Sunday, March 31, 2013

The Afternoon World #News Report of the 31st of March 2013



 Reuters Top News
@Reuters 2m
Senate group resolves key issues on immigration reform: lawmakers http://reut.rs/10eE43B 
 

 Reuters Top News @Reuters 3m
Flash floods kill at least 10 people in Mauritius http://reut.rs/177x1hi 
 

 Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng 7m
#BreakingNews   
Death toll in #Syria reaches to 146 mostly in Damascus and its suburbs: LCC
 

 Haaretz.com @haaretzcom 15m
#Assad regime accuses #Syrian rebels of setting three oil wells alight after dispute over how to divide the oil http://htz.li/Z1Qs3H 
 

 Breaking News @BreakingNews 30m
Nelson Mandela had 'restful day' in hospital, condition has improved, South African government statement says - @Reuters
 

 MarketWatch @MarketWatch 39m
Rubio: Reports of immigration deal ‘premature’ http://on.mktw.net/Z1TZPk 
 
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 Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent 49m
Official: Egypt ready to block porn sites http://dlvr.it/393Wq6 
 

 Bloomberg News @BloombergNews 50m
97% of China's 42 million small businesses can’t get bank loans, turn to "shadow loans" at their peril | http://bloom.bg/14u8zHl 
 
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 MarketWatch @MarketWatch 1h
U.S. flexes muscle after N. Korea provocation http://on.mktw.net/Z1Qg4q 
 
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 RT @RT_com 1h
Nigerian soldiers kill 14 suspected Islamist militants in raid http://bit.ly/XkRwW1  #news
 

 The Associated Press @AP 1h
Mexico: Bus on foggy mountain road collides with truck and plunges over cliff, killing 12, injuring 14: http://apne.ws/10mrnTy  -CJ
 
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 Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng 1h
#BreakingNews   
14 people killed and injured in Kafr Batana in Damascus after security forces’ shelling using rocket launchers: activists
 

 The Star @staronline 1h
Egyptian satirist questioned for insulting Mursi, freed on bail http://dlvr.it/393Bm1 
 

 The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb 1h
#Mursi's #Egypt seeks to keep strong ties with #France | News , Middle East | THE DAILY STAR http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Mar-31/212102-mursis-egypt-seeks-to-keep-strong-ties-with-france.ashx …
 

 Breaking News @BreakingNews 1h
Workers hurt in accident at Arkansas nuclear plant; incident didn't cause radiation or affect nuclear reactor - @AP http://bit.ly/117TlVo 
 

 Zee News @ZeeNews 1h
 
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 Reuters Top News @Reuters 2h
Five family members die in Nevada crash, teen charged with drunken driving http://reut.rs/122OlnH 
 

 Reuters Top News @Reuters 2h
Tanzania pulls 29 bodies from rubble of fallen building http://reut.rs/10ejQqB 
 

 Reuters Top News @Reuters 2h
Egypt reopens Alexandria airport after runway protest http://reut.rs/ZRQAGr 
 

 Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng 2h
#BreakingNews    #Egypt presidency says it will not replace its prosecutor general: report
 

 The Associated Press @AP 2h
Police: 3 men killed and another wounded when a brawl led to gunfire outside a tavern south of Seattle: http://apne.ws/10ehpEx  -CJ
 
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 Zee News @ZeeNews 2h
 
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 Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng 2h
#BreakingNews   
A rocket falling at Al-Yarmouk refugee camp in #Damascus kills and injures a number of people: opposition media  #Syria
 

 Reuters Top News @Reuters 2h
Syria says rebels set fire to three eastern oil wells http://reut.rs/10ebpvw 
 

 Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng 3h
Thousands march in Rabat to protest govt policies - http://ara.tv/2px5q 
 

 Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent 3h
North Korea vows to strengthen nukes amid tensions http://dlvr.it/392J8X 
 

 Reuters Top News @Reuters 3h
Italian president at center of storm as deadlock continues http://reut.rs/10e8z9X 
 

 Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent 3h
Child kidnapped in front of Shubra church http://dlvr.it/392J76 
 

  1h
Yahoo! News: Egyptian TV satirist appears before prosecutors http://yhoo.it/10dktRg 
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 Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent 3h
Iraqi refugees in Egypt still suffer from ambiguous legal status http://dlvr.it/3922B7 
 

 Reuters Top News @Reuters 4h
Egypt closes Alexandria airport after staff protest on runway http://reut.rs/ZRQAGr 
 

 Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng 4h
#Iraq attacks on security forces kill four http://ara.tv/mqr2k  #alarabiya
 

