International Headline News

Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
TOP STORIES as of 0900 HKT -- 11 February, 2010

> IRAQ ORDERS FORMER BLACKWATER CONTRACTORS OUT
Iraq has ordered former employees of the private military
contractor once known as Blackwater to leave the country within
seven days, its interior minister said.

> GREEK WORKERS STRIKE OVER CUTS
Angry Greek workers walked off the job for 24-hours Wednesday to
protest against spending cuts the government claims are vital in
tackling national debt.

> HAITI SUPERMARKET RESCUES CALLED OFF
Search-and-rescue efforts at a supermarket in Haiti's capital
have ended after teams determined no one else was alive beneath
the rubble, an official told CNN Wednesday.

> HAITIANS CANCEL CARNIVAL CELEBRATION
In the central plaza, there was once an orgy of music, street
dancing and revelry unmatched by any other nation in the
Americas, Haitians say.

> HEAVY SNOW BATTERS EASTERN U.S.
Blizzard warnings are posted for the Washington metro area, New
York and other major Northeastern cities were under a blizzard
warning Wednesday morning.

> UK TOLD TO PUBLISH ALLEGED TORTURE FILE
The British government was ordered to publish previously secret
information Wednesday about the alleged torture of a former
British detainee by U.S. authorities.

> ARGENTINE DICTATOR TRIED ON 'DIRTY WAR'
Prosecutors asked Wednesday for a 25-year sentence for
Argentina's last dictator, who is on trial on charges that he
violated human rights during his 17-month rule in the early
1980s.

> OPPOSITION: VIRTUAL INFO BLOCKADE IN IRAN
Iran authorities impose an information blockade as opposition
leaders urge supporters to take to the streets on the 31st
anniversary of the founding of the Islamic Republic.

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BUSINESS
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> TOYOTA: 'WE FAILED TO CONNECT THE DOTS'
In his most complete explanation of the problems that beleaguer
Toyota, the company president said "we failed to connect the
dots" with accelerator problems in the United States and Europe.

> HONDA EXPANDS AIRBAG RECALL
Honda has expanded an airbag recall worldwide, covering 2001 and
2002 Accord, Civic, Odyssey, CR-V, and selected 2002 Acura TL
vehicles, the automaker said.

> CHINA NOW THE WORLD'S TOP EXPORTER
China overtook Germany last year to become world export
champion, official figures confirmed on Tuesday.