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April 28, 2011 -- 6:00 a.m. GMT+08:00

Visit WSJ.com at U.S. | EUROPE | ASIA News by section: Front Section | | Opinion | Front Section |   FRONT SECTION 1 Fed Signals Intent to Complete Bond Buying The Fed said it intends to complete its $600 billion bond-buying program in June as planned, but Bernanke said there is no timetable for ending low interest-rate policies. • Central Bank Watch Jobs Defends iPhone Location Practices Steve Jobs said Apple has "never transmitted" the precise location of iPhones to the company. Apple plans an update to limit how much location data is stored on its phones and fix a bug. • Google, Apple Glean Data | Video • Avoiding Mobile Trackers • Online Privacy Battles WTO to Discuss Doha Alternative The World Trade Organization's 153 member nations will this week for the first time openly discuss an alternative to the failing Doha round of global trade talks, say high-ranking WTO officials. 2 • What's News—   3 • German Inflation Surges   4 • S&P's Japan Outlook Goes Negative • Japan May Invite Foreign Expert • Singapore Opposition Contests Record Number of Seats   5 • Tibet in Exile Elects New Political Head • India's Olympic chief joins elite ranks: target of assailants who throw shoes   6 • South Korean Economy Grew 4.2% in First Quarter • Korean Opposition Leader Wins Key Race • Taiwan Opposition Selects Presidential Candidate   8 • CAPITAL: Republicans Split Over Research Spending • White House Releases Obama Birth Certificate   FRONT SECTION 14 Karzai Told to Dump U.S. Pakistan is lobbying Afghanistan's president against building a long-term strategic partnership with the U.S., urging him instead to look to Pakistan—and its Chinese ally—for help in striking a peace deal with the Taliban and rebuilding the economy. • Uniformed Gunman Kills 9 in Kabul Afghan Pilot Kills 9 Americans An Afghan air force officer opened fire on U.S. forces at the Kabul airport, killing eight troops and a foreign contractor. 15 • Options Given During Crisis Spell Large Gains for CEOs View the latest What's News Online Past Editions of In Today's Paper advertisement 9 William and Kate: It's Panic Time Samantha Bee offers her "tuppence" for the royal nuptials. For one, beware of bad hair-color jobs. 10 • Really Fine Prices for Fine Antiques • Starck Raving   OPINION 11 The United Nations and Divided Sri Lanka Focus on fixing the democracy before investigating the past. Professor Cornpone Inc. A Gingrich ethanol update. The Syria Lobby Why Washington keeps giving a pass to the Assad regime. 12 OPINION • BUSINESS ASIA: Getting Indian Entrepreneurship Right • The Trials of Devotion   13 OPINION • Pakistan's Strategic Myopia •  AMIR TAHERI: The Tehran-Damascus Axis   19 Breach Complicates Sony's Network Ambitions The hacker who penetrated Sony's online PlayStation service and possibly collected credit-card data delivered a blow to the company's of linking its gadgets to an online network of movies, music and videogames. • Asia Reacts to Sony's Hacker Bombshell • Sony Hack: Steps Users Should Take Huawei Blames Revenue Slowdown on Protectionism China's Huawei accused competitors in key markets, including the U.S. and India, of blocking its global expansion and said protectionism would contribute to sharply slower revenue growth this year. 20 • Japan Foundry Rebuilds; Orders Scarce • J&J to Buy Synthes for $21.3 Billion • Nokia to Shake Up Work Force   21 • Yum Gets Hungry for Growth in China • Hong Kong Exchange Rejects Carving Up of PCCW   22 • BP Sees a Return to Gulf in Second Half • Boeing Profit Increases 13%   23 • Japanese Chip Firm Races to Repair • Mitsubishi Posts 42% Profit Drop   24 • Hong Kong: Hong Kong Land Site Sold for $196 Million • Strong Franc Hits Credit Suisse • Mapletree Commercial Trust Ends Flat in Debut   25 • SMFG Latest to Take Tepco Earnings Hit • Another Player Pleads in Probe • China AgBank Profit Up 36%   26 • Barclays Profit Slips • Long Bonds Take a Fall on Fed • Japanese Yields Steady; Indonesia Bond Prices   27 • Small-Cap Stocks Hit Record High • Tokyo Gain Fails to Inspire Asia • CURRENCY TRADING: Dollar Suffers as Bernanke Keeps Status Quo   32 • HEARD ON THE STREET: Digging Into Glencore's Sales Pitch • HEARD ON THE STREET: The Colonel Dives Into China's Hot Pot • HEARD ON THE STREET: Chinese Web Investors Risk Losing Face Follow WSJ on Facebook and Twitter.