|  Beijing's Motives Behind Rare-Earth Metals   Posted: 02 Jan 2011 11:00 PM PST There's a growing suspicion that China is increasingly taking a zero-sum rather than 'win-win' approach to open markets and free trade.   
 
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  |  How businesses deal with weather   Posted: 02 Jan 2011 06:27 AM PST From the latest weather prediction software to cloud computing - how businesses are using technology to deal with bad weather.   
 
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  |  Pakistan PM to meet opposition on political turmoil      (Reuters)   Posted: 02 Jan 2011 10:47 PM PST  Reuters - Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani plans to meet opposition leaders on Monday in a bid to head off a possible vote of no confidence after a key partner quit the governing coalition.
  
 
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  |  2 U.S. troops killed in Iraq in a rare loss of American lives amid spike in targeted killings   Posted: 02 Jan 2011 10:30 PM PST | 
  |  Pakistan PM to meet opposition on political turmoil   Posted: 02 Jan 2011 11:00 PM PST ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani plans to meet opposition leaders on Monday in a bid to head off a possible vote of no confidence after a key partner quit the governing coalition.    
 
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  |  New Facebook Fundraising Makes Zuckerberg A Far Richer Billionaire   Posted: 02 Jan 2011 10:36 PM PST With a $500 million round raised at a $50 billion valuation of Facebook, Zuckerberg's net worth is s   
 
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  |  Pakistani gov't in dire straits as key party quits      (AP)   Posted: 02 Jan 2011 10:25 PM PST  AP - Pakistan's ruling party struggled to keep its grip on power Monday after a coalition partner said it would join the opposition and threatened to bring the government down.
  
 
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  |  Goldman Sachs Invests $450 Million In Facebook   Posted: 02 Jan 2011 10:18 PM PST Facebook shares have been hot for awhile but Goldman's interest solidifies the company's worth on Wa   
 
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  |  Carter to lead Sudan poll observers   Posted: 02 Jan 2011 10:55 PM PST The former US president will be a prominent observer during the week-long referendum process set to begin on January 9.   
 
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  |  Australia floods sever roads and airports   Posted: 02 Jan 2011 09:38 PM PST The authorities in Australia are warning that the flooding in Queensland could last as long as a month as water levels continue to rise in many parts of the state.   
 
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  |  Facebook Reportedly Raises $500M At $50B Valuation From Goldman, Digital Sky; Seeks $1.5B More From Goldman Clients   Posted: 02 Jan 2011 09:53 PM PST Looks like this Facebook thing is for real. The social networking site has raised $500 million in fr   
 
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  |  Mourning in Alexandria: Egypt's Christians Worship and Worry      (Time.com)   Posted: 02 Jan 2011 09:25 PM PST Time.com - In the aftermath of the suicide attack on a Coptic church, Christians complain of government discrimination and increasing friction with Muslims   
 
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  |  Egypt's Christians pick up the pieces after deadly News Year's Eve church bombing      (The Christian Science Monitor)   Posted: 02 Jan 2011 01:22 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Worshipers in Alexandria, Egypt, returned Sunday to the church that was the target of a deadly New Year's Eve bombing to hold a somber mass amid sobering reminders of the worst attack on Egypt's Christian minority in more than a decade.   
 
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  |  Zug's Secrets: Switzerland's Corporate Hideaway      (Time.com)   Posted: 02 Jan 2011 09:25 PM PST Time.com - Zug's Secrets: Switzerland's Corporate Hideaway   
 
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  |  So long, smoke-filled tapas bars: Spain's smoking ban begins      (The Christian Science Monitor)   Posted: 02 Jan 2011 12:09 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Spain̢۪s reign as the last Western European haven for smokers ended Sunday as a new law came into effect banning smoking in enclosed public places.   
 
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  |  Sreesanth "woken up" by clash with Safrica captain Smith      (Reuters)   Posted: 02 Jan 2011 09:27 PM PST  Reuters - India paceman Shanthakumaran Sreesanth said on Sunday he had been "woken up" by his confrontation with South Africa captain Graeme Smith in the second test in Durban last week.
  
 
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  |  From Akon to Jay-Z: Music Stories of 2010   Posted: 02 Jan 2011 09:17 PM PST If you?ve been listening to the radio over the past few days, you may have noticed the orgy of   
 
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  |  Mexico plan to save violent border city is lacking      (AP)   Posted: 02 Jan 2011 09:03 PM PST  AP - In a dusty hillside slum, one of Ciudad Juarez's most dangerous, an immaculately refurbished park spreads for two blocks, interrupting the concrete shacks with a brand new covered amphitheater, Astroturf soccer field and playground exercise toys designed to fight childhood obesity.
  
 
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  |  From Glenn Beck To Oprah Winfrey, What I Wrote In 2010   Posted: 02 Jan 2011 09:00 PM PST A look back at some of my favorite stories from 2010.   
 
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  |  Spain lotto winner nearly loses millions by tossing tickets      (AFP)   Posted: 02 Jan 2011 08:13 PM PST  AFP - A Spanish lottery player nearly lost nine million euros (12 million dollars) in winnings after tossing tickets in the rubbish only to later discover they were winners, Spanish media said.
  
 
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