Friday, October 5, 2012

The Nightly #World #News Report of the 5th of October 2012



46m   ‏
MarketWatch: California gas prices top $4.50 a gallon in LA and SF; shares of Phillips 66 went up, too: http://on.mktw.net/QYDVyr  $PSX
          
46m   ‏
BreakingNews: FBI: Preliminary investigation shows friendly fire likely to blame in shootings of border agents - AP http://bit.ly/WwBGD7 
          
47m   ‏
BBCWorld: Imran Khan to lead drone protest http://bbc.in/Rjzo76 
          
51m BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
Cuba activist death trial begins http://bbc.in/SzCg4D 
    
          
4h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Authorities identify body found 17 years ago in Los Angeles area http://reut.rs/PfrEa3 
    
          
4h MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
American Airlines: A broken-down airline for a broken-down nation http://on.mktw.net/QXOcuU  via @tellittoal
    
           
4h BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
At least 6 killed and 30 injured in Totonicapan, Guatemala, during clashes over electricity price rises http://bbc.in/SzIq4y 
    
          
4h Breaking News ‏@BreakingNews
Massive pile up shuts down I-75 South in Sarasota, Florida; 40-50 vehicles involved, highway patrol says - @BN9 http://bit.ly/QQ5WET 
    
          
4h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Turkey warns Syria more strikes would be fatal mistake http://reut.rs/PeP9jt 
    
          
4h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Video: Israeli police clash with protesters outside al-Aqsa mosque http://reut.rs/PfozGZ 
    
          
4h   ‏
Reuters: Amazon to spend $1.16 billion to buy Seattle offices http://reut.rs/PfnPS1  $AMZN
          
4h BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
Spanish national Angel Carromero goes on trial in Cuba over manslaughter of high-profile dissident Oswaldo Paya http://bbc.in/SzDbC6 
    
          
5h BBC News US ‏@BBCNewsUS
Nasa's @MarsCuriosity rover is preparing to scoop its first sample of Martian soil http://bbc.in/Rj4Rq4  & pic.twitter.com/nYb5drSc
    
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5h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Mexico investigates police over killing of politician's son http://reut.rs/PflyX1 
    
          
5h Breaking News ‏@BreakingNews
Report: Investigators preparing to announce that US Border Patrol Agent Ivie was killed by friendly fire - @NBCNews http://nbcnews.to/QPYNVc 
    
          
5h   ‏
MarketWatch: U.S. stocks start off October with a weekly gain http://on.mktw.net/SIgeq3 
           
5h MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
Chipotle shares get crushed 37% in the past week http://on.mktw.net/RGZNhe 
    
           
5h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
French hostage in Somalia pleads for his life on video http://reut.rs/Pfj379 
    
          
5h   ‏
ReutersUS: Tennessee says four more cases of rare meningitis strain confirmed http://reut.rs/OauX0w 
          
5h   ‏
MarketWatch: Gold ends 0.9% lower today at $1,780.80 an ounce: http://on.mktw.net/QYhOIs 
           
5h   ‏
Reuters: Armenian president says Azerbaijan threatens new war http://reut.rs/PfbRb8 
          
6h   ‏
Reuters: U.S. consumer credit rises $18.12 billion in August vs. revised decline of $2.45 billion in July
          
6h   ‏
Reuters: Nervous Venezuelans stock up on supplies before election http://reut.rs/Pff6PQ 
          
6h   ‏
BreakingNews: Centers for Disease Control: Number of confirmed US fungal meningitis cases rises to 47 in 7 states; no new deaths - Reuters
          
7h MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
$ZNGA has shed more than three-quarters of its IPO value and is down more than 80% from its high in March: http://on.mktw.net/RivETl 
    
          
7h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Big mutual funds and pensions pushing Wall Street executives to rein in pay and consider more staff cuts http://reut.rs/SI3Aax 
    
          
7h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Police clash with protesters in Bahrain http://reut.rs/Pf9DbK 
    
          
8h Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
Former Hezbollah leader calls on group to reconsider Syria stance http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/10/05/242028.html … #AlArabiya #Syria
    
          
8h   ‏
AlArabiya_Eng: Osama bin Laden movie to air 2 days before U.S. election http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/10/05/242044.html … #AlArabiya #OsamabinLaden
          
8h   ‏
Reuters: Samsung posts $7.3 billion Q3 profit, this quarter will be tougher http://reut.rs/VorIpn 
          
8h   ‏
AlArabiya_Eng: Film '#Stolen' exposes modern-day slavery in #Polisario camps http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/10/05/241901.html …
          
8h   ‏
BBCWorld: Turkey's media say Syrian shellfire landed in southern Hatay province, prompting military to return fire http://bbc.in/Sz18JF 
          
8h   ‏
AlArabiya_Eng: Assad 'moved' chemical weapons, sought cooperation with 'state of Israel:' leaks http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/10/04/241792.html …
          
