Bushfires engulf Australian homes

Bushfires engulf Australian homes
In Haiti, Another Presidential Ouster Brews at the Polls (Time.com)
The U.S. and Egypt: What Would Reagan Do? (Time.com)
Strike cripples Bangladesh capital
UK's ancient secrets may be buried with old bones (Reuters)
Malaysia extends detention of Somali pirates (AFP)
Red Bull Is Part of Insanity Defense in Florida Case
Groupon Offends With Tibet-Themed Super Bowl Ad
China's 'Copter for Obama
Is Brazil Ready to Investigate Past Human-Rights Abuses? (Time.com)
Egypt: As Mubarak Recedes, Worry over Police State Remains (Time.com)
Indonesia posts 6.1% GDP growth in 2010 (AFP)
AOL Buys the Huffington Post for $315 Million
Automotive Oddities: Five Offbeat Cars Coming in 2011
Steve Forbes' Interview With Gary Shilling
Suu Kyi party urges West to keep Myanmar sanctions (Reuters)
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Wildfires Ravage Western Australia
Next Week's Guest: George Gilder

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 10:40 PM PST

Bushfires have caused huge amounts of damage in western Australia - an assault that follows the weeks of flooding in the east of the country.

In Haiti, Another Presidential Ouster Brews at the Polls (Time.com)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 10:25 PM PST

Time.com - Haitian President RenÉ PrÉval's election council finally issued first-round results that put his handpicked candidate, Jude Celestin, in third place, making him ineligible for the March runoff vote

The U.S. and Egypt: What Would Reagan Do? (Time.com)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 10:25 PM PST

Time.com - When President Reagan visited Berlin in May 1987, he delivered the six most famous words of his presidency: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" Two years later, the Berlin Wall collapsed. What would Reagan do with the current crisis in Egypt?

Strike cripples Bangladesh capital

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 10:34 PM PST

Schools and businesses shut in Dhaka as opposition BNP aims to exploit discontent with government.

UK's ancient secrets may be buried with old bones (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 10:04 PM PST

Reuters - Top British archaeologists are urging the government to rethink a law requiring human remains be reburied, warning it risks undermining years of research into the island's ancient peoples and study of their DNA.

Malaysia extends detention of Somali pirates (AFP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 10:05 PM PST

AFP - Malaysian authorities have extended by six days a detention order against seven Somali pirates captured by Malaysian forces last month in a raid to free a hijacked oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden.

Red Bull Is Part of Insanity Defense in Florida Case

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 10:15 PM PST

It gives you wings, and maybe also an excuse.

Groupon Offends With Tibet-Themed Super Bowl Ad

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 10:08 PM PST

For a company on the brink of a $15 billion IPO, Groupon is still awfully young. A 30-second spot du

China's 'Copter for Obama

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 09:56 PM PST

Beijing wants to be an American defense contractor. Is this a good idea?

Is Brazil Ready to Investigate Past Human-Rights Abuses? (Time.com)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 09:40 PM PST

Time.com - With a former left-wing guerrilla and political prisoner as President, Brazil inches toward confronting decades-old charges of murder, torture and forced exile

Egypt: As Mubarak Recedes, Worry over Police State Remains (Time.com)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 09:40 PM PST

Time.com - The past week has seen a flurry of changes for a regime typically characterized as stagnant, but its state of emergency, which has repressed Egypt for 30 years, has yet to be lifted

Indonesia posts 6.1% GDP growth in 2010 (AFP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 09:41 PM PST

AFP - Indonesia's gross domestic product grew 6.1 percent last year, officials said Monday as Southeast Asia's biggest economy confirmed its position among the top ranks of emerging markets.

AOL Buys the Huffington Post for $315 Million

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 09:38 PM PST

AOL chairman Tim Armstrong needed a Hail Mary to pull off a turnaround of the ailing internet conglo

Automotive Oddities: Five Offbeat Cars Coming in 2011

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 09:36 PM PST

Strange experiments are happening in the auto industry. Companies are cross-pollinating different ty

Steve Forbes' Interview With Gary Shilling

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 09:24 PM PST

The prescient economist sits down with Steve Forbes to talk about the coming economic climate.

Suu Kyi party urges West to keep Myanmar sanctions (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 09:03 PM PST

Reuters - The party of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi recommended Monday maintaining Western sanctions on the country, saying the embargoes affected the military regime and not the broader population.

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Posted: 06 Feb 2011 09:00 PM PST

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Groupon Super Bowl Ad: A Wink to Yahoo Circa 1999?

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 08:58 PM PST

Groupon, we are starting to learn, is a tease. Google??knows it already and now the Super Bowl ad-wa

Wildfires Ravage Western Australia

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 08:17 PM PST

Western Australia's state premier declared an area near the city of Perth a disaster zone Monday after wildfires spread out of control, destroying homes, roads and power lines.