Wednesday, May 16, 2012

The Daily World News Report of the 16th of May 2012

PressTV: FDLR rebels kill 50 civilians in DRC http://dlvr.it/1ZbxpR

staronline: California biker gets life term for murder of Hells Angels leader http://dlvr.it/1Zc0bP

cnni: Report: Iran shipping arms to Syria http://dlvr.it/1ZcCVm

WSJeurope: Pinterest Valued at $1.5 Billion, the online scrapbooking website that has become the latest Silicon ... http://on.wsj.com/KB9fzH

PostWorldNews: Malaysia sentences 3 Mexican brothers, Singaporean and Malaysian to death for drug trafficking http://wapo.st/LUQje5

TOIWorldNews: South Sudan to get anti-aircraft missiles http://toi.in/XSQ1QZ

DailyStarLeb: North Korean boat hijacks 3 Chinese fishing boats http://bit.ly/K9P5tW

HuffPostWorld: Police discover drug lab near site of plane crash http://huff.to/JicFJF

Reuters: Chinese boats seized by North Koreans in rare public spat http://reut.rs/JQ6vx4

AP: Soyuz capsule with 3 crew docks with space station before private SpaceX cargo ship arrives: http://apne.ws/LdQjcN - VW

AlArabiya_Eng: U.N. observer team evacuated from Syrian town escape deadly violence http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/05/17/214576.html

BreakingNews: Training missile falls from US military helicopter over central Texas; 100 homes evacuated - nbcdfw http://bit.ly/JtcOYA

PostWorldNews: Clashes in western Libyan town near Algerian border leave6 dead http://wapo.st/Lc3uuy

nytimesglobal: Egypt Military Leader, Tantawi, Promises Fair Vote http://nyti.ms/KuEv4A

BreakingNews: Wildfire in Arizona increases by more than 2,000 acres since Wednesday morning, officials say - azcentral http://bit.ly/JjGCT9

dawn_com: Afghans seek $4.1 billion a year from Nato summit http://dlvr.it/1ZbMhK

nytimesglobal: Retired Party Members Call for 2 Top Chinese Officials to Resign http://nyti.ms/IZvHhK

PostWorldNews: In Venezuela, top diplomat steps into the void while cancer forces lower profile for Chavez http://wapo.st/IZmirZ

Breaking News: Chen Guangcheng says China agrees to issue him a passport 'within 15 days' - @AFP http://tgr.ph/J0OWc9

STcom: Singapore's economy grows by 1.6% in Q1 2012, compared to 3.6% in the preceding quarter http://bit.ly/JLeECo

AJELive: Arrests spark clashes in #Bangladesh I http://aje.me/LdhXq9

dawn_com: New Palestinian government sworn in http://dlvr.it/1ZZXz5

AJEnglish: Video: Poor at risk as California mulls austerity http://aje.me/Lc94Nx

AJWasahi: Japanese megabank profits return to pre-2008 levels http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy/AJ201205160086

nytimesglobal: D.E.A.'s Agents Join Hondurans in Drug Firefights http://nyti.ms/KuxnVQ

AJWasahi: Japan's economy grows 4.1 percent amid recovery http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy/business/AJ201205170025

staronline: Two Mexican generals detained for alleged drug gang ties http://dlvr.it/1ZZbMS

PostWorldNews: Thai police seize tiger carcasses believed destined for China http://wapo.st/LaKlZW

BreakingNews: US Sen. Harry Reid to ask Senate to approve new Iran sanctions package, aide tells Reuters http://reut.rs/JtGlkS

HuffPostWorld: Mistaken terror suspect kidnapped to secret CIA prison http://huff.to/JgMeUQ

AJELive: Brazil's truth commission sworn in http://aje.me/JOPnI1 #Rousseff

MarketWatch: Japan's gross domestic product grows 1% in January-March, above forecast http://on.mktw.net/KcU9x2

globeandmail: Video: Chile education march ends in violence http://bit.ly/J08aPh

Reuters: Police receive hundreds of tips on Mississippi killings http://reut.rs/JhBuW

Breaking News: Two US Navy ships collide at sea off California coast - @nbcsandiego http://bit.ly/Jt1hZg

Agence France-Presse: Women win close to a third of #Algeria's parliament, making the national assembly most gender-balanced in region http://yhoo.it/KyWxRW #AFP

MarketWatch: Dow industrials fall for 10th of past 11 sessions http://on.mktw.net/K85CyPRetweeted by

Egypt Independent: As #drug #addiction rises in Cairo, experts offer recommendations http://ow.ly/aXsQc #Egypt

DailyStarLeb: Egypt's cabinet approves new budget - minister http://bit.ly/KPUk3V

DailyStarLeb: Clashes in western Libyan town leave 6 dead http://bit.ly/Kb2Esw

dawn_com: Target killings claim another 11 lives in Karachi | http://DAWN.COM http://dawn.com/2012/05/16/target-killings-claim-another-11-lives-in-karachi

AFP: For almost half of #Yemen's 22 million people, eating has become a luxury they can't always afford http://yhoo.it/KyDA1z

MarketWatch: Oil closes below $93 a barrel, lowest since November http://on.mktw.net/LT14hc

PressTV: Afghan oil extraction to begin in 5 months http://dlvr.it/1ZWBXK

MarketWatch: Gold settles 1.3% lower at $1,536.60 an ounce, lowest in 10 months http://on.mktw.net/JTwRPS

