International: Journalist missing after Colombia attack http://dlvr.it/1VQK4Z

AJELive: The #Taliban deny claims of re-engaging in talks with the #US in #Qatar | http://aje.me/JiS7JM

PressTV: Mali junta rejects ECOWAS troop plan http://dlvr.it/1VQGkg

PostWorldNews: Colombia: French journalist missing after rebels kill 4 troops on anti-narcotics mission http://wapo.st/JdroBm

PostWorldNews: South Sudan gets $8bn infrastructure loan from China amid tension with Sudan over land, oil http://wapo.st/Kl1SbW

BreakingNews: Russia destroys 62 percent of chemical weapons stockpile: RiaNovosti http://bit.ly/JJ7vFe

AP: 7 people killed as bus carrying holiday revelers crashes on its way to Tokyo #Disneyland: http://apne.ws/IdQPSp -JM

BreakingNews: 3 women's bodies found in 5 days in northeast Delhi - TimesOfIndia http://bit.ly/IB6jON

AlArabiya_Eng: #Malaysian police free all 471 protesters http://goo.gl/AgV2m

AP: BREAKING: Coast Guard: 3 dead, 1 missing in mishap during yacht race off Calif., Mexico coasts -JM

PostWorldNews: Colombia: French journalist missing after rebels kill 4 troops on anti-narcotics mission http://wapo.st/IJjSQi

Press TV: Two#US soldiers hurt in Afghan war http://dlvr.it/1VP4cL

Breaking News: Bus crashes into expressway wall north of Tokyo, Japan, killing 7 - @NHKWorld http://bit.ly/IDlXKs

Reuters: UK puts missiles on London rooftop to guard Olympics http://reut.rs/JISV0t

PressTV: One man killed in Cairo clashes http://dlvr.it/1VNlGh

cnni: Earthquake near San Andreas fault http://dlvr.it/1VNtcJ

PressTV: Militiamen seize Benghazi airport http://dlvr.it/1VNqtl

PressTV: US drones killed 2800#Pakistani civilians http://dlvr.it/1VNY65

AP: Push for tough state immigration measures could spread if Supreme Court upholds Arizona law: http://apne.ws/IsSiIc -MS

Press TV: Major bombings hit Northern Ireland http://dlvr.it/1VNBw0

Sky News Newsdesk: At least one person killed and 100 injured after tent collapses near Busch Stadium in St Louis, Missouri.

Breaking News Storm: Parts of Daviess, Knox and Martin counties in Southwest Indiana under tornado warning - @NWS http://1.usa.gov/dVESMs

Al Arabiya English: #BreakingNews: Syrian army shelling Hama with artillery: Sham News Network:

Agence France-Presse: Photo: Smoke spews from the Popocatepetl Volcano. http://yhoo.it/JtrR43 #photojournalism #AFP

Reuters Top News: Hundreds rally to back hard-line Arizona sheriff http://reut.rs/KlLfgk

Post World News: Moroccan news editor convicted of disrespecting judiciary leaves prison, still defiant http://wapo.st/Kl98EK

AlArabiya_Eng: Video: Displaced Somalis face tough living in camps http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/04/28/210896.html #Somalia #IDP #Mogadishu #AlArabiyaEnglish

PostWorldNews: 4 missing children found asphyxiated, buried on southern Mexico ranch http://wapo.st/KfLVrR

CBS News: Obama releases $147M in aid to Palestinians http://cbsn.ws/Icw1uE

AJEnglish: Several dead in Switzerland plane crash http://aje.me/IsoDyS

Al Jazeera English: Video: Sudan violence sparks exodus into Kenya http://aje.me/IstKPw

nytimesworld: In Iraq, 'Romeo and Juliet' Portrays Montague and Capulet as Shiite and Sunni http://nyti.ms/IM7NIt

PressTV: 'OWS still alive despite repression' http://dlvr.it/1VLKSS

The Associated Press: Girl, 9, shot in foot after getting caught in crossfire during a gunfight in NYC; 'I didn't cry': http://apne.ws/KlxcHA -MS

BreakingNews: Update: Four foreigners 'captured' by Sudan army in Heglig area - AFP http://f24.my/Ja9Qpv

HuffPostWorld: Large van bomb defused http://huff.to/IzXAMG

seattletimes: SWAT teams have set off an explosion at North Bend, Wash. murder suspect's bunker, but the roof was only partially breached

PostWorldNews: South Africa to release 35,000 offenders to ease prison overcrowding http://wapo.st/IrALjo

Breaking News: Lebanese security officials say police clashed with about 100 Egyptians who were trying to storm their embassy in Beirut - Al Jazeera

PressTV: Hidden crisis in#Saudi Arabia http://dlvr.it/1VJvmm

AlArabiya_Eng: Hundreds of Syrian troops defect near #Damascus, #Latakia, as clashes flare http://ow.ly/azR4D

The Associated Press: China and Russia sign contracts worth $15 billion: http://apne.ws/Irr44z -BW

