Thursday, December 20, 2012

The Nightly #World #News Report of the 20th of December 2012



now MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
Japan stocks rebound after strong U.S. session; Nikkei Average up 1% http://on.mktw.net/TE3STC 
 

now The Star ‏@staronline
Iraqi minister accuses Shi'ite prime minister of crackdown http://dlvr.it/2gVQ6r 
 

now Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Ohio governor signs law slightly weakening gun controls http://reut.rs/VUDinE 
 

now The Star ‏@staronline
100 turn up at funeral of suspected JI militant http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/12/21/nation/12491430&sec=nation …
 

now BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
US Marine sentenced to 30 days in jail for urinating on dead Afghan combatant http://bbc.in/12D3EQG 
 

now Breaking Politics ‏@breakingpol
House passes GOP 'fiscal cliff' bill aimed at pressuring president for deal; second vote expected later - @Reuters http://trib.in/R7SCjM 
 

3m The Star ‏@staronline
Egyptian Islamists plan big rally as referendum looms http://dlvr.it/2gVGPp 
 

3m The Star ‏@staronline
Russia's Putin set for stand-off with EU on Syria, energy http://dlvr.it/2gVGQc 
 

25m Agence France-Presse ‏@AFP
The UN Security Council slaps sanctions on two Iranian firms accused of supplying arms to the Syrian government http://bit.ly/RHhxfw 
 

20m Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
White House defends Hagel as Obama mulls Pentagon choice http://reut.rs/UbPtiF 
 

25m Post World News ‏@PostWorldNews
Italian prosecutors finish Concordia shipwreck probe; captain risks 20 years if convicted http://wapo.st/ZVfSp6 
 

34m MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
RIM shares turn lower, down 11% after hours on concerns about service business http://on.mktw.net/WxLpg2 
 

44m Wall Street Journal ‏@WSJ
Millions of mental-health records missing from U.S. gun-dealer database: http://on.wsj.com/UfJNVS 
 

45m Bloomberg News ‏@BloombergNews
Joe Biden meets with law enforcement officials on President Obama's plan to curb gun violence | http://bloom.bg/UfYJTK 
 

1h Press TV ‏@PressTV
Spain parliament passes austerity budget http://dlvr.it/2gTmq4 
 

1h The Associated Press ‏@AP
BREAKING: The brother of imprisoned financier Bernard Madoff sentenced in New York to 10 years in prison
 

2h Special Reports ‏@specialreports
Adults on #Medicaid, the most expensive program for the poor, tripled since 1990. #inequality http://reut.rs/ZQksVz 
 

1h Post World News ‏@PostWorldNews
Jailed adviser of Iranian president given brief leave for medical treatment http://wapo.st/T9pc3c 
 

1h The Star ‏@staronline
Talks over French labour deal to extend into January http://dlvr.it/2gTWhr 
 

1h BBC Breaking News ‏@BBCBreaking
Profits plunge at @BlackBerry maker Research in Motion, which suffers first fall in quarterly subscriptions http://bbc.in/12CUtQ8  #RIM
 

1h The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
Hunger and homelessness rise in U.S. cities: Across the United States, the number of hungry and homeless people ... http://bit.ly/US0fIc 
 

1h The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
Israeli attacks on media 'violated laws of war': HRW: Israeli attacks on journalists and media facilities in the... http://bit.ly/UPlIlj 
 

1h The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
Iraq finance minister says staff members kidnapped: Iraq's finance minister on Thursday accused a "militia force... http://bit.ly/UgfXQV 
 

1h The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
Wall St advances on 'fiscal cliff' talks: U.S. stocks edged up in a thinly traded session after Republican House... http://bit.ly/ZVLZop 
 

1h Breaking News ‏@BreakingNews
Facebook tests system to charge $1 for some messages - @wsj http://on.wsj.com/US1zem 
 

1h Press TV ‏@PressTV
Siemens to cut 1,100 jobs by 2014 http://dlvr.it/2gTSzf 
 

1h Wall Street Journal ‏@WSJ
A new Facebook experiment will allow users to message people they're not friends with - for a fee. http://on.wsj.com/TazgZU 
 

1h Agence France-Presse ‏@AFP
Hopes plunge of a deal to stave off a damaging year-end fiscal crisis in the US http://bit.ly/RH8ZWf 
 

now  ‏@WorldNewsRTLive
Yahoo! News: U.N. authorizes African force to take on al Qaeda in Mali http://news.yahoo.com/u-n-authorizes-african-force-al-qaeda-mali-204536405.html …

now  ‏@WorldNewsRTLive
Yahoo! News: U.S. government report faults Bahrain 2011 labor crackdown http://news.yahoo.com/u-government-report-faults-bahrain-2011-labor-crackdown-210825580.html …

