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Breaking News	Tue, 13 May 2008

Fur Seals /wam2

Animals Australia New Zealand Photos Wildlife

Sydney Morning Herald
Island's seal of approval
Lying stretched out on the smooth volcanic boulders that surround Montague Island, nine kilometres from Narooma on the NSW South Coast, Australian and New Zealand fur seals keep their distance from... (photo: GFDL)

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, addresses the general debate of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly, today at UN Headquarters. The general debate focuses on the follow-up to the 2005 World Summit-ayt1

Australia Genocide Iran Nuclear Photos

The Australian
Noble action likely to fail
THE Rudd Government's effort to bring a legal action against Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for incitement to genocide is almost certain to fail. Nonetheless, it is a noble endeavour worthy of... (photo: UN/Paulo Filgueiras)

A branch of the Westpac Bank in Sydney, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006. Westpac Banking Corp., Australia's fourth-biggest bank reported a record net profit of $3.071 billion (US$2,333.96 billion) for the 2005/06 year, up 13.8 per ce

International Herald Tribune
St. George Bank approves Westpac offer
: Westpac Banking and its smaller rival St. George Bank said Tuesday that they had agreed to a takeover, a deal that would create one of largest Australian banks. But investors gave a mixed welcome to... (photo: AP / Mark Baker)
Australia Banking Business Market Photos

A customer uses a money machine at a branch of the Westpac Bank in Sydney, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006. Australia's fourth-biggest bank, reported a record net profit of $3.071 billion (US$2,333.96 billion) for the 2005/06 year, up 13.8 per cent. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)hg3

International Herald Tribune
Westpac seeks deal to create largest Australian bank
: Westpac Banking said Monday that it was in talks to merge with St. George Bank, a deal that would rank as one of the largest corporate mergers in Australia and create the largest Australian... (photo: AP Photo / Mark Baker)
Australia Banking Economy Photos Business

FUEL - PETROLEUM - OIL - GASOLINE TRANSPORT TRUCK

The Star
Oil prices retreat from last week's record close near US$126 a barrel
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Oil prices retreated Monday in Asia from last week's record close near US$126 a barrel as the dollar strengthened against the euro and yen.... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)

Asia Bangkok Oil Photos Prices

PETRON - GASOLINE STATION - FUEL - PETROLEUM - OIL - KEROSENE - DIESEL

Houston Chronicle
Oil prices retreat from $126 a barrel record
TOOLS BANGKOK, Thailand - Oil prices retreated Monday in Asia from last week's record close near $126 a barrel as the dollar strengthened against the euro and yen.... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)

Asia Bangkok Oil Photos Prices

Jim McGreevey

Orlando Sentinel
Ex-governor and wife step closer to splitsville
After two tell-all books, tawdry sex claims and 3 1/2 years of living apart, New Jersey's gay ex-governor and his estranged wife showed up for court last week to begin... (photo: GNU )
Celebrities Court Entertainment Photos Politics

Obese

The Australian
Obesity timebomb has exploded: expert
AUSTRALIA'S obesity "timebomb" has already gone off, with more than half the population overweight, a health expert says. "There is no obesity timebomb. The bomb has... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)

Disease Fitness Health Photos Science

FUEL - PETROLEUM - OIL - GASOLINE TRANSPORT TRUCK

CNN
Oil pulls back from record as dollar strengthens
Oil pulls back from record Crude prices retreat from $126 a barrel mark as greenback strengthens. | | | RSS Subscribe to Markets feed://rss.cnn.com/rss/money_markets.rss... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)

Crude Dollar Markets Photos Prices

CALTEX - FUEL - OIL - PETROLEUM - GASOLINE STATION

Star Tribune
Oil prices retreat from last week's record close near $126 a barrel as dollar strengthens
BANGKOK, Thailand - Oil prices retreated Monday in Asia from last week's record close near $126 a barrel as the dollar strengthened against the euro and yen. Investors... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)

Bangkok Dollar Photos Prices Oil

Entertainment

	'An A picture in the style of a B movie' Sydney Morning Herald
	Painting of Heath Ledger wins art award CNN
	Jackman dances on to awards shortlist Sydney Morning Herald
	Deja vu as Killy opens in Paris Sydney Morning Herald

Offshore

	Oil eases towards $125 on stronger dollar� Business Day
	Oil eases towards $125 on stronger dollar Canada Dot Com
	Surging food prices bite across Asia The Manila Times

Sport

	Lleyton Hewitt to miss out of French Open The Australian
	Softball fighting for its Olympics life Lexington Herald-Leader
	Beach girl a bikini pioneer Sydney Morning Herald
	Platypus origins finally unravelled Independent online (SA)

