Thursday, August 16, 2012

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



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PostWorldNews: Trial opens of Kazakh opposition leader charged with seeking government overthrow http://wapo.st/QF6MTF 
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PressTV: Pakistanis protest bloodshed of Shias http://dlvr.it/216H6V 
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cnni: BREAKING: Verdict in Gu Kailai murder trial in China to be announced Monday, a family friend tells CNN.
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TOIWorldNews: Sex party photos of officials leave China red-faced http://timesofindia.
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ABSCBNNews: Pinays smoke 6.9 cigarettes a day: study http://bit.ly/OCJTVW  |via ABSCBNNewsLife
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BBCWorld: China eyes African Barrick stake http://bbc.in/OlQ3qm 
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nytimesworld: World Briefing | Middle East: Iran: Amnesty Granted to 130 Prisoners Arrested After 2009 Election http://nyti.ms/R5LR0c 
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nytimesworld: World Briefing | Africa: Ivory Coast: Gunmen Free More Than 100 Prisoners http://nyti.ms/R5LQJY 
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nytimesworld: World Briefing | Asia: China: Protester Killed as Police Fire on Demonstration http://nyti.ms/R5LQJU 
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BloombergNews: Singapore bonds set for 11% return, beats AAA peers | http://bloom.bg/RWG7Ww 
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AP: BREAKING: State media say senior North Korean holds talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao. -EF
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staronline: Bahrain jails activist for 3 years over protests http://dlvr.it/216PLp 
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PostWorldNews: 13 alleged members of 'The Butchers' gang in Puerto Rico indicted on murder, drug charges http://wapo.st/NGwgS0 
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Reuters: AT&T says unknown attackers cause Internet service disruption for some business customers http://reut.rs/S1leLl 
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BBCWorld: Singapore exports get Asian boost http://bbc.in/PhqM2t 
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BBCWorld: Woman's head found in Canada park http://bbc.in/Olq1Um 
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BBCWorld: Mass arrests in Chilean schools http://bbc.in/Olp3r2 
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WSJ: Facebook shares sank 6.2% to a record low on Thursday, falling below $20 a share as lockup ended. http://on.wsj.com/NIF9MQ 
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BloombergNews: Singapore July exports rise 5.8% vs estimated 5% on electronics, petrochemicals | http://bloom.bg/RZ7EXm 
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staronline: Six killed and 12 injured in unrest in Sudan's Darfur http://dlvr.it/216nnb 
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STcom: Thanks to better infrastructure&reservoirs with spare capacity, severe floods unlikely from storms in Thailand http://bit.ly/Psp5QK 
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PostWorldNews: Syrian rebels claim to have seized ammunition, missile (video) http://wapo.st/NI0LsE 
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PressTV: Syrian security forces have retaken control of more areas in the country's northern city of Aleppo - Press TV. http://fb.me/26i3Rc4Ve 
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MarketWatch: Hong Kong rises with rest of Asia, but Chalco down on earnings; Hang Seng Index up 0.5% http://on.mktw.net/Pp9pw5 
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BBCWorld: Japan ready 'to deport activists' http://bbc.in/PhnDzD 
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BreakingNews: Washington State's Taylor Bridge Fire is now 33 percent contained - inciWeb via king5seattle http://bit.ly/PsyhRA 
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globeandmail: Federal cuts threaten public safety, warn unions for prison, border guards http://bit.ly/MBfdD2 
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MarketWatch: Japan stocks track U.S. higher, as yen falls further; Nikkei Average up 0.4% http://on.mktw.net/PoYEde 
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TheEconomist: W/ international sanctions&a plummeting currency, daily life for ordinary Iranians goes from bad to worse http://econ.st/QFTW7z 
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NBCDFW: Aerial spraying to combat West Nile over Dallas area to proceed within hours as no challenge is filed http://bit.ly/NJ6dvq 
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BloombergNews: Gap quarterly profit rises 29%, beating analyst estimates | http://bloom.bg/P1hYL5 
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BreakingNews: Toll from shootings, bombings in Iraq reaches 80; more than 270 wounded - @CNN http://bit.ly/NJgl7r 
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staronline: Finland prepares for expected euro zone break up - report http://dlvr.it/217JWp 
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AP: US Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is in a 'deep' depression, says ex-Rep. Patrick Kennedy after hospital visit http://bo.st/NJdFGU 
