ASIA News, Mar 16, 2012

Apple fans snatch up new iPad in Asia Fox News The customary storefront crowds gathered as Apple's latest iPad went on sale starting in Asia on Friday.AP Photo / Wong Maye-E March 16, 2012: Apple fans put on free promotional t-shirts with purchase of the newly launched iPad device Friday in ... See all stories on this topic »

Apple's New IPad Makes Asia Debut to Widen Google Lead Bloomberg Australia-NZ You need to enable Javascript to play media on Bloomberg.com Play Fans Line Up Around World for Apple's New IPad Apple Inc. (AAPL) started selling its new iPad today, betting on a sharper screen and faster chip to extend its lead over Google Inc. and ... See all stories on this topic » Bloomberg Australia-NZ

Mysterious Chinese fossils may be new human species CBS News Mysterious population in Asia The Red Deer Cave people lived in China at the end of the ice age. "They survived the final and one of the worst cold episodes, known as the Last Glacial Maximum, which ended around 20000 years ago," Curnoe said. See all stories on this topic » CBS News

SAFC Hitech® Opens New Taiwan Facility to Enhance Global Capacity for High ... MarketWatch (press release) LOUIS, March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- SAFC Hitech®, a member of the Sigma-Aldrich® Group, today underlined its commitment to the Asia-Pacific electronics markets with the opening of its new multi-million US dollar facility in Kaohsiung, ... See all stories on this topic »

Asian Fans Snap Up New Apple iPad WCVB-TV HONG KONG -- Apple-mania gripped Asia on Friday as the company's latest iPad went on sale, drawing hordes of die-hard fans to shops selling the highly anticipated tablet. Gadget fans lined up in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore so they could be among the... See all stories on this topic »

Possible new human species unearthed in China Christian Science Monitor Scientists in China have found what may be a new species of human. Fossils show a group of people with similarities to and differences from modern humans. By Charles Choi, LiveScience / March 14, 2012 The Toumai skull, seen in this undated photo, ... See all stories on this topic » Christian Science Monitor

Asia Cup: Pak hold edge as Angelo ruled out India Today Yesterday he bowled a bit; he will be bowling today as well. And after his bowling session we will take a call on him tomorrow," Mahela said. Sri Lanka have several handicaps. They were the last team to arrive here after losing in the finals of the ... See all stories on this topic » India Today

PayPal to expand in Asia after mobile app launch New Straits Times HONG KONG: PayPal Asia-Pacific chief Rupert Keeley said today the US company plans to expand in the region over the next 12 to 18 months, after it launched the region's first payments service for smartphones. Australia and Hong Kong were the first... See all stories on this topic »

HSBC says it's not exiting any markets in Asia MarketWatch By Polya Lesova, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — HSBC Holdings PLC, which has shed around 20 noncore businesses as part of a bank-wide portfolio review launched last May, said on Tuesday it wasn't exiting any markets in Asia. See all stories on this topic »

Fossils Could Point To New Human Species RedOrbit The find is significant, as the fossils — dating back to 14500 to 11500 years ago — represent the youngest of their kind ever found in mainland EastAsia, and the most recent human remains found anywhere in the world that do not closely resemble ... See all stories on this topic » RedOrbit

Today on Sky Sports.com SkySports Check out the latest from the written press with all the gossip and speculation fromtoday's newspapers. Sky Sports customers can get exclusive 2-for-1 tickets for the Gillette Soccer Saturday live tour. Sky Sports Scout is where we scour the globe ... See all stories on this topic »

Asia stock markets down amid profit-taking BusinessWeek Trading in Asia is likely to be in ranges today without much direction," analysts at Credit Agricole CIB in Hong Kong said in an email. Benchmark oil for April delivery was up 42 cents to $105.53 in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile ... See all stories on this topic »