Reuters Top News: Egypt aims to "heal rift" after Saudi pulls envoy http://reut.rs/JBj79q

Al Arabiya English: Freed Moroccan editor says stop jailing journalists http://ow.ly/azQOG #Morocco #RachidNini #Nini

guardiannews: North Korea escalates anti-Seoul campaigns - video http://gu.com/p/377p9/tf

Breaking News: 4.1 magnitude earthquake near Devore, Calif. - USGS http://on.doi.gov/KkUj5b

Press TV: #Iran entitled to civil nuclear power: UK http://dlvr.it/1VJfnS

BBCWorld: Nobel peace prize winner Mohamed #ElBaradei launches new political party in #Egypt, but too late for election http://bbc.in/JsZTFn

Post World News: Official: South African security trainer shot dead by bodyguard in northern Somalia http://wapo.st/Irx25F

Guardian news: Chen Guangcheng turns down offer to leave China – video http://gu.com/p/377nx/tf

PressTV: Bahraini forces arrest protesters http://dlvr.it/1VJWyG

Reuters Top News: Sudan arrests three foreigners in border region http://reut.rs/JOsQOq

Al Arabiya English: South #Sudan says ready to withdraw forces from disputed #Abyei regions

CBSNews: Hit-and-run on tape: Handlebar camera captures car striking 2 Calif. bicyclists, leads to suspect's arrest http://cbsn.ws/ILJDhb

AlArabiya_Eng: #BreakingNews: Hungary says two nationals kidnapped in Syria

Breaking News: Saudi Arabia recalls ambassador to Egypt, closes embassy in Cairo - @AlArabiya_Eng

nytimesworld: Tokyo Business School Helps Rebuild Areas Hit by Quake http://nyti.ms/IyQB6A

PressTV: Indigenous Bolivians stage protest rally http://dlvr.it/1VDYNq #worldnews

BBCWorld: US jury convicts Somali link man http://bbc.in/IXPAXx #worldnews

PostWorldNews: Oman road crash kills 8 family members in fiery wreck http://wapo.st/KhW8yZ

Reuters: Syrian military unit comes under sea attack: SANA http://reut.rs/IjeK7f #worldnews

AP: 'Pirate' party made up of computer nerds and hackers captures political power in German politics: http://apne.ws/IroD26 -BW

PostWorldNews: Gunman exchanges fire with security forces inside governor's office in southern Afghanistan http://wapo.st/IsmvrX

PressTV: US-led soldier dies in#Afghanistan http://dlvr.it/1VGFKd #worldnews

AlArabiya_Eng: Veteran peacekeeper takes charge of U.N. #Syria mission; 10 people killed in #Damascus http://goo.gl/i8Iml

PressTV: Seven killed in#Pakistan violence http://dlvr.it/1VGNHx #worldnews

PostWorldNews: Muslims revive pilgrimage route via Jerusalem after decades of shying away, defying ban http://wapo.st/KhTxVJ

PressTV: Strong earthquake jolts Tonga http://dlvr.it/1VGXGj #worldnews

AP: Unprecedented surge in unaccompanied child immigrants crossing South Texas border taxes resources: http://apne.ws/IreyC6 -BW #worldnews

Reuters Top News: Suicides have Greeks on edge before election http://reut.rs/ItOTdn

HuffPostWorld: Girl falls into sinkhole while on phone in China http://huff.to/Jw7y79

Reuters: France's Hollande warns of wave of layoffs after presidential vote http://reut.rs/ILr6BB

PostWorldNews: Bahrain lawmaker says gunmen fired on business after he criticized government crackdowns http://wapo.st/Ki1TNb #worldnews

cnnbrk: Police in Northern Ireland find van with 600 pounds of explosives "fully primed and ready for use." http://on.cnn.com/KkyLp3 #worldnews

PressTV: Gunmen attack Syrian forces in Latakia http://dlvr.it/1VHgg8 #worldnews

AJELive: Egyptian leader #ElBaradei launches political party http://aje.me/pg79k5 | Party named Al Dostour (Constitution) #Egypt #worldnews

PostWorldNews: Militants smuggle guns into Afghan governor's office in shoes; 2 guards and 2 attackers killed http://wapo.st/KeeRR1

guardiannews: Malaysian police fire teargas & water cannon at protesters - video http://gu.com/p/377na/tf

AP: More details on bombing that killed 10 Afghan police officers in the country's east: http://apne.ws/KkvZjI -BW

Reuters: Seven militants killed in Yemen clashes http://reut.rs/IAm2hR

guardiannews: Iran nuclear talks to resume http://gu.com/p/377nk/tf

AJ101East: Many #Indians are coming together to help end #violence against women http://aje.me/Kg5bAH

AlArabiya: Video: Lebanese army stops ship carrying arms to Syria: official http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/04/28/210801.html

AJELive: Loneliness becoming 'a norm' in Japan | Studies show average number of people in Tokyo home has dropped | Video report: http://aje.me/IL0UHg

