Sunday, February 17, 2013

The Nightly World #News Report of the 17th of February 2013



12 mins Post World News
@PostWorldNews
Landslides and floods kill at least 15 people in northern Indonesia, inundate 1,000 homes http://wapo.st/12zNavm 
 

21 mins The Associated Press @AP
Sentenced to life at 16, woman hopes for freedom, writes @AdGeller: http://apne.ws/Z97nnb  -CC
 

36 mins MarketWatch @MarketWatch
Mainland Chinese shares rise after holidays
 

31 mins MarketWatch @MarketWatch
Hang Seng Index drops 0.2% after higher opening
 

39 mins MarketWatch @MarketWatch
Hong Kong stocks inch higher, but Shanghai Composite Index up 0.5% after holiday http://on.mktw.net/15o6JGF 
 

46 mins The Star @staronline
BBC journalists go on strike http://dlvr.it/2ybk5s 
 

1 hr Reuters Top News @Reuters
Muto leads as Japan PM close to choosing nominee for BOJ chief http://reut.rs/VZ04RD 
 

1 hr Wall Street Journal @WSJ
Next up for Mayor @MikeBloomberg: banning Styrofoam. http://on.wsj.com/150314Z 
 

1 hr Post World News @PostWorldNews
Media report: Assange seeking Australian senate seat as a defense against criminal prosecution http://wapo.st/12zz5y0 
 

2 hrs MarketWatch @MarketWatch
Japan stocks rise after G-20 silent on yen moves http://on.mktw.net/ZlbYGs 
 

2 hrs The Star @staronline
 

2 hrs The Star @staronline
Constant delays hamper organ transplants in Malaysia - Nation | The Star Online http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2013%2F2%2F18%2Fnation%2F12718582&sec=nation#.USF0oyQAFO0.twitter …
 

2 hrs Agence France-Presse @AFP
Protests erupt across #Pakistan to demand protection for Shiite Muslims after bomb blast kills 81 people http://bit.ly/11NdOlh 
 

2 hrs MarketWatch @MarketWatch
Japan stocks rise after G-20 stays silent on yen moves; Nikkei Average up 1.6% http://on.mktw.net/15nWYIH 
 

2 hrs MarketWatch @MarketWatch
Japan's Nikkei Average opens 1.3% up at 11,318.22
 

2 hrs Agence France-Presse @AFP
British PM David Cameron to visit Mumbai on trade-focused trip clouded by helicopter scandal http://bit.ly/12zmzi7  by @akannampilly #India
 

2 hrs MarketWatch @MarketWatch
Australian shares tick higher as earnings boost http://on.mktw.net/Zl6Gen 
 

2 hrs Haaretz.com @haaretzcom
#Israel to return #WestBank farmland to Palestinian owners after wrongly allocating land to kibbutz http://htz.li/150oBWY  #Palestinians
 

3 hrs Agence France-Presse @AFP
#PHOTO: #Indonesia soldiers use a rubber boat to evacuate residents while floods inundate Manado, by Yudi Makka pic.twitter.com/HI6GRYzP
 
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3 hrs RT @RT_com
Dissident free at last: Sanchez leaves Cuba https://rt.com/news/dissident-sanchez-leaves-cuba-437/ …
 

3 hrs Kenneth Roth @KenRoth
Congratulations to the superb Internat'l Committee of the Red Cross on 150 years of indispensible humanitarian service. http://trib.al/t6ZHhzG 
 

3 hrs The Associated Press @AP
Once supressed, Islamists are now among most powerful groups in Libya, two years after start of uprising: http://apne.ws/XiK3B2  -RJJ
 

3 hrs Agence France-Presse @AFP
#BREAKING: #Ecuador's #Correa declares victory in presidential poll
 

4 hrs RT @RT_com
Huge sulfuric acid spill in Urals as at least 12 tanks derailed https://rt.com/news/spill-acid-derailed-russia-418/ …
 

4 hrs The Associated Press @AP
Pa. man arrested at Newark Airport after screeners notice loaded gun in his carry-on bag, official says: http://apne.ws/XHzUgw  -RJJ
 

4 hrs BBC News (World) @BBCWorld
Presidential election ends in #Ecuador - exit polls suggest victory for President Raphael Correa http://bbc.in/15nJWL1 
 

4 hrs Agence France-Presse @AFP
US Congress team meets with Iranian dissident group MEK in Paris, threatens declare #Iraq's PM a sponsor of terrorism http://bit.ly/XHyWRz 
 

4 hrs The Associated Press @AP
AP VIDEO: The family of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius visits him at a police station in Pretoria: http://apne.ws/UvxlCo 
 

4 hrs BBC News (World) @BBCWorld
Sri Lanka group seeks halal boycott http://bbc.in/YqUXG4 
 

5 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
Sudan-Saudi navies in first exercises: media: The navies of Sudan and Saudi Arabia have launched their first joi... http://bit.ly/WDt9ix 
 

