Sunday, February 3, 2013

The Nightly #World #News Report of the 3rd of February 2013



3m Asahi Shimbun AJW
@AJWasahi
Washington warns China over apparent hacking of U.S. media http://ajw.asahi.com/article/asia/china/AJ201302040007 …
 

7m The Star @staronline
C.Africa PM unveils unity government http://dlvr.it/2twrN0 
 

9m MarketWatch @MarketWatch
Japanese stocks gain as autos climb; Nikkei Average up 0.2% http://on.mktw.net/14KrSut 
 

11m  
nytimesworld: Reformers Aim to Get China to Live Up to Own Constitution http://nyti.ms/VDJVkz 

1h Post World News @PostWorldNews
U.S. attempts to restart peace talks with Taliban http://wapo.st/VDC1rb 
 

1h  
BBCWorld: British PM holds talks with leaders of Afghanistan & Pakistan to discuss Afghan peace process http://bbc.in/11F60Mw 

1h Post World News @PostWorldNews
Spain’s opposition leader calls on prime minister to resign following corruption allegations http://wapo.st/VD1ukI 
 

1h  
BloombergNews: California man pleads guilty in $80 million Ponzi scheme | http://bloom.bg/UiwRk3 

2h Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
Blast reported southern #Lebanon amid Israeli Mock Raids http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/04/264225.html …
 

2h Haaretz.com @haaretzcom
Assad discusses Israeli 'strike' with Iran: Syria can confront threats and aggression http://htz.li/Wodvc6 
 

2h Asahi Shimbun AJW @AJWasahi
Concern rises as China’s air pollution blown over Japan http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201302040003 …
 

2h The Associated Press @AP
BREAKING: Obama: Scouting should be open to gay members.
 

2h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Sri Lanka bars human rights panel from visiting country http://reut.rs/14K3fhv 
 

2h New York Times World @nytimesworld
Pentagon Expects U.S. to Retain Presence in Afghanistan http://nyti.ms/VDBndl 
 

2h New York Times World @nytimesworld
Suicide Attack Kills Dozens in Northern Iraq http://nyti.ms/X7DzG6 
 

2h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
China and Japan seek to dial down tensions, but risks remain: Two Japanese F-15s scramble as a Chinese plane nea... http://bit.ly/11ESCbb 
 

2h Post World News @PostWorldNews
Rescuers find another body, search for 3 in Mexico oil company blast http://wapo.st/VDpsfE 
 

2h Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent
Sexual assault in #Tahrir: What it means, and how to stop it http://ow.ly/hnzxw 
 

3h Post World News @PostWorldNews
Iran's Parliament sacks another Ahmadinejad minister http://wapo.st/X70fX6 
 

3h BBC News (World) @BBCWorld
Hugo Chavez's health 'improving' http://bbc.in/11ylt5R 
 

3h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Ahmadinejad accuses Iran speaker's family of corruption http://reut.rs/14JYvZ5 
 

3h RT @RT_com
Pants ban dropped: Paris women allowed to wear trousers after two centuries http://on.rt.com/lah84e 
 

3h Haaretz.com @haaretzcom
Netanyahu tells U.S. Secretary of State Kerry Israel's new government will be 'committed to peace' http://htz.li/14JZ5pU 
 

3h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
Top Mali Islamist arrested near Algeria border: sources: The number-three leader of the armed Islamist group tha... http://bit.ly/WQlHkF 
 

4h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Amid domestic change, Cubans march to the polls http://reut.rs/Y3tSHB 
 

4h Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent
Seven dead, 38 injured in tourist bus crash http://dlvr.it/2tv77s 
 

4h Haaretz.com @haaretzcom
Cellphone service malfunctions across #Israel; problems prompt suspicions of #cyber-attack http://htz.li/X7jq35 
 

4h The Associated Press @AP
From fighting communism to fighting cartels: War on drugs in Latin America is a new front line for the U.S.: http://apne.ws/TuNc3A  -MM
 

5h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
Texas man arraigned on murder charges in shooting of 'American Sniper': The man accused of gunning down former U... http://bit.ly/11Emogl 
 

5h The Star @staronline
Egypt takes delivery of U.S. fighter jets http://dlvr.it/2ttmz9 
 

5h MarketWatch @MarketWatch
China’s services sector expands in January http://on.mktw.net/X76H04 
 

5h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
Military chief: Chavez in 'best moment': Venezuela's military chief says President Hugo Chavez is experiencing "... http://bit.ly/11Empkz 
 

5h Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent
Port Said business official: 60 percent of city commerce restored http://dlvr.it/2ttfgz 
 

