Thursday, January 12, 2012

The Nightly World News Report of the 12 of January 2012


Breaking News: Update: Myanmar frees prominent political prisoners, including Min Ko Naing - @AP on.msnbc.com/yvAufJ
BBCWorld: Final push for Taiwan elections bbc.in/xNutSt

 HuffPostWorld: Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's daughter fears for her mother's life in jail huff.to/wxhI55
breakingstorm: More than 140 flights at Chicago's Midway airport and 420 flights at O'Hare were canceled today - nbc bit.ly/ArwAkb
Breaking News: Update: Officials in New Orleans say bomb squad removed grenades, detonated them at a remote location - @WWLTV bit.ly/ySCEd3
Breaking News: Japanese Cabinet resigns en masse, paving way for reshuffle - @AP
PressTV: Yemenis protest against Saleh immunity dlvr.it/14tPC1

BBCWorld: VIDEO: Afghan opium profits up 133% bbc.in/zTvsKz

CNN International: Iran leader wraps LatAm tour in Ecuador goo.gl/fb/a5Yls
MarketWatch: Japanese stocks open sharply higher, with cars, banks gaining; Nikkei Average up 1.1% on.mktw.net/zKW6o4
MarketWatch: Chile delivers its first interest-rate cut since 2009 to 5% on.mktw.net/vZVa2j 
PressTV: Saudi forces kill anti-regime protester dlvr.it/14t09F 
Al Jazeera English: Sport: Former English cricketer admits corruption aje.me/xFuiIW
PressTV: Bahraini forces clash with protesters dlvr.it/14sScc 
Al Arabiya English: Somali pirates tried to board Spanish navy ship off Horn of Africa nation but it repulsed the attack & arrested 6 pirates: EU
The Associated Press: Idled Midwest snow plows are put to work as region gets first big snowstorm of an unusually warm winter: apne.ws/yXbgac -CJ
Guardian news: Tesco shake-up after £5bn battering gu.com/p/34k6g/tf
Al Arabiya English: Gunmen kill Somali aid worker, driver: sources #AlArabiya
The Associated Press: Ala. judge signs an order declaring Natalee Holloway dead, more than 6 years after the teen vanished in Aruba: apne.ws/xkX91l -RAS
NYTimes World: South Sudan Massacres Follow Independence nyti.ms/ypWtb8
FINSider: Average starting salaries for business majors rose 3.8% to $48,144 in 2011 from $46,378 in 2010 bit.ly/wzgkTG
AlArabiya_Eng: US sanctions aim to 'close down' Iran central bank: US official

MarketWatch: Treasury prices fall after weak 30-year auction on.mktw.net/xP2HRo
AlArabiya_Eng: 57 killed in new South Sudan clashes: government

 Al Arabiya English: Iran ready for 'serious' nuclear talks with world powers: Larijani #AlArabita #Iran
AJEnglish: In San Salvador, between 10 and 15 people are murdered daily in gang violence | aje.me/zsAjHg 
Breaking News: Obama asks Congress for $1.2 trillion increase in the nation's debt limit - @AP
MarketWatch: Oil closes 1.8% lower after sharp reversal on Iran-embargo report on.mktw.net/wloPit
breakingstorm: 3 dead in Iowa, Missouri after what are believed to be weather-related traffic accidents- weatherchannel wxch.nl/xb3zST
MarketWatch: Gold up is $8.10, 0.5%, to close at $1,647.70, highest since Dec. 13 on.mktw.net/J00Ag 
AlArabiya_Eng: U.N. envoy to Yemen in Sana'a amid protests; 20 killed in sectarian clashes in the north goo.gl/qDPJq

MarketWatch: Alcoa and Caterpillar blaze trail as Dow joins Nasdaq, S&P in positive territory on.mktw.net/xxhHcw
PressTV: Bomb blast kills five in southern #Iraq dlvr.it/14rQ9Y 
Reuters: Hedge funds hunker down for Greek debt standoff reut.rs/zFVqGJ

 Reuters Top News: Obama, party allies raise $68 million for re-election reut.rs/xBMJQk
PressTV: Lebanon arrests veteran #Israeli spy dlvr.it/14qvXk 
The Associated Press: AP VIDEO: Thai navy patrol rescues 750 dogs caged and destined for cooking pots in Vietnam: apne.ws/xcMtC4 -ldh
Reuters Top News: Somalia Islamists force ICRC food aid suspension reut.rs/y8O3m4
Reuters Top News: Ahmadinejad says Cuba, Iran think alike reut.rs/wYJAuZ
Guardian news: Xbox assembly workers in China threaten mass suicide over jobs dispute gu.com/p/34kxg/tf
Breaking News: Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan enters meeting with labor unions over fuel subsidy dispute, witness says - @Reuters
Press TV: #Iran's Ahmadinejad arrives in Ecuador dlvr.it/14qf76
Al Arabiya English: Video: Egyptians cast votes in final round of elections english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/… 
The Economist: As Turkey continues its membership talks with the EU, it can expect scrutiny of its attitude to criticism to grow econ.st/wIdNfv
MarketWatch: U.S. retail sales increased 0.1% in December on.mktw.net/A48Iz8
Reuters Top News: Some Arab monitors quit Syria over persisting violence reut.rs/AE8jgl
Guardian news: Court upholds law banning Palestinian spouses from living in Israel gu.com/p/34jhh/tf
The Associated Press: Kentucky judge jails Amish men for refusing to mark buggies with reflective triangles: apne.ws/yYjrxk -ldh
Reuters Top News: Calls for Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to resign flood campaign website reut.rs/AB0tmR
Al Jazeera English: More than 13 million #Americans are unemployed - is there any hope for them? | aje.me/vZhK4z
PressTV: Lebanon veterans aiding Syria militants dlvr.it/14qLQ9 
cnni: TASTED CHOCOLATE? on.cnn.com/Ay9jhg There are child slaves harvesting cocoa to make chocolate who haven't #Endslavery 
PressTV: 7 Kenyans killed near Somali border dlvr.it/14qLN1

