he was arrested wednesday after turning out what to be fake explosives from undercover officials. amanda knox s attorneys begin closing arguments today. the american student was convicted of killing her roommate, meredith kircher. world business today starts now. good morning from cnn london, i m charles hodson. and good afternoon from cnn hong kong, i m andrew stevens. welcome to world business today. the top stories this thursday, september 29th. vote yes to say the euro. angela merkel takes the eu rescue package to the german parliament. while politicians rangel over the future, normal people are faced with radical new cuts. and can the kindle fire set the tablet market ablaze. okay. we ll start with the markets. we ll start with the asian markets today. a bit of a change here. we want to show you these pictures straight away. the hang seng index was closed for trading today. this is the reason. this is the result of typhoon nesat. it brought with it pr
special coordinator for the peace process says it was contrary to international law, joining a wave of condemnation from around the world. in italy, amanda knox s defense team will resume closing statements thursday. and lawyers have to answer prosecution charges that the american was a demonic she-devil responsible for the death of her roommate. knox is appealing her murder conviction. jurors should get the case next week. 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 charles hobson. and a very good afternoon from cnn hong kong, i m andrew stevens. welcome. the top stories this wednesday, september the 28th. assessing the state of europe s finances. barosa says the debt crisis is the greatest challenge in the history of the european union. and despite reassurances from the greek prime minister, most germans still think it s a mistake to help greece. plus, sellin