NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton secured nearly $2 billion in commitments on Wednesday to tackle a variety of global problems after brainstorming with some of the world's richest and most influential people.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (MARKET WIRE) Acero-Martin Exploration Inc. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: ASD)(FWB: AMX) announces its first independent resource estimate for the Pinaya Gold and Copper Project, as prepared by J.D. Blanchflower, P.Geo.

NSW Premier Morris Iemma is threatening to dump Westpac from government contracts over the bank's plan to move hundreds of Sydney jobs to India.

ABC television and radio programs will be significantly disrupted today, with about 2500 staff across Australia striking over pay and employment conditions.

THE US is prepared to improve its offer to cut billion-dollar subsidies to its farmers in a move that could revive the stalled world trade talks.

HIGHER petrol and wage costs have been blamed for a drop in the profitability of Victoria's tourism operators in the three months to August.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, is expected to face a hearing here within three months to determine whether he is an enemy combatant, a military official said Wednesday.

Fifty police officers received one of the department's highest honors Wednesday when they recognized for acts of heroism. CBS 2's Jim Williams reports some family members learned for the first time just what these officers had done to receive department

Spinach found in the refrigerator of a person sickened by E. coli was contaminated with the bacteria, providing a break Wednesday for investigators seeking the origin of the outbreak.

Ticket sales for the showing of the ancient scrolls have already set records at the Pacific Science Center.

When Hurricane Katrina slammed into Louisiana... Warrick Dunn was so disturbed by the devastation in his home state that he wanted to do something extraordinary to help.

As hard as he might try... Tom Brady can't escape reminders of one of his most damaging plays and disappointing games.

The Houston Astros' fans gave Roger Clemens a warm send-off after the Rocket delivered one more performance to remember.

Fashion products retailer, OrotonGroup, has started rationalising its list of brands in line with a strategic review announced in July.

The season's first month is rapidly coming to a close and there has certainly been enough football played to formulate ideas on where this season is headed. Week Three was hyped as "Super Saturday" and certainly lived up to the

A muted reaction from investors to news from Orica detailing yet more expensive clean up costs for some of its old business sites here and overseas.

Is Louisville the best team in the country? My power numbers have the Cardinals at number one after the 31-7 smashing of Miami-Florida. Unfortunately... they will have to move forward without BOTH of their Heisman Trophy candidates..

It will be the "Game of the Century" revisited this weekend in East Lansing... as 12th-ranked Notre Dame takes on Michigan State from Spartan Stadium..

No joy for all those punters who piled into Foster's Group shares believing that a private equity buyer or a couple of big international brewers or the Sultan of Brunei was going to become involved in the stock.

D-Day for besieged retail giant, Coles Myer. In a couple of hours time it will detail not only its 2006 earnings, tipped to be around & #36;790 million after being whipped and stripped by the accountants, but also a higher