Wednesday, January 11, 2012

The Nightly World News Report of the 11th of January 2012


BBC #Worldnews: Vietnam crew killed in ship fire http://bbc.in/ziIUoQ
Al Arabiya English: Asia solar stocks surge on strong demand hopes goo.gl/OK1F3
Al Arabiya English: Second Jordanian dies after setting himself ablaze goo.gl/Uviy9
BBC News (World): Royal Bank of Scotland expected to confirm plans to reduce its investment banking division, affecting up to 4,000 staff bbc.in/w9CLAe
nytimes #worldnews: Iran's Leaders Shut Down Independent Film Group nyti.ms/wnPlOh
BBC Breaking News: British spies will be cleared in a number of cases of alleged complicity in the torture of detainees abroad, BBC learns bbc.in/zBUmMs
BBC News (World): MI5 'cleared' over torture claims bbc.in/w14dZG
cnni: Japan ready to cut oil imports from Iran goo.gl/fb/9uO7l

Reuters Top News: China inflation eases to 15-month low reut.rs/yVt50s
Al Arabiya English: U.S. judge drops #Saudi Binladin Group in Sept. 11 lawsuits goo.gl/FFRpj
BBC News (World): Magnitude 5.7 #earthquake strikes off east coast of #Japan, US Geological Survey reports bbc.in/zjhFwR
Daily Telegraph News: US set to resume peace talks with the Taliban tgr.ph/y0IbkX

BBC Breaking News: Mississippi judge blocks release of 21 inmates who were granted reprieves, sparking outrage in the US state bbc.in/wJ6ShC
nytimes #worldnews: World Briefing | Africa: Nigeria: 4 Are Killed by Gunmen nyti.ms/zXN4IH
Breaking News Storm: Update: Cyclone Heidi downgraded to category 1 after hitting Western Australia - AAP bit.ly/AyOpYX
PressTV: Spain parliament OKs austerity push dlvr.it/14jbbx

Al Jazeera English: Sex scandal hits Australian military aje.me/zBNjf3
Breaking News Storm: Update: 30-35 homes damaged as possible tornadoes touch down in North Carolina, officials say - @wcnc bit.ly/A2NsjK
NYTimes World: World Briefing | Europe: Czech Republic: Churches to Get Restitution for Seized Property nyti.ms/wDT79S
nytimes #worldnews: World Briefing | Europe: Germany: Official Killed in Court nyti.ms/xFXuEz
 The Associated Press: Canadian aid to help Haiti relocate 20,000 people from quake camp outside crumbled palace: apne.ws/wjrW93 -CJ
CNN Breaking News: Mississippi judge blocks release of prisoners pardoned by outgoing Gov. Barbour on.cnn.com/yToOgH
Breaking News: Japanese stocks drop in early trade, as euro falls - @MarketWatch bit.ly/w3S8h7
CNNMoney.com: FDA halts orange juice shipments from all over the world to test for fungicide cnnmon.ie/AdEJOI
BBC #Worldnews: Cyclone Heidi hits west Australia bbc.in/zx08eR
BBC #Worldnews: JP Morgan kicks off bank earnings bbc.in/zx5juT
The Associated Press: Former U.S. soldier ordered held on charges that he tried to join terrorist group in Somalia: apne.ws/ACyu2J -CJ
Press TV: OWS replants flag at Zuccotti Park dlvr.it/14hc5l
Breaking News: US Marines to investigate video allegedly showing soldiers urinating on deceased Taliban fighters - Air Force Times bit.ly/xQkcve
Reuters Top News:  Memo that triggered a U.S. investigation into possible cyber-attack by Indian military intelligence likely fake: reut.rs/xsnEQW
CNN Breaking News: Arrests in 17 states for making, selling fake Social Security cards, birth certificates on.cnn.com/zJbwT6
Press TV: The Russian government has announced it will not join proposed US and European sanctions against Iran's oil... fb.me/1EaRBslDw
Reuters Top News: Analysis: Israel uses risky "hits" in deadly shadow war reut.rs/wYuslU
BBC News (World): VIDEO: Clashes over Manila slum demolition bbc.in/yVteaq
MarketWatch: U.S. stocks recover most of day's losses by the close; S&P 500 stalled at five-month highs on.mktw.net/waQFuO
MarketWatch: U.S. stock indexes mounting late rally in bid to post Wednesday gains on.mktw.net/w5vEZ7
PressTV: 'Militants kill 14 #Pakistani troops' dlvr.it/14gXvv

