International Headline News

Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:02:09 -0500
TOP STORIES as of 1000 GMT -- 26 January, 2010

> HAITI OFFICIALS URGED TO 'APPEAR MORE TO THE PEOPLE'
The government of earthquake-ravaged Haiti must become more
visible, as the impoverished island nation struggles to recover
amid a global outpouring of aid, Brazil's foreign minister said.

> EXCLUSIVE HAITI CLUB NOW HOME TO 100,000
Almost two weeks after Haiti's killer quake, the sweeping hills
of The Petionville Club have transformed into a city of misery.

> BAGHDAD BOMB KILLS 18, INJURES DOZENS
Eighteen people were killed and 80 were wounded Tuesday when a
car bomb exploded in central Baghdad, authorities said.

> WILL DAVOS BREAK THE ECONOMIC GLOOM?
In its 2010 Global Risk Report, the World Economic Forum warned
of a second wave of economic turmoil unless further measures are
taken.

> FRANCE MOVES CLOSER TO BAN ON BURQAS
French lawmakers could recommend Tuesday that the fiercely
secular country ban the burqa, the full-body covering worn by
some Muslim women.

> SRI LANKANS VOTE IN HISTORIC ELECTION
Sri Lankans went to the polls on Tuesday in the island nation's
first peacetime presidential election in 26 years, despite
explosions and mortar fire in the capital of Northern Province
hours before polls opened.

> BODIES FOUND AFTER LEBANON PLANE CRASH
Search aircraft join the hunt for survivors after an Ethiopian
Airlines jet with 90 people aboard crashes off the coast of
Lebanon. Rescue crews have recovered 23 bodies.

> SKATER'S FATHER DEAD, BROTHER JAILED
The father of American figure skating icon Nancy Kerrigan is
dead and her brother is behind bars, accused of assault and
battery against 70-year old Daniel Kerrigan, according to
Massachusetts authorities.

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> APPLE REPORTS RECORD EARNINGS
Apple Inc. reported another strong quarter Monday on the back of
its current product lineup, including iPhones and Macintosh
computers, as the company gears up for its widely anticipated
announcement of a new tablet computer on Wednesday.