Al Jazeera English: Canada student fee protests continue http://aje.me/JzRcGQ

Press TV: More 99-percenters arrested in New York http://dlvr.it/1VD4nr

PressTV: Israeli drones violate Lebanese airspace http://dlvr.it/1VD0pv

Reuters Top News: EU's Ashton in Myanmar as stalemate sours reform push http://reut.rs/Ibi5Ql

wsjworld: China Sets Yuan at New High http://on.wsj.com/JMOgeU

WSJ World News: Brazilian Forestry Legislation Advances http://on.wsj.com/JMOgeX

Press TV: 'Night raid ignites Afghan shootout' http://dlvr.it/1VCd4S

cnni: Rape in Haiti: 'Babies are not spared' http://dlvr.it/1VCSWK

cnni: Oil firm to pay China $191M for spill http://dlvr.it/1VBYYx

PostWorldNews: US officials: Core al-Qaida group 'essentially gone,' but dangerous affiliates remain http://wapo.st/IFVTkY

wsjworld: Inside Ethiopia's Adoption Boom http://on.wsj.com/IG9nNE


SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2012


BBC Breaking News: Bahrain appeal court orders retrial in civil court for hunger-striker Abdulhadi al-Khawaja

AFP: China shuts #CocaCola plant over chlorine contamination http://yhoo.it/JVer0h #China #food

Press TV: Bahraini activist ‘drugged, force-fed’ http://dlvr.it/1Vc4kV

PressTV: #Iran repels cyber attack on Science Min. http://dlvr.it/1Vbz5k

AlArabiya_Eng: #BreakingNews: Scores killed and injured in two terrorist bombings in Idlib: Syrian TV

Al Arabiya English: Update: Two bombs detonate in Idlib as top U.N. truce monitor takes over in Syria http://goo.gl/GajSa

Press TV: Mexico police nab 200 student protesters http://dlvr.it/1Vbnl1

BBCBreaking: Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb offers to free British hostage if UK sends Abu Qatada to an Arab country http://bbc.in/JvxP4g

Breaking News: Myanmar oath dispute resolved; Aung San Suu Kyi to attend parliament - @ap http://huff.to/JVak4o

AJEnglish: UN chief meets Myanmar president http://aje.me/IneRgs

PressTV: China launches two navigation satellites http://dlvr.it/1VbbqN

Press TV: Terrorists attack Syrian bank, police http://dlvr.it/1VbBWL

Reuters Top News: Israel court puts 60-day hold on settlement razings http://reut.rs/JFYMzT

The Economist: The shock fall of the Dutch government sends reverberations across Europe http://econ.st/JkAxIi

The Associated Press: South Alabama campus lockdown lifted after armed robbery; suspect arrested: http://apne.ws/JvpUEc - VW

Reuters Top News: No end in sight to global jobs crisis, ILO says http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/04/29/us-jobs-ilo-idUKBRE83S0GR20120429

HuffPostWorld: Massive North Korean parade visible from space http://huff.to/I8Xg9r

AJELive: Deadly attacks in two #Nigerian cities, 21 dead http://aje.me/IzX6to

Press TV: ‘Palestinian mass strike case to go to UN’ http://dlvr.it/1VZmcg

Post World News: Russian opposition activist detained while trying to pray against Vladimir Putin http://wapo.st/JuAz1Z

Agence France-Presse: National Australia Bank to restructure struggling British business, slashing more than 1,400 jobs by 2015 http://bit.ly/JGyA8f #Britain #AFP

Reuters Top News: U.N. chief visits "new" Myanmar to push more reforms http://reut.rs/IJLEfl

CBS News: Once-captive British Red Cross worker murdered in Pakistan because "ransom not paid" - http://cbsn.ws/KliFLe

Al Jazeera English: Thousands protest austerity cuts in Spain http://aje.me/Jl8fNG

CNN International: Activist held Vietnam on terror charge http://dlvr.it/1VZZ27

MarketWatch: Hong Kong stocks rally at open, as earnings boost shares; Hang Seng Index up 1% http://on.mktw.net/J3rgU9

Post World News: Thai court set to give verdict on webmaster accused of allowing anti-royal comments on site http://bit.ly/JviCAp

Post World News: Brief firefight at Thai border wounds Cambodian soldier; Thailand says loggers to blame http://wapo.st/JuoHgv

Reuters Top News: Militants fire on Syrian Central Bank: state TV http://reut.rs/IMvWjL

Reuters Top News: Mexico regulators to vote on $1 billion fine vs tycoon Carlos Slim http://reut.rs/Ixopq5

BreakingNews: Grenades fired at Syrian Central Bank in Damascus, state TV reports - reuters http://reut.rs/IyJMbU

CBSNews: Type 2 diabetes epidemic among U.S. kids worsens (via CBSEveningNews) - http://cbsn.ws/IBiDSB

The Associated Press: University of South Alabama issues alert after armed person reported on campus; no shots fired: http://apne.ws/JjNSkc -RJJ

