International Headline News

Date: Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 8:02 PM
TOP STORIES as of 0900 HKT -- 13 February, 2010

GEORGIAN LUGER DIES IN OLYMPIC TRAINING CRASH
A luge slider from Georgia was killed Friday when he crashed
during an Olympic training session hours before the opening
ceremony of the Winter Games.

TROOPS IN MAJOR AFGHANISTAN OFFENSIVE
Afghan and international forces gearing up for a major offensive
in Helmand province dropped leaflets Friday warning people not
to give shelter to the Taliban.

BOUND BODIES FOUND IN AFGHANISTAN
The bound and gagged bodies of three women were found in a
compound in southeast Afghanistan, officials said Friday.
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MOURNERS MARK MONTH AFTER HAITI QUAKE
Thousands of Haitians gather in Port-au-Prince to remember the
7.0-magnitude quake that devasted their capital in January.

REPORT: PRINCE ANDREW'S CAR HITS OFFICER
London police said Friday they are investigating a car accident
in which Prince Andrew reportedly struck a police officer while
driving into Buckingham Palace.

N. KOREA 'NOT EAGER' TO RESTART TALKS
North Korea is in no rush to resume stalled talks aimed at
persuading the country to give up its nuclear weapons arsenal,
the U.N. envoy to the country said Friday.

EUROPE'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY FALTERS
The eurozone's economic recovery faltered late last year as a
strong performance by France failed to offset stagnation in
Germany and contraction in Italy and Spain.

INDIA, PAKISTAN SET DATE FOR TALKS
Indian and Pakistani officials on Friday agreed to meet in New
Delhi later this month in a bid to resume talks disrupted by the
2008 Mumbai terror attacks.

BUSINESS
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REPORT SLAMS EUROSTAR FOR XMAS CHAOS
An independent report out Friday slammed Eurostar for the fiasco
that saw thousands of passengers stranded before Christmas when
winter weather hit the English Channel Tunnel.

IS GREEK CRISIS HEADING FOR THE U.S?
It began in Athens. It is spreading to Lisbon and Madrid. But it
would be a grave mistake to assume that the sovereign debt
crisis that is unfolding will remain confined to the weaker
eurozone economies.

MCQUEEN BRAND IN TURMOIL
As the fashion world mourns the death of top British designer
Alexander McQueen, questions are raised over the future of his
multi-million dollar clothing brand.