1.   AUSTRALIA AIRPORT SALE POSTPONED The government deferred until next year the sale of Sydney Airport, blaming turmoil in the airline industry and financial markets for scuttling its plans.

2.   Over the past several weeks, traders have blamed turmoil in Asia for the sharp fall in the Russian stock market.

3.   Besides the suicide airliner attacks on New York and Washington, the WTO blamed the turmoil on financial woes in major tourism-generating markets.

4.   Investors blamed the turmoil both on the Hong Kong stock meltdown and local political uncertainty.

5.   The WTO blamed the turmoil on financial woes in major tourism-generating markets, as well as on the attacks on new York and Washington.