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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
The Nightly World News Report of the 17th of April 2012
PostWorldNews: Accused of assassination attempt on separatist leader, ex-minister kills himself in Abkhazia http://wapo.st/HNr1Aa
MarketWatch: Hong Kong joins stock rally, as Hang Seng Index rises 1.1% in early minutes http://on.mktw.net/I4yybF
The Associated Press: House passes bill to increase hunter access to public lands, ensure lead bullets will be allowed: http://apne.ws/Iw9Yin -CC
New York Times World: Kurds Remain on Sideline in Syria’s Uprising http://nyti.ms/J9Zc0e
PressTV: Bahrain on arrest spree ahead of F1 race http://dlvr.it/1S1x6l
Press TV: Ex-Black Panthers in solitary for 40 years http://dlvr.it/1S1x7b
nytimesworld: World Briefing | Middle East : Saudi Arabia: Diplomat Kidnapped in Yemen http://nyti.ms/J9VBz8
Guardian news: Woman killed and baby abducted in Houston http://gu.com/p/37vmz/tf
TelegraphWorld: Taliban commander tries to claim reward for his own capture http://tgr.ph/I4q58p
Reuters: German police rescue DJ from "sex mad" woman's home http://reut.rs/IT4yTd
PostWorldNews: Liberian authorities release mercenary on bail accused of leading massacres in Ivory Coast http://wapo.st/ItrrI7
WSJ: Borrowers with private student loans are defaulting or falling behind on payments at 2x pre-recession rates. http://on.wsj.com/HW9emM
MarketWatch: Japan stocks shoot higher, with exporters, steel shares rising; Nikkei Average up 1.7% http://on.mktw.net/HOfK2l
The Economist: In the tiny town of Glen Rose, there are a lot of people who believe that the world is perhaps 6,000-7,000 years old http://econ.st/Iu1Uyt
Reuters: IMF inches toward deal on boosting bailout funds http://reut.rs/HW7VEo
wsjworld: Surprise Rise in U.K. Inflation http://on.wsj.com/J9Kh6b
BBC News (World): VIDEO: Another day, another demo in Bahrain http://bbc.in/HQZc8K
MarketWatch: Warren Buffett says he will begin treatment for early-stage prostate cancer http://on.mktw.net/I0l2qh
Wall Street Journal: The pay gap b/t electrical engineering and general-ed majors is as big as the one b/t college and high school grads http://on.wsj.com/HL3tXJ
MarketWatch: Yahoo shares rise after hours in wake of quarterly profit http://on.mktw.net/I2O58n
Telegraph World News: Syria: first team of UN ceasefire monitors visits Deraa amid continued fighting http://tgr.ph/IG3vzj
MarketWatch: Intel posts slightly lower profit, forecasts revenue above Street estimates http://on.mktw.net/I2NHXD
MarketWatch: Nasdaq finishes up roughly 2%; Dow surges 194 points in best day in a month http://on.mktw.net/HVzWMm
CNN Breaking News: #Stocks post biggest gains in over a month. Dow adds 190 points. http://on.cnn.com/IV93wp
CNN Breaking: Police in #Georgia defend handcuffing, arresting a 6-year-old student. http://on.cnn.com/IV7nms
MarketWatch: Coming up: Yahoo, IBM and Intel report quarterly results after the bell http://on.mktw.net/HFT7tm
ReutersPolitics: Senate begins debating Postal Service overhaul - @ewstephe http://reut.rs/HPWcvf
Press TV: Bahrain arrests 60 protest leaders http://dlvr.it/1RztLG
Breaking News: UN Security Council discusses imposing sanctions on Sudan and South Sudan if border clashes continue - @Reuters http://reut.rs/IjJxx5
Al Arabiya English: #Shater endorses Brotherhood’s candidate Mohammed #Morsi #Egypt
guardiannews: Swedish minister denies claims of racism over black woman cake stunt http://gu.com/p/37vkn/tf
Reuters Top News: Crude oil rises $1 a barrel towards $104 http://reut.rs/IT4hQ5
nytimesworld: Palestinians Deliver Letter on Peace Talks to Netanyahu http://nyti.ms/JzUvMT
AJELive: BREAKING: #KhaderAdnan released by #Israel.
