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Thursday, March 29, 2012
The Nightly World News Report of the 29th of March 2012
BBC News (World): Sun Hung falls 15% after arrests http://bbc.in/H6W6wC
Sky News Newsdesk: AFP: Investigators say French police have arrested 20 suspected Islamists
Post World News: Hundreds rally in Haiti’s capital to criticize president http://wapo.st/HoFvmG
HuffPostWorld: 80 percent of Mexico's murders go unpunished http://huff.to/H1ULJK
BBCWorld: Norway to release Indian children http://bbc.in/GZHYGK
BBC #Worldnews: Japan leaders clear tax hike bill http://bbc.in/Hp1J9t
Post World News: For the first time, protesters turn out to counter annual military coup celebration in Brazil http://wapo.st/H5P8rT
BBC News (World): UK doubles aid to Syria opponents http://bbc.in/HmizSe
Post World News: European Union considers Congo election “not credible,” report http://wapo.st/H64Pzk
The Associated Press: U.S. missile strike kills three suspected militants in northwest #Pakistan, intelligence officials say: http://apne.ws/Hq0yFr -JM
Post World News: Like Japan itself, Sony struggles to adapt. http://wapo.st/HohxId
Reuters: North Korea test fires short-range missiles: reports http://reut.rs/HuNXzO
Al Arabiya English: Israelis move into contested West Bank home http://ow.ly/9XKZO
MarketWatch: Hong Kong stocks fall sharply as property shares plunge; Hang Seng Index down 1.1% http://on.mktw.net/HvIOXa
Al Arabiya English: Sanctions could cost #Iran $50 billion http://ow.ly/9XKSF
BBC News (World): N Korea rocket activity captured http://bbc.in/GYPf5o
AP: Egyptian court orders government to ban pornographic websites; activists fear censorship: http://apne.ws/H69yRv -MS
BreakingNews: Update: Colorado wildfire is at 45% containment; some evacuees allowed to return - denverpost http://bit.ly/H0oJrU
AP: Pesticide is causing problems for honeybees and bumblebees, important species already in trouble, studies suggest: http://apne.ws/H69sJA
cnni: Ai Weiwei says he won't get public trial http://dlvr.it/1ND0Y2
MarketWatch: Japan stocks slip early, with most banking, oil shares lower; Nikkei Average down 0.4% http://on.mktw.net/H4QJJR
PressTV: US drone raid kills four in #Pakistan http://dlvr.it/1NCpDt
guardian #worldnews: Worker sets himself on fire to protest against unpaid wages http://gu.com/p/36h4t/tf
wsjworld: Ireland Strikes Debt Deal With Lenders http://on.wsj.com/HtEA4U
Reuters: Chavez back in Venezuela after radiation therapy http://reut.rs/Ht2Wue
BBC #Worldnews: Mali coup leaders given ultimatum http://bbc.in/HmjTGj
BBCWorld: Blackberry maker posts $125m loss http://bbc.in/H1UQNt
TheEconomist: Until London's mayor has to raise money as well as spend it, a great global city cannot grow up http://econ.st/Ho9Ams
cnnbrk: RT CNNLive: Former President George H.W. #Bush endorses #MittRomney for president. Watch live http://on.cnn.com/cnndcl1
Post #WorldNews: Tuareg rebels use rockets, gunfire to attack northern city in Mali http://wapo.st/Hnp4XK
AlArabiya_Eng: Two journalists killed in #Syria, says media watchdog http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/03/30/204125.html
BreakingNews: Wisconsin election officials: Signatures warrant recall vote against Gov. Walker - WiStateJournal http://bit.ly/HtWLG4
AJEnglish: Turkey police break up education bill protest http://aje.me/H1WWxj
Post #WorldNews: Vietnam sentences woman to life in prison for murdering journalist husband http://wapo.st/H3zgpT
BreakingNews: Police: 14 dead in Honduran prison fire amid inmate riot - AP http://bit.ly/H4q2c7
Post World News: Fire starts at prison in Honduras after inmates riot, at least 1 dead http://wapo.st/HtkGpo
MarketWatch: U.S. stocks end mostly lower, but Dow industrials reverse losses to rise 20 points
http://on.mktw.net/HoR6C7
Al Arabiya English: #BreakingNews: Detained Palestinian woman Hanaa Shalabi ends hunger strike: Palestinians
AJEnglish: Sudan and South Sudan peace talks delayed http://aje.me/Hmxm3p