The Associated Press: Deep in jungle, US special forces team up with African troops in hunt for most-wanted warlord Joseph Kony: http://apne.ws/JjBPDp -RJJ

Al Jazeera English: Colombia security forces killed in FARC raid http://aje.me/JSsOST

Reuters Top News: Bahrain hunger striker force-fed, drugged: wife http://reut.rs/Ijue7Z

Press TV: US drone crashes in central#Afghanistan http://dlvr.it/1VXL66

AlArabiya_Eng: Former Libyan oil minister's body was found in Danube: Austrian police #worldnews

Al Arabiya English: #BreakingNews: Death toll in Syria today rises to 23: Revolution Council

The Associated Press: More on Bronx crash: Seven people dead, including 3 children, after van plunges off a New York City roadway: http://apne.ws/JuMDAi -EF

Post World News: Official: Grenade attack wounds 5 in Somalia’s capital, 2 seriously hurt http://wapo.st/JfROSQ

PressTV: Major German union begins strike http://dlvr.it/1VWX3W

AJEnglish: As #Putin begins his third term as #Russian president, Empire examines Putin's #Russia | http://aje.me/IEVkYL

Post World News: Philippine troops, communist rebels clash in 2 provinces; 10 killed http://wapo.st/JgHeuX

Al Arabiya English: West African force to start deploying in #Bissau Sunday: security source

AlArabiya_Eng: #BreakingNews: Egypt cabinet reshuffle expected within hours: reports

AP: AP VIDEO: Today in history - 20 years ago: Los Angeles riots after Rodney King beating, 55 killed: http://youtu.be/4DJ8KoZB6O4 -EF View video

BBC News (World): Nine-year drought in large parts of #Australia is officially over http://bbc.in/J2g2za

Al Arabiya English: #BreakingNews: Libya's current government to stay on: NTC chief

PostWorldNews: Bangladesh opposition enforces another nationwide shutdown to protest disappearance of leader http://wapo.st/IdqId1

guardiannews: UK faces floods and 60mph winds as wet weather continues http://gu.com/p/378vq/tf

The Economist: Republican policies on illegal immigration are annoying Latinos and becoming a serious handicap in the US election http://econ.st/Jq82ui

BBCBreaking: Police say at least six people killed in attacks on university in northern Nigerian city of Kano http://bbc.in/J1FUvj

TheEconomist: Belgium continues to have the highest tax wedge in the OECD while Chile has the lowest http://econ.st/IV1gdH

cnni: Gunman hurls grenade at Kenya church http://dlvr.it/1VSB2n

camanpour: Israeli War of Words continues: http://bit.ly/IEQxTP

CBSNews: Multiples charges expected in London bomb hoax incident; Suspect due in court Monday http://cbsn.ws/IxwEUr

AJEnglish: Bolivian sex workers on hunger strike http://aje.me/IEA5TH #worldnews

AlArabiya_Eng: #BreakingNews: The Egyptian parliament suspends its sessions in protest against the military-appointed government. #Egypt

Guardian news: Sudan arrests British man for 'military activity' http://gu.com/p/3782q/tf

cnni: UK Red Cross worker killed in Pakistan http://dlvr.it/1VTHQZ

NBCNews: Update: At least 6 suspected militants killed in US drone strike on abandoned school building in North Waziristan, Pakistan

TelegraphWorld: Benjamin Netanyahu prepares for early elections http://tgr.ph/Ifj6Io

AJELive: #Hungary government spokesman says 2 Hungarians kidnapped in #Syria are alive http://aje.me/IlyGoi

PressTV: Spaniards protest health, education cuts http://dlvr.it/1VTZCQ

PressTV: At least 20 people have been killed after a powerful explosion and gunfire rocked the Bayero University campus http://fb.me/Zg0r6eY2

Reuters: Attack on Christians in Nigeria kills at least 15: witness http://reut.rs/Ii7Ewx

BreakingNews: More: Drone attack is first since Pakistan demanded complete halt to them; likely to strain relations further - NBCNews

cnni: Sudan: State of emergency in south http://dlvr.it/1VTjCT

guardiannews: Writer who fled China says his friend has been detained for seven months http://gu.com/p/3782v/tf

PostWorldNews: Al-Qaida in Yemen says it frees 73 soldiers captured in fighting in south of the country http://wapo.st/IExlpi

BBC News (World): Police in #Bahrain "continuing to beat and torture detainees", campaigners say http://bbc.in/J28nRG

Reuters Top News: One killed in grenade attack in Kenyan church: police http://reut.rs/KmJUpo

Breaking News UK: Police find what they believe to be the body of kidnapped British-Yemeni aid worker Dr Khalil Rasjed Dale near Quetta, Pakistan - @NBCNews

AlArabiya_Eng: #British food retailer boycotts products from #Israel's 'illegal' settlements http://goo.gl/s0xc5

Guardian news: As sickness benefit cuts take effect, thousands face hard times http://gu.com/p/377gb/tf