2h The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
Chavez conscious and recovering: Venezuela's vice president says that President Hugo Chavez is conscious and pro... http://bit.ly/WxrrSD 
 

2h Press TV ‏@PressTV
‘Gunmen kill 2 in northern Nigeria’ http://dlvr.it/2gT8k3 
 

1h MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
RIM shares rise 8% after hours in the wake of BlackBerry maker's earnings report http://on.mktw.net/TDGNAo 
 

2h MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
BlackBerry has 79 million users. Report: http://on.mktw.net/URVvCx  $RIMM
 

2h WSJ Canada ‏@WSJcanada
RIM Surprises with More Cash, But Loses Subscribers http://on.wsj.com/XQKVNr  via @WSJ
 

1h BBC Breaking News ‏@BBCBreaking
UK forces have paid high price in #Afghanistan but "real progress" has been made, PM @David_Cameron tells troops on visit to Helmand
 

2h The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
Traditions in Chad harm, kill underfed children: On the day of their son's surgery, the family woke before dawn.... http://bit.ly/YqBQQa 
 

2h The Star ‏@staronline
Greek police clash with angry shopkeepers in Athens http://dlvr.it/2gT1X8 
 

2h Bloomberg News ‏@BloombergNews
FLASH: Research in Motion 3Q revenue $2.73 billion, up from estimated $2.66 billion
 

2h Bloomberg News ‏@BloombergNews
FLASH: Research in Motion 3Q adjusted loss/share $0.22, estimated loss $0.35
 

2h Agence France-Presse ‏@AFP
Newtown massacre fuels wave of social media discussion on gun control, with majority favoring new limits, a study shows http://bit.ly/R7CIpN 
 

2h MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
$RIMM shares halted ahead of earnings report http://on.mktw.net/V9eJXA 
 

2h MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
Fiscal-cliff optimism gives U.S. stocks a lift Thursday http://on.mktw.net/Wxmfhz 
 

3h BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
Military action authorised by UN Security Council to try to take control of al-Qaeda strongholds in northern #Mali
 

3h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
"Smart guns" show promise, but not readily available on U.S. market http://reut.rs/UU3DUa 
 

3h Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: Heavy shelling on town in suburbs of Syrian city of al-Raqqa, LCC reports. #Syria
 

3h Bloomberg News ‏@BloombergNews
Oakland, fifth-most crime ridden city in the U.S., is spending $17 million on a new stadium while cops are fired | http://bloom.bg/VbAZM3 
 

3h The Star ‏@staronline
Four killed in clash in Libya's Benghazi - officials http://dlvr.it/2gRynV 
 

3h BBC News US ‏@BBCNewsUS
Republican-led US House set to vote on "Plan B" option to avoid #FiscalCliff http://bbc.in/Ubu9K9 
 

3h The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
Steroids loom in US college football: With steroids easy to buy, testing weak and punishments inconsistent, coll... http://bit.ly/UJG3sG 
 

3h The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
US urges talks over Bahrain labor unrest: The government of Bahrain has fallen short of commitments to recognize... http://bit.ly/Yqfi1Z 
 

3h The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
Palestinians aim to isolate Israel: Weeks ahead of Israeli elections, Palestinian officials are already plotting... http://bit.ly/YqfhLF 
 

4h Special Reports ‏@specialreports
41% of people on food stamps live in households where at least one person works. #inequality http://reut.rs/ZQksVz 
 

4h Bloomberg News ‏@BloombergNews
Jet Airways seen beating Kingfisher for Etihad investment | http://bloom.bg/ZlPbdZ 
 

4h MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
Oracle to buy Eloqua, a cloud-based marketing automation platform company, for about $871 million http://on.mktw.net/RGE8sL  $ORCL
 

4h BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
#Wikileaks founder Julian #Assange tells supporters he "will not be cowed" as he continues to fight extradition http://bbc.in/UbtHeM 
 

4h Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
Al Arabiya wins #UN Gold news award for Syria coverage, correspondent @TalalAlhaj donates prize to #Syria refugees http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/12/20/256231.html …
 

4h Agence France-Presse ‏@AFP
Occupation of northern Mali by extremists who rode a Tuareg rebellion exposes Tuaregs to reprisals, a report says http://bit.ly/12CCQQF 
 

4h RT ‏@RT_com
#Assange: WikiLeaks already has 1 million documents being prepared for release, they will affect every country; LIVE http://on.rt.com/licpyv 
 
