the former libyan leader was buried at a secret location in the desert. a handful of supporters paid their respects. in tunisia, a moderate party has won the country s first free election. the country s once banned party has begun coalition talks, but the results have some worried that the rise of a religious party might endanger civil rights especially for women. and now officials say they ll reach out to secular political parties to form a broad-based moderate coalition. the thai government is in crisis mode as floodwaters push further into bangkok. they shut down the city s second airport on tuesday. waters ep croced onto runways making takeoffs and landings impossible. the airport s been doubling as a shelter and headquarters for flood relief operations. those are the headlines from cnn, the world s news leader. i m zain verjee, and world business today starts now. it s the day investors have been waiting for. they meet in brussels to hash out a complex plan to hash
session. the nikkei in tokyo was the only exception. a strengthening yen dragged down japanese exporters there, ended down for the first time in three days and you see profit taking by investors there, as well. coal mining companies some of the best performers in shanghai. they got a lift from good economic news and despite a slower growth in the fourth quarter the country s gdp reached 6.1% for 2010. that s the fastest pace in about eight years. markets in australia and india were closed today for public holidays. meanwhile, there s trouble for toyota. shares of the japanese carmaker fell nearly 2% this trade. they announced a voluntary worldwide recall of almost 1.7 million cars over a potential fuel leak problem. u.s. stocks closed flat on tuesday. investors were disappointed with