The Nightly World News Report of the 5th of May 2012

DailyStarLeb: 5 killed in Syria's increasingly restive Aleppo http://bit.ly/Kzcx4F

BBC News (World): VIDEO: Greeks go to the polls http://bbc.in/IYWf8I

Breaking News: Traffic stop shootout: Suspect killed, deputy in surgery after being wounded near Houston - http://Chron.com http://bit.ly/Kbhqlm

WantChinaTimes: Forged loan threatens Wenzhou's private lending reforms http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120506000040&cid=1102&MainCatID=0

The Associated Press: Secretary of State Clinton to seek further cuts in Indian imports of oil from Iran, U.S. official says: http://apne.ws/IYMSpw -JM

Post World News: Grenade blast outside crowded bar kills 2, wounds 30 in southern Philippines, officials say http://wapo.st/KypT1g

Post World News: More than half of inmates moved out of trouble-ridden prison in Venezuela http://wapo.st/IYEq9O

Haaretz.com: #Netanyahu set to officially announce early #Israeli elections http://htz.li/Ljoy13

PressTV: Morocco breaks up terrorist network http://dlvr.it/1WzQwb

PressTV: Afghan officials held on fraud charges http://dlvr.it/1WzQwz

Want China Times: World bank report notes huge CO2 emissions of Chinese cities http://goo.gl/E0inQ "Greenhouse gas emissions per... http://fb.me/22WDOFJbf

Post World News: U.S. abandons consulate site in Afghanistan, citing security risks http://wapo.st/Kzrn8S

WantChinaTimes: The plot thickens: Moguls battle over prime Shanghai land http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120506000016&cid=1102&MainCatID=0

WantChinaTimes: Draft law to crack down on illegal foreign nationals in China http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120506000002&cid=1503&MainCatID=0 #foreigner #illegal #China

AJELive: Pakistani police suspend their fight against a criminal gang in the southern city #Karachi for 48 hours | Video report: http://aje.me/KDy8qR

Post World News: With Chen Guangcheng news on Twitter, China’s censors lost control http://wapo.st/IYlHuP

Press TV: Anti-racism demo held in Berlin http://dlvr.it/1Wz3RW

Peru beach alert over dead birds http://bbc.in/IxCuPM

BBC News (World): Serbs to vote in close contest http://bbc.in/IYlDeA

The Economist: Joyce Banda, Malawi's first female president, has hit the ground running, combining decisiveness, charm and promise http://econ.st/J1YnIT

Breaking News: 9 killed, 10 injured in Busan, Korea, karaoke club - @Yonhap http://bit.ly/KsEBL1Retweeted by alexnewshicken

CNN International: Rebels burn 'protected' Timbuktu tomb http://dlvr.it/1Wysz5

CNN Breaking News: Ariz. Gov. Brewer signs bill barring funding for #Planned_Parenthood http://on.cnn.com/KsADSx

Asahi Japan Watch: All of Japan's nuclear reactors closed now.This just happened because of government wavering. http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201205050048

Reuters Top News: UK urged to force firms to report carbon emissions http://reut.rs/Ixw3fk

Breaking News Storm: Tornado warning in Logan County, Colo.; funnel cloud seen near Potter - @DenverPost http://bit.ly/IMtDQ0

Post World News: Israeli officer punished for striking pro-Palestinian activist set for job at military school http://wapo.st/IWHnYi

Reuters: FBI investigating Arizona Neo-Nazi before shooting http://reut.rs/KaVR4q #worldnewsExpand

nytimesworld: Honduras Becomes the Focal Point in America's Drug War http://nyti.ms/IMoqHXExpand

BBC News (World): In pictures: Global marijuana march http://bbc.in/IXXIft

Post World News: British publisher preparing release of Taliban poetry anthology http://wapo.st/IVZ2iT

EpochTimesChina: Chen Guangcheng’s Wife Speaks of Threats Received http://ept.ms/JUbQld

CNN Breaking News: Two bodies found in search for Tennessee mother and 3 daughters http://on.cnn.com/IWKoo9

