Friday, May 4, 2012

The Nightly World News Report of the 4th of May 2012



PressTV: Mortar kills two Algerian army officers http://dlvr.it/1WnCkb

New York Times World: For China, Chen Guangcheng’s Exile Is One Less Headache http://nyti.ms/IN1oxI

Press TV: 7 people killed in Nigeria attacks http://dlvr.it/1Wmm8c

BBC News (World): 'Mass poverty' warning for Greeks http://bbc.in/IS4GCH

Breaking News: 6 suspected militants killed in US drone attack in northwest Pakistan - NBC News

Breaking News: San Francisco police robot inspects suspicious package near Balboa BART Station; area streets closed - @KTVU

Wall Street Journal: Massachusetts will soon introduce some of the strictest health-care cost-containment legislation in the U.S. http://on.wsj.com/IPE5Th VIDEO

The Economist: When will China produce a car brand people want to drive? http://econ.st/JYOeQ8

Reuters Top News: Berkshire profits double as insurance losses fall http://reut.rs/L9kH6G $BRK.A

Breaking News: No one injured in collapse of 5-story building 'pancaked' in Harlem - @NBCNewYork http://bit.ly/IsdOcE

MarketWatch: Security Bank of North Lauderdale, Florida, became the 23rd U.S. bank failure of the year http://on.mktw.net/JZl9Em

Reuters Top News: Five Philadelphia priests sanctioned in sex abuse probe http://reut.rs/L9yhXM

Press TV: 2 British troops killed in#Afghanistan http://dlvr.it/1WlPlG

Al Arabiya English: 43 people killed in Syria as U.N. envoy says peace plan ‘on track’ http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/05/04/212093.html #AlArabiya #Syria #Assad

Telegraph World News: 140 people injured when balloons explode at Armenian concert http://tgr.ph/JSuhXB

Al Jazeera English: Sixteen months after #Afghan forces were to take over armed security, private security forces remain in #Afghanistan | http://aje.me/JIMBVy

Agence France-Presse: 23 dead in day of horror for #Mexico border city of Nuevo Laredo. http://yhoo.it/IKxLPf #AFP

Post World News: 1,500 protest in Macedonia after murder suspects held on terror charges http://wapo.st/J4eV1u

Guardian news: Top story: Boris Johnson 'wins London mayoral election': Politics live blog http://gu.com/p/37cav

MarketWatch: Apple suffers worst week since October with 6.3% loss http://on.mktw.net/JjZnaA

Wall Street Journal: Dog food linked to salmonella infections in 14 people in the U.S. http://on.wsj.com/JxkeVJ

Agence France-Presse: DR Congo army closes in on wanted general Jean Bosco Ntaganda. http://yhoo.it/J8b72n #AFP

TelegraphWorld: Nine bodies found hanging over Mexico bridge http://tgr.ph/JSlZyP

Lisa Fleisher: NYU offers position to Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng http://on.wsj.com/KAkAMW via @wsj

MarketWatch: Dow closes down 169 points Friday; S&P, Nasdaq suffer worst week of the year http://on.mktw.net/J5ck7A

Breaking News: Federal appeals judge stops Texas from banning Planned Parenthood from state health program - @AP

BBCWorld: #Tanzania's president sacks six ministers amid allegations of government corruption http://bbc.in/Iu1Qhs #Africa

Reuters US News: Honor student pleads guilty in Jihad Jane plot http://reut.rs/JSeEzw

PressTV: Two soldiers killed in South#Afghanistan http://dlvr.it/1Wjj0Y

Reuters Top News: Oil dives three percent, set for biggest 3-day rout since December http://reut.rs/KmgJIF

Al Arabiya English: Egypt health ministry says soldier killed in Cairo clashes #AlArabiya #Egypt

Al Arabiya English: Egypt army arrests 170 people in Cairo clashes: military prosecution: AFP

Reddy: 32 parties on the ballot in Greece's election.10 may make it into Parliament;  7of the 10 oppose the IMF bailout deal. http://on.wsj.com/KA92Jp

PressTV: Egypt gears up for presidential race http://dlvr.it/1WjYnS

AP: Challenger to Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar hopes decades of ground-level work in GOP brings primary victory: http://apne.ws/JYCxt1 -BW

MarketWatch: Gold ends 0.6% higher at $1,645.20 an ounce http://on.mktw.net/J00Ag

SkyNewsBreak: Voters in Leeds reject proposal for city to be run by an elected mayor.

Reuters: Blast at Armenia campaign rally injures 106 people - Interfax citing emergency officials

PostWorldNews: Serbia police arrest ethnic Albanians over alleged war crimes http://wapo.st/J3L9tI

Reuters: U.S. hiring slows, raising worries on recovery http://reut.rs/Jj9so6

Reuters: Kenyan forces abuse civilians to avenge attacks: rights group http://reut.rs/KldjWM

WSJ: China's state media called blind activist Chen a pawn and an unwitting tool of the U.S.

HuffPostWorld: Feminists enraged after France drops sexual harassment law http://huff.to/JjwPhs

cnni: Euro 2012 fans to face 'criminal' police http://dlvr.it/1Wh4nb

SkyNewsBreak: Labour Party makes net gain of more than 800 seats in council elections in Britain http://bit.ly/IOgFRH

Reuters: Fitch revises Chesapeake's outlook to negative, affirms ratings http://reut.rs/IyBjVf

AJEnglish: Sarkozy and Hollande in final election push http://aje.me/J46l2M

Reuters: U.S. sets new rules for fracking on federal lands http://reut.rs/IAYZXz

Post World News: Gunmen believed to be from radical Islamist sect kill 2 guards in Nigeria prison break http://wapo.st/J4o5eg

BBCBreaking: #Labour wins overall majority on #Glasgow City Council http://bbc.in/ItlQ3M

BBCWorld: Police in #China threaten to revoke visas of foreign reporters covering dissident #ChenGuangcheng's story http://bbc.in/IP6X1i

MarketWatch: Financial stocks slumped today, pressured by lackluster jobs data and steep declines for $BAC and $AIG http://on.mktw.net/K6Xj7X

PressTV: Malaysia wage hike raises concern http://dlvr.it/1WhxDy

AJEng: With only $4 per person spent on public #healthcare each year, falling sick in #India can be a death sentence | http://aje.me/J2y2Jf

BBCWorld: Fresh clashes erupt outside #Egypt's defence ministry, two days after some 20 people died there http://bbc.in/Itu4sB

AP: Army officer in Afghanistan dies in Skype chat with wife; Pentagon says death is under investigation: http://apne.ws/JYafyK -ldh

AlArabiya_Eng: 59 people have been injured in clashes between protesters and military troops in Abbassiya: Health Ministry

Reuters: Four wounded in clashes near Egypt Defense Ministry, Health Ministry says.

SkyNewsBreak: Conservative Party suffers net loss of more than 400 seats in council elections in Britain http://bit.ly/IOgFRH

MarketWatch: Ron Paul bill to abolish Fed to be taken up by House banking panel http://on.mktw.net/J72vJi

SkyNewsBreak: Labour Party makes more than 750 net gains in council elections across Britain http://bit.ly/IOgFRH

 nytimesworld: In-Laws Sentenced in Afghan Girl's Torture Case http://nyti.ms/J3LDjy

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