Friday, April 27, 2012

The Nightly World News Report of the 27th of April 2012


\\Breaking News: Thousands of protesters urging fair elections converge on central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - @Reuters http://bit.ly/I9NHHj

W_lloydgeorge asks: "What is #AungSanSuuKyi risking by leading a parliament boycott over constitutional oath?" http://aje.me/IEOORM

nytimesworld: Talks Between U.S. and Pakistan Fail Over Airstrike Apology http://nyti.ms/Ixepv9

PressTV: Lebanese Navy seizes Syria-bound ship http://dlvr.it/1VByBk

New York Times World: World Briefing | Asia: No Inquiry Planned in Death of Cambodia Environmentalist http://nyti.ms/Jz42VT

nytimesworld: World Briefing | Europe: Gianfranco Techegne, an Italian Fugitive, Is Arrested http://nyti.ms/Jz44NJ

Breaking News: Bank failure update: Palm Desert, Calif., bank closed; 22 shut so far in 2012 - @FDIC http://1.usa.gov/Ib4DMa

Al Jazeera English: Op-ed: #SuuKyi's party, the #NLD, is boycotting parliament over a controversial oath, writes @W_lloydgeorge http://aje.me/JxDa8V

Press TV: FAO seeks $110mn for Sahel famine http://dlvr.it/1VBfWx

New York Times World: Somali Convicted in U.S. Court on Piracy Charges http://nyti.ms/IKCP3A

cnni: Oil firm to pay China $191M for spill http://dlvr.it/1VBYYx

CNN International: Somali man found guilty of piracy http://dlvr.it/1VBYcj

Wall Street Journal: Avg student loan debt: Up 24% since 2000. Avg earnings for 25-34 yr-olds with only a bachelor's degree: Down 15%. http://on.wsj.com/IyjHmP

BBC Breaking News: Army bomb disposal experts make safe 'viable explosive device' in Newry, Northern Ireland http://bbc.in/JrZXp5

PostWorldNews: Iyad Ag Ghali, leader of armed Islamist militants, emerging as power figure in Mali http://wapo.st/IEnKlE

Reuters Top News: Peru rebels kill 3 security forces, injure 2 on army search http://reut.rs/IqGuao

BBC News (World): Bolivians march against road plan http://bbc.in/IXY7tw

guardiannews: Ford profits up in US, but European sales falter http://gu.com/p/377m2/tf

MarketWatch: Four new bank failures bring U.S. tally of closures to 21 this year http://on.mktw.net/KaH7E6

Post World News: Sachin Tendulkar nominated to Indian parliament http://wapo.st/IDHvtn

BBC News (World): Farc rebels kill eight in attacks http://bbc.in/JrQRbP

Post World News: South Africa police free hostage, shoot dead gunman in four-hour hospital drama http://wapo.st/Jw81CG

BBCBreaking: Soldiers in #Guinea-Bissau agree to free president and ex-PM held since April's coup- Ivorian minister. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/

Al Arabiya English: 21 people killed by the Syrian security forces on Friday: Syrian Revolution Commission

MarketWatch: S&P finishes above 1,400; Nasdaq paces weekly gains, up 2.3% http://on.mktw.net/JrI2ij

guardiannews: Chen Guangcheng 'safe' in US embassy http://gu.com/p/377k9/tf

Reuters Top News: Czech cabinet survives confidence vote http://reut.rs/JN0EsF

Post World News: 8 reported killed in 2 Colombia attacks blamed on rebels http://wapo.st/Jx9Y1K

wsjworld: Inside Ethiopia's Adoption Boom http://on.wsj.com/IG9nNE


BBCWorld: "In robust health," #Eritrea's government dismisses persistent rumours that President Isaias Afewerki is dead http://bbc.in/IXljZ5

AlArabiya_Eng: Obama signs waiver to lift Palestinian aid barrier http://goo.gl/eegSL

PressTV: Egyptians stage new anti-junta rallies http://dlvr.it/1V7dCL

Reuters Top News: U.S. House votes to extend low student loan rates http://reut.rs/InVbtE

The Economist: Daily chart: For years, Japan was Asia's richest and most powerful economy. Now, Japan is steadily being overtaken http://econ.st/Jx274c

Reuters Top News: Amazon soars as digital sales boost margins http://reut.rs/JrpQFi

