Wednesday, April 25, 2012

The Nightly World News Report of the 25th of April 2012


PostWorldNews: Fundamentalist Islamic body backs Muslim Brotherhood candidate for Egypt presidency http://wapo.st/Id6Uwk

Guardian news: Extinct short-haired bumblebee to be reintroduced in England http://gu.com/p/375ge/tf

The Associated Press: Pakistan's top court convicts Prime Minister Gilani of contempt over graft case: http://apne.ws/JHpcD8 - VW

CNN International: Venezuela's Chavez returns home http://dlvr.it/1TlBXB

AlArabiya_Eng: Feature: #Syrian women risk lives to smuggle aid to dissidents http://goo.gl/uYdQU

PostWorldNews: White House approves broader Yemen drone campaign http://wapo.st/Io5Ekn

Press TV: 99-percenters step up campus protests http://dlvr.it/1TkmWD

Al Jazeera English: Top Kenyan judges sacked http://aje.me/IeEvWS

MarketWatch: Shares of Zynga have lost all of their upside since Facebook made its first IPO filing; $ZNGA earnings out tomorrow http://on.mktw.net/JRuqOj

Al Jazeera English: #Syria aerial images show vast difference b/w August 2011 landscape & March 2012 physical reality in Homs, Idlib http://aje.me/Iditn7

Reuters: Hundreds march in Phoenix against Arizona immigration law http://reut.rs/IqTcmq

MarketWatch: Hong Kong stocks add to gains, with financials strong; Hang Seng Index up 0.7% http://on.mktw.net/IaMDDU

The Associated Press: Defense official signals that the Army could lay off up to 24,000 enlisted personnel, 5,000 officers in five years: http://apne.ws/Ie992p

AJELive: Blast in #Hama kills many in #Syria I http://aje.me/Ia5oKy

Breaking Politics: Colorado Senate initially OKs civil union bill for gay couples; fate in House uncertain - @denverpost http://bit.ly/IqLJnr

Press TV: ‘Israel threats against #Iran mere rhetoric’ http://dlvr.it/1TjL9Z

Reuters: Argentine Senate set to approve YPF takeover bill http://reut.rs/InaPB4

MarketWatch: Japan stocks rise, with techs tracking Nasdaq gains; Nikkei Average up 0.4% http://on.mktw.net/JqYk8B

guardiannews: Marine discharged for criticising Obama on Facebook http://gu.com/p/3765h/tf

Reuters: College students protest debt on "Trillion Dollar Day" http://reut.rs/JCjfub

Guardian news: Two-fifths of UK trafficking victims are male, survey reveals http://gu.com/p/3765t/tf

Reuters: Romney builds bigger, richer campaign for Obama fight http://reut.rs/JA0tCA

AJELive: #Chile students rally for free education  http://aje.me/I27hVN

AlArabiya_Eng: At least 100 deaths in #Syria across the country on Wednesday, monitors say http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/04/25/210275.html

AJEnglish: Bahrain says hunger striker in 'good health' http://aje.me/ImzXIc

Al Jazeera English: Israel general says Iran atomic bomb unlikely http://aje.me/Idjn3c

Reuters Top News: Accused drug dealer says he paid off fugitive Venezuela judge http://reut.rs/JzUNIU

Reuters: Egypt lets Mubarak's former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq back into presidential race http://reut.rs/Iwc9F0

Reuters: U.S. accuses two Taiwanese in China military sale case http://reut.rs/Iw8GWU

Reuters Top News: ‏HIV-positive man fights charge that saliva was deadly http://reut.rs/Iw8Ops

MarketWatch: Senate passes bill to overhaul U.S. Postal Service, allowing cutting of Saturday delivery http://on.mktw.net/JBQfCJ

Post World News: Maldives parliament approves president’s choices for vice president and Cabinet http://wapo.st/Ij9vPR

MarketWatch: House to vote on student-loan bill Friday: Boehner http://on.mktw.net/JasomL

Post World News: Jordan training 10,000 Libyan policemen to boost ties with for post-Gadhafi government http://wapo.st/IahZOR

AJELive: Images from Hama show people searching for survivors under rubble of collapsed homes destroyed by shelling #Syria http://aje.me/JGGQXN

MarketWatch: Nasdaq finishes up 2.3% as investors cheer Apple's quarterly results http://on.mktw.net/Kb7epp

wsjworld: Lippo Group CEO Is Bullish on Indonesia http://on.wsj.com/K6CK8K

WSJ World News: Bo's Brother Resigns From Everbright Board http://on.wsj.com/K6CKpj

