International Headline News

Date: Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 8:02 PM

EXIT POLLS: YANUKOVICH LEADS UKRAINE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Exit polls show Ukraine's Viktor Yanukovich as the victor over
current populist Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in the runoff
of the nation's presidential elections.

KARZAI WANTS SECURITY TRANSFER THIS YEAR
Afghanistan is prepared to begin taking over security from
international forces in some parts of the war-torn nation by the
end of the year, President Hamid Karzai said Sunday.

PALIN SLAMS OBAMA IN TEA PARTY KEYNOTE
Sarah Palin gives the keynote speech Saturday night at what's
being billed as the first national Tea Party convention, it's
safe to say that she'll be among friends.

IRAN PUSHES FOR HIGHER GRADE URANIUM
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ordered Iran's atomic chief to
enrich uranium to 20 percent in a fresh challenge to Western
powers trying to rein in Tehran's nuclear drive.

SNOW, POWER CUTS HIT EASTERN AMERICA
A powerful snowstorm pounded the nation's capital and other
mid-Atlantic states early Saturday, snarling down traffic and
bringing travel to a virtual standstill.

POLICE PROBE DEATH OF UK SOCCER FAN
British police are investigating the death of a man who was
found unconscious at a soccer match on Saturday.

At least two people were killed today in an explosion at a
Connecticut power plant, police say. Earlier, fire and police
officials in Middletown said there were "mass casualties."

3 KILLED WHEN PLANES COLLIDE NEAR AIRPORT
Two planes collided Saturday near an airport in Boulder,
Colorado, causing "fatalities," authorities said.

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BAE STRIKES DEAL TO END FRAUD PROBE
BAE Systems is preparing to plead guilty to criminal charges and
pay one of the biggest ever fines over alleged corporate bribery
after striking a deal to end transatlantic corruption probes
that have entangled it for years.

TOYOTA APOLOGY BUT NO RECALL
Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda apologizes for the problems that led to
the company's recall of more than 8 million cars, but did not
announce another recall of its popular Prius Hybrid, despite
reports of brake problems.

'BUSINESS IS WAR,' EX-SOLDIER SAYS
Many bosses like to run their businesses in a way that suggests
they've missed their vocation in life, such is their fondness
for barking orders at their staff. All they seem to lack are
some epaulettes, a peaked cap and a one-way ticket to a military
academy.