'Red Deer Cave people' may be new species of human The Guardian "While finely balanced, I think the evidence is slightly weighted towards the Red Deer Cave people representing a new evolutionary line. First, their skulls are anatomically unique. They look very different to all modern humans, whether alive today or ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Asia stock markets mostly down amid profit-taking Atlanta Journal Constitution Benchmarks in Taiwan, Singapore and New Zealand fell. Mainland Chinese shares were mixed. Thailand and the Philippines rose. Hong Kong stocks sagged a day after the Bank of Communications, China's fifth-largest lender, announced it will issue shares to ... See all stories on this topic »

CLSA: Southeast Asia To Get Even Richer Wall Street Journal (blog) In its latest report on the region, CLSA found that the number of high net-worth individuals – people with over US$1 million in investable assets, excluding their homes – is set to rise so fast as Southeast Asia's economy grows that their spending ... See all stories on this topic »

New IPad Debuts, May Widen Apple Lead on Google BusinessWeek By Shunichi Ozasa, David Fickling and Edmond Lococo on March 16, 2012 Apple Inc. (AAPL) started selling its new iPad today, betting on a sharper screen and faster chip to extend its lead over Google Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) in the growing market... See all stories on this topic »

Giraffe death latest in zoo's atrocities Boston Globe Set up nearly a century ago in one of the most biologically diverse corners of the planet, it once boasted the most impressive collection in SoutheastAsia. But today the Surabaya Zoo is a nightmare, plagued by uncontrolled breeding, a lack of funding ... See all stories on this topic » Boston Globe

Tendulkar Breaks 100-Century Barrier in International Cricket BusinessWeek He now has 51 centuries in elite five-day Tests and 49 in one-dayers, including his firsttoday against Bangladesh. He reached 114 before falling to Mashrafe Mortaza. It's thelatest record for Tendulkar, 38, in a career that began at 16. See all stories on this topic »

India Today Conclave 2012: Aroon Purie's welcome address India Today Our theme today is: An Asian Century: Securing the Global Promise. In its scope, it is a continuation, or the logical extension, of last year's theme: The Changing Balance of Power. With the American economy still stuttering and the Eurozone in deep ... See all stories on this topic » India Today

The Latest News in the Law School Lawsuits Above the Law Strauss is an attorney suing 14 law schools across the country on behalf of jobless graduates, including three in New York City: Hofstra, Brooklyn Law School and New York Law School. Strauss will argue in Manhattan Supreme Court today against New York ... See all stories on this topic » Above the Law

Gadget lovers line up for Apple's new iPad Albany Times Union Apple started selling its new iPad today, betting on a sharper screen and faster chip to extend its lead over Amazon.com Inc. and Google Inc. in the growing market for tablet computers. Photographer: Ian Waldie/Bloomberg (Ian Waldie, ... See all stories on this topic »

PayPal Enables Millions of Small Businesses Across Asia Pacific Virtual Press Office (press release) We're excited to empower any Asian to be an entrepreneur -- the possibilities are limitless with a smartphone and PayPal Here." PayPal also released the latest version of its PayPal Mobile app for iPhone today, a consumer app that complements PayPal ... See all stories on this topic »

Sydney Apple Fans First to Buy New iPad Wall Street Journal By ANDREW CRITCHLOW SYDNEY—A line of eager fans stretched around the block outside Apple Inc.'s flagship store on George Street in Sydney on Friday, waiting to be the first in the Asian-Pacific region to get their hands on the new iPad. See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

Galaxy Entertainment Group Reports Record Breaking 2011 Financial Results MarketWatch (press release) Not only has Asia's newest and most exciting integrated resort been a game changer for Macau, but it has also elevated GEG to a whole new level of profitability and cash generation. This bodes well for the Group's prospects this year and beyond as we ... See all stories on this topic »

East Asian varsities move up in reputation rankings New Straits Times KUALA LUMPUR: WHEN it comes to education, East Asian universities are moving up in prestige. This is revealed in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World Reputation Rankings published today. The annual reputation rankings, which complement the ... See all stories on this topic » New Straits Times

