>TOP STORIES as of 0900 GMT -- 28 April, 2010
> GREEK DEBT CRISIS SPARKS MARKET SELL-OFF
The eurozone faces its toughest crisis to date, as the decision
to downgrade Greece's credit rating spooks global investors and
raises fears the debt crisis may spread.
> THAI FORCES, PROTESTERS CLASH
Thai government forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas into
crowds of anti-government protesters Wednesday, as tensions
flared in the latest round of confrontations between the two
groups in the capital, Bangkok.
> GOLDMAN EXECS TESTIFY
Top representatives from Goldman Sachs appear in front of a
Senate committee to deny claims the bank betted against its own
clients during the financial crisis.
> CAR BOMB ATTACK KILLS 4 PAKISTANI POLICE
An early morning suicide attack killed four police officers in
northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, according to authorities.
> FISTS, EGGS FLY IN UKRAINE PARLIAMENT
Lawmakers in Ukraine scuffle, throwing punches and eggs, during
a parliamentary session to ratify a naval treaty with Russia.
> U.S.-BORN CLERIC IN AL QAEDA VIDEO
An American-born Muslim cleric has appeared in a video released
by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula for the first time.
> TORTURE AT IRAQ PRISON REPORT RELEASED
A report released Tuesday by a human rights group details
allegations of horrific torture and abuse at a secret prison in
Iraq where detainees say they were routinely beaten, shocked and
sodomized by their interrogators.
> INDIAN DIPLOMAT SUSPECTED OF SPYING
India suspects one of its diplomats in Pakistan has been spying
for Pakistani intelligence, the Indian Ministry of External
Affairs said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
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> MORE BAILOUT CASH FOR GREECE?
The International Monetary Fund is looking at raising its share
of Greece's financial rescue package by €10bn ($13.2bn) amid
fears that the planned €45bn bail-out will fail to prevent the
country's debt crisis from spiralling out of control.
> FORD SURGES TO PROFIT
Ford reports a huge turnaround to a profit in the first quarter,
thanks to strong sales of new products around the world.
> RUSSIA OFFERS KIEV NUCLEAR POWER DEAL
Russia's prime minister made what he described as a "large-scale
offer" late on Monday to Ukraine, urging both countries to merge
their vast nuclear power generation businesses, and hinting that
together they could benefit from joint electricity exports to
foreign markets.
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