Friday, April 20, 2012

The Nightly World News Report of the 20th of April 2012


PressTV: Montreal police arrest 10 students http://dlvr.it/1SgBk4

New York Times World: In Venezuela, a Shortage of Staples http://nyti.ms/HP7T0I

PostWorldNews: Last Greek polls before May 6 election give pro-bailout parties slim lead http://wapo.st/JsBe3l

Breaking News: 4 earthquakes in 4 hours ranging from 5.2 to 6.1 magnitude strike west of northern Sumatra - USGS

Breaking News Storm: Tornado warning issued for western Cameron County, deep south Texas - @NWS http://1.usa.gov/dVESMs

WSJ World News: Spain Moves Against Argentina http://on.wsj.com/J6DqPf

Breaking News: Police: 4th escapee from Kansas jail caught in Omaha, Nebraska - @41ActionNews http://bit.ly/IdkY5W

Al Jazeera English: On the Blog: Hunger grips Yemen's children http://aje.me/I8lcKc

Post World News: Yemen official says overnight fighting around al-Qaida stronghold kills 25 militants http://wapo.st/I7T1er

nytimesworld: Former Treasurer Convicted of Bribery in Indonesia http://nyti.ms/HW0osM

Post World News: 3 US military personnel, 3 civilians killed in car crash in Mali’s capital http://wapo.st/I7DwmP

MarketWatch: Dow closes with weekly gain of 1%; Nasdaq suffers third straight weekly loss http://on.mktw.net/IERYlO

AlArabiya_Eng: South Sudan army says its troops still in Heglig

Press TV: No survivors in#Pakistan plane crash http://dlvr.it/1ScsZT

Al Arabiya English: 57 people have been killed by Syrian forces on Friday: Local Coordination Committees

New York Times World: Secret Service to Dismiss 2 More in Scandal, Official Says http://nyti.ms/HXWeMr

MarketWatch: Nasdaq turns lower in final hour of trading, erasing weekly gains http://on.mktw.net/JUJDcq

Reuters Top News: Libya militia hands Tripoli airport control to government http://reut.rs/J4dPqb

Breaking News; IMF announces $430 billion raised to reassure markets about threats from European debt crisis - @AP

TelegraphWorld: Pakistan plane crash: worst air crashes in last five years http://tgr.ph/JdGkkt

PressTV: Knifepoint robberies soar by 9% in UK http://dlvr.it/1Sblqp

MarketWatch: Apple shares in correction territory -- off 10% from recent all-time high http://on.mktw.net/JUztsh

cnni: Bahrain insists race will go ahead http://dlvr.it/1SbWzp

MarketWatch: Gold settles 0.1% higher at $1,642.80 an ounce http://on.mktw.net/J00Ag

Reuters: Yemen says air raids, army kill 27 militants in south http://reut.rs/J3Rglr

Reuters: Wall Street jumps on solid corporate earnings http://reut.rs/I34Mmt

Reuters Top News: Exclusive: Disney film studio chief Ross steps down http://reut.rs/HNORYH

Al Arabiya English: Syrian forces bombard the Jandaly neighborhood in Homs #AlArabiya #Syria #Assad

Sky News Newsdesk: Reuters: Pro-democracy protesters hurl petrol bombs, police fire tear gas in clashes in Bahrain

Press TV: Gunmen kill 14 people in Karachi http://dlvr.it/1SZlgb

CNN Breaking News: 43 killed in Mexican bus-truck collision, governor's office says. http://on.cnn.com/I83iZY

Breaking News: Anonymous says it has attacked and taken offline the Formula One website in support of Bahraini protests - @IBTimesUK http://bit.ly/IcjWam

Breaking News: Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters flood major highway in Bahrain, demanding halt to Formula 1 race - @AP http://bit.ly/HYy9sb

Reuters Top News: Airliner carrying 131 crashes in Pakistan: air official http://reut.rs/J2M8y3

Al Arabiya English: 45 people have been killed by Syrian forces on Friday: Local Coordination Committees


Al Arabiya English: Pakistani passenger jet crashes near Islamabad killing all 127 on board http://goo.gl/lx0Ex


Al Arabiya English: 39 people have been killed by Syrian security forces on Friday: Syrian activists

MarketWatch: Dow industrials cling to triple-digit gain http://on.mktw.net/HNGjRJ

MarketWatch: Wall Street discounts Chipotle: Shares fall $7 http://on.mktw.net/HNG8WA

BreakingNews: Pakistan defense ministry says plane crash close to Islamabad kills 118 - Dawn_com

PressTV: Two new oil fields discovered in #Iran http://dlvr.it/1SYzlv

BreakingNews: George Zimmerman takes stand at his hearing: 'I am sorry for the loss of your son. ... I did not know if he was armed or not.'

The Morning World News Report of the 20th of April 2012


HuffPostWorld: 8 killed in indigenous town in Mexico http://huff.to/I9Broh

Reuters: Emerging powers ready to give IMF billions http://reut.rs/I2pSkT

Reuters Top News: Civilian aircraft crashes in bad weather near Islamabad, Pakistan's international airport http://reut.rs/HXYYyu

BBCWorld: VIDEO: Huge fire at US oil storage depot http://bbc.in/HWKHik

PressTV: Italian workers stage strike in Rome http://dlvr.it/1SYdSj

PressTV: 4#US forces die in#Afghanistan air crash http://dlvr.it/1ST5QM

AJELive: #AdnanRashid, one of #Pakistan's most-wanted persons, has made brazen appearance on a Pakistani #Taliban video http://aje.me/J8tNRn

Civilian aircraft crashes in bad weather near Islamabad international airport: Pakistani TV channels

BreakingNews: Delaware killer Shannon Johnson executed after waiving further appeals and expressing wish to die - AP