MarketWatch: U.S. sells 10-year debt at lowest-ever yield on.mktw.net/A41H5S

Reuters: Arab League will delay sending more monitors to Syria after this week's attack on an observer team, league official says

PressTV: Strong quake jolts northern #Iran dlvr.it/14fkwc

AJEnglish: Feature: Malaria kills nearly 3k children each day, but a new vaccine could make things better aje.me/z0DmKz @MeeraDalal
MarketWatch: Gold up $8.10, or 0.5%, to close at $1,639.60 on.mktw.net/wGlaqO

Breaking #worldNews: Gunmen ambush security patrol in SW Pakistan, killing 14 soldiers, govt says - AP
cnnbrk: 100% of NH precincts in: Romney 39%, Paul 23%, Huntsman 17%, Gingrich 10%, Santorum 10%, Perry 1% #CNNElections on.cnn.com/zYpOsM
MarketWatch: Sears shares jump 10% to rank as S&P's top performer on.mktw.net/zYGhlK
NYTimes World: New Prime Minister Surprises Moroccans With Support for Abortion nyti.ms/zGsf8V
Al Jazeera English: Kandahar police chief survives suicide attack aje.me/wuG8en
PressTV: Turkish commander fired over air raid dlvr.it/14fKmP

HuffPostWorld: Drug violence in Mexico killed more than 47,000 people since December 2006 huff.to/y5CX1W
BBC News (World): State curfew after Nigeria riot bbc.in/xISkw2
Al Arabiya English: Syrian Revolution General Commission: 27 killed by security force gunfire across Syria today
Breaking News: Homicide drops off US list of top causes of death for the 1st time in 45 years, government health officials say - @AP apne.ws/y9mVHP
MarketWatch: Energy stocks have cooled off; $CVX has dropped 1.3%, $COG down 7%, $SWN fell 6.8% on.mktw.net/zrFaaO
BBC News (World):  'Rubbish fines' for India evaders bbc.in/yPiPoU
BBC #Worldnews: Mexican murder rate rise 'slows' bbc.in/ylcyh2
CNN International: Report clears Rwanda rebels of attack goo.gl/fb/I5QQT
Reuters: Euro nears 16-month low on debt fears, global stocks fall reut.rs/wSxUUz

Post #WorldNews: Joran van der Sloot pleads guilty to killing 21-year-old Peruvian woman wapo.st/ynbcgV
cnnbrk: 13,000 killed in #Mexico drug violence in first 9 months of 2011, attorney general says. on.cnn.com/zv2OG0

BBC #Worldnews: State prosecutor dies after being shot by defendant in courtroom in Dachau, Germany bbc.in/yATDiT
MarketWatch: MW Radio: Coors Light passes Bud to become U.S.'s No. 2 beer on.mktw.net/xpBfJR
PressTV: Jewish settlers torch Palestinian cars dlvr.it/14d10t

The Morning World News of the 11th of January 2012


Guardian World: India's children reap the bitter harvest of endosulfan pesticide gu.com/p/34tyt/tw
MarketWatch: Urban Outfitters shares plummet 20% as CEO exits on.mktw.net/w0oldD