 Reuters Top News @Reuters 4h
Exxon continues cleanup of Arkansas oil pipeline spill http://reut.rs/XPmH6C 
 

 Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng 4h
#BreakingNews: 67 people have been killed by Syrian regime forces so far: activists
 

 The Star @staronline 4h
Hindraf chief calls off 21-day hunger strike after he collapses http://dlvr.it/391d5S 
 

 Zee News @ZeeNews 4h
 
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 Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng 4h
‘No one served us water:’ complains Egyptian satirist during interrogation http://ara.tv/yd4g5  #alarabiya #Egypt
 

 Agence France-Presse @AFP 4h
At least 15 people are killed as Nigerian soldiers raid a suspected Boko Haram hideout in the northern city of Kano http://bit.ly/10qMbcc 
 

 BBC News (World) @BBCWorld 4h
At least 10 people die after sudden rains caused flooding in #Mauritius capital, #PortLouis http://bbc.in/1775iNH 
 

 Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent 5h
Update: Interrogation over, Bassem Youssef released on LE 15.000 bail http://ow.ly/jBz9r  #Egypt
 

 Dawn Media Group @dawn_com 5h
Balochistan's 17 districts without power http://wp.me/p2awqS-dCDG 
 
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 Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng 5h
#BreakingNews Car bombing in Sabina suburb in Damascus kills 15 people: activists
 

 The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb 5h
#Nigerian army says kills 14 #Islamist insurgents in raid | News , International | THE DAILY STAR http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/International/2013/Mar-31/212095-nigerian-army-says-kills-14-islamist-insurgents-in-raid.ashx …
 

 The Star @staronline 5h
German opposition parties warn each other: hands off Merkel http://dlvr.it/390xgF 
 

 Dawn Media Group @dawn_com 6h
IED blast in Quetta injures two http://wp.me/p2awqS-dCD1 
 
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 Asahi Shimbun AJW @AJWasahi 6h
Abe strikes energy deal with Mongolia in a bid to curb #China’s clout - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/politics/AJ201303310033 …
 

 Press TV @PressTV 6h
#Syria militants kill 10, including women and children, in #Homs http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/03/31/295921/syria-militants-kill-10-people-in-homs/ …
 

 RT @RT_com 6h
Iraq, Afghan wars ‘most expensive’ in US history, drained defense budget for decades http://on.rt.com/0v5b7x 
 
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 The Star @staronline 6h
NATO eyes missile shield progress with Russia after U.S. move http://dlvr.it/390Pm0 
 

 Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng 6h
#Scud missile fired toward northern #Syria: Shaam Network
 

 Agence France-Presse @AFP 6h
#BREAKING Two jihadists are killed and four Malian troops wounded during fierce clashes in the fabled northern city of Timbuktu
 

 Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng 7h
Car explosion hits Damascus's Mezza district: Sana Revolution
 

 Agence France-Presse @AFP 7h
Heavy gunfire erupts in Timbuktu as Malian troops comb the city looking for jihadists http://bit.ly/123AjOE 
 

 The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb 7h
Body of #Syrian found floating in #Mount #Lebanon river | News , Local News | THE DAILY STAR http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2013/Mar-31/212067-body-of-syrian-found-floating-in-mount-lebanon-river.ashx …
 

 The Associated Press @AP 7h
Rescue workers in Tibet find 11 bodies at the site of a landslide, but chances of survivors are slim: http://apne.ws/YogUsy  -SS
 
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 Reuters Top News @Reuters 7h
ECB's Draghi phoned Napolitano over resignation reports: press http://reut.rs/ZR1Jax 
 

  1h
Yahoo! News: IMF team to arrive in Egypt on Wednesday for loan talks http://yhoo.it/ZQZWlI 
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 RT @RT_com 8h
Kuwaiti activists to rally for Gitmo prisoners, hunger strikers 'prepare for death' http://on.rt.com/x1sqns 
 
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 Reuters Top News @Reuters 8h
Kenya mostly calm after vote ruling; minor clashes in west http://reut.rs/10dlE39 
 

 The Star @staronline 8h
Traffic on major highways slow to a crawl http://dlvr.it/38zgLY 
 

 Press TV @PressTV 8h
‘N #Korea wants freedom from US #empire’ http://goo.gl/WZxee 
 

 The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb 8h
#Kuwaiti opposition #tweeter jailed for #emir insult | News , Middle East | THE DAILY STAR http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Mar-31/212080-kuwaiti-opposition-tweeter-jailed-for-emir-insult.ashx …
 

 Agence France-Presse @AFP 8h
#BREAKING Pope Francis prays for "political solution" in Syria and "reconciliation" on the Korean peninsula in his Easter Sunday message
 