MarketWatch: Dow industrials turn positive in final half-hour of session http://on.mktw.net/GW8z3W
BBC #worldnews: Venezuelan soldiers die in crash http://bbc.in/H0PnDe
BBC #worldnews: Russians held over custody death http://bbc.in/H0Pv5G
AP: Italian hospital pharmacists threatening to halt Viagra sales because of government labor reforms: http://apne.ws/H4SE5D -AB #PressTV: Israeli tanks cross into Gaza http://dlvr.it/1N9Z8x
AP: University revokes Hungarian president's doctorate after probe finds he copied parts of his thesis: http://apne.ws/HoAlHj -AB
Breaking News: US House OKs $3.5 trillion GOP budget that revamps Medicare, cuts spending, rejects tax hikes on rich - @AP
willyleeadams: Politics, ahoy! Germany's Piratenpartei scores another election win http://ti.me/H3FghD via TIMEWorld #deutschland
wsj #worldnews: Sarkozy's Lead in Poll Widens http://on.wsj.com/HlOC6i
Post World News: Hundreds rally in Haiti’s capital to criticize president http://wapo.st/Hu0vWU
Reuters Top News: Senate panel OKs nominees to FDIC, Treasury http://reut.rs/HmuBPC
Reuters Top News: Two men torch themselves in Italy as hardship bites http://reut.rs/HozzKm
MarketWatch: Treasury sells $29 bln in 7-year debt at 1.590%; bidders offered to buy 2.72 times the amount of debt sold http://on.mktw.net/GYCHzp
nytimesworld: Hacking in Asia Is Linked to Chinese Ex-Graduate Student
Post World News: PM: Poland is ‘victim’ of leaks from US government on secret CIA prison http://wapo.st/HnvQgj
AJELive: Activists reported continued shelling on Talbisa in Homs and posted videos from there #Syria http://aje.me/H442e7
Reuters: Assad wants foreign powers to stop backing rebels http://reut.rs/HmjmW5
AJELive: At least 1Million Syrians need humanitarian assistance, UN spokesman said at the end of an assessment mission http://aje.me/H3WojR
PressTV: Bahrain protesters gather at UN office http://dlvr.it/1N8wGN
Al Arabiya English: #BreakingNews: Local Coordinating Committees in #Syria report 43 people have been killed across the country today by security force gunfire
Guardian news: Mitt Romney on a roll after Marco Rubio endorsement - live http://gu.com/p/36gye/tf
Reuters Top News: Billionaire Kwok brothers arrested for graft in Hong Kong http://reut.rs/HrQ1J3
MarketWatch: [VIDEO] Portugal under pressure to prove it's no Greece http://on.mktw.net/Htk7uu
MarketWatch: Live blog: Last installment of Bernanke lecture series http://on.mktw.net/HtjBfQ
HuffPostWorld: Egypt's increasingly public power struggle http://huff.to/H4A3a6
PressTV: 'Released #Iranian abductees in#Turkey' http://dlvr.it/1N8cVM
BreakingNews: US Senate defeats oil subsidies bill despite Obama's call for Congress to pass the bill - nationaljournal http://bit.ly/Hsf52D
BreakingNews: US economy grew 3% in the final quarter of 2011 - AP http://huff.to/HiODX3
The Morning World News Report of the 29th of March 2012
Post #WorldNews: Gunmen kill 5 police officers in Mexico border city day after end of hotel protective stay http://t.co/tQl1qMWU
BBCWorld: House prices 'fell 1% in March' http://t.co/ZLIAeOe4 #worldnews
Reuters US News: Oklahoma judge blocks abortion ultrasound law http://t.co/krsfPtge
The Associated Press: BREAKING: Syria's leader Assad says will work to enforce peace plan but "terrorism" must stop-AB
AP: Afghan officials say NATO supply convoy ambushed, at least 19 Afghan guards, insurgents killed. http://t.co/LlrJt32y -MM
PostWorldNews: World Bank: Crime violence cost Honduras 10% of GDP annually http://t.co/evq0wK1s
PressTV: Activists prepare for Palestinian Land Day http://t.co/xnWSbwLk
Reuters Top News: French graft probes spur pre-election skirmishes http://t.co/9n0XDV6i
wsjworld: Spain Strike Challenges Austerity http://t.co/XPjopEhM
guardianworld: while Obama's team has first exchange with Mitt's, demanding detailed answers on foreign policy issues http://t.co/QKAVAbzP
Al Arabiya English: U.S. to provide $100 million debt aid to #Tunisia http://t.co/idK6OtVu
