<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110410/wl_uk_afp/australiabritainminingcompanybhpwoodsidetakeover"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20110410/capt.photo_1302445824244-1-0.jpg?x=130&amp;y=87&amp;q=85&amp;sig=EYFGVJ2FT.eJUAwnDz_gqg--" height="87" width="130" alt="BHP planning Woodside takeover: report   (AFP)" style="float: left; border: 0px;" />
</a>AFP - BHP Billiton, the world's top miner, is planning a takeover of Australia's biggest oil and gas producer Woodside Energy, The Sunday Times newspaper reported.</p><br style="clear: both;" />