Thursday, February 7, 2013

The Nightly #World #News Report of the 7th of February 2013



6m Agence France-Presse
@AFP
Policeman in coma after being beaten by protesters in #Tunisia town of Gafsa: http://bit.ly/XYQsRa 
 

7m  
PostWorldNews: South Africa, where 1 in 4 women raped, outraged at gang rape and death of 17-year-old girl http://wapo.st/122oLKf 

10m Agence France-Presse @AFP
#Tunisia capital comes to near standstill as strike takes effect on day of Belaid funeral: http://bit.ly/XYQckZ 
 

8m  
DailyStarLeb: #Tunisia fears fresh violence after political #assassination http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Feb-07/205444-tunisian-pms-ruling-party-rejects-his-proposal-to-.ashx …

9m Press TV @PressTV
‘#Pakistan hit by 363 US #drone attacks’ http://goo.gl/7QxES 
 

9m  
Reuters: President's son leads Chadians against Islamists in Mali http://reut.rs/14VmTqO 

10m  
dawn_com: Bangladesh mob torches Ahmadi festival site | World | http://DAWN.COM  http://dawn.com/2013/02/07/bangladesh-mob-torches-ahmadi-festival-site/ …

18m Bloomberg News @BloombergNews
Nissan profit misses estimates on China slump, U.S. models | http://bloom.bg/WSNZLT 
 

12m  
staronline: Bangladesh forms tribunal to try cyber criminals http://dlvr.it/2vyP5W 

12m  
Yahoo! News: Polish transgender lawmaker loses shot at top post http://yhoo.it/11T38QV 

13m  
Reuters: House Democrats to unveil gun control package; mirrors Obama's http://reut.rs/XSIZ87 

14m  
RT_com: Georgian parliament indefinitely postpones Saakashvili address http://on.rt.com/twti8y 

14m The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

14m  
AFP: Uganda army "recovers elephant tusks hidden by LRA rebels" http://bit.ly/UFDa1h 

15m  
EgyIndependent: IMF postpones loan talks again http://dlvr.it/2w2Fth 

16m  
AP MORE: A 21-year-old Bangladeshi man pleads guilty to terrorism charges for trying to blow up Federal Reserve Bank http://apne.ws/YH01He 

17m  
AP: BREAKING: Los Angeles police chief says fugitive ex-cop has multiple weapons including an assault rifle.

18m  
ReutersUS: SUSPECT MATCHING DESCRIPTION OF EX-LAPD OFFICER ACCUSED IN MURDERS SAID TO BE BARRICADED IN SAN DIEGO - LOCAL TV #BREAKING

22m Reuters Top News @Reuters
Shooting heard at paratroop base in Mali capital: sources http://reut.rs/YeOjBx 
 

21m  
Reuters: Video: NTSB says they've discovered a single battery cell caused the fire on a Boeing 787 http://reut.rs/YdmrgZ 

22m  
PostWorldNews: Joseph Kony’s rebel group LRA killed far fewer civilians in 2012, group finds http://wapo.st/X8kTbb 

28m The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

24m  
BBCWorld: US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta admits he backs arming Syrian rebels - a plan blocked by the White House http://bbc.in/XSSyni 

27m  
dawn_com: Bomb kills policeman in Karachi’s Orangi Town | Pakistan | http://dawn.com/  http://dawn.com/2013/02/07/blast-heard-in-karachis-orangi-town-causalities-likely …

28m Agence France-Presse @AFP
#BREAKING: Suicide bomber blows himself up near #Mali soldiers: military source
 

31m The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

33m BBC News (World) @BBCWorld
Children as young as 11 write malicious computer code to hack into accounts & "steal" virtual currency http://bbc.in/WUFFIj 
 

33m  
AlArabiya_Eng: #OIC Islamic states say they support efforts to help Mali “regain its territorial integrity” http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/07/264981.html …

38m Post World News @PostWorldNews
French troops begin withdrawal from Timbuktu; ramp up security in other north Mali city http://wapo.st/VHu8vL 
 

36m  
AFP: #Tunisia judges and lawyers slam ruling Islamists http://f24.my/XoHGxu 

37m  
PressTV: #MKO trained al-Qaeda for terror attacks in #Iraq: Iraqi official http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/02/07/287805/mko-trained-alqaeda-for-iraq-attacks/ …

