Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith will visit Sri Lanka to discuss the
growing asylum seeker issue on Monday.

NSW flood victims to get federal funds

The federal government will provide emergency grants and loans to those affected by
recent flooding on the NSW mid-north coast.

There are ominous signs that an agreement at Copenhagen could be doomed to failure
after G20 finance ministers were unable to reach a consensus on how to fund a global

Families can again enjoy picnics at Sydney's picturesque Warragamba Dam, which has
been reopened to the public for the first time in more than a decade.

Istanbul, November 07, SPA -- Turkish President Abdullah Gul opened here this
morning the 25th
meeting of the Permanent Ministerial Committee for Economic and Commercial

LAHJ, Nov. 07 (Saba) - Yemen's coastguards have
seized an African smuggling boat as it entered illegally the territorial waters of
Yemen,

Pilgrims Leave Gaza Via Rafah-Crossing enroute to Makkah

As regards the Saudi-Nigerien relations, President Tandja Mamadou described the
relations between the Republic of Niger and Saudi Arabia as 'solid, strong,

Riyadh, November 07, SPA -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah
bin Abdulaziz, who is also Chairman of Higher Education Council, has approved the

TOKYO, Nov. 7 Kyodo -
Sadako Ogata, president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency, said
Saturday she anticipates that the new aid package being planned by Tokyo for