5 hrs Breaking Politics @breakingpol
35,000 at rally demand Obama reject the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline - @thehill http://bit.ly/W3XIvv 
 

5 hrs The Associated Press @AP
New Orleans police: Third man turns self in to face charges from Bourbon Street shooting days before Mardi Gras: http://apne.ws/Vpk5yn  -RJJ
 

5 hrs Agence France-Presse @AFP
#Cuba's dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez allowed to embark on three-month tour http://bit.ly/12WKUhV 
 

6 hrs Haaretz.com @haaretzcom
#Anonymous activists hack into 600,000 #Israeli email accounts; expert says attack is part of the #OpIsrael campaign http://htz.li/YqOUBA 
 

6 hrs Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#Cairo court affirms death for 7 #Copts over anti-Islam #film http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/17/266858.html … #alarabiya #US
 

6 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
Kerry, Lavrov talk, finally, on Syria, NKorea: US: US Secretary of State John Kerry finally talked Sunday with R... http://bit.ly/WDleBL 
 

6 hrs The Associated Press @AP
BREAKING: Oscar Pistorius' agent cancels all races the South African athlete was 'contracted to compete in' -RJJ
 

6 hrs The Star @staronline
Egypt president's son drops government job after furore http://dlvr.it/2yYY9R 
 

6 hrs The Star @staronline
Alcohol sale to be banned in Egypt's new suburbs http://dlvr.it/2yYY8l 
 

6 hrs The Star @staronline
French, Malian troops secure rebel strongpoint near Gao http://dlvr.it/2yYY7F 
 

6 hrs Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent
Tomorrow is the last day for Egyptian expats to register to vote. 649,000 expats registered in online database so far http://ow.ly/hNe5S 
 

6 hrs RT @RT_com
BREAKING: #RussianMeteor fragments found at Chebarkul Lake in Russian Urals – scientists http://on.rt.com/gn84p7 
 

2 hrs  
Yahoo! News: Iran's leader steps deeper into the political fray http://yhoo.it/12yjL4W 

7 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
Somalia offers $50,000 reward to catch journalist killers: Somalia's government has offered a $50,000 (37,000 eu... http://bit.ly/XTGHHO 
 

7 hrs Reuters Top News @Reuters
White House drafts backup immigration plan, Republicans balk http://reut.rs/VXQ8b1 
 

7 hrs Zee News @ZeeNews
 

7 hrs The Associated Press @AP
Correction: Rand Paul said some in GOP "don't want somebody who wants to round people up ... send them back to Mexico" http://apne.ws/UvrooU 
 

7 hrs The Associated Press @AP
Court convicts 24 Western Saharan activists for their roles in the killing of Moroccan soldiers in 2010: http://apne.ws/W3ybTh  -MM
 

7 hrs MarketWatch @MarketWatch
Republicans spar with White House on immigration http://on.mktw.net/12XGCCk 
 

7 hrs Agence France-Presse @AFP
#Israel parliament will conduct "intensive" inquiry into case of Australian-Israeli with Mossad links http://bit.ly/Vw9WTd  #PrisonerX
 

7 hrs The Associated Press @AP
MORE: Runoff will be held in Cyprus' presidential election between top two candidates: http://apne.ws/W3M9oj  -MM
 

8 hrs Press TV @PressTV
 

8 hrs The Associated Press @AP
RAW VIDEO: Lifeguards and SeaWorld staff members free a dolphin tangled in netting off the California coast: http://apne.ws/XSgGIY  -MM
 
 View video
8 hrs Reuters Top News @Reuters
French, Malian troops secure rebel strongpoint near Gao http://reut.rs/VYCww8 
 

8 hrs Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: 88 people have been killed across #Syria by security force gunfire: Local Coordination Committees
 

8 hrs Bloomberg News @BloombergNews
Medicare drug costs to be reduced 4.6% for senior citizen | http://bloom.bg/15mWRwI 
 

8 hrs BBC News (World) @BBCWorld
Kosovo celebrates fifth birthday http://bbc.in/YqrbBf 
 

9 hrs Agence France-Presse @AFP
#UPDATE: Rightwing leader Nicos Anastasiades wins #Cyprus presidential election, according to exit polls http://bit.ly/W3BvOm 
 

9 hrs Press TV @PressTV
 

9 hrs Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#Hezbollah fighters, #Syria rebels killed in border fighting http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/17/266843.html … #Lebanon
 

10 hrs The Associated Press @AP
BREAKING: Exit polls indicate Cyprus presidential election is close; it's unclear if a runoff will be needed. -MM
 

10 hrs The Star @staronline
Cypriot conservative chief leads grabs commanding lead - exit poll http://dlvr.it/2yWsyf 
 

10 hrs Agence France-Presse @AFP
 

10 hrs Andrew LaVallee @andrewlavallee
A 12-man squad hits roadside bomb in Iraq. 1 survives. His painful aftermath http://on.wsj.com/XM8QjX 
 