The Economist: Thaksin Shinawatra's recent public appearance in Cambodia was a testament to his popularity http://econ.st/HNfII6
MarketWatch: Apple shares set to snap losing streak, soaring $25 to reclaim $600 mark http://on.mktw.net/HNHQuL
Reuters Top News: Supreme Court takes another look at gray market resales http://reut.rs/ILFLPn
Post World News: Official: Italian tourist kidnapped in Algeria by al-Qaida’s North African branch freed http://wapo.st/Iuw2K3
BBC Breaking News: Egyptian presidential candidates lose appeals against bans on running for office http://bbc.in/Iv1Rm1
WSJ World News: Palestinian Premier Pulls Out of Israel Meeting http://on.wsj.com/IYAil2
Guardian news: Abu Qatada to be deported - but not just yet http://gu.com/p/37vk6/tf
PressTV: Raed Salah leaves#Britain a free man http://dlvr.it/1Rz7gF
PressTV: US-led soldier dies in south#Afghanistan http://dlvr.it/1Rz7jJ
PostWorldNews: UK sentences ex-governor of Nigeria's Delta State to 13 years for fraud, money laundering http://wapo.st/Iu96up
BBCWorld: Polish ex-sports minister jailed http://bbc.in/HQsOmS
Reuters: Toshiba to buy IBM's point-of-sale terminal business: source http://reut.rs/IIVcry
MarketWatch: Citigroup picks Michael O'Neill as board chairman http://on.mktw.net/HPzeUY
BreakingNews: Google says they're 'investigating reports of an issue with Google Mail' - @NBCNews
PostWorldNews: Report: Iran arrests more than 15 foreign and locals on espionage charges http://wapo.st/IuobMI
CNN International: Experts say al-Assad gaining strength http://dlvr.it/1Ryzf0
Post World News: Jamaica, US struggle to fight island gangs using lottery scams to prey on the elderly http://wapo.st/Iuzqoh
The Associated Press: BREAKING: Dow Jones industrial average climbs 200 points. -BW
WSJ World News: Bank of Spain Warns on Economy http://on.wsj.com/JyPunR
PressTV: Egypt's banned candidates await ruling http://dlvr.it/1Ry60r
Post World News: Saudi official: Al-Qaida-linked militants behind kidnapping of diplomat in Yemen http://wapo.st/HNka9P
PoliticalTicker: Boehner endorses Romney - http://wp.me/p4HKM-ZeS
Reuters: US relaxes sanctions on Myanmar to permit certain humanitarian, religious, other not-for-profit activities: treasury statement
CNN International: Water poisoned at Afghan girls' school http://dlvr.it/1RxhrC
CBS News: About 20 women involved in Colombia scandal, says senator briefed on probe http://cbsn.ws/JyyOww
AlArabiya_Eng: #NorthKorea says February agreement with U.S. "no longer binding"
Al Arabiya English: #Syria sanctions group of nations denounces arms sales to regime
MarketWatch: European stocks rally as Spanish bond auction fares better than anticipated http://on.mktw.net/HR5BTA
Post World News: Military officials say 3 Yemeni soldiers killed in suicide car bombing in south http://wapo.st/Iu5toq
Reuters Top News: Pentagon sees progress, challenges in cyber warfare http://reut.rs/ITJLPf
AJELive: In rare interview, Hezbollah head Hassan Nasrallah speaks to Julian Assange about #Syria: http://aje.me/I2gMm6
The Economist: For years, EU-Belarus relations have frozen and unfrozen like the seasons, but with no harvest reaped http://econ.st/ItRVtd
The Morning World News Report of the 17th of April 2012
PostWorldNews: Ex-guerrilla fighter appears to have won East Timor presidency; results not yet official http://wapo.st/IsQcnS
Al Arabiya English: Death toll in #Syria today has reached 47: coordination committees
MarketWatch: Apple shares up nearly $15 a share in rebound from five-session rout http://on.mktw.net/HQ1iEm
AlArabiya_Eng: Suicide bomber kills soldier in southern Somalia town: officials
cnnbrk: Newly signed law could make Mississippi first state where no abortions can be performed http://on.cnn.com/IJzx2A
Sky News Newsdesk: Former Nigerian state governor James Ibori jailed for 13 years for fraud and embezzlement
BBCWorld: US authorities say they have busted an online drugs ring known as The Farmer's Market http://bbc.in/HPklAn
AJEnglish: Egypt's presidential frontrunners appeal ban http://aje.me/It4wfX
HuffPostWorld: 150 Afghan schoolgirls poisoned in suspected anti-education attack http://huff.to/HNe4Gx
BBCWorld: Shares in Spanish oil firm #Repsol fall by more than 8%, since Argentina plans to nationalize its oil. http://bbc.in/HPpRTo
AlArabiya_Eng: #BreakingNews: Armed Libyans kidnap 80 Tunisians on the border between Libya and Tunisia