AJEnglish: Prominent Bahrain rights activist arrested http://aje.me/IXOhMS

haaretzonline: #Palestinian Authority arrests former militant Zakaria Zubeidi in #Jenin refugee camp http://htz.li/IXPnbq

Reuters Top News: Five killed and two wounded in Mexico City shootout http://reut.rs/KaRuGr

Al Jazeera English: Deaths in Peru drug clinic blaze http://aje.me/Kzw02L

Reuters: U.S. Libertarians nominate ex-Governor Gary Johnson for president http://reut.rs/JnzYga

nytimesworld: WORLD: Damming the Amazon http://nyti.ms/IDA31G

New York Times World: Amid Brazil’s Rush to Develop, Workers Resist http://nyti.ms/IWzXRl

Taliban slain in#Afghanistan in 2 days http://dlvr.it/1Wxv01

The Daily Star: Drug dealer among 3 killed in Hermel http://bit.ly/LhHWvw

Al Jazeera English: Video: Outcry in India over rape attacks http://aje.me/IXf4sG

HuffPostWorld: Activists: Rare Chinese concession won't mean controls easing http://huff.to/KCeICK

Post World News: 6 Jamaicans accused of defrauding US citizens through lottery scam http://wapo.st/IVujm0

CBS News: Amber alert: Tenn. mom, 3 girls believed abducted in Miss. by armed man, may be in "extreme danger" http://cbsn.ws/J7MFuN

Agence France-Presse: Islamic extremists desecrate Muslim saint's Timbuktu tomb. http://yhoo.it/Kvbz9N #Mali
Agence France-Presse: Nine injured, 106 arrested in Quebec student riot. http://yhoo.it/ILXVCy

Al Jazeera English: In Depth: Recession-lashed Greeks likely to boost left http://aje.me/Kzb6ko

timesofindia: Air India pilots on strike, hold up flights by up to 24 hrs http://toi.in/XeXeOZ

Breaking News: AT&T ordered to pay fired Muslim woman $5 million in harassment case; company says it plans to appeal - @AP http://abcn.ws/Iu1gkO

nytimesglobal: Lens Blog: Mathieu Young's Photographs of Illegal Logging in Cambodia http://nyti.ms/Krz7A6

dawn_com: Eight, including police officer shot dead in Karachi | http://DAWN.COM http://dawn.com/2012/05/05/three-shot-dead-in-karachis-kati-pahari

Reuters Top News: 9/11 suspects defiant at Guantanamo arraignment http://reut.rs/IU5p2R

Sky News Newsdesk: MoD: Two British soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan yesterday named as Corporal Andrew Roberts and Private Ratu Silibaravi

Arab Spring boosts dreams of North African Berbers but also creates conflict with Islamists http://wapo.st/Kyr3r5

khaleejtimes: 2 suspects held, cars seized in Al Ain shooting http://ktimes.co/ccpk7

khaleejtimes: Four cops injured in Bahrain bomb blast http://ktimes.co/bdoos

PostWorldNews: Ethiopia expels 2 Arabs amid tension with Muslim community; gov't warns group declared jihad http://wapo.st/KyKSOW

Post World News: Syrian activists say explosion in Aleppo car wash kills at least 5 http://wapo.st/LgEKQA

PressTV: Iranian pilgrims tortured by Syria rebels: Two Iranian pilgrims who were abducted by Syrian rebels in late... http://bit.ly/LgE2Dd

Dawn Media Group: Break in Lyari operation should not be taken as weakness: Qaim | http://DAWN.COM http://dawn.com/2012/05/05/break-in-lyari-operation-should-not-be-taken-as-weakness-qaim

Reuters Top News: Putin says ready to "go far" in U.S. relations: Ifax http://reut.rs/IV1e6F

PressTV: Israeli Knesset to be dissolved http://dlvr.it/1Ww62l

PressTV: US-led night raid kills Afghan teacher http://dlvr.it/1Ww63c

PressTV: Police injure nine in Canada protests http://dlvr.it/1Ww65l

Haaretz.com: #DF observation balloon crashes near #Gaza Strip http://htz.li/KanHOg

