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Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:02:04 -0500

>TOP STORIES as of 0900 HKT -- 19 January, 2010

> STUDENT RESCUED AFTER TEXT MESSAGES SENT FROM RUBBLE
A student has been pulled out of the remains of her university
in Port-au-Prince and taken to a hospital. Rescuers said text
messages were sent from beneath the rubble.

> 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.

> MILITANT ATTACK KILLS 5 IN KABUL
Taliban gunmen and suicide bombers attack buildings in the heart
of Kabul, killing at least five people and triggering fierce gun
battles with security forces.

> GUNMEN KILL AID WORKERS IN BAGHDAD
In a rare attack against a humanitarian group, militants killed
five workers and wounded two security officers Monday, officials
said.

> BLAIR TO FACE PUBLIC GRILLING OVER IRAQ
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will testify in public
about the invasion of Iraq on January 29, Britain's Iraq Inquiry
announced Monday.

> APPLE SET TO UNVEIL 'LATEST CREATION'
It's official: Apple Inc. will host a much-anticipated press
event January 27 in San Francisco, California.

> RACE CLOSE FOR TED KENNEDY'S SEAT
Democrats scramble to hold onto the late Ted Kennedy's Senate
seat in a surprisingly close race that could imperil the
president's agenda.

> MR. GAY PAGEANT SHUT DOWN IN CHINA
The stage was set, the event sold-out. International media
cameras lined up along on the catwalk beneath rows of gleaming
spotlights, but an hour before the Mr. Gay China pageant was
supposed to start, police shut it down.
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> UK SET TO CASH IN ON 'SHERLOCK HOLMES'
Sherlock Holmes the movie has already made more than $300
million at the box office worldwide and British tourism
officials are hoping it means money for them too.

> CRUNCH TIME FOR JAPAN AIRLINES
Japan Airlines is expected to file for bankruptcy Tuesday, as
speculation intensifies over which of its two U.S. suitors,
Delta Air Lines or American Airlines, will be chosen to aid its
rehabilitation.