International Headline News

Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:02:04 -0500
>TOP STORIES as of 0900 HKT -- 24 January, 2010

> MAN RESCUED FROM RUBBLE 11 DAYS AFTER QUAKE
Hours after Haiti announced it was ending rescue operations, a
24-year-old man was pulled from the rubble of a collapsed hotel
in Port-au-Prince.

> U.S. TO APPEAL BLACKWATER DISMISSAL
The United States plans to appeal a federal judge's dismissal of
charges against five Blackwater security guards accused of
killing 17 people in Baghdad in 2007, Vice President Joe Biden
announced Saturday.

> ARREST OVER 'FAKE' BOMB DETECTORS
A British man who allegedly sold fake bomb detectors to Iraq and
Afghanistan has been arrested on suspicion of fraud, police
said.

> SAUDI SCHOOLGIRL SENTENCED TO 90 LASHES
A schoolgirl in Saudi Arabia was sentenced to 90 lashes and two
months in prison for assaulting her headmistress after a
confrontation over a cell phone, sparking an outcry from a
government-sponsored rights group.

> 150 REPORTED KILLED IN NIGERIA VIOLENCE
Reports of at least 150 Muslims killed in recent religious
clashes in Nigeria should be investigated, a human rights group
urged Saturday.

> ISRAEL PAYS U.N. FOR GAZA DAMAGE
Israel has paid the United Nations $10.5 million for damage to
its facilities during last year's offensive against militants in
Gaza, the U.N. said Friday.

> BRITAIN RAISES TERROR THREAT LEVEL
Britain raised its threat level Friday from "substantial" to
"severe," indicating a terrorist attack is "highly likely," Home
Secretary Alan Johnson said.

> GROUPS SLAM OBAMA PANEL'S GITMO PLAN
A recommendation by the Obama administration's Guantanamo
Detainee Review Task Force to continue holding nearly 50
detainees indefinitely without charges sparked fury among civil
liberties groups Friday.

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> CHINA'S WEB TITANS LEAVE WEST BEHIND
They may not be household names in the West like Google, eBay
and Facebook, but in China -- which has more Internet users than
the entire population of the United States -- they are the
champions of the world's largest Internet market.

> CHINA: U.S. DAMAGING RELATIONS
China fired back Friday, saying the United States is damaging
ties between the countries by highlighting cyber attacks alleged
by Google.

Breaking News: Actress Jean Simmons dies at 80

Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:37:24 -0600

LOS ANGELES - Jean Simmons, the lovely, ethereal film star who played
Ophelia to Laurence Olivier's Hamlet, sang with Marlon Brando in Guys
and Dolls and costarred with Gregory Peck, Paul Newman and Kirk
Douglas, has died. She was 80.

Simmons, who won an Emmy Award for her role in the 1980s miniseries
The Thorn Birds, died Friday at her home in Santa Monica, her agent
said.

International Headline News

Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 05:02:04 -0500

>TOP STORIES as of 1000 GMT -- 23 January, 2010

> RESCUE OPERATION ENDS AS HAITI DEATH TOLL TOPS 111,000
Efforts to find earthquake survivors are over, said the United
Nations as officials announced that more than 110,000 people had
died in Haiti's devastating quake.

> IMF: HAITI MUST TAKE CONTROL OF SITUATION
Haitians have to be in the driver's seat as they try to rebuild
their shattered country after last week's devastating
earthquake, the head of the IMF siad.

> VOLUNTEERS IN HAITI FIND TIME TO CRY
In the past five days, Utah physician Gary Garner has held a
dying man in his arms and amputated more fingers and toes than
he can recall. Now, he needs a rest.

> SURVIVOR FOUND AFTER 10 DAYS IN RUINS
Authorities are working to get more aid to the survivors of
Haiti's earthquake on Friday by restoring two-way traffic to the
country's only working port.

> BRITAIN RAISES TERROR THREAT LEVEL
Britain raised its threat level Friday from "substantial" to
"severe," indicating a terrorist attack is "highly likely," Home
Secretary Alan Johnson said.

> GROUPS SLAM OBAMA PANEL'S GITMO PLAN
A recommendation by the Obama administration's Guantanamo
Detainee Review Task Force to continue holding nearly 50
detainees indefinitely without charges sparked fury among civil
liberties groups Friday.

> 'WRONG' NIGERIAN WATCHED ON FLIGHT 253
U.S. authorities had another Nigerian-born man with an
engineering background on their radar when Northwest Airlines
Flight 253 prepared to land in Detroit, Michigan, on Christmas
Day.

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> SHOULD BLACKBERRY USERS LAY OFF?
We've all seen them on the train or the bus. Chins glued to
their chest, thumbs hovering and their eyes locked in a
digitally-induced trance.

> CHINA'S WEB TITANS LEAVE WEST BEHIND
They may not be household names in the West like Google, eBay
and Facebook, but in China -- which has more Internet users than
the entire population of the United States -- they are the
champions of the world's largest Internet market.

> CHINA: U.S. DAMAGING RELATIONS
China fired back Friday, saying the United States is damaging
ties between the countries by highlighting cyber attacks alleged
by Google.

