Wednesday, June 23, 2010
International Headlines
>TOP STORIES as of 0800 HKT -- 24 June, 2010
> OBAMA FIRES U.S. AFGHAN COMMANDER
Gen. Stanley McChrystal resigns his Afghan command after his
controversial comments in a magazine article, with Gen. David
Petraeus set to take over the key role.
> AFGHANS PUZZLED BY MCCHRYSTAL FUSS
Washington may be up in arms over General Stanley McChrystal's
comments to Rolling Stone magazine about the U.S. mission in
Afghanistan and how some of his colleagues are handling it - but
some in Afghanistan are asking what the fuss is all about.
> PLEA FOR CALM AFTER JAMAICAN DRUG ARREST
Police in Jamaica call for calm after arresting alleged drug
lord Christopher "Dudus" Coke overnight in Kingston, following a
five-week manhunt punctuated by violence.
> TOP TERROR SUSPECT SEIZED IN INDONESIA
Police in Indonesia captured a man believed to be one of the
most wanted terrorists in the country on Wednesday, authorities
said.
> BP CONTAINMENT CAP OVER WELL REMOVED
The fight over a deepwater drilling moratorium will continue
Wednesday with the White House vowing to move quickly to
> BELARUS CLAIMS GAS BILL SETTLED
Belarus has paid its natural gas debt to Russian energy giant
Gazprom in full, a top Belarus government official said
Wednesday, in the latest twist of a dispute that could affect
Europe's energy supplies.
> HUNDREDS STILL MISSING IN BRAZIL FLOODS
More than 600 people remained missing Wednesday in one of two
Brazilian states where heavy rain has led to 42 deaths and left
thousands of residents homeless, officials said.
> HK BEGINS ELECTORAL REFORM DEBATE
Protesters on Wednesday rallied outside Hong Kong's Legislative
Council as lawmakers began debate over an electoral reform
package that may determine the Chinese territory's political
future.
BUSINESS
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> ASIAN MILLIONAIRES OVERTAKE EUROPEANS
The net wealth of Asian millionaires has eclipsed that of rich
Europeans for the first time, largely because of the relative
health of stock markets in Hong Kong, India and China last year,
according to a new survey.
> BEIJING ALLOWS YUAN TO FALL IN VALUE
China let the renminbi drop slightly in value against the dollar
on Tuesday in a move that analysts said was designed to deter
speculators benefiting from a stronger Chinese currency.
> DUBAI RULER: NOT A RECESSION, A CHALLENGE
The worst is over and Dubai is looking for new opportunities for
growth, according to Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed.
