International Headline News

Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:01:09 -0500

>TOP STORIES as of 0900 HKT -- 12 March, 2010

> BILLIONAIRE SWORN IN AS NEW CHILEAN PRESIDENT
Sebastian Pinera has been sworn in as president of Chile, taking
over after a recent earthquake but with a strong economy and
stable social institutions.

> EARLY IRAQ POLL RESULTS PUT PM IN LEAD
Iraq's election commission is expected Thursday to announce
partial results of last week's vote.

> THOUSANDS PROTEST GREEK CRISIS MOVE
Thousands of people marched through Athens Thursday as part of a
24-hour nationwide strike to protest further austerity measures
by the embattled government.

> TERROR CHARGES FOR BA EMPLOYEE
A 30-year-old man employed by British Airways as an information
technology developer faces court on two charges relating to
terrorism.

> ABBAS URGES U.S. TO STOP ISRAELI BUILD
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says it is
difficult to have any negotiations with Israel unless it revokes
plans to build new homes on disputed land in Jerusalem, Abbas'
top negotiator said Thursday.

> U.S. MAN SUSPECT IN YEMEN RAMPAGE
Federal authorities are investigating a New Jersey man suspected
of being an al Qaeda member and going on a deadly rampage at a
hospital in Yemen.

> PENTAGON TEACHES STAFF TO HACK SYSTEM
The Pentagon is training people to hack into its own computer
networks.

> FORMER NFL STAR, ACTOR MERLIN OLSEN DIES
Former football star and television actor Merlin Olsen has died
after a long battle with cancer, the St. Louis Rams said
Thursday.

BUSINESS
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> MAN UTD BIDDERS APPOINT TOP BANK
The group poised to launch a takeover bid for English Premier
League side Manchester United has signaled its intent by
appointing a major international bank to act as its financial
adviser.

> DAIHATSU RECALLS 274,000 VEHICLES
Daihatsu Motor Company announced Thursday that it was recalling
more than 274,000 vehicles for problems with their suspension
systems.

> TRUMP'S GOLF COURSE PLAN ON TEE
Despite the financial downturn affecting property prices and
construction projects around the world, bullish American
billionaire Donald Trump remains committed to building what he
has dubbed the "world's greatest golf course" in Scotland after
unveiling designs for the new complex.