Saturday, October 6, 2012

The Nightly #World #News Report of the 6th of October 2012



2m Breaking News ‏@BreakingNews
Illinois man arrested after the discovery of bomb-making materials and notes about destroying 48 churches in Oklahoma - @NBCNews
    
          
2h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Death toll from meningitis outbreak rises to seven http://reut.rs/WzQMrA 
    
          
2h Breaking News ‏@BreakingNews
2 US military personnel died in an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday - @latimesworld http://lat.ms/SDrOsU 
    
          
3h BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
Tunisia clashes over rubbish dump http://bbc.in/Rm5HSS 
    
          
3h BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
Peru rebels burn down helicopters http://bbc.in/Rm3Cqb 
    
          
4h   ‏
Reuters: Tanzania asks for mediation over Lake Malawi dispute http://reut.rs/QMChjc 
          
4h   ‏
Reuters: Touring South America, Panetta renews defense ties with Peru http://reut.rs/QMyqCM 
          
4h   ‏
Reuters: Captain killed, tourists hurt in blast on Greek boat http://reut.rs/QMDhnq 
          
6h   ‏
AlArabiya_Eng: #BreakingNews: Large blast rocks Barza neighborhood of Damascus: Syrian Media Center
          
6h   ‏
AlArabiya_Eng: #BreakingNews: #Algeria declares 8-day mourning for death of former president #Benjedid
          
6h   ‏
Reuters: French police kill one in raid linked to Jewish market attack http://reut.rs/QMwkTk 
          
7h   ‏
BreakingNews: LDS Church drops Mormon missionary age from 19 to 18 for men, from 21 to 19 for women - sltrib http://bit.ly/Q41wvz 
          
8h   ‏
AlArabiya_Eng: #Hezbollah 'mercenaries' helped a fearful #Assad early in revolt: Leaks http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/10/05/241968.html …
          
8h   ‏
AlArabiya_Eng: Syria Leaks: #Hezbollah sent 250 "support personnel" to #Aleppo on May 23, 2011: #SyriaLeaks http://goo.gl/dQ5jf 
          
8h   ‏
AlArabiya_Eng: SYRIA LEAKS: #Hezbollah actively involved in the Syrian unrest #SyriaLeaks http://goo.gl/dQ5jf  #Syria #Assad
          
8h   ‏
AlArabiya_Eng: SYRIA LEAKS: #Hezbollah and Assad's regime reportedly involved in 2005 killing of Gebran Ghassan #Tueni. http://goo.gl/dQ5jf 
          
8h   ‏
AlArabiya_Eng: #BreakingNews: 49 police hurt in Djerba clashes: Tunisia ministry
          
8h   ‏
AlArabiya_Eng: #BreakingNews: Assad's forces withdraw from Jabal al-Akrad after heavy clashes with FSA
          
8h   ‏
AlArabiya_Eng: Brigadier Mustafa Sheikh: #FSA captures 75 Assad troops. #Syria
          
10h BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
Giant wedding in #Malaysia sparks corruption inquiry http://bbc.in/SCt1k7 
    
          
11h BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
Man charged over April's murder http://bbc.in/SCky0k 
    
          
11h   ‏
BBCWorld: Yemen 'foils attack on air base' http://bbc.in/RlajZr 
          
          
11h BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
"#Ahmadinejad refused to attend latest meeting of #Iran's Expediency Council where leaders dealt with currency crisis" - @BBCKasraNaji
    
          
11h   ‏
Reuters: Miners end South Africa strike at Petra Diamonds http://reut.rs/QRt0Da 
          
11h   ‏
AP: Philippine troops capture a senior communist rebel leader who trained in Libya and carried a $135,000 bounty http://wapo.st/Rkxz9X 
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11h   ‏
Reuters: Nigeria blast kills woman, wounds 5 children: official http://reut.rs/QLVJg1 
          
11h   ‏
BBCWorld: Man killed in French terror raid http://bbc.in/RkzqM0 
          
11h   ‏
Reuters: Flash: President Barack Obama's campaign, Democrats raised $181 mln for his re-election effort in September: campaign
          
11h   ‏
BreakingNews: The pope's former butler is convicted in the papal 'Vatileaks' case and sentenced to 18 months in prison - AP
          
12h   ‏
AlArabiya_Eng: #IMF chief Christine #Lagarde praises #Saudi Arabia for helping to stabilizing international markets http://goo.gl/1sQiW 
          
12h   ‏
AlArabiya_Eng: #Lagarde says #IMF will enter partnership with #Gulf States and start talks with #Egypt http://goo.gl/1sQiW 
          
12h   ‏
MarketWatch: Jobless rate has dropped below 8% for the first time since 2009 http://on.mktw.net/RiCOap  pic.twitter.com/Zaz1cQsa
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12h   ‏
BreakingNews: A Virginia state trooper dies after he was hit by a SUV while directing traffic from the state fair, authorities say - AP
          
12h   ‏
BBCWorld: VIDEO: Cuba tries man over dissident's death http://bbc.in/RkVsyc 
          
12h   ‏
Reuters: Israeli air force shoots down small, unpiloted aircraft http://reut.rs/WyIT5z 
          
12h   ‏
Reuters: Somali president names Abdi Farah Shirdon Saaid as country's new prime minister, government and Western diplomatic sources say
          
12h   ‏
AlArabiya_Eng: #BreakingNews: Israeli air force says drone was shot down in the al-Naqab area
          
12h BBC Breaking News ‏@BBCBreaking
#BabarAhmad and #TahlaAhsan plead not guilty to terror charges in US court, after being extradited from UK http://bbc.in/SCdH72 
    
          
12h   ‏
Reuters: Yemen foils al Qaeda plan to bomb air base used by United States: official http://reut.rs/QMdxr7 
          
12h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Ex-papal butler spared jail, to serve time in house arrest-lawyer http://reut.rs/WySPfm 
    
          
18h Breaking News ‏@BreakingNews
18-year-old high-school football player dies after collapsing on the side of the pitch - @VoiceOfPeeDee http://bit.ly/UqgBNn 
    
          
18h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
North Korean soldier defects to South across land border http://reut.rs/WxL2P9 
    
          
18h   ‏
BBCDomC: US officials have confirmed that Babar Ahmad and Talha Ahsan are in custody in Connecticut.
          
19h Breaking News ‏@BreakingNews
Sportsman-turned-politician Imran Khan joined by hundreds for start of Pakistan anti-drone-strike protest - @ajenglish http://aje.me/Uqe6KU 
    
          
19h BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
Brazil local elections push women to the fore http://bbc.in/Rkhscv 
    
          
19h   ‏
Reuters: Foxconn denies reports of a strike at 1 of its Chinese plants making the iPhone 5; only isolated disputes, no stop in production
          
19h   ‏
BreakingNews: North Korean soldier kills two of his officers and defects to the South across the DMZ, official says http://apne.ws/SRaDyz  AP
          
19h   ‏
AlArabiya_Eng: #BreakingNews: Turkish military returns fire after mortar bomb from #Syria lands in countryside in #Turkey's #Hatay province
          
22h   ‏
Reuters: Storm Gaemi to hit central Vietnam, coffee at risk http://reut.rs/QLDgQz 
          
22h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
U.S., South Korea to forge joint response to North's missile force http://reut.rs/PfPNNx 
    
          
22h   ‏
Reuters: Court rules N.Y. shooting victim can sue gun maker, distributor http://reut.rs/QLzZRq 


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