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4h BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
#Wikileaks to release files affecting "every country in this world" in 2013, Julian #Assange tells supporters outside embassy in London
 

4h The Associated Press ‏@AP
Boehner says Obama not willing to stand up to fellow Democrats for 'fiscal cliff' deal: http://apne.ws/URmcr2  -RAS
 

4h Lisa Fleisher ‏@lisafleisher
In #Sandy-affected November, NY state unemployment rate drops from 8.7% to 8.3%, state also loses 33,500 jobs
 

4h Egypt Independent ‏@EgyIndependent
FJP: Finance Ministry policies embarrass the govt. http://dlvr.it/2gRHTp 
 

4h Egypt Independent ‏@EgyIndependent
Egyptian killed while fighting with Free Syrian Army http://dlvr.it/2gRHW5 
 

4h Bloomberg News ‏@BloombergNews
California Republicans target highest-paid U.S. public workers | http://bloom.bg/UTdNnS 
 

4h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
 

4h WikiLeaks ‏@wikileaks
LIVE SOON: Julian Assange's Xmas address marking 6 months of asylum. Watch here: http://rt.com/on-air/julian-assanges-christmas-address/ …
 

4h Press TV ‏@PressTV
‘Iraqis suffer from US bioweapon effects’: An Iranian lawmaker says biological weapons used by the United States... http://bit.ly/WwWn5w 
 

4h The Associated Press ‏@AP
AP VIDEO: House Majority leader Eric Cantor says GOP plan to raise taxes on those making over $1M is best option: http://apne.ws/URaWLk  -RAS
 
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4h Press TV ‏@PressTV
US economy to slow down in early 2013 http://dlvr.it/2gR819 
 

4h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
China is the frontrunner to buy Exxon out of Iraq oil http://reut.rs/VTWfaf  $XOM
 

5h The Associated Press ‏@AP
Rapper 'Fat Joe' pleads guilty to tax evasion: http://apne.ws/TagamA  -RAS
 

5h Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
Syrian state TV news anchor disguises himself to flee from #Assad http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/12/20/256228.html … #Syria
 

5h RT America ‏@RT_America
Google starts watching what you do off the Internet too http://on.rt.com/932g7c 
 

5h The Associated Press ‏@AP
Palestinians brace for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's expected re-election, plot ways to isolate Israel: http://apne.ws/UfHWQH  -RAS
 

5h Bloomberg News ‏@BloombergNews
Peugeot reaches $15.2 billion refinancing agreement with banks | http://bloom.bg/U0zSzO 
 

5h The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
Tuareg civilians in Mali face reprisals: report: The occupation of northern Mali by Al Qaeda-linked extremists w... http://bit.ly/WwPUHB 
 

5h Dawn Media Group ‏@dawn_com
Gunmen attack passenger buses near Mach in Balochistan; three killed | Pakistan | http://DAWN.COM  http://dawn.com/2012/12/20/gunmen-attack-passenger-buses-near-mach-in-balochistan-three-killed …
 

5h Bloomberg News ‏@BloombergNews
Microsoft set to face possible EU fines on browser violations | http://bloom.bg/V8zy5v 
 

5h Press TV ‏@PressTV
BBC criticized over Savile report http://dlvr.it/2gQWhX 
 

5h Egypt Independent ‏@EgyIndependent
Stock market ends on high note amid increased investor optimism http://dlvr.it/2gQWWS 
 

2h  ‏@WorldNewsRTLive
Yahoo! News: Czech party to pull out of cabinet, threatening its survival http://news.yahoo.com/czech-party-pull-cabinet-threatening-survival-173005394.html …

5h RT London Bureau ‏@RTLondonBureau
Media gathers outside #Ecuadorean embassy ahead of #Assange 7pm speech pic.twitter.com/Sry6uEBV
 
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5h The Star ‏@staronline
South Africa's Mandela has "steadily improved" - Zuma http://dlvr.it/2gQRMg 
 

6h Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
#Egypt fully resumes gas supplies to #Jordan http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/12/20/256218.html …
 

6h Bloomberg News ‏@BloombergNews
ed online child privacy rules approved by FTC | http://bloom.bg/UQltGt 
 

6h Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
World Bank pledges $900 million for #Iraq http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/12/20/256152.html …
 

6h Dawn Media Group ‏@dawn_com
Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline to be completed on time, says Khar | Pakistan | http://DAWN.COM  http://dawn.com/2012/12/20/iran-pakistan-gas-pipeline-to-be-completed-on-time-says-khar …
 