International Headline News

Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:01:12 -0500

> HAITI AFTERSHOCKS 'COULD CONTINUE FOR YEARS'
Aftershocks from last week's earthquake in Haiti will continue
"for months, if not years," the U.S. Geological Survey said as
another tremor shook buildings Friday.

> BRITAIN RAISES TERROR THREAT LEVEL
Britain raised its threat level Friday from "substantial" to
"severe," indicating a terrorist attack is "highly likely," Home
Secretary Alan Johnson said.

> AID MAKES IT TO HAITI BUT NOT TO STREETS
Authorities are working to get more aid to the survivors of
Haiti's earthquake on Friday by restoring two-way traffic to the
country's only working port.

> BRITISH HOSTAGES: PIRATES WILL KILL US
A British couple held "like captive animals" by pirates since
October say they fear one of them will be killed within days if
their captors' ransom demand is unanswered.

> 'WRONG' NIGERIAN WATCHED ON FLIGHT 253
U.S. authorities had another Nigerian-born man with an
engineering background on their radar when Northwest Airlines
Flight 253 prepared to land in Detroit, Michigan, on Christmas
Day.

> 'AL QAEDA MEMBERS' HELD IN TURKEY
Authorities in Turkey have detained 120 people after raids
targeting al Qaeda, the country's semi-official Anatolian News
Agency reported Friday.

> BRITISH QUEEN TO ADDRESS UNITED NATIONS
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will address the U.N. General
Assembly in July, the British Mission to the United Nations
announced Friday.

> RUSSIAN SHIP 'IN DANGER OF SINKING'
A Russian cargo ship with about 30 crew members aboard was in
danger of sinking off Russia's eastern coast while stormy
weather interfered with rescue efforts, state-run Itar-Tass news
agency said Friday.

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> SHOULD BLACKBERRY OWNERS POWER DOWN?
We've all seen them on the train or the bus. Chins glued to
their chest, thumbs hovering and their eyes locked in a
digitally-induced trance.

> CHINA'S WEB TITANS LEAVE WEST BEHIND
They may not be household names in the West like Google, eBay
and Facebook, but in China -- which has more Internet users than
the entire population of the United States -- they are the
champions of the world's largest Internet market.

> CHINA: U.S. DAMAGING RELATIONS
China fired back Friday, saying the United States is damaging
ties between the countries by highlighting cyber attacks alleged
by Google.

Markets, Friday, 01/22/2010

Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:21:18 -0500
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MARKETS:
Worst day in 3 months
Major gauges retreat for the third straight session as investors worry
about the White House's bank plan, the future for Fed chief Bernanke
and China's lending practices.

Dow industrials' 3-session plunge of 552 points caps index's worst week since Feb. 2009

Date: Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 4:06 PM

Dow industrials' 3-session plunge of 552 points caps index's worst
week since Feb. 2009
01/22/2010 04:04:39 PM EDT

Dow suffers biggest loss in nearly 3 months, in 3rd day of major selloff, on concerns about Obama bank plan, Bernanke confirmation.

Date: Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 4:01 PM

Dow suffers biggest loss in nearly 3 months, in 3rd day of major
selloff, on concerns about Obama bank plan, Bernanke confirmation.

Dow industrials fall 200 points; American Express, down 9%, is biggest decliner

Date: Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 3:50 PM

Dow industrials fall 200 points; American Express, down 9%, is biggest decliner
01/22/2010 03:48:52 PM EDT

Stock losses accelerate in final hour of trading. Dow falls more than 150 points.

Date: Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 3:14 PM

Stock losses accelerate in final hour of trading. Dow falls more than
150 points.

U.S. stocks open lower as tech earnings lag

Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:01:01 -0500

U.S. STOCKS OPEN LOWER AS TECH EARNINGS NOT UP TO EXPECTATION
U.S. stocks open lower on Friday as materials lag and earnings in the
technology sector fail to meet high expectations.

STOCK MARKET CORRECTING AMID MOSTLY UPBEAT RESULTS
The numbers and the U.S. stock market's reaction are telling different
stories about the results early on in the earnings reporting season.

UPDATES, ADVISORIES AND SURPRISES
A roundup of the latest corporate earnings reports and what companies
are saying about future quarters.

GE SEES A 'SOLID' RETURN TO GROWTH IN 2011
General Electric posts net income that fell 19% in the fourth quarter,
a result better than analysts had expected, as the industrial and
financial-services giant says it saw several "encouraging signs" at
year-end."

JOHNSON CONTROLS SWINGS TO PROFIT; SHARES JUMP
Shares jump more than 5%, bucking a decline in the broader market
after the auto-parts maker says it swung to a first-quarter profit and
also lifted its 2010 forecast.

U.S. reports unemployment rose in 43 states in December, reversing prior month's trend; 17 states have rates above 10%.

Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:07:04 -0500

U.S. reports unemployment rose in 43 states in December, reversing
prior month's trend; 17 states have rates above 10%.

International Headline News

Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:02:09 -0500

>TOP STORIES as of 1000 GMT -- 22 January, 2010

> 'MIRACLE ON HUDSON' PLANE UP FOR AUCTION
The plane that landed with 155 people aboard in the frigid
waters of New York's Hudson River last January after a bird
strike disabled its engines is up for auction.