AJELive: At least six people dead and 16 injured in #Karachi police operation against criminal elements in #Lyari area http://aje.me/IlcmNn

Breaking News: Grenade wounds 10 people at a church in a working class area of the Kenyan capital, police say - @Reuters

The Morning World News Report of the 29th of April 2012

Al Arabiya English: #BreakingNews: Libya's current government to stay on: NTC chief

PostWorldNews: Bangladesh opposition enforces another nationwide shutdown to protest disappearance of leader http://wapo.st/IdqId1

guardiannews: UK faces floods and 60mph winds as wet weather continues http://gu.com/p/378vq/tf

The Economist: Republican policies on illegal immigration are annoying Latinos and becoming a serious handicap in the US election http://econ.st/Jq82ui

BBCBreaking: Police say at least six people killed in attacks on university in northern Nigerian city of Kano http://bbc.in/J1FUvj

TheEconomist: Belgium continues to have the highest tax wedge in the OECD while Chile has the lowest http://econ.st/IV1gdH

cnni: Gunman hurls grenade at Kenya church http://dlvr.it/1VSB2n

camanpour: Israeli War of Words continues: http://bit.ly/IEQxTP

CBSNews: Multiples charges expected in London bomb hoax incident; Suspect due in court Monday http://cbsn.ws/IxwEUr

AJEnglish: Bolivian sex workers on hunger strike http://aje.me/IEA5TH #worldnews

AlArabiya_Eng: #BreakingNews: The Egyptian parliament suspends its sessions in protest against the military-appointed government. #Egypt

Guardian news: Sudan arrests British man for 'military activity' http://gu.com/p/3782q/tf

cnni: UK Red Cross worker killed in Pakistan http://dlvr.it/1VTHQZ

NBCNews: Update: At least 6 suspected militants killed in US drone strike on abandoned school building in North Waziristan, Pakistan

TelegraphWorld: Benjamin Netanyahu prepares for early elections http://tgr.ph/Ifj6Io

AJELive: #Hungary government spokesman says 2 Hungarians kidnapped in #Syria are alive http://aje.me/IlyGoi

PressTV: Spaniards protest health, education cuts http://dlvr.it/1VTZCQ

PressTV: At least 20 people have been killed after a powerful explosion and gunfire rocked the Bayero University campus http://fb.me/Zg0r6eY2

Reuters: Attack on Christians in Nigeria kills at least 15: witness http://reut.rs/Ii7Ewx

BreakingNews: More: Drone attack is first since Pakistan demanded complete halt to them; likely to strain relations further - NBCNews

cnni: Sudan: State of emergency in south http://dlvr.it/1VTjCT

guardiannews: Writer who fled China says his friend has been detained for seven months http://gu.com/p/3782v/tf

PostWorldNews: Al-Qaida in Yemen says it frees 73 soldiers captured in fighting in south of the country http://wapo.st/IExlpi

BBC News (World): Police in #Bahrain "continuing to beat and torture detainees", campaigners say http://bbc.in/J28nRG

Reuters Top News: One killed in grenade attack in Kenyan church: police http://reut.rs/KmJUpo

Breaking News UK: Police find what they believe to be the body of kidnapped British-Yemeni aid worker Dr Khalil Rasjed Dale near Quetta, Pakistan - @NBCNews

AlArabiya_Eng: #British food retailer boycotts products from #Israel's 'illegal' settlements http://goo.gl/s0xc5

Guardian news: As sickness benefit cuts take effect, thousands face hard times http://gu.com/p/377gb/tf

AJELive: At least six people dead and 16 injured in #Karachi police operation against criminal elements in #Lyari area http://aje.me/IlcmNn

Breaking News: Grenade wounds 10 people at a church in a working class area of the Kenyan capital, police say - @Reuters

The Nightly World News Report of the 28th of April 2012

CNN International: Journalist missing after Colombia attack http://dlvr.it/1VQK4Z

AJELive: The #Taliban deny claims of re-engaging in talks with the #US in #Qatar | http://aje.me/JiS7JM

PressTV: Mali junta rejects ECOWAS troop plan http://dlvr.it/1VQGkg

PostWorldNews: Colombia: French journalist missing after rebels kill 4 troops on anti-narcotics mission http://wapo.st/JdroBm

PostWorldNews: South Sudan gets $8bn infrastructure loan from China amid tension with Sudan over land, oil http://wapo.st/Kl1SbW

BreakingNews: Russia destroys 62 percent of chemical weapons stockpile: RiaNovosti http://bit.ly/JJ7vFe

AP: 7 people killed as bus carrying holiday revelers crashes on its way to Tokyo #Disneyland: http://apne.ws/IdQPSp -JM

BreakingNews: 3 women's bodies found in 5 days in northeast Delhi - TimesOfIndia http://bit.ly/IB6jON

AlArabiya_Eng: #Malaysian police free all 471 protesters http://goo.gl/AgV2m

AP: BREAKING: Coast Guard: 3 dead, 1 missing in mishap during yacht race off Calif., Mexico coasts -JM

