Saturday, June 30, 2012

The Nightly World News Report of the 30th of June 2012

Press TV ‏@PressTV
India floods kill 30, displace 1 milllion http://dlvr.it/1nd8J3 
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27m Want China Times ‏@WantChinaTimes
Chinese local governments have debt of US$157 million http://bit.ly/MhKX0m 
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34m The Straits Times ‏@STcom
Sex grooming cases in Britain spark racial tensions http://bit.ly/N16gkr 
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36m Press TV ‏@PressTV
Bomb kills 2 policemen in#Afghanistan http://dlvr.it/1nd1YM 
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40m Yonhap News Agency ‏@YonhapNews
Unification officials to be posted to Germany, Russia next month http://bit.ly/MKdvhw 
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3h Breaking News ‏@BreakingNews
High Park Fire is 100% contained. Cost to date is $38.4 million - @LarimerSheriff
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2h Listening Post ‏@AJListeningPost
Mexicans vote Sunday - the media is not only covering the presidential campaign story – they have become a part of it. http://aje.me/LF5vK0 
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18h AJELive ‏@AJELive
Syrian activists reported heavy shelling on the town of Dael in the southern Deraa province http://aje.me/MZ7oFb  ‪#Syria‬
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18h HuffPostWorld ‏@HuffPostWorld
Mexican cartels cast votes with scare tactics http://huff.to/MGJsY2 
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19h HuffPostWorld ‏@HuffPostWorld
Sudanese protesters want to bring down the regime http://huff.to/MGJoaT 
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Yonhap News Agency ‏@YonhapNews
N. Korean defector arrivals drop 43 pct this year http://bit.ly/QK4fKn 
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4h Human Rights Watch ‏@hrw
Ethiopia: Terrorism Law Used to Crush Free Speech http://bit.ly/OwmPIC 
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4h Human Rights Watch ‏@hrw
Philippines: Two Years Under Aquino, Abuses Go Unpunished http://bit.ly/LheP8M 
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5h Human Rights Watch ‏@hrw
Kazakhstan: Justify Charges Against Activists, Oil Worker http://bit.ly/OLfUvi 
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2h Asahi Japan Watch ‏@AJWasahi
Even Noda startled by size of anti-nuclear protest outside his office http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind
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15h TheIndyWorld ‏@IndyWorld
China paves way to charge policeman who sparked Bo drama http://ind.pn/NfDhpw 
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17h TheIndyWorld ‏@IndyWorld
UN authorises force to capture Kony http://ind.pn/O16Obc 
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17h TheIndyWorld ‏@IndyWorld
Suu Kyi returns from triumphant European tour http://ind.pn/MHqgZ1 
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9h Egypt Independent ‏@EgyIndependent
‪#Sinai‬ ‪#gunfire‬ kills one soldier and leaves 4 injured http://ow.ly/bVWdX  ‪#Egypt‬
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11h Egypt Independent ‏@EgyIndependent
‪#Iraq‬ attacks kill at least 13 http://ow.ly/bVRuB  ‪#Bomb‬
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13h Egypt Independent ‏@EgyIndependent
Normal traffic in ‪#Tahrir‬, dozens protest constitutional amendments http://ow.ly/bVNef  ‪#EgyStrike‬ ‪#Egypt‬
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15h Egypt Independent ‏@EgyIndependent
Police fire ‪#teargas‬ at protest in Khartoum suburb http://ow.ly/bVL4R  ‪#Protests‬ ‪#Sudan‬
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16h Egypt Independent ‏@EgyIndependent
Three Iranians carrying fake passports arrested at Cairo ‪#airport‬ http://ow.ly/bVJR3  ‪#Iran‬ ‪#Egypt‬
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8h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
Maoist set fire to machine; paste poster on advocate chamber: The Maoists set fire to a drilling machine of a co... http://tinyurl.com/7ghyz3x 
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8h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
Innocent tribals killed in encounter, claim left parties http://bit.ly/MIGjpr 
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Bangalore blast accused Fasih in Saudi net: The CBI is likely to send a team to Saudi Arabia to discuss the extr... http://bit.ly/OOFCyX 
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12h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
China targets illegal foreigners with stringent law: China`s top legislature has passed a new exit and entry law... http://bit.ly/Mg5SAT 
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13h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
After 22 yrs, US Senate confirms envoy to Myanmar: Derek Mitchell, who was till now the Special US Representativ... http://bit.ly/MfUBAk 
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13h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
