Saturday, March 16, 2013

The Afternoon World #News Report of the 16th of March 2013



18m Reuters Top News
@Reuters
Rebels fight Sudanese government troops in south Darfur http://reut.rs/ZyiQwh 
 

53m The Associated Press @AP
Chicago and Honolulu compete to host Obama's future presidential library: http://apne.ws/WpbHka  -MM By @joshledermanAP
 
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54m Zee News @ZeeNews
 
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57m Dawn Media Group @dawn_com
#Raisani agrees to dissolve #Balochistan Assembly on March 19: sources | #Pakistan | http://DAWN.COM  http://dawn.com/2013/03/16/raisani-agrees-to-dissolve-balochistan-assembly-on-march-19-sources/ …
 

16m  
Yahoo! News: Pakistan government ends unprecedented full term amid criticism http://yhoo.it/ZfGU8b 
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1h Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent
Protests as Morsy visits Sohag http://dlvr.it/35NfnH 
 

1h The Associated Press @AP
Major Nigerian airline suspends its flights after failing to reach an agreement with striking workers: http://apne.ws/XfBAit  -MM
 
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1h Agence France-Presse @AFP
Sweden bids farewell to Princess Lilian http://bit.ly/15aGqAY 
 

1h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Berlusconi clashes with "stupid" protesters as tensions rise http://reut.rs/WvhLX8 
 

1h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Steubenville rape trial accuser's veracity questioned http://reut.rs/WvgEH3 
 

1h The Associated Press @AP
First female general to lead Parris Island Marine base says women can handle combat: http://apne.ws/12Z5oHO  -MM By @susannemarieap
 
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1h The Star @staronline
Argentina's dictatorship economy chief Martinez de Hoz dies http://dlvr.it/35NQK5 
 

2h The Star @staronline
Bulgarian centre-right hold lead in March, poll shows http://dlvr.it/35NGxd 
 

2h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Syrian general, 20 soldiers defect: opposition http://reut.rs/ZxZxDq 
 

2h MarketWatch @MarketWatch
U.S. millionaire count reaches 9 million http://on.mktw.net/1575d8P 
 

24m  
Yahoo! News: Tear gas in Kenya as prime minister files suit http://yhoo.it/ZZ0QNK 
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2h Agence France-Presse @AFP
Hundreds flee DR Congo fighting, M23's ex-political leader Jean-Marie Runiga detained http://bit.ly/ZQ7pQr 
 

2h Zee News @ZeeNews
 
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2h BBC News (World) @BBCWorld
"This is robbery and we must get the EU to stop this" - shock & anger in #Cyprus over bailout savings levy http://bbc.in/16zWHCR 
 

3h New York Times World @nytimesworld
Objections to U.S. Troops Intensify in Afghanistan http://nyti.ms/YyychY 
 
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3h New York Times World @nytimesworld
High-Ranking Syrian General Defects, as an Uprising Enters Its 3rd Year http://nyti.ms/XQtpNm 
 
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3h Reuters Top News @Reuters
South Africa cardinal says pedophilia not a crime http://reut.rs/Wv5thr 
 

3h Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent
EU's Ashton urges caution on lifting arms ban for Syria rebels http://dlvr.it/35Mm2N 
 

3h Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
1,000 people protest on the 40th day of mourning after the murder of Tunisian opposition leader http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/2013/03/16/Tunisians-mark-40-days-since-political-killing-.html … #alarabiya
 

3h Press TV @PressTV
#Bahraini protestors hurl stones at a riot police vehicle during clashes following an anti-regime demonstration in http://twitpic.com/cbvfnp 


 
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3h Bloomberg News @BloombergNews
Italian police seize $59 million in assets from executives linked to jeweler Bulgari | http://bloom.bg/XQoLyE 
 
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3h The Associated Press @AP
Terrorist jailed in 1982 airline bombing when teen was killed is to be set free: http://apne.ws/142GJ4X  -MM By @etuckerap & @herschaft
 
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3h Agence France-Presse @AFP
 
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3h Agence France-Presse @AFP
Iraq Kurd town marks 25 years since deadly gas attack http://yhoo.it/ZxPgXQ 
 
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3h Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
Al Arabiya Exclusive: Syrian army official and captain son defect http://goo.gl/f4wOz  #Syria
 

3h Agence France-Presse @AFP
#BREAKING Cyprus president says without bailout banks faced 'collapse'
 

3h Zee News @ZeeNews
 
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3h New York Times World @nytimesworld
Congolese Rebels Loyal to Warlord Flee or Surrender http://nyti.ms/XQp38R 
 
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3h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Italy parties deadlocked as parliament opens http://reut.rs/Wv242b 
 

3h Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent
Bakery owners storm Supply Ministry http://dlvr.it/35MMjF 
 

3h Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent
44 students in Aswan infected with mumps disease http://dlvr.it/35MMhv 
 