The Globe and Mail: 27% of Calgary residents are immigrants. Where does your community fit in? Find out: http://tgam.ca/immigration-profile

The Moscow Times: Moscow Approves Scaled-Down 'March of a Million' http://tmt-go.ru/458019

Post World News: Curacao’s leader suspends island’s secret service agency http://wapo.st/KyUZDn

Haaretz.com: #Ahmadinejad rivals score victory in #Iran runoff elections http://htz.li/ItvJ2z

The Daily Star: Tunisia extends state of emergency for sixth time http://bit.ly/KqnVDS

Khaleej Time: #Lufthansa to cut 3,500 office jobs http://ktimes.co/vdxjs

 Khaleej Times: Maoists release kidnapped Indian official http://ktimes.co/fdd2z #India

PressTV: Bahraini rights activist Rajab arrested http://dlvr.it/1WvlL3

The Straits Times: South Korea tells North Korea to start loan repayments for food aid shipped more than a decade ago as ties worsen http://bit.ly/JiIcpT

Bangkok Post: Ombudsman says foreigners own third of all land | Bangkok Post: news http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/284068/ombudsman-says-foreigners-own-third-of-all-land

Times of India: 30% more buildings face threat of collapse in Mumbai: Pre-monsoon survey http://toi.in/P8G4Cb

Dawn Media Group: Bajaur bomb attack kills 24; TTP claims responsibility | http://DAWN.COM http://dawn.com/2012/05/04/bajaur-bomb-attack-kills-seven

EpochTimesChina: Chen’s Lawyer Jiang Tianyong Captured, Beaten, and Put Under House Arrest http://ept.ms/IM26LG

EpochTimesChina: News of Assassination Attempt on Chinese Leader Uncensored http://ept.ms/JTDMWy

Want China Times: Filipinos plan protests outside Chinese embassies http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120504000004&cid=1101&MainCatID=0 #Scarborough #Philippines #conflict

Want China Times: 220,000 in Guangxi lack drinking #water due to #drought http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120504000031&cid=1103&MainCatID=0 #health

Post World News: 8 killed in separate attacks in northeast Nigeria as radical Islamist sect violence continues http://wapo.st/KyOQXM

Breaking News: Airstrikes kill 5 militants in Yemen as president vows to intensify battle against al-Qaida - @AP http://wapo.st/IUCjQP

AlArabiya_Eng: #BreakingNews: Egypt's military releasing all women detained in deadly Cairo clashes

Peoples Daily Online: Siege on BUK: 2 professors, 14 others killed http://fb.me/1mqTIFgXX

Peoples Daily Online: Convoy attack was ploy to assassinate Oshiomhole – Odion http://fb.me/BWmmpdcd

Peoples Daily Online: 60 killed in Potiskum revenge attack http://fb.me/BScqaAkN

Asahi Japan Watch: Number of children in Japan falls for 31st consecutive year http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201205050038

NYT Global Edition: Leaving Presidency, Russia’s Medvedev Fights for Relevance http://nyti.ms/IqNQpN

Breaking News: Malian Islamist fighters attack and burn a UN-classified holy site in Timbuktu, regional official says - @Reuters http://bit.ly/JTHIGS

AlArabiya_Eng: #Egypt's military declares new overnight curfew, orders arrest of 300 http://ow.ly/aIFeE

CNN Breaking News: Several killed after explosion in Syria's largest city of Aleppo, according to opposition activists. http://on.cnn.com/ISuc7g

AJEnglish: Video: Deaths in Karachi gang violence http://aje.me/JZZHiu

The Morning World News Report of the 5th of May 2012

nytimesworld: Third Brother Arrested in Inquiry Into Hong Kong Developer http://nyti.ms/IRvQGq

PostWorldNews: Authorities in Nepal say 4 killed in avalanche-triggered flooding in Nepal http://wapo.st/LcAa5Y

PostWorldNews: Chinese newspaper apologizes for anti-Chen, anti-U.S. editorial http://wapo.st/K0bttk

PressTV: #Iran to boost Forouzan oil output by 10% http://dlvr.it/1WptVD

BreakingNews: Explosion rocks the central Damascus highway of Sharia al-Thawra, destroying 9 nearby cars; casualties unclear - Reuters