PostWorldNews: Colombia: French journalist missing after rebels kill 4 troops on anti-narcotics mission http://wapo.st/IJjSQi

Press TV: Two#US soldiers hurt in Afghan war http://dlvr.it/1VP4cL

Breaking News: Bus crashes into expressway wall north of Tokyo, Japan, killing 7 - @NHKWorld http://bit.ly/IDlXKs

Reuters: UK puts missiles on London rooftop to guard Olympics http://reut.rs/JISV0t

PressTV: One man killed in Cairo clashes http://dlvr.it/1VNlGh

cnni: Earthquake near San Andreas fault http://dlvr.it/1VNtcJ

PressTV: Militiamen seize Benghazi airport http://dlvr.it/1VNqtl

PressTV: US drones killed 2800#Pakistani civilians http://dlvr.it/1VNY65

AP: Push for tough state immigration measures could spread if Supreme Court upholds Arizona law: http://apne.ws/IsSiIc -MS

Press TV: Major bombings hit Northern Ireland http://dlvr.it/1VNBw0

Sky News Newsdesk: At least one person killed and 100 injured after tent collapses near Busch Stadium in St Louis, Missouri.

Breaking News Storm: Parts of Daviess, Knox and Martin counties in Southwest Indiana under tornado warning - @NWS http://1.usa.gov/dVESMs

Al Arabiya English: #BreakingNews: Syrian army shelling Hama with artillery: Sham News Network:

Agence France-Presse: Photo: Smoke spews from the Popocatepetl Volcano. http://yhoo.it/JtrR43 #photojournalism #AFP

Reuters Top News: Hundreds rally to back hard-line Arizona sheriff http://reut.rs/KlLfgk

Post World News: Moroccan news editor convicted of disrespecting judiciary leaves prison, still defiant http://wapo.st/Kl98EK

AlArabiya_Eng: Video: Displaced Somalis face tough living in camps http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/04/28/210896.html #Somalia #IDP #Mogadishu #AlArabiyaEnglish

PostWorldNews: 4 missing children found asphyxiated, buried on southern Mexico ranch http://wapo.st/KfLVrR

CBS News: Obama releases $147M in aid to Palestinians http://cbsn.ws/Icw1uE

AJEnglish: Several dead in Switzerland plane crash http://aje.me/IsoDyS

Al Jazeera English: Video: Sudan violence sparks exodus into Kenya http://aje.me/IstKPw

nytimesworld: In Iraq, 'Romeo and Juliet' Portrays Montague and Capulet as Shiite and Sunni http://nyti.ms/IM7NIt

PressTV: 'OWS still alive despite repression' http://dlvr.it/1VLKSS

The Associated Press: Girl, 9, shot in foot after getting caught in crossfire during a gunfight in NYC; 'I didn't cry': http://apne.ws/KlxcHA -MS

BreakingNews: Update: Four foreigners 'captured' by Sudan army in Heglig area - AFP http://f24.my/Ja9Qpv

HuffPostWorld: Large van bomb defused http://huff.to/IzXAMG

seattletimes: SWAT teams have set off an explosion at North Bend, Wash. murder suspect's bunker, but the roof was only partially breached

PostWorldNews: South Africa to release 35,000 offenders to ease prison overcrowding http://wapo.st/IrALjo

Breaking News: Lebanese security officials say police clashed with about 100 Egyptians who were trying to storm their embassy in Beirut - Al Jazeera

PressTV: Hidden crisis in#Saudi Arabia http://dlvr.it/1VJvmm

AlArabiya_Eng: Hundreds of Syrian troops defect near #Damascus, #Latakia, as clashes flare http://ow.ly/azR4D

The Associated Press: China and Russia sign contracts worth $15 billion: http://apne.ws/Irr44z -BW

Reuters Top News: Egypt aims to "heal rift" after Saudi pulls envoy http://reut.rs/JBj79q

Al Arabiya English: Freed Moroccan editor says stop jailing journalists http://ow.ly/azQOG #Morocco #RachidNini #Nini

guardiannews: North Korea escalates anti-Seoul campaigns - video http://gu.com/p/377p9/tf

Breaking News: 4.1 magnitude earthquake near Devore, Calif. - USGS http://on.doi.gov/KkUj5b

Press TV: #Iran entitled to civil nuclear power: UK http://dlvr.it/1VJfnS

BBCWorld: Nobel peace prize winner Mohamed #ElBaradei launches new political party in #Egypt, but too late for election http://bbc.in/JsZTFn

Post World News: Official: South African security trainer shot dead by bodyguard in northern Somalia http://wapo.st/Irx25F

Guardian news: Chen Guangcheng turns down offer to leave China – video http://gu.com/p/377nx/tf

PressTV: Bahraini forces arrest protesters http://dlvr.it/1VJWyG

Reuters Top News: Sudan arrests three foreigners in border region http://reut.rs/JOsQOq

Al Arabiya English: South #Sudan says ready to withdraw forces from disputed #Abyei regions