39m The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

39m RT @RT_com
Seoul sentences pro-N. Korea activist for Pyongyang trip http://on.rt.com/qgz09z  #news
 

40m  
DailyStarLeb: Turkish officer resignations fuel fears over army morale: Scores of Turkish air force officers have... http://bit.ly/UFXiR7 

46m  
EgyIndependent: Health council discovers 22 psychiatric hospitals operating illegally http://dlvr.it/2w3Dyb 

48m  
AlArabiya_Eng: Two women beat up their ex-husband for marrying their youngest sister in #Pakistan http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/07/264942.html …

49m  
PostWorldNews: Four car bombs target outdoor markets in Iraq, killing 20 people and wounding dozens http://wapo.st/125DHaj 

49m  
BloombergNews: A decapitated cat & maimed goat used in laboratory research brings @peta's rage, government scrutiny http://bloom.bg/WSxOLn 

52m  
DailyStarLeb: Ireland hails historic debt deal with ECB: Ireland clinched a long-awaited deal to ease the burden ... http://bit.ly/1232prZ 

53m  
DailyStarLeb: Ruling Islamists split over deepening Tunisia crisis: Tunisia's ruling Islamists Thursday rejected ... http://bit.ly/UG77yc 

56m MarketWatch @MarketWatch
Euro inches up versus U.S. dollar after tumble http://on.mktw.net/XcdU0Q 
 

55m Press TV @PressTV
#Israel did not hit convoy: Syrian envoy http://goo.gl/VHU93 
 

54m  
DailyStarLeb: Syria regime retakes town as Damascus clashes rage: Troops overran a rebel town and were lo... http://bit.ly/UG77yk 

55m  
AlArabiya_Eng: Palestinian jailed for Abbas Facebook 'insult' http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/08/265110.html …

1h Agence France-Presse @AFP
29 killed, 69 others wounded in Iraq car bombs targeting Shiites: http://bit.ly/11SWsm4 
 

57m Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
An American jihadist in Somalia with few friends left http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/08/265092.html …
 

57m  
DailyStarLeb: #Tunisia at near standstill as general #strike takes effect http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Feb-08/205578-tunisia-at-near-standstill-as-general-strike-takes.ashx …

58m  
AlArabiya_Eng: #Egypt protects liberals’ homes after death threat http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/07/265027.html …

58m  
PostWorldNews: Four car bombs target outdoor markets in Iraq, killing 20 people and wounding dozens http://wapo.st/125DHaj 

59m  
BloombergNews: Iran may lose $2.5 billion in oil sales as India seeks U.S. waiver to reduces purchases | http://bloom.bg/WRg3iw 

1h  
BreakingNews: US consumer credit increases $14.6 billion in December, Federal Reserve says - BloombergNews http://bloom.bg/Wxama1 

1h  
EgyIndependent: Protests in Giza, downtown ahead of Friday's mass demo http://dlvr.it/2w3YXF 

1h  
BloombergNews: FLASH: S&P case to go before Judge David Carter, a former prosecutor, appointed by President Clinton

1h  
BCWorld: German teenager "totally shocked" when job centre offered her work in a brothel http://bbc.in/14VKtDK 

1h  
AFP: Protest against US drones disrupts Senate hearing on the nomination for the next CIA director http://bit.ly/1237wZ6 

1h  
WSJ: One of the U.S.'s first entirely digital public libraries is set to open in Texas this fall: http://on.wsj.com/YWPawG 

1h  
BloombergNews: President Obama tells Democrats he wants “big deal” to cut nation's deficit | http://bloom.bg/14Vy1nD 

1h  
EgyIndependent: Foreign Ministry responds harshly to US senator's anti-Morsy comments http://dlvr.it/2w3sGz 

1h  
AlArabiya_Eng: Raping and sexually harassing women protesters in Tahrir is justified says Egyptian Salafi preacher http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/07/264982.html …

1h  
AFP: A North Korea propaganda video showing New York City under attack is removed by YouTube over a copyright spat http://bit.ly/14GjT0l 

1h  
Reuters: Stark differences emerged between Britain, France as EU states begin budget talks http://reut.rs/Ydejgv 

1h The Jakarta Globe @thejakartaglobe
#KPK Names #Riau Governor #Rusli Zainal as a Graft Suspect http://bit.ly/Xs9Q90 
 

