The Nightly World News Report of the 6th of May 2012

AP: Oil plunges below $97 on US demand, Europe votes: http://apne.ws/J4QiXE -AB

Post World News: Presumed Colombian rebels say they are holding French reporter http://wapo.st/KJ596R

The Associated Press: Al-Qaida releases a hostage video of American humanitarian aid worker Warren Weinstein: http://apne.ws/JaBbXv -AB

staronline: Armenian president's party leads parliamentary election - CEC http://dlvr.it/1X9Fkl

Post World News: Congo’s military says it’s in control of 2 North Kivu areas where fighting displaced thousands http://wapo.st/J2o0Nu

SCMP 南華早報: Chen's case divides activists, http://ow.ly/aJCWx

Reuters Top News: Nikkei falls 2.8 pct after Greek, French elections http://reut.rs/Jaxgde

BBC News (World): Unemployment 'to keep on rising' http://bbc.in/IAMOGI

Haaretz.com: 'Undercover Israeli combatants threw stones at IDF soldiers in West Bank': http://htz.li/KBSPTm

Al Jazeera English: According to Human Rights Watch #HRW: 95 civilians were killed in #Idlib, #Syria between Mar 22 - Apr 06 | http://aje.me/J0rv7h

PMLOnline: JTF raids militants' hideout in Kano, kills 5 http://fb.me/1Ysrps3VN

New York Times World: Bo Xilai Was Long Known in China for Ruthlessness http://nyti.ms/Jq7q5K

RT_com: #NATO soldier shot dead by man in #Afghan army uniform http://on.rt.com/8eonvn

MarketWatch: Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index down 2.1% in early moves, as banks, energy fall sharply http://on.mktw.net/KIahIu

JoongAngDaily: Noraebang fire kills nine and injures 25 in Busan http://bit.ly/JNJziL

Press TV: UK police racism complaints doubled http://dlvr.it/1X8Wxm

PressTV: US assassination drone kills 2 in#Yemen http://dlvr.it/1X8RMh

BreakingNews: Japanese stocks fall sharply; Nikkei Average down 2.8% - MarketWatch

BBCWorld: Farc rebels 'to release reporter' http://bbc.in/J3UcQz

BreakingNewsUK: Partial results in Greek elections show main parties suffering dramatic losses - bbcnews http://bbc.in/IQKpqX

PressTV: DRC Army says rebellion under control http://dlvr.it/1X7QTl

Hotsheet: Ron Paul wins majority of delegates at NV, ME state conventions, though GOP says most are "bound" to Romney http://cbsn.ws/J9VYdM

Breaking Politics: Greek conservative leader Samaras plans to seek coalition to stay in euro, renegotiate bailout - @AP

Al Jazeera English: Opinion: Bahrain: The stories that aren't being covered http://aje.me/J2yAnN

AP PHOTO: Capt. Bruce Kevin Clark, the Army medic whose wife says he died during a Skype chat with her: http://apne.ws/J2p2sY -EF

Agence France-Presse: Full story: Francois #Hollande elected #France's first Socialist president in nearly two decades http://yhoo.it/IQGEla

Al Arabiya English: #Qaeda commander wanted in USS Cole bombing killed http://ow.ly/aJnOs

Guardian news: SNP won 'remarkable victory' in Scottish elections, says Alex Salmond http://gu.com/p/37cm9/tf

Breaking News: Yemeni officials say top al-Qaida militant killed in airstrike in the south - @AP

Christophe Gevrey: Official French Elections results: François Hollande is the new French president with 52.0% of the votes

Post World News: Man fires 2 shots in German church, then locks himself inside the building http://wapo.st/J1eWZn

nytimesworld: The Lede Blog: Updates on Voting in France, Greece, Germany, Serbia and Armenia http://nyti.ms/IRm4Vo

Al Arabiya English: Full story: Socialist #Hollande ousts #Sarkozy in French presidential election: estimates http://ow.ly/aJleM

