medical officials say hamas troops may be buried in the rubble. three french aid workers kidnaped more than five months ago in yemen have been freed by al qaeda militants. the french news agency quotes nicolas sarkozy and officials as confirming the release. no word yet on their condition. mr. sarkozy thanked the authorities for their help. an inquiry prompting by the phone hacking scandal brought down by the british tabloid gets under way in london today. investigators will look at the culture, practices and ethics of the british news media. a separate police probe of the scannedle is ongoing. those are the top stories from cnn, the world s news leader. i m zain vergee and world business today starts now. good morning from cnn london, i m charles hodson. and a very good afternoon from cnn hong kong, i m andrew stephens. you re watching world business today. our top stories this morning, the 14th of november. president obama wants asia to keep on growing but tells c