France to legalise same-sex marriage: French President Francois Hollande, who took office last month, had ... http://bit.ly/MfS8WJ 
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14h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
Assam flood: Heavy downpour stops, rivers recede http://bit.ly/ONNCjJ 
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15h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
Two girls gangraped near railway station in WB http://bit.ly/MHHhSN 
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15h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
Hardcore Maoist guerrilla held in Bihar http://bit.ly/O1xCIm 
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15h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
Chief Secretaries meet on drinking water for Delhi http://bit.ly/O1raB9 
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15h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
17 injured in Andhra agrochemical plant fire http://bit.ly/N5p3cS 
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15h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
ACP to handle rape case against French diplomat http://bit.ly/O1raB7 
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15h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
Two Maoists killed in Bihar http://bit.ly/N5p3cO 
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16h TOI World News ‏@TOIWorldNews
China mudslides: 50 dead, 42 missing http://toi.in/QIya-a 
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15h RT ‏@RT_com
N. Korea used China as conduit for arms export – UN report http://on.rt.com/pmxiwo 
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6h CBC News Alerts ‏@CBCAlerts
2 Cdns among 4 kidnapped aid workers in Kenya: official . ‪#Kenya‬ police say it's possible 4 taken to ‪#Somalia‬
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11h The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
Egypt army to say it has kept pledge to cede power http://bit.ly/N6g634 
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12h The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
Palestinians block Tyre road to protest arrest http://bit.ly/N6admv 
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12h The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
1,000 held, hundreds hurt in Sudan demos: activists http://bit.ly/O2eg5U 
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13h The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
Lebanese dies after being shot in Metn http://bit.ly/NOEsNT 
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5h The Star ‏@staronline
Storms leave 3.9 million without power in eastern U.S http://dlvr.it/1nZn8K 
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8h The Star ‏@staronline
Storms leave 3.4 million without power in eastern U.S. http://dlvr.it/1nYWrr 
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12h The Star ‏@staronline
Pepper spray fired as Chinese leader visits Hong Kong http://dlvr.it/1nWfZZ 
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12h The Star ‏@staronline
Three Arab siblings killed in accident in Langkawi http://dlvr.it/1nWTTQ 
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12h The Star ‏@staronline
Wildfires destroy vast forest tracts in Spain http://dlvr.it/1nWLCY 
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14h Dawn Media Group ‏@dawn_com
India bans five for spot-fixing http://dlvr.it/1nVkhq 
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16h Dawn Media Group ‏@dawn_com
US drops charges against Kuwaiti held at Guantanamo http://dlvr.it/1nTg30 
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15h Want China Times ‏@WantChinaTimes
Chinese businesses see decline in profits for Jan-May http://bit.ly/LLGqDH 
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16h Want China Times ‏@WantChinaTimes
Hu in Hong Kong as local confidence in Beijing at low ebb http://bit.ly/LCLlAk 
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4h Agence France-Presse ‏@AFP
Gunfire, explosions rock the northeastern Nigerian city of Damaturu http://yhoo.it/N7AMb2  ‪#AFP‬
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30m Press TV ‏@PressTV
Turkish troops sent to border with Syria http://dlvr.it/1ncSNt 
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1h Press TV ‏@PressTV
Britons protest Olympic missiles scheme http://dlvr.it/1nbzVT 
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6h Press TV ‏@PressTV
Saudi Prince's moral corruption revealed http://dlvr.it/1nZ2Yg 
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7h Press TV ‏@PressTV
British army to shrink to 82,000 men http://dlvr.it/1nYqPS 
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15h Press TV ‏@PressTV
Mongolian Democrats sweep election http://dlvr.it/1nTl62 
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16h Press TV ‏@PressTV
Anti-nuclear protests held in#Japan http://dlvr.it/1nTTF4 
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17h Press TV ‏@PressTV
‪#Iran‬ Navy to deploy new vessels http://dlvr.it/1nSmcP 
