Tuesday, January 19, 2010
International Headline News
TOP STORIES as of 1000 GMT -- 19 January, 2010
> BEYOND SURVIVAL, HEALTH CRISIS LOOMS IN DESPERATE HAITI
Surviving the massive quake that rocked Haiti was just the
beginning. Experts say the new dangers may be compounded by
Haiti's old problem: poverty.
> U.S. AIR FORCE DROPS SUPPLIES INTO HAITI
Bypassing the gridlock of Haiti's main airport and congestion of
roadways, the U.S. military has delivered food and water by
parachute to earthquake survivors.
> HAITI POLICE STRUGGLE TO HANDLE CRISIS
A crowd plunders buildings crumbled by last week's earthquake,
hauling off water, food, candles and anything else recoverable.
Suddenly, a pickup truck hauling a half dozen armed policemen
squeals to a halt.
> 'FRENZY OF LOOTING' SEEN IN HAITI'S CAPITAL
With the people of Haiti hungry, desperate and frustrated nearly
a week after a powerful earthquake, sporadic violence and
looting are erupting in the badly damaged capital.
> PROBLEMS HINDER AID TO HAITI'S DESPERATE
Limited runway space and battered telecommunications networks
are hindering efforts to get food, water and medical aid into
the hands of desperate Haitians.
> JAL FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY
"I'd like to take a pistol and shoot every JAL executive of the
last 20 years," says Hideo Fujiwara, an otherwise gently spoken
72-year-old.
> TORONTO BOMB PLOTTERS SENTENCED TO LIFE
Zakaria Amara, a man prosecutors say wanted to create a Canadian
version of 9/11, was sentenced Monday to life in prison in
Canada.
> JOURNALISTS' E-MAILS HACKED IN CHINA
Foreign correspondents in at least two Beijing, China, bureaus
of news organizations have had their Google e-mail accounts
attacked, with e-mails forwarded to a mysterious address,
according to the Foreign Correspondents' Club of China.
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BUSINESS
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> CADBURY AND KRAFT TURN SWEET ON DEAL
While likely to win the support of investors, the sale of one of
the UK's most iconic brands to an American company will be
considered a deep loss in Britain.
> JAL: A BANKRUPTCY FLIGHT TO NOWHERE
Empty domestic routes are emptying JAL's coffers.
