Tuesday, August 28, 2012

The Nightly World News Report of the 28th of August 2012



42m Dawn Media Group ‏@dawn_com
Violence claims ten lives in Karachi | http://DAWN.COM  http://trib.al/Jq3Dx5 
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1h Press TV ‏@PressTV
Bombings, attacks kill 6#Iraqi soldiers http://dlvr.it/247MmY 
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1h The Economist ‏@TheEconomist
Germany has struck a deal with Switzerland to solve the problem of letting foreigners hide money from tax authorities http://econ.st/RkuMf4 
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1h Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: Free Syrian Army surrounds Tiftinaz military airport in Aleppo: Sham Network
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2h Post World News ‏@PostWorldNews
Typhoon that killed 10 in South Korea hits North, still reeling from floods; damage unclear http://wapo.st/QQI1Um 
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2h The Jakarta Globe ‏@thejakartaglobe
Bolivia Seizes Huge Uranium Cache in Capital http://jglo.be/la3 
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2h Post World News ‏@PostWorldNews
NATO says helicopter crashes in eastern Afghanistan, no casualties; 1 killed in attack http://wapo.st/OsXOfY 
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2h Press TV ‏@PressTV
Blast leaves 4 dead in#Afghanistan http://dlvr.it/2474JH 
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3h New York Times World ‏@nytimesworld
World Briefing | Europe: Court Rules Against Italian Law Prohibiting Embryo Screening http://nyti.ms/PMWrsK 
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3h New York Times World ‏@nytimesworld
Americans Shot in Mexico Were C.I.A. Operatives http://nyti.ms/PPiIUo 
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3h MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
Hong Kong stocks tick higher; China Life rises after earnings; Hang Seng Index up 0.1% http://on.mktw.net/QQztNh 
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3h RT ‏@RT_com
Chile education crisis: Water cannons and tear gas on the streets of Santiago (VIDEO, PHOTOS) #news http://on.rt.com/xlfvda 
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3h Press TV ‏@PressTV
Iraq crude oil exports to#Turkey resume http://dlvr.it/246MrK 
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3h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Isaac gives New Orleans' new flood system its first real test http://reut.rs/QQtcB4 
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4h Breaking News ‏@BreakingNews
Nearly 100,000 without power in southeastern Louisiana as Hurricane Isaac makes landfall - @NOLAnews http://bit.ly/NBl1ID 
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4h Bloomberg News ‏@BloombergNews
Venture of billionaire Li Ka-shing may seek more land in Singapore to replicate Marina Bay, attract foreign banks | http://bloom.bg/PnuZO0 
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4h MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
Japan stocks edge higher, with deal news supporting some shares; Nikkei Average up 0.1% http://on.mktw.net/QQlSpg 
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4h Press TV ‏@PressTV
7#Israeli aircraft enter Lebanese airspace http://dlvr.it/245tKL 
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4h Press TV ‏@PressTV
Somali parliament elects new speaker http://dlvr.it/245tL0 
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5h The Star ‏@staronline
Ex-Somali PM must pay $21 million for alleged torture - U.S. court http://dlvr.it/245nlj 
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4h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
FLASH: Hurricane Isaac makes landfall in extreme southeastern Louisiana - NHC
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5h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
FLASH: Center of Hurricane Isaac nearing the coast of southeast Louisiana - NHC
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6h Post World News ‏@PostWorldNews
Somalia parliamentarians select a former labor minister as speaker in secret ballot http://wapo.st/RjFHWm 
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6h CNN Breaking News ‏@cnnbrk
#RNC nominates Paul Ryan by acclamation for VP. Live blog: http://on.cnn.com/POVqxU 
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6h Bloomberg News ‏@BloombergNews
India's poor starve as politicians steal $14.5 billion in food | http://bloom.bg/RkHqLg 
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6h Matthew Keys ‏@ProducerMatthew
What makes Isaac so dangerous is that it's a very slow storm -- moving 8MPH. Expect a few hours of damaging winds in NOLA early Wednesday.
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6h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
White supremacist who killed six Sikhs in Wisconsin committed suicide: report http://reut.rs/RWeWxP 
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7h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
U.S. Republicans nominate Mitt Romney as presidential candidate to face Barack Obama.
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7h Breaking News ‏@BreakingNews
Update: United Airlines outage ends after about 2 hours - @flightaware http://bit.ly/OunKI9 
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8h RT ‏@RT_com
As Hurricane #Isaac approaches, hundreds of US troops are deployed throughout New Orleans to prevent looting #news http://on.rt.com/4wbhim 
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8h The Associated Press ‏@AP
9 dead as typhoon pounds Korean peninsula with strong winds, heavy rain: http://apne.ws/RksWed  -SC
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8h Telegraph World News ‏@TelegraphWorld
Reports that at least three killed after blast derails train in Jacobabad, Pakistan. More details to follow
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8h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
CORRECTED - FEDERAL COURT STRIKES DOWN TEXAS REDISTRICTING PLANS (NOT VOTER ID DECISION)
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8h The Star ‏@staronline
Nigerian power minister resigns - presidency http://dlvr.it/2449NJ 
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8h Bloomberg News ‏@BloombergNews
BREAKING: Abigail Johnson named president of Fidelity Financial Services
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8h Egypt Independent ‏@EgyIndependent
Torture camps in #Sinai must be liberated http://ow.ly/dixk6  #HumanTrafficking #Egypt
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8h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
US FEDERAL COURT BLOCKS TEXAS VOTER ID LAW, CITES DISCRIMINATORY EFFECT
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8h CNNMoney.com ‏@CNNMoney
Stocks end little changed as housing and consumer data fail to stir investors. Dow loses 21 points http://cnnmon.ie/bkgnews 
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8h Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
#Algeria to avoid ‘$8.5 billion loss’ after #EU trade accord http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/08/28/234822.html …
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9h Bloomberg News ‏@BloombergNews
Venezuelan oil refinery burns for fourth day after 48 die in blast | http://bloom.bg/POnWQa 
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10h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
California Governor Jerry Brown says an agreement has been reached on public pension reforms with lawmakers.
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10h MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
Oil trades higher as #Isaac threatens the Gulf of Mexico; it traded as high as $96.54 a barrel http://on.mktw.net/OtALBL 
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9h Dawn Media Group ‏@dawn_com
Fresh clashes kill three soldiers, 11 militants | http://DAWN.COM  http://trib.al/Pqcq6Y 
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10h The Associated Press ‏@AP
California officials investigate salmonella outbreak tied to mangoes: http://apne.ws/Rk8aLK  -SC
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10h BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
Controversy in #Brazil as Sao Paulo notary accepts civil union between three people - a man and two women http://bbc.in/OHqLTW 
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10h MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
Gold settles 0.4% lower at $1,669.70 an ounce: http://on.mktw.net/Rk6LF6 
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10h The Associated Press ‏@AP
BREAKING: Judge awards $21 million in torture lawsuit against former Somali prime minister Samantar
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11h The Moscow Times ‏@MoscowTimes
Suicide Bomber Kills Islamic Leader, 5 Others in Dagestan http://tmt-go.ru/467262  #news
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11h RT ‏@RT_com
Three dead in Kenya riots sparked by killing of Muslim cleric (VIDEO, PHOTOS) http://on.rt.com/umdzqp 
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11h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Unexploded Nazi bomb forces evacuation in central Warsaw http://reut.rs/RVEJq5 
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