WORLD FOREX: Euro, Yen Steady As US Treasury Yields Stabilize Wall Street Journal The yen took advantage of the dollar's consolidation to retrace some of its recentlosses, after the greenback carved out a new 11-month high above JPY84 in Asianhours. The Swiss franc nudged higher in early European trading after the Swiss National ... See all stories on this topic »

Asia stocks rise ahead of Federal Reserve meeting Kansas City Star A monthly 1.1 percent increase in US retail sales in February added to therecent evidence over the world's largest economy, as did an upward revision to January's data. "There is much to like in today's report if only because the revisions to ... See all stories on this topic » Kansas City Star

Standard Chartered, Kinnucan, Apple, SocGen in Court News Bloomberg Standard Chartered Plc (STAN), the UK bank whose earnings from China doubled lastyear, said its private-bank relationship manager Wu Yidian Eden has been detained by police in the Asian nation. “We are unable to comment on the reason for her detention... See all stories on this topic »

Aussie iPad Rush Too Late For Apple Shares Wall Street Journal (blog) By Andrew Critchlow and Enda Curran Apple Inc.'s shares aren't listed in Asia, which is a shame for investors given the hot reception its latest iPad device received when it went on sale for the first time in Sydney. Shares in Apple closed down 0.7% at ... See all stories on this topic »

Cloud lurks behind today's outsourcing landscape ZDNet (blog) Those are some of the findings of Morrison & Foerster's latest survey of global sourcing across North America, Asia and Europe. The law firm gathered observations from its partners involved in managing outsourcing contracts in these regions. See all stories on this topic »

Afghanistan eye World Twenty20 after Asia Cup snub - Pakistan Today By hussain News Comments (1690460http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pakistantoday.com.pk%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fnews%2Fsports%2Fafghanistan-eye-world-twenty20-after-asia-cup-snub%2FAfghanistan+eye+World+Twenty20+after+Asia+Cup+snub2012- ...With the qualifiers once again being played in the UAE, Afghanistan skipper Nawroz Mangal believes that the recentPakistan-England T20 series in Dubai and Abu Dhabi has provided an indication of how sides should approach the event. Pakistan Today | Latest news...

Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews out of Asia Cup | Pakistan Today ... By anjum News Comments (1698280http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pakistantoday.com.pk%2F2012%2F03%2F15%2Fnews%2Fsports%2Fsri-lanka%25e2%2580%2599s-angelo-mathews-out-of-asia-cup%2FSri+Lanka%E2%80%99s+Angelo+Mathews+out+of +Asia+Cup2012-03-14+19%3A14%3A58anjumhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.pakistantoday.com.pk% ... Its been quite a while since you floated your last abusive sequal on You Tube, which speaks volumes about your command in Lahorie "Slang". Pakistan Today | Latest news...

Afghanistan eye World Twenty20 after Asia Cup snub - Pakistan Today By anjum News Comments (1691280http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pakistantoday.com.pk%2F2012%2F03%2F13%2Fnews%2Fsports%2Fafghanistan-eye-world-twenty20-after-asia-cup-snub-2%2FAfghanistan+eye+World+Twenty20+after+Asia+Cup+snub ... But such has been the team's remarkable progress in recent years -- from a ramshackle unit developing a love of the sport in refugee camps on Pakistan's wild frontier to attaining one-day status -- that they believe they deserve more respect. Pakistan Today | Latest news...

Meditation, shrink, gadget prime Asian stars | Pakistan Today ... By anjum News Comments (1696550http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pakistantoday.com.pk%2F2012%2F03%2F14%2Fnews%2Fsports%2Fmeditation-shrink-gadget-prime-asian-stars%2FMeditation%2C+shrink%2C+gadget+prime+Asian+stars2012-03-13+ ... Pakistan Today | Latest news...

China News - Inside China Today China News Live Feed. Latest China News from Inside China Today ... The Hospitality Design Group Heads To Hong Kong For HD Asia ... … place at the Grand ... world.news.einnews.com/country/china

Daily Digest: Today's Asia travel news at a glance – March 16 ... For these stories and more read today's Asia travel news round-up. ... Melbourne Tourism's latest campaign received over one million YouTube hits for its video ... www.travelwireasia.com/.../daily-digest-today’s-asia-travel-ne...

