International Headlines

Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:01:08 -0400
TOP STORIES as of 0900 GMT -- 24 August, 2010

> ANGER IN HONG KONG AFTER BLOODY END TO HOSTAGE CRISIS
The hostage crisis in Manila that left eight Hong Kong tourists
dead has generated sorrow and anger in the southern Chinese
enclave as residents question the handling of the siege by the
Filipino authorities.

> CHILE MINERS SURVIVE ON CANNED MACKEREL
Rescue workers in Chile are preparing tubes packed with food
after learning that 33 miners trapped for nearly three weeks are
still alive in an underground shelter.

> CARTER TO VISIT N. KOREA TO FREE AMERICAN
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is planning to go to North
Korea this week in the hopes of securing the release of an
American man imprisoned for illegally entering the communist
nation, officials said.

> GEORGE MICHAEL TO APPEAR IN LONDON COURT
Singer George Michael is scheduled to appear in a London court
Tuesday following allegations he crashed his car into a north
London shop.

> 14 FEARED DEAD IN NEPAL PLANE CRASH
A single engine aircraft carrying 11 passengers and three crew
members crashed south of Kathmandu while flying to the Everest
region Tuesday morning, government officials said.

> PAKISTAN RECOVERY 'COULD TAKE YEARS'
The State Department says long-term recovery and reconstruction
efforts in flood-ravaged Pakistan could take "many, many months,
if not years."

> SWEDEN: WIKILEAKS FOUNDER COULD LEAVE
A Swedish prosecutor who issued a later-revoked arrest warrant
against WikiLeaks founder and editor Julian Assange believed he
was about to leave the country.

> 7 BODIES FOUND DUMPED IN MEXICAN MINES
Authorities in the Mexican state of Hidalgo recovered seven
bodies from two mines over the weekend, believed to be related
to drug cartel activity, the Hidalgo state attorney general's
office said Monday.

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>CAN AFRICA BREAK ITS 'RESOURCE CURSE'?
Many African countries are blessed with oil and mineral wealth
that has the potential to transform their economies. But
historically, those resources have often been more of a curse
than a blessing.

> SMART REGULATION CAN FOSTER NEXT BOOM
Michael Mandel believes digital communications is set to be the
engine of economic expansion, and FCC regulations should allow
for growth.

> OPINION: OBAMA'S ECONOMIC SMARTS
The president has made impressive strides in taking on jobs and
growth, says Anthony Coley -- no matter what Mitt Romney says