10 hrs The Associated Press @AP
Illinois state Sen. Toi Hutchinson drops out of the race for the U.S. House seat vacated by Jesse Jackson Jr.: http://apne.ws/UuXPDX  -MM
 

10 hrs Agence France-Presse @AFP
Nicos Anastasiades wins Cyprus presidential election from 1st round: exit polls
 

10 hrs Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent
Human rights activist Negad El Borai: presidency invites human rights advocates to a meeting on 21 February. #Egypt #Morsy @negadelborai
 

10 hrs Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent
BREAKING: AJA: Presidential environmental adviser and Nour Party member dismissed after being accused of attempting to exploit his position.
 

11 hrs The Associated Press @AP
Eight Arab civilians are detained by the military in Timbuktu as fears of reprisals in Mali continue: http://apne.ws/UuKagl  -MM
 

11 hrs Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#NATO ‘will comply with #Afghan air strike ban’ http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/17/266817.html … #alarabiya #Afghanistan #Karzai
 

11 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

11 hrs Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: A Syrian warplane has fallen in the northern #Homs suburbs, the Syrian media center reports. #Syria
 

11 hrs The Star @staronline
Egypt protesters block access to port, demand justice http://dlvr.it/2yWG3C 
 

11 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

11 hrs Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#Bahrain dismantles ‘terror cell’: ministry http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/17/266785.html … #alarabiya
 

11 hrs Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#Iran will be offered easing of #gold sanctions http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/17/266763.html … #alarabiya
 

12 hrs Reuters Top News @Reuters
Reality show with Pistorius girlfriend upsets South Africa http://reut.rs/VY9tsG 
 

11 hrs Dana Khraiche @DLKhraiche
Two #Hezbollah members, 12 rebels killed in #Syria battles http://bit.ly/12xwy7H 
 

11 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

12 hrs The Star @staronline
Signs of a thaw with Serbia as Kosovo turns five http://dlvr.it/2yVxpZ 
 

12 hrs Press TV @PressTV
 

12 hrs The Associated Press @AP
Mortgage bill promoted by Obama faces uphill climb in Congress as GOP favors reduced federal role in market: http://apne.ws/15mAHuH  -MM
 

12 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

12 hrs Dana Khraiche @DLKhraiche
Two #Hezbollah members killed during battles with rebels in #Syria: Lebanese security source told @DailyStarLeb
 

12 hrs Reuters Top News @Reuters
French leader Hollande's approval rating dips: poll http://reut.rs/Z7IgRr 
 

12 hrs BBC News (World) @BBCWorld
Arsonists attack gold mine in Greece http://bbc.in/15mE30R 
 

12 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

12 hrs The Associated Press @AP
At least 37 killed as series of car bombs hits mainly Shiite areas in and around Baghdad: http://apne.ws/UutGF0  -MM
 

12 hrs Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent
Gamal al-Banna leaves behind a legacy of controversial views on Islam http://dlvr.it/2yVX2T 
 

12 hrs The Star @staronline
Egypt chief of staff says army will avoid politics http://dlvr.it/2yVVff 
 


12 mins Post World News
@PostWorldNews
Landslides and floods kill at least 15 people in northern Indonesia, inundate 1,000 homes http://wapo.st/12zNavm 
 

21 mins The Associated Press @AP
Sentenced to life at 16, woman hopes for freedom, writes @AdGeller: http://apne.ws/Z97nnb  -CC
 

36 mins MarketWatch @MarketWatch
Mainland Chinese shares rise after holidays
 

31 mins MarketWatch @MarketWatch
Hang Seng Index drops 0.2% after higher opening
 

39 mins MarketWatch @MarketWatch
Hong Kong stocks inch higher, but Shanghai Composite Index up 0.5% after holiday http://on.mktw.net/15o6JGF 
 

46 mins The Star @staronline
BBC journalists go on strike http://dlvr.it/2ybk5s 
 

1 hr Reuters Top News @Reuters
Muto leads as Japan PM close to choosing nominee for BOJ chief http://reut.rs/VZ04RD 
 

1 hr Wall Street Journal @WSJ
Next up for Mayor @MikeBloomberg: banning Styrofoam. http://on.wsj.com/150314Z 
 

1 hr Post World News @PostWorldNews
Media report: Assange seeking Australian senate seat as a defense against criminal prosecution http://wapo.st/12zz5y0 
 

2 hrs MarketWatch @MarketWatch
Japan stocks rise after G-20 silent on yen moves http://on.mktw.net/ZlbYGs 
 

2 hrs The Star @staronline
 

2 hrs The Star @staronline
Constant delays hamper organ transplants in Malaysia - Nation | The Star Online http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2013%2F2%2F18%2Fnation%2F12718582&sec=nation#.USF0oyQAFO0.twitter …
 