AlArabiya_Eng: #BreakingNews: Hollande wins French presidency: estimates

Al Arabiya English: #Greek neo-Nazis enter parliament: exit polls

HuffPostWorld: Pro-EU president faces nationalist challenger in #Serbia elections http://huff.to/Jf9CzA

staronline: Former Kuwait PM questioned in graft probe http://dlvr.it/1X54KV

Press TV: Serbia votes in general elections http://dlvr.it/1X536N

RT: Over 400 arrested at Moscow opposition rally - police http://on.rt.com/25xayj

Reuters: Taliban stronger than before U.S. troop surge: lawmakers http://reut.rs/IvVGyD

The Globe and Mail: Student riot in Quebec leads to more than 100 arrests http://bit.ly/JTQ1T5

The Globe and Mail: New Brunswick officials hunt for source of E. coli outbreak http://bit.ly/JTWywP

The Globe and Mail: British paper smuggles fake bomb into London Games park http://bit.ly/IR7kG1

Post World News: Residents: Al-Qaida-linked group attacks tomb classified as UNESCO site in Mali’s Timbuktu http://wapo.st/J9gRpq

CNN International: Six Yemeni militants killed in airstrikes http://dlvr.it/1X4pWZ

Post World News: Syrian refugees give Turkey’s premier hero’s welcome; Erdogan vows to continue support http://wapo.st/LnbkAy

AlArabiya_Eng: #French vote turnout 72% at 15:00 GMT, up on first round

RT: Over 250 arrested at Moscow opposition rally - police http://on.rt.com/25xayj #news

cnni: Journalists missing in Syria call home http://dlvr.it/1X4Ycn

PostWorldNews: Parliamentary vote in Armenia tests public support for President Sarkisian http://wapo.st/J0DPEs

HuffPostWorld: Nearly 30 police injured as German

Telegraph World News: Burmese general resigns ending Than Shwe's influence http://tgr.ph/IR8kd6

RT: More: At least six hospitalized after clashes at Moscow opposition rally http://on.rt.com/25xayj

IrinaGalushkoRT: several policemen with knife wounds carried away from #MoscowProtest opp. leaders arrested

Breaking News: More: Reports of tear gas and Molotov cocktails as protesters clash with Moscow police - @RT_com http://bit.ly/J6AGPN

Post World News: German police arrest 100 Salafist protesters as clashes leave 29 officers injured http://wapo.st/J0Vxrq

Telegraph World News: #Hollande on course for victory of between 52-53 per cent - follow live updates http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/9249109/French-Presidential-election-live.html

The Morning World News Report of the 6th of May 2012

RT: Russian opposition leaders Udaltsov, Navalny, Nemtsov arrested at Bolotnaya Square in Moscow - LIVE UPDATES http://on.rt.com/qk4spw

Reuters: U.S. seeks Indian assurance on Iran as Clinton visits http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/06/us-india-iran-idUSBRE84503O20120506

dawn_com: Ahmadinejad's support crumbles in Iran runoff http://dlvr.it/1X0wP5

PressTV: #Iranian trade delegation to visit#India http://dlvr.it/1X0x0G

AJELive: Reports of heavy fighting overnight in Deir al-Zor, capital of oil producing province in #Syria: Reuters http://aje.me/LkCoAi

STcom: Huge blaze spotted on piece of reclaimed land off north-east Singapore http://bit.ly/KAfjH0

cnni: Opposition: Blasts rock Syrian cities http://dlvr.it/1X12qg

SaraFirth_RT: UN speaker: 70 observer here 40 military observers in homs, idlib hama, more observers on their way here as we speak #syria

SaraFirth_RT: #Madaya local tells us the army fire randomly some evenings.

SaraFirth_RT: People in #Madaya angry at the government, chanting in the streets.

SaraFirth_RT: Local #madaya says there are no free syrian army here now just civilians #syria

AJEnglish: Video: Stadium opens 2,012 hours ahead of Olympics http://aje.me/JEFQ2G

BBCWorld: VIDEO: Face to face with a Somali pirate http://bbc.in/Iylbhl

PostWorldNews: Syrian opposition figures urge voters to boycott this week's parliament election http://wapo.st/KAivCp

Post World News: Europeans hold elections in 6 countries, including France and Greece http://wapo.st/J1eUk4

Lena Leirich: Opposition leaders say 100,000 turned up for the 'March of Millions', police say 8,000, Russian TV claims 50,000. #6may