5h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
EU budget agreement 'not there yet' - Hollande: President Francois Hollande said on Sunday France was keen to ag... http://bit.ly/VIbANT 
 

5h Bloomberg News @BloombergNews
Apple overtakes Samsung with 34% of U.S. mobile market | http://bloom.bg/14JkHT9 
 

2h  
Stun gun used on armed man near Buckingham Palace - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/stun-gun-used-armed-man-near-buckingham-palace-174640894.html …

6h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
Egyptian dies of wounds as toll from protests rises to 57: An Egyptian man shot during protests in Cairo died of... http://bit.ly/11E5Q8a 
 

6h The Star @staronline
German politicians voice scepticism on aid for Cyprus http://dlvr.it/2tt79f 
 

6h Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent
Shura Council MP resigns over treatment of stripped, dragged protester http://dlvr.it/2tt9ch 
 

6h Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#Egypt's interior ministry strikes deal with dragged protestor http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/03/264197.html …
 

7h Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent
President's office rejects idea of forming national salvation government http://dlvr.it/2tsvdz 
 

7h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Pakistani girl shot by Taliban has successful skull surgery http://reut.rs/Y3bAWQ 
 

7h Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
New explosion in #Damascus targets #syria state news agency building http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/03/264188.html …
 

7h Post World News @PostWorldNews
French army continues strikes in northern Mali, targeting Islamist arms depots http://wapo.st/VD2Dsu 
 

8h Agence France-Presse @AFP
SSudanese Army accuse Sudan of deadly air attack on volatile border #AFP http://bit.ly/WPCKTW 
 

8h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
Indian President approves death penalty in some rape cases: India's president approves harsher punishments for r... http://bit.ly/WhtgQa 
 

8h Zee News @ZeeNews
 

8h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Secular party threatens to quit Islamist-led Tunisian government http://reut.rs/14Jf1IW 
 

8h The Star @staronline
Greek seamen, farmers protest government cuts, reforms http://dlvr.it/2tryGN 
 

8h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Paraguay presidential candidate and coup plotter dies http://reut.rs/XB5BcS 
 

9h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

9h The Associated Press @AP
AP VIDEO: As standoff drags on in Alabama, the community grieves for the bus driver who was shot to death: http://apne.ws/UhJn3q  -MM
 

9h Agence France-Presse @AFP
 

9h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

9h The Associated Press @AP
Online outrage grows over cleric father's `blood money' for killing 5-year-old daughter: http://apne.ws/X6iITA  -MM
 

10h WSJ Washington Wire @WSJwashington
Reid: Congress Will Pass an Immigration Overhaul http://on.wsj.com/11Dconu 
 

2h  
Girl shot by Taliban completes 2 surgeries in UK - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/girl-shot-taliban-completes-2-surgeries-uk-141533227.html …

9h Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent
Tahrir closed to traffic, but calm prevails http://dlvr.it/2trWMt 
 

9h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Somali PM says government working hard to improve after rape criticism http://reut.rs/14J6mGg 
 

9h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

9h Post World News @PostWorldNews
UK police arrest, use Taser gun on man armed with 2 knives outside Buckingham Palace http://wapo.st/X6kJ2e 
 

9h Press TV @PressTV
Iran builds first hypersonic wind tunnel to test #missiles http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/02/03/287065/iran-builds-first-hypersonic-wind-tunnel/ …
 

9h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

10h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

10h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

10h Breaking News @BreakingNews
Iran's foreign minister announces indirect talks over Tehran's nuclear program will resume this month - @FinancialTimes, @cnni
 

10h Breaking News @BreakingNews
Pakistani teenage activist Malala Yousufzai 'awake and talking to staff' after surgery on Saturday - @itvnews http://itv.co/TuolwL 
 

10h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Angola suspends Pentecostal church for 60 days after stampede http://reut.rs/XALhZj 
 

10h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Barak says reported Syria strike shows Israel is serious http://reut.rs/14IZxV9 
 

10h Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent
Ain al-Sokhna port workers strike enters third day http://dlvr.it/2tqvY4 
 

2h  
Yahoo! News: Syrian media: Former lawmaker killed near Aleppo http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-media-former-lawmaker-killed-near-aleppo-124722900.html …

10h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

10h Press TV @PressTV
 

10h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Berlusconi, in major speech, promises sweeping tax cuts http://reut.rs/Y2P2FJ 
 

11h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

11h The Star @staronline
Syrian opposition chief under fire for talks with Assad allies http://dlvr.it/2tqh3G 
 

