A Gold Rush Beckons in the Australian Outback

A Gold Rush Beckons in the Australian Outback


A Gold Rush Beckons in the Australian Outback

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 12:44 PM PDT

In Australia, more and more people are giving up lucrative day jobs in the city to start prospecting for gold in the countryside.


Japanese woman swept over Niagara

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 12:26 PM PDT

A Japanese exchange student is presumed dead after being swept over the Canadian side of Niagara Falls on Sunday night, authorities say.


Turkey Warns Syria to Stop Crackdown Immediately

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 12:26 PM PDT

In the latest semantic exercise in diplomatic ambiguity, Turkey's foreign minister warned Syria that unspecified steps would be taken if it refused to end its crackdown.


Mass held for knife attack dead

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 12:45 PM PDT

A special Mass is held for the Polish community after six people were killed in a knife attack in Jersey.


Israel approves 277 new homes in West Bank

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 12:21 PM PDT

Defence minister approves largest housing project in a single settlement since current government took power.


Bolivia Indians in road protest

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 10:33 AM PDT

Hundreds of Amazonian Indian in Bolivia begin a long march against the construction of a road through their rainforest homeland.


Refuse Collects Here, but Visitors and Wildlife Can Breathe Free

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 11:41 AM PDT

Semakau Landfill, a popular local getaway in Singapore, is the only active landfill that receives incinerated and industrial waste while supporting a thriving ecosystem.


The Appraisal: These Apartments May as Well Already Have Monograms

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 12:52 PM PDT

When owners follow a personal vision in shaping their dream homes, the market can be cruel. You try finding a buyer who is looking for an entrance with a green submarine door.


Tunisia police use teargas to disperse protest

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 11:59 AM PDT

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian security forces used teargas and truncheons on Monday to disperse a crowd of protesters in the capital demanding the government step down for failing to prosecute supporters of the ousted president.


Live - Man City v Swansea

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 10:57 AM PDT

Manchester City and new-boys Swansea round off the Premier League's season-opening round of fixtures in the Monday night game.


Anderson a doubt for fourth Test

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 07:41 AM PDT

England seam bowler James Anderson is a doubt for the fourth Test against India after picking up a minor thigh injury, while Chris Tremlett is ruled out with a back problem.


Scottish chief goes for Met job

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 11:21 AM PDT

Strathclyde Police's chief constable has applied to be the new Met commissioner after being contacted by Home Office officials, the BBC has learned.


Japan Gives Visa to Convicted Former Thai Leader

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 11:00 AM PDT

Japan has granted a visa to Thaksin Shinawatra, the former prime minister of Thailand, who was ousted from power by the Thai military in 2006.


Japan Gives Visa to Convicted Former Thai Leader

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 11:00 AM PDT

Japan has granted a visa to Thaksin Shinawatra, the former prime minister of Thailand, who was ousted from power by the Thai military in 2006.


Second Tibetan Monk Immolates Himself

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 11:04 AM PDT

The monk was protesting Chinese policies in a Tibetan area of southwest Sichuan Province on Monday, an outside advocacy group reported.


Cancer’s Secrets Come Into Sharper Focus

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 12:58 PM PDT

Recent discoveries in cell biology have complicated the basic principles of the last decade of cancer research.


City Room: Still More Rain for New York Area

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 11:11 AM PDT

Record rainfall across the region with more still to come.


Keane leaves Spurs for LA Galaxy

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 10:56 AM PDT

Spurs striker Robbie Keane joins MLS side LA Galaxy describing the transfer as a "dream come true".


E.coli probe takeaway 'inspected'

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 10:49 AM PDT

A kebab house at the centre of an E. coli outbreak was inspected less than a month ago, a council confirms.


Mother admits assaulting baby son

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 08:57 AM PDT

A teenage mother from Blackpool is told she faces jail after she admitted assaulting her baby son.


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