Wall Street Journal: Top individual income-tax rates are 20% in Singapore & 17% in Hong Kong. Some Americans have noticed. http://on.wsj.com/KylxJ6

PressTV: Two abducted Iranian engineers freed: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast has announced t... http://bit.ly/JNgcw5

Press TV: Iran Navy saves freighter from pirates: The Islamic Republic of Iran's Navy has rescued a Panamanian freighter w... http://bit.ly/JHkVzX

TheIndyWorld: Bosnian Serb commander General Ratko Mladic defiant at genocide trial in The Hague http://ind.pn/Kahxvl

The Globe and Mail: Chinese activist's bid to study in US making progress http://bit.ly/MkUwdK

BBCWorld: President al-Assad admits #Syria's losing the information war but tells Russian TV "reality is what matters" http://bbc.in/IZ6oxC

BBC Breaking News: French President names new cabinet: Laurent Fabius is foreign minister, Pierre Moscovici finance minister. Details soon http://bbc.in/KygJDu

BBCBreaking: Senior judge Pikrammenos is sworn in as #Greece's interim prime minister until June 17 elections http://bbc.in/Kyc0lb

DailyStarLeb: West Africa jihadists threaten to kill Spanish hostage http://bit.ly/LSLIJv

Dawn Media Group: CID arrests LJ man, recovers ammunition in Karachi | http://DAWN.COM http://dawn.com/2012/05/16/cid-arrests-lj-man-recovers-ammunition-in-karachi

Reuters: Thousands flee to Uganda as Congo hunts renegade commander http://reut.rs/JgRvf4

Reuters: Two workers hurt in blast at Texas fracking tank site: sheriff http://reut.rs/KPkLXz

BBCBreaking: Seven killed and at least 20 wounded in clashes in south-west Libya - government spokesman. Details soon http://bbc.in/IYRKGQ

BBCWorld: Italy's Bossi in fraud probe http://bbc.in/IYMgvz

Dawn Media Group: ANP’s MNA escapes attack; three killed in Kohat | http://DAWN.COM http://dawn.com/2012/05/16/anps-mna-escapes-attack-three-killed-in-kohat

Dawn Media Group; Pakistan backs quick deal on Nato supplies | http://DAWN.COM http://dawn.com/2012/05/16/pakistan-backs-quick-deal-on-nato-supplies

Post World News: South African police seize 10 rhino horns, arrest man in Johannesburg apartment http://wapo.st/IXOBHj
Al Arabiya English: #BreakingNews: Legislative polls in #Syria showed a majority support for the regime, #Assad says in an interview with Russia TV

Reuters Top News: Heavy fighting enters fourth day in Tripoli; six wounded http://reut.rs/KOY7ia

Agence France-Presse: Non-Serbs executed or forced to jump from a bridge by soldiers under #Mladic's command: war crimes prosecutor. #Bosnia. http://bit.ly/K8PgoR

BBCWorld: Communist Party members in #China ask president to sack politician, hinting at his desire to popularise Mao http://bbc.in/Kx0DKe

australian: $30bn shares slump over Greece: MORE than $30 billion was wiped off the Australian stockmarket in the bi... http://bit.ly/KxsHNv

STcom: Police officer jailed 2 weeks for dereliction of duty, having sex with suspect http://bit.ly/JFR2jx

PostWorldNews: Moscow police clear #OccupyAbai campsite http://wapo.st/LaLSPS #russia

NYT Global Edition: Yemen Moves to Reclaim Towns Run by Insurgents http://nyti.ms/IXXCPj

MarketWatch: U.S. industrial output rises in April http://on.mktw.net/Km19Iy

DailyStarLeb: Long-running Frankfurt 'Occupy' camp cleared http://bit.ly/JLNHPn

AlArabiya_Eng: Several wounded in renewed clashes in #Lebanon http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/05/16/214494.html

HuffPostWorld: Syrian president Assad says country supports his reforms http://huff.to/JSYqJa

PostWorldNews: Anmesty International: Mali suffering 'worst crisis' in its history, after coup, rebel advance http://wapo.st/Lag3Xw
The Straits Times: 15-year-old Cambodian girl shot dead in land row when security forces clashed with protesters http://bit.ly/KsXtZg

Reuters Top News: Two Mexican generals have been detained for alleged ties to gangs http://reut.rs/KOTqES

staronline: German minister to step down after vote setback - sources http://dlvr.it/1ZSgDq

The Star: Syria rebels hand monitors to U.N. team in Khan Sheikhoun http://dlvr.it/1ZSgFK

globeandmail: Occupy NL campers leave St. John's park after seven-month protest http://bit.ly/MknkDl

Dawn Media Group: Pakistani stocks down; rupee, o/n rates flat http://dlvr.it/1ZScmK

AJEnglish: Zetas cartel 'denies' role in Mexico massacre http://aje.me/Laz5ga

Christiane Amanpour: Women tortured for saying ‘no’ in Afghanistan: http://on.cnn.com/L0xWCh [See Part 3]

WSJ Europe: Two Shareholders Sue J.P. Morgan Over Trading Losses: Two shareholder lawsuits were filed late Tuesday against J... http://on.wsj.com/JJ6YAH

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