Asia Cup 2012: Pakistan to take on Bangladesh today | Latest ... Latest Pakistan News, Urdu Columns, Urdu News. Pakistan's Largest Urdu ... p7 04Asia Cup 2012: Pakistan to take on Bangladesh today. DHAKA: The tough ... www.columnpk.com/asia-cup-2012-pakistan-to-take-on-bangl...

Asia cup 2012- India vs Bangladesh Live Streaming – Latest News ... Hot news Today. Cricket, Sports · Asia cup 2012- India vs Bangladesh Live Streaming.... India playing their second match in Asia cup against Bangladesh today. www.hottrendsindia.com/.../asia-cup-2012-india-vs-banglades...

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Ist Asia cup match today | Latest & Breaking ... Pkpress.net publish latest and top breaking news from Pakistan and across the ... from the Asian countries cup in the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. pkpress.net/.../pakistan-vs-bangladesh-ist-asia-cup-match-toda...

Latest : Asia Cup News, Current breaking news, Live News Today ... This latest Asia Cup news section contains current Asia Cup news, today Asia Cup breaking news, current news Asia Cup, live Asia Cup news, today top ... post.jagran.com/news-articles-asia-cup-2012-1331306533

Asia Cup today « latest in news Mirpur. On current form, Thursday's fixture in Mirpur between Sri Lankaand Pakistan holds promise for a keenly contested match. / 03/14/2012 / Leave a ... sambrat.wordpress.com/tag/asia-cup-today/

Asia Cup Points Table | latest Hot News Todays match against Sri Lanka was can be called as all-round development. ... Here is the latest Asia Cup 2012 points table, indicating team position and 11th ... hotnews.idesigns360.com/tag/asia-cup-points-table/

2012 March 03 | Latest Asia News - Baku Today March 3, 2012; Business News · 4 views. Oil company British Petroleum announced the conclusion of pre-trial deals in the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, ... www.bakutoday.net/2012/03/03

India, Sri Lanka to meet in Asia Cup today | SamaaTV | Latest News DHAKA: If the recently concluded CB Series is anything to go by, then the second match of the Asia Cup between India and Sri Lanka should keep the ... www.hamariweb.com/.../india-sri-lanka-to-meet-in-asia-cup-to...

Top News Today | Customers pre-ordering latest iPad will have to ... (Reuters) - People pre-ordering Apple Inc's new iPad to avoid the release-day crowds at the company's retail stores will have to wait longer to get their hands on ... home.topnewstoday.org/Asia/article/1772992/

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Japan ends whaling season 70% below quota CNN (blog) The hunt ended three days ago with a catch of 266 minke whales and one fin whale, officials from Japan's Fisheries Agency said, according to one report from Australia's ABC news online. The Sea Shephed Society, which sent a fleet of vessels to the ... See all stories on this topic »

Smith tight-lipped on SAS Africa claims ABC Online But the report says Defence insiders fear the troopers could be left without adequate legal protection if they are captured during operations in countries with which Australiais not at war. Speaking to ABC News 24 this morning, Mr Smith said all SAS ... See all stories on this topic »

Labor plays down Palmer's carbon threat ABC Online "Clive Palmer lists one of his hobbies as litigation and he seems to launch plenty of legal cases or threatened to, so I see it in that category," he told ABC News 24. "It's not really a serious proposition. Frankly Clive Palmer would be better ... See all stories on this topic »

Think Twice About Rice? New Study's Advice ABC News (blog) By Dr. LAWRENCE BORGES, ABC News Medical Unit With every forkful of white rice you eat, your risk of type 2 diabetes could go up, or so says an analysis of research published today in the British Medical Journal. But don't put the rice cooker away just ... See all stories on this topic »

