WELLINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The Bank of New Zealand said on Monday it was considering an issue of up to NZ & #36;300 million ( & #36;219 million) in bonds.
SYDNEY, May 21 (Reuters) - Australian shares are set to rise on Monday, after U.S. blue chips rallied to another record close and as mining stocks get a lift from firmer base metal prices.
The discovery of thousands of Aboriginal artefacts has forced a construction company to alter the design of the new Defence headquarters complex at Bungendore (Australia). About 20,000 Indigenous tools from...
The bank will keep the name of Unicredit and be run by Unicredit's chief executive, Alessandro Profumo, and its chairman, Dieter Rampl. "It's done," Capitalia vice-president Paolo Savona said after a board meeting in Rome. Shareholders of both banks still
After five years in U.S. military custody, David Hicks has returned to Australia . Hicks was taken to the maximum security Yatala Labour Prison, where he will serve the rest of his 9 month sentence.
His upright character, his global background, his outstanding international reputation and his wide-ranging experience in business development and strategy, the financial markets and technology-related issues were the key factors in our decision," Siemens supervisory board's chairman, Gerhard Cromme, said in
Australia's favorite son Chad Reed made a triumphant return to Australian motocross racing when he overcame a determined Daniel Reardon to claim round 4 of the Nokia MX Nationals at Newcastle today...
AMA Racing announced today that Jason Lawrence and Ryan Villopoto have been penalized at the Honda Hangtown Motocross Classic from Sacramento, Calif., the opening round of the 2007 AMA Toyota Motoc...
Due to the success of the Inaugural Western QBE Moto Mayhem that was run in February 2007 at Oran Park raceway, NSW, and with the continued support from Western QBE Insurance. The Western QBE Moto ...
A MAN was subdued with capsicum spray and another charged with vandalising an ambulance after allegedly attacking police and ambulance emergency crews.
THE Howard Government has slammed Labor's tough new policy against Japanese whaling, claiming that boarding vessels on the high seas would risk putting Australia "into the business of piracy" and damage closer diplomatic ties forged with Tokyo.
RISING Canberra Raiders star Todd Carney may have to leave Australia to continue his playing career after he allegedly led police on a high-speed chase through the capital on Friday night.
MUNICH, Germany (AFP) - Peter Loescher, from US pharmaceutical giant Merck, will take over as chief executive of Siemens from July 1, the troubled German engineering concern said Sunday.
GREEK Australians who return to Greece to retire will find it easier to claim an Australian pension under an agreement to be signed between the two countries this week.