Times of India: India to write off $200 million from line of credit to Bangladesh: Pranab Mukherjee http://toi.in/3gl6yZ

RT_com: Police clash with protesters in Moscow, reports of arrests as demonstrators break through police lines - LIVE UPDATES http://on.rt.com/qk4spw

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

AJEnglish: Video: Faulty system leaves millions hungry in India http://aje.me/IN56t6

AP VIDEO: Today in history: Hydrogen-filled Hindenburg burns and crashes 75 years ago today, 35 killed: http://apne.ws/J99ka1 -EF

PressTV: Palestinian hunger strikers punished http://dlvr.it/1X1ZsW

Press TV: Iran makes arrests in expert killing case: Iran's Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi says a number of terroris... http://bit.ly/KD2trt

STcom: South Korea suspends 4 savings banks for not meeting financial-strength standards http://bit.ly/IN8wvY

STcom: North Korea vows to push ahead with nuclear & space programs http://bit.ly/IQjs6t

RT_com: Anonymous claims its hackers downed CIA and Interpol websites

PressTV: 3 killed in#Pakistan militant attacks http://dlvr.it/1X1jZF

PressTV: Brazil urges dialogue on #Iran N-issue http://dlvr.it/1X1rXT

Reuters: Hospitalized dissident awaits permission to leave China http://reut.rs/JowMky

DailyStarLeb: Al-Qaeda 'dominates' north Mali: security sources http://bit.ly/KBfUbx

dawn_com: PTI holds rally in Islamabad | http://DAWN.COM http://dawn.com/2012/05/06/pti-holds-rally-in-islamabad/ #worldnews

STcom: Newly nuclear-free Japan bracing for severe power shortages during the summer http://bit.ly/KEktQh

PressTV: This picture shows destruction in the #Bayyada district of the flashpoint Syrian city of Homs on May 5, 2012. http://twitpic.com/9i03gh

PressTV: US airstrike kills 4 Afghan civilians http://dlvr.it/1X2C6w

RT_com: French election turnout figures show 30.66% voter participation at noon

dawn_com: Clinton lands in India to breathe life into ties | http://DAWN.COM http://dawn.com/2012/05/06/clinton-lands-in-india-to-breathe-life-into-ties/ via dawn_com

Reuters Top News: Heavy fighting rocks eastern Syria ahead of poll http://reut.rs/ICWRjy

AlArabiya_Eng: Video: More children dying from landmine explosions in #Yemen http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/05/06/212473.html

TomBartonJourno: Reports of more than 70,000 anti-Putin protesters in Central Moscow. http://pic.twitter.com/nSUiVDcS

STcom: UPDATE: SCDF personnel fighting huge fire at reclaimed land near north-east Singapore, no injuries so far http://bit.ly/KAfjH0

STcom: Almost no hope of finding survivors in Nepal flash flood, say rescuers; death toll expected to hit 60 http://bit.ly/KuvJUY

staronline: Two Belgian "terrorism" suspects detained in Yemen http://dlvr.it/1X37zr

staronline: Kazakh copper miners strike underground to demand more pay http://dlvr.it/1X3Fq0

AP: Authorities trying to ID 2 people found dead at home associated with suspect in abduction of mom, 3 girls: http://apne.ws/J0O1Nl -EF

RT_com: Photographer died trying to get better long shot of Moscow rally, failed to keep balance and fell http://on.rt.com/qk4spw

DailyStarLeb: Protests held for Palestinian prisoners http://bit.ly/LlMh0O

RT_com: Around 10,000 protests arrive in Moscow downtown for 'March of Millions' - organizers LIVE UPDATES http://on.rt.com/qk4spw

AP: Tornado strikes near Tokyo, killing one person, injuring dozens and destroying scores of homes: http://apne.ws/IZonbC -EF

PressTV: Khartoum: South has troops in Sudan http://dlvr.it/1X38v5

BBCWorld: Arctic oil deal signed by Rosneft http://bbc.in/IyP8Oq

khaleejtimes: Blast at #Thailand petrochemical plant http://ktimes.co/q4br7

cnnbrk: Roadside bomb in Afghanistan kills 1 U.S. troop, wounds 2, Western official says. Previous report said 3 troops died http://on.cnn.com/KExjOu