1h  
BloombergNews: News Corp. falls as "American Idol," "X Factor" damage profits http://bloom.bg/WDGNSi 

1h  
MarketWatch: Dow industrials close down 0.3% at 13,944

1h  
MarketWatch: Twitter bought as many private tech companies in 2012 as Ciscohttp://on.mktw.net/VH1ieU

1h Reuters Top News @Reuters
At least 21 killed in car bomb attacks in Iraq Shi'ite cities: sources http://reut.rs/14X8YAE 
 

1h  
BloombergNews: Malaysia December exports unexpectedly fall, output growth slows | http://bloom.bg/XYDRgQ 

1h  
BloombergNews: DreamWorks Animation to cut 20% of jobs after film release delay | http://bloom.bg/123ttY2 

1h  
Yahoo! News: EU leaders inch toward budget deal at tough summit http://yhoo.it/UIrieZ 

1h  
dawn_com: ECP agrees to army deployment in Karachi polling stations http://wp.me/p2awqS-djlr 
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1h  
RT_com: Police station trashed in #Tunisia clashes as ruling Islamists reject dissolving government http://on.rt.com/p11o4x 

1h  
AJWasahi: TEPCO accident causes new problem at #Fukushima http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201302080063 …

2h  
AP: MORE: Two police officers say a hidden bomb went off at a pet market. In a 2nd blast, a parked car exploded: http://apne.ws/UImbeQ  -RAS

2h  
haaretzcom: Israel indicts four Beitar Jerusalem soccer fans for racism http://htz.li/14GNEhF 

2h  
nytimesworld: National Briefing | Southwest: Arizona: Boy Killed by Border Agent Was Shot 8 Times http://nyti.ms/VHQ4XH 

2h  

2h Reuters Top News @Reuters
At least 18 killed in car bomb attacks on public markets in Iraq's Shiite cities: police sources #BREAKING
 

2h  
AlArabiya_Eng: Iran says it has captured a U.S. drone http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/08/265080.html …

2h  
BBCWorld: #China rejects #Japan's radar-lock allegations http://bbc.in/14X0r0w 

2h  
dawn_com: Lawyer gunned down in Peshawar http://wp.me/p2awqS-djzu 
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2h  
DailyStarLeb: #Syrian warplanes pound #Damascus to repel rebels | News , Middle East | THE DAILY STAR http://dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Feb-08/205562-syrian-warplanes-pound-damascus-to-repel-rebels.ashx …

2h  

2h  
DailyStarLeb RimaSAboulmona: 18-year-old pregnant girl found stabbed to death in the south #Lebanon region of #Wazzani. http://www.dailystar.com.lb 

2h  
AlArabiya_Eng: #BreakingNews: Twin Baghdad car bombs kill nine: officials

2h  
AP: BREAKING: Iraqi officials say back-to-back explosions at Baghdad pet market kill 10, wound 35 people.

2h  
DailyStarLeb: #Army has 'random' list of 70 people wanted for #Arsal attack: mayor | News , Politics | THE DAILY STAR http://dailystar.com.lb/News/Politics/2013/Feb-08/205558-army-has-random-list-of-70-people-wanted-for-arsal.ashx …

2h  
PressTV: #Brent #oil price hits five-month high http://goo.gl/etS6f 

3h  
PostWorldNews: Vietnam releases well-known dissident lawyer from prison early for good behavior http://wapo.st/TRWXce 

3h  
dawn_com: US air raids kill hundreds of Afghan children: UN http://wp.me/p2awqS-djyA 
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3h  
BloombergNews: Kindle-less Amazon in China doomed to 1% market share | http://bloom.bg/XpNVBq 

3h  
BloombergNews: BRICs fall from Google favor as searches drop with Brazil | http://bloom.bg/12xlWp2 

3h  
PostWorldNews: Bomb kills policeman in Pakistani city of Karachi, wounds 8 other people http://wapo.st/VH03wd 

3h  
ZeeNews: Alert Delhi cops rescue gang-rape victim from tinted car http://zeenews.india.com/news/delhi/alert-delhi-cops-rescue-gang-rape-victim-from-tinted-car_827734.html …

3h  
WSJ: Last year, the U.S. set a record for coal exports, with the final tally estimated to top 120 million tons. http://on.wsj.com/XrvlXI 