CBSNews: Hit-and-run on tape: Handlebar camera captures car striking 2 Calif. bicyclists, leads to suspect's arrest http://cbsn.ws/ILJDhb

AlArabiya_Eng: #BreakingNews: Hungary says two nationals kidnapped in Syria

The Morning World News Report of the 28th of April 2012

Breaking News: Saudi Arabia recalls ambassador to Egypt, closes embassy in Cairo - @AlArabiya_Eng

nytimesworld: Tokyo Business School Helps Rebuild Areas Hit by Quake http://nyti.ms/IyQB6A

PressTV: Indigenous Bolivians stage protest rally http://dlvr.it/1VDYNq #worldnews

BBCWorld: US jury convicts Somali link man http://bbc.in/IXPAXx #worldnews

PostWorldNews: Oman road crash kills 8 family members in fiery wreck http://wapo.st/KhW8yZ

Reuters: Syrian military unit comes under sea attack: SANA http://reut.rs/IjeK7f #worldnews

AP: 'Pirate' party made up of computer nerds and hackers captures political power in German politics: http://apne.ws/IroD26 -BW

PostWorldNews: Gunman exchanges fire with security forces inside governor's office in southern Afghanistan http://wapo.st/IsmvrX

PressTV: US-led soldier dies in#Afghanistan http://dlvr.it/1VGFKd #worldnews

AlArabiya_Eng: Veteran peacekeeper takes charge of U.N. #Syria mission; 10 people killed in #Damascus http://goo.gl/i8Iml

PressTV: Seven killed in#Pakistan violence http://dlvr.it/1VGNHx #worldnews

PostWorldNews: Muslims revive pilgrimage route via Jerusalem after decades of shying away, defying ban http://wapo.st/KhTxVJ

PressTV: Strong earthquake jolts Tonga http://dlvr.it/1VGXGj #worldnews

AP: Unprecedented surge in unaccompanied child immigrants crossing South Texas border taxes resources: http://apne.ws/IreyC6 -BW #worldnews

Reuters Top News: Suicides have Greeks on edge before election http://reut.rs/ItOTdn

HuffPostWorld: Girl falls into sinkhole while on phone in China http://huff.to/Jw7y79

Reuters: France's Hollande warns of wave of layoffs after presidential vote http://reut.rs/ILr6BB

PostWorldNews: Bahrain lawmaker says gunmen fired on business after he criticized government crackdowns http://wapo.st/Ki1TNb #worldnews

cnnbrk: Police in Northern Ireland find van with 600 pounds of explosives "fully primed and ready for use." http://on.cnn.com/KkyLp3 #worldnews

PressTV: Gunmen attack Syrian forces in Latakia http://dlvr.it/1VHgg8 #worldnews

AJELive: Egyptian leader #ElBaradei launches political party http://aje.me/pg79k5 | Party named Al Dostour (Constitution) #Egypt #worldnews

PostWorldNews: Militants smuggle guns into Afghan governor's office in shoes; 2 guards and 2 attackers killed http://wapo.st/KeeRR1

guardiannews: Malaysian police fire teargas & water cannon at protesters - video http://gu.com/p/377na/tf

AP: More details on bombing that killed 10 Afghan police officers in the country's east: http://apne.ws/KkvZjI -BW

Reuters: Seven militants killed in Yemen clashes http://reut.rs/IAm2hR

guardiannews: Iran nuclear talks to resume http://gu.com/p/377nk/tf

AJ101East: Many #Indians are coming together to help end #violence against women http://aje.me/Kg5bAH

AlArabiya: Video: Lebanese army stops ship carrying arms to Syria: official http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/04/28/210801.html

AJELive: Loneliness becoming 'a norm' in Japan | Studies show average number of people in Tokyo home has dropped | Video report: http://aje.me/IL0UHg

Al Jazeera English: Canada student fee protests continue http://aje.me/JzRcGQ

Press TV: More 99-percenters arrested in New York http://dlvr.it/1VD4nr

PressTV: Israeli drones violate Lebanese airspace http://dlvr.it/1VD0pv

Reuters Top News: EU's Ashton in Myanmar as stalemate sours reform push http://reut.rs/Ibi5Ql

wsjworld: China Sets Yuan at New High http://on.wsj.com/JMOgeU

WSJ World News: Brazilian Forestry Legislation Advances http://on.wsj.com/JMOgeX

Press TV: 'Night raid ignites Afghan shootout' http://dlvr.it/1VCd4S

cnni: Rape in Haiti: 'Babies are not spared' http://dlvr.it/1VCSWK

cnni: Oil firm to pay China $191M for spill http://dlvr.it/1VBYYx

PostWorldNews: US officials: Core al-Qaida group 'essentially gone,' but dangerous affiliates remain http://wapo.st/IFVTkY

wsjworld: Inside Ethiopia's Adoption Boom http://on.wsj.com/IG9nNE

The Nightly World News Report of the 27th of April 2012

\\Breaking News: Thousands of protesters urging fair elections converge on central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - @Reuters http://bit.ly/I9NHHj

