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Monday, April 16, 2012
The Nightly World News Report of the 16th of April 2012
BBCWorld: India trims interest rate to 8% http://bbc.in/HP8WR1
Breaking News: Reserve Bank of India cuts interest rates for the first time in 3 years, by 50 basis points - @reuters http://reut.rs/IsOuTy
BreakingNews: Alert level raised for Popocatepetl volcano, 50 miles from Mexico City - @reuters http://reut.rs/IRtB92
PressTV: Police arrest four 99-percenters in NY http://dlvr.it/1RqZNm
BreakingNews: Earthquake, magnitude 6.5, shakes Santiago, central Chile - @usgs, @reuters http://on.doi.gov/IsGh1z
PostWorldNews: Peru authorities search for 2 police officers who disappeared during search for hostages http://wapo.st/HLFGf4
PressTV: Over 200#Yemenis killed in one week http://dlvr.it/1RqN4p
CNN International: Argentina to renationalize oil group http://dlvr.it/1RqC4J
Post World News: Delta jet lands in Dublin over bomb scare; officials say no one hurt on Istanbul-to-NY flight http://wapo.st/IruT6d
BBC News (World): China increases US debt holding http://bbc.in/HOI3ws
Reuters Top News: U.S. busts global online drug market, arrests eight http://reut.rs/HDn6SG
MarketWatch: Hong Kong banking stocks weigh on market; Hang Seng Index down 0.2% http://on.mktw.net/Isrkg6
MarketWatch: Unless politicians can get their act together, almost everyone's taxes will increase starting Jan 1st. http://on.mktw.net/J0fhKu
nytimesworld: World Briefing | Europe: Greece: Ex-Official Is Detained http://nyti.ms/HDkJ23
Reuters Top News: Australia to exit Afghanistan a year early: media http://reut.rs/HMLVe6
AJEnglish: Argentina to seize control of oil company http://aje.me/HLPu8Z
Al Jazeera English: Matan Ruak leads East Timor vote count http://aje.me/Isj27S
BBC News (World): 'Pilot fatigue' caused jet dive http://bbc.in/IsiEpM
MarketWatch: Japan stocks inch higher, but some tech majors fall; Nikkei Average up 0.1% http://on.mktw.net/HPhM3q
Reuters Top News: Man plotted suicide bomb on NYC subway: co-defendant http://reut.rs/HOjVuQ
Wall Street Journal: Every year, 133,000 Americans die of heart attacks—largely because they didn't get help in time. http://on.wsj.com/HONF8i
Reuters Top News: Senate GOP blocks "Buffett Rule," a minimum 30% income tax on millionaires http://reut.rs/IS7Vrb
BBC News (World): Human rights 'crisis' in Bahrain http://bbc.in/Isd0Eh
JackOtter: Best Buy releases complete list of stores it's closing. Is yours on it? http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505144_162-57414517/best-buys-store-closing-list-is-yours-on-it/
Press TV: UK faces worst water shortage since 1976 http://dlvr.it/1RnJdW
Post World News: Rwanda opposition leader withdraws from trial, cites lack of independent judiciary http://wapo.st/HL47t8
MarketWatch: Lowe's to sell $2 bln in notes, with net proceeds from the offering to be used for general corporate purposes http://on.mktw.net/HOcvqH
Al Arabiya English: Israel holds 47 ‘flytilla’ activists pending expulsion http://goo.gl/PpKVa
BBC News (World): Senate weighs Obama Buffett Rule http://bbc.in/IrW1lp
Post World News: Numbers of troops, fighters in various factions in Afghanistan http://wapo.st/HLvJyo
Reuters: Big Tobacco pays states $6.5 billion under accord http://reut.rs/IH711z
MarketWatch: Dow ends up 77 points; Apple's 5-day losing streak is longest since October 2011 http://on.mktw.net/IzvHUs
MarketWatch: All eyes are on Yahoo's CEO Scott Thompson as their earnings report nears http://on.mktw.net/J0k1Qq $YHOO
guardiannews: Unemployment of Europe's young people soars by 50% http://gu.com/p/37vxq/tf
MarketWatch: Shares of Apple and Google have slipped today, leading a tech sector retreat. $AAPL down about 3%, $GOOG slid 2.6% http://on.mktw.net/J0ca5s
PressTV: #Iran seizes four tons of narcotics: Cmdr. http://dlvr.it/1Rlr4z
Al Jazeera English: Foreign aid to #Africa - does it do more harm than good? Join the @AJStream live conversation at 1930GMT | http://aje.me/HQzkYo
The Associated Press: BREAKING: Police find 2 people dead in Las Vegas home after 9-year-old boy tells school about bodies. -EF
PressTV: UK banks lose £2bn over Spanish fears http://dlvr.it/1RlRfp
nytimesworld: Iraq Arrest Calls Fair Elections Into Question http://nyti.ms/IgtCj0
AlArabiya_Eng: #Pakistan's #Haqqani militants behind major attack in #Afghanistan: #Pentagon http://goo.gl/Nc7m8
MarketWatch: U.S. economy grew 2.6% in first quarter: survey http://on.mktw.net/HZV3uW
PressTV: Shia massacre continues in#Pakistan http://dlvr.it/1RlFmz
The Associated Press: More on Jim Yong Kim: President of Dartmouth College chosen to be next president of the World Bank: http://apne.ws/HL8F2J -EF
Wall Street Journal: Apple is down about 9% in five trading days. Here's why: http://on.wsj.com/IrwuJ1
Guardian news: Iranian-Canadian 'spy' faces imminent execution, says family http://gu.com/p/36qq2/tf
Reuters Top News: World Bank board selects U.S. nominee Jim Yong Kim as new president; World Bank board says Kim to begin five-year term on July 1.