3h  
BBCWorld: #Tunisia to bury murdered opposition leader - towns nationwide braced for further tension & violence http://bbc.in/WUwt6W 

3h  
AP: MORE: Reports say local villagers rescued 38 people after the ferry went down in a river near Dhaka: http://apne.ws/14GTf7z  -RAS

3h Post World News @PostWorldNews
Europe consuming more coal http://wapo.st/XbAMh6 
 

3h BBC News (World) @BBCWorld
#Australia's income from controversial #mining tax falls well short of initial expectations http://bbc.in/14WWQPU 
 

3h  
PostWorldNews: Reports say a ferry with 100 people aboard has capsized outside Bangladesh capital http://wapo.st/124YQkR 

3h  
BBCIndia: India swine flu outbreak 'kills 94' http://bbc.in/TScpFn 

3h  
RT_com: Thousands of flights canceled due to severe weather in East Coast http://on.rt.com/f0xqg3  #news

4h  
dawn_com: 1) Strike in Karachi over clerics' killing - http://bit.ly/XbKrUI 

4h  
ZeeNews: #Sensex recovers six-session losing streak, trading above 19,632 level http://zeenews.india.com/business/news/finance/sensex-recovers-six-session-losing-streak-trading-above-19-632-level_69759.html …

4h  
BBCWorld: Aftershocks hamper relief efforts following #tsunami in #Solomon Islands http://bbc.in/14WVW67 

4h  
BloombergNews: Overhaul of Central Bank of Myanmar to end military junta's legacy | http://bloom.bg/XqUlOF 

5h  
AFP: Leaders from armed groups in eastern DR Congo decide to end deadly clashes particularly between the Hutu and Hunde http://bit.ly/XU1mcH 

5h  
Reuters: Former Atlanta prison doctor jailed for sex assaults of inmates http://reut.rs/14Wsmxv 

5h  
haaretzcom: Three Israelis indicted for importing prostitutes from Ukraine and operating a brothel http://htz.li/WUiGx4 

5h  
PostWorldNews: Sweden suspends wolf hunt after protests from wildlife activists http://wapo.st/VGz2Jk 

5h  
AFP: 'Horse lasagne' sparks new British food warning http://bit.ly/XrPiNT  #AFP

5h  
AP: AP VIDEO: Authorities confirm that a burned-out pickup truck belongs to a fired LA cop wanted in 3 killings: http://apne.ws/11tr1zf  -AB
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6h  
MarketWatch: Shanghai Composite inches up 0.1% in early moves

6h  
PostWorldNews: Chinese dams in Tibet raise hackles in India http://wapo.st/VGVGRP 

6h  
MarketWatch: Hong Kong shares waver; Hang Seng Index up 0.1% after lower start http://on.mktw.net/14Wvidq 

6h  
Yahoo! News: Yemen seeks UN probe into ship seized with arms http://yhoo.it/11RNl4W 

6h  
BloombergNews: Flooding in Australia, worst tornado outbreak in U.S. since 2008 drive global insurance costs up | http://bloom.bg/V20zrF 

6h  
WSJ: How Nicaragua is trying to lure luxury-seeking travelers: http://on.wsj.com/YGSFU4 

6h  
AP: Police say mother tried to smuggle drugs to her jailed son by kissing him: http://apne.ws/14WuWUp  -AB

6h  
nytimesworld: World Briefing | Europe: Trash Collectors End Strike in Seville http://nyti.ms/Xbupdy 

6h  
nytimesworld: World Briefing | Europe: In Russia, Protester in May Rally Arrested http://nyti.ms/VHHEPW 

6h  
nytimesworld: World Briefing | Africa: In South Africa, 19 Accused in Congo Plot http://nyti.ms/XbBjPX 

6h  
nytimesworld: World Briefing | The Americas: Arsenal Found Inside Prison in Venezuela http://nyti.ms/XbCLlp 

6h  
ZeeNews: Drones used only as last resort: CIA nominee http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/drones-used-only-as-last-resort-cia-nominee_827726.html …

6h  
RT_com: ECB approves Anglo Irish Bank debt deal http://on.rt.com/f3lyey 

6h  
BloombergNews: China's passenger-vehicle sales surge as SUV sales double | http://bloom.bg/TR0yaC 

