Saturday, March 31, 2012

The Nightly World News Report of the 31th of March 2012


The Economist: A slideshow of the four leading candidates for the Mexican presidency http://econ.st/Hq2HmI

cnni: UAE shuts down two foreign NGOs http://dlvr.it/1NcFGs

PressTV: 200 protesters arrested in German rally http://dlvr.it/1NbYPZ

PressTV: Prominent#Bahraini activist arrested http://dlvr.it/1Nbxm9

Breaking News: Myanmar begins historic polling likely to see opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi elected to parliament - @ap http://apne.ws/H6R1H7

Post World News: Canadian man held in Lebanon for 1 year for allegedly exporting rotten potatoes is released http://wapo.st/Hv3P8y

Bangkok Post: Update: Attacks in Thailand targeting tourists, shoppers blamed on insurgents; 14 dead, 350 injured http://bit.ly/H64nQf

Reuters Top News: Sudan and South Sudan accuse each other of border attacks

The Afternoon World News Report of the 31st of March 2012



TheEconomist: Obituary: Lyn Lusi, healer of Congo, died on March 17th, aged 62 http://econ.st/Hxw4S0

BBC News (World): Mafia banker 'held in Thailand' bbc.in/HuTPMK

Post #WorldNews: Ireland in revolt over new property tax as 1 million miss deadline, thousands march in protest http://wapo.st/H9rUAl

nytimesworld: More Confident Brotherhood Names Candidate in Egypt http://nyti.ms/H5Oidp

Post World News: Jordanian police arrest 12 activists for insulting the king, blocking traffic http://wapo.st/H9E3p5

Press TV: Amnesty demands Jordan free activists http://dlvr.it/1NZcfj

wsj #worldnews: Egypt's Brotherhood to Vie for President http://on.wsj.com/HusOnH

WSJ World News: Chavez to Return to Cuba for Treatment http://on.wsj.com/HusODW

CBS News: Thousands march for Trayvon Martin in Sanford, FL where unarmed teen was fatally shot http://cbsn.ws/HF1ZyV

Post #WorldNews: Libyan Health Minister says 147 killed in 6 days of tribal clashes in south http://wapo.st/HxeH3K

BBC: Investment group Opcapita to buy most of Game Group out of administration, saving 3,100 jobs, BBC understands. http://bbc.in/HuE48l

AlArabiya_Eng: Extremists control hundreds of #Tunisia's mosques: religious affairs minister http://goo.gl/mXKi5

AlArabiya_Eng: Boy and girl killed in #Afghanistan acid attack 'over friendship' http://goo.gl/ePuhr

AlArabiya_Eng: #BreakingNews: Libyan PM says ceasefire agreed after deadly desert clashes.

AJEnglish: Video: #Egypt's economy still struggling http://aje.me/H97F1D

BBCWorld: VIDEO: Burma: Last day of election campaigning http://bbc.in/H9QgpG

PressTV: Academi continues in Blackwater shoes http://dlvr.it/1NXrtC

nytimes #worldnews: Militants Linked to Al Qaeda Attack Army Base in Yemen http://nyti.ms/Htxs5m

AP: 12 injured, 2 dead, after gunmen opened fire on mourners outside Miami funeral home yesterday, police say: http://apne.ws/H9txy8 -CJ

PressTV: Demonstrators join the #Occupy Wall Street rally on Wall Street on March 30, 2012 in New York City. http://twitpic.com/93sxp8

Reuters: Several people injured after explosion near Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa

Post #WorldNews: Russian police detain 20 protesters at anti-Kremlin rally in Moscow http://wapo.st/H9myVP

Post #WorldNews: Serbian police detain 2 armed Kosovo policemen near border; Kosovo says they were kidnapped http://wapo.st/HzCylW

denverpost: Colorado wildfire is now 90% contained, authorities announce http://bit.ly/H6fhZW

guardian #worldnews: Libyan tribal clashes kill at least 147 people http://gu.com/p/36t36/tf

BreakingNews: Media, police source: Explosion near Kenyan city of Mombasa; several injured - Reuters http://on.msnbc.com/H045cM