> HAITI PORT REPAIRS A TOP PRIORITY FOR AID
Authorities pushing to clear earthquake-relief bottlenecks in
Haiti hope to restore two-way traffic at the city's south pier
by Friday.

> HAITIAN POLICE KILL MAN OVER 'STOLEN RICE'
Haitian police shot and killed a man they suspected of stealing
rice in earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince on Thursday, leaving
his body on the sidewalk for hours as his family mourned.

> NY WOMAN: LIST OF KIN MISSING IN HAITI
The list of relatives Widline Germain has not heard from since
Haiti's earthquake seems like a town population in itself.

> CLINTON: CHINA SHOULD PROBE WEB ATTACKS
In a speech on Internet freedom and security, U.S. Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton urges China to investigate a wave of cyber
attacks against Google and other firms.

> IS IT 'HIGH NOON' FOR GOOGLE, CHINA?
Now that the big guns have waded into the public standoff
between Google and China, who will be the next to blink?

> U.S. COURT EASES ELECTION SPENDING RULES
The U.S. Supreme Court has eased long-standing restrictions on
"independent spending" by corporations and unions in political
campaigns.

> RODDICK ADVANCES AT AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Andy Roddick rallied from a set down to edge Spaniard Feliciano
Lopez on Friday in a tense match that saw the American advance
into the fourth round.

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> CHINA'S WEB TITANS LEAVE WEST BEHIND
They may not be household names in the West like Google, eBay
and Facebook, but in China -- which has more Internet users than
the entire population of the United States -- they are the
champions of the world's largest Internet market.

> OBAMA WANTS TO LIMIT BANK SIZE
U.S. President Barack Obama publicly signed on to a message that
former Federal Reserve chief Paul Volcker has been giving for a
year: Let's limit the big banks.

> GOLDMAN SHRINKS ITS BONUS POOL
Goldman Sachs sought to counter the public furore over pay by
shrinking the portion of revenue set aside for compensation to
its lowest level since the bank went public in 1999 and giving
more money to charity.

Stocks open lower, with all three major U.S. indexes in the red for a third session. Dow slides 46 points.

Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:33:06 -0500

Stocks open lower, with all three major U.S. indexes in the red for a
third session. Dow slides 46 points.

Markets, Thursday, 01/21/2010

Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:51:38 -0500

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MARKETS:
Wall Street's worst day in months
Stocks retreat after White House talks financial regulation. China's
bank curbs, weaker commodity prices, ho-hum economic news also weigh
on the markets.

Stocks suffer worst drubbing of '10 after President Obama proposes new bank limits. Dow's 219-point drop puts it down for the year.

Date: Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 4:01 PM

Stocks suffer worst drubbing of '10 after President Obama proposes new
bank limits. Dow's 219-point drop puts it down for the year.

News Alert: Poll finds most want Dems to start over on health care

Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:43:09 -0600

WASHINGTON - A 55% majority of Americans say President Obama and
congressional Democrats should suspend work on the health care bill
that has been on the verge of passage and consider alternatives that
would draw more Republican support, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken
Wednesday finds.

Financials down as earnings reports drive trading

Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:00:59 -0500

FINANCIALS DOWN AS EARNINGS REPORTS DRIVE TRADING
Regional banks rally following better-than-expected quarterly results
from some of the group's key lenders.

OBAMA TO PROPOSE NEW LIMIT ON BIG COMMERCIAL BANKS
President Barack Obama proposes new limits on the size of
'too-big-to-fail' banks and the risks they may take, aiming to keep
banks from becoming so large that they put the broader economy at risk
and distort normal competitive

CREDIT-CARD FIRMS GET CRAFTY IN SKIRTING LAW
Between now and Feb. 22 when the new credit-card rules go into effect,
you'll see a lot of excited media types talking about all of the good
to come out of those regulations, but as a consumer you should worry
about what's still on the menu. The card issuers have been cooking up
all kinds of new things that their bottom line will find appetizing,
but that may make you sick.

GOLDMAN PROFITS TOP TARGET AS COMPENSATION TRIMMED
Goldman Sachs swings to a fourth-quarter profit that bests analyst
estimates, as lower-than-expected compensation levels boost the bottom
line.

GOLDMAN SACHS' U.K. STAFF MAY FACE BONUS CAP
Goldman Sachs' London-based employees are likely to face a cap on
their bonuses in response to the U.K. government's one-off tax on
payouts.

Obama proposes curbs on banks to rein in risk by limiting securities trading, says he's ready to 'fight' if industry pushes back.

Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:50:07 -0500

Obama proposes curbs on banks to rein in risk by limiting securities
trading, says he's ready to 'fight' if industry pushes back.

Dow plunges more than 200 points as selloff on Wall Street accelerates. Nasdaq slides 1.2%, S&P 500 tumbles 1.8%.

Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:46:04 -0500

Dow plunges more than 200 points as selloff on Wall Street
accelerates. Nasdaq slides 1.2%, S&P 500 tumbles 1.8%.

Breaking news: Supreme Court rolls back campaign finance limits

Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:33:24 -0600

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that corporations may spend freely to
support or oppose candidates for president and Congress, a decision
that eases decades-old limits on participation in federal political
campaigns.

