weekend. more than four million people are without electric power. a truck bomb followed by a gun battle killed at least two people in the southern afghan city of kandahar. it happened outside the international relief and development office. afghan officials say two people were wounded in that attack. taliban fighters set off a truck bomb, entered the compound and fired on security forces. closing arguments could begin in the next few days in the trial of michael jackson s doctor. on friday an expert witness called by the defense testified that jackson likely died from self injecting a powerful sedative while the defendant, conrad murray, was away. those are the top stories from cnn, the world s news leader. i m zain verjee. world business today starts now. good morning from cnn london. i m charles hodson. this is world business today. our top stories on monday, the 31st of october. back in the air, qantas resumes flying after a 48-hour shutdown. japan sells off c