2 hrs Agence France-Presse @AFP
Protests erupt across #Pakistan to demand protection for Shiite Muslims after bomb blast kills 81 people http://bit.ly/11NdOlh 
 

2 hrs MarketWatch @MarketWatch
Japan stocks rise after G-20 stays silent on yen moves; Nikkei Average up 1.6% http://on.mktw.net/15nWYIH 
 

2 hrs MarketWatch @MarketWatch
Japan's Nikkei Average opens 1.3% up at 11,318.22
 

2 hrs Agence France-Presse @AFP
British PM David Cameron to visit Mumbai on trade-focused trip clouded by helicopter scandal http://bit.ly/12zmzi7  by @akannampilly #India
 

2 hrs MarketWatch @MarketWatch
Australian shares tick higher as earnings boost http://on.mktw.net/Zl6Gen 
 

2 hrs Haaretz.com @haaretzcom
#Israel to return #WestBank farmland to Palestinian owners after wrongly allocating land to kibbutz http://htz.li/150oBWY  #Palestinians
 

3 hrs Agence France-Presse @AFP
#PHOTO: #Indonesia soldiers use a rubber boat to evacuate residents while floods inundate Manado, by Yudi Makka pic.twitter.com/HI6GRYzP
 
 View photo
3 hrs RT @RT_com
Dissident free at last: Sanchez leaves Cuba https://rt.com/news/dissident-sanchez-leaves-cuba-437/ …
 

3 hrs Kenneth Roth @KenRoth
Congratulations to the superb Internat'l Committee of the Red Cross on 150 years of indispensible humanitarian service. http://trib.al/t6ZHhzG 
 

3 hrs The Associated Press @AP
Once supressed, Islamists are now among most powerful groups in Libya, two years after start of uprising: http://apne.ws/XiK3B2  -RJJ
 

3 hrs Agence France-Presse @AFP
#BREAKING: #Ecuador's #Correa declares victory in presidential poll
 

4 hrs RT @RT_com
Huge sulfuric acid spill in Urals as at least 12 tanks derailed https://rt.com/news/spill-acid-derailed-russia-418/ …
 

4 hrs The Associated Press @AP
Pa. man arrested at Newark Airport after screeners notice loaded gun in his carry-on bag, official says: http://apne.ws/XHzUgw  -RJJ
 

4 hrs BBC News (World) @BBCWorld
Presidential election ends in #Ecuador - exit polls suggest victory for President Raphael Correa http://bbc.in/15nJWL1 
 

4 hrs Agence France-Presse @AFP
US Congress team meets with Iranian dissident group MEK in Paris, threatens declare #Iraq's PM a sponsor of terrorism http://bit.ly/XHyWRz 
 

4 hrs The Associated Press @AP
AP VIDEO: The family of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius visits him at a police station in Pretoria: http://apne.ws/UvxlCo 
 

4 hrs BBC News (World) @BBCWorld
Sri Lanka group seeks halal boycott http://bbc.in/YqUXG4 
 

5 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
Sudan-Saudi navies in first exercises: media: The navies of Sudan and Saudi Arabia have launched their first joi... http://bit.ly/WDt9ix 
 

5 hrs Breaking Politics @breakingpol
35,000 at rally demand Obama reject the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline - @thehill http://bit.ly/W3XIvv 
 

5 hrs The Associated Press @AP
New Orleans police: Third man turns self in to face charges from Bourbon Street shooting days before Mardi Gras: http://apne.ws/Vpk5yn  -RJJ
 

5 hrs Agence France-Presse @AFP
#Cuba's dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez allowed to embark on three-month tour http://bit.ly/12WKUhV 
 

6 hrs Haaretz.com @haaretzcom
#Anonymous activists hack into 600,000 #Israeli email accounts; expert says attack is part of the #OpIsrael campaign http://htz.li/YqOUBA 
 

6 hrs Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#Cairo court affirms death for 7 #Copts over anti-Islam #film http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/17/266858.html … #alarabiya #US
 

6 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
Kerry, Lavrov talk, finally, on Syria, NKorea: US: US Secretary of State John Kerry finally talked Sunday with R... http://bit.ly/WDleBL 
 

6 hrs The Associated Press @AP
BREAKING: Oscar Pistorius' agent cancels all races the South African athlete was 'contracted to compete in' -RJJ
 

6 hrs The Star @staronline
Egypt president's son drops government job after furore http://dlvr.it/2yYY9R 
 

6 hrs The Star @staronline
Alcohol sale to be banned in Egypt's new suburbs http://dlvr.it/2yYY8l 
 

6 hrs The Star @staronline
French, Malian troops secure rebel strongpoint near Gao http://dlvr.it/2yYY7F 
 

6 hrs Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent
Tomorrow is the last day for Egyptian expats to register to vote. 649,000 expats registered in online database so far http://ow.ly/hNe5S 
 