Stocks fall sharply, led by financials, after weak manufacturing data

Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:53:13 -0500

Stocks fall sharply, led by financials, after weak manufacturing data
01/21/2010 10:49:58 AM EDT

Number of people filing for first-time jobless benefits rose 36,000 last week to 482,000, the highest total in two months.

Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:33:07 -0500

Number of people filing for first-time jobless benefits rose 36,000
last week to 482,000, the highest total in two months.

Stocks open mixed as investors digest Goldman Sachs' profit report and a jump in jobless claims.

Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:32:04 -0500

Stocks open mixed as investors digest Goldman Sachs' profit report and
a jump in jobless claims.

International Headline News

Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:02:04 -0500

>TOP STORIES as of 1000 GMT -- 21 January, 2010

> CHINESE PAPERS: U.S. AGENDA BEHIND GOOGLE ROW
China's state media is calling Google's threat to pull out of
the country a political conspiracy by the U.S. government, an
accusation echoed by Chinese government officials.

> AFTERSHOCK RATTLES NERVE-FRAYED HAITIANS
Survivors were still being found in the ruins of collapsed
buildings in earthquake-ravaged Haiti on Wednesday, as a
magnitude 5.9 aftershock rattled Port-au-Prince.

> CALL FOR 'MARSHALL PLAN' TO REBUILD HAITI
As Haiti struggles to cope with the aftermath of last week's
devastating earthquake, there was a call Wednesday for a
modern-day Marshall Plan to build a new nation out of the
country's ruins.

> CHINA: ECONOMY BOOMED IN 2009
Fueled by rapid growth at the end of the year, China's economy
grew by 8.7 percent during 2009, the government said Thursday.

> DEMOCRATS BATTLE TO SALVAGE HEALTH PLAN
Nervous Democrats debated how to save a health care reform plan
suddenly pushed to the brink of defeat by an upset GOP Senate
win in Massachusetts.

> ZELAYA ALLOWED TO LEAVE HONDURAS
Ousted Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya will be granted
safe passage to the Dominican Republic as a guest, resolving a
diplomatic impasse that kept him trapped in Honduras, Dominican
Republic President Leonel Fernandez siad.

> 23 DEAD IN RIOT AT MEXICAN PRISON
At least 23 prisoners were killed and 20 injured in a prison
riot Wednesday in the northern Mexican state of Durango, state
officials said.

> TENNIS: VENUS, WOZNIACKI ADVANCE
Ana Ivanovic was ousted from the Australian Open in the second
round by Argentina's Gisela Dulko, losing in a three-set
thriller.

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> CHINESE 'HOUSE SLAVES' GROW WITH GDP
As China posts another blistering quarter of GDP growth, the
property price boom fueled by the economy is causing drama of
its own.

> CADBURY ACCEPTS $21.8B KRAFT TAKEOVER
The board of British chocolate maker Cadbury accepts a buyout
offer from American food giant Kraft, a deal that will end the
nearly 200-year-old independence of the beloved British brand.

Same-sex couples can be effective parents, study finds

Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:15:00 -0600

Children raised by same-sex couples appear to do as well as those
raised by parents of both sexes, suggests an international research
review that challenges the long-ingrained belief that children need
male and female parents for healthy adjustment.

"It's more about the quality of the parenting than the gender of the
parents," says Judith Stacey of New York University, co-author of the
comprehensive review. It will be published Friday in the Journal of
Marriage and Family.

Breaking News

Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:07:04 -0500

China's economy expands by 8.7 percent in 2009, the government says.

Markets, Wednesday, 01/20/2010

Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:47:28 -0500

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MARKETS:
Stocks get knocked back
Dow in triple-digit retreat as investors sell commodities, techs,
banks. The greenback firms up.

Stocks end with declines, but off their lows, as the dollar strengthens. Dow drops 122 points, Nasdaq and S&P slide more than 1%.

Date: Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 4:01 PM

Stocks end with declines, but off their lows, as the dollar
strengthens. Dow drops 122 points, Nasdaq and S&P slide more than 1%.

Breaking News: Obama says Dems shouldn't 'jam through' health bill

Date: Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 2:36 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama is telling Democrats not to "jam" a health care overhaul bill through Congress, instead urging them to coalesce around popular parts of the bill. In an interview with ABC News, Obama said Wednesday that Congress must wait for newly elected Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown to be sworn into office before lawmakers move forward. Brown campaigned against the proposed health care overhaul.

U.S. stocks slide on China concerns

Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:00:56 -0500

U.S. STOCKS SLIDE ON CHINA CONCERNS
Stocks tumble on fresh fears that China's attempts to curb bank
lending might slow global growth, while a bigger-than-expected drop in
housing starts rekindles concerns about the shape of the U.S.
recovery.

NYTIMES.COM TO LAUNCH PAY MODEL NEXT YEAR
Pressured by steep losses in print advertising as more consumers get
their news and information from the Internet, New York Times Co. says
its flagship newspaper will move to a paid model at the beginning of
2011.

U.S. PRODUCER PRICES RISE 0.2% IN DECEMBER
Prices at the wholesale level in December rise 0.2%, largely owing to
a sharp increase in food costs, the Labor Department reports. The data
would seem to indicate inflationary pressures remain under wraps.