8h  
breakingstorm: 1550 flights canceled Friday at New York, Boston; system-wide total is past 1,900 & climbing - @weatherchannel's @mikeseidel

8h  
BBCNewsUS: Huge manhunt for sacked LAPD officer suspected of killing 3 people http://bbc.in/14WrWaD 

8h  
RT_com: Major US newspapers admit to honoring CIA demands http://on.rt.com/uvjr2j 

8h  
BloombergNews: New England ski resorts hoping historic storm to rescue them from abysmal skiing season | http://bloom.bg/XaDzqL 

8h  
Reuters: North Dakota anti-abortion amendment for state ballot clears senate http://reut.rs/14WhvDT 

8h  
Reuters: Argentine president defends accord with Iran over bombing http://reut.rs/14Wndpi 

8h  
Breaking: FAA orders media helicopters to leave site of search for fugitive ex-policeman wanted in 3 slayings - latimes http://lat.ms/WESxnQ 

11h  
Yahoo! News: South Korean military sharpens reflexes on divided peninsula http://yhoo.it/11R03kA 

11h  
BloombergNews: Man arrested attempting to bomb New York Federal Reserve pleads guilty to terrorism charge | http://bloom.bg/XoIr9S 

11h  
AlArabiya_Eng: #Ahmadinejad escapes a second attack while visiting #Egypt http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/07/265030.html … #alarabiya #Iran

11h  
BloombergNews: FLASH: Iceland outlook revised to stable from negative by Moody's

11h  
MWBenPimentel: LinkedIn blows past Wall Street targets again. Stock is up 10% now. http://on.mktw.net/11t4Klj  MarketWatch $lnkd #linkedin

11h  
PostWorldNews: US woman killed in central Mexico city where she lived http://wapo.st/VH1QBA 

11h  
AP: Airlines canceling flights ahead of the storm expected in the Northeast: http://apne.ws/11t7pLJ  -AB

11h  
staronline: Lance Armstrong sued over $12 million in Tour de France prize money http://dlvr.it/2w4jBF 

11h  
ReutersInsider: U.S. Day Ahead: $AAPL surges 3% at the close as it eyes cash giveaway with or without #Einhorn http://www.reuters.com/video/2013/02/07/us-day-ahead-with-or-without-einhorn-app?videoId=240996885&videoChannel=5 … $AAPL

11h  
AlArabiya_Eng: Tunisia's ruling Islamists rejects plans by the prime minister to form a government of technocrats http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/07/264972.html … ...

11h  
AFP: Microsoft & Symantec say that they smashed a hacker-infected computer network that was hijacking Internet searches http://bit.ly/123qPS1 

12h  
MarketWatch: LinkedIn shares rise 11% after quarterly results beat estimates http://on.mktw.net/14VUS2c 


16h Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
Libyan men now allowed to remarry without consent of first wife: court rule http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/07/264927.html … #alarabiya #Libya #Marriage
 

16h Haaretz.com @haaretzcom
#Syria is essentially bankrupt, but this doesn't mean the civil-war is about to end, writes Haaretz's Zvi Bar'el http://htz.li/XqR9mc  #Assad
 

16h Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
Around 220,000 to 230,000 Syrian refugees live in Jordanians homes says Jordan’s Prime Minister http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/07/264926.html … #alarabiya #Davos
 

16h Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent
Security raids Port Said flat, suspect attempts to launch grenade http://dlvr.it/2w1VxK 
 

16h RT @RT_com
American and US airlines to create world’s biggest air carrier http://on.rt.com/liis5m 
 

16h Dawn Media Group @dawn_com
Grenade attack kills policeman, injures five in Karachi | Pakistan | http://DAWN.COM  http://dawn.com/2013/02/07/blast-heard-in-karachis-orangi-town-causalities-likely …
 

16h The Star @staronline
Albania protester deaths verdict prompts parliament walkout http://dlvr.it/2w1DZY 
 

16h Laurent Thomet @LThometAFP
Police question 8 in Acapulco rape case, press conference on investigation expected today http://bit.ly/VZwdFf  #AFP
 

17h Kim Ghattas @BBCKimGhattas
Panetta says he supported/still supports former SecofState #HillaryClinton + CIA director Petraeus push to arm #Syria rebels
 

