The Nightly #WorldNews Report of the 23rd of May 2012

Egypt Independent: First day of voting not without glitches http://ow.ly/b7iSZ

Al Arabiya English: 13 people were killed by the fire of Syrian forces across the country: Local Coordination Committees 

Guardian news: A third of parents of disabled children took out loans to buy basics last year http://gu.com/p/37z4k/tf

Guardian World: Jacob Zuma goes to court to ban penis painting http://gu.com/p/37zeg/tw

Guardian World: Obama under fire after Hollywood director Kathryn Bigelow given information on unit that killed Osama bin Laden http://gu.com/p/37ze7/tw

RT: Drunk Chinese couple buries car-hit victim alive - police http://on.rt.com/3ybe4m #news

The Daily Star: Thousands march against Mexico election frontrunner http://bit.ly/LbiPtk

MarketWatch: Stoxx 600 up 0.1% as gains evaporate in Europe http://on.mktw.net/JeDMPM

Press TV: Syrian opposition leader resigns: Report http://dlvr.it/1cQ18Z

The Daily Star: 400 arrested in latest Montreal student rally http://bit.ly/LGAvPT

The Daily Star: Chinese activist's brother flees guarded village http://bit.ly/KgHbQB

The Moscow Times: Opposition Leaders Released From Jail to Applause http://tmt-go.ru/459129

SCMP 南華早報: 1,300 sidelined police officers in Chongqing lodge appeals, http://ow.ly/b79TB

AJELive: #Bahrain to consider releasing prisoners, outlawing torture, and other #UN recommendations | http://aje.me/KAqc8X

The Star: U.S. drone strike kills 10 in northwest Pakistan - officials http://dlvr.it/1cPj9w

Zee News: Five killed in Iraq violence: The deadliest attack occurred in Iraq`s Anbar province when a roadside bomb hit a ... http://bit.ly/JKcENT

The Star: Norway state workers launch first strike in decades http://dlvr.it/1cPQ3d

The Star: Two killed in Beirut shooting - security source http://dlvr.it/1cPQ4f

Times of India: Breaking: Rupee falls to another all-time low of 56.28 against the US dollar

The Daily Star: Rwandan orphans find hope in village http://bit.ly/Lrx1hi

Peoples Daily Online: Nigeria doesn’t back US push on Boko Haram, says Minister http://fb.me/1rXAR2zY1

Reuters Top News: Winds, heat hamper fight to contain Southwest wildfires http://reut.rs/JTwIy2

The Star: Minor accident causes massive jam on Penang Bridge http://dlvr.it/1cNyZW

Reuters Top News: Spain struggles to meet regions' €36 billion debts http://reut.rs/KLZn7B

Reuters US News: Winds, heat hamper fight to contain Southwest wildfires http://reut.rs/Jr1WrD

RT America: Californian commits suicide two days before #foreclosure http://on.rt.com/z654no

Candace Jackson: A Miami Beach home lists for $45 million, back on the market with a higher price tag after a record sale next door -- http://on.wsj.com/JDCnlD

Telegraph World News: British backpacker dies in police custody in Kenya http://tgr.ph/MHHmrz

Post World News: Syrian oil minister says sanctions have sucked $4 billion out of economy http://bit.ly/LD6uAv

MarketWatch: Verdict is in: Google wins in Oracle patent suit http://on.mktw.net/Lpt64w $GOOG $ORCL

RT America: #Obama almost loses Democratic primaries http://on.rt.com/au7hz5

MarketWatch: Gold futures lose almost 2% in third straight decline http://on.mktw.net/LqMCtZ

MarketWatch: June gold ends down $28.20, or 1.8%, at $1,548.40 an ounce http://on.mktw.net/JUV88z

Press TV: Kuwait cabinet boycotts parliament http://dlvr.it/1cB96g

Post World News: With animal poaching rampant in India, state to allow forest guards to shoot hunters on sight http://wapo.st/L689fy

The Morning World News Report of the 23rd of May 2012

MarketWatch: Japan stocks tumble after yen gains, sovereign downgrade; Nikkei Average closes 2% lower http://on.mktw.net/KzC7WT

Post World News: With animal poaching rampant in India, state to allow forest guards to shoot hunters on sight http://wapo.st/L689fy

Press TV: Kuwait cabinet boycotts parliament http://dlvr.it/1cB96g

MarketWatch: Spain to inject 9 bln euros into Bankia: reports http://on.mktw.net/JI1YPY

BBC News (World): Three Afghans and two foreign doctors have been kidnapped in #Afghanistan by an armed criminal group, police say http://bbc.in/KONcTs

MarketWatch: Euro falls to its lowest level versus the dollar since 2010 amid mounting worries over Greece's potential exit http://on.mktw.net/JUO4ZH

HuffPostWorld: 6.1-magnitude earthquake rattles Japan http://huff.to/LgaLUB

The Straits Times: Singapore inflation quickens to 4-month high of 5.4% in April, up from 5.2% in March http://bit.ly/JBppEK

NYT Global Edition: Kidnapping in Syria Fuels Unrest in Lebanon http://nyti.ms/KKksPz

The Daily Star: Blast shakes compound inhabited by Syrian workers in south Lebanon http://bit.ly/KARtuf

