Monday, April 16, 2012

The Nightly World News Report of the 16th of April 2012


BBCWorld: India trims interest rate to 8% http://bbc.in/HP8WR1

Breaking News: Reserve Bank of India cuts interest rates for the first time in 3 years, by 50 basis points - @reuters http://reut.rs/IsOuTy

BreakingNews: Alert level raised for Popocatepetl volcano, 50 miles from Mexico City - @reuters http://reut.rs/IRtB92

PressTV: Police arrest four 99-percenters in NY http://dlvr.it/1RqZNm

BreakingNews: Earthquake, magnitude 6.5, shakes Santiago, central Chile - @usgs, @reuters http://on.doi.gov/IsGh1z

PostWorldNews: Peru authorities search for 2 police officers who disappeared during search for hostages http://wapo.st/HLFGf4

PressTV: Over 200#Yemenis killed in one week http://dlvr.it/1RqN4p

CNN International: Argentina to renationalize oil group http://dlvr.it/1RqC4J

Post World News: Delta jet lands in Dublin over bomb scare; officials say no one hurt on Istanbul-to-NY flight http://wapo.st/IruT6d

BBC News (World): China increases US debt holding http://bbc.in/HOI3ws

Reuters Top News: U.S. busts global online drug market, arrests eight http://reut.rs/HDn6SG

MarketWatch: Hong Kong banking stocks weigh on market; Hang Seng Index down 0.2% http://on.mktw.net/Isrkg6

MarketWatch: Unless politicians can get their act together, almost everyone's taxes will increase starting Jan 1st. http://on.mktw.net/J0fhKu

nytimesworld: World Briefing | Europe: Greece: Ex-Official Is Detained http://nyti.ms/HDkJ23

Reuters Top News: Australia to exit Afghanistan a year early: media http://reut.rs/HMLVe6

AJEnglish: Argentina to seize control of oil company http://aje.me/HLPu8Z

Al Jazeera English: Matan Ruak leads East Timor vote count http://aje.me/Isj27S

BBC News (World): 'Pilot fatigue' caused jet dive http://bbc.in/IsiEpM

MarketWatch: Japan stocks inch higher, but some tech majors fall; Nikkei Average up 0.1% http://on.mktw.net/HPhM3q

Reuters Top News: Man plotted suicide bomb on NYC subway: co-defendant http://reut.rs/HOjVuQ

Wall Street Journal: Every year, 133,000 Americans die of heart attacks—largely because they didn't get help in time. http://on.wsj.com/HONF8i

Reuters Top News: Senate GOP blocks "Buffett Rule," a minimum 30% income tax on millionaires http://reut.rs/IS7Vrb

BBC News (World): Human rights 'crisis' in Bahrain http://bbc.in/Isd0Eh

JackOtter: Best Buy releases complete list of stores it's closing. Is yours on it? http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505144_162-57414517/best-buys-store-closing-list-is-yours-on-it/

Press TV: UK faces worst water shortage since 1976 http://dlvr.it/1RnJdW

Post World News: Rwanda opposition leader withdraws from trial, cites lack of independent judiciary http://wapo.st/HL47t8

MarketWatch: Lowe's to sell $2 bln in notes, with net proceeds from the offering to be used for general corporate purposes http://on.mktw.net/HOcvqH

Al Arabiya English: Israel holds 47 ‘flytilla’ activists pending expulsion http://goo.gl/PpKVa

BBC News (World): Senate weighs Obama Buffett Rule http://bbc.in/IrW1lp

Post World News: Numbers of troops, fighters in various factions in Afghanistan http://wapo.st/HLvJyo

Reuters: Big Tobacco pays states $6.5 billion under accord http://reut.rs/IH711z

MarketWatch: Dow ends up 77 points; Apple's 5-day losing streak is longest since October 2011 http://on.mktw.net/IzvHUs

MarketWatch: All eyes are on Yahoo's CEO Scott Thompson as their earnings report nears http://on.mktw.net/J0k1Qq $YHOO

guardiannews: Unemployment of Europe's young people soars by 50% http://gu.com/p/37vxq/tf

MarketWatch: Shares of Apple and Google have slipped today, leading a tech sector retreat. $AAPL down about 3%, $GOOG slid 2.6% http://on.mktw.net/J0ca5s