N.Y. TIMES TO CHARGE FOR CONTENT -- FINALLY
In the annals of history, perhaps only the D-Day invasion required as
much meticulous, torturous planning as the New York Times Co.'s
decision to begin charging consumers for its online content.

FEARS OF CHINA BANK LENDING CURBS HIT ASIA STOCKS
Most Asian markets end lower as concerns China may step up its
tightening measures to cool a rapidly growing economy hit banking and
resource shares hard.

Energy: Energy stocks join in market sell-off

Date: 20 JAN 2010 15:30:38 GMT

Energy stocks join in market sell-off

Stock selloff intensifies with IBM leading the charge lower. Dow sinks more than 200 points and Nasdaq plunges 2%.

Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:11:06 -0500

Stock selloff intensifies with IBM leading the charge lower. Dow sinks
more than 200 points and Nasdaq plunges 2%.

Dow sinks more than 100 points in first 5 minutes of trading as selloff gains momentum.

Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:38:05 -0500

Dow sinks more than 100 points in first 5 minutes of trading as
selloff gains momentum.

Stocks open lower as investors digest results from Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley. Dow drops 63 points.

Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:32:04 -0500

Stocks open lower as investors digest results from Bank of America,
Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley. Dow drops 63 points.

International Headline News

Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:02:04 -0500

>TOP STORIES as of 1000 GMT -- 20 January, 2010

> SHOCK DEFEAT THREATENS U.S. HEALTH REFORM
Republicans win the U.S. Senate seat once held by Democrat Ted
Kennedy in an election with implications for U.S. President
Barack Obama's health-care reform plan.

> AID WORKERS FRUSTRATED WITH HAITI RELIEF
Anger boils over in Haiti's capital -- not just from residents
who have gone a week without food and water -- but from the
people who are supposed to be providing it.

> QUAKE SETS HAITI BACK YEARS, EXPERTS SAY
Already hamstrung by generations of poverty, environmental
catastrophe and strongman rule, Haiti will need years to recover
from last week's earthquake, analysts say.

> HAITI'S RUINED INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITS AID
A week into the Haitian disaster, the desperate and dusty faces
of both survivors and rescuers tell a plaintive story: We need
more, more, more. And fast.

> THE U.S. FILIBUSTER: WHAT IS IT?
The U.S. Republican victory in the Massachusetts Senate special
election to fill the late Sen. Ted Kennedy's seat, observers
have noted, will make or break the health care reform bill in
Congress.

> MANHUNT ON AFTER 8 SHOT DEAD IN VIRGINIA
Police are searching for a 39-year-old man in the shooting
deaths of eight people in central Virginia, authorities said
Tuesday evening.

> FIGHTING IN SOMALIA DISPLACES 63,000
In just the past 19 days, an estimated 63,000 people have been
displaced from their homes in Somalia by fighting involving
government forces and militias, combined with "general
insecurity," the United Nations' refugee agency said Tuesday.

> GOOGLE DELAYS CHINA MOBILE PHONES
Google's standoff with the Chinese government over hacking has
claimed its first casualties outside the U.S. Internet company
itself, with the delay to the launches of two Android-based
mobile handsets in the country.

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> UK STORE LAUNCHES DIVORCE GIFT REGISTRY
A new service launched by a UK department store promises to make
life a little easier for couples who divorce, by offering them a
gift registry option in stores.

> CADBURY ACCEPTS $21.8B KRAFT TAKEOVER
The board of British chocolate maker Cadbury accepts a buyout
offer from American food giant Kraft, a deal that will end the
nearly 200-year-old independence of the beloved British brand.

> YALE ALUM'S GIFT STIRS REACTION IN CHINA
A Chinese millionaire's $8,888,888 gift to Yale University has
impressed and provoked his countrymen.

GOP wins Mass. Senate race

Date: Tuesday, January 19, 2010

BOSTON - Republican Scott Brown has won the Massachusetts Senate seat
held for nearly a half-century by Democrat Edward Kennedy. Brown's
victory in the special election gives Senate Republicans the 41st vote
they need to block legislation favored by majority Democrats and
President Barack Obama.

International Hesadline News

Date: Tuesday, January 19, 2010

>TOP STORIES as of 0900 HKT -- 20 January, 2010

> HAITI PM: 72,000 BODIES RECOVERED FROM EARTHQUAKE
Haitian authorities have recorded more than 70,000 deaths since
last week's magnitude 7 earthquake outside Port-au-Prince, the
country's prime minister has said.

> HAITI PM: GOVERNMENT IN RECOVERY MODE
Haiti's government has regrouped after last week's devastating
earthquake and is working to find food, shelter and medicine for
survivors, its prime minister said Tuesday.

> WOMAN RESCUED A WEEK AFTER QUAKE
Rescue workers pulled a woman out of rubble near Haiti's
national cathedral Tuesday, a week after a magnitude 7.0
earthquake struck.

> QUAKE'S LITTLEST VICTIMS CLING TO LIFE
We went to see orphanages Monday. One was called Maison des
Enfants de Dieu -- House of the Children of God. The house is
still standing, but the children are afraid to go back in.