6 hrs RT @RT_com
BREAKING: #RussianMeteor fragments found at Chebarkul Lake in Russian Urals – scientists http://on.rt.com/gn84p7 
 

2 hrs  
Yahoo! News: Iran's leader steps deeper into the political fray http://yhoo.it/12yjL4W 

7 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
Somalia offers $50,000 reward to catch journalist killers: Somalia's government has offered a $50,000 (37,000 eu... http://bit.ly/XTGHHO 
 

7 hrs Reuters Top News @Reuters
White House drafts backup immigration plan, Republicans balk http://reut.rs/VXQ8b1 
 

7 hrs Zee News @ZeeNews
 

7 hrs The Associated Press @AP
Correction: Rand Paul said some in GOP "don't want somebody who wants to round people up ... send them back to Mexico" http://apne.ws/UvrooU 
 

7 hrs The Associated Press @AP
Court convicts 24 Western Saharan activists for their roles in the killing of Moroccan soldiers in 2010: http://apne.ws/W3ybTh  -MM
 

7 hrs MarketWatch @MarketWatch
Republicans spar with White House on immigration http://on.mktw.net/12XGCCk 
 

7 hrs Agence France-Presse @AFP
#Israel parliament will conduct "intensive" inquiry into case of Australian-Israeli with Mossad links http://bit.ly/Vw9WTd  #PrisonerX
 

7 hrs The Associated Press @AP
MORE: Runoff will be held in Cyprus' presidential election between top two candidates: http://apne.ws/W3M9oj  -MM
 

8 hrs Press TV @PressTV
 

8 hrs The Associated Press @AP
RAW VIDEO: Lifeguards and SeaWorld staff members free a dolphin tangled in netting off the California coast: http://apne.ws/XSgGIY  -MM
 
 View video
8 hrs Reuters Top News @Reuters
French, Malian troops secure rebel strongpoint near Gao http://reut.rs/VYCww8 
 

8 hrs Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: 88 people have been killed across #Syria by security force gunfire: Local Coordination Committees
 

8 hrs Bloomberg News @BloombergNews
Medicare drug costs to be reduced 4.6% for senior citizen | http://bloom.bg/15mWRwI 
 

8 hrs BBC News (World) @BBCWorld
Kosovo celebrates fifth birthday http://bbc.in/YqrbBf 
 

9 hrs Agence France-Presse @AFP
#UPDATE: Rightwing leader Nicos Anastasiades wins #Cyprus presidential election, according to exit polls http://bit.ly/W3BvOm 
 

9 hrs Press TV @PressTV
 

9 hrs Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#Hezbollah fighters, #Syria rebels killed in border fighting http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/17/266843.html … #Lebanon
 

10 hrs The Associated Press @AP
BREAKING: Exit polls indicate Cyprus presidential election is close; it's unclear if a runoff will be needed. -MM
 

10 hrs The Star @staronline
Cypriot conservative chief leads grabs commanding lead - exit poll http://dlvr.it/2yWsyf 
 

10 hrs Agence France-Presse @AFP
 

10 hrs Andrew LaVallee @andrewlavallee
A 12-man squad hits roadside bomb in Iraq. 1 survives. His painful aftermath http://on.wsj.com/XM8QjX 
 

10 hrs The Associated Press @AP
Illinois state Sen. Toi Hutchinson drops out of the race for the U.S. House seat vacated by Jesse Jackson Jr.: http://apne.ws/UuXPDX  -MM
 

10 hrs Agence France-Presse @AFP
Nicos Anastasiades wins Cyprus presidential election from 1st round: exit polls
 

10 hrs Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent
Human rights activist Negad El Borai: presidency invites human rights advocates to a meeting on 21 February. #Egypt #Morsy @negadelborai
 

10 hrs Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent
BREAKING: AJA: Presidential environmental adviser and Nour Party member dismissed after being accused of attempting to exploit his position.
 

11 hrs The Associated Press @AP
Eight Arab civilians are detained by the military in Timbuktu as fears of reprisals in Mali continue: http://apne.ws/UuKagl  -MM
 

11 hrs Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#NATO ‘will comply with #Afghan air strike ban’ http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/17/266817.html … #alarabiya #Afghanistan #Karzai
 

11 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

11 hrs Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: A Syrian warplane has fallen in the northern #Homs suburbs, the Syrian media center reports. #Syria
 

11 hrs The Star @staronline
Egypt protesters block access to port, demand justice http://dlvr.it/2yWG3C 
 

11 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

11 hrs Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#Bahrain dismantles ‘terror cell’: ministry http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/17/266785.html … #alarabiya
 

11 hrs Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#Iran will be offered easing of #gold sanctions http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/17/266763.html … #alarabiya
 

12 hrs Reuters Top News @Reuters
Reality show with Pistorius girlfriend upsets South Africa http://reut.rs/VY9tsG 
 

11 hrs Dana Khraiche @DLKhraiche
Two #Hezbollah members, 12 rebels killed in #Syria battles http://bit.ly/12xwy7H 
 

