TOP STORIES as of 0900 GMT -- 27 July, 2010
> HAYWARD OUT AS BP POSTS MASSIVE $17 BILLION LOSS
BP announces beleagured boss Tony Hayward is to step down in
October, as the oil firm details the financial fallout of the
biggest oil spill in U.S. history.
> GREENPEACE TARGETS LONDON BP STATIONS
Greenpeace protesters shut down 10 to 15 BP stations in London
on Tuesday, after the oil company announced its second-quarter
results, BP said.
> BOSNIAN LEADER FACES EXTRADITION RULING
A judge is expected to decide Tuesday whether former Bosnian
leader Ejup Ganic should be extradited to Belgrade.
> AU COMMISSION: SOMALIA NEGLECTED
The lack of a global response to the Somali crisis has created
fertile ground for threats to regional peace in Eastern Africa
and the rest of the continent, the president of the African
Union Commission said Monday.
> LEAKED REPORTS DESCRIBE HORROR OF WAR
What appear to be U.S. reports leaked by a whistleblower website
chronicle in detail the twists, turns and horror of Operating
Enduring Freedom.
> KARZAI: NATO CAUSED 52 CIVILIAN DEATHS
Afghani President Hamid Karzai has slammed a NATO strike that he
said caused 52 civilian deaths. NATO says there is no evidence
of casualties beyond insurgents.
> OBJECTS FLOAT AWAY FROM SPACE STATION
The spacewalk Tuesday was meant to replace a video camera and
update cable connections to a module of the International Space
Station.
> ISRAELI HELICOPTER CRASHES IN ROMANIA
Seven people, including six Israelis, are feared dead after an
Israeli helicopter crashed in Romania on Monday during a joint
military exercise, the Romanian Defense Ministry said.
BUSINESS
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> APPLE'S IPAD GOES TO COLLEGE
The iPad is about to have its academic chops put to the test
this fall in a number of programs around the country.
> EU GREEN LIGHT FOR ICELAND ENTRY TALKS
European Union foreign ministers have formally given a green
light for negotiations to begin over Iceland's bid for
membership of the 27-country bloc.
> U.S. LAW TARGETS 'CONFLICT MINERALS' IN CONGO
A new U.S. law aims to ensure that the smart phone glued to your
ear is not helping fund wars in Congo and neighboring countries.
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