Monday, January 2, 2012

Nightly World News of the Second day of 2012


nytimes #worldnews: Boycott by Reformers Could Undermine Elections in Iran http://nyti.ms/w3zm1S
nytimes #worldnews: China Set to Punish Another Human Rights Activist nyti.ms/sG5wnQ

Al Arabiya English: #Egyptians set to vote in final round of landmark post-revolution election that has pushed Islamist movements into politics #AlArabiya
guardian #worldnews: Man dressed as 'Father Frost' stabbed to death in Tajikistan gu.com/p/34dhp/tf
2 Arrested in Torture of Afghan Girl nyti.ms/tiHc2O
nytimes #worldnews: Global Update: New H.I.V. Cases and AIDS Deaths Plummet in British Columbia nyti.ms/rHMvIb
HuffPost #Worldnews: 6 women fined since April for violating France's Islamic veil ban huff.to/voZaP3
PressTV: US Rose Parade gets 'Occupied' dlvr.it/13Fgj7
Post World News: Cuban prisoner angry he was not part of pardon dies of heart attack during hunger strike wapo.st/s1YmGM
BBC #Worldnews: Singapore's economic growth slows bbc.in/uHp2rR
wsj #worldnews: China's New Leaders Get in Line on.wsj.com/sGhK1Q
BBC News (World): VIDEO: Nigeria protests at fuel price rise bbc.in/rDcPBC
CNN International: 4,000-plus Iraqi civilians killed in 2011 goo.gl/fb/mlpgV
Al Jazeera English: Video: Islamists lead as #Egypt votes in third round aje.me/v8KnEH
 AJELive: #Kashmir power cut protest turns deadly aje.me/ufwwRB
guardian #worldnews: Weak manufacturing output signals eurozone's slide to recession gu.com/p/34dhv/tf
The Associated Press: APNewsBreak: One-third of states may miss truck driver rules deadline, risk losing road moneyhttp://apne.ws/uOkmxb -CJ
PressTV: Bahraini troops attack anti-regime rally dlvr.it/13CyzJ

BBCWorld: Mount Rainer gunman 'found dead' bbc.in/vQVQMG
Reuters: Tens of thousands protest against Hungary government reut.rs/uiQLK6

Post World News: Chile battles 3 huge wildfires; 1 killed, tourists evacuated, losses in millions wapo.st/vtarHx
Daily Telegraph News: Nigeria: al-Qaeda-linked group gives Christians 3-day deadline tgr.ph/u6QQRQ
Breaking News: European stocks rally in thin trading during first session of 2012 - MarketWatch bit.ly/v5ZgzF
Guardian news: Police forces confess 944 officers have a criminal record gu.com/p/34deg/tf
The Associated Press: Police: Rainier gunman may have fled to park to hide following earlier shooting that left 4 wounded: apne.ws/rGT9LH -CJ
guardian #worldnews: Iran currency plunges in value as US strengthens sanctions gu.com/p/34de8/tw
BBC News (World): Meet the Republican presidential candidates making their final pitches to voters ahead of Tuesday's Iowa caucuses bbc.in/t7Mxl4
The Associated Press: Police: "We do have a very hot and dangerous situation." All visitors evacuated from Rainier; gunman sought: apne.ws/u1ow0u -CJ

The Morning World News of the 2nd of January 2012


Reuters Top News: New York firebomb attacks hit mosque, Hindu site reut.rs/sSwz9y
Reuters Top News: Libyans linked to Gaddafi can't run in election: draft reut.rs/uE0vgh
PressTV: Bomb blast kills 4 soldiers in #Pakistan dlvr.it/1380C8

PressTV: Pakistanis hold anti-govt. rally dlvr.it/1380DQ

AJEnglish: Video: Thailand's flood waters threaten marine life aje.me/tm5OQw

BBCMarkMardell: The icy wind in Iowa cuts like a blade but this is why the knife edge contest matters bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-…

 #worldnews: Britain braced for stormy weather gu.com/p/34d94/tf
PressTV: Pakistan blocks Afghan trade containers dlvr.it/139zfS

Reuters Top News: China says latest bird flu virus doesn't jump between humans reut.rs/s9J1NR
Telegraph #Worldnews: Colombian president welcomes death of drug lord tgr.ph/tw6Wt5
Reuters: Factory output subdued going into 2012 reut.rs/tP4wFr

