reporting that the japanese camera maker olympus has filed lawsuits against current and former members of its board. the move is based on advice from a panel set up to give the company legal guidance. owe lum pus says it will announce its full plans on tuesday. the company admitted to kofrlg up $1.7 billion in losses last year after the former ceo michael woodford made the scandal public. on friday he said he would give up his effort to return to the ceo s job of olympus. the nation court has found opposition leader an war ibrahim not guilty. his political career han been plagued by accusations of sodomy and corruption. an war served six years in prison on sodomy charges beginning in 1998.
man has been sentenced to death. the country s court has found him guilty of working for an enemy country, meaning the united states, and spying for the cia. ven ne swale len president chaff vez mahmoud ahmadinejad is going to cuba, ecuador and nicaragua. he s hoping to shore shore up support. an american pop star surprised her fans when she announced her pregnancy to the world during the mtv video awards back in august. beyonce and her husband, jay-z, welcomed their baby girl into the world in new york on saturday. her name is blue ivy carter. the official announcement has not been made yet, but their industry friends tweeted their friends. those are the top stories from cnn. world business today starts now. welcome to new week of world business today. i m nina dell santos. i m andrew. in hong kong the top stories this monday, january the 9th. zbroo europe takes center stage on the markets as we have another big week for the struggling currency. new zealand t