Archive for January, 2010
UPDATE: Xstrata Plans Possible A$15 Billion Australia Coal Development
UPDATE: Xstrata Plans Possible A$15 Billion Australia Coal DevelopmentHere is the original post: UPDATE: Xstrata Plans Possible A$15 Billion Australia Coal Development
Was Taliban leader buried?
The Pakistani military investigates whether Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud was buried. CNN's Reza Sayah reports View post:Was Taliban leader buried?
Beyonce Takes 6 Grammys, Makes History
The singer becomes the most decorated woman in one night in the 52-year history of the awards show.Excerpted from:Beyonce Takes 6 Grammys, Makes History
Beyonce Takes Home ‘Song of the Year’
The pop diva took home 5 trophies, while Kings of Leon took home 'Record of the Year'Read the original post: Beyonce Takes Home 'Song of the Year'
Beyonce Already Grammy Front-Runner
The pop diva faces some stiff competition, but is already ahead of the game.View original post here: Beyonce Already Grammy Front-Runner
Will Beyonce Take ‘Album of the Year?’
The pop diva faces some stiff competition.Read the original here: Will Beyonce Take 'Album of the Year?'
Australian Shares Trade Mostly Flat Early
Australian Shares Trade Mostly Flat EarlyGo here to see the original: Australian Shares Trade Mostly Flat Early
Shell: Pipe Sabotage Shuts 3 Flow Stations In Nigeria
Shell: Pipe Sabotage Shuts 3 Flow Stations In NigeriaView original post here: Shell: Pipe Sabotage Shuts 3 Flow Stations In Nigeria
Man dangles over Alps
A daredevil dangles over the Alps and stormtroopers dance to Thriller. CNN's Josh Levs has the latest Viral Video Rewind. Excerpted from:Man dangles over Alps
Nabucco at Center of Gas Politics
By WILLIAM LYONS Running one of Europe's most controversial infrastructure projects can at times get a little intense. In the Floridotower, overlooking central Vienna, Reinhard Mitschek, managing director of Nabucco Gas Pipeline project, pauses for breath. "Most weeks are intensive," he says. "Monday and Friday are meetings in Austria but the rest [...]
Shinsei, Aozora Bank Mulling Delaying Planned Merger-Report
Shinsei, Aozora Bank Mulling Delaying Planned Merger-ReportShinsei, Aozora Bank Mulling Delaying Planned Merger-Report
Amazon to Macmillan: You Win (for Now)
While the ebook war between Apple and Amazon has only just again, this weekend’s drama between Macmillan and Amazon has ended decisively in the book publisher’s favor.This weekend it was revealed that Macmillan and Amazon were fighting over ebook prices. Macmillan wanted to raise the prices and change pricing to an agency model. [...]
Snowstorms Bring Cities To A Standstill
Heavy snow and sub-zero temperatures have hit parts of Germany and Hungary, causing travel chaos and thousands of accidents.Snowstorms Bring Cities To A Standstill
Kidnapped British Couple Plead For Help
A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates in October have issued a desperate appeal for help as their health deteriorates.See the rest here: Kidnapped British Couple Plead For Help
US Deploys More Missile Defense Units To Persian Gulf – Report
US Deploys More Missile Defense Units To Persian Gulf - ReportContinued here: US Deploys More Missile Defense Units To Persian Gulf - Report
White House Restarting Airlifts Out of Haiti
Officials are restarting the airlift out of Haiti carrying injured earthquake victims, the White House said Sunday.Originally posted here: White House Restarting Airlifts Out of Haiti
Pakistani Taliban Leader Is Reported Dead
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A state-run television report that the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, had died from wounds sustained in a drone strike set off a storm of speculation Sunday about the fate of Pakistan's chief domestic enemy and the man believed to be behind the suicide attack on a C.I.A. base in Afghanistan last month. [...]
Kansai Electric Building Wind Power Plant In Aichi Prefecture – Nikkei
Kansai Electric Building Wind Power Plant In Aichi Prefecture - NikkeiSee more here: Kansai Electric Building Wind Power Plant In Aichi Prefecture - Nikkei
Xstrata Plans Possible A$15 Billion Australia Coal Development
Xstrata Plans Possible A$15 Billion Australia Coal DevelopmentOriginally posted here: Xstrata Plans Possible A$15 Billion Australia Coal Development
Death-defying air show
The Al Ain Aerobatic Show in the United Arab Emirates combines military and civilian aerobatic displays. Here is the original: Death-defying air show
New Record Deficit Predicted
Obama's $3.8T proposed budget predicts national deficit will crest at record-breaking $1.6T in current fiscal year• Obama Jobs Program Could Cost $100 Billion• Fox Business: TARP Watchdog Eyes Pay Czar• TRANSCRIPT: Roger Ailes on ABC's 'This Week'Read more from the original source: New Record Deficit Predicted
President Karzai invites Taleban to join peace talks with Government
President Karzai announced a timetable for the first round of peace talks with the Taleban yesterday as US troops admitted that they may have bombed an Afghan army base by mistake. The Afghan President said that a grand assembly would be convened within the next six weeks to give the Taleban and other insurgent groups the opportunity to speak [...]
Lloyd Blankfein of Goldman Sachs ‘expecting $100 million bonus’
Goldman Sachs, the world's richest investment bank, could be about to pay its chief executive a bumper bonus of up to $100 million in defiance of moves by President Obama to take action against such payouts. Bankers in Davos for the World Economic Forum (WEF) told The Times yesterday they understood that Lloyd Blankfein and other top Goldman [...]
Global co-operation on financial reforms needed: IMF
HERZILIYA, Israel (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Sunday urged the United States, Britain and other countries to cooperate on new policies and regulations in the wake of the financial crisis. He told the annual Herziliya Conference that at the onset of the crisis, world leaders were [...]