11h Zee News @ZeeNews
 

11h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

11h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

11h RT @RT_com
Paraguayan presidential candidate dies in helicopter crash – reports http://on.rt.com/azppz5  #news
 

11h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

11h Reuters Top News @Reuters
UK PM Cameron urged to delay gay marriage vote http://reut.rs/Y2JUkX 
 

11h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

12h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

12h The Star @staronline
EU proposes Iran nuclear talks, hopes for Iranian confirmation http://dlvr.it/2tq1MY 
 

12h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Support for Spain's ruling party falls in corruption scandal http://reut.rs/Y2FWJ8 
 

12h Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent
Health Ministry: Total number of injured rises to 113 http://dlvr.it/2tpywB 
 

12h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

12h Agence France-Presse @AFP
 

12h The Associated Press @AP
BREAKING: Syrian TV: President Bashar Assad says Syria capable of confronting any aggression
 

12h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

12h Press TV @PressTV
Iraqi rescuers wheel a stretcher from the scene after a car bombing and an assault by grenade on a police headquar http://twitpic.com/c0kl60 
 
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12h Press TV @PressTV
Egyptian anti-government protesters pull off barbed wire barricades from one of the main gate of the Presidential http://twitpic.com/c0kkld 
 
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12h Post World News @PostWorldNews
Eric Schmidt, in new book: China could contribute to fracturing the Internet into pieces http://wapo.st/X5WpNM 
 

12h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

12h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

12h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

13h Zee News @ZeeNews
 

13h Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#Israel planning buffer zone inside #Syria: report http://goo.gl/8Sn2p 
 

12h Zee News @ZeeNews
 

13h Agence France-Presse @AFP
 

7h  
RT Yahoo! News: Pakistan army battles legacy of mistrust in Taliban heartland http://yhoo.it/VGZvZb 

13h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

13h Post World News @PostWorldNews
Israeli defense minister makes first comments on Syria airstrike, suggests Israel responsible http://wapo.st/VCLteG 
 

13h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

13h The Star @staronline
Armed Forces chief says no plan to replace ageing Nuri choppers http://dlvr.it/2tp29Y 
 

13h Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent
NSF again rejects national dialogue, calls for further protests http://dlvr.it/2tp1sD 
 

14h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

14h Press TV @PressTV
#Iran FM meets #Syria opposition head http://goo.gl/JwA0R 
 

14h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Magistrates and Alitalia open probe into Rome plane accident http://reut.rs/14IBuWD 
 

14h RT @RT_com
(VIDEO) Hollande gets camel & whip 'for fighting Islamist rebels' in Mali http://on.rt.com/slcxbp 
 

14h Post World News @PostWorldNews
Scholar from Turkic Uighur minority says China has stopped him from traveling to the US http://wapo.st/X5wRAs 
 

14h BBC News (World) @BBCWorld
Bolshoi Ballet artistic director "absolutely certain" he knows who is behind acid attack, he tells @BBCSteveR http://bbc.in/11CdP5z 
 

14h The Jakarta Globe @thejakartaglobe
#Nepal ’s Maoists to Hand Leadership to Independent PM http://bit.ly/TtFabh 
 

14h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

14h The Jakarta Globe @thejakartaglobe
Another Donor Quits Graft-Hit #Bangladesh Bridge Project http://bit.ly/TtEOkW 
 

14h Human Rights Watch @hrw
#Iraq: A Broken Justice System http://bit.ly/XUBVGP  #WR2013
 

14h Wall Street Journal @WSJ
Breaking: Iran's foreign minister says six world powers to meet Feb. 25 to discuss Iran's nuclear program. http://wsj.com 
 

14h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

14h Haaretz.com @haaretzcom
BREAKING: Defense Minister Barak : "what happened in #Syria several days ago..." is "proof that when we said something we mean it"
 

14h RT @RT_com
Saudi preacher gets fine and short jail term for raping and killing daughter http://on.rt.com/mop1cv 
 

15h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

15h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

15h Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
Israel says it will not allow #Hezbollah to obtain Syrian weapons
 

15h Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: Iran FM: We welcome U.S. proposal for direct talks on the nuclear program
 

15h Human Rights Watch @hrw
#Vietnam: Crackdown on Critics Escalates http://bit.ly/U4H8Au  #WR2013
 

15h Zee News @ZeeNews
 

15h Human Rights Watch @hrw
Central Asia: Widespread Rights Abuse, Repression http://bit.ly/U1jcOa  #WR2013
 

15h RT @RT_com
Catholic Hell: Faith fails as sex abuse in church silenced http://on.rt.com/gj608t  @PeterGOliver_RT
 

