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.  
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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.  
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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.  
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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.  
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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.  
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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.  
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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.  
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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.  
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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.  
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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.  
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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.  
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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.  
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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.  
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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.  
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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.  
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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.  
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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.  
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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".  
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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.  
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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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