AlArabiya_Eng: Clashes between Houthis and Salafis west of #Yemen kill 20: correspondent

Reuters: Suicide bomber kills district governor in Afghan south reut.rs/ABDOVb

AP: Weekly applications for unemployment benefits jump to 399K after post-holiday layoffs apne.ws/kBaYDE -ldh

The Morning World News of Report the 12th of January 2012


PressTV: US-led jets pound central #Afghanistan http://dlvr.it/14qBJ4 
CNN International: Militants killed in Pakistan drone strike goo.gl/fb/SzlXx
HuffPostWorld: One killed in pirate attack of Spanish warship near Somalia huff.to/wEgv43


Reuters: EU firms renew Iran oil deals to win sanction reprieve http://reut.rs/wbXjHT

MarketWatch: Foreclosure activity has hit its lowest level since 2007 on.mktw.net/xU0cpL
Breaking #worldNews: Myanmar signs cease-fire agreement with ethnic Karen rebels to end 63-year insurgency -AP
guardiannews: RBS to axe 3,500 jobs gu.com/p/34jdp/tf

BBCworld: World's biggest producer of wind turbines, Danish company Vestas, to cut 2,335 jobs, mainly in Denmark. bbc.in/xsbwAl
cnni: Afghan Taliban: Talks don't mean peace goo.gl/fb/0W4UO

guardianworld: Burma signs ceasefire with Karen rebels - key condition for better ties with the West. More on this soon gu.com/p/34je3/tw
BBCworld: Ulster Bank to cut workforce by 950 with 600 redundancies in Republic of Ireland and 350 in Northern Ireland. bbc.in/x93IuQ
BBCWorld: Taliban fury at 'urination' video bbc.in/ApTKUL

BBC #Worldnews: Kenyan police killed near Somalia bbc.in/zUNZTt
PressTV: Euro plunges further against dollar dlvr.it/14lX3y 
MarketWatch: Strong Spanish, Italian debt auctions help add to gains in Europe on.mktw.net/z7kl41

Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesman confirms President Zardari will return to Pakistan from Dubai on Friday amid tensions - Reuters
AP: Hong Kong stockbrokers protest shorter lunch break - down to an hour from 90 minutes; it was 2 hours last year: apne.ws/xd2RDC
Reuters: Special report: Jerry Brown's California budget nightmare reut.rs/xLtlRV

HuffPostWorld: Suspected U.S. drone kills 6 militants in Pakistan huff.to/AnZoKk
CNNMoney: European Central Bank leaves key interest rate unchanged at 1% despite continued concern about debt crisis. cnnmon.ie/bkgnews
PressTV: Four #US suspects nabbed in Baghdad dlvr.it/14pvlM
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AlArabiya: Video: Turkish convoy prevented from entering #Syria english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/… 
BBCWorld: Israel Supreme Court upholds citizenship bar preventing Palestinians gaining #Israeli nationality by marriage bbc.in/wOH2Dv
AP: Nigeria oil union threatens to join strike, start "systematic shutting down" of oil, gas starting Sunday: apne.ws/wD6Qew -ldh
AJEnglish: Myanmar in talks with Karen rebels aje.me/yESYdq

BBC: On the 2nd anniversary of the Haiti earthquake LauraTrevelyan reports on the 500,000 people still living in tents. bbc.in/xTk7uR
BreakingNews: Taliban say tape depicting US Marines urinating on dead Taliban fighters won't hurt peace talks - Reuters reut.rs/zT3CSF
cnni: Nigeria fuel price protests rage on goo.gl/fb/GoM7C

Reuters: Analysis: India's polio victory fuels endgame vaccine talks reut.rs/A2kogy

PressTV: Kenya police, army abuse civilians: HRW dlvr.it/14mFTz

PressTV: Pakistani protesters gather around a burning US flag during a #demonstration in #Multan on January 11, 2012. twitpic.com/86bfcc
PressTV: Tunisians shout slogan and hold placards during a protest outside the Interior Ministry headquarters demanding twitpic.com/86bfv6
BBC News (World): Burmese government signs ceasefire with ethnic Karen rebels. KNU has been fighting for more autonomy since 1940s bbc.in/wsd17s
BBC Breaking News: Body of Kim Jong-il, North Korea's late leader, to lie permanently in state at Kumsusan Memorial Palace, Pyongyang bbc.in/AjBDMV
HuffPostWorld: WATCH: Europe's tallest active volcano erupts huff.to/zBKrKf
BBC Breaking News: Royal Bank of Scotland says it will cut about 3,500 jobs over next 

BBC News (World): India bureaucracy 'worst in Asia' bbc.in/y2vdzb

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