Wednesday, April 14, 2010
International Headlines
>TOP STORIES as of 0800 HKT -- 15 April, 2010
> CHINA QUAKE KILLS ALMOST 600, INJURES THOUSANDS
The death toll from a series of earthquakes in China's Qinghai
province has reached 589, state-run media said as rescue workers
hunt for survivors.
> POLAND EYES JUNE VOTE FOR PRESIDENT
Poland was Wednesday eyeing a June election to choose a
successor to President Lech Kaczynski, whose death in an air
crash is generating unprecedented scenes of public grief.
> GAY OUTRAGE OVER VATICAN ABUSE CLAIM
Gay rights groups have expressed outrage over comments made by a
senior Vatican official linking homosexuality to child abuse.
> 800 FLEE AS ICELAND VOLCANO ERUPTS
Icelandic authorities evacuated about 800 people early Wednesday
because of a possible volcano eruption near the Eyjafjallajokull
glacier, an emergency spokesman said.
> JORDAN PROTESTS WEST BANK EXPULSIONS
Jordan has called in Israel's ambassador for an official protest
over a controversial decision to expel Palestinians that Israel
says are living illegally in the West Bank, the Jordanian state
news agency reported Wednesday.
> EX-COSTA RICA LEADER IN BRIBERY TRIAL
A trial started Wednesday for a former Costan Rican president
and eight others accused of taking bribes to award a $150
million government mobile phone contract.
> SWAMP RESCUER: GOD LED ME TO LOST GIRL
The man who rescued an 11-year-old girl lost in a dense Florida
swamp said Wednesday that God led him directly to her, and that
finding her was no surprise.
BUSINESS
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> APPLE DELAYS IPAD'S INTERNATIONAL RELEASE
Apple is postponing the international release of its new iPad
because of stronger-than-expected demand for the device in the
U.S., the company said Wednesday.
> CAN COAL CLEAN UP ITS ACT?
It is one of the most abundant natural resources, providing
around a quarter of the world's total energy and powering over
40 percent of our electricity supplies.
