HSBC chief threatens to quit in top job battle (AFP)

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• HSBC chief threatens to quit in top job battle (AFP)
• More than 2,000 polling complaints: Afghan watchdog (AFP)
• When Do We Become "Old"?
• Pullouts threaten Delhi Games
• Betancourt book recounts ordeal
• Mapping the flight of the bumblebee
• Auction of Captain Scott's expedition
• India launches mobile phone share trading (AFP)
• Launching Platform-Wide Changes, Facebook Seeks to Up Its Social Game
• 74 pilot whales stranded on New Zealand beach (AP)
• China-Japan boat row deepens
• America's Call To Globalization
• 13 people die as storm Fanapi hits southern China (AFP)
• New roof protest at Australian immigration centre (AFP)
• Microfinance Or Loan Sharks? Grameen Bank And SKS Fight It Out
• New tropical storm drenches Mexico
• How goes Iraq? view from a bookstore is revealing (AP)
• Mexican mob beats 2 alleged kidnappers to death (AP)
• Obama to announce new foreign-aid policy
• Chilean rescuers optimistic that trapped miners to be freed sooner than thought

HSBC chief threatens to quit in top job battle (AFP) Posted: 21 Sep 2010 10:31 PM PDT AFP - HSBC's chief executive Michael Geoghegan has threatened to quit if he is not promoted to chairman, as the battle for the top job at the bank intensifies, a report said Wednesday.

More than 2,000 polling complaints: Afghan watchdog (AFP) Posted: 21 Sep 2010 10:34 PM PDT AFP - Afghanistan's election watchdog said Wednesday it had received a total of 2,064 complaints relating to irregularities on polling day for the country's parliamentary ballot after a deadline expired.

When Do We Become "Old"? Posted: 21 Sep 2010 10:27 PM PDT The stigma attached to being "old" can stop our aging parents from accepting help they need at home.

Pullouts threaten Delhi Games Posted: 21 Sep 2010 11:07 PM PDT Next month's Commonwealth Games in doubt as more atheletes are likely to opt out citing health and security worries.

Betancourt book recounts ordeal Posted: 21 Sep 2010 10:59 PM PDT Former Colombian presidential candidate who spent six years as Farc hostage releases memoir detailing her experience.

Mapping the flight of the bumblebee Posted: 21 Sep 2010 10:14 PM PDT Scientists are studying how bumblebees adjust their flight paths to make the most efficient journey

Auction of Captain Scott's expedition Posted: 21 Sep 2010 10:29 PM PDT 100 years since Captain Scott and his team set off from Britain on their famous Antarctic expedition, rarely seen photographs and relics belonging to Captain Charles Seymour Wright, the last surviving member of the Polar party, are up for auction at Christie's in London.

India launches mobile phone share trading (AFP) Posted: 21 Sep 2010 10:14 PM PDT AFP - India has launched stock trading on mobile phones, hoping to capitalise on the country's position as the world's fastest-growing handset market by catering to tech-savvy investors.

Launching Platform-Wide Changes, Facebook Seeks to Up Its Social Game Posted: 21 Sep 2010 10:06 PM PDT The social network wants to be a games company too, but is experiencing growing pains.

74 pilot whales stranded on New Zealand beach (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2010 09:54 PM PDT AP - A pod of 74 pilot whales stranded themselves on a remote northern New Zealand beach — the second time in a month that a mass beaching has happened in the region, officials said Wednesday.

China-Japan boat row deepens Posted: 21 Sep 2010 09:59 PM PDT Chinese PM threatens action against Tokyo unless it frees trawler captain seized near disputed islands.

America's Call To Globalization Posted: 21 Sep 2010 09:45 PM PDT The U.S. must respond proactively to Asia's rise.

13 people die as storm Fanapi hits southern China (AFP) Posted: 21 Sep 2010 09:29 PM PDT AFP - Thirteen people died and 33 others went missing as tropical storm Fanapi swept across southern China this week, triggering severe flooding and mudslides, state media reported Wednesday.

New roof protest at Australian immigration centre (AFP) Posted: 21 Sep 2010 09:23 PM PDT AFP - A fresh rooftop protest broke out at an Australian immigration detention centre Wednesday, officials said, just hours after the end of another tense standoff that followed the suicide of an inmate.

Microfinance Or Loan Sharks? Grameen Bank And SKS Fight It Out Posted: 21 Sep 2010 08:56 PM PDT At the Clinton Global Initiative, FORBES was a fly in a conference room, attending a special session

New tropical storm drenches Mexico Posted: 21 Sep 2010 09:33 PM PDT Tropical Storm Georgette brings more rain even as country reels from last week's devastating Hurricane Karl.

How goes Iraq? view from a bookstore is revealing (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2010 09:00 PM PDT AP - The Iqraa bookstore on Mutanabi street has more than tripled in size in the last two years. Business is up 50 percent since 2003.

Mexican mob beats 2 alleged kidnappers to death (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2010 08:53 PM PDT AP - Mexican authorities say a mob has beaten two alleged kidnappers to death in the northern border state of Chihuahua.

Obama to announce new foreign-aid policy Posted: 21 Sep 2010 08:07 PM PDT The new U.S. approach will target promising countries, hoping to vault them into the new generation of emerging economies. It will involve multiple kinds of U.S. assistance. United States - Barack Obama - President - History - Government

Chilean rescuers optimistic that trapped miners to be freed sooner than thought Posted: 21 Sep 2010 07:37 PM PDT SANTIAGO, CHILE - Chilean rescuers are growing increasingly optimistic about pulling the 33 trapped miners out far sooner than originally estimated, and with drilling quickly advancing on three narrow escape chutes, they raced Tuesday to decide on a design for the capsule that will lift the men ... Chile - United States - Christmas - Mining - Chilean Navy

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