Sydney switch tempts Sullivan

Sydney court Manly star

Maximus Resources Shares Double in Sydney After West Austral

Nats plan to merge divides Liberals

Elders attack Irwin crusade to block mine

Indigenous rights leaders heal rift

Perth Cup reduced to 2400m

Suspicious boxes shut Perth airport

Chiefs self-destruct in Perth

Fighting in Lebanon claims life of Melbourne taxi driver

Melbourne shooter pleads guilty

North Melbourne defender back

Sydney, Australia 2006.07.13
Showers in the Vicinity
	Min: 8°C/47°F Max: 14°C/58°F

Steel Industry (sl1)

Beijing's behemoths want more iron action

Myanmar soldiers unload boxes of supplies from a Thai transport plane at Yangon airport in Myanmar Tuesday, May 6, 2008. Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta, where nearly 22,000 people perished, remained largely cut off from the rest of the world Tuesday, four days after a cyclone unleashed winds, floods and high tidal waves on the densely populated regio

More aid finally reaching Burma's cyclone victims

Afghan prisoners leave the prison courtyard before their release from Pul-e-Charki jail in Kabul on Monday, Sept. 13, 2004. The group of 371 Afghans who fought beside the Taliban against U.S.-led forces after the September 11 were released from Pul-e-Cha

'Time to talk to Taliban'

Left out of W's world The Australian
Slow-learner minister John Della Bosca speeds into trouble The Australian
Trade-off will make or break Labor The Australian
Swan-lite effort comes up short The Australian
Labor elects to keep all voters happy The Australian
It's Father Knows Best The Australian
China earthquake victims stranded The Australian
$20bn budget boost for infrastructure The Australian
Bring in the Chinese The Australian
Speeding minister cops pinky jibe Sydney Morning Herald
Ministers fatten their portfolios - in property Sydney Morning Herald
New lobbying rules for former government insiders Sydney Morning Herald
Fears that disease will dwarf crisis in Burma Sydney Morning Herald
AP Executive Morning Briefing Examiner
Aussie Man Buckles Beer, not Child Time Magazine
Business Digest The Providence Journal
Costello calls Swan the luckiest Treasurer in history Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Pakistan cabinet split over the reinstatement of judges Australian Broadcasting Corporation
North West Shelf gas producers face new tax Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Pride & prejudice: How the far right muscled in on middle En The Independent

Philippines Stock Exchange (sl1)

Strong Dollar Lifts Asian Markets, Japan Ends Higher

A visitor speaks on a mobile phone as he studies stock prices at the Australian Securities Exchange in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Jan. 21, 2008. The Australian stock market closed lower for the eleventh session in a row on Monday. At the close the S&P/ASX200 index was down 2.9 per cent to 5,580.4 with the All Ordinaries down 2.91 per cent to 5630.9. (AP Photo/John Pryke)hg3

New Zealand shares close 1.02 pc higher

Shakel Ahmed, 28, left,whose kidney was removed, recovers at city civil hospital as his mother father sit near him, in Gurgaon, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008. Ahmed is one of three people who were rescued by police from the illegal transplant racket that allegedly removed kidneys from up to 500 poor laborers and sold their organs to wealthy clients.

Kidney market shut as Pakistan cuts supply

Stocks slip on bank merger news ahead of federal budget The Australian
Commerce can breathe easy, with best yet to come The Australian
World record stud sale gains approval The Australian
Mild budget cuts as Treasurer delivers all poll promises The Australian
Australia's St. George Bank agrees to Westpac bid Examiner
The speech: With an eye to the future The Australian
Merger mentality a bit like Beirut as St George often gets b The Australian
PM's home state, Budget's 'big winner' The Australian
Rural Aussies dudded by budget - Nats The Australian
Finance groups give Swan thumbs up The Australian
Budget 08: Business slugged with $1.3b software tax The Australian
Australian Stocks: Shares up on thin trading NZ Herald
Australian Budget highlights TVNZ
New resources tax, and less drought aid, in Federal Budget Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Agriculture training slashed in Budget Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Budget funds NT intervention Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Ford celebrates Model T's 100th anniversary The Times Of India
Australian banks agree mega merger Turkish Press
Infrastructure focus of Australia budget Houston Chronicle
Sales dive as rising rates hit battlers The Australian

A screen at the Australian Stock Exchange in Sydney shows a graph illustrating the drop in share prices

Markets to play it safe ahead of budget

kevin rudd- australia- am1

'Mother of all hangovers' looms after boom, Rudd warns

portrait of an indian family ,new delhi railway station, Delhi, India, October 2007, 102007