Race organisers defend Grand Prix costs ABC Online Grand Prix chief executive Andrew Westacott has told ABC News Breakfast that the event is important to the state. "Money has to be spent on bushfire recovery and flood recovery but you've also got to be having revenue coming into the state," he said. See all stories on this topic »

Billionaire Doesn't Want 'Holidaying' Kids to Inherit Fortune Yahoo! Contributors Network (blog) She lost her battle earlier this week to keep their bitter feud out of the public eye after anAustralian court lifted the gag order and released hundreds of pages of court documents detailing the dispute. Rinehart may best be described as a female, ... See all stories on this topic »

New Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr sworn in BBC News Australia's new Foreign Minister Bob Carr has been sworn in at a ceremony in Canberra. He was named by Prime Minister Julia Gillard over a week ago to replace Kevin Rudd, who resigned last month in the lead-up to a leadership vote. See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Clipsal Strathalbyn factory to close ABC Online In 1936, the first Australian single-flush power outlet to fit a standard wall box was produced by Clipsal. The World War II years saw the factory committed to production for the Australian Defence Department, including aircraft switches, bomb release ... See all stories on this topic »

Press and ABC are polar opposites The Australian In The Australian recently, an apology was posted for a report that purportedly defamed Tim Flannery within seven days of the article appearing. There is no commercial rationale for prolonging the complaints process. The ABC, on the other hand, ... See all stories on this topic »

Video: Australian politician's gay brother slams attack ad PinkNews.co.uk The MP's gay half-brother Carl Katter told Australia's ABC News: “Initially I actually thought it was fake, it was a joke, but you know I find them pretty offensive. “I'm more concerned about the damage that they can facilitate in regional areas for ... See all stories on this topic »

Business tax cuts under threat The Australian First off: The balance-of-power party will back Labor's new $10.6bn mining tax and join up with the Coalition to block the company tax cuts (The Australian). The Coalition's decision to oppose the company tax cuts is a reversal of its position from a ... See all stories on this topic »

What Katter gay marriage attack-ad was too coy to show Sydney Morning Herald Gay marriage comes under fire in a television advertisement by Katter's AustralianParty, asking 'is a vote for Campbell Newman a vote for gay marriage?' Two European men who posed with fake breasts and a pregnant stomach prosthesis are believed to ... See all stories on this topic »

ABC News 24 signing out ABC Online And that was the last we saw of the Australian sign language interpreter. The other channels were just as bad. A viewer pointed out on Nine's Facebook page that... Members of the deaf community are missing out on VITAL information . See all stories on this topic » ABC Online

Afghan deaths won't alter Australia's mission, says Julia Gillard The Australian A ROGUE US soldier's Afghanistan killing spree will not distract Australia from its mission in the country, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has vowed. The American slaughtered 16 civilian Afghans - including nine children and three women - in the shocking ... See all stories on this topic »

Newman still refusing to consider an LNP victory without him ABC Online There was another LNP candidate controversy on the Gold Coast and accusations of favours for Labor mates, while Bob Katter's Australian Party lost its Court bid to have ballot papers reprinted to include his name. And hundreds of millions of dollars ... See all stories on this topic »

Gillard assures Australian troops Sky News Australia Gillard assures Australian troops Updated: 18:20, Monday March 12, 2012 A rogue US soldier's Afghanistan killing spree will not distract Australia from its mission in the country, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has vowed. The American slaughtered 16 ... See all stories on this topic »

Business escalates tax cut brawl The Australian Look for the Opposition to demand the government release Fair Work Australia's report into the former HSU Victoria number 1 branch, released yesterday (report). Queensland election - Sean Parnell reports: Liberal National Party leader Campbell Newman ... See all stories on this topic »

1 in 2 Australian kids bullied, study finds GlobalPost Nearly half of Australia's school-age children say they're bullied, a study has found. MPAA receives 200000 signatures from bullied student, Katy Butler, urging reversal of "R" rating for "Bully" film at the offices of the Motion Picture Association of ... See all stories on this topic »