W_lloydgeorge asks: "What is #AungSanSuuKyi risking by leading a parliament boycott over constitutional oath?" http://aje.me/IEOORM

nytimesworld: Talks Between U.S. and Pakistan Fail Over Airstrike Apology http://nyti.ms/Ixepv9

PressTV: Lebanese Navy seizes Syria-bound ship http://dlvr.it/1VByBk

New York Times World: World Briefing | Asia: No Inquiry Planned in Death of Cambodia Environmentalist http://nyti.ms/Jz42VT

nytimesworld: World Briefing | Europe: Gianfranco Techegne, an Italian Fugitive, Is Arrested http://nyti.ms/Jz44NJ

Breaking News: Bank failure update: Palm Desert, Calif., bank closed; 22 shut so far in 2012 - @FDIC http://1.usa.gov/Ib4DMa

Al Jazeera English: Op-ed: #SuuKyi's party, the #NLD, is boycotting parliament over a controversial oath, writes @W_lloydgeorge http://aje.me/JxDa8V

Press TV: FAO seeks $110mn for Sahel famine http://dlvr.it/1VBfWx

New York Times World: Somali Convicted in U.S. Court on Piracy Charges http://nyti.ms/IKCP3A

cnni: Oil firm to pay China $191M for spill http://dlvr.it/1VBYYx

CNN International: Somali man found guilty of piracy http://dlvr.it/1VBYcj

Wall Street Journal: Avg student loan debt: Up 24% since 2000. Avg earnings for 25-34 yr-olds with only a bachelor's degree: Down 15%. http://on.wsj.com/IyjHmP

BBC Breaking News: Army bomb disposal experts make safe 'viable explosive device' in Newry, Northern Ireland http://bbc.in/JrZXp5

PostWorldNews: Iyad Ag Ghali, leader of armed Islamist militants, emerging as power figure in Mali http://wapo.st/IEnKlE

Reuters Top News: Peru rebels kill 3 security forces, injure 2 on army search http://reut.rs/IqGuao

BBC News (World): Bolivians march against road plan http://bbc.in/IXY7tw

guardiannews: Ford profits up in US, but European sales falter http://gu.com/p/377m2/tf

MarketWatch: Four new bank failures bring U.S. tally of closures to 21 this year http://on.mktw.net/KaH7E6

Post World News: Sachin Tendulkar nominated to Indian parliament http://wapo.st/IDHvtn

BBC News (World): Farc rebels kill eight in attacks http://bbc.in/JrQRbP

Post World News: South Africa police free hostage, shoot dead gunman in four-hour hospital drama http://wapo.st/Jw81CG

BBCBreaking: Soldiers in #Guinea-Bissau agree to free president and ex-PM held since April's coup- Ivorian minister. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/

Al Arabiya English: 21 people killed by the Syrian security forces on Friday: Syrian Revolution Commission

MarketWatch: S&P finishes above 1,400; Nasdaq paces weekly gains, up 2.3% http://on.mktw.net/JrI2ij

guardiannews: Chen Guangcheng 'safe' in US embassy http://gu.com/p/377k9/tf

Reuters Top News: Czech cabinet survives confidence vote http://reut.rs/JN0EsF

Post World News: 8 reported killed in 2 Colombia attacks blamed on rebels http://wapo.st/Jx9Y1K

wsjworld: Inside Ethiopia's Adoption Boom http://on.wsj.com/IG9nNE


BBCWorld: "In robust health," #Eritrea's government dismisses persistent rumours that President Isaias Afewerki is dead http://bbc.in/IXljZ5

AlArabiya_Eng: Obama signs waiver to lift Palestinian aid barrier http://goo.gl/eegSL

PressTV: Egyptians stage new anti-junta rallies http://dlvr.it/1V7dCL

Reuters Top News: U.S. House votes to extend low student loan rates http://reut.rs/InVbtE

The Economist: Daily chart: For years, Japan was Asia's richest and most powerful economy. Now, Japan is steadily being overtaken http://econ.st/Jx274c

Reuters Top News: Amazon soars as digital sales boost margins http://reut.rs/JrpQFi

Reuters: Romanian government toppled, Czechs face test too http://reut.rs/I7Kech

Reuters Top News: Nine dead in suicide bomb near Damascus mosque http://reut.rs/Jrp5wf

AlArabiya_Eng: 16 people killed by the Syrian forces acroos the country on Friday: general Revolution Commission

Post World News: Witness says man wounded by unexploded cluster bomblet in Sri Lanka war http://wapo.st/KgyvH3

PressTV: Medical students protest in Bolivia http://dlvr.it/1V39tb

PoliticalTicker: Legislator: Secret Service to change its rules - http://wp.me/p4HKM-ZAq

AP: Thousands demonstrate against Assad's regime as state television says suicide bomber kills 10 in Damascus: http://apne.ws/IDRrD7 -AB