> QUAKE HITS OFF CAYMAN ISLANDS
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Tuesday off the Cayman
Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

> SCORES DIE IN NIGERIA RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE
Authorities have slapped a curfew on a city that has seen
repeated violence between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria, but
it has failed to stop the latest outbreak of killing, officials Say.

> MASSACHUSETTS HOLDS KEY ELECTION
The Senate election in Massachusetts goes could determine the
fate of the national Democratic agenda, including health care
plans.

> CADBURY ACCEPTS $21.8B KRAFT TAKEOVER
The boards of Kraft and Cadbury said Tuesday that they are close
to finalizing a deal that would see the American food giant take
over the 200-year-old British confectionery maker.

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> UK STORE LAUNCHES DIVORCE GIFT REGISTRY
A new service launched by a UK department store promises to make
life a little easier for couples who divorce, by offering them a
gift registry option in stores.

> YALE ALUM'S GIFT STIRS REACTION IN CHINA
A Chinese millionaire's $8,888,888 gift to Yale University has
impressed and provoked his countrymen.

> JAL FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY
"I'd like to take a pistol and shoot every JAL executive of the
last 20 years," says Hideo Fujiwara, an otherwise gently spoken
72-year-old.

Stocks asharply higher on quarterly results, the Kraft-Cadbury deal and the Masschusetts Senate voting. Dow gains 115 points.

Date: Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 4:01 PM

Stocks finish sharply higher on quarterly results, the Kraft-Cadbury
deal and the Masschusetts Senate voting. Dow gains 115 points.

Health care leads U.S. market higher

Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:00:59 -0500

HEALTH CARE LEADS U.S. MARKET HIGHER
Investors view it more likely that compromises could be made to the
Senate health bill, given the chance for Democrats to lose a Senate
seat in Massachusetts.

KRAFT TO BUY CADBURY IN $19.5 BLN FRIENDLY DEAL
After months of wrangling, Kraft Foods on Tuesday lifted its offer for
Cadbury to around 11.9 billion pounds ($19.5 billion) in a bid that
won approval from its British target and that will create the world's
biggest chocolate producer.

CADBURY-KRAFT: THE LEAST FRIENDLY 'FRIENDLY' DEAL
The Kraft Foods-Cadbury deal must be the least friendly "friendly"
deal in history.

SABMILLER SAYS QUARTERLY BEER VOLUMES FLAT
SABMiller reports flat quarterly lager volumes, as tentative signs of
recovery in Latin America and Asia are offset by declines from the
U.S., South Africa and Europe.

HARDWARE SALES LIKELY TO HIGHLIGHT IBM'S EARNINGS
International Business Machines Corp., is expected to issue on Jan. 19
a fourth-quarter report that will highlight signs of stabilization in
the U.S. and world economies as well as show improvement in the market
for high-end computer hardware, analysts say.

U.S. stocks edge upward in early trades Tuesday

Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:39:43 -0500

U.S. stocks edge upward in early trades Tuesday
1/19/2010 9:38:19 AM EDT

Stocks open mixed as investors digest Citigroup's quarterly loss. Dow slides 9 points as Nasdaq edges higher.

Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:33:04 -0500

Stocks open mixed as investors digest Citigroup's quarterly loss. Dow
slides 9 points as Nasdaq edges higher.

International Headline News

Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:02:07 -0500
TOP STORIES as of 1000 GMT -- 19 January, 2010

> BEYOND SURVIVAL, HEALTH CRISIS LOOMS IN DESPERATE HAITI
Surviving the massive quake that rocked Haiti was just the
beginning. Experts say the new dangers may be compounded by
Haiti's old problem: poverty.

> U.S. AIR FORCE DROPS SUPPLIES INTO HAITI
Bypassing the gridlock of Haiti's main airport and congestion of
roadways, the U.S. military has delivered food and water by
parachute to earthquake survivors.

> HAITI POLICE STRUGGLE TO HANDLE CRISIS
A crowd plunders buildings crumbled by last week's earthquake,
hauling off water, food, candles and anything else recoverable.
Suddenly, a pickup truck hauling a half dozen armed policemen
squeals to a halt.

> 'FRENZY OF LOOTING' SEEN IN HAITI'S CAPITAL
With the people of Haiti hungry, desperate and frustrated nearly
a week after a powerful earthquake, sporadic violence and
looting are erupting in the badly damaged capital.

> PROBLEMS HINDER AID TO HAITI'S DESPERATE
Limited runway space and battered telecommunications networks
are hindering efforts to get food, water and medical aid into
the hands of desperate Haitians.

> JAL FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY
"I'd like to take a pistol and shoot every JAL executive of the
last 20 years," says Hideo Fujiwara, an otherwise gently spoken
72-year-old.

> TORONTO BOMB PLOTTERS SENTENCED TO LIFE
Zakaria Amara, a man prosecutors say wanted to create a Canadian
version of 9/11, was sentenced Monday to life in prison in
Canada.

> JOURNALISTS' E-MAILS HACKED IN CHINA
Foreign correspondents in at least two Beijing, China, bureaus
of news organizations have had their Google e-mail accounts
attacked, with e-mails forwarded to a mysterious address,
according to the Foreign Correspondents' Club of China.

