Tuesday, March 27, 2012

The Nightly World News of the 27th of March 2012


BBCWorld: UN says victims of #Haiti's 2010 earthquake at risk as result of broken aid promises w/$231m needed this year http://bbc.in/GSrjkR

PressTV: Mali's military junta lifts curfew http://dlvr.it/1Mnl2D

MarketWatch: Hong Kong stocks retreat on energy, telecommunication shares; Hang Seng Index down 0.4% http://on.mktw.net/GYWQE6

HuffPostWorld: Syria accepts Kofi Annan peace deal http://huff.to/GTO6Oq

 AJEnglish: #TurkanaOil discovered in #Kenya via AJStream | http://aje.me/GU5KkQ

ReutersLegal: #Twitter coverage of Supreme Court gets shut down http://bit.ly/GXxfXx by @David_Ingram

MarketWatch: Facebook files amended IPO; $YHOO suit could have a material impact on its results if it were successful http://on.mktw.net/HdZLKb

Post #WorldNews: Bolivia seizes weapons from US Embassy vehicle http://wapo.st/GYtW6Y

Post World News: Dominican judge sends 4 suspected Anonymous hackers to jail for 3 months; no charges filed http://wapo.st/HiyTW5

WSJ: NYC subway system replacing its oldest trains; $599m for 300 new subway car. http://on.wsj.com/GUWdvs

#BreakingNews: 1 killed, 17 hurt in Peru pipeline protest, police say - AP http://abcn.ws/HcTkqw

CNN International: Bomb hits Baghdad before summit http://dlvr.it/1MnPwM

Post World News: Jamaicans stage rare protest to call for end to increasing number of police shootings http://wapo.st/HfaYrs

 PressTV: 'Syrian rebels behead army soldiers' http://dlvr.it/1MmvMM

The Associated Press: New Orleans police officer resigns after posting comments about Trayvon Martin shooting: http://apne.ws/HfN3rH -CJ

PressTV: Libya tribal clashes leave 50 dead http://dlvr.it/1Mn7fy

Post #WorldNews: Bird flu kills Indonesian teenager, raising country's death toll to 6 this year http://wapo.st/HabRnB

MarketWatch: Japan stocks fall after U.S. drop, with many shares ex-dividend; Nikkei Average down 1.1% http://on.mktw.net/HfKG8y

Telegraph World News: Trial of 37 men arrested after a deadly riot starts in Kazakhstan http://tgr.ph/HjObv8

Breaking News: Yemen urges Pakistan to free one of bin Laden's injured widows - @reuters http://reut.rs/HhT9XN

The Associated Press: 12-year-old boy beaten outside Paris Jewish school amid tensions following school shootings: http://apne.ws/HeTUBP -CJ

MarketWatch: Millennial Media IPO is drawing strong buzz; it's one of three tech debuts this week http://on.mktw.net/HdJvJg

AJELive: Saudi Arabia to provide #Yemen with a two-month supply of oil http://aje.me/GTYiZI

Breaking News: West African regional bloc ECOWAS says it will send 5 heads of state to Mali in 48 hours to demand coup leaders hand over power - @Reuters

Reuters Top News: Wall Street flat, but outperformers gain near quarter end http://reut.rs/H7pItE

MarketWatch: U.S. stocks close lower in a modest retreat, with Dow industrials off 44 points http://on.mktw.net/GUGRHx

CBS News: 2 dead in Colorado wildfire area as homes burn http://cbsn.ws/HhrbLV

BBC Breaking News: FBI is investigating why Las Vegas-bound flight was diverted to #Texas after captain had "medical emergency". More soon http://bbc.in/GXuQwE

BBCWorld: "There are snipers all over city centre, number of wounded keeps going up" - militias clash in Sabha, #Libya http://bbc.in/HaybIi

CBS News: Key charges dropped against Michigan militia http://cbsn.ws/Hc9NeB

nytimes #worldnews: Asylum Claims Rose 20 Percent Last Year - U.N. Refugee Agency http://nyti.ms/GVXTXL

 Reuters: JetBlue flight diverted to Texas over ill captain - airline http://reut.rs/Hb45bU

AP: Passenger on JetBlue flight: "We heard the word 'bomb. We didn't know exactly what was going on."