6h BBC Breaking News ‏@BBCBreaking
#Somalia update: Overcrowded boat left port of Bosasso, bound for Yemen. 55 dead thought to be Somali & Ethiopian http://bbc.in/UbfbUh 
 

6h Post World News ‏@PostWorldNews
UN unanimously calls for global ban on centuries-old practice of female genital mutilation http://wapo.st/SZXSIg 
 

6h Bloomberg News ‏@BloombergNews
FLASH: Harry Reid says Senate will not take up any House fiscal cliff bills
 

6h Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: Three killed and others wounded in an armed attack on the #Benghazi security department #Libya
 

6h The Associated Press ‏@AP
AP VIDEO: Violence continues in Syria with clashes reported across the stricken country: http://apne.ws/SZLTKz  -RAS
 

6h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
FLASH: FIFTY-FIVE PEOPLE DROWNED OFF SOMALI COAST AFTER BOAT CAPSIZES - UNHCR
 

6h Eduardo Thomson ‏@ethomson1
Ecuador Central Bank Head Quits After Admitting Fake Diploma http://bloom.bg/XPplbU  via @BloombergNews
 

6h Bloomberg News ‏@BloombergNews
FLASH: PATH system Sandy repair may cost $700 million, had seen $300 million
 

6h Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
Algerians angered by picture of man kissing French president’s hand http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/12/20/256164.html … #Hollande #Algeria pic.twitter.com/YY1mVHUM
 
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6h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Al Qaeda grows powerful in #Syria as endgame nears http://reut.rs/VSRk9A 
 

6h The Star ‏@staronline
Italy prosecutors wind up Costa Concordia ship investigation http://dlvr.it/2gPXDn 
 

7h Reuters Politics ‏@ReutersPolitics
Newark Mayor @CoryBooker announces he will explore possibility of US Senate run in 2014 http://youtu.be/NCm2meC1SS8 
 

7h MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
Tesla Motors will need more loans to stay afloat in 2013 http://on.mktw.net/T9pszc  $TSLA
 

7h The Associated Press ‏@AP
Woman dies after she tries to walk for help after her car gets stuck during a Utah snowstorm: http://apne.ws/V8F2x7  -RAS
 

7h WSJ Greater New York ‏@WSJNY
NYC is set to finish its warmest year since record-keeping began -- and maybe the warmest since days of New Amsterdam: http://on.wsj.com/T8KD5N 
 

7h Wall Street Journal ‏@WSJ
Boehner's fiscal cliff 'Plan B' deal gets pushback: http://on.wsj.com/V8I6sY 
 

7h Egypt Independent ‏@EgyIndependent
Sources: Mubarak in stable condition http://dlvr.it/2gPH0Q 
 

7h Bloomberg News ‏@BloombergNews
BREAKING: House plans vote on Boehner budget proposal after 7:30pm today
 

7h Bloomberg News ‏@BloombergNews
Ericsson to record $1.2 billion cost for chip venture | http://bloom.bg/SYGIuy 
 

7h The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
 

7h The Star ‏@staronline
White House readies gun-control plan as more children laid to rest http://dlvr.it/2gP5tS 
 

7h Wall Street Journal ‏@WSJ
Latvia on track to join Euro: http://on.wsj.com/T9M02X 
 

7h Bloomberg News ‏@BloombergNews
How the Chamber of Commerce blocked cybersecurity legislation designed to protect businesses | http://bloom.bg/UQfFNn 
 

7h Press TV ‏@PressTV
UN, AMISOM teams in famine-hit#Somalia http://dlvr.it/2gNyCz 
 

7h The Star ‏@staronline
Obama grants Russia "permanent normal trade relations" http://dlvr.it/2gNssh 
 

7h The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
 

7h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Merck cholesterol drug fails; risks seen http://reut.rs/UTlpXy  $MRK
 

8h Special Reports ‏@specialreports
The U.S. spends hundreds of billions of dollars a year on aid to the poor. #inequality http://reut.rs/UHmC2Y 
 

8h Press TV ‏@PressTV
Argentinean warship leaves Ghana http://dlvr.it/2gNXx2 
 

8h The Jakarta Globe ‏@thejakartaglobe
No. 2 Indonesia's Former Trade Minister Enters Race to Lead WTO http://bit.ly/USiX3o  #JGTop10
 

8h The Jakarta Globe ‏@thejakartaglobe
No. 6 10 Indonesians Drown After Boat Sinks Off Malaysia http://bit.ly/VTLKnp  #JGTop10
 

8h The Star ‏@staronline
Czech defence minister fired after one week in post http://dlvr.it/2gNRQH 
 