Telegraph World News: Egypt 'needs £7.5 billion bail-out to avoid bankruptcy' http://tgr.ph/HZV99k
BBCWorld: #Bangladesh railways minister resigns over corruption allegations http://bbc.in/HNmxIo
PressTV: US drone strike kills dozens of Somalis http://dlvr.it/1Rkr1L
Reuters Top News: Afghan Taliban rehearsed attack for two months http://reut.rs/HWty9w
WSJ World News: China Halts Sale of Drugs Over Capsules http://on.wsj.com/ISiZSF
BBC News (World): Delta Airlines plane makes emergency landing at Dublin Airport http://bbc.in/Iro8kP
MarketWatch: Shares of Endocyte soar 101% on Merck deal http://on.mktw.net/HWSQ7I
Reuters: New verdict deepens mystery on Italy bombings http://reut.rs/IGASHw
Reuters: Danish foreign minister: no room for weakening Iran sanctions http://reut.rs/IGvjJ0
nytimesworld: China Prime Minister Calls for Corruption Crackdown http://nyti.ms/HMqJdk
AJEnglish: UK businessman 'poisoned' in China scandal http://aje.me/HMcOTN
Reuters Top News: Bombs kill militant, wound FSB agent in Russia's Caucasus http://reut.rs/HW9yE4
Al Arabiya English: Tunisians to organize book reading sessions instead of protests http://goo.gl/D1N00
CNN Breaking News: Inmates hold nearly 100 hostage in Brazilian prison riot. http://on.cnn.com/Ig3UeJ
AP: Mitt Romney's search for a vice president goes forward as he taps longtime adviser to lead selection: http://apne.ws/HLXgiO -EF
CNN International: Hostages taken in Brazilian prison riot http://dlvr.it/1Rk7Qr
Reuters Top News: Iran ready to resolve nuclear issues if sanctions are lifted: foreign minister http://reut.rs/HC7miR
Post World News: Afghan officials blame weekend attacks on Haqqani network http://wapo.st/IQAHsa
Al Jazeera English: Predatory, poisonous and pestilent - @AJEarthrise on #Australia's battle against the eco-scourge that's the cane toad | http://aje.me/HFFmy6
PressTV: Every#US troop death: 25 vet suicides http://dlvr.it/1RjnKv
Reuters Top News: Smirking Norway killer Breivik pleads not guilty http://reut.rs/IFa1vq
BBC News (World): Violence between #Hindu groups at beef-eating festival in India http://bbc.in/IrbjH5
Reuters: Spanish debt heading toward crisis levels http://reut.rs/HPUhTs
PressTV: Bahraini activists climb embassy wall http://dlvr.it/1RjXPD
Wall Street Journal: Apple and Google shares are both getting torched this morning http://on.wsj.com/IYBcla
The Morning World News of the 16th of April of 2012
All Things D: Google’s Marissa Mayer Headed to Walmart Board http://dthin.gs/HMYnxJ
BBCWorld: Little change in Indian inflation http://bbc.in/HKhi8Y
PostWorldNews: China premier demands stronger anti-corruption efforts amid scandal over Politburo member http://wapo.st/J3Fsy0
PostWorldNews: 3 bloggers in Vietnam charged with spreading anti-government propaganda, face 20 years in jail http://wapo.st/ILXebK
AlArabiya_Eng: Sudanese warplanes bomb UN peacekeeper camp in South Sudan: official
AlArabiya_Eng: Video: Kabul fighting ends with explosions and heavy gunfire; 36 attackers killed http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/04/16/208030.html
BBCWorld: World Bank president to be named http://bbc.in/HYU0ih
BBCWorld: Belarus release brings EU praise http://bbc.in/HKyifn
WSJ: See what's behind China's move to loosen daily trading limits on the Yuan http://on.wsj.com/HJXs20 VIDEO
MarketWatch: Caterpillar, Travelers, B. of A. among leaders as Dow industrials rise by triple digits http://on.mktw.net/HChkka
cnni: Pakistan school grenade attack kills boy http://dlvr.it/1Rgq0x
