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the leader of libya's national transitional council called for more financial support for the new government from other nations. japan's about to get another new prime minister. kan announced his resignation. parliament will vote on tuesday to choose the country's next leader. kan was struggling for approval even before the march disaster struck japan. his ratings have gotten worse since. people along theest east coast are getting ready for hurricane irene. six states are in emergency mode. thousands of toof tourists and residences have been evacuated. it's been 11 days since t...

Vote slated today. that issue likely to dominate in the eu summit tomorrow. markets suffering, adding to yesterday's losses albeit not as much. pauline? >> i'm afraid the asian markets did not give you a good lead-in today. here in asia, japan led the losses. profit taking sent tokyo's main index lower as investors reacted to new radiation warnings, this time in tokyo's tap water. we heard an update from my colleague a colleague about that. after the markets closed j pan's government said the cost of the economy of the earthquake and the tsunami could total $308 billion. meanwhile, around the ...