8h Bloomberg News ‏@BloombergNews
Budget talks falter as Republicans set to vote in tax increases | http://bloom.bg/WvI94A 
 

8h Press TV ‏@PressTV
‘Bahrainis demand free election’: An Iranian lawmaker says the people of Bahrain are fed-up with the patriarchal... http://bit.ly/UICfb2 
 

9h Bloomberg View ‏@BloombergView
UBS's “captain caos” scheme, deserves its place in the hall of fame of financial chicanery | http://bloom.bg/UQcs0h 
 

8h MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
U.S. sales of existing homes jump to highest annualized rate in three years http://on.mktw.net/TCu2pG 
 

8h BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
Leading #Russia opposition figure Alexei #Navalny & brother formally charged with fraud & money-laundering http://bbc.in/UaTyUe 
 

8h Bloomberg News ‏@BloombergNews
Insider traders outside the U.S. are shielded from American prisons | http://bloom.bg/T9B6dy 
 

8h RT ‏@RT_com
Guatemala has welcomed ‘doomsday’ with special ceremony - 'Apocalypse' LIVE UPDATES http://on.rt.com/f0uq73 
 

8h Press TV ‏@PressTV
Georgian Defense Ministry says one of its soldiers working with the US-led NATO forces in Afghanistan has gone... http://fb.me/24gny5UKY 
 

8h RT ‏@RT_com
21 December 2012 is here: 'Apocalypse' LIVE UPDATES http://on.rt.com/f0uq73 
 

8h The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
 

8h The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
 

8h BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
#Russia opposition leader Alexei #Navalny says he faces fresh fraud & money-laundering charges, along with his brother
 

9h MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
U.S. stocks drift lower; investors await LEI, Philly Fed and existing-homes data http://on.mktw.net/TCqFPH 
 

9h Bloomberg News ‏@BloombergNews
Video-game makers face more scrutiny after #Newtown massacre | http://bloom.bg/U0lCqJ 
 

9h Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: #Assad's forces bombard neighborhoods in #Damascus and its suburbs
 

3h  ‏@WorldNewsRTLive
Yahoo! News: Clashes ease at Damascus Palestinian refugee camp http://news.yahoo.com/clashes-ease-damascus-palestinian-refugee-camp-141818132.html …

3h  ‏@WorldNewsRTLive
Yahoo! News: Palestinians begin returning to Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria http://news.yahoo.com/palestinians-begin-returning-yarmouk-refugee-camp-syria-141830101.html …

9h Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
Massacre in #Syria’s Aqrab, columnist @DianaMoukalled what really happened? http://english.alarabiya.net/views/2012/12/20/256194.html …
 

9h The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
 

9h RT ‏@RT_com
Syrian conflict becoming increasingly sectarian – UN http://on.rt.com/cfqg8j 
 

9h Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: At least 12 killed in South #Sudan riots: doctor
 

9h Bloomberg News ‏@BloombergNews
Bank of America CEO Moynihan said to kill proposal to cut payouts to brokers | http://bloom.bg/TC8pFU 
 

9h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Russia hopes for six-power nuclear talks with Iran next month http://reut.rs/UaMw1M 
 

9h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Syrian rebels fight for strategic town in Hama province http://reut.rs/VTDF1K 
 

9h Press TV ‏@PressTV
Assange to address supporters in UK http://dlvr.it/2gMgfp 
 

9h Breaking News ‏@BreakingNews
General Motors recalls 145,628 mid-sized pickup trucks globally for hood latch issue - @Reuters http://reut.rs/XOVC30 
 

9h The Star ‏@staronline
Believers gather at Serbian mountain ahead of 'doomsday' http://dlvr.it/2gMg1k 
 

9h Craig Trudell ‏@crtrud
Toyota rated worst as U.S. insurance group toughens tests http://bloom.bg/RFmlSQ 
 

9h BBC Business ‏@BBCBusiness
US grows faster in third quarter http://bbc.in/UQoaYI 
 

9h BBC Breaking News ‏@BBCBreaking
People evicted from #Chagos Islands by UK government in 1970s lose latest stage of legal bid to return to territory - via @stuartdhughes
 

9h Bloomberg News ‏@BloombergNews
The Fed's $4 trillion rescue plan helps hedge funds as savers hurt | http://bloom.bg/T9zGja 
 

9h The Jakarta Globe ‏@thejakartaglobe
Shoe Company Head Arrested Over Fake Halal Certification Allegations http://bit.ly/Zlqgay 
 

9h Egypt Independent ‏@EgyIndependent
Stock market recoups earlier losses http://dlvr.it/2gMCBd 
 