Ten gets a ratings hiding all day The Australian OZTAM OVERNIGHT RATINGS THURSDAY MARCH 15 1 MY KITCHEN RULES SEVEN 1646000 2 SEVEN NEWS 1150000 3 NINE NEWS 1057000 4 TODAY TONIGHT SEVEN 1029000 5 ABC NEWS ABC1 1004000 6 HOME AND AWAY SEVEN 940000 7 A CURRENT AFFAIR NINE 871000 8 THE BIGGEST LOSER ... See all stories on this topic »

Transmitting locally for 80 years ABC Online The path towards locally produced ABC news and programming took another turn when on July 1 1932, Prime Minister Joseph Lyons inaugurated the ABC. It stood for theAustralian Broadcasting Commission and it essentially nationalised the previous ABC,... See all stories on this topic »

From Australian Floods To English Drought ABC Online (blog) That's no longer the case with most of South East England officially declared to be in drought as of last week - and it seems they're looking to Australia for some answers on how to cope. (Image ABC News 24) Professor Martin Thoms from the University ... See all stories on this topic »

New Foreign Minister Bob Carr to visit United States, Malaysia, Indonesia The Australian "Our relationship with the US is the cornerstone of Australia's security," Senator Carr told ABC News 24. "She (Ms Clinton) nominated the date of April 24 and that worked for us ... I look forward to that meeting." He said they had a good relationship ... See all stories on this topic »

Prince Harry - a great hit in Belize! The Reporter Belize The squadron of international journalists, photographers and television videographers who arrived to cover the visit broadcast reports on CNN, Sky News, Nine Network from Australia, ABC News, the Thomson Reuters News Network, ABC News Intercontinental, ... See all stories on this topic » The Reporter Belize

Bligh claims proof of Newman link to developer ABC Online Ms Bligh says an Australian Securities and Investments Commission search revealed the connection. "What we've got here is some very serious political questions," she said. "All of this has been happening right under Campbell Newman's nose, ... See all stories on this topic »

Focus on breaking news, ABC staff told The Spy Report The ABC's news staff have been advised by managing director Mark Scott to focus on breaking news stories. The memo, reported in Monday's TheAustralian is said to have enthused workers at the national broadcaster which has been subject to tightening ... See all stories on this topic » The Spy Report

Australian Anti-Gay Marriage Ad Sees Backlash Care2.com (blog) by Steve Williams A political ad by right wing party Katter's Australian Party, has sparked a backlash and widespread criticism for attempting to capitalize on anti-gay marriage sentiment in order to attack a political opponent. See all stories on this topic »

Afghans Bury Victims of American Soldier's Rampage as Restraint Is Urged Bloomberg The suspect is 38 years old and is married with two children, ABC Newssaid, citing a US official it didn't name. He was on his first tour of duty in Afghanistan after three tours in Iraq, according to the report on ABC's website. See all stories on this topic » Bloomberg

Jamie Oliver calls journalist 'b----h' for commenting on his weight Daily News & Analysis The British chef drank a beer as he spoke to an audience about responsible eating during an engagement at the Wheeler Centre on March 6 in Melbourne, Australia. According to Herald Sun, Oliver, 36, responded to the lady journalist at ABC News in ... See all stories on this topic »

Photographer angry, journo stood down as Katter ad fallout continues Gay News Network The controversy surrounding the anti-gay television ad aired by Katter's AustralianParty (KAP) over the weekend in the lead-up to the Queensland election has widened, with a French photographer angry that his images were used and KAP funder, ... See all stories on this topic »

Council report questions radio towers plan ABC Local Broadcast Australia wants to build the two towers on a pineapple farm at Valdora to improve coverage by the ABC's News Radio network in a black spot area north of the Maroochy River. However, a council report says while the towers would provide a ... See all stories on this topic »