17h Bloomberg News @BloombergNews
Visa profit climbs 26% as credit-card spending picks up, beats estimates | http://bloom.bg/14V8RW0 
 

17h Dawn Media Group @dawn_com
Blast heard in Karachi’s Orangi Town; casualties likely | Pakistan | http://DAWN.COM  http://dawn.com/2013/02/07/blast-heard-in-karachis-orangi-town-causalities-likely …
 

17h Breaking Politics @breakingpol
Rep. Bruce Braley to run for Iowa Senate seat vacated by fellow Democrat Tom Harkin, his advisors say - @DMRegister http://dmreg.co/12wl6cc 
 

17h BBC News (World) @BBCWorld
Firefighters still searching for trapped bodies after road crash north of #Lusaka, Zambia, killed more than 50 people http://bbc.in/14V8V8i 
 

17h Press TV @PressTV
 

17h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
Sudan border dispute endangers millions of cattle: nomads: Millions of migrating cows are at risk of death on th... http://bit.ly/121X9ou 
 

17h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
Greenlight sues Apple over capital allocation: Greenlight Capital is suing Apple in federal court in New York ov... http://bit.ly/11PRlTv 
 

17h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Sanctions hurting Iran's access to capital http://reut.rs/14V5y1i 
 

17h The Jakarta Globe @thejakartaglobe
7) Police in #Sulawesi Detain Teacher for Insulting Local Leader on #Facebook http://jglo.be/2MF6 
 

17h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

17h Agence France-Presse @AFP
Scores of women dumped unconscious in field in India after mass sterilisation: http://bit.ly/14UWcCE 
 

17h Breaking News @BreakingNews
Live video: National Transportation Safety Board briefing on investigation into Boeing's 787 Dreamliner - @NBCNews http://bit.ly/UQID1k 
 

17h BBC News US @BBCNewsUS
#LosAngeles police launch huge manhunt for a sacked officer who is suspected of killing three people http://bbc.in/14V4vyo 
 

17h Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: A huge explosion shakes the Baramkeh region in central Damascus: SANA
 

17h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

17h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

17h Agence France-Presse @AFP
Four #Mali troops killed when their vehicle drove over a landmine: http://bit.ly/14V2Clh 
 

17h Wall Street Journal @WSJ
Does an "A" in ethics have any value? Business schools hit roadblocks in adding ethics classes. http://on.wsj.com/11s5vLj 
 

18h MarketWatch @MarketWatch
Stocks extend slide, Dow industrials off 101
 

18h The Star @staronline
Protests rage for third day over Bangladeshi war crimes Islamist http://dlvr.it/2w0Jr0 
 

18h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

18h Reuters Top News @Reuters
South Africa charges Congo rebels with planning coup http://reut.rs/YcQAND 
 

18h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Greeks forgo winter heating after jump in fuel tax http://reut.rs/XS8wya 
 

18h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

18h Bloomberg News @BloombergNews
JPMorgan overtakes Wells Fargo as the largest U.S. bank by assets | http://bloom.bg/XqxZwS 
 

20h Zama Coursen-Neff @ZamaHRW
#India gvt fails to protect kids from sex abuse, mistreats those who complain - New @hrw report: http://nyti.ms/VJkYnG 
 

18h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

18h Bloomberg News @BloombergNews
Irish plans go awry as European Central Bank's wrangle prompts government confusion | http://bloom.bg/VJHe0N 
 

18h Reuters Politics @ReutersPolitics
EXCLUSIVE: White House budget official Zients frontrunner for trade chief
 

18h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Second arrest in South Africa gang-rape murder http://reut.rs/YcLwsv 
 

19h MarketWatch @MarketWatch
U.S. stocks open lower; S&P 500 down 0.1%
 

19h Agence France-Presse @AFP
Francois Hollande says he won't agree to an EU budget that "abandons farming and ignores growth" in crunch talks: http://bit.ly/14USh8R 
 

19h Agence France-Presse @AFP
Clashes sweep #Tunisia as general strike called on Friday after opposition leader's murder: http://bit.ly/XXlB7q 
 

19h The Star @staronline
Half of Greek households struggle to pay bills and taxes http://dlvr.it/2vzL4J 
 

19h Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent
Ain Sokhna port traffic diverted as strike continues http://dlvr.it/2vzKZG 
 