9h Egypt Independent ‏@EgyIndependent
Top prosecutor backtracks on resignation, says judicial source http://dlvr.it/2gMBpH 
 

9h Egypt Independent ‏@EgyIndependent
Election official's resignation not accepted, Justice Ministry deputy says http://dlvr.it/2gMBmk 
 

10h Post World News ‏@PostWorldNews
Hindu nationalist BJP wins elections in western state of Gujarat http://wapo.st/T9dB4h 
 

10h The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
 

10h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Bulgaria court jails three for life for contract killings http://reut.rs/UaIG8Y 
 

10h Bloomberg News ‏@BloombergNews
Google to sell Motorola Home business to Arris for $2.35 billion | http://bloom.bg/U0loQx 
 

10h The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
 

10h Agence France-Presse ‏@AFP
Photographing a fist-fight in Ukraine's parliament -- and a topless protest outside, by AFP's Sergei Supinsky: http://blogs.afp.com/correspondent/?post/2012/12/20/Bare-breasts%2C-knuckles-in-Ukraine-parliament …
 

10h Wall Street Journal ‏@WSJ
Breaking: IntercontinentalExchange to acquire NYSE Euronext for $8.2 billion. http://wsj.com 
 

10h Bloomberg News ‏@BloombergNews
BREAKING: U.S. GDP grew 3.1% in the third quarter, beating estimate of 2.8%
 

10h Bloomberg News ‏@BloombergNews
BREAKING: U.S. initial jobless claims rose 17,000 to 361,000
 

10h Bloomberg News ‏@BloombergNews
FLASH: Hillary Clinton to testify on #Benghazi security in January
 

10h Wall Street Journal ‏@WSJ
Breaking: IntercontinentalExchange to acquire NYSE Euronext for $33.12 per share in stock and cash. http://wsj.com 
 

10h Bloomberg News ‏@BloombergNews
Rayo drives Spanish revolution with low-cost manufacturing | http://bloom.bg/UQc5To 
 

10h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Italy's Monti warns against throwing away benefits of his reforms http://reut.rs/SYykeo 
 

10h The Jakarta Globe ‏@thejakartaglobe
Breaking the Silence on Forced Sexual Servitude http://bit.ly/XOAw4K 
 

10h Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: At least 25 people are killed today in Syria by regime forces: Syrian Network for Human Rights
 

10h Press TV ‏@PressTV
NATO trooper missing in#Afghanistan http://dlvr.it/2gLXnD 
 

11h Egypt Independent ‏@EgyIndependent
Abouel Fotouh: Second round referendum result will be 'copy' of first http://dlvr.it/2gLLy6 
 

11h Post World News ‏@PostWorldNews
Snow, freezing weather causes disruptions in Bulgaria, Romania. Power out, roads blocked http://wapo.st/XOuNfg 
 

11h The Star ‏@staronline
Troops gone, U.S. increasingly sidelined in Iraq http://dlvr.it/2gLLKf 
 

11h Press TV ‏@PressTV
Palestinians return to Damascus camp http://dlvr.it/2gLLKB 
 

11h Post World News ‏@PostWorldNews
3 policemen killed in gunfight with suspected terrorists in eastern Indonesia http://wapo.st/ZSO8Bm 
 

11h Wall Street Journal ‏@WSJ
Nearly half -- 47% -- of Aetna's 35,000 U.S. employees work from home. http://on.wsj.com/UFA5ZZ 
 

11h Egypt Independent ‏@EgyIndependent
Court acquits police officer in Sayed Bilal murder http://dlvr.it/2gKx2T 
 

11h The Star ‏@staronline
French national kidnapped in northern Nigeria http://dlvr.it/2gKs6G 
 

11h The Star ‏@staronline
CAR rebels say advance halted, ready for talks http://dlvr.it/2gKs3J 
 

12h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Police disperse protesters at South Africa Harmony Gold mine http://reut.rs/UT2Sui 
 

12h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Central African Republic rebels say advance halted, ready for talks http://reut.rs/UaxbOT 
 

12h The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
 

12h Breaking News ‏@BreakingNews
Public reports significant damage and people rescued from debris after tornado hits Mobile, Alabama - @stormchaser4850, @weatherchannel
 

12h The Associated Press ‏@AP
As clashes between Syrian troops, rebels in Damascus camp subside, Palestinian refugees return: http://apne.ws/UeWiAR  - VW
 

12h The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
 

12h BBC Breaking News ‏@BBCBreaking
Ex-Rwanda government minister Augustin Ngirabatware jailed for 35 years at International Criminal Tribunal over 1994 genocide
 

