International Headlines

Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:02:03 -0400
>TOP STORIES as of 0900 GMT -- 25 August, 2010

> TWO NATIONS MOURN BUS VICTIMS AS BODIES FLOWN HOME
The Philippines is observing a national day of mourning for the
victims of this week's bus hijacking in Manila that left eight
tourists from Hong Kong dead.

> 11 DEAD IN IRAQ SUICIDE ATTACK ON POLICE
At least four people were killed and 13 others wounded when a
suicide car bomber hit a police station in northeast Baghdad
Wednesday morning, police said.

> PLANE'S BLACK BOX FOUND IN CHINA
Investigators were trying to determine Wednesday what caused
China's first fatal passenger plane crash in almost six years
after finding the jet's black box.

> WIKILEAKS SAYS IT WILL RELEASE CIA PAPER
The whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks says it will release new
documents on Wednesday. It recently released some 76,000 U.S.
documents related to the war in Afghanistan.

> U.N. SLAMS VIOLENCE IN MOGADISHU
The U.N. has condemned the Somalia suicide bombing that took the
lives of at least 33 people on Tuesday, including six members of
Parliament.

> AID WORKERS STRUGGLE IN PAKISTAN
The elderly women pushed their way through the crowd of refugees
to the blond woman walking through the camp in Sukkur, Pakistan.
They surrounded the foreigner, aid worker Claire Sanford. One of
the women clasped her hands together and began to beg.

> SMUGGLED URANIUM SEIZED IN MOLDOVA
Officials in Moldova seized 1.8 kilograms (about 4 pounds) of
uranium and arrested five people in connection with the
operation, a government official, who declined to be identified,
Said.

> PERU INVESTIGATES VAN DER SLOOT PHOTO
Authorities in Peru said Tuesday they have begun disciplinary
action against jailers who photographed suspected killer Joran
van der Sloot posing with two other men held in connection with
high-profile killings there.

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BUSINESS
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> LEADERSHIP WILTS UNDER SPOTLIGHT
The leadership in Manila suddenly finds itself suddenly in
league with multinational corporations like BP and Toyota who
watch their credibility erode as missteps are magnified before a
global audience.

> IS APPLE WORKING ON A 'DESKTOP IPAD?'
Apple may be developing a computer that combines the look of a
desktop with the touch-screen functions of its tablet-style
iPad, according to reports about a patent filed by the company.

> TRIBE'S 'AVATAR' VICTORY OVER MINING PLAN
Environment authorities in India reject proposals to mine a
mountain, saying any such activity in that area would jeopardize
livelihoods of tribes.