Australia's original 'Crocodile Hunter' dies (AFP) |
- Australia's original 'Crocodile Hunter' dies (AFP)
- Farce Threatens as Athletes Pull Out of India's Showcase Games (Time.com)
- China protesters' Sydney roof jump threat: activist (AFP)
- Pullouts imperil New Delhi games
- China rebuffs US criticism of yuan
- Philippines denies population data 'doctored' (AFP)
- How to play Hamlet's famous lines
- How flies help homicide detectives
- UK opens world's largest wind farm
- France braces for day of strikes Thursday (AP)
- ICC urged to take strong lead in 'fixing' probe (AFP)
- Fantasy Baseball: Selling Low on Matt Kemp and Jimmy Rollins
- World powers seek talks with Iran
- UN promotes health campaign for women, children (AP)
- China seeks to play down differences with US (AP)
- China needs huge urban investment: state media (AFP)
- NZ tells athletes to delay Commonwealth arrival
- U.S. covert paramilitary presence in Afghanistan much larger than thought
- At home, Iran's president faces political battle over efforts to widen his powers
- Generals in civilian posts were toughest critics of surge, Woodward writes
| Australia's original 'Crocodile Hunter' dies (AFP) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 11:28 PM PDT
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| Farce Threatens as Athletes Pull Out of India's Showcase Games (Time.com) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 11:00 PM PDT Time.com - Officials had promised a world-class Commonwealth Games to announce New Delhi's arrival as a global capital, but concerns over hygiene and safety have cast India in an unflattering light
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| China protesters' Sydney roof jump threat: activist (AFP) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 10:41 PM PDT
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| Pullouts imperil New Delhi games Posted: 22 Sep 2010 11:16 PM PDT Commonwealth teams threaten not to compete unless security and hygiene conditions are met as others delay their arrival.
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| China rebuffs US criticism of yuan Posted: 22 Sep 2010 10:50 PM PDT Premier Wen rejects calls to revalue country's currency as US pushes for sanctions over alleged currency manipulation.
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| Philippines denies population data 'doctored' (AFP) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 10:31 PM PDT
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| How to play Hamlet's famous lines Posted: 22 Sep 2010 10:51 PM PDT The actor Samuel West gives four interpretations of the famous 'To be or not to be' soliloquy.
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| How flies help homicide detectives Posted: 22 Sep 2010 10:35 PM PDT Forensic Entomologist Amoret Whitaker of the Natural History Museum explains how the study of the fly's life cycle, can help homicide detectives catch murderers.
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| UK opens world's largest wind farm Posted: 22 Sep 2010 10:57 PM PDT The world's largest offshore wind farm off Thanet in Kent is to start producing electricity.
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| France braces for day of strikes Thursday (AP) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 11:15 PM PDT AP - Protesters are counting on people power to pressure the government to back down on its plan to up the retirement age from 60 to 62, with a second round of September strikes expected to hobble public transport, air traffic and schools across France.
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| ICC urged to take strong lead in 'fixing' probe (AFP) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 10:21 PM PDT
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| Fantasy Baseball: Selling Low on Matt Kemp and Jimmy Rollins Posted: 22 Sep 2010 09:51 PM PDT Forbes provides plenty of insights into what stocks to buy or sell based on their being undervalued
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| World powers seek talks with Iran Posted: 22 Sep 2010 10:01 PM PDT US and other world powers announce diplomatic overture to come to "early negotiated solution" on nuclear issue.
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| UN promotes health campaign for women, children (AP) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT AP - The world's nations pledged more than $40 billion to battle needless deaths among poor mothers and their children, and President Barack Obama spoke about what America can do to help the U.N.'s ambitious development goals.
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| China seeks to play down differences with US (AP) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 08:28 PM PDT
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| China needs huge urban investment: state media (AFP) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 09:42 PM PDT
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| NZ tells athletes to delay Commonwealth arrival Posted: 22 Sep 2010 09:22 PM PDT WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand became the latest country on Thursday to delay its arrival in New Delhi for the Commonwealth Games, as organizers scrambled to provide suitable athlete accommodation in time for the multi-sport event.    
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| U.S. covert paramilitary presence in Afghanistan much larger than thought Posted: 22 Sep 2010 07:47 PM PDT The CIA has relied on Firebase Lilley, part of a constellation of agency bases across Afghanistan, as a hub to train and deploy a well-armed 3,000-troop Afghan paramilitary force collectively known as Counterterrorism Pursuit Teams. In addition to being used for surveillance, raids and combat operat     Afghanistan - Asia - Paramilitary - Taliban - Maps and Views
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| At home, Iran's president faces political battle over efforts to widen his powers Posted: 22 Sep 2010 05:36 PM PDT TEHRAN - As Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad prepares to address the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, he faces a defining political battle at home that is paralyzing the decision-making process in the Islamic republic.  Iran - Middle East - Politics - Science and Environment - United States
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| Generals in civilian posts were toughest critics of surge, Woodward writes Posted: 22 Sep 2010 07:45 PM PDT A new book by Bob Woodward on the Obama administration's Afghan war deliberations presents three generals in the White House and State Department as the military's toughest, most persistent and most skeptical critics.  United States - Woodward - Bob Woodward - Games - Afghanistan
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