11 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

12 hrs The Star @staronline
Signs of a thaw with Serbia as Kosovo turns five http://dlvr.it/2yVxpZ 
 

12 hrs Press TV @PressTV
 

12 hrs The Associated Press @AP
Mortgage bill promoted by Obama faces uphill climb in Congress as GOP favors reduced federal role in market: http://apne.ws/15mAHuH  -MM
 

12 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

12 hrs Dana Khraiche @DLKhraiche
Two #Hezbollah members killed during battles with rebels in #Syria: Lebanese security source told @DailyStarLeb
 

12 hrs Reuters Top News @Reuters
French leader Hollande's approval rating dips: poll http://reut.rs/Z7IgRr 
 

12 hrs BBC News (World) @BBCWorld
Arsonists attack gold mine in Greece http://bbc.in/15mE30R 
 

12 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

12 hrs The Associated Press @AP
At least 37 killed as series of car bombs hits mainly Shiite areas in and around Baghdad: http://apne.ws/UutGF0  -MM
 

12 hrs Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent
Gamal al-Banna leaves behind a legacy of controversial views on Islam http://dlvr.it/2yVX2T 
 

12 hrs The Star @staronline
Egypt chief of staff says army will avoid politics http://dlvr.it/2yVVff 


1 hr The Star
@staronline
Iran will never shut down Fordow enrichment plant - MP http://dlvr.it/2yVVdj 
 

1 hr Haaretz.com @haaretzcom
#Buddha statues join #Barbie dolls on #Iran's list of banned items http://htz.li/XdNsEi 
 

2 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

2 hrs Wall Street Journal @WSJ
The average person's IQ is around 100. The average Nobel laureate registers at around 145. http://on.wsj.com/Ur64RB 
 

2 hrs The Star @staronline
Philippine firefight leads to massacre suspect arrest http://dlvr.it/2yVC3V 
 

2 hrs The Star @staronline
One dead, 14 missing as ship sinks in Philippines http://dlvr.it/2yVC3j 
 

2 hrs Reuters Top News @Reuters
Masked raiders damage Greek gold mining site http://reut.rs/VYeuld 
 

2 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

2 hrs Reuters Top News @Reuters
Bangladesh amends war crimes law, mulls banning Islamists http://reut.rs/15mzB23 
 

2 hrs Reuters Top News @Reuters
Germany wants comprehensive EU-U.S. free trade deal: minister http://reut.rs/Z7yJdb 
 

2 hrs Press TV @PressTV
A man casts his ballot during the first round of #Cyprus' presidential #election at a polling station in #Limassol http://twitpic.com/c4jmw5 
 
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2 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

4 mins  
Yahoo! News: Meteor-broken windows in Russian city being fixed http://yhoo.it/12W10nt 

5 mins  
Yahoo! News: Chavez foe to face corruption charges in Venezuela http://yhoo.it/XS46cP 

3 hrs Reuters Top News @Reuters
Florida hit by "tsunami" of tax identity fraud http://reut.rs/VYcrNO 
 

3 hrs Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
Tunisian media focus on political crisis http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/17/266787.html …
 

3 hrs Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent
Protesters shut down Port Said governorate HQ, briefly block railway http://dlvr.it/2yTg2g 
 

3 hrs The Star @staronline
Man killed assembling bomb at a political rally venue in Kenya http://dlvr.it/2yTbLr 
 

3 hrs The Star @staronline
Blasts hit Shi'ite districts in Baghdad, killing 26 http://dlvr.it/2yTbLg 
 

3 hrs Post World News @PostWorldNews
Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first PM, discharged from hospital following brain-related blockage http://wapo.st/12VUVas 
 

3 hrs Agence France-Presse @AFP
Polls open in Ecuador's general election: officials
 

3 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

3 hrs Reuters Top News @Reuters
NATO to help implement Karzai air strike decree: NATO commander http://reut.rs/VY9KMc 
 

3 hrs Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent
Military: Destruction of Egypt-Gaza tunnels ongoing http://dlvr.it/2yTMv6 
 

3 hrs The Jakarta Globe @thejakartaglobe
Flooding, Landslides in Manado Kill 10 http://jglo.be/2P5r 
 

3 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

3 hrs The Star @staronline
Australia-bound Myanmar boat rescued: Sri Lanka police http://dlvr.it/2yTHgG 
 

3 hrs The Star @staronline
Attackers hack hand off Tanzania albino boy for Tanzania http://dlvr.it/2yTHg4 
 

4 hrs Breaking News @BreakingNews
Citizens from Britain, Italy, Greece and Lebanon are among those kidnapped in northern Nigeria attack, official says - @AP
 

4 hrs Press TV @PressTV
Members of a #Thai rescue team carry a blast victim, after a #bomb was detonated by suspected separatist militants http://twitpic.com/c4iozw 
 