19h BBC News (World) @BBCWorld
#UN hails drop in female genital mutilation - in 29 countries where it is practiced, 36% of young girls have been cut http://bbc.in/XS1Ik7 
 

19h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

19h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

19h Agence France-Presse @AFP
Guatemalan woman arrested at airport with $31,000 in stomach: http://f24.my/Xq8mw0 
 

19h Asahi Shimbun AJW @AJWasahi
S. Korea: Pyongyang may test both plutonium, uranium devices http://ajw.asahi.com/article/asia/korean_peninsula/AJ201302070062 …
 

19h The Associated Press @AP
BREAKING: Riverside police say one officer killed, second wounded in shooting.
 

19h Annie Slemrod @annieslem
Over half of #Syrian #refugees in #Lebanon not receiving needed medical care b/c of cost: MSF http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2013/Feb-07/205433-over-half-of-syrian-refugees-not-receiving-treatme.ashx …
 

20h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Non-farm productivity falls 2.0 percent in fourth quarter #BREAKING
 

20h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Jobless claims fall 366,000 in latest week #BREAKING
 

20h Bloomberg News @BloombergNews
BREAKING: U.S. initial jobless claims fell 5,000 last week to 366,000; U.S. productivity fell 2% in 4Q
 

20h The Jakarta Globe @thejakartaglobe
Wife in Kalimantan Reports Husband for Raping Daughters http://jglo.be/2MHe 
 

20h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Jailed rebel leader holds power to end Turkey's Kurdish conflict http://reut.rs/YcAzqV 
 

20h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Yemen demands Iran halts support for insurgents http://reut.rs/14UI0td 
 

20h The Star @staronline
Bangladesh forms tribunal to try cyber criminals http://dlvr.it/2vyP5W 
 

20h Dawn Media Group @dawn_com
Bangladesh mob torches Ahmadi festival site | World | http://DAWN.COM  http://dawn.com/2013/02/07/bangladesh-mob-torches-ahmadi-festival-site/ …
 

20h Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: Iyad Madani, former Saudi info. minister is elected as the new OIC secretary general
 

20h Agence France-Presse @AFP
#VIDEO: Anti-government protests across Sunni-majority areas of Iraq rage ahead of elections: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtL-hh9k9AA …
 
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23h Thomas Erdbrink @ThomasErdbrink
BREAKING: #Iran Khamenei. "I am a revolutionary, not a diplomat. Whoever wants to normalize relations with USA will be confronted"
 

20h MarketWatch @MarketWatch
Macy's January same-store sales rise 11.7%
 

20h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

20h Agence France-Presse @AFP
Young mother accused of sorcery is stripped naked and burned alive in Papua New Guinea, media reports: http://bit.ly/Xq6Muj 
 

20h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Nepal's Maoists set terms to end political deadlock http://reut.rs/YcxcjT 
 

20h Breaking News @BreakingNews
3 police officers shot, 1 dead, in Riverside County, California; police believe shooter is ex-LAPD Irvine double-murder suspect - @ABC7
 

20h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Police say at least 51 killed in Zambia road accident http://reut.rs/14UEbEC 
 

20h MarketWatch @MarketWatch
ECB leaves refi rate unchanged at 0.75%
 

20h Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: France closes its schools in Tunisia on Friday and Saturday: AFP
 

21h Post World News @PostWorldNews
Tunisia’s opposition welcomes PM’s move to dissolve government in wake of assassination http://wapo.st/VFUiyQ 
 

20h BBC News (World) @BBCWorld
#Tunisia police fire tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in southern town Gafsa as political crisis deepens http://bbc.in/14UCs27 
 

21h BBC News US @BBCNewsUS
US #drones on agenda as John #Brennan prepares for CIA confirmation hearing http://bbc.in/14TIcsG 
 

21h Zee News @ZeeNews
 

21h Agence France-Presse @AFP
Iran and Senegal resume diplomatic ties that were severed two years ago, media reports: http://f24.my/Ww9JNT 
 

21h Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: Police, protesters clash in central Tunisia town Gafsa: AFP
 

21h The Associated Press @AP
Pussy Riot members appeal conviction for anti-Putin protest to European Court of Human Rights: http://apne.ws/YVwCgi  - VW
 