15h BBC News (World) @BBCWorld
The Indian temple that issues certificates to prove pilgrims are "free of sin" http://bbc.in/11BYQsm 
 

15h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

15h RT @RT_com
Navy SEAL named ‘most lethal sniper’ shot to death along with 1 other http://on.rt.com/cnazcw  #news
 

15h Press TV @PressTV
#Kerry likely to 1st visit Israel, #Egypt http://goo.gl/gIy1A 
 

15h Zee News @ZeeNews
Dalai Lama's visit to #Kumbh cancelled due to security reasons http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/dalai-lama-s-visit-to-kumbh-cancelled-due-to-security-reasons_826745.html … #KumbhMela
 

16h The Star @staronline
French PM pays tribute to Cambodia's ex-king http://dlvr.it/2tmbxP 
 

16h Agence France-Presse @AFP
Sri Lanka rescues 138 Bangladeshi and Myanmar nationals stranded on a sinking fishing boat http://bit.ly/VCCbiJ 
 

16h Human Rights Watch @hrw
#Bahrain: Widespread Suppression, Scant Reforms http://bit.ly/XUujE9  #WR2013
 

16h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

16h  
AlArabiya_Eng: #Iran's opposition gathers in #Paris, calls for regime change in #Tehran http://goo.gl/t9Jou 

16h  
AlArabiya_Eng: Car bomb and raid on police station kills at least 30 and wounds 70 http://goo.gl/8Sn2p 

16h  
dawn_com: 30 dead in attack on north Iraq police HQ: general http://wp.me/p2awqS-dhxW 

16h  
AP: BREAKING: Suicide attack targeting police kills 15 in disputed northern city of Kirkuk, Iraqi officials say

16h  
PostWorldNews: Afghan official: Roadside bomb kills family of 5 in southern Afghanistan http://wapo.st/VCyWYA 

17h Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: 30 dead in attack on north Iraq police HQ: general
 

17h The Jakarta Globe @thejakartaglobe
Myanmar Rohingya Asylum Seekers Safe in Thailand, For Now http://bit.ly/X5mnBc 
 

17h The Jakarta Globe @thejakartaglobe
Australian Boot to Asylum Seekers Challenged in PNG http://bit.ly/X5mkVV 
 

17h The Associated Press @AP
Reports: Sheriff says "American Sniper" author and ex-Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, another man killed at Texas range: http://apne.ws/WGL9cP  -JM
 

17h  

17h  

17h  
Reuters: Efforts to end Alabama hostage situation shrouded in secrecy http://reut.rs/12jAGYk 

18h  
PostWorldNews: Myanmar's Kachin rebels, government to hold talks in China after intense skirmishes http://wapo.st/VCsyjZ 

19h  
BBCWorld: Philippine hostages 'released' http://bbc.in/11vgWB4 

19h  
BBCWorld: VIDEO: Fifth day for Alabama hostage case http://bbc.in/11B2a74 

19h  
PressTV: #NATO to continue Europe missile plan http://shar.es/CTg3S 

19h  
PressTV: #Abuja waiting for Boko Haram ceasefire http://shar.es/CTg7D 

19h  
dawn_com: Fire at military barracks in Karachi put out http://wp.me/p2awqS-dhqy 

19h  
dawn_com: Iran vows to go ahead with pipeline project http://wp.me/p2awqS-dhnr 

19h  
PostWorldNews: NKorea's Kim issues 'important' guidelines on how to bolster the army and protect sovereignty http://wapo.st/X4VflJ 

21h  
dawn_com: Taliban attack at Lakki Marwat checkpost claims 24 lives http://wp.me/p2awqS-dh8r 

21h  
dawn_com: Taliban bombers wreak havoc at military camp http://wp.me/p2awqS-dhnK 

21h  
AP: Philippine police say al-Qaida-linked militants have freed 2 Filipino hostages in south: http://apne.ws/11AEPme  -RJJ

21h  
RT_com: Ex-chief of Iran's central bank busted in Germany with $70-million-dollar check - newspaper http://on.rt.com/zmiq45 

21h  
PostWorldNews: Yemeni military says it has wrested control of southern town from al-Qaida fighters http://wapo.st/X3rvFY 

21h BBC News (World) @BBCWorld
Spanish protests after PM speech http://bbc.in/11v7SMH 
 

21h Haaretz.com @haaretzcom
#Israel's Defense Ministry faces NIS 4.5 billion cut in planned 2013-14 budget http://htz.li/14xxcAk 
 

21h  
AP: BREAKING: Charter bus hits overpass in Boston, injuring at least 2 dozen people; some trapped: http://apne.ws/WNyLra  -RJJ


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