Wednesday, May 05, 2010
International Headlines
>TOP STORIES as of 0800 HKT -- 06 May, 2010
> 3 DEAD IN BANK FIREBOMBING AS GREEK PROTESTS TURN VIOLENT
Three people are dead after a fire bomb hit an Athens bank amid
clashes between protesters and riot police on the streets in
Greece over government austerity measures.
> TIMES SQUARE SUSPECT 'EXPECTED' ARREST
U.S. officials ask how the suspect in the attempted Times Square
bombing slipped through surveillance to board a Dubai-bound
plane just minutes from departure.
> SUSPECT'S ASSOCIATES HELD IN PAKISTAN
The father-in-law and a friend of the suspect in the Times
Square car bombing attempt were among several people detained
for questioning in Pakistan in the last two days.
> FINAL CAMPAIGN DAY BEFORE UK ELECTION
After Cleggmania, the "bigotgate" gaffe and the first-ever
candidate debates, the Big Day is almost here.
> POLL: MOST IN UK OPPOSED TO IMMIGRATION
More than three out of four British people think fewer
foreigners should be allowed to move to the country, a new poll
by YouGov for CNN found Wednesday.
> NEW PLAN TO BURN OFF GULF OIL SLICK
With a damaged undersea well still spewing crude oil into the
Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana's coastal parishes made new plans to
keep the oil from moving into Lake Borgne and Lake
Pontchartrain, which flank New Orleans.
> VOLCANIC ASH GROUNDS UK, IRISH FLIGHTS
Ash from an Icelandic volcano shut down airports in the United
Kingdom and Ireland for a second day Wednesday, causing
disruptions to hundreds of passengers.
> ARIZONA CITIES TO FIGHT IMMIGRATION LAW
The city councils in two of Arizona's largest cities have voted
to file suit over the state's controversial new immigration law,
which allows police to ask anyone for proof of legal U.S.
residency.
BUSINESS
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> GREEK TREMORS CONTINUE TO ROCK MARKETS
The tremors from the Greek debt crisis continue to rock markets
as investors seek succour from evidence that economic recovery
is still on track.
> MERKEL: EUROPE'S FUTURE AT STAKE IN GREEK CRISIS
Europe stands at the crossroads with the economic crisis in
Greece, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday.
> STABILITY FEARS AFTER GREEK BAIL-OUT
Emergency moves by the ECB and the international rescue package
have failed to quell investor fears about the future of the euro
zone.