ChinaRealTime: World Reaction to China's Yuan Move http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2012/04/16/world-reacts-to-china-yuan-move/
PostWorldNews: Fight to save Russian forest wins woman the Goldman prize, which is dubbed the Green Nobel Prize http://wapo.st/IqXl8d
MarketWatch: Stocks pick up pace after March data show rise in U.S. retail sales http://on.mktw.net/HZf2ND
AJELive: Afghan President #Karzai says intelligence failure allowed #Taliban to carry out latest attacks http://aje.me/HVD2lm
BBC Breaking News: Sudanese government votes to brand South Sudan 'an enemy' http://bbc.in/HKLsZF
BBC News (World): Day one of #Breivik trial over. He takes stand tomorrow. Unlikely to be televised (via BBC's @matthewwprice). Latest: http://bbc.in/HZonoK
BBCRBlack: Africa's dam campaigner nets 'environment Nobel' http://bbc.in/JnZu39 - along with five others
BBCWorld: Arrest over Balotelli 'blackmail' http://bbc.in/HKjltC
BBCWorld: Spain bond yields jump above 6% http://bbc.in/HYBBSL
AJEnglish: Video: Fighting intensifies in southern Yemen http://aje.me/HQBAiq
PostWorldNews: Nearly 7,000 US, Filipino troops start exercises near disputed South China Sea waters http://wapo.st/HMP7rZ
AP: #Breivik admits in Norway court to massacre of 77, pleads not guilty to terror, murder charges: http://apne.ws/HQEmnW -JM
AJELive: Divisions over Cuba&Falkland Islands prompt Argentinian&Bolivian presidents to walk out of Americas summit http://aje.me/HKVu2v
PressTV: Afghan man opens fire on#US-led troops http://dlvr.it/1RfJ1d
PressTV: Filipinos stage anti-US rally in Manila http://dlvr.it/1RfJ1T
PressTV: Israel deports 18 pro-Palestinian activists http://dlvr.it/1RfJ1v
nytimesworld: Killings Heighten Ethnic Tensions in Macedonia http://nyti.ms/HMpo4z
Reuters: Spanish debt fears send euro lower http://reut.rs/HPUhTs
PostWorldNews: Prosecutor says Norwegian mass killer's claimed Knights Templar network does not exist http://wapo.st/HKvpzt
cnni: Council plan in post-coup Guinea-Bissau http://dlvr.it/1RfZbS
BBCWorld: In pictures: Smuggling fuel by sea in West Africa http://bbc.in/HYO2hj
AlArabiya_Eng: 8 people have been killed by Syrian security forces on Monday: Local Coordination Committees
AJEnglish: Israeli soldier suspended for gun-butt attack http://aje.me/IqJuP2
The Associated Press: A cathedral made from cardboard is New Zealand's temporary answer to earthquake devastation: http://apne.ws/HYaYNV -JM
AJELive: #Afghan security forces have killed 32 fighters, says defence ministry http://aje.me/J3aUg3 #Kabul #taliban
Post World News: Landslide at mine in Vietnam kills 1, leaves 5 missing and presumed dead http://wapo.st/HY67Mx
Press TV: Israeli plane violates#Lebanon airspace http://dlvr.it/1RcpbB
Breaking News: Update: 60-70 rescued from collapsed factory in India; at least 20 remain trapped under debris - @bbcnews http://bbc.in/HK30VR
nytimesworld: Spain and Italy Show Europe's Problems Aren't Over http://nyti.ms/IPHZdl
New York Times World: Tumult in Egypt After Panel Bars Presidential Candidates http://nyti.ms/HY3IkR
AJELive: Police: Fighting over in #Kabul and all "insurgents" who launched attacks dead | More on our #Afghanistan Live Blog - http://aje.me/IeFZMG
Post World News: Filipino protesters throw paint at main gate of US Embassy to demand end of military drills http://wapo.st/ILLJRF
The Associated Press: #Taliban attack on Kabul ends when insurgents are overcome by heavy gunfire and U.S.-led air assaults: http://apne.ws/ILZmAg -JM
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