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2 sheriff's deputies dead, 2 hurt in an early morning shoot-out west of New Orleans http://bit.ly/PoUeTJ 
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Egyptian security forces have engaged in fresh clashes with militants in northwestern Sinai Peninsula. http://fb.me/1fe8UNbST 
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AlArabiya_Eng: #BreakingNews:229people have been killed across Syria by security force gunfire so far today: Syrian Network for Human Rights
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Reuters: Gunmen attack army posts, raid prison in Ivory Coast http://reut.rs/NqocE7 
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DailyStarLeb: Germany relaunches privacy probe against Facebook http://bit.ly/S17MXW 
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WSJ: Apple on retail staffing changes: "We messed up." http://on.wsj.com/QFZb7f 
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PostWorldNews: French president to visit Germany next week for talks on euro http://wapo.st/NIBa2T 
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globeandmail: At least 45 killed, 180 wounded in Iraq attacks: officials http://bit.ly/Nqyy6Z 
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BBCWorld: Union of South American Nations to hold special meeting to discuss row between UK and Ecuador over #Assange http://bbc.in/Olp5PI 
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CBSNews: U.S. military suicide rate doubles for July http://cbsn.ws/S1ekFV 
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staronline: Breivik report forces Norway police chief to quit http://dlvr.it/2166Kf 
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Maruti to restart Manesar plant, 500 workers to be sacked http://toi.in/ok6v7b 
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Chinese state-owned energy giant Cnooc is planning to buy Canada-based Nexen for $15.1 billion: http://on.mktw.net/NHJIXy 
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BloombergNews: Oil climbed above $95 a barrel as U.S. building permits eased economic concern | http://bloom.bg/Q4cxd5 
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EgyIndependent: Police seize leaflets in #Sinai urging rebellion http://ow.ly/d1FQx  #Attack #Egypt
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RT_America: Afghan War veterans in danger of mysterious degenerative brain disease http://on.rt.com/4200q5 
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DailyStarLeb: 7 in UK court over phone hacking http://bit.ly/NJUF7K 
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ABSCBNNews: Bus blast rocks Zamboanga http://bit.ly/OmmimH 
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BloombergNews: in Colombia, cocaine is proving a more resilient commodity than chocolate | http://bloom.bg/THBDmv 
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MarketWatch: Dow ends up 85 points; Cisco jumps 9.5%, best day in a year http://on.mktw.net/Q4mCXm 
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DailyStarLeb: Sudan says 80 protesters, activists released http://bit.ly/RXWr9E 
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AFP: Pussy Riot punks face harshest female jail possible in Russia http://bit.ly/SsPhYr  #AFP
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Spanish Mayor Leads Store Heists, Gives to Poor http://abcn.ws/Ol8HyI 
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#PHOTO: Soldiers of the Ivory Coast Republican Force patrol the streets of Dabou after attacks the previous night http://bit.ly/NqjkPn  #AFP
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ANP leader survives grenade attack in Karachi | http://DAWN.COM  http://dawn.com/2012/08/17/
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#BreakingNews: 197 people have been killed across #Syria by security force gunfire so far today: Local Coordination Committees
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Sierra Leone hit by cholera outbreak http://aje.me/QGmA8P 
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staronline: Analysis - Qaeda fight could bog down Yemen reconstruction drive http://dlvr.it/2155Wc 
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Major Reshuffle of China’s Top Military Brass http://ept.ms/MAPXwN  #ThinkingAboutChina
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DailyStarLeb: Yemen: 62 troops to be tried over ministry attack http://bit.ly/NJy7DT 
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Reuters: Exclusive: White House dusting off plan for potential oil release http://reut.rs/RkxJCF 
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haaretzonline: #BorderPolice fires rubber bullet at #Palestinian peace activist's car in #WestBank http://htz.li/P16RSm 
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Chinese Police Refuse to Save Drowning Children, Incensing Public http://ept.ms/MAQUoI  #Society
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ZeeNews: UP govt to release more water from Tehri dam in Yamuna http://bit.ly/SszU28 
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Reuters: Exclusive: Algeria's Brahimi agrees to be new Syria mediator - sources http://reut.rs/RkzkIG 
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Reuters: South Dakota upholds death penalty for murder of prison guard http://reut.rs/RkvBek 
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