International Headlines

Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 20:02:07 -0400
>TOP STORIES as of 0800 HKT -- 05 April, 2010

> 9 RESCUED FROM FLOODED CHINA MINE
Rescue teams pulled nine miners to safety Monday, more than a
week after their coal mine in northern China was flooded by a
rush of underground water, state-run media reported.

> EARTHQUAKES RATTLE PACIFIC COAST
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Baja California in
northwestern Mexico on Sunday, shaking the ground at least as
far as Los Angeles, California, the U.S. Geological Survey and
witnesses reported.

> DEADLY CAR BOMBINGS ROCK BAGHDAD
Three car bombs exploded in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least
12 people and injuring 27 others, authorities said.

> CALM URGED AFTER TERRABLANCHE KILLING
South African President Jacob Zuma appeals for calm amid fears
of racial violence following the killing of notorious white
supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche, pictured.

> CARDINAL SPEAKS IN SUPPORT OF POPE
In a very rare move, a senior cardinal spoke before the pope's
Easter Mass address at the Vatican on Sunday, saying the pontiff
maintains the support of Catholics around the world "who do not
let themselves be influenced by the gossip."

> PREACHER SORRY FOR ANTI-SEMITISM CLAIM
The pope's personal preacher apologized Sunday for comparing
fury over sexual abuse within the church to anti-Semitism.

> SOUTH KOREA CALLS OFF SEARCH FOR SAILORS
A week-long search for dozens of sailors lost when a South
Korean warship sunk in waters near North Korea is called off
after a request from families of the missing men.

> SHIP LEAKING OIL NEAR GREAT BARRIER REEF
A Chinese-registered ship carrying coal that ran aground off the
coast of northeast Australia was leaking oil Sunday near the
Great Barrier Reef -- the world's largest coral reef system.

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> INVESTORS EXCITED OVER APPLE'S IPAD
At least 200,000 US residents will get their hands on Apple's
new iPad on Saturday, convinced that, without ever having held
one, the mouseless computer is right for them.

> U.S. DELAYS REPORT ON CHINA CURRENCY
U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner has delayed a scheduled
April 15 report to Congress that many lawmakers had hoped would
publicly admonish China for allegedly manipulating its currency
to the detriment of the United States.

> DAIMLER FINED $185M FOR BRIBERY
German carmaker Daimler AG and three of its subsidiaries pleaded
guilty to bribing government officials with tens of millions of
dollars in Russia, China and 20 other countries, the U.S.
Justice Department announced.