Peru island makes gains from guano

Peru island makes gains from guano

Peru island makes gains from guano

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:24 PM PDT

An island off Peru is making money from selling bird poo to use as organic fertiliser


Cricketer's family reacts to scandal

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 02:12 PM PDT

What do Mohammad Amir's family and home-village make of his alleged involvement in a cricket betting scam?


Making money from Peruvian bird poo

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:24 PM PDT

An island off Peru is making money from selling bird poo to use as organic fertiliser


'Animal' Blair's memoirs risk opening old wounds (AFP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:51 PM PDT

British newspapers Thursday called the memoirs of former prime minister Tony Blair a good read but said they risk re-opening old wounds in his Labour party just as it struggles to fight back from electoral defeat.(AFP/File/Armend Nimani)AFP - British newspapers Thursday called the memoirs of former prime minister Tony Blair a good read but said they risk re-opening old wounds in his Labour party just as it struggles to fight back from electoral defeat.

Pakistan flood victims await help, one month on (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:20 PM PDT

Reuters - Day after day, Afshan Bibi, a mother of 11, trudges to the U.N. distribution center to get relief supplies to help her cope with the aftermath of Pakistan's devastating floods.


The trickiest issue in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 02:26 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas enter direct peace talks on Thursday, an intensifying battle for Jerusalem has rendered the conflict’s trickiest issue even more intractable.


China coal trucks stuck in 120 km traffic jam

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:22 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - More than 10,000 trucks mainly carrying coal are stuck in a 120 km (75 mile) traffic jam in the northeastern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, in the latest dramatic snarl-up on the country's roads.

Pakistan flood victims await help, one month on

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:20 PM PDT

CHARSADDA, Pakistan, Sept 2 (Reuter) - Day after day, Afshan Bibi, a mother of 11, trudges to the U.N. distribution center to get relief supplies to help her cope with the aftermath of Pakistan's devastating floods.

Cavers dig for three county dream

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:05 PM PDT

Cavers Tim Allen and Hugh St Lawrence give BBC News a glimpse of the cramped conditions as they try to connect three English counties by an underground network of tunnels.


Obama urges Middle East leaders to make peace

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:02 PM PDT

On the eve of the first direct Middle East peace negotiations since he took office, President Obama urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders Wednesday to seize "this moment of opportunity" and to end their decades-long conflict, pledging to throw his administration's "full weight" behind their effor...


Middle East - Warfare and Conflict - Barack Obama - Israel-Palestine - Peace


Army supervisor was worried about leak suspect's mental health, attorney says

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:16 PM PDT

The sergeant who supervised Bradley E. Manning, the Army private accused of leaking classified material to the online site WikiLeaks, was so concerned about the soldier's mental health that he disabled Manning's weapon late last year, the private's attorney said Wednesday.



Mental health - Health - Oceania - Policy and Advocacy - Australia


Tony Blair on Clinton, Bush and the American Character (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Time.com - In an essay exclusively adapted for TIME from his new memoir, Britain's former Prime Minister reflects on the U.S. Presidents he has known and worked with -- and on their country


Bids roll in for Carrefour's S.E. Asian stores (AFP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:46 PM PDT

Shoppers are seen near an outlet of the French supermarket chain Carrefour in Kuala Lumpur. British and Japanese retail giants along with local operators are locaked in an auction battle to take over the Southeast Asian business of the French supermarket operator.(AFP/File/Saeed Khan)AFP - British and Japanese retail giants along with local operators are in an auction battle to take over the Southeast Asian business of French supermarket chain Carrefour, reports said Thursday.

Australia's opposition hits snag in government bid (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:28 PM PDT

Reuters - Australia's opposition came under pressure to explain a $9.6 billion hole in its election manifesto costings on Thursday, putting at risk its talks with independent MPs whose backing it needs to form a government.


Why Israel Doesn't Care About Peace (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Time.com - Israelis feel prosperous, secure -- and disengaged from the peace process. Is that wise?


Australia independent backs PM Gillard to form govt

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:51 PM PDT

CANBERRA (Reuters) - A key Australian independent lawmaker on Thursday threw his support behind Prime Minister Julia Gillard to form a government, bolstering her chances of holding onto power after inconclusive August 21 elections.

Pakistan military group cancels U.S. visit

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:39 PM PDT

A delegation of Pakistani military officials decided to cancel a meeting this week with U.S. military officials in protest after they were taken off a plane and questioned at Washington's Dulles International Airport, according to a Pakistani official.

Here Is How Best Buy Gains 33%

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:27 PM PDT

The number of new stores opening will slow but that's a good thing.


Apple Will Program Your TV, Stock Will Fetch $337

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:17 PM PDT

Netflix exploited a brilliant business model but Apple has the chance to perfect it.


Blasts kill 20 in Pakistan's Lahore, 170 hurt

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:36 PM PDT

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Three bombs exploded at a Shi'ite procession in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people and wounding over 170, piling pressure on a government already overwhelmed by floods.
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