Sunday, January 17, 2010
International Headline News
>TOP STORIES as of 0900 HKT -- 18 January, 2010
> FIVE DAYS ON, SEARCH CREWS STILL FINDING SURVIVORS
Survivors are still being pulled from the rubble in Haiti's
capital, as more than two dozen international rescue teams
continue to comb the disaster areas.
> 3 RESCUED FROM RUBBLE OF GROCERY STORE
Three people were rescued Sunday from the rubble of a grocery
store, officials told CNN, and rescuers were working to free
others.
> DOCTOR: PATIENTS NEED URGENT SURGERY
Nearly a third of the patients at a makeshift hospital in
earthquake-ravaged Haiti could die without immediate surgery, a
doctor says.
> HILLARY CLINTON: ' WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU'
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented a united stance
with Haitian President Rene Preval during her visit to the
quake-battered capital.
> BILL CLINTON TO VISIT HAITI ON MONDAY
Getting aid to Haiti right away to save lives is the first goal
of the fund-raising initiative headed by George W. Bush and Bill
Clinton, the two former U.S. presidents say.
> AFTER E-MAIL FROM HAITI, A NIGHTMARE
Peggy Bourland can't eat. When she lies down to sleep, she
fights the urge to go outside and curl up on the cold, hard
ground.
> U.S. TO COMPLAIN OVER GOOGLE ATTACK
The United States plans to express formal concern to the Chinese
government soon after Google said a cyber attack from China
targeted human rights activists.
> POPE VISITS SYNAGOGUE AMID TENSION
Pope Benedict XVI visited the main Jewish synagogue in Rome on
Sunday, a trip that unfolded amid heightened tension between
Catholics and Jews.
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BUSINESS
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> JPMORGAN MISSES REVENUE FORECASTS
JPMorgan said on Friday that its fourth-quarter profits had
soared, fuelled by continued strength in its investment banking
business.
> CHINA PROPERTY BUBBLE FEARS GROW
Housing prices in China accelerated in December, prompting a
flurry of new government measures as Beijing attempts to slow
soaring prices without derailing the economic recovery.
