Internzational Headlines

Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:02:08 -0400
>TOP STORIES as of 0800 HKT -- 30 March, 2010

> RUSSIAN INVESTIGATORS DIG FOR ANSWERS IN SUBWAY BOMBINGS Russian investigators combing two subway stations attacked by female suicide bombers think Chechen rebels may have been behind the strike that killed 38 people.

> HOPES FADE FOR SOUTH KOREAN SAILORS
Divers have been hammering on the hulls of the front and rear
sections of a sunken South Korean navy ship, but no signs of
life have been detected, military officials said Monday.

> SUU KYI'S PARTY TO SKIP MYANMAR VOTE
The political party of democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi has
decided not to participate in elections this year in Myanmar,
which is formerly known as Burma.

> PRISON FOR FOUR RIO TINTO EXECS IN CHINA
A Shanghai court has sentenced an Australian mining executive to
seven years on charges of bribery and five years for stealing
commercial secrets in the Rio Tinto case.

> SOMALIA MILITANTS FACE PROTESTS
Hundreds of Somalis marched through the streets of Mogadishu,
Somalia, on Monday, protesting against Al-Shabaab militants.

> FALKLANDS BLOW FOR UK OIL COMPANY
The value of shares in a British company drilling for oil off
the Falkand islands halved Monday, after it revealed the
existing supply may not be commercially viable.

> PAKISTAN CLASHES CLAIM 26 MILITANTS
Violence ripped through Pakistan's tribal region Monday, with 26
militants killed in fighting and a pro-government militia leader
killed by a bomb, officials said.

> CLINTON TO CANADA FOR G-8 PREPARATIONS
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will head to Canada on Monday
to meet with other G-8 leaders, to prepare for the Group of
Eight summit in Canada in June, officials said.

BUSINESS
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> GOOGLE-CHINA FLAP DéJà VU FOR MICROSOFT
A fight between a technology titan and the world's
fastest-growing economy as trade war tensions escalate. No, it's
not the current battle between Google and China -- but the fight
between Microsoft and Beijing in March 1994.

> BRITISH GOVERNMENT WANT FAN POWER
British football fans could have a greater say in the way their
club is run after the national government confirmed they are
investigating a raft of radical measures to reform the game.

> UNCERTAIN DEBUT IN THE CARDS FOR IPAD
The Apple iPad is likely to mark the birth of a significant
category in computing, one lodged in size and capability between
a conventional PC and a smartphone. But its success is far from
certain.