 The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb 8h
#Abductors free man #kidnapped in #Bekaa #Valley | News , Local News | THE DAILY STAR http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2013/Mar-31/212074-abductors-free-man-kidnapped-in-bekaa-valley.ashx …
 

 The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb 8h
#Palestinans stone #Israelis at flashpoint holy site | News , Middle East | THE DAILY STAR http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Mar-31/212072-palestinans-stone-israelis-at-flashpoint-holy-site.ashx …
 

 Dawn Media Group @dawn_com 8h
At least two die of H7N9 bird flu in China http://wp.me/p2awqS-dCB8 
 

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 The Jakarta Globe @thejakartaglobe 8h
#China ’s Xi Signs Multi-Million-Dollar Deals in #Congo http://jglo.be/h6Z0 
 

 Press TV @PressTV 8h
‘Anti-Muslims tied to #Myanmar #violence’ http://goo.gl/8N4JI 
 

 The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb 9h
#Residents flee fierce #Aleppo clashes: #activists | News , Middle East | THE DAILY STAR http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Mar-31/212071-residents-flee-fierce-aleppo-clashes-activists.ashx …
 

 Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent 9h
Hamas likely to hold internal leadership elections in Cairo on Monday
 

 The Jakarta Globe @thejakartaglobe 9h
WTO Braces for Leadership Race http://jglo.be/h6Xc 
 

 Egypt Independent @EgyIndependent 9h
No photo, no story: Photojournalists protest abuses http://dlvr.it/38z4mf 
 

 Press TV @PressTV 9h
Bahraini doctor ‘severely’ tortured in jail http://goo.gl/1NxZW 
 

 The Associated Press @AP 9h
Pope Francis celebrates his first Easter Sunday Mass as pontiff: http://apne.ws/10qsvFx  -SS
 
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 The Jakarta Globe @thejakartaglobe 9h
Hopes, Suspicions Over Peace in Kurdish Rebel Hideout http://jglo.be/h6Wx 
 

 The Star @staronline 9h
New avian flu strain kills two in China, one in critical condition http://dlvr.it/38yr9k 
 

 The Jakarta Globe @thejakartaglobe 9h
Saudi’s Illegal Immigrants Draw Fear of ‘Infiltrators’ http://jglo.be/h6Wt 
 

 Press TV @PressTV 10h
Two killed, one injured in #Mali blasts http://goo.gl/w1oPr 
 

 The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb 10h
Two die in #China from #bird #flu strain not previously seen in humans-Xinhua | News , Health | THE DAILY STAR http://dailystar.com.lb/News/Health/2013/Mar-31/212069-two-die-in-china-from-bird-flu-strain-not-previously-seen-in-humans-xinhua.ashx …
 

 Breaking News @BreakingNews 10h
5 children aged between 2 and 10 die in house fire in Saint-Quentin, Northern France, officials say - @BBCNews
 

 BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking 10h
5 children aged between 2 & 10 are killed in house fire in northern France town of Saint-Quentin, officials say
 

 The Associated Press @AP 11h
Two people are killed when a roadside bomb strikes a Pakistani political candidate's motorcade: http://apne.ws/XPWpkL  -SS
 
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 BBC News (World) @BBCWorld 11h
Churches across South Africa holding prayers for Nelson #Mandela on ex-president's 4th day in hospital http://bbc.in/176xMHg 
 

 The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb 11h
3 wounded in #Chouf shooting, suspect handed in | News , Local News | THE DAILY STAR http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2013/Mar-31/212066-3-wounded-in-chouf-shooting-suspect-handed-in.ashx …
 

 The Jakarta Globe @thejakartaglobe 11h
US Denounces North #Korea’s ‘History of Bellicose Rhetoric’ http://jglo.be/h6Vx 
 

 The Jakarta Globe @thejakartaglobe 11h
Police Arrest Man Over Aceh Cop Killing http://jglo.be/h6Uu 
 

 Asahi Shimbun AJW @AJWasahi 11h
Taiwan vows to step up patrols in East China Sea - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun http://ajw.asahi.com/article/asia/china/AJ201303310023 …
 

 Agence France-Presse @AFP 11h
Religious 'radicals' driving Myanmar unrest, experts say
 

 The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb 11h
#Algeria sanctions imam union to stem #Salafist influence | News , Middle East | THE DAILY STAR http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Mar-31/212065-algeria-sanctions-imam-union-to-stem-salafist-influence.ashx …
 

 Breaking News @BreakingNews 12h
5 military personnel die in South Africa helicopter crash in anti-rhino-poaching mission, SANDF says - @iafricanews http://bit.ly/122YfSh 
 


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