International Headline News

Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 20:02:04 -0500
TOP STORIES as of 0900 HKT -- 03 March, 2010

> 'ISRAELI SPY' REVEALS HIS DOUBLE LIFE
The son of a founder of Palestinian militant group Hamas tells
CNN's Christiane Amanpour that he spied for Israel for 10 years,
passing information on to Israel's domestic security service.

> CHILE QUAKE TOLL EXPECTED TO INCREASE
Authorities in Chile say the tally likely will increase in
coming days as search-and-rescue crews dig into collapsed
buildings and discover more bodies.

> CLINTON PROMISES SOLIDARITY WITH CHILE
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has met with Chilean
President Michelle Bachelet three days after a massive
earthquake and pledged U.S. support.

> CRASH DRIVER CLAIMS 'TOYOTA DEFENSE'
A man serving eight years for vehicular homicide because of a
fatal crash involving his Toyota Camry is hoping for exoneration
amid concerns over unintended acceleration in some of Toyota's
vehicles.

> RWANDAN EX-LEADER'S WIFE ARRESTED
The widow of former Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, whose
assassination sparked the 1994 genocide, was arrested Tuesday in Paris
on a Rwandan warrant, French and Rwandan officials said.

> MORE THAN 100 DIE IN UGANDA LANDSLIDES
At least 106 bodies had been recovered Tuesday after massive
landslides wiped out several villages around Mount Elgon on the
Uganda-Kenya border, an army spokesman and local aid officials
said.

> SUPER-RICH FAN PLOTS MAN U TAKEOVER
A consortium of wealthy city businessmen is poised to make an
audacious takeover bid for English Premier League champions
Manchester United.

> 'MONSTER OF GRBAVICA' HELD IN SPAIN
Spanish police have arrested a man wanted for war crimes during
the Bosnian conflict from 1992 to 1995, the Interior Ministry
said in a statement Tuesday.

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BUSINESS
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> BAE SYSTEMS TO PAY $400M FINE
British defense contractor BAE Systems has pleaded guilty in
Washington to conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government and was
ordered to pay a $400 million criminal fine, authorities
announced.

> JAPAN JOBLESS RATE BEATS EXPECTATIONS
Japan's unemployment rate fell below 5 per cent for the first
time in a year in January, according to data released on
Tuesday, as strong exports fed into a strengthening economic
recovery.

> CLINTON PUSHES FALKLANDS TALKS
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said it is important for
Argentina and Britain to hold talks about the disputed Falkland
Islands, but she did not commit to mediating them.