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Date: Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 8:02 PM
TOP STORIES as of 0800 HKT -- 16 April, 2010

U.N.: BHUTTO'S ASSASSINATION WAS PREVENTABLE
Pakistani authorities failed to provide adequate security for
former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto before her 2007
assassination, a U.N. commission concludes.

SURVIVORS FLEE FROM CHINA QUAKE ZONE
Rescuers prepare to airlift hundreds of wounded people from the
quake zone to hospitals, while others scour the rubble for
survivors.

KYRGYZ PRESIDENT QUITS, LEAVES COUNTRY
Ousted Kyrgyz president Kurmanbek Bakiev escaped unhurt Thursday
when his supporters clashed with opponents -- and his bodyguards
shot in the air to disperse the crowd.

SOUTH KOREA RAISES SUNKEN NAVAL SHIP
South Korea raised a naval ship from the floor of the Yellow Sea
that sank under mysterious circumstances last month, Korea's
Yonhap news agency reported Thursday.

OBAMA OUTLINES PLAN FOR SPACE PROGRAM
President Obama travels to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida
to try to sell his vision for the space program and assuage
workers' concerns about his plan.

GREECE TAKES KEY STEP TOWARDS RESCUE
Greece capitulated to market pressure on Thursday and took an
important step towards a bail-out from its eurozone partners and
the International Monetary Fund as it formally sought
"consultations" over a €30bn-plus ($40bn, £26bn) loan package
to stave off default.

LARRY KING SEEKS 8TH DIVORCE
CNN talk show host Larry King and his wife, Shawn King, each
filed for divorce Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court.

ALLEGED TIGER WOODS MISTRESS ARRESTED
The cocktail waitress whose voicemail from Tiger Woods helped
unravel the golfer's sex scandal last fall was arrested in West
Hollywood, California, Wednesday night on several
driving-related warrants.

BUSINESS
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TOYOTA TESTING ALL SUVS FOR ROLLOVER RISK
Toyota announced Thursday it was testing all its SUVs after it
suspended worldwide sales of the Lexus GX 460 because of a
reported risk of rollover.

MAZDA RECALLS 90,000 VEHICLES
Mazda recalled nearly 90,000 vehicles in Japan and China because
of a problem with the transmission, a company spokesman said
Thursday.

CHINA'S ECONOMY GROWS NEARLY 12%
China's economy revved into high gear during the first quarter
of 2010, growing 11.9 percent over a year ago, a spokesman for
the National Statistics Bureau said Thursday.