BBCWorld: VIDEO: Factory closed by empowered Egyptians http://bbc.in/J0RfjN

AJEnglish: Rivals to rally ahead of Putin inauguration http://aje.me/J0kTFP

RT_com: Moscow pre-inauguration rallies LIVE UPDATES http://on.rt.com/qk4spw

haaretzonline: #Israel's #Haredi parties praying to stay in power http://htz.li/LlCg3q

DailyStarLeb: Sudan-S. Sudan border quiet after U.N. deadline http://bit.ly/KBJ8af

DailyStarLeb: Turkish PM to visit Syrian refugees http://bit.ly/KBWqDx

cnni: Austerity drives up Greek suicide rate http://dlvr.it/1X2p3G

RT_com: Two activists arrested by Moscow police for trying to smuggle tents containing fireworks and smoke bombs. http://on.rt.com/qk4spw

nytimesworld: In Greece, a Vote Amid a Financial Crisis http://nyti.ms/LlG0Ca

staronline: Ukraine's Tymoshenko to extend hunger strike - daughter http://dlvr.it/1X2fDY

wsjworld: Clinton Raises Concerns Over Bangladesh Abuses http://on.wsj.com/KBQ9aZ

PressTV: Syrian candidates step up campaigning http://dlvr.it/1X2hQC

PostWorldNews: Explosions, fire kill 12 at massive petrochemical plant in eastern Thailand http://wapo.st/J8YMrz

Al Arabiya English: Accused #9/11 plotters formally charged in #Guantanamo court http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/05/06/212417.html

Want China Times: Chairman of Taiwan's state-run energy firm resigns http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120506000090&cid=1101&MainCatID=0

The Straits Times: Hardline Myanmar vice-president Tin Aung Myint Oo resigns due to health reasons http://bit.ly/KAcfbx

Al Arabiya English: Islamist group claims revenge suicide bombing in Syrian city of Hama http://goo.gl/CH8J2

AJELive: #Bangladesh government and opposition call truce during Hillary #Clinton's visit | http://aje.me/K2Ed4x #US

AJELive: Safety concerns for refugees fleeing #Sudan violence | http://aje.me/KtAvlO

Reuters: Nepal sets up unity cabinet to agree constitution http://reut.rs/K2ClJ3

Reuters Top News: Italy local vote provides test for Monti austerity http://reut.rs/KtAqhW

Telegraph World News: Bo Xilai 'plotted three ways' to kill his own police chief, Wang Lijun http://tgr.ph/JUJ3NB

The Straits Times: 2 highway accidents in China kill 12, injure 19, state media says http://bit.ly/JM3yhX

RT: Medvedev appoints new Air Force and Navy commanders http://on.rt.com/b07rob #news

The Star:Armenia hopes for calm election, democratic result http://dlvr.it/1X0ZRq
PressTV: 'Chavez on wheelchair due to fracture' http://dlvr.it/1X0YwT

DailyStarLeb: Rights group urges Libya to revoke speech law http://bit.ly/LkoOgs

Post World News: Tornado rips through northeast of Tokyo, dozens of people injured http://wapo.st/IYDnmI

The Star:  Italy local vote provides test for Monti austerity http://dlvr.it/1X0VQ0

Press TV: 'Kenyan forces abused Somali refugees' http://dlvr.it/1X0V36

RT_com: Russian opposition calls 'millions' to the streets http://on.rt.com/25xayj

dawn_com: Security forces kill eight militants in Orakzai agency http://dlvr.it/1X0Tn8

AFP: Drought hits #Angola's struggling farms http://bit.ly/IEcuFY

AJEnglish: French to vote in presidential poll http://aje.me/Kztf46

guardiannews: Another British tourist dies in Mallorca hotel balcony fall http://gu.com/p/37cgz/tf

nytimesworld: IHT Rendezvous: A Killing Reverberates from a Cambodian Forest http://nyti.ms/ICnXal

BreakingNews: Hardline Myanmar vice president, an ex-general, resigns - VOA via Reuters http://reut.rs/Joj5Cf