8h   ‏
MarketWatch: Does Obamacare cut $716 billion from Medicare? Commentators weigh in on a claim by Mitt Romney: http://on.mktw.net/RgqyqF 
           
8h   ‏
Reuters: World's fastest radio telescope starts up in Australian outback http://reut.rs/Ws9W2w 
          
8h   ‏
AlArabiya_Eng: Regime forces raid #Mesifra, in #Deraa, amid fears of mass killing: Syrian Media Center
          
8h   ‏
AlArabiya_Eng: Killing of captured Iranians to begin in 48 hours: Syrian brigade http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/10/05/241955.html … #Iran #Syria
          
8h   ‏
BreakingNews: New estimate puts US deficit for just-completed 2012 budget year at $1.1 trillion - AP http://apne.ws/AeNhqz 
                     
9h   ‏
AlArabiya_Eng: #Artists and #activists join to celebrate web freedom in #Beirut http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/10/05/241990.html … #alarabiya #ShareBeirut #Lebanon
          
9h   ‏
Reuters: Exclusive: Sugar ships stranded off Iraq as government axes contract http://reut.rs/WtUsLA 
          
9h   ‏
BBCBreaking: US economy added 114,000 jobs in September and unemployment rate dropped to 7.8%, figures show. http://bbc.in/SxQT8w 
          
9h   ‏
Reuters: Jobless rate tumbles to near four-year low http://reut.rs/QKncib 
          
9h   ‏
BreakingNews: More: US economy created 86,000 more jobs in July and August than 1st estimated - AP http://bit.ly/RG4vMp 
          
9h   ‏
Reuters: Merkel to visit Greece as money running out http://reut.rs/QKOvsH 
          
9h   ‏
BBCBreaking: All 5 UK terror suspects including Abu Hamza can be extradited to US, UK High Court Rules http://bbc.in/Ri82hE 
          
9h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
TURKISH MILITARY RETURNS FIRE AFTER MORTAR BOMB FROM SYRIA LANDS IN FARMLAND IN TURKEY'S HATAY PROVINCE - STATE NEWS AGENCY
    
          
9h   ‏
BBCWorld: Next tues will be very interesting day in Greece. Merkel makes first visit since crisis began. Unions have called for protests
          
9h   ‏
Reuters: Video: Bushfires rage in southeast Australia http://reut.rs/PeJJoE 
          
9h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
As rial plunges, U.S. Congress looks at  ing Iran sanctions http://reut.rs/Pf29FE 
    
          
9h   ‏
paulmasonnews: Catalan leaders seek referendum to leave Spain. Blog and video report: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-19847252 …
          
9h   ‏
NBCNewYork: NY's highest court sides with woman waging legal battle over right to die http://bit.ly/PENG0q  http://bit.ly/OasVxE 
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9h   ‏
BreakingNews: NY's highest court sides with woman waging legal battle over right to die - NBCNewYork http://bit.ly/PENG0q  http://t.co/Yd  ...
          
9h   ‏
MarketWatch: Bank of America paces early Dow gains, up more than 2%, as Hewlett-Packard lags http://on.mktw.net/RGetNF 
          
9h   ‏
AlArabiya_Eng: Israeli police use stun grenades to break up al-Aqsa protest http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/10/05/242010.html … #AlArabiya
          
9h   ‏
Reuters: Al Qaeda local wing says they're responsible for Iraq bombings http://reut.rs/PeLrGx 
          
9h   ‏
Reuters: Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi is making a career change - SpecialReports http://reut.rs/RGily7 
          
9h   ‏
Reuters: California gasoline prices jump 17 cents a gallon overnight http://reut.rs/QPcUu1 
          
9h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Turkey warns "not far" from war after Syrian attack http://reut.rs/PeP9jt 
    
          
9h   ‏
Reuters: Spain tops agenda for euro zone permanent bailout fund http://reut.rs/PeZPib 
          
9h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Four killed in machete gang attack on Kenyan minister http://reut.rs/Pf0Bf3 
    
          
9h   ‏
CityNews: HIV carriers can withhold condition from sex partners, Canada's Supreme Court rules http://bit.ly/VqxaYJ  http://bit.ly/Vqxuqy 
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9h   ‏
Reuters: U.N. Security Council strongly condemns "terrorist attacks" in Aleppo, Syria that al Qaeda-linked group says it carried out
          
9h   ‏
Reuters: Britain to extradite radical Islamist cleric to U.S. http://reut.rs/PeLVwf 
          
9h   ‏
BBCWORLD Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez, known for highlighting youth issues, arrested in eastern city of Bayamo http://bbc.in/SyjxpU 
          
9h   ‏
Reuters: Motorola wins German patent case against Microsoft http://reut.rs/PeNs5D 
          
9h   ‏
Reuters: Dow industrials hits five-year high on U.S. jobs report http://reut.rs/PeQJ51 
          