PostWorldNews: Reuters: Neil Heywood killed in cover-up plot http://wapo.st/It45Cv
PressTV: Denmark seeks probe into#Israeli beating http://dlvr.it/1RsT8P
PressTV: Roadside bomb kills 2 Afghan soldiers http://dlvr.it/1RsT9z
MarketWatch: Europe stocks extend gains after surprise ZEW gain for April; Stoxx 600 up 0.9% http://on.mktw.net/IJVvmb
guardiannews: UK inflation pushed to 3.5% by food and clothing price rises http://gu.com/p/37v5g/tw
AlArabiya_Eng: 15 people have been killed by the Syrian forces, mostly in Idlib: activists
BBC News (World): UK government intends to deport Abu #Qatada to Jordan on 30 April because his rights will not be violated, hearing told http://bbc.in/ItZwb5
BBCWorld: 1,200+ Palestinian inmates in Israeli jails begin hunger strike to protest against prison conditions http://bbc.in/ItgOVQ
PressTV: UK minimum wage lower than in 2004 http://dlvr.it/1RtTFC
PressTV: Yemeni soldiers chant slogans during a #protest in #Sanaa, demanding the dismissal of former president's.. http://twitpic.com/9audv4
PressTV: Macedonian protesters throw stones at riot police during a #protest against a recent violence, in front.. http://twitpic.com/9aue0n
AP: Mali soldiers detain politician, re-arrest former prime minister days after his release: http://apne.ws/HMJL2N - VW
Sky News Newsdesk: Tens of thousands of NHS workers to take industrial action on May 10th in continuing row over pensions
MarketWatch: Dow reclaims 13,000 mark as Nasdaq shakes off recent selling to move back above 3,000 http://on.mktw.net/JxJdZz
Reuters Top News: Afghan schoolgirls poisoned in anti-education attack http://reut.rs/HP46oB
Al Arabiya English: #BreakingNews: An Italian woman kidnapped by armed men in Algeria's southern desert has been released
PressTV: Palestinians rally to mark Prisoners' Day http://dlvr.it/1RwJt7
PressTV: New dimensions have emerged of a simmering tension between Saudi Arabia and Qatar, as the Saudi news ch... http://fb.me/1Pr1bj3nL
AlArabiya_Eng: #American rescued by #Iran doctors after midair heart attack praises medical care http://goo.gl/0JiUQ
BBCWorld: Protests disrupt #Egypt football violence trial http://bbc.in/ItyFf8
AP: BREAKING: U.S. factory production fell 0.2 percent in March after 3 months of strong gains. -BW
AlArabiya_Eng: #IMF sees global economy pick-up, to 3.5% growth this year
BBCWorld: Is #BoXilai's downfall political, or is it a legal matter connected to murder of Briton's Neil Heywood? http://bbc.in/HPQLL3
BBCBreaking: Darrell Desuze, 17, sentenced to 8 years detention for killing man, 68, in England riots in August. http://bbc.in/HPQS9m
BBCBreaking: Desuze's mother, Lavinia, 31, jailed for 18 months for destroying son's clothes. More soon: http://bbc.in/HPQUy0
cnnbrk: Report recounts disoriented Air Canada pilot sending flight into dive, slamming passengers into ceiling. http://on.cnn.com/IDEcOa
HuffPostWorld: Sudan-South Sudan violence erupts http://huff.to/HZ6OWA
CNNMoney: Housing starts fall 5.8%in March to 654,000 annual rate, the government says. Building permits drop 4.5%. http://cnnmon.ie/bkgnews
AP: Radical Islamic cleric Abu Qatada arrested in Britain and told he will be deported to Jordan: http://apne.ws/HMXuXd -BW
AP: NATO ministers to mull Afghan strategy ahead of alliance summit in Chicago: http://apne.ws/HMJRHH - VW
cnnbrk: 5 bodies recovered from wrecked Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia identified -- 2 of them Americans. http://on.cnn.com/Jx5KFE
HuffPostWorld: Opposition claims #Syria troops break ceasefire http://huff.to/JwBIBW
Reuters: Venezuela's election battle: Chavez vs Chavez http://reut.rs/HOGFMh
BBCWorld: #Mali's former prime minister Modibo Sidibe has been arrested, witnesses say http://bbc.in/HPFBG9
BBCBreaking: African Union suspends #Guinea-Bissau after coup last week. Details soon: http://bbc.in/HPFM44
cnni: India set to test long-distance missile http://dlvr.it/1Rv3yk
MarketWatch: Goldman Sachs posts higher earnings but lower revenue; quarterly dividend's increased 31% http://on.mktw.net/IiuDah
AJELive: Trial of Anders Behring #Breivik resumes in #Norway. Watch live I http://aje.me/tz8yfa I follow @jonahhull and @AJELive
Al Arabiya English: British peer denies offering £10 million bounty for capture of #Obama, Bush http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/04/17/208297.html
PressTV: Israeli forces injure Palestinian farmer http://dlvr.it/1Rrdhx
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