passed into niger, according to reports from several news agencies. it borders on libya and algeria. officials in niger are saying the head of moammar gadhafi security forces entered the country on sunday but there s no official word who may be traveling in this latest convoy. anti-gadhafi rebels have vowed to take control. rebels told cnn just a few minutes ago they ve resumed negotiations with tribal leaders on the surrender of bani walid. the international committee of the red cross says it s been allowed inside syria s main detention facility. this is the first time it s been given access to detainees since protests started six months ago. the increased access was called an important step forward. a man claiming to have a bomb has taken a child hostage at a court complex. police have surrounded the building in a suburban area of sydney and evacuated people from the area. the child reportedly is the man s young daughter. police negotiators are at the scene. just a mont
to be the first cherished moments together. a newlywed s holiday was turned into horror off of coast of the seychelles island. i m zain vergee, world business today starts now. good morning from cnn london, i m nina dos santos. and a very good afternoon from the cnn hong kong, i m andrew stevens. you re watching world business today, the top stories this thursday, august 18. foster s knocks back a second big bid from sabmiller. is there any more growth to be squeezed from the aussie beer market. against a backdrop of slowing growth and crippling debt, u.s. vice president joe biden visits the biggest creditor. and you can call it anti-branding. why abercrombie and fitch is willing to pay one tv star not to wear its clothes. we re one hour into the trading day here in europe. let s have a look at how the markets are faring. this is the picture across the board. some of the markets down well in excess of 1.5%. the dax on its way to being down 2% lower on the back
a moment on world business today. in south korea, landslides and flooding sparked by heavy rain has killed at least 44 people. rescue workers are searching for survivors in and around the capital. hundreds of people have lost their homes and thousands don t have power. we re getting the first videos of the moment of the bomb blast in oslo during friday s terror attacks. the norwegian prime minister s announced an independent commission to examine the killings there and on utoya island. as of now, the death toll stands at 76. those are the headlines from cnn, the world news leader. i m zain vergee. world business today starts now. good morning from cnn london, i m nina dos santos. and a very good afternoon from cnn hong kong. just five days to go and no movement on the u.s. debt deal. investors are getting anxious. that s the mood on the markets but how is it looking from the corner office in the some ceos shed light on that issue. another day passes and stil
it either. kate baldwin looks ahead. reporter: if it does pass in the house, it has the potential of hitting a huge road block as soon as it gets to the senate. at the same time, that house speaker john boehner s office was putting out this release, the good news about the cost estimate, senate democrats released a letter at almost the same time with 53 signatures on it saying they don t support the plan in the senate and really essentially making clear that it cannot pass. so while all eyes are still on the house to see what happens with john boehner s plan in the house, it has serious problems in the senate if it gets there. you figure the democrats wouldn t be friends, that s just politics but this bill is make something republicans cannibalize each other. we re seeing the difference between republicans who play the game and the new tea party favorites who say the game helped us get into this mess. listen to these two republicans, old school and new school. that. is
morning to the men and women watching us right now on the american forces network, our service members. thank you for being here. thank you for what you do. would you know, some of your fellow service members have figured out a trick to get a date with their favorite celebrity. justin timberlake is the late toast accept a date to a marine corps ball. the details coming up for you. but let s start with this. it s been three years of this case going on. now, casey anthony is a free woman this morning. there she is, just hours ago, walking out of a florida jail. this was just after midnight and 2 days after being found not guilty of killing her 2-year-old daughter. as you can see her, she did, just walk out the front door with her attorney. she was found guilty as you know of lying to police, that got her that four-year sentence but you factor in time served, good behavior and she s out. after being in jail less than three years total. cnn s david mattingly joins me now from o