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> CADBURY AND KRAFT TURN SWEET ON DEAL
While likely to win the support of investors, the sale of one of
the UK's most iconic brands to an American company will be
considered a deep loss in Britain.

> JAL: A BANKRUPTCY FLIGHT TO NOWHERE
Empty domestic routes are emptying JAL's coffers.

International Headline News

Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:02:04 -0500

>TOP STORIES as of 0900 HKT -- 19 January, 2010

> STUDENT RESCUED AFTER TEXT MESSAGES SENT FROM RUBBLE
A student has been pulled out of the remains of her university
in Port-au-Prince and taken to a hospital. Rescuers said text
messages were sent from beneath the rubble.

> TORONTO BOMB PLOTTERS SENTENCED TO LIFE
Zakaria Amara, a man prosecutors say wanted to create a Canadian
version of 9/11, was sentenced Monday to life in prison in
Canada.

> MILITANT ATTACK KILLS 5 IN KABUL
Taliban gunmen and suicide bombers attack buildings in the heart
of Kabul, killing at least five people and triggering fierce gun
battles with security forces.

> GUNMEN KILL AID WORKERS IN BAGHDAD
In a rare attack against a humanitarian group, militants killed
five workers and wounded two security officers Monday, officials
said.

> BLAIR TO FACE PUBLIC GRILLING OVER IRAQ
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will testify in public
about the invasion of Iraq on January 29, Britain's Iraq Inquiry
announced Monday.

> APPLE SET TO UNVEIL 'LATEST CREATION'
It's official: Apple Inc. will host a much-anticipated press
event January 27 in San Francisco, California.

> RACE CLOSE FOR TED KENNEDY'S SEAT
Democrats scramble to hold onto the late Ted Kennedy's Senate
seat in a surprisingly close race that could imperil the
president's agenda.

> MR. GAY PAGEANT SHUT DOWN IN CHINA
The stage was set, the event sold-out. International media
cameras lined up along on the catwalk beneath rows of gleaming
spotlights, but an hour before the Mr. Gay China pageant was
supposed to start, police shut it down.
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> UK SET TO CASH IN ON 'SHERLOCK HOLMES'
Sherlock Holmes the movie has already made more than $300
million at the box office worldwide and British tourism
officials are hoping it means money for them too.

> CRUNCH TIME FOR JAPAN AIRLINES
Japan Airlines is expected to file for bankruptcy Tuesday, as
speculation intensifies over which of its two U.S. suitors,
Delta Air Lines or American Airlines, will be chosen to aid its
rehabilitation.

News Alert: At one-year point, Obama gets middling marks

Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:18:06 -0600

WASHINGTON - As he nears the one-year point of his presidency, Barack
Obama gets middling marks from most Americans but credit for governing
in difficult times. A USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Jan. 8-9 shows
President Obama with 50% or higher approval for handling foreign
affairs and terrorism, but 50% or more disapproval on health care and
the economy. On handling the situation in Afghanistan there is an
almost even divide: 48% approve-47% disapprove.

Miners, Richemont lead Europe stocks rise

Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:55 -0500

MINERS, RICHEMONT LEAD EUROPE STOCKS RISE
Gains for commodity-sector firms and Richemont help European stocks
regain some ground lost last week.

EUROPEAN COMPANIES SEEN POSTING STELLAR EARNINGS
A stellar improvement in European corporate earnings for the fourth
quarter of 2009 looks in the cards, but, like last year's monster
gains for the broader market, that magnitude of improvement is
expected to be a fleeting affair.

JEWELRY SALES BRIGHTEN RICHEMONT CHRISTMAS PERIOD
Swiss luxury goods maker Compagnie Financiere Richemont on Monday
reports a 2% rise sales for the quarter that includes Christmas,
boosted by sales of jewelry and specialist watches.

U.K. HOUSE SELLERS BOOST ASKING PRICE 0.4% IN JAN.
British house sellers enter the new year in a confident mood, boosting
the average asking price by 0.4% in January and ending a two-month
slide.

BRITISH AIRWAYS CABIN CREW TO VOTE ON STRIKE
The union representing most of British Airways' cabin crew plans to
ballot their members in a week on a potential strike.

International Headline News

Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:02:04 -0500

>TOP STORIES as of 1000 GMT -- 18 January, 2010

> EXPLOSIONS, GUNFIRE RING IN HEART OF KABUL
Explosions and gunfire shake Kabul, with the Taliban saying it
was conducting an operation, as Afghan President Hamid Karzai's
Cabinet were to be sworn in.

> RESCUES OFFER HOPE TO HAITIANS
The dead lie in piles on street corners, covered by flimsy
pieces of cardboard boxes. The living crowd tent cities, as many
as 20,000 awaiting food, water and medicine.

> AID REACHING HAITI QUAKE VICTIMS
At least one organization trying to deliver aid to Haiti
continued to be plagued by delays and logistical problems, but
aid was getting to those who need it most, officials said.

> HAITI ORPHANS RUSHED TO HOMES ABROAD
Slashing red tape or ignoring ordinarily required paperwork,
officials in the U.S. and the Netherlands cleared the way for
scores of orphans to leave Haiti.

