involved in the massacre. they think that robert bales should be tried under afghan law. there s been an outpooring of support for muamba. he suffered a cardiac arrest during a match on saturday. doctors say he will remain under anesthesia for 24 hours. those are the headlines from cnn. i m monita rajpal. world business today starts right now. good morning. from cnn london, i m nina dos santos. and a good afternoon, from cnn hong kong. top stories for monday, march 19th. the head of the imf hails china s economic progress. but also that now is the time to do more. was it cutting debt or risking a recession? and it s a country that s abolished slavery only 30 years ago. but forced labor remains a fact of life. let s go straight to the stock market action here in europe. these markets have been opened for just over two minutes now. and this is where the leading indices are performing as they settle over the first few trades. one stock we re going to keep an eye on
activists or government. u.s. officials say the american soldier who allegedly shot and killed 16 afghan civilians was acting alone. the unidentified staff sergeant turn himself in after the shootings. officials have not said whether he had mental health issues or what his motive may have been. meanwhile, the taliban have issued a statement vowing to take revenge against, quote, american invaders and savage murders. security officials and medical sources say israel launched a new round of air strikes in gaza early on monday. they claim at least 30 people were injured. at least 18 people have been killed in israeli air strikes since friday. israel says it is responding to more than 100 rocket attacks from gaza. those are the headlines from cnn. i m monita rajpal. world business today starts right now. good morning from cnn london, i m charles hodson. good afternoon from cnn hong kong, i m andrew stevens. welcome to world business today. our top stories this morning
london. here are the headlines. this just coming in. operations at the shipwrecked costa concordia is been temporarily halted because the ship is shifting. the captain is under house arrest as he awaits possible charges of manslaughter and abandoning ship. meanwhile, divers are working to remove a second data recorder from the abandoned ship. they recovered more bodies, bringing the death toll to 11. the arab league is set to end its mission this week, but anti-government protests show no sign of epding any time soon in syria. the government has rejected suggestions that arab league peacekeepers should be deployed to syria. in myanmar, some signs of political change. pro democracy leader aung san suu kyi is registered in parliament. she s running in a country that s still largely controlled by its military. those are the headlines from cnn, the world s news leader. i m zain verjee, and world business today starts now beginning with the coverage of a blackout to protest an
ee electr electrocutions are mostly to blame for deaths. health officials say malaria could compound the disaster in the coming weeks. the floods are also taking a financial toll. finance ministry estimates the waters have caused $6 billion in damage. two pakistani cricketers have been found guilty of conspiracy to accept corrupt payments and conspiracy to cheat. the two players threw parts of last year s test match between england and pakistan. sentencing is wednesday. both players could spend up to seven years in prison. there may be new trouble at japan s crippled nuclear plant. tepco says it found signs that it may have started in a nuclear reactor. they re trying to prevent any reactions. those are the headlines from cnn, the world s news leader. world business today starts now. the greek cabinet endorses a referendum on the eu bailout sending investors into a tailspin. this wednesday, george papandreou faces a crucial vote in parliament. will the greek p.m. su
he travels to italy to make the transition himself. it has now been met. unesco is gaining a new member but losing $60 million. the u.s. is withdrawing its pledge after the u.n. agency accepted a palestinian bid for full member. the u.s. and israel argued that the move would harm peace talks. i m monita rajpal. world business today starts right now. captions by vitac www.vitac.com good morning from cnn lan. i m charles hodson. tuesday, the first of november. the greek bailout is now in the hands of the greek people at great risk to the euro-zone debt. mf global is forced to declare bankruptcy protection. weakness in europe and the united states spreads to china, slowing down the factories pow iring the world s second largest economy. well, a new trading day has just begun in europe. we re expecting and getting losses, but we ll have prices in a moment as soon as they re reasonable. they ve slipped for the second day in in a row following the u.s. market slid