the prime minister s home. demonstrators are demanding that he step down. fifa s president says he never meant to imply that racism isn t a problem in football. earlier seth blater said players who think they ve been abused during a game should shake hands with their opponent and move on. blater released a statement saying he is committed to fighting racism. president obama and australian prime minister gallard discussed troops. he announced a deployment of 2,200 marines to australia. i m zain verjee. world business today starts now. good morning. from cnn london, i m nina del santos. and from cnn hong kong i m andrew stevens. top stories this thursday, november 17. china on his mind. the u.s. president outlines the new u.s. push into asia. the cleanup is under way in asia as factories get back to business as usual. yes, the camera does lie. benetton is creating controversy already with its new unhate campaign. it s already been forced to pull one of its images.
than 1,000 palestinians in israeli prisons. the exchange is expected to happen within the next few days. the worst floods in decades are wreaking havoc on the livelihood of thailand s people and economy. they re bracing for the next round which could reach them in days. flooding has killed at least 269 people and affected 8 million across the country. in southwestern mexico, soldiers have been deployed, tourists have been told to leave, and emergency shelters are open as a hurricane comes ashore. the category 2 storm has weakened but is still bringing rain and strong winds. weather authorities are warning boaters of possible life-threatening rip currents. those are the headlines from cnn, the world s news leader. i m monday nemonita rajpal. world business today starts now. good morning from cnn london, i m nina del santos. from hong kong, i m andrew stevens. you re watching world business today. the top stories this thursday wednesday, october the 12th, i should
they re investigating the cause. 11 of the 28 people in the mine shaft survived. few chinese mines adapt to regulations and accidents are common in the country. in the michael jackson involuntary manslaughter trial, prosecutors focused on three of murray s girlfriends. the married doctor had conversations with three women he was dating on the day jackson died. prosecutors are trying to use the women s calls and text messages to establish a time line leading up to the singer s death. those are the headlines from cnn, the world s news leader. i m zain verjee, and world business today starts now. good morning from cnn london, i m nina del santos. i m andrew stevens. welcome. the top stories this wednesday, october the 5th. a rally on wall street keeps the u.s. out of bear market territory. shares sink in korea and japan while better than expected retail sales boost the aussie market. and european investors are in a buying mood despite a downgrade of italian debt.
standing ovation. the general assembly overwhelmingly accepted to vote for the credentials of the country s new leadership which promises to form a new government in ten days. those are the headlines. i m zain verjee, and world business today starts now. good morning from cnn london, i m nina des santos. this is world business today. these are your top stories on wednesday, september 21st. a disastrous day for insurers, earthquakes and extreme weather send lloyd s of london deeply into the red. flights, trains and work shifts are canceled in japan as typhoon roke makes landfall. and better maritime security forces somali pirates to change their business model. so plenty to come on this jam-packed show. we ll check the markets for you. first let s have some positive news to consider. the greek government says that it s made progress in its talks with the european commission, the international monetary fund and the european central bank. these three institutions oft
the scene in kabul ended almost a full day after it began. six militants were killed after attackers shot at u.s. embassy, nato headquarters and afghan intelligence offices in kabul tuesday. the hours-long fighting that followed killed three afghan police officers and one civilian. the taliban claimed responsibility. the families of two american hikers held in iran for more than two years say they are overjoyed at reports the pair may be freed soon. josh fattal and shane bauer hiked along an unmarked border between iraq and iran. rescuers in southern india have managed to get all the survivors out of two trains that collided southwest of chinai. more than 60 were injured when the two trains collided. authorities say one of the trains smashed into the back of the other. the cause of the accident is under investigation. the latest u.s. census shows that more than 46 million americans were living below the poverty line last year. the nation s poverty rate has risen to 15%, t