Breaking News: More: At least 8 people killed, 25 wounded in attack which killed western journalist in Homs, Syria's Addounia TV reports - @Reuters
BBC #Worldnews: Couple found dead in Birmingham bbc.in/ycqPMa
Breaking #worldNews: Pakistan prime minister sacks defense secretary - Reuters
BBC News (World) :BBC wins prisoner interview bid bbc.in/ybnK9p
MarketWatch: Crude-oil futures decline nearly 1%; dollar moves higher against euro on.mktw.net/zpDQgi
guardian #worldnews: FBI files describe Wu-Tang Clan as a criminal organisation "co-ordinating drug-deals & homicides" bit.ly/z0q1l8
MarketWatch: Dow industrials fall 50 points as U.S. stocks open lower Wednesday on.mktw.net/Ag8ig4
Telegraph #worldNews: 'Mass suicide' protest at China Foxconn factory telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews…
Telegraph #worldNews: GALLERY: Record snowfall in the Alps: latest pictures telegraph.co.uk/travel/picture…
Breaking #worldNews: Twinkies maker Hostess Brands files for bankruptcy protection to deal with high labor costs - AP
PressTV: presstv.com #Syrian #President Bashar al-Assad waves at #supporters during a #public appearance in twitpic.com/85zwnw
BBC: 5 police officers go on trial in Bahrain over death in custody of blogger during last year's antigovernment unrest bbc.in/AtBhfK
AlArabiya_Eng: Cyprus releases a Russian Syria-bound ammunition ship goo.gl/ZdSgX

AlArabiya_Eng: Syrian Revolution General Commission: 11 people killed by security force gunfire across Syria today

Breaking #worldNews: Ford recalling 450,426 vehicles to fix defects that can cause fire or loss of power - CNBC's @Lebeaucarnews
BBCDomC: High Court rules that Justice Secretary Ken Clarke was wrong to stop the BBC filming a terrorism suspect held for 7 years w/o trial
BBC #Worldnews: Two journalists killed when a shell exploded while they were covering a rally in Homs, #Syria bbc.in/xxrYPI
PressTV: Police arrest Greek radio occupiers dlvr.it/14YpGM

guardian #worldnews: Another Iranian nuclear scientist killed in Tehran bomb explosion gu.com/p/34tgt/tw
MarketWatch: German economy expands 3% in 2011 on.mktw.net/yPjFYZ

cnni: Mosque defaced in West Bank goo.gl/fb/ZgcQn

BBC #Worldnews: VIDEO: Rains trigger deadly Brazil landslide bbc.in/AkjUJO
AJEnglish: Occupy protesters return to New York park aje.me/zzUpBj 
AlArabiya_Eng: #Qaeda claims responsibility for Iraqi parliament blast, saying it targeted prime minister goo.gl/VxYYk

guardian #worldnews: Fire aboard ship off Antarctica kills three fishermen gu.com/p/34th4/tf
Reuters: Arab monitor quits Syria mission in disgust reut.rs/w7ZbZn

PressTV: Casualties feared in S #Afghanistan blast dlvr.it/14Zl00

AJEnglish: President Bashar al Assad addresses a mass rally in #Syria's capital Damascus - watch live on Al Jazeera: aje.me/ajelive
BBCBreaking: UK roadside restaurant chain Little Chef to close 67 of its 161 sites, resulting in loss of 500 - 600 jobs bbc.in/z5WLck
cnni: Yemen attack kills officer, wounds 7 goo.gl/fb/gqXwH

BBC #Worldnews: Uganda shops shut in bank protest bbc.in/xDI4qd
BBC Breaking News: EDF Energy to cut gas prices in UK by 5% from 7 February, due to fall in wholesale gas price. bbc.in/yGn3ZW
Breaking News: More: State-run news agency reports Iranian professor was a department supervisor at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility - Reuters
CNN International: Cyclone barrels toward Australia goo.gl/fb/5PiFn
PressTV: #Israel shells southern #Lebanon in drill dlvr.it/14YPhR

AJELive: Media reports say #Cyprus has intercepted #ammunition cargo headed for #Syria aje.me/kSZ2wl

Telegraph #worldNews: Three shot dead in attack on Christian village in Nigeria tgr.ph/yPsCbj
AJEnglish: Rwandan president cleared over crash deaths aje.me/zmT2vz

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