International Headlines

Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 05:02:04 -0400
>TOP STORIES as of 0900 GMT -- 06 August, 2010

> HIP-HOP STAR PLANS RUN FOR PRESIDENT OF HAITI
Former Fugees member Wyclef Jean says he has submitted the
necessary paperwork to run for president of Haiti, a country he
left when he was a child.

> NEW U.S. INTELLIGENCE CHIEF CONFIRMED
James Clapper was confirmed unanimously by the Senate Thursday
night to be the nation's next intelligence chief.

> U.S. REPORT: AL QAEDA STLL TOP THREAT
Despite some setbacks, al Qaeda's core leadership in Pakistan
remains the biggest threat to the United States, and the group
continues to expand and strengthen worldwide, a new State
Department report says.

> FLOODS KILL AT LEAST 48 IN INDIAN KASHMIR
At least 48 people were killed and more than 200 injured early
Friday when heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides in
the frontier town of Leh, police said.

> U.S., U.N. ATTEND HIROSHIMA ANNIVERSARY
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon uses an appearance at the
Hiroshima Peace Memorial ceremony to advocate worldwide nuclear

> CAR BOMB ROCKS MEXICAN OFFICES
A car bomb rocked the headquarters of the Tamaulipas State
Public Safety complex in Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, the agency
said Thursday. No one was hurt; two police cars were damaged, it
said in a news release.

> U.N.: PAKISTAN FLOODS AFFECT 4 MILLION
Floodwaters subsided Thursday in northern Pakistan's Swat
Valley, where a fierce sun baked a thick carpet of mud into a
brittle crust as officials expanded their estimate of the number
of people affected.

> U.S. INDICTS 14 OVER AL-SHABAAB LINKS
Authorities plan to unseal indictments Thursday against more
than a dozen people facing terror-related charges, a law
enforcement source said.

BUSINESS
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> 'NET NEUTRALITY' ON THE LINE
Who controls the Internet and how you access it is the subject
of an increasingly heated debate -- and a turning point is
nearing.

> BARCLAYS PROFITS RISE 44 PERCENT
Barclays reported a 44 percent increase in first-half profit on
Thursday, although its results were clouded by second-quarter
revenue and profit declines at Barclays Capital, its investment
banking arm.

> RUSSIA IMPOSES GRAIN EXPORT BAN
As Russia reels from the worst drought in nearly 40 years, Prime
Minister Vladimir Putin has announced a temporary ban on grain
exports.