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18h Press TV ‏@PressTV
China defies US-led bans on Iran: China has once again reiterated its strong opposition to the US-engineered uni... http://bit.ly/O0Xqo4 
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4h Telegraph World News ‏@TelegraphWorld
Founder of XCell stem cell clinic accused of stealing to fund lavish lifestyle http://tgr.ph/O3N9ax 
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16h Telegraph World News ‏@TelegraphWorld
Syria now officially at war, says President Bashar al-Assad http://tgr.ph/O1s54y 
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2h New York Times World ‏@nytimesworld
Kenya Pursues Somali Kidnappers From Refugee Camp http://nyti.ms/LoML3r 
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5h New York Times World ‏@nytimesworld
News Analysis: New Sanctions on Iran Aim at Its Oil Industry http://nyti.ms/ONjQKV 
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6h New York Times World ‏@nytimesworld
Fueled by Oil Wealth, Malls Rise in Baghdad http://nyti.ms/N7fHNJ 
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10h Post World News ‏@PostWorldNews
Tunisia declares its Sahara desert area 'closed military zone' needing special travel permits http://wapo.st/MImHla 
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5h Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
Mortar fire kills 30 civilians near ‪#Damascus‬: Observatory ‪#AlArabiya‬
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10h Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
‪#Mali‬ denounces 'destructive fury' after ‪#Timbuktu‬ shrines demolished ‪#AlArabiya‬
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3h BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
Swedes mark year in Ethiopia jail http://bbc.in/OQvINt 
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10h BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
Bradley Wiggins starts Tour de France in Liege and seeks to become first Briton to win race. Follow live text http://bbc.in/LXtQNR  ‪#tdf‬
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10h WSJ World News ‏@WSJworld
Hu Visit to Hong Kong Draws Protests http://on.wsj.com/MIhBFM 
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11h WSJ World News ‏@WSJworld
Germany Approves Bailout Fund http://on.wsj.com/OOwsT8 
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10h CNN International ‏@cnni
IED blast kills six militants in Pakistan http://dlvr.it/1nX8h3 
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12h CNN International ‏@cnni
U.S. wildfire evacuees trickle home http://dlvr.it/1nWH3l 
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1h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Iceland's defiant president eyes record fifth term http://reut.rs/MJCeBs 
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8h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Belarus frees journalist, seen as gesture to Poland http://reut.rs/MIGcKq 
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8h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Airbus' Alabama plant to create 2,500 construction jobs http://reut.rs/MGqy2j 
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9h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Georgia Interior Minister becomes PM: source http://reut.rs/MIqpLH 
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12h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Russia and West tussle at Syria peace talks http://reut.rs/LWGfBC 
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12h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
ADB sees progress in resuming aid to Myanmar http://reut.rs/MIafSB 
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12h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Egypt president to encourage investment, tourism http://reut.rs/MI6mNn 
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12h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Sudan agrees to allow aid in rebel-held border areas http://reut.rs/LXk2ng 
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12h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
UK orders review of interbank rates http://reut.rs/MfRlVT 
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12h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Egypt to uphold treaties, help Syrian people: Mursi http://reut.rs/MI4vbm 
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13h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Turkey's AK Party moves to scrap coup trial courts http://reut.rs/MI1IPE 
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13h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Britain seeks Security Council sanctions on Syria http://reut.rs/MfZb1K 
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13h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Islamist president says Egypt won't reverse course http://reut.rs/MfYQMr 
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13h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Chants against Egypt army before president speaks http://reut.rs/MfXgu6 
