Murdoch?? Oh, Please. . .

Murdoch attack on 'dominant' BBC
News Corp's James Murdoch says that a "dominant" BBC threatens independent journalism in the UK and also attacked the government.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/business/8227915.stm

Water Crisis in Asia

Water crisis to hit Asian food
cientists say Asia's failure to upgrade irrigation and water security will hit food supplies and stability.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/8206466.stm

Got Water?

Turkmenistan to create desert sea
Turkmenistan starts work on the latest phase of its massive project to create a vast artificial sea in the desert.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/8154467.stm

Climate Change, CO2

Bleak forecast on fishery stocks
Changing ocean temperatures will force many fish species to migrate towards the poles, hitting fish stocks, scientists warn.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/science/nature/7887536.stm

CO2 reduction treaties useless'
A new report says that treaties, such as the Kyoto Protocol, which aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, are useless.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/uk_news/7888994.stm

Advice to Obama

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/world_news_america/7814498.stm
[There are others on the site]

Turmoil in Bolivia

Move to tackle Bolivian turmoil Chile calls an emergency meeting of the Union of South American Nations to help resolve the crisis in Bolivia.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/americas/7614784.stm

Enjoy your [LOCAL] Tomatoes!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7499741.stm

More Sub-prime Woes

UBS doubles sub-prime writedowns
UBS unveils a further $19bn of writedowns linked to the sub-prime crisis, taking total writedowns to $37bn.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/business/7323809.stm

Autos, Dead Iraqis, More Troops

Tata Motors unveils cheapest car *India's Tata Motors reveals that its $2,500 car, the world's cheapest, is a four-doored model called the Nano.

Full story:http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/business/7180396.stm


New study says 151,000 Iraqi dead *An estimated 151,000 Iraqis have died in violence since the US-led invasion, a new survey suggests.

Full story:http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/middle_east/7180055.stm


US mulls more Afghanistan troops *US Defence Secretary Robert Gates is considering plans to send an extra 3,000 marines to Afghanistan.

Full story:http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/americas/7180322.stm

No Planet Relief

BBC switches off climate special
The BBC cancels plans for the awareness-raising TV special Planet Relief following internal debates on impartiality.
Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/science/nature/6979596.stm

Climate Change--Solutions?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6620909.stm