The delivery we're waiting for

William Pesek: Oz Budget a big test for Rudd NZ Herald
Rudd urged: save it, don't spend it Sydney Morning Herald
RBA is pointing the wrong way The Australian
Escalating family violence, economy blamed The Australian
Tax system review to examine costs of climate change Sydney Morning Herald
Five Best: Hotels by the surf The Independent
Let the budget games begin The Australian
An ugly set of numbers Sydney Morning Herald
RBA issues bleak economic forecast Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Economic slide puts jobs at risk The Australian
Oil price jumps above $126 for first time The Times Of India
$8bn tax breaks to be axed The Australian
The budget we had to have The Australian
Oil prices rise to record high above $125 a barrel The Times Of India
Horror budget 'leads to horror rates' The Australian
Cashed-up emirates beckon Aussies The Australian
London workers are worth 'twice as much' to the country than The Daily Mail
Job seekers stymie RBA's slowdown efforts The Australian
Heat on Swan as WA surges on The Australian
Rudd warned on 'reckless' spending Sydney Morning Herald

Agriculture in Australia

Climate change will boost farm output

Poschodove puzzle

'Ban shops from selling cats, dogs'

Koala climbing tree/ntf1

Climate Change Jeopardizes Koalas

Kiwis bid for cream of dairy industry The Australian
Wind farm vow to power desalination Sydney Morning Herald
After the great fish eviction, let the eeling process begin Sydney Morning Herald
Slowly does it - the sustainable way Sydney Morning Herald
Campbell completes unit sale to Australia's The Real McCoy The Business Review
AGL guidance confirms $360m profit hopes The Australian
Landcare workers to go in new program Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Bumper wheat crop under threat Sydney Morning Herald
GM fillip seen for states' coffers Sydney Morning Herald
SA plans to lease Elvis firefighter The Australian
A preview of Erie County school elections Buffalo News
Endowments put colleges to the test Sydney Morning Herald
Chinese firms eye Aussie farmland The Australian
National test for local poll The Australian
The rise and fall of a porn king Sydney Morning Herald
Climate concerns drive initiatives Sydney Morning Herald
'Worst' illegal migration racket busted Sydney Morning Herald
Another 'big dry' forecast for irrigators Sydney Morning Herald
Retailer rebels against mulesing ban The Australian
In at the deep end The Australian

A woman uses a cellular phone in front of the Cannes Festival Palace where the 3GSM World Congress 2005 will take place, in Cannes, southern France, Sunday Feb. 13, 2005. The 3GSM World congress, the annual mobile industry gathering, opens Monday. (nn1)

3G services largely unused: report

Platypus at eungella national park

Scientists map the genetic makeup of the platypus, one of nature's strangest animals

Koala-animal-wildlife(sl1)

Koala Bear threatened by carbon pollution

Focus on fusion The Australian
Aussie mum confronts daughter's killer in court NZ Herald
Magic shrinking portables The Australian
Irfan Yusuf: Gentleman's game no more NZ Herald
First Labor Budget to take aim at wealthy NZ Herald
Australia's Westpac offers $14B for bank rival St. George Lexington Herald-Leader
Australian Pokes Shark in Eye During Attack ABC News
Cross boundaries to catch the future The Australian
Optus named second Oz iPhone carrier The Register
Tech firm cracks the US market NZ Herald
Chinese use TV station to attack Australian firm Sydney Morning Herald
League: Kiwis heartened but need work NZ Herald
League: Kearney optimistic Bennett will stay to the World Cu NZ Herald
Toddler in mineshaft NZ Herald
eBay rule angers users News24
Network TV struggling to deal with new technology, changing Canada Dot Com
EBay's PayPal Rule In Australia Draws Fire CBS News
EBay to Australia: Buy with PayPal only USA Today
Free city broadband quietly shelved on day of boating crash Sydney Morning Herald
EBay's PayPal-only experiment in Australia angers users, dra Star Tribune

Plasma TV

Beware protection garbed in green

Vaccuine

Free flu jab a cash saver

A Myanmar father, who survived from killer cyclone Nargis, takes care his son as they take shelter at a monastery at Bogalay, Myanmar on Friday May 9, 2008. The U.N. blasted Myanmar's military government Friday, saying its refusal to let in foreign aid workers to help victims of a devastating cyclone was "unprecedented" in the history of humanitarian wor

UN savages Burma junta over bans

Burma aid faces 'siphon' The Australian
Resident-friendly cities enthuse summit The Australian
Residents of crowded camp wait for action The Australian
Dead boy's dad in court The Australian
I was stupid to do drugs: Corby The Australian
Survey tracks engagement The Australian
George W. Bush's guru here to tackle homelessness The Australian
Needling away at the sneezy season Some sufferers are turnin Globe and Mail
Nurses place work ban on mental health patients Sydney Morning Herald
Don't blame the agony aunts for sexualising your children Sydney Morning Herald
No major boost for rural health Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Men most likely to fall from ladders TVNZ
RAAF touches down with Burma aid Sydney Morning Herald
Green attack on CSIRO diet Sydney Morning Herald
One third of pregnant women drink The Australian