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14h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Syria talks "challenging", may or may not reach deal: U.S. http://reut.rs/MHMFFs 
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14h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Palestinian leader Abbas postpones Israel meeting http://reut.rs/MHMeuX 
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15h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Mali Islamists destroy holy Timbuktu sites: witnesses http://reut.rs/MfIQdl 
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15h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
EU ends police mission in Bosnia after a decade http://reut.rs/MHIsSn 
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15h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
At least 16 killed in Syria shelling http://reut.rs/MfEMcU 
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4h Breaking News ‏@BreakingNews
Update: Eastern US storms kill at least 13; emergencies declared in 4 states, District of Columbia - @AP http://fxn.ws/QIXh8H 
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6h Breaking News ‏@BreakingNews
District of Columbia government declares state of emergency as city continues cleaning up from storm - @ABC7News http://wj.la/N7osHD 
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6h Wall Street Journal ‏@WSJ
Breaking: Former Israeli leader Yitzhak Shamir dies. http://on.wsj.com/O3hZjM 
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8h Wall Street Journal ‏@WSJ
Violent storms during record-breaking heat wave leave millions in Eastern U.S. without power. http://on.wsj.com/OMKCTJ 
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9h Wall Street Journal ‏@WSJ
‪#YoSoy132‬: Young Mexicans start a social media movement ahead of Sunday's presidential election. http://on.wsj.com/OJPeLv 
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45m The Associated Press ‏@AP
CORRECTION: AP PHOTOS: Storms kill 13 in eastern U.S., cut power to millions amid triple digit temperatures: http://apne.ws/N8ns6c  -RJJ
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1h The Associated Press ‏@AP
AP PHOTOS: Storms kill 10 in eastern U.S., cut power to millions as temperatures hit triple digits: http://apne.ws/N8jevo  -RJJ
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1h The Associated Press ‏@AP
Storm strands 232 Amtrak riders overnight in West Virginia after trees are knocked down across tracks: http://apne.ws/N8cpdg  -RJJ
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6h The Associated Press ‏@AP
Powerful Virginia storm knocks Netflix, Instagram and Pinterest websites offline for several hours: http://apne.ws/LaMDJs  -RJJ
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9h The Associated Press ‏@AP
Report: Ex-PSU head OK'd not reporting sex abuse, but worried university would be "vulnerable" for not doing so: http://apne.ws/MIuQpX 
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10h The Associated Press ‏@AP
Student loan interest rates stay flat, but benefit for students remains murky over long term: http://apne.ws/LnWV46  -CJ
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13h The Associated Press ‏@AP
Yemen: Landmines kill 81 in 2 weeks since al-Qaida lost control of stronghold: http://apne.ws/NOIl5q  -CJ
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14h BBC Breaking News ‏@BBCBreaking
Mali Islamist fighters have damaged UNESCO world heritage sites in Timbuktu, agency reports suggest. Details soon http://bbc.in/LX9Ta0 
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52s Al Jazeera English ‏@AJEnglish
Sudan cracks down with wave of mass arrests http://aje.me/N7t4h0 
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1h Al Jazeera English ‏@AJEnglish
World Bank cancels loan for Bangladesh bridge http://aje.me/O4d6a5 
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2h Al Jazeera English ‏@AJEnglish
Ansar Dine fighters destroy Timbuktu shrines http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/20
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2h Al Jazeera English ‏@AJEnglish
In Features: Brazil tribes occupy contentious dam site http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/featur
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2h Al Jazeera English ‏@AJEnglish
Video: Indian pilots vow to continue hunger strike http://aje.me/O3JJVh 
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3h Al Jazeera English ‏@AJEnglish
Programmes: The Mexican media scandal http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/lis
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6h Al Jazeera English ‏@AJEnglish
Mohamed Morsi sworn in as Egypt's President http://aje.me/MZ7vR6 
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7h Al Jazeera English ‏@AJEnglish
World leaders agree on a Syrian-led transition plan, UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan says http://aje.me/KL34vQ 
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