Music bridges the Sudanese divide

Music bridges the Sudanese divide


Music bridges the Sudanese divide

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 10:17 AM PST

In the week that people from southern Sudan voted on whether to split from the north, musicians from both halves of the country gathered at the BBC World Service studios in London.


Russia extends wheat export ban

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 08:59 PM PST

Daniel Sandford reports from a grain processing plant in Podolsk, outside Moscow, as Russia decides to extend it wheat export ban.


Coakham Hunt's greatest game pits bloodhounds against man

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 07:18 PM PST

Frances Sellers rides - and runs - with the Coakham Hunt, a group that practices the fox hunting alternative of "hunting men for fun."



In Australia, a Cleanup of 'Postwar' Proportion

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 11:01 PM PST

Queensland state Premier Anna Bligh said that reconstruction of the region was of a "postwar" proportion, with 20,000 homes flooded in Brisbane and 5,000 businesses inundated with water.


Yanlord's Presence May Tip Success For Gambling Mecca Macau's Neighbor

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 10:17 PM PST

The southern coastal Chinese city of Zhuhai has a lot going for it.?? It's close to Macau, the globa


Tunisian protests fueled by social media networks

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 09:44 PM PST

The protests that have gripped Tunisia in recent weeks are, to say the least, unusual. Organized dissent in the streets is rarely tolerated in Arab states, and human rights groups say the Tunisian government has had a short fuse when dealing with opponents. But what's going on in Tunisia is all the more unusual because the protests are being organized and supported through online networks centered on Twitter and Facebook.


Hundreds dead in Brazil slides, search to continue (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 10:35 PM PST

Cars sit in debris in a flooded street in Teresopolis, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Wednesday Jan. 12, 2011.  Torrential summer rains tore through Rio de Janeiro state's mountains, killing at least 140 people in 24 hours, Brazilian officials said Wednesday.  (AP Photo/Roberto Ferreira, Agencia O Dia)AP - Driving rains sent tons of rusty red earth sliding into mountain towns, killing at least 257 people and leaving dozens more missing — lives rescuers hope to save when they resume searches Thursday.



S. Korea's Noh eyes greater golf glory in 2011 (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 10:45 PM PST

Korea's teen golf sensation Noh Seung-Yul, seen here at the Royal Trophy golf tournament at the Black Mountain Golf Club in Hua Hin, Thailand. The newly crowned Asian Tour number one, says he will be working to build more consistency in his game as he bids for even greater glory in 2011.(AFP/Paul Lakatos)AFP - Korea's teen golf sensation Noh Seung-Yul, the newly crowned Asian Tour number one, says he will be working to build more consistency in his game as he bids for even greater glory in 2011.



Philippine floods, landslides kill 42

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 10:29 PM PST

MANILA (Reuters) - Sustained heavy rain and floods in the central and southern Philippines have killed 42 people and damaged crops and infrastructure worth more than 1 billion pesos ($23 million), disaster officials said on Thursday.


Music bridges the Sudanese divide

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 10:17 AM PST

In the week that people from southern Sudan voted on whether to split from the north, musicians from both halves of the country gathered at the BBC World Service studios in London.


Baghdad car bombs kill 2 at start of Biden visit (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 10:59 PM PST

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, center, is seen with Ambassador to Iraq James F. Jeffrey, left, and Gen. Lloyd Austin, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011.  Biden arrived in Iraq early Thursday for talks with the new government's leaders about the future of American troops in the country as they prepare to leave at year's end. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)AP - Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq early Thursday for talks about the future of American troops in the country as they prepare to leave at year's end, but three explosions in the capital killing two people demonstrated the lingering security challenges facing the country.



Is This The World's First Billion-Dollar Yacht? (Photos)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 09:20 PM PST

It isn't subtle, that's for sure. Check out the latest in luxury mega-yachts: a floating replica of


ECB seen leaving interest rates unchanged (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 09:26 PM PST

AP - The European Central Bank is set to leave its interest rates untouched on Thursday and face questions about its bond-buying activities as the eurozone debt crisis enters a new year with Portugal in the spotlight.


Nigeria's ruling party to pick presidential candidate (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 09:22 PM PST

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan (C) and wife Patience Jonathan visit victims of a bomb blast at a military barracks on New Year's eve. Nigeria's ruling party picks a presidential candidate Thursday for April's landmark elections amid a surge in violence and divisions between the mainly Muslim north and predominately Christian south.(AFP/File/Wole Emmanuel)AFP - Nigeria's ruling party picks a presidential candidate Thursday for April's landmark elections amid a surge in violence and divisions between the mainly Muslim north and predominately Christian south.



'Bomb kills policeman, wounds five in NW Pakistan' (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 09:45 PM PST

Pakistani soldiers and police patrol in Bannu on January 11. A roadside bomb targeting police in northwest Pakistan killed one officer and wounded five others Thursday, close to the scene of a deadly suicide attack on security forces a day earlier.(AFP/File/Karim Ullah)AFP - A roadside bomb targeting police in northwest Pakistan killed one officer and wounded five others Thursday, close to the scene of a deadly suicide attack on security forces a day earlier.



Russia extends wheat export ban

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 08:59 PM PST

Daniel Sandford reports from a grain processing plant in Podolsk, outside Moscow, as Russia decides to extend it wheat export ban.


Seoul Takes On Inflation

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 09:38 PM PST

The Bank of Korea unexpectedly raised its benchmark interest rate, while the government announced steps to stabilize consumer prices.


Canadian Copper Miners Inmet, Lundin to Merge

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 09:15 PM PST

Canadian copper miners Inmet Mining Corp. and Lundin Mining Corp. said Wednesday they would combine in a merger of equals worth about C$9 billion in stock.


Lebanon plunged into uncertainty as government falls (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 08:52 PM PST

Reuters - Lebanon faces a political impasse after Hezbollah and its allies toppled the government over a U.N.-backed tribunal which is expected to accuse the Shi'ite group of killing statesman Rafik al-Hariri in 2005.


Spanish father's quest to find son's killers (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 09:00 PM PST

AP - Francisco Holgado sits in his white van at a gas station, staring at a white wall bearing some of his angry graffiti: "14 years. Justice for Juan Holgado."