International Headline News

Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 20:02:04 -0500
TOP STORIES as of 0900 HKT -- 04 February, 2010

> SCIENTIST FOUND GUILTY OF TRYING TO KILL U.S. OFFICERS
Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui has been convicted by a
New York jury of attempting to kill Americans with a rifle in
Afghanistan in 2008.

> U.S. MILITARY COPTER CRASHES IN GERMANY
A U.S. military helicopter crashed in Germany on Wednesday,
police said.

> PIRATES SEIZE N. KOREAN-FLAGGED SHIP
Pirates seized a North Korean-flagged cargo ship Wednesday in
the Gulf of Aden, a European Union anti-piracy task force said.

> U.S. SOLDIERS KILLED IN PAKISTAN BLAST
Three American soldiers are among at least seven people killed
as a roadside bomb strikes a convoy on its way to a girls school
opening in northwest Pakistan.

> BILL CLINTON TO OVERSEE HAITI REBUILDING
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon handed President
Clinton additional responsibility Wednesday for
earthquake-ravaged Haiti, charging him with overseeing aid
efforts as well as reconstruction.

> COWELL'S HAITI CHARITY SINGLE RELEASED
A charity single to raise funds for quake-hit Haiti and
featuring the voices of stars including Robbie Williams and
Susan Boyle receives its first airplay in Britain.

> POWELL BACKS GAY REFORM IN U.S. MILITARY
Colin Powell, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
and former secretary of state, has come out in favor of
eventually repealing the military's "don't ask, don't tell"
policy on gay and lesbian service members.

> INDIA'S 'UNTOUCHABLES' DECLARE OWN FAITH
In an event considered rare, one of India's low-caste
communities has declared its own distinct religion.

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BUSINESS
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> TOKYO ASKS TOYOTA TO PROBE PRIUS
Toyota's consumer woes deepened on Wednesday, and for the first
time on native soil.

> HONDA RAISES PROFIT OUTLOOK BY 71%
Honda Motor on Wednesday raised its full-year profit forecast by
71 percent, buoyed by aggressive cost cutting and a partial
rebound in global demand for its cars.