Friday, August 3, 2012

The Morning World News Report of the 3rd of August 2012



now MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
EA sues Zynga, calling 'The Ville' game 'indistinguishable' from 'Sims Social' http://on.mktw.net/QzS9Y4 
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now MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
LinkedIn shares rallied 12% to $105.08 today after reporting stronger-than-expected second-quarter earnings: http://on.mktw.net/N7Tf87 
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now Al Jazeera English ‏@AJEnglish
Nigeria leaks billions in rampant oil theft http://aje.me/MUmpeH 
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now CNN Breaking News ‏@cnnbrk
Syrian opposition reports massacre of 62 in Hama. #Syria http://on.cnn.com/MgVBiP 
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now CNN International ‏@cnni
'Main battle is about to start' in Aleppo, says U.N. official http://dlvr.it/1xpLdJ 
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now MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
Stocks in Europe move modestly higher in early trades http://on.mktw.net/Qz1YFK 
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now Post World News ‏@PostWorldNews
Chinese state media take swipe at Clinton’s comments on Africa, defend China’s investments http://wapo.st/MUnBi0 
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now Yonhap News Agency ‏@YonhapNews
(Olympics) Oh Jin-hyek wins gold in men's individual archery http://bit.ly/OvL8BM 
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now Post World News ‏@PostWorldNews
S&P downgrades Cyprus sovereign debt a notch deeper into junk on bank fears http://wapo.st/N74VIj 
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now Wall Street Journal ‏@WSJ
In one of the longest matches in Olympic tennis history, Federer beat Del Potro in 4 hours, 26 min. http://on.wsj.com/MUSNhc 
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now The Star ‏@staronline
Tennis - Federer wins epic to reach Olympic final http://dlvr.it/1xvBhv 
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now The Star ‏@staronline
Pakistan military court jails officers for extremist ties http://dlvr.it/1xv5PL 
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now Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Grenade blast in Nairobi kills one: Kenyan media http://reut.rs/OO11pv 
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now Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Hackers hit Major League Baseball teams' Facebook sites http://reut.rs/ONZpw3 
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now Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
White House says jobs data shows economy recovering http://reut.rs/MUEcSV 
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now Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Hamas frees al Qaeda-tied leader of militant group in Gaza: source http://reut.rs/ONLN3U 
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now Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
GSK completes $3 billion acquisition of Human Genome http://reut.rs/ONN5vK 
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now Wall Street Journal ‏@WSJ
Track and field is underway at #London2012, here is our guide of what to look out for: http://on.wsj.com/MUpRpH 
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now Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Air Force trainer gets 30 days in jail in sex scandal http://reut.rs/QyWQkR 
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now HuffPostWorld ‏@HuffPostWorld
Afghan policeman kills 11 people in one house http://huff.to/RoYT5W 
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now WSJ Europe ‏@WSJeurope
JAL Plans $8.5 Billion IPO: Japan Airlines said it plans to raise about $8.5 billion in what would be the world'... http://on.wsj.com/PJBsmg 
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now HuffPostWorld ‏@HuffPostWorld
3 Russian warships reportedly heading for Syria http://huff.to/QmzP2e 
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now RT ‏@RT_com
Police arrest 130 in Hong Kong Triad raids http://on.rt.com/rno9lx  #news
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now ABC News ‏@ABC
Chick-fil-A Opponents Stage Same-Sex Kiss-In http://abcn.ws/PJ1So7 
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now NBC News ‏@NBCNews
Fasting for 17 hours each day: How Muslim Olympians cope during Ramadan http://nbcnews.to/PIUIjT  #NBCOlympics
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now The Globe and Mail ‏@globeandmail
Mortar fire kills 21 in Damascus refugee camp http://bit.ly/NXjLly 
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now HuffPostWorld ‏@HuffPostWorld
Kim Jong Un makes diplomatic debut http://huff.to/NPwPfu 
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now The Jakarta Globe ‏@thejakartaglobe
Indonesia Stock Exchange Eyes 12 IPOs in Year’s Second Half http://jglo.be/eeYg 
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now The Jakarta Globe ‏@thejakartaglobe
Fiji’s Strongman: Hated by Rights Groups, Loved at Home for Eradicating Corruption http://bit.ly/N7kgIQ 
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now UN Refugee Agency ‏@Refugees
Total Iraqi returnees from #syria = 20707. Syrian #refugees in #Iraq = 12409. UNHCR heavily engaged in final prep of a 2nd camp in Al-Qa'im
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now RT ‏@RT_com
Georgian Olympian flees games, alleging threats over political beliefs http://on.rt.com/sfw5qi  #news #London2012
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now The Jakarta Globe ‏@thejakartaglobe
#Vietnam Delays Blogger Trial After Self-Immolation http://bit.ly/NP82Im 
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now HuffPostWorld ‏@HuffPostWorld
Racy video gets politician fired http://huff.to/PI207r 
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now RT ‏@RT_com
Kurdish rebels attack Turkish soldiers, killing one and wounding 10 http://on.rt.com/zyd6mz  #news
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now NBC News ‏@NBCNews
Eagle Scouts return badges to protest policy banning gays. http://nbcnews.to/RlEEpz 
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now RT ‏@RT_com
Vietnam protests US religious freedom report http://on.rt.com/lj91rj  #news
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now RT ‏@RT_com
400 firefighters battle California wildfire threatening homes http://on.rt.com/td0kg9  #news
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now Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
Firecrackers burst in Hazare`s village after end of fast http://bit.ly/Rpppfu 
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now Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
`Child trafficking thriving in Jalpaiguri`s tea gardens` http://bit.ly/ON1tpC 
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now The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
Sharapova sinks Kirilenko to reach tennis final http://bit.ly/RhNOHY 
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now CBC World News ‏@CBCWorldNews
Protesters break in to U.S. nuclear weapons plant http://bit.ly/PKdpDU 
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now Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
We will make a new political party: Kejriwal: Minutes before the announcement by Anna Hazare to end the ten day ... http://bit.ly/RnIVJ7 
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now CBC World News ‏@CBCWorldNews
Chick-fil-A kissing protests planned for tonight http://bit.ly/QJbQtz 
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now Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
Somali pirates offered amnesty ‘if they release hostages`: Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali vowed the pirat... http://bit.ly/Ov39jA 