4h RT @RT_com
Swiss tourist brutally gang-raped in front of husband in central India http://on.rt.com/8kskhu 
 

4h Breaking News @BreakingNews
Bus carrying Seton Hill lacrosse players crashes in Pennsylvania killing driver, 14 injured - @AP
 

4h The Associated Press @AP
BREAKING: Tour bus crashes on freeway in central Pa.; serious injuries reported: http://apne.ws/15Svv11  -MM
 
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4h The Associated Press @AP
Libyan Embassy in Cairo suspends work as tension flares over arrests of Christian Egyptians: http://apne.ws/XfBQhv  -MM
 
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4h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Body of South Dakota teen who died trying to save brother found http://reut.rs/ZxAGzs 
 

4h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Zambian ex-leader Banda summoned in corruption probe http://reut.rs/ZxBi8d 
 

4h Zee News @ZeeNews
 
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5h The Star @staronline
Bulgaria will not take lead in blacklisting Hezbollah - PM http://dlvr.it/35Lnz0 
 

5h Zee News @ZeeNews
 
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5h Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: Nine members of a Syrian family were killed after the regime struck a district in the Syrian province of Raqqa
 

5h Zee News @ZeeNews
 
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5h RT @RT_com
Monti to remain Italian PM until Italy resolves deadlock http://bit.ly/Zxv6NA  #news
 

5h Hasan Shaaban @hasanshaaban
#Lebanon #farmers alarmed by #swarms of #locusts #Rawshe #Beirut | News , Local News | THE DAILY STAR http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2013/Mar-16/210378-lebanon-farmers-alarmed-by-swarms-of-locusts.ashx …
 

6h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
#Cyprus shellshocked over #eurozone bailout deal | Business , International | THE DAILY STAR http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Business/International/2013/Mar-16/210381-cypriots-stunned-by-forced-savings-cuts.ashx …
 

6h Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: 
Three scud missiles launched from Damascus against positions in northern Syria: LCC
 

6h Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: Syrian envoy in Cuba, Haitham Humaidan, defects: Al Arabiya sources
 

2h  
Yahoo! News: Obama heads to Middle East with low expectations http://yhoo.it/ZeGRcH 
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6h The Star @staronline
Czech left's leader says "deadly cuts spiral" must end http://dlvr.it/35KxbW 
 

6h The Star @staronline
Cypriots stunned by forced savings cuts http://dlvr.it/35KxbF 
 

6h RT @RT_com
Canadian police arrest over 250 at anti-brutality rally http://on.rt.com/w3n595 
 

6h Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#Egypt says 7 Palestinians deported to #Gaza http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/2013/03/16/Egypt-says-7-Palestinians-deported-to-Gaza.html … #alarabiya #Palestine
 

6h RT @RT_com
US admits #Gitmo hunger strike spreading http://on.rt.com/l39dd4 
 

7h Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
"Several wars are taking place on #Syrian soil." Al Arabiya's GM Abdulrahman alRashed writes on the regional conflict:http://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/2013/03/16/Syria-The-great-regional-war.html …
 

7h The Associated Press @AP
Number of pigs plucked from Shanghai river and neighboring city reaches 11,955: http://apne.ws/XJxwwR  -MM
 
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7h The Star @staronline
Italy president tells Monti to stay until new government formed http://dlvr.it/35KfCx 
 

7h Agence France-Presse @AFP
#BREAKING Zimbabwe PM's ally 'seized by plainclothes detectives' as nation votes on a new constitution
 

7h BBC News (World) @BBCWorld
Eight suspects arrested after Swiss woman gang-raped in India's Madhya Pradesh state, police say http://bbc.in/16zrEqX 
 

7h Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#Aden strikes in protest at #Yemen national dialogue http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/2013/03/16/Aden-strikes-in-protest-at-Yemen-national-dialogue-.html … #alarabiya
 

7h The Star @staronline
Protestors in Penang: Where are the affordable homes? http://dlvr.it/35KTCN 
 

7h Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
Born in #war and #poverty, #youth don’t abandon #Iraq http://english.alarabiya.net/en/perspective/2013/03/16/Born-in-war-and-poverty-youth-don-t-abandon-Iraq.html … #alarabiya
 

7h Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: 34 people  killed across #Syria by security force attacks, mostly in #Damascus, #Homs: Syrian Network for Human Rights
 

8h Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: A military brigadier has defected from the #Syrian regime's army
 

7h Press TV @PressTV
The coffin with the body of late Venezuelan President Hugo #Chavez is taken to former 4 de Febrero barracks in #Ca http://twitpic.com/cbsp1r 
 
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3h  
Yahoo! News: China installs Cabinet of party vets, technocrats http://yhoo.it/WnAhlw 
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8h Press TV @PressTV
N #Korea accuses US, South of #cyber hits http://goo.gl/EuMq0 
 

8h BBC News (World) @BBCWorld
"Times were tough" - singer @katiemelua talks about Georgia's civil war in Five Minutes With @MatthewStadlen. VIDEO http://bbc.in/16zkymf 
 

8h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
Hundreds of #Egypt #football #fans protest detentions | News , Middle East | THE DAILY STAR http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Mar-16/210375-hundreds-of-egypt-football-fans-protest-detentions.ashx …
 

8h Dawn Media Group @dawn_com
Standoff continues over selection of caretaker PM | #Pakistan | http://DAWN.COM  http://dawn.com/2013/03/16/standoff-continues-over-selection-of-caretaker-pm/ …
 

8h Press TV @PressTV
#Iran to launch Jamaran 2 destroyer http://goo.gl/dNb0V 
 

8h Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: President #Assad's presidential media advisor Bouthaina Shaaban has left #Syria, news sources confirm.
 

