Sunday, April 11, 2010
International Headlines
>TOP STORIES as of 0800 HKT -- 12 April, 2010
> POLAND MOURNS AS PRESIDENT'S BODY ARRIVES HOME
The body of Polish President Lech Kaczynski has been returned to
Warsaw as Poles continue to mourn his death, along with 95
others, in a plane crash in Russia.
> 6.2 MAGNITUDE QUAKE STRIKES SPAIN
A strong earthquake struck near the Spanish city of Granada
early Monday, but at a depth that made damage to the medieval
Moorish capital unlikely, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
> OBAMA SET TO HOST NUCLEAR SUMMIT
President Obama hosts leaders from 46 countries for a two-day
nuclear security summit starting Monday that will focus on how
to better safeguard weapons materials, both old and new, to keep
them out of the hands of terrorists.
> CONFUSION AT POLLS IN SUDANESE VOTE
Sudanese voters headed to the polls Sunday in the nation's first
multiparty election in 24 years.
> HUNGARIANS VOTE IN NATIONAL ELECTIONS
Hungarians went to the polls Sunday in a national election that
could see the ruling Socialists ousted from power.
> DEATHS FROM BANGKOK PROTESTS REACH 21
The death toll from the weekend's clashes between
anti-government protesters and Thai security forces climbed to
21 on Sunday, authorities said.
> 3 ITALIAN WORKERS HELD OVER AFGHAN PLOT
Afghan authorities have arrested three Italian medical workers
in a plot to assassinate the governor of the southern Helmand
province.
> FUNERALS HELD FOR KYRGYZ PROTESTERS
Sagunbayec Aitbek was laid to rest Saturday, his body draped in
a red-and-yellow Kyrgyz flag.
BUSINESS
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> CHINA POSTS 1ST TRADE DEFICIT IN 6 YEARS
China records a $7.24 billion trade deficit in March, the
country's first monthly deficit since April 2004, while it still
posted a trade surplus in the first quarter.
> APPLE BATTLES GOOGLE FOR MOBILE ADS
Apple launched a war with Google over mobile advertising
revenues on Thursday as it announced its own iAd network for the
iPhone.
> GEITHNER VISIT BOLSTERS CURRENCY TALK
A surprise meeting between the Chinese vice-premier and the US
Treasury secretary ended on Thursday with no immediate change in
policy but more speculation about a shift in China's pegged
currency regime.