AlArabiya_Eng: Scores killed in southern #Libya clashes between tribal militias.

amarilloglobe: Passengers say JetBlue pilot, screaming threats aboard plane, was pinned to the floor by passengers http://bit.ly/GY0HBc

Post World News: Ex-Guantanamo prisoner says host country Albania won’t let him return to Egypt http://wapo.st/HfH304

Reuters Top News: Consumer confidence wanes, inflation a concern http://reut.rs/HanvxD

Breaking Politics: US House of Representatives passes JOBS Act, 380-41; bill aimed at helping small businesses goes to president for signature - @NBCNews

Reuters Top News: Russia placing blockbuster $7 billion Eurobond deal http://reut.rs/HaGOqx

AP: Judge blocks US from importing drug used in executions, saying FDA ignored law by allowing it into the country http://bit.ly/GUkyn0

Post #WorldNews: Gunmen from radical Islamist sect kill 2 in northeast Nigeria http://wapo.st/HaNRj3

 #AlArabiya: #BreakingNews: Resignations from Libya's NTC over Sabha clashes: Al Arabiya TV

MarketWatch: Gold ends 70 cents lower at $1,684.90 an ounce http://on.mktw.net/J00Ag

PressTV: Indonesian policemen clash with students during a protest against the government's plan to raise price of fuel http://twitpic.com/923oei
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BBC #Worldnews: Indian school girl "forced to beg" over poor grades http://bbc.in/GV1CkR

CNN Breaking News: Supreme Court sharply divided over health care mandate. http://on.cnn.com/GT8ihe

BBC #Worldnews: India's Rajoana execution to go ahead as scheduled on Saturday - India's first since 2004 http://bbc.in/GV1yBw

Telegraph World News: The Falkland Islands, 30 years after the war with Argentina http://tgr.ph/GV2K7S

Al Arabiya English: #Kuwait’s emir to attend Baghdad summit in first visit to Iraq since 1990 invasion http://goo.gl/uXUtb

The Economist: No one doubts that India’s economy will keep growing, but politics is preventing it from fulfilling its potential http://econ.st/GVedIu

Al Arabiya English: Death toll in #Syria rises to 57 today: Local Coordination Committees

Reuters Top News: Supreme Court ends day two on healthcare law

The Morning World News of the 27th of March 2012


Post : West African leaders say they will send 'strong signal' to Mali coup group 

PressTV:  hits new record in refinery building 

guardiannews: Shell evacuates North Sea rig workers after gas leak http://gu.com/p/36emt/tf

MarketWatch: Mexican stocks afloat in a liquidity flood: Jon Markman in The Trading Deck http://on.mktw.net/GViITn

AP: Officials say US and Pakistan spy chiefs bargain over future of CIA drone program: http://apne.ws/Hb1hdr - VW

TelegraphNews: 50,000 immigrants illegally entered Britain under new visa system http://tgr.ph/GTbdII

#BreakingNews: Government official: Greece will likely hold a snap general election on May 6 - Reuters

Post #WorldNews: Yemen's president in Saudi Arabia for talks about concerns of meddling by ousted leader http://wapo.st/H7vEnF

CNN Breaking News: More than 9,000 have died in the Syrian conflict, the U.N. now estimates. http://on.cnn.com/GTStMP

PressTV: A Palestinian protester walks amid #teargas fired by Israeli forces on March 26 during a #demonstration out... http://twitpic.com/91yqez View photo

PressTV: Syria accepts Annan's six-point plan http://dlvr.it/1MfyqJ

Reuters: Magnitude 6.3 earthquake shakes Tokyo http://reut.rs/GVU8uk

Al Jazeera English: Programmes: Occupy Wall Street: Surviving the winter http://aje.me/GTH0c7

AP: Day 2: Supreme Court tackles question: Can government force people to buy health insurance? http://apne.ws/GWUwgT -AB

AJEnglish: Deadly landmine blast hits Indian police http://aje.me/GSHfap

CNN International: DSK lawyers fight prostitutes claim http://dlvr.it/1Mj06k

MarketWatch: U.S. stocks turn slightly lower an hour before Tuesday opening bell http://on.mktw.net/H9aKiI

AP: Amnesty Internationals says America's 43 executions in 2011 ranked it 5th in world in capital punishment: http://apne.ws/GSUZTr - VW

Post #WorldNews: Chinese court sentences Uighur man to death for attack that killed 15 in Xinjiang http://wapo.st/GSUWH7

PressTV: Gas prices in #US to hit peak in summer http://dlvr.it/1McqcC

#AlArabiya: #SouthSudan says #Sudan air force bombed main oil fields in unity state on Tuesday; oil firm GNPOC confirms

guardian #worldnews: Colombia air strike kills 36 Farc rebels http://gu.com/p/36enx/tf

AJEnglish: Sudan summit suspended after border clashes http://aje.me/GSlCEw

guardian #worldnews: Brazilian activists' murders may be linked to land dispute http://gu.com/p/36emq/tf

AP: Searchers hold out hope as they scour river, woods in Ark. Boy Scout camp for missing boy: http://apne.ws/GSWGQQ - VW

BBCWorld: Number of people arrested in Afghan capital Kabul after foiled "suicide attack" is now 16, including soldiers http://bbc.in/GVx9PW

#AlArabiya: #China calls on 'all parties in #Syria' to cooperate with #Annan.