8h Agence France-Presse @AFP
#BREAKING Defeated Kenyan PM files suit challenging election results
 

9h The Associated Press @AP
Revelers worldwide prepare for St. Patrick's Day parades, pageantry and parties: http://apne.ws/Z5eQRv  -SS
 
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9h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
#Egypt's #Mursi to visit #Pakistan on Monday: official | News , Middle East | THE DAILY STAR http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Mar-16/210368-egypts-mursi-to-visit-pakistan-on-monday-official.ashx …
 

9h BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking
Pope Francis tells reporters he wants a "poor church for the poor"
 

9h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
#Protesters demand #Lebanon prioritize wage hike | News , Local News | THE DAILY STAR http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2013/Mar-16/210369-protesters-demand-lebanon-prioritize-wage-hike.ashx … #Beirut
 

9h Agence France-Presse @AFP
Swiss tourist gang-raped in India, say police. http://bit.ly/12YqnKY 
 

3h  
Yahoo! News: Afghans protest US special operators in Wardak http://yhoo.it/WnMbfa 
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9h Asahi Shimbun AJW @AJWasahi
'Anti-nuclear' voices are weak as government begins energy policy revision http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201303160055 …
 

9h Asahi Shimbun AJW @AJWasahi
North Korea fires missiles during U.S.-South Korea military exercise http://ajw.asahi.com/article/asia/korean_peninsula/AJ201303160061 …
 

9h Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#Syria ‘expanding’ cluster munitions use: #HRW http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/2013/03/16/Syria-expanding-cluster-munitions-use-HRW-.html … #alarabiya
 

9h Asahi Shimbun AJW @AJWasahi
Weekly anti-nuke protests still going strong, but with far fewer people http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201303160052 …
 

9h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
#Lebanese trucks stranded inside #Syria | Business , Lebanon | THE DAILY STAR http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Business/Lebanon/2013/Mar-16/210327-lebanese-trucks-stranded-inside-syria.ashx …
 

9h The Jakarta Globe @thejakartaglobe
China Formally Appoints Top Diplomats, Defense Minister  http://bit.ly/WNopdK 
 

9h Asahi Shimbun AJW @AJWasahi
Record radioactivity found in Fukushima fish http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201303160048 …
 

9h Haaretz.com @haaretzcom
BREAKING: Bus carrying #Israelis, #Palestinians collides with truck in #Jordan- at least 14 reported dead
 

10h BBC News (World) @BBCWorld
US scraps last phase of European missile defence shield programme due to funding cuts & development problems http://bbc.in/XeWE8O 
 

10h Alexey Yaroshevsky @Yaro_RT
Here we go. Waffen-SS veterans marching in Riga http://instagr.am/p/W6cDlvCbti/ 
 

10h Dawn Media Group @dawn_com
Five years of the #Shahbaz govt: Travails of roti, travels by bus: http://dawn.com/2013/03/16/five-years-of-the-shahbaz-govt-travails-of-roti-travels-by-bus/ …
 

10h Press TV @PressTV
#Chavez body laid to rest in #Caracas http://goo.gl/pUwDk 
 

10h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
#Gunmen 'seize ally of #Zimbabwe PM' during #referendum | News , International | THE DAILY STAR http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/International/2013/Mar-16/210356-gunmen-seize-ally-of-zimbabwe-pm-during-referendum.ashx …
 

10h The Star @staronline
Zimbabwe votes on constitution to cut president's power http://dlvr.it/35HTDG 
 

10h The Star @staronline
Congolese rebels surrender, flee after defeat by M23 rivals http://dlvr.it/35HTCQ 
 

11h Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: Syrian security forces launched a Scud missile from #Damascus suburbs towards the north. #Syria
 

11h The Jakarta Globe @thejakartaglobe
#Indonesia’s Traffic Deaths on Rise: #WHO http://jglo.be/5ckM 
 

11h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Kenya police fire teargas to disperse Odinga supporters http://reut.rs/ZwDZHc 
 

11h Press TV @PressTV
#Pakistan incident kills 23 army personnel http://goo.gl/8P73P 
 

12h Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: Syrian military tanks fire at a village in the #Golan Heights, an Al Arabiya correspondent reports. #Syria
 


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