Post World News: UN: Bahrain to consider releasing prisoners, outlawing torture, other recommendations http://bit.ly/LDIAVw

Reuters Top News: Head of U.S. Secret Service apologizes for Colombian prostitution scandal http://reut.rs/KLCwZE

PostWorldNews: Police arrest 10 Israelis on suspicion of organ-trafficking http://bit.ly/JoDIOR

staronline: AU forces intensify attack on Somali rebels http://dlvr.it/1cDHhj

Post World News: Kidnapped fishermen's case angers Chinese public http://bit.ly/LDlrmd

MarketWatch: U.S. stocks join global selloff at open; Dow industrials off 90 points and Global Dow 1.5% http://on.mktw.net/JcVdAg

The Daily Star: Commercial spacecraft speeds toward space station http://bit.ly/KA1dVi

Want China Times: Local power plants challenge monopoly in China http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120523000080&cid=1102&MainCatID=0 #power #plant #China

The Daily Star: Three Kurdish rebels killed in southeast Turkey: report http://bit.ly/KA1dF2

RT: 5 aid workers, including 2 foreigners, kidnapped by gunmen in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province - police http://on.rt.com/oxn5ci

EgyIndependent: Stock market rises, encouraged by election optimism http://ow.ly/b6ibp

PressTV: Egypt policeman killed in voting fight http://dlvr.it/1cDf0M

Post World News: Russian military jet crashes in Czech Republic during sanctioned mission; 6 people injured http://wapo.st/Kg6CSy

Reuters: Kuwait cancels parliament session after government no show http://reut.rs/KLgzd8

cnni: Nancy Reagan suffers broken ribs in fall http://dlvr.it/1cFg3H

Post World News: Germany aims for stronger grip of switchover from nuclear to renewable energy http://bit.ly/LDeeT5

dawn_com: Pakistan stocks down; rupee hits record low http://dlvr.it/1cDlW6

HuffPostWorld: Turkey says Syria aiding Kurdish rebels http://huff.to/JxEgqy

PostWorldNews: Day of reckoning for Julian Assange: UK Supreme Court to rule next week on extradition case http://bit.ly/JpUHjV

WSJeurope: Facebook Shares Rise: Shares in Facebook were up 1.7% in premarket trading after a two-day, 19% plunge. http://on.wsj.com/Mntsbv

Al Arabiya English: Donors pledge $4 billion in aid to help reform #Yemen, tackle al-Qaeda http://tinyurl.com/c4zekoq

AP: BREAKING: Americans bought 3.3 percent more homes in April led by strong gains in Midwest and West. -BW

globeandmail: Facebook expands network to Middle East with new Dubai office http://bit.ly/MGRHUB

CNN International: 125 students poisoned at Afghan school http://dlvr.it/1cFRZf

globeandmail: Video: Facebook stock slide continues http://bit.ly/MGRJMn

Reuters Top News: Almost 800,000 Latinos "missing" from latest U.S. census http://bit.ly/KLijDp via @NBCLatino

australian: Police ended siege: POLICE knew they had to bring the 44-hour siege to an end when Christopher Binse... http://bit.ly/LDk7zA

Wall Street Journal: The Golden Gate Bridge is celebrating its 75th birthday. But organizers are worried it won't show. http://on.wsj.com/JCLH9a

PressTV: P5+1 proposes new package to #Iran http://dlvr.it/1cDs0s

Patrick_Baz: #AFP: #Jordan bank fires Christian woman for refusing to wear headscarf #Amman http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/05/23/215997.html

BBCBreaking: Shareholders sue #Facebook over claims it hid weakened growth forecasts ahead of its flotation. http://bbc.in/KoCIMR

HuffPostWorld: Deadly Al Qaeda clashes in Yemen http://huff.to/JxxT6r

Post World News: Russian president supports controversial anti-protest bill passed by lower house http://bit.ly/LDehhA

ZeeNews: Russia test fires new ballistic missile: Russia test-fired a new prototype ballistic missile from the Pl... http://bit.ly/Mnsaxc

Egypt Independent: Christians stand in voting lines to keep out Islamists http://ow.ly/b6ai2 

Al Jazeera English: Returning Lebanese tell of kidnapping http://aje.me/Jq1jPh

nytimesworld: Monkeys aren't the only animal issue in #India. On nytindia, a conversation with Delhi's wildlife warden: http://nyti.ms/KLkarF

SkyNewsBreak: Third former Scotland Yard detective has been arrested on suspicion of bribing a serving detective.

Breaking News: Israel: Iran deal doesn't rule out possible strike - @AP http://apne.ws/KKngwi

The Economist: Vienna is still the busiest city in the convention world. But London claims the biggest-climber prize at the rankings http://econ.st/Lzhuil

CNN International: TALIBAN INFLUENCE OVER AFGHAN SCHOOLS: http://on.cnn.com/K98k9G "The Taliban are fine with us as long as we do what they want" says teacher.

PostWorldNews: Vehicle carrying migrants toward Libya strikes a mine in north Niger, killing 7, official says http://wapo.st/JmeFfc

Peoples Daily Online: Immigration to deport 45 Chinese nationals from Kano http://fb.me/1seeaGB5f

Post World News: Nearly 5 years after being forced off air, Venezuelan TV company still trying to survive http://bit.ly/Jnm8e2