The Nightly World News Report of the 6th of May 2012

AP: Oil plunges below $97 on US demand, Europe votes: http://apne.ws/J4QiXE -AB

Post World News: Presumed Colombian rebels say they are holding French reporter http://wapo.st/KJ596R

The Associated Press: Al-Qaida releases a hostage video of American humanitarian aid worker Warren Weinstein: http://apne.ws/JaBbXv -AB

staronline: Armenian president's party leads parliamentary election - CEC http://dlvr.it/1X9Fkl

Post World News: Congo’s military says it’s in control of 2 North Kivu areas where fighting displaced thousands http://wapo.st/J2o0Nu

SCMP 南華早報: Chen's case divides activists, http://ow.ly/aJCWx

Reuters Top News: Nikkei falls 2.8 pct after Greek, French elections http://reut.rs/Jaxgde

BBC News (World): Unemployment 'to keep on rising' http://bbc.in/IAMOGI

Haaretz.com: 'Undercover Israeli combatants threw stones at IDF soldiers in West Bank': http://htz.li/KBSPTm

Al Jazeera English: According to Human Rights Watch #HRW: 95 civilians were killed in #Idlib, #Syria between Mar 22 - Apr 06 | http://aje.me/J0rv7h

PMLOnline: JTF raids militants' hideout in Kano, kills 5 http://fb.me/1Ysrps3VN

New York Times World: Bo Xilai Was Long Known in China for Ruthlessness http://nyti.ms/Jq7q5K

RT_com: #NATO soldier shot dead by man in #Afghan army uniform http://on.rt.com/8eonvn

MarketWatch: Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index down 2.1% in early moves, as banks, energy fall sharply http://on.mktw.net/KIahIu

JoongAngDaily: Noraebang fire kills nine and injures 25 in Busan http://bit.ly/JNJziL

Press TV: UK police racism complaints doubled http://dlvr.it/1X8Wxm

PressTV: US assassination drone kills 2 in#Yemen http://dlvr.it/1X8RMh

BreakingNews: Japanese stocks fall sharply; Nikkei Average down 2.8% - MarketWatch

BBCWorld: Farc rebels 'to release reporter' http://bbc.in/J3UcQz

BreakingNewsUK: Partial results in Greek elections show main parties suffering dramatic losses - bbcnews http://bbc.in/IQKpqX

PressTV: DRC Army says rebellion under control http://dlvr.it/1X7QTl

Hotsheet: Ron Paul wins majority of delegates at NV, ME state conventions, though GOP says most are "bound" to Romney http://cbsn.ws/J9VYdM

Breaking Politics: Greek conservative leader Samaras plans to seek coalition to stay in euro, renegotiate bailout - @AP

Al Jazeera English: Opinion: Bahrain: The stories that aren't being covered http://aje.me/J2yAnN

AP PHOTO: Capt. Bruce Kevin Clark, the Army medic whose wife says he died during a Skype chat with her: http://apne.ws/J2p2sY -EF

Agence France-Presse: Full story: Francois #Hollande elected #France's first Socialist president in nearly two decades http://yhoo.it/IQGEla

Al Arabiya English: #Qaeda commander wanted in USS Cole bombing killed http://ow.ly/aJnOs

Guardian news: SNP won 'remarkable victory' in Scottish elections, says Alex Salmond http://gu.com/p/37cm9/tf

Breaking News: Yemeni officials say top al-Qaida militant killed in airstrike in the south - @AP

Christophe Gevrey: Official French Elections results: François Hollande is the new French president with 52.0% of the votes

Post World News: Man fires 2 shots in German church, then locks himself inside the building http://wapo.st/J1eWZn

nytimesworld: The Lede Blog: Updates on Voting in France, Greece, Germany, Serbia and Armenia http://nyti.ms/IRm4Vo

Al Arabiya English: Full story: Socialist #Hollande ousts #Sarkozy in French presidential election: estimates http://ow.ly/aJleM

AlArabiya_Eng: #BreakingNews: Hollande wins French presidency: estimates

Al Arabiya English: #Greek neo-Nazis enter parliament: exit polls

HuffPostWorld: Pro-EU president faces nationalist challenger in #Serbia elections http://huff.to/Jf9CzA

staronline: Former Kuwait PM questioned in graft probe http://dlvr.it/1X54KV

Press TV: Serbia votes in general elections http://dlvr.it/1X536N

RT: Over 400 arrested at Moscow opposition rally - police http://on.rt.com/25xayj

Reuters: Taliban stronger than before U.S. troop surge: lawmakers http://reut.rs/IvVGyD

The Globe and Mail: Student riot in Quebec leads to more than 100 arrests http://bit.ly/JTQ1T5

The Globe and Mail: New Brunswick officials hunt for source of E. coli outbreak http://bit.ly/JTWywP

The Globe and Mail: British paper smuggles fake bomb into London Games park http://bit.ly/IR7kG1

Post World News: Residents: Al-Qaida-linked group attacks tomb classified as UNESCO site in Mali’s Timbuktu http://wapo.st/J9gRpq

CNN International: Six Yemeni militants killed in airstrikes http://dlvr.it/1X4pWZ

Post World News: Syrian refugees give Turkey’s premier hero’s welcome; Erdogan vows to continue support http://wapo.st/LnbkAy

AlArabiya_Eng: #French vote turnout 72% at 15:00 GMT, up on first round

RT: Over 250 arrested at Moscow opposition rally - police http://on.rt.com/25xayj #news

cnni: Journalists missing in Syria call home http://dlvr.it/1X4Ycn

PostWorldNews: Parliamentary vote in Armenia tests public support for President Sarkisian http://wapo.st/J0DPEs

HuffPostWorld: Nearly 30 police injured as German

Telegraph World News: Burmese general resigns ending Than Shwe's influence http://tgr.ph/IR8kd6

RT: More: At least six hospitalized after clashes at Moscow opposition rally http://on.rt.com/25xayj

IrinaGalushkoRT: several policemen with knife wounds carried away from #MoscowProtest opp. leaders arrested

Breaking News: More: Reports of tear gas and Molotov cocktails as protesters clash with Moscow police - @RT_com http://bit.ly/J6AGPN

Post World News: German police arrest 100 Salafist protesters as clashes leave 29 officers injured http://wapo.st/J0Vxrq

Telegraph World News: #Hollande on course for victory of between 52-53 per cent - follow live updates http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/9249109/French-Presidential-election-live.html