21h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

21h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

21h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

21h Haaretz.com @haaretzcom
#Google pays top dollar to create awe-inspiring offices in #TelAviv, complete with indoor fruit trees http://htz.li/14FDzBD 
 

21h The Associated Press @AP
British prosecutors are charging a former police officer with leaking information to a tabloid newspaper: http://apne.ws/YVQS1o  -CJ
 

22h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Syrian rebels battle army for control of Damascus districts http://reut.rs/XReT4L 
 

21h MarketWatch @MarketWatch
Sprint Nextel Q4 revenue $9.01B vs $8.72B
 

21h Reuters Top News @Reuters
Hague war crimes court orders Libya to extradite former spy chief and Gaddafi lieutenant Al-Senussi #BREAKING
 

21h Post World News @PostWorldNews
In aftermath of Swiss shooting, echoes of U.S. gun-control debate http://wapo.st/X87QGz 
 

21h Bloomberg News @BloombergNews
Greece's Stournaras says euro's high level is a concern | http://bloom.bg/14FdRgG 
 

21h Agence France-Presse @AFP
#VIDEO: Rio's samba schools get ready for their moment in the spotlight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSbIYNWZnrw …
 
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21h Zee News @ZeeNews
 

21h Post World News @PostWorldNews
Palestinian officials urge Obama to help restart peace talks on Mideast trip http://wapo.st/11OW9sd 
 

21h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

22h BBC Africa @BBCAfrica
#Nigeria's four main opposition parties have merged ahead of presidential elections in 2015.
 

22h The Star @staronline
Bangladeshi man to plead guilty in plot to bomb NY Federal Reserve http://dlvr.it/2vwYGQ 
 

16h  
Yahoo! News: China cracks down on Tibetan burnings, detains 70 http://yhoo.it/TOnqaP 

22h Post World News @PostWorldNews
Explosion at Yemen weapons depot kills 10 soldiers and civilians in northern city http://wapo.st/VFMBsu 
 

22h BBC News (World) @BBCWorld
"I'm under lots of pressure. Relatives ask why I'm not married" - single people struggling at #ChineseNewYear http://bbc.in/11Z0jJG 
 

22h The Star @staronline
Islamists disown PM over move to end Tunisian crisis http://dlvr.it/2vwJxX 
 

22h BBC News (World) @BBCWorld
Peru holds #Colombia "drug lord" Jacinto Nicolas Fuentes German, known as Don Leo http://bbc.in/XRmsbF 
 

22h Agence France-Presse @AFP
Chess gives Ugandan slum children hope: http://bit.ly/Ww1Gko 
 

22h The Jakarta Globe @thejakartaglobe
Police in #Sulawesi Detain Teacher for Insulting Local Leader on #Facebook http://jglo.be/2MF6 
 

22h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

22h BBC Technology @BBCTech
EU proposes new cybercrime rules http://bbc.in/XRlL20 
 

22h Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent
Activists go door-to-door to increase protest numbers http://dlvr.it/2vw14D 
 

23h Bloomberg News @BloombergNews
EU investment spending seen sacrificed in clash over bloc budget | http://bloom.bg/WScdml 
 

23h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

23h Post World News @PostWorldNews
Iraqi official says militants have issued death threats ahead of April’s provincial elections http://wapo.st/VFHCrU 
 

23h Agence France-Presse @AFP
Russian sect leader who called himself an alien jailed for 11 years, found guilty of raping followers: http://bit.ly/Ww2B4l 
 

23h Agence France-Presse @AFP
Putin sacks deputy chief of Russian Olympics Committee over Sochi delays: http://bit.ly/Ww6tlJ 
 

23h Breaking News @BreakingNews
Pair of Russian fighter jets fly into Japan's airspace near island in the country's north, defense ministry says - @DailyYomiuri
 

23h The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 


23h  
thejakartaglobe: Investigation Ongoing Into Baby Trafficking Network in Jakarta http://jglo.be/2ME5 

23h  
PostWorldNews: Jets roar over Pacific skies as US military gathers allies in drills, to keep ahead of China http://wapo.st/TNLB92 

23h  
EgyIndependent: Tunisian government dissolved after critic's killing causes fury http://dlvr.it/2vvLdn 

23h BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking
#Tunisia's ruling party rejects PM's decision to dismiss government after killing of opposition politician #Belaid http://bbc.in/XRfRhh 
 


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