AP: #Syria official says army will not make first move and withdraw troops from flashpoint areas: http://apne.ws/HqztoY -JM

PressTV: Rockets hit#US base in#Afghanistan http://dlvr.it/1NTpjM

guardian #worldnews: Aung San Suu Kyi's celebrity eclipses splintered Burmese opposition http://gu.com/p/36hnh/tw

PressTV: #Iranians abducted in Syria fly home http://dlvr.it/1NTyLG

PostWorldNews: Severe flooding in Fiji leaves 2 people dead, at least 5 others missing http://wapo.st/HsNW2F

PressTV: 10 militants killed in NW#Pakistan http://dlvr.it/1NVC8z

PressTV: Jordanian protesters burn the Israeli flag during a #demonstration in the village of Kafrein http://twitpic.com/93nd3r

Post #WorldNews: Rebels in Mali attack strategic northern town of Gao, as putschists negotiate with region http://wapo.st/HsB1c0

AJELive: Activists: Two killed and several injured in #Damascus, #Syria after security forces opened fire at funeral http://aje.me/H41VaE

AlArabiya_Eng: At least 29 killed in clashes between #Yemen army and militants in southern province http://goo.gl/mmrTJ

nytimes #worldnews: China Clamps Down on Social Networking Over Online Rumors http://nyti.ms/H5uuug

CBSNews: Federal judge strikes down parts of Wisconsin anti-union law http://cbsn.ws/HCeYD8

AJEnglish: Video: Chileans mourn hate killing victim http://aje.me/GYYPGr

guardian #worldnews: Three deadly bomb blasts hit Yala in southern Thailand http://gu.com/p/36tvh/tw

#AlJazeera: exclusive: Governor of #Sudan's Southern #Kordofan urges troops to kill rebels and "take no prisoners" | http://aje.me/H2Dj2q

Post #WorldNews: Philippine police rescue 300 pitbulls in raid on dogfighting facility http://wapo.st/H4R9Di

PressTV: China has rejected new US sanctions on Iranian oil imports, saying that Washington has no right... http://fb.me/1BiUI55eg

AlArabiya_Eng: #BreakingNews: 29 people have been killed in Syria today: Coordination Committees

PressTV: Turkey to decrease #Iranian oil imports http://dlvr.it/1NWr1R

PressTV: Tribal clashes kill 16 people in#Libya http://dlvr.it/1NWr2H

BreakingNews: Update: Philippine coast guard says stricken cruise ship sailing toward Malaysia after repairs - @AP http://bit.ly/H68vPE

BBC #worldnews: Tayside police investigate deaths of five nursing home residents within two days. http://bbc.in/H9bqs7

AJEnglish: Video: Colombia's FARC to free hostages http://aje.me/H5RLbm

AlArabiya_eng: #BreakingNews: Syrian forces capture a comander of the opposion army

PressTV: Regime attacks#Bahraini protesters http://dlvr.it/1NX5Lm

PressTV: US terror drone kills 18 in#Somalia http://dlvr.it/1NX5NW

cnnbrk: At least 10 killed, more than 100 wounded in Thailand explosions, Thai media report. http://on.cnn.com/HtDHuQ

cnnbrk: Engine fire strands cruise ship off Indonesia. http://on.cnn.com/HtEdcj

BBCWorld: Turkish MPs fight over school law http://bbc.in/H9ow5c

CNN International: Clashes erupt in Syria as leaders meet http://dlvr.it/1NTG2D

AJELive: Arrests in #Mexico over 'Saint Death' killings http://aje.me/GZ82P0 #AJE

Sky News Newsdesk: Cruise ship with reportedly up to 60 Britons on board drifting in seas south of the Philippines

nytimes #worldnews: Tibetan Exiles March for One of Their Own Who Died in Flames http://nyti.ms/H9Vcj4

Post World News: Bombs in southern Thai city kill 5, wound more than 50 http://wapo.st/HrPXqF

BBC News (World): Deadly blasts in Thailand's south

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