International Headlines

Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:02:07 -0400
>TOP STORIES as of 0800 HKT -- 21 April, 2010

> FIRST FLIGHT IN FIVE DAYS LANDS IN LONDON
A British Airways flight from Vancouver landed at London's
Heathrow airport, the first commercial airliner to do so in five
days after delays caused by a volcano.

> KYRGYZ SEEK OUSTED LEADER'S EXTRADITION
The chief of staff of the Kyrgyzstan interim government says the
country's new authorities will demand the extradition of ousted
President Kurmanbek Bakiev from Belarus once the investigation
into the bloody massacre of April 7 is completed.

> IRAQ COMMUNITY LEADER'S FAMILY KILLED
Gunmen stormed a house north of Baghdad, killing the family of a
local Awakening Council leader, police officials said Tuesday.

> SHUTTLE LANDS AFTER WEATHER DELAY
NASA waved off the first landing opportunity for space shuttle
Discovery on Tuesday morning because of fog and rain near
Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

> STEPDAD HELD OVER PREGNANT 10-YEAR-OLD
A pregnant 10-year-old, allegedly raped by her stepfather, has
become a lightning rod in Mexico's heated abortion debate.

> IRAN CLERIC: LOOSE WOMEN CAUSE QUAKES
Women who dress provocatively and tempt people into promiscuity
are to blame for earthquakes, a leading Iranian hard-line cleric
has apparently said.

> ALLAWI WORRIED ABOUT RECOUNT PROCESS
Former Iraqi Prime MInister Ayad Allawi, whose slate was the
apparent winner of last month's elections, said Tuesday he backs
a manual recount of Baghdad votes ordered by an appeals court
but is concerned that other areas should be recounted as well.

> CIRQUE DU SOLEIL PLANS JACKSON SHOW
Cirque du Soleil and Michael Jackson's estate have struck a deal
to bring the late pop star's music to the big tent starting next
year.

BUSINESS
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> GOLDMAN RECORDS $3.5B PROFIT
Goldman Sachs reported profits of $3.5 billion Tuesday,
delivering a much-needed shot to the U.S. firm's ailing
reputation as it faces questions over its role in structuring a
security tied to subprime mortgages.

> VOLCANO BOOM TO N. ZEALAND BUSINESS
When Grant Rosewarne walked into his New Zealand office on
Monday morning and saw an order for salmon from a distributor in
Dubai, he thought it was a typo: 500 cartons instead of the
usual five.

> AIG EYES ACTION ON GOLDMAN OVER CDOS
AIG is considering pursuing Goldman Sachs over losses incurred
on $6bn of insurance deals on mortgage-backed securities similar
to the one that led to fraud charges against the US bank.