Reuters: Romanian government toppled, Czechs face test too http://reut.rs/I7Kech

Reuters Top News: Nine dead in suicide bomb near Damascus mosque http://reut.rs/Jrp5wf

AlArabiya_Eng: 16 people killed by the Syrian forces acroos the country on Friday: general Revolution Commission

Post World News: Witness says man wounded by unexploded cluster bomblet in Sri Lanka war http://wapo.st/KgyvH3

PressTV: Medical students protest in Bolivia http://dlvr.it/1V39tb

PoliticalTicker: Legislator: Secret Service to change its rules - http://wp.me/p4HKM-ZAq

AP: Thousands demonstrate against Assad's regime as state television says suicide bomber kills 10 in Damascus: http://apne.ws/IDRrD7 -AB

The Morning World News Report of the 27th of April 2012


Al Jazeera English: Dutch court upholds marijuana restrictions http://aje.me/JwvrHX

AJELive: CIA & Pentagon approve policy to launch drone attacks in #Yemen when identity of "targets" are unknown http://aje.me/I9p3VO

AlArabiya_Eng: Video: Courthouse bomb in Libya's Benghazi injures one http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/04/27/210631.html

nytimesworld: For Macau, Casinos' Race to Expand Never Stops http://nyti.ms/KgMAF4

PressTV: The South Sudan Democratic Front Party (SSDFP) says that the war in the oil-rich Heglig town in southern Su... http://fb.me/13acior6b

PostWorldNews: UN maintains arms embargo and ban on import of rough diamonds from Ivory Coast http://wapo.st/IVG1s0

AP: BREAKING: White House threatens veto of GOP student loan bill that would repeal a health care program

Reuters: U.S. companies eye $8 billion defense deals with India http://reut.rs/I6OF7c

CNNMoney: Ford reports 45% drop in quarterly profit to $1.4 billion due to losses in Europe and flat sales. http://cnnmon.ie/bkgnews

ReutersTaylor: Elite Afghan soldier kills U.S special forces mentor - AlertNet http://bit.ly/I74qL9

AlArabiya_Eng: Egypt's Islamists rally against ruling military amid fears over Mubarak's old guard http://goo.gl/ZKXS0

PressTV: Pakistani security forces have thwarted a terrorist attack against Shia Muslims after they gunned down a wo... http://fb.me/1b95zy6GN

New York Times World: Romanian Govt Falls in No-Confidence Vote http://nyti.ms/KhoUk4

PostWorldNews: European lawmakers dismayed at Lithuania's contradictory probes into alleged CIA prisons http://wapo.st/IXkuQv

Reuters: Exclusive: Senate probe finds little evidence of effective "torture" http://reut.rs/IDLKVN

MarketWatch: U.S. consumer-sentiment gauge ticking upward in April http://on.mktw.net/Ih64hM

BBCBreaking: Man arrested at Tottenham Court Road, search of building under way, via @metpoliceuk http://bbc.in/IWEDFy #tcr

specialreports: Special Report: How Washington went soft on childhood obesity http://reut.rs/ImLdtX

guardiannews: After the Arab spring, the sexual revolution? http://gu.com/p/377b7/tw (via GuardianWorld)

PressTV: Bahrainis demand Khawaja's release http://dlvr.it/1V57GD

AJELive: Activists: Second explosion occurred as worshippers were coming out of mosque in #Midan http://aje.me/I9QU8n

Reuters: At least a dozen injured as 4 explosions hit the east Ukraine city of Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine's interior ministry confirms

guardiannews: New international land deals database reveals rush to buy up Africa http://gu.com/p/376hn/tf

AJInsideStoryAm: #Arizona seeks to criminalise failure to carry immigration registration papers | http://aje.me/ITp1CN

BBCWorld: China approves Paracels project http://bbc.in/IVUAvT

PressTV: Bahrain forces fire teargas at protesters http://dlvr.it/1V0J6m #worldnews

AJELive: #UN begins talks on draft resolution calling for possible #sanctions against #Sudan and #SouthSudan | http://aje.me/IJd43D

AFP: #Australia officially drought-free for first time in more than a decade, providing relief for struggling farmers http://yhoo.it/Id81va

MarketWatch: Spain IBEX 35 leads losses in Europe, off 1.6% after S&P double-notch downgrade http://on.mktw.net/Jeclo6

nytimesworld: India Ink: New York Businessman Alleges Corruption in Indian Defense Deals http://nyti.ms/IgeuWL