Post World News: When the euphoria fades, freed Colombian hostages haunted by depression, loneliness http://wapo.st/IKiaMJ

BreakingNews: Connecticut governor signs law repealing death penalty, effective immediately - The Guardian's Edpilkington

MarketWatch: Europeans still have more work to do to resolve their sovereign debt problems, says Ben Bernanke http://on.mktw.net/Jo3LaH

MarketWatch: Gold ends lower today; June delivery retreated $1.50, or 0.1%, to settle at $1,642.30 an ounce http://on.mktw.net/Jo3m8j

Press TV: 'Mistakes push#EU into deep recession' http://dlvr.it/1Tfk8n

HuffPostWorld: Mexico forests hit by devastating fires http://huff.to/I5C5DJ

Press TV: Mali forms post-coup government http://dlvr.it/1TfMgj

Sky News Newsdesk: AFP: U.S. Federal Reserve says country's jobless rate could fall to 7.8% by end of year

Reuters: Four charged in $400 million Ponzi fraud http://reut.rs/IgrTwZ

Reuters Top News: Military to review course teaching "U.S. at war with Islam" http://reut.rs/IgrWsT

BBC Breaking News: Young woman entered into child 'marriage' aged one has union legally annulled in landmark case in #India http://bbc.in/JB3YtD

Reuters: Activists say rocket fired into Syrian city of Hama has left 12 people dead and dozens wounded

MarketWatch: Exxon Mobil lifts dividend by 21% $XOM http://on.mktw.net/JnYLmB

Reuters Top News: Arizona executes killer convicted of 1992 kidnap and murder: official http://reut.rs/IclnZp

Al Arabiya English: #BreakingNews: 40 people have been killed across t#Syria today by security force gunfire, mostly in Hama: Local Coordinating Committees

PressTV: http://www.presstv.ir/ #Medicine and #health workers of #Bolivia confront the riot #police in downtown La Paz, http://twitpic.com/9dru7m

Press TV: ‘US sent death squads into Syria’ http://dlvr.it/1TdsPT

MarketWatch: Following a positive reaction to Apple's latest earnings report, $AAPL is up by almost 9% today http://on.mktw.net/IcWfzv

Damien Cave: The Guardian re-does my immigration story from last year. Same state, premise, experts - no credit http://bit.ly/I5vI3n

Reuters Top News: Libya bans religious, tribal or ethnic parties http://reut.rs/JzlOMx

Reuters Top News: ‏Greek anger keeps German tourists away http://reut.rs/IgfUj9

PressTV: Two Syrian officers killed in Dara'a http://dlvr.it/1TdWKQ

MarketWatch: Fed holds line on interest rates, anticipates gradual pickup after moderate-growth phase http://on.mktw.net/JziO2G

Reuters Top News: Can cash-strapped cities afford the 2012 election? http://reut.rs/Jzgx7M

Reuters: Fewer storms forecast for 2012 Atlantic hurricane season http://reut.rs/IpKQLY

BreakingNews: Several US Supreme Court justices express support for Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigration - Reuters

BBC News (World): #France suggests possible use of force in #Syria if UN-backed peace plan fails http://bbc.in/JAz5p0

Post World News: International court to announce war-crimes verdict for former Liberian president http://wapo.st/IbrTQg

AJEnglish: AU demands end to Sudan border violence http://aje.me/IkD97o

Al Jazeera English: Gingrich expected to end US presidential bid http://aje.me/IbHcIH

AJELive: Growing concern about health of jailed Bahraini activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, now 77 days on hunger strike. http://aje.me/K4IL5K

Sky News Newsdesk: Three people killed in crash between car and lorry on B1404 between Houghton-le-Spring and Seaham, Durham

The Morning World News Report of the 25th of April 2012


nytimesworld: Greece Projects Deeper Economic Contraction http://nyti.ms/K0Ujai

TelegraphWorld: Australia grounds Black Hawk helicopter fleet http://tgr.ph/I9Vl92

PostWorldNews: Kremlin faces rare opposition in parliament in pushing through bill on gubernatorial elections http://wapo.st/IkgMip

PostWorldNews: 20 villagers detained in Vietnam following land eviction by thousands of police http://wapo.st/JF9CrE