Reuters: U.S. farms help China super-size food supply http://reut.rs/HXpgiy

AJEnglish: Today is the #KONY2012 #coverthenight campaign to "make Kony famous". AlJazeera visited bloggers in #Uganda: http://aje.me/Jr8CY0

MarketWatch: Europe stocks erase losses, push higher after surprise German Ifo rise http://on.mktw.net/HXfT4m

BBCBreaking: UK retail sales volumes rose by 1.8% in March, the biggest rise in more than a year, official figures show http://bbc.in/HWULrv

PressTV: US police detain more 99-percenters http://dlvr.it/1SV7lw

The Economist: The core of Al-Qaeda has taken a beating, but affiliates are carrying on the fight http://econ.st/Js1tXs

WSJ World News: India to Get Sufficient Monsoon http://on.wsj.com/I4MNvT

BBC Breaking News: Sudan has recaptured Heglig oilfield, defence minister says, after South Sudan announces withdrawal. Details soon http://bbc.in/HXTnc1

AlArabiya_Eng: #Sudan's Blue Nile rebels 'kill' 79 government troops http://is.gd/SxUWdd

guardianworld: South Africa searches its soul over alleged rape of disabled 17-year-old girl http://gu.com/p/3728a/tw

cnni: Guinea-Bissau junta lays out transition http://dlvr.it/1SVPnz

BBCWorld: Arrests in airport terror swoop http://bbc.in/HXwTI7

BBCWorld: Twin brothers appear in court to face terror charges connected to fundraising for Somalia terrorist activity http://bbc.in/HXHDGp

BBCWorld: Firefighters 'died for no reason' http://bbc.in/HXi2cZ

PressTV: Palestinian injured by#Israeli soldiers http://dlvr.it/1SXNqt

BBCWorld: GE profits hit by one-off charges http://bbc.in/HXLkf5

Al Arabiya English: ‏30 people have been killed by the Syrian forces on Friday: Local Coordination Committees #AlArabiya #Syria #Assad

Reuters: 7 observers now deployed in Syria, full advance team expected next week, UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan's spokesman confirms

PressTV: Blast kills 4 Afghan police personnel http://dlvr.it/1SVnbk

Breaking News: ‏More: American Airlines' 3 unions announce support of possible merger between American and US Airways - @dallasnews http://bit.ly/HV1XqS

MarketWatch: Microsoft is index's big winner as Dow industrials rally 85 points early Friday http://on.mktw.net/JrZQsO

AlArabiya_Eng: Video: Al-Qaeda, army clashes kill 20 in Yemen south: Ministry http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/04/20/209018.html

CBS News: BREAKING: US Airways announces plans to merger with American Airlines

Reuters: Egyptians demand army retreat from power http://reut.rs/J29jZt

guardiannews: Hacktivists in the frontline battle for the internet http://gu.com/p/372jj/tw #OpenInternet

PostWorldNews: Lawyer says nearly 50 new phone hacking cases filed against News International http://wapo.st/JrUs9j
Reuters: African migrants flood Israel after perilous treks http://reut.rs/J1IHHT by AFilan

AJEnglish: South Sudan to pull troops out of Heglig http://aje.me/JrXzxU

BreakingNews: EU governments to discuss possible review of EU oil embargo on Iran in May or June if needed, official says - Reuters

PostWorldNews: UN rights office says Gaza death sentences unlawful, urges Hamas to halt planned firing squad http://wapo.st/JrjxRN

cnni: Suu Kyi's parliament debut in doubt http://dlvr.it/1SVyR3

cnni: Pakistan searches for escaped inmates http://dlvr.it/1SVyQk

PressTV: Saudis call for release of prisoners http://dlvr.it/1SVyvn

BBCBreaking: Gunmen kill 5 bakers in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri home to Islamist sect Boko Haram http://bbc.in/JmCjqx

BBCWorld: "Revenge porn" website IsAnyoneUp closed down by owner http://bbc.in/HX2kP3

AJEnglish: France election campaign enters final day http://aje.me/JrqAcW

cnni: Violence erupts in Syria http://dlvr.it/1SW81f

AlArabiya_Eng: Ceasefire in #Syria 'very fragile,' situation 'not good:' #Annan's spokesman http://is.gd/vbGf36

BBCWorld: Jewish life slowly returns to Poland http://bbc.in/HXBDxf

AJEnglish: Mississippi shrimper Song Vu on #BP oil spill - "Shrimp are all dead. Everything is dead." http://aje.me/HVsMtN DahrJamail

PressTV: Egyptians to stage mass anti-junta rally http://dlvr.it/1SWK9X

nytimesworld: India Ink: The Children's Investment Fund Wages Battle With Coal India http://nyti.ms/J0StKf

PostWorldNews: Colombia's president announces resignation of country's police chief http://wapo.st/Jpknyg

Al Jazeera English: Olympus shareholders choose new board http://aje.me/JqKSU1

BBC News (World): VIDEO: Woman leaps on Ahmadinejad's car http://bbc.in/HWe4VE

AJELive: Thai marine police take #drug fight to sea - Watch the first of three special reports focusing on the #MekongRiver: http://aje.me/Ib2zGW

Breaking News: Mystery disease kills 19, sickens 171 others in central Vietnam; country asks WHO for help in investigation - @AP http://bit.ly/I8DOHO

BBC News (World): 'Huge' water resource in Africa http://bbc.in/HXbZst
Al Arabiya English: Prisoner attacks #Kuwaiti accused of blasphemy: ministry http://goo.gl/eJBrd

AlArabiya_Eng: #Qatar lends #Tunisia $500 million http://goo.gl/cv7VB

Press TV: UK’s phone hacking scandal reaches#US http://dlvr.it/1SRwx8

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