Post #WorldNews: Myanmar army chief defends constitutional guarantee of military's political role http://wapo.st/HeQOwT

BBCBreaking: India explosion "kills 15 police" in Maharashtra state, Maoist rebels suspected http://bbc.in/GSimM1

Post #WorldNews: Mali putschists partially reopen airport days after seizing power; demonstrators protest coup http://wapo.st/H7aRxY

AP: #China blames #Dalai Lama for self-immolations after #Tibetan sets self on fire in India. http://apne.ws/HbuxAQ -MM

AJEnglish: New Mali leader defends military coup http://aje.me/GVT0rm

wsj #worldnews: U.K. Tanker Drivers Vote to Strike http://on.wsj.com/HbyVjs

AJELive: BREAKING: Suicide vests found in #Afghan defence complex. http://aje.me/Hfj4kv

AJELive: Stiff challenges await #Senegal's new leader http://aje.me/GULJgQ

AlArabiya: #BreakingNews: Turkish Airlines to halt flights to Syria starting next Sunday.

AP: Military academies hold first gay pride events, half-year after end of 'don't ask:' http://apne.ws/GSZCwX - VW

PressTV: Germany airport strikes ground flights http://dlvr.it/1MdcnW

PressTV: Afghan Taliban raid NATO convoy, kill 5 http://dlvr.it/1MdpGG

nytimes #worldnews: Syrian Opposition Leaders Meet as Bloodshed Continues http://nyti.ms/GX7hY3

PressTV: North Korea says it will go ahead with a plan to launch a rocket-powered satellite scheduled for next month... http://fb.me/Em0rhzTq

BBC: Swansea student Liam Stacey jailed for 56 days for posting racist Twitter comments about footballer #FabriceMuamba http://bbc.in/GTlqnZ

Post #WorldNews: Chavez's rival touts poll results showing him with similar support to president in Venezuela http://wapo.st/Ha10rn

BBC: Oil firm Total says it could take6months to drill relief well to stop gas leak at its #Elgin platform in North Sea http://bbc.in/GTlzYD

guardian #worldnews: Syrian troops cross into Lebanon and clash with Syrian rebels - live updates http://bit.ly/GTFQ2q

AP: Activists say Syrian troops attack rebel-held areas in central and northern regions, killing 10: http://apne.ws/GUsBAw -VW

nytimesworld: World Briefing | Europe: Turkey: Trial of Ex-Chief of Army Starts http://nyti.ms/HepUFm

MarketWatch: Japan's Nikkei Average rises 2.4% to close at fresh 52-week high http://on.mktw.net/HatL9D

Post #WorldNews: 10 people reported killed in battle among gunmen in town of northern Mexico border state http://wapo.st/H9RNlg

Reuters: Colorado wildfire forces evacuation of 900 homes west of Denver http://trib.in/H7YA9P

TheEconomist: The death of King George Tupou V at the age of 63 has thrown the island nation of Tonga into mourning http://econ.st/H6n1Ep

Press TV: Bahraini forces injure several protesters http://dlvr.it/1McQGw

CNN International: North Korea refuses to halt launch plan http://dlvr.it/1McPDl

The Associated Press: 1 person found dead in Colorado fire that destroyed at least 5 homes, burned 4½ square miles: http://apne.ws/GS4Mbl - VW

Telegraph #worldNews: Clashes erupt between Sudan and South Sudan http://tgr.ph/HeY25p

Post #WorldNews: Iraqi-born Islamist cleric sentenced to 5 years in Norwegian prison for death threats http://wapo.st/H6zA5E

AJELive: #Annan in #China to win support for #Syria plan http://aje.me/GRKdJO #AJE

BBC News (World): Afghan authorities make arrests after foiling apparent plan for suicide attack in Kabul http://bbc.in/GUqtYP

Breaking News: At least 5 homes destroyed in Colorado fire while up to a dozen smaller fires have emerged throughout the state - @AP

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