PressTV: US military in new sex scandal in Brazil http://dlvr.it/1TWpTH

PostWorldNews: Ruling family detains pro-reform member in possible UAE crackdown on Islamists http://wapo.st/Ikbd3h

AJELive: Activists say #Syrian troops attacking #Damascus suburb of #Douma: AP http://aje.me/jlCqCU

Al Jazeera English: Video: Dalits seek escape from India's caste system http://aje.me/Ij8qaJ

CNNPolitics: BREAKING: @MarkPrestonCNN reports that Newt Gingrich to end White House bid. http://wp.me/p4HKM-ZvV

BBCIndia: India rebels 'to free' legislator http://bbc.in/IioFEY

MarketWatch: U.K. GDP falls 0.2% in first quarter, putting economy back into recession http://on.mktw.net/InhMkR

Reuters: Pakistan army uses bullets, and classrooms to fight militancy http://reut.rs/J8CJj5

MarketWatch: Coca-Cola to undertake first stock split in 16 years http://on.mktw.net/IHWAs6

cnni: Yemen: Al Qaeda boss dead in airstrike http://dlvr.it/1TXnKj

PostWorldNews: In Afghanistan, underground girls school defies Taliban edict and threats. Read the story by ksieff: http://wapo.st/Ib5pia

PressTV: Oil prices close to#USD 104 per barrel http://dlvr.it/1TbBZq

AP: Gingrich all but concedes his campaign is over, says he expects Romney to be nominee and calls for GOP unity: http://apne.ws/Ibk50G -EF

Reuters: UK return to recession "very, very disappointing:" PM http://reut.rs/InAAjS

PressTV: Protesters hold signs during a #demonstration outside of a Wells #Fargo shareholders meeting to demand an e... http://twitpic.com/9dn5e8

BBCWorld: Media groups call on #Brazil to investigate the murder of a journalist - the 4th to be killed there this year http://bbc.in/JyZJPg

cnni: Kiir: Sudan has declared war on South http://dlvr.it/1TXzV2

PressTV: Guerillas kill 12 in Philippines ambush http://dlvr.it/1TY0kj

PostWorldNews: Dutch queen calls for Sept. 12 elections after austerity talks bring down government http://wapo.st/IiWRQM

AlArabiya: A group of Syrian lawyers start a sit-in at al-Adl Palace in Aleppo, condemning the Syrian forces' shelling of cities: activists

AJELive: With 2 more deaths this week, total number of NATO service member deaths in Afghanistan up to 132 for the year http://aje.me/IGZ7CR

AJEnglish: #Iran has approximately 1,000 strategic missiles and Israel is believed to have around 200 nukes. Read more: http://aje.me/JYkePI

AlArabiya_Eng: 11 people killed by the fire of Syrian forces today: Syrian activists

BBCWorld: EU to propose 6.8% rise to budget http://bbc.in/Jy2TCA #worldnews

BBCWorld: The terrible price of a Korean defection http://bbc.in/Jx9s8u

AJWitness: The story of a community in East Jerusalem, determined to doggedly struggle for justice nonviolently | http://aje.me/JUYODc

Reuters Top News: Pakistan tests nuclear-capable ballistic missile http://reut.rs/ID45AW

nytimesworld: | The Americas: Haiti: Rogue Force Refuses to Disband http://nyti.ms/In1oRh

nytimesworld: | Europe: Turkey: 5 Killed as Rebels Clash With Military http://nyti.ms/Iac6AK

nytimesworld: World Briefing | Asia: Vietnam: Land Dispute Sets Off Clash http://nyti.ms/ID2VVV

nytimesworld: World Briefing | The Americas: Brazil: Political Reporter Shot to Death http://nyti.ms/Jy0maQ

nytimesworld: | Africa: Mali: Abducted Swiss Missionary Released http://nyti.ms/Jy0pmS

nytimesworld: World Briefing | Europe: Spain: Police Break Up Smuggling Ring http://nyti.ms/Jy0rLs

BBC News (World): Hunt resists Labour's quit calls http://bbc.in/Jy39ll

Post World News: Syria running out of cash as sanctions take toll, but Assad avoids economic pain http://wapo.st/JECoc6

The Associated Press: Cement contractor Halliburton objects to BP's $7.8B Gulf oil spill settlement with plaintiffs: http://apne.ws/JZI2Tw - VW

BreakingNews: 2 major South Korean retailers halt US beef sales after mad cow disease case - Reuters http://reut.rs/K81JYP

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