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now Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
Two typhoons lash China; over a million evacuated: More than a million people were evacuated to safe places as g... http://bit.ly/QmiSFg 
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now Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
Top Maoist leader arrested in West Bengal http://bit.ly/PJ9Hds 
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now Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
Mob ransacks police station in Kolkata http://bit.ly/PJ9Hdu 
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now Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
Five youths held for gangrape of 2 minor girls http://bit.ly/PJ9GXa 
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now The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
Saudi woman's Judo debut over in 82 seconds http://bit.ly/OuOIME 
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now The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
One killed, two injured in north Lebanon highway accident http://bit.ly/OuOIMD 
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now The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
Power outage at Beirut airport http://bit.ly/Qm71XG 
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now Egypt Independent ‏@EgyIndependent
Four dead after Beni Suef clashes over sexual harassment http://ow.ly/cI5oE  #Egypt
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now Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
Lawyers protest assault on advocate; judicial work paralysed http://bit.ly/OLRcKt 
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now The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
Bahrain bus attacked, opposition member held http://bit.ly/RgA3JO 
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now The Straits Times ‏@STcom
South Korean doctor admits dumping body of a patient after he accidentally killed her by administering a sedative http://bit.ly/Qz8UT7 
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now Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
Three students arrested for robbery in UP http://bit.ly/QlPChH 
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now Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
Two youths shot at in Firozabad http://bit.ly/QlPC1t 
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now The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
Malaysia urged to free 42 people from security law http://bit.ly/RlWuZK 
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now Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
Top LeT commander killed in encounter http://bit.ly/QH2oaa 
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now BBC Breaking News ‏@BBCBreaking
Royal Bank of Scotland sets aside £125m to pay compensation to customers affected by its computer problems http://bbc.in/PHuLkM  #RBS
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now The Straits Times ‏@STcom
N. Korea serious power shortages ruin #Olympics viewing http://bit.ly/PqPqcr 
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now AJELive ‏@AJELive
Kofi Annan's spokesman says the international community has "failed" in #Syria http://aje.me/OvJNuJ 
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now BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
LIVE: Federer and Del Potro level at 14 games all in final set of #Olympics tennis semi http://bbc.in/PKupd2  Video (UK) http://bbc.in/PKuqO4 
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now Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
105 people have been killed by the fire of Syrian forces across #Syria, including 69 in a massacre in Hama: Local Coordination Committees
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now Press TV ‏@PressTV
45#Bahrainis injured in new crackdown http://dlvr.it/1xsyWN 
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now Breaking News ‏@BreakingNews
NASA details plan to invest $1.1 billion in private companies to develop new US spaceflight capabilities - @NBCNews http://nbcnews.to/PJNeNv 
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now Breaking News ‏@BreakingNews
US economy added 163,000 jobs in July, most in 5 months; unemployment rate rose to 8.3% - @AP
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now BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
Morocco Olympic head arrest urged http://bbc.in/PJcl35 
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now Press TV ‏@PressTV
Bahraini women run from #teargas fired by police during an anti-government #demonstration in the village of Bani J http://twitpic.com/aewro4 
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now Breaking News ‏@BreakingNews
About 1,000 Syrians, including a defecting brigadier-general, have fled to Turkey in the past 24 hours - @Reuters http://bit.ly/T5X5Bq 
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now Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
#Sudan, S.Sudan must strike urgent 'compromise' deal: #Clinton
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now Press TV ‏@PressTV
N Korea leader meets Chinese officials http://dlvr.it/1xpGwc 
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now Press TV ‏@PressTV
Canada police accused of sexual abuse http://dlvr.it/1xpGvM 
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now Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
#Iran gives up birth control program to boost population http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/08/03/230144.html …
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now EpochTimesChina ‏@EpochTimesChina
Chinese Authorities Cover Up Deadly Tick Bite Epidemic http://ept.ms/QHKHHu  #Society
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now Press TV ‏@PressTV
Criminal banking cartel dominates#US, UK http://dlvr.it/1xnWBF 
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now Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
At least 21 killed in shelling on #Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in #Syria: NGO http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/08/03/230127.html …
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now Press TV ‏@PressTV
Saudis rally for teen protester freedom http://dlvr.it/1xnKJD 
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now Breaking News ‏@BreakingNews
Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. released from Vegas jail after 2 months in domestic battery case - @AP
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now BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
At least 12 people killed in a series of attacks across #Iraq http://bbc.in/PHSgdl 
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now Breaking News ‏@BreakingNews
Toyota says first quarter profit soared to 290 billion yen ($3.7 billion) on sales growth - @AP
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now Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
...and fabricated blog posts were falsely attributed to several Reuters journalists. We are working to address the problem. (2/2)
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now Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
http://Reuters.com  was a target of a hack on Friday. Our blogging platform was compromised... (1/2)
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now RT ‏@RT_com
UN General Assembly adopts Saudi-drafted resolution that urges political transition in Syria and condemns UNSC for inaction #news
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now AJELive ‏@AJELive
#UNGA resolution on #Syria, drawn up by Saudi Arabia, was passed by 133 votes with 12 countries against and 31 abstaining.
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