12h Egypt Independent ‏@EgyIndependent
April 6 accuses Jama'a al-Islamiya of assaulting members in Minya http://dlvr.it/2gK5KG 
 

12h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Hundreds fleeing South Sudan shooting seek U.N. refuge http://reut.rs/VThjO4 
 

12h Breaking News ‏@BreakingNews
Ex-oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and business partner Platon Lebedev have jail time reduced by Moscow court - @RT_com http://bit.ly/ZT5Vbv 
 

12h Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
Picture of man kissing French president’s hand angers Algerians http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/12/20/256164.html … pic.twitter.com/PLiO7VrC
 
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12h RT ‏@RT_com
BREAKING: Moscow court reduces jail term for Khodorkovsky, partner http://on.rt.com/hla9yu 
 

12h The Star ‏@staronline
Hundreds fleeing South Sudan shooting seek U.N. refuge http://dlvr.it/2gJyly 
 

12h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
 

13h Press TV ‏@PressTV
17 people killed in#Mexico prison riot http://dlvr.it/2gJnzv 
 

13h BBC Breaking News ‏@BBCBreaking
Thirty gunmen seize French engineer from well-guarded compound in Katsina, Nigeria - police
 

13h The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
 

13h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Oman to stage first local poll after unrest http://reut.rs/VTfOiW 
 

13h The Star ‏@staronline
Japan launches WTO dispute against China over stainless steel http://dlvr.it/2gJXYv 
 

13h Press TV ‏@PressTV
US bracing for East Coast port strike http://dlvr.it/2gJMn4 
 

13h Press TV ‏@PressTV
Man killed by poisonous gas in#Bahrain http://dlvr.it/2gJMpN 
 

13h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
 

13h Egypt Independent ‏@EgyIndependent
Dubai's largest bank to purchase BNP Paribas Egyptian arm http://dlvr.it/2gJGN1 
 

13h Breaking News ‏@BreakingNews
Israel killing 2 reporters, attacking media in Gaza offensive violated laws of war, Human Rights Watch says - @Reuters http://fxn.ws/U09N3M 
 

13h The Associated Press ‏@AP
Commuters warned of blizzards, whiteouts as Midwest gets its first major snowstorm this season: http://apne.ws/T9fH4d  - VW
 

13h RT ‏@RT_com
Putin: One day, I will leave, but hope our next leader will be even more successful, because I love Russia - WATCH LIVE http://on.rt.com/uxdj6h 
 

13h The Star ‏@staronline
Israeli attacks on Gaza journalists unlawful - rights group http://dlvr.it/2gJ4MG 
 

14h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
 

14h RT ‏@RT_com
#Putin: Russia can't give up on S. Ossetia & Abkhazia, Georgia sees them as own territory, deadlock Saakashvili's fault http://on.rt.com/uxdj6h 
 

14h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
Congress gets absolute majority in Himachal Pradesh
 

14h Press TV ‏@PressTV
EU censures#Israel over settlements http://dlvr.it/2gHxXV 
 

14h Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters
Putin says Russian economy is performing well http://reut.rs/Uajwaj 
 

14h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
#HimachalElections: #Congress candidate Sujan Singh Pathania wins from Fatehpur
 

14h MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
Europe stocks drop as U.S. cliff optimism fades http://on.mktw.net/ZSItLL 
 

14h Press TV ‏@PressTV
Sudan bus collision kills 33 http://dlvr.it/2gHkpX 
 

14h The Associated Press ‏@AP
Nicaraguan judge finds 18 Mexicans detained with $9.2M in cash guilty of laundering drug money: http://apne.ws/Ua0WPQ  - VW
 

14h BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
Almost 1,000 doomsday cult members arrested in China for spreading rumours about imminent end of the world http://bbc.in/UamE65 
 

14h The Star ‏@staronline
'Terrorists' kill three Indonesian police in shootout http://dlvr.it/2gHYcQ 
 

14h The Star ‏@staronline
Indonesia prosecutors seek 15 years for Briton over drugs http://dlvr.it/2gHYcy 
 

14h Breaking News ‏@BreakingNews
Russian President Vladimir Putin denies he has health problems, says rumors of problems were spread by political opponents - @Reuters
 

14h The Star ‏@staronline
Flash floods kill 25 in Sri Lanka http://dlvr.it/2gHYbx 
 

14h Press TV ‏@PressTV
US teen kills classmate with shotgun http://dlvr.it/2gHWKq 
 

14h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
#HimachalElections: #Congress candidate Sudhir Sharma wins from Dharamshala
 

14h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
#GujaratElections: #GPP’s Keshubhai Savdasbhai Patel wins from Visavadar constituency
 