guardian #worldnews: Ai Weiwei refused public hearing for tax case http://t.co/fdQzVEfH
BreakingNews: RT djfxtrader: German Adj Jobless Rate Hits New Record Low Of 6.7% In March
guardiannews: H&M profits rise 5% http://t.co/i5D1oyxV
#BreakingNews: Local Coordinating Committees in #Syria report 36 people have been killed across the country today by security force gunfure
AJEnglish: BRICS nations flex economic muscle at summit http://t.co/HZbmYsTG
Post World News: Mali crisis: Four African presidents abort mission to visit capital http://t.co/PFNwwgQb
MarketWatch: Italian benchmark down more than 3% as Thursday stock losses steepen across Europe http://t.co/qKamkqIr
AJELive: Report says #US #drone attacks in #Yemen as frequent as in Pakistan, scores of civilians killed http://t.co/PplH6z8p
Telegraph #worldnews: 15,000 US & South Korean troops stage beach invasion drill in port city south of Seoul http://t.co/YleHXBOI
BBCWorld: Ukrainian rape victim dies weeks after brutal assault that sparked campaign against political corruption http://t.co/G5TUC1zu
wsj #worldnews: North Sea Gas Leak Could Cost Billions http://t.co/JqL6pqda
cnni: Syrians wary amid latest peace effort http://t.co/rpqwTPwI
cnni: Arrests, injuries as Spanish workers strike http://t.co/TSJKot17
guardian: Sweden's defence minister has resigned after his plans to help Saudi Arabia build an arms plant were leaked http://t.co/LMZWOaAe
Post #WorldNews: London's ex-police communications chief resigns amid fallout from phone hacking scandal http://t.co/1rz4Wyhp
PressTV: Violence kills 12 in#Pakistan http://t.co/SezU9aMY #worldnews
AP: U.S. unemployment aid applications decline to lowest level since April 2008 as job market strengthens: http://t.co/pBWqQygn -AB
PostWorldNews: Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, soldier accused of Afghan massacre, describes PTSD-like symptoms, lawyer says http://t.co/yNrmKZu3
BBCWorld: Child abuse victims at Jersey care homes, including Haut de la Garenne, to be offered £60k compensation each http://t.co/1gFPRSxL
AP: Autism more common than previously thought: 1 in 88 U.S. kids have autism http://t.co/1EuAS0CK -AB
PressTV: US-led trooper killed in#Afghanistan http://t.co/Y1itubeN #worldnews
hackneylad: Migrant boat players 'could face legal action' - Guardian reveals questions NATO & others must answer: http://t.co/jNH0vQwx
AJEnglish: Video: Outrage in Chile over gay killing http://t.co/Dy2yc3kd
cnni: #Algeria 'refuses' #France gunman's body http://t.co/ly6yPyUS
BBCBreaking: At least three explosions heard in #Baghdad as #ArabLeague summit opens, via BBC's WyreDavies http://t.co/I1oYO9Mp
BBCWorld: RT WyreDavies: Eyewitness tells the BBC there were 2 explosions near the Iranian embassy & the International Zone in #Baghdad.
BBC: Dewani family "hopeful British High Court will block any attempt to extradite Shrien until he has fully recovered" http://t.co/MLQqhj84
AJELive: BREAKING: Blast heard in central #Baghdad as #Iraqi President Jalal Talabani opens Arab summit. http://t.co/TcpzCaXz
Post #WorldNews: China says gender imbalance for newborns improves for 3rd consecutive year, but still high http://t.co/o5xZvFsJ
Telegraph #worldnews: The Supreme Court hearings on Obamacare are a moral victory for the Tea Party, but that's all http://t.co/d9D66aRh
nytimes #worldnews: World Briefing | The Americas: Brazil: Da Silva Says Treatment for Throat Cancer Was a Success http://t.co/Yod9R6Qw
BBC News (World): General strike underway in Spain http://t.co/psAvMywQ
FRANCE 24 English: TUNISIA: Tunisia's Islamists rule out sharia in constitution http://t.co/FEWgzLe9
Post #WorldNews: Reports: Japan hangs 3, including train-station killer; country's first executions since 2010 http://t.co/ps8GxHT8
HuffPostWorld: Syrian forces "torture children" http://t.co/bs7wIxWR
Post World News: Bolivia’s Morales gets his party’s 2014 re-election nod
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