Less than three months until analog signals switched off Boorowa News If households can receive any of the digital-only channels from ABC, SBS and the commercial broadcasters such as ABC2, ABC3, ABC News 24, SBS TWO, GO!, Gem, 7TWO, 7mate, ONE HD and Eleven, they're already watching digital TV! See all stories on this topic »

No radio towers for Valdora View News Sunshine Coast “The proposed facility is intended to be utilised for ABC News Radio coverage for a service 'black spot' north of the Maroochy River and will be owned and operated by Broadcast Australia Pty Ltd, under a separate agreement with the ABC,” Ms Edwards... See all stories on this topic »

US soldier's murderous rampage 'unforgivable,' says Hamid Karzai NEWS.com.au In an interview on ABC News, Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby added that the solder is married with two children and was on his first mission in Afghanistan. He is being questioned, Mr Kirby said. According to The Wall Street Journal, the soldier left his ... See all stories on this topic »

Afghan deaths won't alter Australian mission: PM Australian Times A rogue US soldier's Afghanistan killing spree will not distract Australia from its mission in the country, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has vowed. A ROGUE US soldier's Afghanistan killing spree will not distract Australia from its mission in the ... See all stories on this topic » Australian Times

Pink Slime Hamburger Filler Safe for Dogs and Schoolchildren Yahoo! Contributors Network Whistleblower Gerald Zirnstein tells a different story when talking to ABC News. Who is right? Zirnstein used to be a scientist with the Department of Agriculture and reveals 70 percent of supermarket ground beef contains pink slime. See all stories on this topic »

Carr hits the ground running Adelaide Now "She recognises Australia's lead role in the South Pacific, although she points with pride to the fact that America is spending more there and doing more there than ever before," he said. Senator Carr told ABC News 24: "Our relationship with the US is ... See all stories on this topic »

UPI NewsTrack TopNews UPI.com ABC News reported investigators will look into the possibility the soldier may be mentally unstable as a result of post-traumatic stress disorder. The White House issued a statement by President Barack Obama, who said he was "deeply" saddened. See all stories on this topic »

US braces for reprisals as Taliban vow revenge for killings Stock and Land The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, said the incident was distressing but it would not alterAustralia's involvement. Ms Gillard offered her condolences to the Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, and the Afghan people. ''We do know that a large number of ... See all stories on this topic »

OHS Harmonisation Scams SafetyCulture Early last year, a similar warning was published on ABC News' website. According to the report, some businesses in South Australia received phone calls or letters requiring them to purchase some products to comply with workplace safety laws. See all stories on this topic »

War News Updates: Panetta Security Scare Raises More Questions By War News Updates Editor Panetta Security Scare Suspect Dies of Burns -- ABC News 'These things happen in war,' says ... base -- Sydney Morning Herald Afghan dies after Panetta security breach -- ABC News (Australia) ... Bookyards Online Library. Bookyards.com ... War News Updates

New rust disease savages east coast trees - ABC News (Australian ... A newly arrived tree disease is spreading rapidly along Australia's east coast, ...knowledge of a topic in the news, contact the ABC News Online Investigative ... www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-12/new-disease.../3884248

Online game meets monster retail success - The Business ... Internet game sensation Moshi Monsters has turned its onlinesuccess into a retail ... New ... www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-08/online-game.../3875478

Fiji dictator sets timeline for new constitution | ABC Radio Australia News, current affairs & topical conversations from Australia, Asia and the Pacific ...News, current affairs and English lessons from Australia in Vietnamese and ... www.radioaustralia.net.au/.../fiji-dictator-sets-timeline-for-new...

Making Australian media acountable : the Finkelstein report « Online ... Online news publications are not covered. The most important institution, theAustralian Press Council, suffers from serious structural constraints. It does not ... alanknight.wordpress.com/.../making-australian-media-acount...

Tasmania's the pride of Australia: Punter - ABC Online ... ESPNcricinfo.com Tasmania's the pride of Australia: Punter ABC Online Ricky Ponting has declared Tasmania the envy of domestic Australian cricket on the eve ... www.hotheadlines.com.au/redirect.php?h...the...of...

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