Oil may spike to $150 after inconclusive Jeddah conference « Peter J. Cooper...

"Lack of commitment to new supply, a halt to Nigerian oil production and bitter divisions among oil producers are expected to deliver the reverse of the intended consequences to the Jeddah energy conference: a spike in oil prices to test the $150 a barrel market this week."

Cyclone victims face 'long-term' food shortages

" The cyclone, which battered the country last weekend with winds of 240 km/hr(150 mph) and 3.5 meter (11.48 feet) storm water surges, killed more than 22,000. Another 41,000 people are still missing, according to state-run media outlets in Myanmar, and the U.N. estimates one...

Oil at $123, heading for $150

Perhaps for oil the only way is up with $150-200 within 18 months to two years being forecast by the experts at Goldman Sachs, not a firm to take lightly.

Single malt, small market- whiskey in Pakistan

" An almost 150-year-old brewery in Pakistan is preparing to bring the Muslim world's first 20-year-old single malt whisky to the market. Murree Brewery, however, can only sell to non-Muslims, who comprise 3 percent of Pakistan's population. The heart of the...

Desmond Tutu "ashamed" of church gay ban

"Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in the first authorized biography of the Nobel peace laureate, said he was ashamed of his Anglican church's conservative position that rejected gay priests. In the book, "Rabble-Rouser f"Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in the first authorized biography of...