PressTV: #Iran seizes four tons of narcotics: Cmdr. http://dlvr.it/1Rlr4z

Al Jazeera English: Foreign aid to #Africa - does it do more harm than good? Join the @AJStream live conversation at 1930GMT | http://aje.me/HQzkYo

The Associated Press: BREAKING: Police find 2 people dead in Las Vegas home after 9-year-old boy tells school about bodies. -EF

PressTV: UK banks lose £2bn over Spanish fears http://dlvr.it/1RlRfp

nytimesworld: Iraq Arrest Calls Fair Elections Into Question http://nyti.ms/IgtCj0

AlArabiya_Eng: #Pakistan's #Haqqani militants behind major attack in #Afghanistan: #Pentagon http://goo.gl/Nc7m8

MarketWatch: U.S. economy grew 2.6% in first quarter: survey http://on.mktw.net/HZV3uW

PressTV: Shia massacre continues in#Pakistan http://dlvr.it/1RlFmz

The Associated Press: More on Jim Yong Kim: President of Dartmouth College chosen to be next president of the World Bank: http://apne.ws/HL8F2J -EF

Wall Street Journal: Apple is down about 9% in five trading days. Here's why: http://on.wsj.com/IrwuJ1

Guardian news: Iranian-Canadian 'spy' faces imminent execution, says family http://gu.com/p/36qq2/tf

Reuters Top News: World Bank board selects U.S. nominee Jim Yong Kim as new president; World Bank board says Kim to begin five-year term on July 1.

Telegraph World News: Egypt 'needs £7.5 billion bail-out to avoid bankruptcy' http://tgr.ph/HZV99k

BBCWorld: #Bangladesh railways minister resigns over corruption allegations http://bbc.in/HNmxIo

PressTV: US drone strike kills dozens of Somalis http://dlvr.it/1Rkr1L

Reuters Top News: Afghan Taliban rehearsed attack for two months http://reut.rs/HWty9w

WSJ World News: China Halts Sale of Drugs Over Capsules http://on.wsj.com/ISiZSF

BBC News (World): Delta Airlines plane makes emergency landing at Dublin Airport http://bbc.in/Iro8kP

MarketWatch: Shares of Endocyte soar 101% on Merck deal http://on.mktw.net/HWSQ7I

Reuters: New verdict deepens mystery on Italy bombings http://reut.rs/IGASHw

Reuters: Danish foreign minister: no room for weakening Iran sanctions http://reut.rs/IGvjJ0

nytimesworld: China Prime Minister Calls for Corruption Crackdown http://nyti.ms/HMqJdk

AJEnglish: UK businessman 'poisoned' in China scandal http://aje.me/HMcOTN

Reuters Top News: Bombs kill militant, wound FSB agent in Russia's Caucasus http://reut.rs/HW9yE4

Al Arabiya English: Tunisians to organize book reading sessions instead of protests http://goo.gl/D1N00

CNN Breaking News: Inmates hold nearly 100 hostage in Brazilian prison riot. http://on.cnn.com/Ig3UeJ

AP: Mitt Romney's search for a vice president goes forward as he taps longtime adviser to lead selection: http://apne.ws/HLXgiO -EF

CNN International: Hostages taken in Brazilian prison riot http://dlvr.it/1Rk7Qr

Reuters Top News: Iran ready to resolve nuclear issues if sanctions are lifted: foreign minister http://reut.rs/HC7miR

Post World News: Afghan officials blame weekend attacks on Haqqani network http://wapo.st/IQAHsa

Al Jazeera English: Predatory, poisonous and pestilent - @AJEarthrise on #Australia's battle against the eco-scourge that's the cane toad | http://aje.me/HFFmy6

PressTV: Every#US troop death: 25 vet suicides http://dlvr.it/1RjnKv

Reuters Top News: Smirking Norway killer Breivik pleads not guilty http://reut.rs/IFa1vq

BBC News (World): Violence between #Hindu groups at beef-eating festival in India http://bbc.in/IrbjH5

Reuters: Spanish debt heading toward crisis levels http://reut.rs/HPUhTs

PressTV: Bahraini activists climb embassy wall http://dlvr.it/1RjXPD

Wall Street Journal: Apple and Google shares are both getting torched this morning http://on.wsj.com/IYBcla

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