9h   ‏
Reuters: Video: Syrian forces appear to shell areas of greater Damascus http://reut.rs/PeRavV 
          
9h   ‏
BBCWorld: "Suddenly my phone went off" - 1.5 million Kenyans hit by mass switch-off of "fake" mobile phones http://bbc.in/RikPk8 
          
9h   ‏
Reuters: Lehman brokerage, Europe unit settle $38 billion in claims http://reut.rs/SBTvR0 
          
9h   ‏
BBCBreaking: Syrian rebels say they have shot down a fighter jet on the outskirts of Damascus. Details soon http://bbc.in/Rimian 
          
9h   ‏
Reuters: Video: Spain detains student planning Columbine-inspired attack http://reut.rs/PeUlUB 
          
9h   ‏
Reuters: Students clash with police in protests across Italy http://reut.rs/PeUsPY 
          
9h   ‏
AlArabiya_Eng: Jordan Islamists stage pro-reform protest but failed to reach planned 50,000 march http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/10/05/242020.html … #AlArabiya #Jordan
          
9h   ‏
AlArabiya_Eng: 49 people have been killed by the fire of Syrian forces across the country: Syrian Observatory for Human Rights #Syria #Assad
          
11h   ‏
AlArabiya_Eng: Radical Islamist cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri loses final appeal against extradition from UK to the US: Reuters #AlArabiya
          
12h BBC Breaking News ‏@BBCBreaking
World's largest platinum company, #Amplats, sacks 12,000 South Africa miners over unofficial strike. Details soon http://bbc.in/Sy6TYe 
    
          
12h   ‏
BBCBreaking: Eight more people arrested in connection with stabbing in London of Indian Lt-Gen Kuldeep Singh Brar http://bbc.in/SxWdc4 
          
12h   ‏
MarketWatch: Zynga shares plunge to 52-week low, down 20% following downward 2012 revision http://on.mktw.net/SHtiMj 
           
13h   ‏
MarketWatch: Bank of Russia says it is leaving interest rates unchanged http://on.mktw.net/SH2jR7 
           
13h   ‏
MarketWatch: Erroneous orders briefly dragged down India's 50-stock S&P CNX Nifty index over 15% http://on.mktw.net/SH34K6 
           
13h   ‏
Reuters: Uganda says it is now free of deadly Ebola virus http://reut.rs/WsTTkV 
          
13h   ‏
Reuters: South African strikers say police kill another miner http://reut.rs/Wt0EU0 
          
13h   ‏
Reuters: Philippines, Muslim rebels say peace talks extended http://reut.rs/WtQZws 
          
13h   ‏
MarketWatch: Gold extends losses and oil futures see steep falls during European trading http://on.mktw.net/SH5Cb4 
          
13h   ‏
BreakingNews: Israeli police shoot dead an American gunman who killed a hotel employee - YNetNews, Jerusalem_Post http://bit.ly/QKya78 
          
13h   ‏
Reuters: South Africa police shoot dead with rubber bullets a striking miner at a protest near a Rustenburg area platinum mine, miners say
          
13h   ‏
Reuters: Rivalry between Libyan cities sharpens over rebel's death http://reut.rs/Wtotec 
          
13h   ‏
Reuters: Syrian rebels say capture air defense base near Damascus http://reut.rs/Wtt6VI 
          
13h   ‏
BreakingNews: General Motors says South Africa transport workers strike has hit production at its Port Elizabeth plant - Reuters
          
13h   ‏
BBCWorld: US drone war in Pakistan prompts fear and anger http://bbc.in/RhLWfl 
          
13h   ‏
Reuters: Russia extends Tajik base lease to curb militant threat http://reut.rs/WtGA3I 
          
13h   ‏
Reuters: Deepening South Africa strikes hit Shell fuel deliveries http://reut.rs/WtbxoG 
          
15h   ‏
Reuters: Turkish border town suffers spillover of Syrian violence http://reut.rs/QKy8fy 
          
15h   ‏
NBCNews: UK court decides compensation for torture during British rule in Kenya in the 1950s can be claimed despite passage of time
          
15h   ‏
Reuters: Two suspects held in Istanbul over killing of U.S. envoy: TV http://reut.rs/QKA7Ap 
          
15h   ‏
BBC: Judge says evidence available on both sides2enable fair trial4Mau Mau torture victims, despite 50 yr time lapse http://bbc.in/SxhfaK 
          
15h   ‏
BBCWorld: Judge says evidence available on both sides to enable fair trial for Mau Mau torture victims, despite 50 yr time lapse http:// ...
          
22h MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
Bank of Japan keeps rates, asset-buying program unchanged, cites rising global uncertainty http://on.mktw.net/SGGhOt 
    
          
23h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Outspoken gay marriage foe installed as San Francisco archbishop http://reut.rs/WrGfia 
    
   

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