U.S. Top News Early Edition: Pakistan to seek IMF help for flood-battered economy

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Good Morning Omss, MON 23 Aug 2010    Pakistan to seek IMF help for flood-battered economy Compensation czar takes charge of $20 billion BP fund Manila bus gunman killed, some hostages alive:report Americans confused about healthcare reform: poll FDA head says more egg recalls possible Chile secures lifeline to trapped miners Australia's Labor, conservatives jockey for government Many drugs for U.S. kids tested in poor countries Blast kills at least 15 in Pakistan mosque Wyclef Jean to appeal Haiti electoral rejection More Philippines hostages released Gillard, Abbott, woo independents Sly tops box office again Pakistan to seek IMF help for flood-battered economy August 23, 2010 09:07 AM ET SUKKUR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan braced for more flooding in the south as officials were due to hold talks in Washington on Monday with the International Monetary Fund on how to shore up the battered economy to maintain stability. Full Article Compensation czar takes charge of $20 billion BP fund August 23, 2010 08:23 AM ET NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A $20 billion compensation fund for economic victims of the BP Gulf oil spill opens for business on Monday amid accusations that the rules established by its administrator are unfair. Full Article Manila bus gunman killed, some hostages alive:report August 23, 2010 09:14 AM ET MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine police stormed a bus on Monday on which a sacked former police officer was holding 15 Hong Kong tourists and local media reported the hostage-taker had been killed. Full Article Americans confused about healthcare reform: poll August 23, 2010 02:18 AM ET CHICAGO (Reuters) - Julia Wood, a 51-year-old mother of 12 from Chicago's East side, has some health insurance through a state program -- but is so worried she may lose it she asks not to give her real name. Full Article FDA head says more egg recalls possible August 23, 2010 09:28 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration commissioner on Monday said there may be more recalls of eggs in the salmonella outbreak and the agency did not yet know how the eggs and chickens were contaminated. Full Article Chile secures lifeline to trapped miners August 23, 2010 09:15 AM ET COPIAPO, Chile (Reuters) - Rescue workers on Monday reinforced a small drill hole to serve as an umbilical cord to 33 miners found alive 17 days after a cave-in in Chile's far north and say it will take months to dig them out. Full Article Australia's Labor, conservatives jockey for government August 23, 2010 05:31 AM ET CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia faces a week of political wrangling as votes were counted on Monday from an inconclusive election, with financial markets rowing back on early expectations of a minority conservative government. Full Article Many drugs for U.S. kids tested in poor countries August 23, 2010 07:24 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A law intended to speed up development of new drugs for U.S. kids has ended up financing clinical trials in poor countries, where the medicines might never become available. Full Article Blast kills at least 15 in Pakistan mosque August 23, 2010 07:02 AM ET WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A blast inside a mosque in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal region on the Afghan border killed at least 15 people on Monday, Pakistani intelligence officials said. Full Article Wyclef Jean to appeal Haiti electoral rejection August 22, 2010 11:09 PM ET PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Musician Wyclef Jean plans to appeal his rejection as a candidate in Haiti's November presidential election, his spokeswoman said on Sunday. Full Article

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