AlArabiya_Eng: Up to 15,000 ethnic South Sudanese who have been encamped in #Sudan will be flown to South Sudan

PressTV: Syrians brace for parliamentary polls http://dlvr.it/1WqKSj

BBCWorld: VIDEO: Brazil faces flooding and dought http://bbc.in/Iw6knH

cnnbrk: Several killed after explosion in Syria's largest city of Aleppo, according to opposition activists. http://on.cnn.com/ISuc7g

AlArabiya_Eng: #U.S. #Muslim woman wins $5 million verdict for discrimination http://goo.gl/ns9iQ

PostWorldNews: Officials: 2nd US drone strike in a week kills 8 suspected militants in NW Pakistan http://wapo.st/LdAIJ1

NBCNews: Pakistan's government condemns 'in the strongest terms' the US drone attacks that killed suspected militants in North Waziristan

AJEnglish: Video: Kurds divided by Syrian uprising http://aje.me/IUZLAQ

nytimesworld: World Briefing | The Americas: Jamal Yousef Pleads Guilty in FARC Conspiracy Case http://nyti.ms/LcamXA

PressTV: Syria foils infiltration attempt: Report http://dlvr.it/1WsJdY

PressTV: 5 Afghan policemen killed in bomb attack http://dlvr.it/1WrNYZ

PostWorldNews: South African Cabinet minister dies while visiting Ethiopia http://wapo.st/JJSrGe

PressTV: Kirchner signs YPF takeover into law http://dlvr.it/1WrWqM

BBCWorld: Tourists missing in Nepal floods http://bbc.in/IwcTqn

BBCWorld: VIDEO: Clinton leaves China without activist http://bbc.in/IwlERe

PostWorldNews: Former ultranationalist allies of Slobodan Milosevic may return to power in Serbia http://wapo.st/KBLLH7

AlArabiya_Eng: Hunger-striking #Palestinian prisoners hospitalized in #Israel http://goo.gl/IMIQw

AlArabiya_Eng: Torturers of #Afghan child bride sentenced to 10 years in jail http://goo.gl/WkBq3

BreakingNews: At least 5 people die when the bus they were travelling in veered off a highway and plunged into a ditch near Padua, Italy -AP

CBSNews: Syrian activists say deadly explosion in Aleppo kills at least 5; Another blast in Damascus
destroys 9 cars http://cbsn.ws/KBVugx

AP: Egyptian authorities detain more than 300 protesters following clashes at the Defense Ministry: http://apne.ws/KylYPy -BW

PostWorldNews: Clinton pushes stability, democracy, development in tense, troubled Bangladesh http://wapo.st/IUBFpN

Reuters: Japan nuclear power-free as last reactor shuts http://reut.rs/KpmjtQ

PostWorldNews: French overseas voters head to polls as bitter Sarkozy-Hollande campaign comes to end http://wapo.st/KykvIQ

PressTV: #Iran releases initial Majlis vote results http://dlvr.it/1WsJhP

AJELive: Four #Bahraini policemen #wounded inattack in a #Shia village, officials say. http://aje.me/KpZ0A9

PressTV: Five NATO troops injured in#Afghanistan http://dlvr.it/1WsQYX

PressTV: Bombing injures four#Bahraini police http://dlvr.it/1WsQYr

PostWorldNews: Spain's King Juan Carlos declared "unwelcome person" by town in northeastern Catalonia http://wapo.st/KqNnoM

The Associated Press: Hundreds march in Japan against nuclear power as final reactor switches off: http://apne.ws/J3c0rw -JM

Press TV: 1000 MKO members seek #Iran pardon http://dlvr.it/1Wp5b9

New York Times World: World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Hagai Amir, Brother of Rabin’s Killer, Is Freed http://nyti.ms/JzE1nF

Breaking News: Malaysian authorities seize 555 cobras, 171 turtles hidden in papaya shipment to Hong Kong - AFP http://bit.ly/IKOmUn

AJELive: VIDEO: Alleged #protests against #Bahrain #constitutional amendments http://aje.me/xuzjWm