> BILL CLINTON TO VISIT HAITI ON MONDAY
Getting aid to Haiti right away to save lives is the first goal
of the fund-raising initiative headed by George W. Bush and Bill
Clinton, the two former U.S. presidents say.

> AFTER E-MAIL FROM HAITI, A NIGHTMARE
Peggy Bourland can't eat. When she lies down to sleep, she
fights the urge to go outside and curl up on the cold, hard
ground.

> EX-HUSSEIN LIEUTENANT AZIZ HOSPITALIZED
Tariq Aziz, a top lieutenant of executed Iraqi dictator Saddam
Hussein, remained hospitalized at a U.S. military hospital
Sunday after falling ill in prison, the U.S. command in Iraq
reported.

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> CHINESE PARTNER CRITICIZES YAHOO
Yahoo's Chinese partner issued a scathing criticism of the US
technology company at the weekend, calling it "reckless" for
publicly supporting Google's threat to quit the country in
protest over a wave of Chinese cyberattacks.

> FEARS ON CHINESE INFLATION
China seizes the limelight in the data due to be published this
week, with its economic growth likely to have accelerated amid
mounting concerns about inflationary pressures.

> U.S. TO COMPLAIN OVER CYBER ATTACK
The United States plans to express formal concern to the Chinese
government soon after Google said a cyber attack from China
targeted human rights activists.

International Headline News

Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:02:04 -0500

>TOP STORIES as of 0900 HKT -- 18 January, 2010

> FIVE DAYS ON, SEARCH CREWS STILL FINDING SURVIVORS
Survivors are still being pulled from the rubble in Haiti's
capital, as more than two dozen international rescue teams
continue to comb the disaster areas.

> 3 RESCUED FROM RUBBLE OF GROCERY STORE
Three people were rescued Sunday from the rubble of a grocery
store, officials told CNN, and rescuers were working to free
others.

> DOCTOR: PATIENTS NEED URGENT SURGERY
Nearly a third of the patients at a makeshift hospital in
earthquake-ravaged Haiti could die without immediate surgery, a
doctor says.

> HILLARY CLINTON: ' WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU'
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented a united stance
with Haitian President Rene Preval during her visit to the
quake-battered capital.

> BILL CLINTON TO VISIT HAITI ON MONDAY
Getting aid to Haiti right away to save lives is the first goal
of the fund-raising initiative headed by George W. Bush and Bill
Clinton, the two former U.S. presidents say.

> AFTER E-MAIL FROM HAITI, A NIGHTMARE
Peggy Bourland can't eat. When she lies down to sleep, she
fights the urge to go outside and curl up on the cold, hard
ground.

> U.S. TO COMPLAIN OVER GOOGLE ATTACK
The United States plans to express formal concern to the Chinese
government soon after Google said a cyber attack from China
targeted human rights activists.

> POPE VISITS SYNAGOGUE AMID TENSION
Pope Benedict XVI visited the main Jewish synagogue in Rome on
Sunday, a trip that unfolded amid heightened tension between
Catholics and Jews.

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> JPMORGAN MISSES REVENUE FORECASTS
JPMorgan said on Friday that its fourth-quarter profits had
soared, fuelled by continued strength in its investment banking
business.

> CHINA PROPERTY BUBBLE FEARS GROW
Housing prices in China accelerated in December, prompting a
flurry of new government measures as Beijing attempts to slow
soaring prices without derailing the economic recovery.

International Headline Newsz

Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:02:07 -0500

>TOP STORIES as of 1000 GMT -- 17 January, 2010

> INJURED SURVIVORS AT RISK OF DYING IF DON'T GET CARE
Nearly a third of the patients at a makeshift hospital in
earthquake-ravaged Haiti could die without immediate surgery, a
doctor says.

> CLINTON: "WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS"
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented a united stance
with Haitian President Rene Preval during her visit to the
quake-battered capital.

> HAITI RELIEF MISSION TAKING SHAPE
U.S. troops handed out about 2,500 meals Saturday here in this
suburb of the capital, marking the first American food aid
distributed in Haiti since Tuesday's earthquake.

> U.N.: WE DIDN'T TELL DOCTORS TO LEAVE
Earthquake victims, writhing in pain and grasping at life,
watched doctors and nurses walk away from a field hospital
Friday night after United Nations officials ordered a medical
team to evacuate the area out of security concerns.

> TOP 2 U.N. OFFICIALS DIE IN QUAKE
The top two civilian officials at the U.N. mission in Haiti were
killed in Tuesday's earthquake, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
confirmed Saturday.

> SECURITY BREACH TANGLES JFK AIRPORT
A security breach at New York's John F. Kennedy airport sparked
delays Saturday, an American Airlines spokesman said.

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> JPMORGAN MISSES REVENUE FORECASTS
JPMorgan said on Friday that its fourth-quarter profits had
soared, fuelled by continued strength in its investment banking
business.

> CHINA PROPERTY BUBBLE FEARS GROW
Housing prices in China accelerated in December, prompting a
flurry of new government measures as Beijing attempts to slow
soaring prices without derailing the economic recovery.