PostWorldNews: Attackers blow up gas pipeline south Yemen, 2nd in less than month http://wapo.st/IUW9Ko

BreakingNews: 9 Iraqis die in pair of explosions targeting a cafe northeast of Baghdad, police and hospital officials say - AP

Reuters: Taliban website hacked as Afghan cyber war heats up http://reut.rs/I9Ckhb

HuffPostWorld: North Korean parade visible from space (PHOTO) http://huff.to/Irsckh

BBCWorld: Escaped Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng releases video demanding Premier Wen Jiabao investigate "beatings" http://bbc.in/JqStCG

PressTV: Militants blow up school in NW#Pakistan http://dlvr.it/1V187w

PressTV: A man looks through the remains of a house destroyed by a #Sudan Armed Forces airstrike, in Tabanya, in Sou... http://twitpic.com/9e9lzl View photo

PostWorldNews: Pakistan's embattled PM challenges opposition to unseat him, signaling conflict ahead http://wapo.st/ICeUou

PressTV: Police Anti-bomb officers stand on the burnt engine of the Jeep used by a bomber that ravaged ThisDay Newsp... http://twitpic.com/9e9m77 View photo

AJELive: Reports of fighting overnight in town of #Douma, despite visit by UN ceasefire monitors | http://aje.me/KftaQk

wsjworld: Euro Zone's Path Is Unbending, for Now http://on.wsj.com/IWAyC8

TheEconomist: Prosecutors in North Carolina have a long and shameful legacy of racial bias http://econ.st/JpPQRq

BreakingNews: Pakistan, Afghanistan and US agree to give safe passage to the Afghan Taliban to help bring them to peace talks - NBCNews

AFP: #Palestinian negotiator #SaebErakat says Israel hiking book 'incites violence'. #WestBank. http://bit.ly/Im9Pmm

AJELive: #Spain announces jobless rate of 24.4% in first quarter, as country's debt rating is cut two notches http://aje.me/IuldXK

AJELive: #Annan spokesman: Full advance team of 30 ceasefire monitors expected to be deployed in #Syria by April 30 http://aje.me/IukYMC

BBCBreaking: New rules preventing demonstrators sleeping near the Houses of Parliament upheld by London's High Court. http://bbc.in/IW6eab

BBCWorld: Who is Chen Guangcheng? Read a profile of the blind Chinese activist who escaped from house arrest http://bbc.in/IW7Hxc

BBCWorld: Street life - the children working the streets of Karachi http://bbc.in/IW8rlG #Pakistan

cnni: Pakistan's Gilani refuses to step down after conviction http://dlvr.it/1V1vj2 #worldnews

AFP: 'White vans' keep fear alive in post-war #SriLanka. Over 50 people "white-vanned" in 6 months: #rights activists. http://bit.ly/Kh1gnF

guardiannews: #Cispa cybersecurity bill passed by US Senate http://gu.com/p/3772k/tw

cnni: Sudan conflict: 37,000 desperate for water http://dlvr.it/1V24fl #worldnews

AlArabiya_Eng: Loud blast rocks Syrian capital as protesters plan nationwide rallies http://ow.ly/aykON

AlArabiya_Eng: Danish intelligence service: 3 men have been arrested on suspicion of planning terror attack #Denmark

PostWorldNews: Malaysia closes public square to keep out demonstrators demanding more electoral transparency http://wapo.st/IVPIqG #worldnews

Reuters: 12 wounded by pair of blasts in the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk; 1st blast hit tram stop, 2nd next to a cinema 30 mins later

AJELive: NGO: Blast in #Damascus industrial zone, unclear whether there were any victims. http://aje.me/JqVItO

AJELive: #Oil row with #Kurds over payment dispute stirs #Iraq tensions | Video report: http://aje.me/Kh2ob1

AP: BREAKING: Emergency officials say 15 injured in 3 blasts in east Ukraine city -AB

BBCWorld: Japan makes $123bn stimulus move http://bbc.in/JqI6i6

BBC News (World): Mystery over China dissident Chen http://bbc.in/IVNxmL

WSJ World News: BOJ to Boost Bond Purchases http://on.wsj.com/K4oYIc

MarketWatch: Bank of Japan adds 5 trillion yen to asset purchases, keeps rates on hold; yen rises http://on.mktw.net/ItvzY0

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