The Nightly World News of the 23rd of April 2012

BBC News (World): Wukan village leaders 'punished' http://bbc.in/Ix9Yzb

Post World News: China punishes 20 former officials after mass protests flared over village’s land dispute http://wapo.st/IcqMdu

BBC News (World): Australian inflation keeps easing http://bbc.in/IwCQYs

PressTV: US terror drones,#Yemeni army kill 23 http://dlvr.it/1TFP29

BreakingNews: Anti-death penalty measure qualifies for California's November ballot - mercurynews http://bit.ly/ImS6ZK

Breaking News: Peruvian judge approves first step toward extradition of Joran van der Sloot to US - @cnn http://bit.ly/JxQk9o

MarketWatch: Japan stocks fall broadly on U.S. losses, stronger yen; Nikkei Average down 0.8% http://on.mktw.net/I7xqVy

Press TV: Israel has taken measures to punish 1,200 Palestinian prisoners who are on an open-ended hunger strike to protest... http://fb.me/1oC8Ju045

Post World News: Dominican health officials say 6 people in northern town died of cholera amid new outbreak http://wapo.st/JrRiVS

Wall Street Journal: Net migration from Mexico has plummeted to zero, says a new study. http://on.wsj.com/K3A37m

BBCWorld: Trayvon Martin police chief saved http://bbc.in/JrHpHA

Reuters: Cuba plans massive shift to "non-state" sector http://reut.rs/I5yrQl

WSJ: Facebook's updated IPO filing shows revenue in Q1 rose 45% to $1.06B, but profit slipped 12% from a yr ago. http://on.wsj.com/I4sm2L

Reuters: Facebook quarterly revenue tops $1 billion: filing http://reut.rs/I5A4NW

AP: Number of Mexican immigrants living illegally in U.S. drops significantly for the first time in decades: http://apne.ws/JAMUAY -RAS

MarketWatch: Dow ends down 102 points; Wal-Mart shares have worst day since August http://on.mktw.net/I5oDVu

AlArabiya_Eng: #Assad's forces kill 80 nationwide despite presence of U.N. monitors http://ow.ly/at1Ae

Press TV: Bahraini forces attack mourners http://dlvr.it/1TD8V5

The Associated Press: Supreme Court to hear clash between the Obama administration and Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants: http://apne.ws/JASe7B -RAS

MarketWatch: Netflix shares tumble 13% after hours following quarterly report http://on.mktw.net/I5oZeO

CNN Breaking News: #Facebook tops 900 million users. http://on.cnn.com/Iis7hX

Reuters Top News: Yemen air strikes foil Saudi hostage release: negotiator http://reut.rs/IjOXcj

Al Arabiya English: Another US military service member is linked to prostitution scandal, total number is now 12: #US defense official

The Associated Press: Iran's foreign minister dismisses Israeli threats of attacks as "empty words, bluffing." http://apne.ws/J5bKVG -CJ

Wall Street Journal: The Social Security trust fund that goes mainly to retirees will be exhausted in 2036, trustees warn http://on.wsj.com/I6DUnP

PressTV: Saudi King orders Awtan TV off air http://dlvr.it/1T9xxn

AP: White House: Counsel finds no one in Obama advance team involved in improper Colombia conduct.

The Associated Press: US Government: Poor economy, high energy prices, shorten life of Social Security fund by 3 years: http://apne.ws/J5c6M7 -CJ

Wall Street Journal: The average American makes 7.1 pounds of trash a day. The average Japanese makes 2.5 pounds http://on.wsj.com/I60Ymt

Post World News: Crew of Italy tanker hijacked off Oman freed after 4 months; Italy credits Somali authorities http://wapo.st/J56fGB

New York Times World: New Sanctions Announced for Aiding Syria and Iran http://nyti.ms/K2EHCl

Breaking News: Update: At least 1 dead, 3 others wounded in Norway dairy plant explosion, Norwegian broadcaster reports - @AP http://apne.ws/nEvfce

AlArabiya_Eng: Abol Fotouh says chosen as consensual candidate of #Egypt's revolutionary forces http://goo.gl/VqxxL

Reuters: Reuters photos: Where the L.A. riots began... today http://reut.rs/IbCvYA

Reuters Top News: Microsoft to sell some AOL patents to Facebook http://reut.rs/JrFq57

BBC News (World): Sri Lankan Muslims decry attack http://bbc.in/Jqbt6l

Wall Street Journal: To satisfy Chinese consumers' thirst for milk, China is buying up high-producing foreign cows http://on.wsj.com/I6iZBk VIDEO

Reuters Top News: Medvedev pardons one of 32 "political prisoners" http://reut.rs/IkR8Nv

TIMEWorld: Lebanon's most wanted Sunni terrorist accidentally blows himself up in Syria http://ti.me/ILHSQ4

Breaking News: Report: Blast in Norway dairy plant, several people are feared dead - @AP http://apne.ws/nEvfce

wsjworld: Santander Prepares Record Mexico IPO http://on.wsj.com/JtQwGt

AP: Gov't auditors call on Obama administration to cancel Medicare bonuses GOP sees as political: http://apne.ws/J4Snw7 -CJ

Reuters Top News: Obama seeks to curb Iran, Syria dissident monitoring http://reut.rs/I3IOUF