International Headlines

Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 20:02:03 -0400

> 7.8-MAGNITUDE QUAKE STRIKES INDONESIA
A tsunami watch was in effect for Indonesia after a
7.8-magnitude earthquake rattled the nation early Wednesday,
according to geological officials.

> TERREBLANCHE MURDER SUSPECTS IN COURT
Tension rises outside a courthouse in South Africa Tuesday as
two people are formally charged with the weekend murder of a
white supremacist leader.

> WHITE HOUSE COULD CANCEL KARZAI VISIT
An upcoming U.S. visit by Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai
could be called off if he continues to make troubling political
statements, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said
Tuesday.

> REPORTS: 2ND MOSCOW BOMBER IDENTIFIED
Russian authorities have identified the second suicide bomber in
last week's fatal Moscow subway attacks as a 28-year-old honors
graduate from a Dagestan university, Russian news agencies
reported Tuesday.

> U.S. SWEARS OFF NEW NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Two days before signing a new nuclear treaty with Russia, the
U.S. unveils a radically overhauled strategy to reduce its
reliance on nuclear weapons.

> BROWN CALLS UK ELECTION FOR MAY 6
British PM Gordon Brown says he's seeking "a clear and
straightforward mandate" to carry on the job of rebuilding the
economy," as he confirms a May 6 election.

> RAINS, FLOODING KILL 93 IN BRAZIL
Heavy rains and flooding in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and
surrounding areas Tuesday killed 79 people and injured at least
87, fire officials said.

> DRILLING BEGINS INTO U.S. COAL MINE
A mine blast in the U.S. state of West Virginia leaves 25 dead
-- the country's deadliest mining disaster in a quarter of a
century.

BUSINESS
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> CYBERCRIME FEARS GROW IN CHINA
The online advertisement from a Beijing student was exactly the
kind of message that worries companies in China.

> U.S. REGULATORS TO SEEK $16.4M TOYOTA FINE
US transport regulators are seeking to fine Toyota $16.4m -- the
maximum allowed -- for not telling them sooner about defects in
its cars that caused them to accelerate out of control,
officials said.

> BATTLELINES BLUR IN CHINA CURRENCY CONFLICT
From the outside, the battlelines in the renminbi wars look
quite simple: the US on one side, threatening the heavy ordnance
of currency legislation; China on the other, threatening
unspecified carnage if the artillery is fired.