14h Agence France-Presse ‏@AFP
Israel pushes forward with plans for 3,658 new settler homes, sparking Palestinian fury and UN condemnation http://bit.ly/T994ib  #AFP
 

14h The Jakarta Globe ‏@thejakartaglobe
Asian Shares Slip as US Budget Talks Sour, BOJ Eases http://bit.ly/WuSKwS 
 

17h Jakarta Globe Blogs ‏@jgblogs
Farewell to Secretary Clinton — Public Servant and Friend http://jglo.be/2rCx 
 

14h The Star ‏@staronline
French colonisation of Algeria "brutal" - Hollande http://dlvr.it/2gHNwP 
 

14h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
#GujaratElections: #NCP’s Kandhal Sarmanbhai Jadeja wins from Kutiyana constituency
 

14h BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
Hindu nationalist leader Narendra Modi looks set to win fourth term as chief minister of India's Gujurat state http://bbc.in/Uakt2A 
 

14h Press TV ‏@PressTV
'Iran to construct world’s tallest dam': A commander of Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base says the base w... http://bit.ly/UPsmb6 
 

15h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
#HimachalElections: #Congress candidate G.S. Bali wins from Nagrota
 

15h The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
 

15h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
#GujaratElections: #BJP’s Amit Shah wins from Naranpura constituency http://zeenews.india.com/state-election-2012/results/gujarat.html …
 

15h RT ‏@RT_com
#Putin: Magnitsky act a hostile act towards Russia, poisoning our relations with US - WATCH LIVE http://on.rt.com/uxdj6h 
 

15h The Star ‏@staronline
Early Japan reactor restarts unlikely despite LDP win http://dlvr.it/2gGxTq 
 

15h The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb
 

15h Asahi Shimbun AJW ‏@AJWasahi
Chinese nationalism on rise, blog posts show http://ajw.asahi.com/article/special/isles_dispute/AJ201212200071 …
 

15h MarketWatch ‏@MarketWatch
Europe stocks open lower as fiscal-cliff-negotiation optimism erodes http://on.mktw.net/TBu6pJ 
 

15h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
#HimachalElections Tally: BJP - 26, CONG - 36 and Others - 6
 

15h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
#GujaratElections Tally: BJP - 120, CONG - 56, GPP - 2 and Others - 4
 

15h Press TV ‏@PressTV
Iranian dies in US after interrogation: An Iranian national has died in the United States two days after an inte... http://bit.ly/UH6K1j 
 

15h The Associated Press ‏@AP
1 dead, 33 injured in traffic pileup; vehicles litter NY's Long Island Expressway: http://apne.ws/T8Q97g  - VW
 

15h BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld
UK woman accused of drug trafficking in Indonesia should be jailed for 15 years, prosecutors tell Bali court http://bbc.in/UagV01 
 

16h Post World News ‏@PostWorldNews
Afghan president says he welcomes partial British force withdrawal in 2013 http://wapo.st/WuFQiq 
 

16h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
#HimachalElections: #Congress candidate Kaul Singh wins from Darang
 

16h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
Himachal Pradesh Elections: #BJP’s Ravinder Singh wins from Dehra
 

6h  ‏@WorldNewsRTLive
EgyIndependent: Court refuses to release former Radio and Television Union head http://dlvr.it/2gPfTt 

16h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
#HimachalElections: #BJP’s Ram Singh loses from Kullu http://zeenews.india.com/state-election-2012/results/himachal-pradesh.html …
 

16h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
 

16h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
#GujaratElections: #BJP candidate Jadeja Jayrajsinh Temubha wins from Gondal constituency http://zeenews.india.com/state-election-2012/results/gujarat.html …
 

16h Press TV ‏@PressTV
Nearly 2,000 foreign troops are expected to be deployed along Turkey’s border with Syria to operate the... http://fb.me/2oJ61tK9V 
 

6h  ‏@WorldNewsRTLive
Yahoo! News: Pakistan reports 9th death in polio team attacks http://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-reports-9th-death-polio-team-attacks-065923968.html …

16h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
Delhi gang-rape victim a ‘fighter’, say doctors http://zeenews.india.com/news/delhi/delhi-gang-rape-victim-a-fighter-say-doctors_817829.html … #DelhiGangRape
 

16h Zee News ‏@ZeeNews
#GujaratElections: Gujarat Chief Minister #NarendraModi wins Maninagar constituency by 86,373 votes
 

17h Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng
#FSA says it handed #Damascus camp back to #Palestinians http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/12/20/256099.html … #Syria
 

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