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4 hrs Press TV @PressTV
Portuguese workers stage a protest against government #austerity measures which caused high inflation in the city http://twitpic.com/c4ip5i 
 
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4 hrs Haaretz.com @haaretzcom
Egypt seizes another arms cache in Sinai with 21 anti-aircraft shells, 6 anti-tank mines and an anti-aircraft gun http://htz.li/Xdzum0 
 

4 hrs Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent
One killed, four injured in building collapse in Alexandria http://dlvr.it/2yT4pK 
 

4 hrs BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking
Thousands gather in St Peter's Square as #Pope Benedict XVI makes window appearance http://bbc.in/YpxW6v 
 

4 hrs The Star @staronline
Armenian president set to win election marred by shooting http://dlvr.it/2yT0RJ 
 

4 hrs The Associated Press @AP
Karzai issues decree that orders prosecution of Afghan security forces involved in torturing prisoners: http://apne.ws/12Vyh27  -JM
 

4 hrs The Associated Press @AP
BREAKING: Police: Gunmen kidnap 7 foreign workers in north Nigeria attack on construction company
 

4 hrs Post World News @PostWorldNews
Kenya police say a suspected militant was killed while planting an improvised explosive device http://wapo.st/Uu6CGp 
 

5 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

5 hrs Barak Ravid @BarakRavid
PM Netanyahu on Syrian refugees: we will prevent any breach of our border and will not allow anybody to cross other than individual cases
 

5 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

5 hrs Agence France-Presse @AFP
Gunmen kidnap two foreigners, four others, in northern Nigeria: police
 

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Yahoo! News: Intruders raid gold mining company in Greece http://yhoo.it/XilVAm 

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Yahoo! News: Crowds gather for pope's Sunday blessing http://yhoo.it/WBylmX 

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staronline: Bomb kills two in southern Thai city, others defused http://dlvr.it/2ySNqK  @mommyhicken

5 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

5 hrs Haaretz.com @haaretzcom
BREAKING: Netanyahu's 1st comment on #PrisonerX: Let security forces do their work, so we can continue to live in security and tranquility
 

5 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

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PostWorldNews: Motorcycle bomb kills 3 security volunteers in Thailand’s insurgency-plagued south http://wapo.st/UtWltz  @mommyhicken

5 hrs The Star @staronline
Three militants shot dead in Russia's Dagestan - media http://dlvr.it/2ySDSb 
 

5 hrs Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent
Hospital director: Suspect in Beni Suef police officer killing still alive http://dlvr.it/2ySCZN 
 

5 hrs Zee News @ZeeNews
 

5 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

6 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

6 hrs Reuters Top News @Reuters
Blasts hit Baghdad Shi'ite districts, killing 20 http://reut.rs/Yz0rO0 
 

6 hrs The Star @staronline
Pakistan faces growing anger over sectarian bombings http://dlvr.it/2yS5Hn 
 

6 hrs Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#BreakingNews: Brahimi calls for Syria government/opposition talks on U.N. premises
 

6 hrs The Jakarta Globe @thejakartaglobe
Singapore Ruling Party Faces Increasingly Vocal Electorate http://jglo.be/2P3Y 
 

6 hrs Dana Khraiche @DLKhraiche
Talal Arslan meeting #Assad in #Damascus
 

6 hrs The Jakarta Globe @thejakartaglobe
Australian Motocrosser Dies, 90 Others Missing in Balikpapan Race http://jglo.be/2P3k 
 

6 hrs BBC News (World) @BBCWorld
Pakistani governor says intelligence agents are "too scared or too clueless" after #Quetta blast kills 81 people http://bbc.in/15mdOrj 
 

6 hrs Breaking News @BreakingNews
Series of blasts hit Shiite districts across Iraqi capital Baghdad, killing at least 9 people, police say - @Reuters
 

6 hrs The Star @staronline
Bangladesh shuts Islamist website after blogger murder http://dlvr.it/2yRby3 
 

7 hrs Haaretz.com @haaretzcom
Fourteen #Palestinians released in 2011 Gilad Shalit deal back in Israeli jails http://htz.li/XhyGtk 
 

7 hrs Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#Israel's #Lieberman to stand trial on charges of fraud http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/17/266749.html …
 

7 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

7 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

7 hrs RT @RT_com
Post-meteorite Urals: Russian region cleans up fireball blast aftermath (PHOTOS) http://on.rt.com/1f8jq3 
 

7 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

7 hrs BBC Politics @BBCPolitics
UK visa appointments 'sold for cash' http://bbc.in/15m8bsY 
 

7 hrs Zee News @ZeeNews
Russian #meteor exploded with force of 30 Hiroshima N-bombs http://zeenews.india.com/news/space/russian-meteor-exploded-with-force-of-30-hiroshima-n-bombs_829618.html … #Russia
 

7 hrs The Jakarta Globe @thejakartaglobe
Thousands Marry in First ‘Post-Moon’ Mass Wedding http://jglo.be/2P2Q 
 