BBC #Worldnews: Kenya boat capsize 'kills many' bbc.in/tYUkmU
BBC #Worldnews: Euro manufacturing decline eases bbc.in/sgpMR3
Post #WorldNews: Pakistani government yet to decide what to do with detained Iranian border guards wapo.st/uyfM0d
Reuters: Up to 50,000 flee South Sudan tribal turmoil: U.N. reut.rs/vZrdXQ

AP: #NATO hopes for quick reopening of supply routes via #Pakistan, says closure is damaging. apne.ws/gFRC6n -MM #Afghanistan
PressTV: #Egyptian men walk past electoral posters plastered on a wall in al-Arish on January 2, 2012 twitpic.com/826ims

AlArabiya_Eng: Four workers were killed in an explosion at an army ammunition storage depot in central Turkey: Anatolia

Telegraph #worldNews: Martial law to end in Fiji after nearly three years tgr.ph/umg2VX
AP: Study says that with more wolves and fewer elk, trees rebounding in portions of Yellowstone National Park: apne.ws/rRlUTU -CJ
guardianworld: OK, first some good news: India set to defeat polio, a gay old people's home, and... more later #2012
cnni: Toxic moonshine kills 17 in India goo.gl/fb/ZKXDh

Daily Telegraph News: Kidnapped woman found dead in abondoned car tgr.ph/rRC9Pc
AP: Bird flu strain that killed man was from poultry, not human, transmission, Chinese city says. apne.ws/u190Y7 -MM

BreakingNews: LA firefighters are responding to 9 fires, all apparently started simultaneously - LA Times lat.ms/tOJ1cP

PressTV: Greek pharmacists, doctors stage strike dlvr.it/139mWj

AlArabiya_Eng: Arab League head Nabil El-Araby says military has withdrawn from #Syria cities, snipers still a threat: Reuters

The Associated Press: Police: "We do have a very hot and dangerous situation." All visitors evacuated from Rainier; gunman sought:  -CJ

PressTV: Iraqi minister survives bomb attack dlvr.it/13B5Qf

AP: Arab League chief says shooting continues in Syria, calls for complete cease-fire: apne.ws/ibyTDm -CJ

AP: BREAKING: Arab League chief says Syrian regime withdrew heavy weapons from cities, freed 3,484 prisoners

AJEnglish: Thousands flee South Sudan tribal conflict aje.me/svQ101

Post #WorldNews: Myanmar's government reduces sentences for many prisoners wapo.st/tLSoaR

CBSNews: #LAPD says person being questioned over possibly connection to #arson attacks: bit.ly/u45SY1
AP: Yemeni officials: French journalist found dead in Sanaa hotel room, strangled by wire and tied to a bed: cot.ag/s3rV6i -CJ
The Associated Press: Crowd fights #Chinese police at #mosque demolition; 80 people reportedly detained. apne.ws/viHYr5 _MM
Sky News Newsdesk: Four people found dead in house in Peterlee, County Durham after suspected firearms incident
Breaking News: Iran successfully tests a long-range missile during a naval exercise - official IRNA news agency via Reuters bit.ly/tHMVzx
Reuters Top News: Iran plans to test-fire two long range missiles on Monday in gulf drill - military official
Daily Telegraph News: Former Argentine spy chief shot dead in Patagonia tgr.ph/roHqZg
Press TV: Over 5,800 OWS protesters arrested dlvr.it/137YgF

Post World News: Philippines reports 1st death in dangerous New Year’s eve revelries, 739 injured wapo.st/vJWFTh

Press TV: The Taliban have attacked the largest American military base in Afghanistan on the first day of the New Year... fb.me/1geDTLK3Q

Press TV: Israelis protest segregation on buses dlvr.it/137VWY

Breaking News: 4 firebombing attacks in Queens, NY, being investigated as bias crimes with Muslims as targets - @nytimes nyti.ms/tC8ioD

Breaking News: 5.3-magnitude earthquake rattles northern tip of Indonesia; no immediate reports of damage - AFP bit.ly/unZgJK

BBC News (World): Activist Anna Hazare recovering bbc.in/us5iAn

The Associated Press: Federal prison in north Louisiana on lockdown after fights break out; five inmates hospitalized. apne.ws/vqug6I -MM

BBC News (World): Vote nears for Iowa Republicans bbc.in/slowOT

Press TV: Scottish doctors to strike over cuts dlvr.it/1374Rp

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