7 hrs The Star @staronline
Experts say pygmy elephants died from pesticide poisoning http://dlvr.it/2yRJ48 
 

7 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

7 hrs Reuters Top News @Reuters
Pakistani governor criticizes security forces after bombing http://reut.rs/VXX3RC 
 

7 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

8 hrs Dawn Media Group @dawn_com
Jets pound suspected militant hideouts in Orakzai tribal region http://wp.me/p2awqS-dng8 
 

8 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

8 hrs Scott Bixby @ScottBix
Malaysia expels Australian senator before pre-election meeting with opposition leader http://bloom.bg/12O56xO  C/O @BloombergNews
 

8 hrs New York Times World @nytimesworld
IHT Rendezvous: In Singapore's Immigration Debate, Sign of Asia's Slipping Middle Class? http://nyti.ms/ZjuAH7 
 

8 hrs Zee News @ZeeNews
 

8 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

8 hrs The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb
 

8 hrs The Star @staronline
USGS reports 5.0 quake 34 miles southwest of Kalamata, Greece http://dlvr.it/2yQs2L 
 

8 hrs Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#Lebanese MP accuses his government of supplying #weapons to #Assad http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/17/266730.html …
 

9 hrs RT @RT_com
Greek ambassador to Mexico dies hours after presenting credentials http://on.rt.com/qx0yzw  #news
 

9 hrs Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng
#Palestinian activist #Issawi breaks new hunger strike record with a period exceeding 200 days, writes Ray Hanania http://english.alarabiya.net/views/2013/02/17/266718.html …
 

9 hrs The Associated Press @AP
MORE: Pakistani police say that many of the people who were critically wounded died overnight of their wounds: http://apne.ws/Vo1SB6  -JM
 

10 hrs Dawn Media Group @dawn_com
Syria rebels on offensive as UN rights chief urges action http://wp.me/p2awqS-dnfv 
 

10 hrs The Associated Press @AP
BREAKING: Pakistani police official says the death toll from bombing in Quetta climbs to at least 81
 

10 hrs Press TV @PressTV
#Protest strike shuts down #Kashmir http://goo.gl/4HX9C 
 

10 hrs BBC News (World) @BBCWorld
Farc releases Colombian soldier http://bbc.in/15lQkT9 
 

11 hrs The Associated Press @AP
Obama administration's draft immigration bill would lay out 8-year path to legal status, @USATODAY reports: http://apne.ws/ZjfOjF  -JM
 

11 hrs Reuters Top News @Reuters
Mexico's Pemex evacuates hospital unit after suspected arson http://reut.rs/VXKbuH 
 

11 hrs BBC News (World) @BBCWorld
Teenager killed in double shooting http://bbc.in/15lLvcC 
 

11 hrs RT @RT_com
IDF arrests brother of hunger-striking Palestinian detainee – reports http://on.rt.com/fdt7hl 
 

11 hrs Press TV @PressTV
Anti-Shia group behind #Quetta carnage http://shar.es/YIgwd 
 

12 hrs The Associated Press @AP
Dozens of protesters rally outside LAPD HQ in support of ex-cop Christopher Dorner, suspected of killing 4: http://apne.ws/YfwdyC  -RJJ
 

12 hrs Dawn Media Group @dawn_com
MQM quits provincial, federal govts http://wp.me/p2awqS-dn4b 
 

12 hrs BBC News (World) @BBCWorld
Cyprus to hold presidential election http://bbc.in/15lFJro 
 

12 hrs RT @RT_com
Bahrain police disperse funeral procession with tear gas, stun grenades (VIDEO, PHOTOS) http://on.rt.com/hp8wh8 
 

12 hrs Reuters Top News @Reuters
Bolivia says LAN, TAM airlines no longer authorized to fly there http://reut.rs/VsQNS7 
 

13 hrs The Associated Press @AP
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to attend ceremony for peace agreement aimed at ending fighting in Congo: http://apne.ws/YyAKgy  -RJJ
 

13 hrs Agence France-Presse @AFP
President Rafael Correa favoured for re-election in Ecuador vote http://bit.ly/Z6ygrL 
 

13 hrs Dawn Media Group @dawn_com
Earthquake jolts northern areas of Pakistan http://wp.me/p2awqS-dn9H 
 

13 hrs Agence France-Presse @AFP
Hunters kill 68 Burmese pythons in Florida's Everglades in bid to combat invasive species, organisers say http://bit.ly/XFQw8z 
 

13 hrs RT @RT_com
Three fighters, militant leader neutralized in Russia’s Dagestan http://on.rt.com/hb8h61 
 

14 hrs Reuters Top News @Reuters
Egypt's political rivals meet amid tension http://reut.rs/Z6iq0f 
 

14 hrs The Star @staronline
Market bomb kills 79 in southwest Pakistan http://dlvr.it/2yP8f0 
 


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