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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 20 Jul, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » News Ltd has questions to answer, PM says Jeremy Thompson Julia Gillard says the Murdoch-owned newspaper group News Limited has questions to answer about its conduct in Australia in the wake of the British phone hacking scandal.More » News tried to 'deliberately thwart' hacking probe Rudd to undergo heart surgery Lovett used victim for his sexual pleasure, court told Leopard attack in India Woman died due to elderly doctor's error, court told Smith announces review into $6b sub fleet Tear gas used on detention centre protesters Africa aid increased as Somalia faces famine Scientists create carbon sponge More Analysis » Hating Rupert: a national case of tall poppy syndrome The British phone-hacking scandal has galvanised the perpetually-underlying anger and fear aimed at News Corporation: that it owns too much, that it influences too much and that it may have infected the US or Australia with similarly unscrupulous practices. The latter remains to be seen, but has little to do with why most people hate Rupert Murdoch. In Australia, it seems to be more about our obsessive degradation of anyone deemed too successful â€" a tall poppy.More » Debating Lord Monckton Ethical classes, ethical politics Cadel Evans and the Armstrong parallels All in all, a good day's work for Murdoch tag team Deals, disagreements and US debt Visionary and realistic: Brown's global parliament Pie bites Murdoch: tycoon turns victim The European debt crisis that refuses to die Technocracy has limits Just In More Just In » News tried to 'deliberately thwart' hacking probe A cross-party British parliamentary committee has criticised News International's attempts to "deliberately thwart" a 2005-06 phone hacking investigation and says British police committed a "catalogue of failures".More » Regulator asks banks to make living wills News Ltd has questions to answer, PM says Qantas looks to partnerships for growth Rudd to undergo heart surgery 'Huge potential' for nano-medicine centre Organised crime suspected in Gold Coast shootings Woman died due to elderly doctor's error, court told Africa aid increased as Somalia faces famine Lovett used victim for his sexual pleasure, court told World More World » Murdoch 'humbled' but denies hacking responsibility Europe correspondent Rachael Brown, staff Rupert Murdoch was grilled over phone hacking and had a foam pie flung at him as he appeared before British MPs in London overnight.More » Protester hits Murdoch with foam pie 'Nightmare' in Homs as Syria death toll rises NYC sets lottery for first gay weddings Shuttle bids farewell to space station FBI arrests suspected Anonymous hackers Bali bomber to be transferred from Pakistan Panic as quake jolts Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan Business More Business » Murdochs hang on to News Corp control... for now Analysts say Rupert Murdoch's testimony in London has cemented his place as head of News Corp, at least in the short-term. News Corp's class A shares rallied 5.7 per cent to $US16.25 in New York after he spoke. Speculation that the company's chief operating officer Chase Carey would take over also diminished.More » Woolworths posts modest sales rise Regional shares rise on Wall Street surge Qantas looks to partnerships for growth Repairs cost Qantas too much: CEO WA announces uranium mining royalties CSG compensation packages vary greatly, inquiry told Wall Street rises on profits, debt progress IMF calls for urgent action on Europe debt Tabcorp secures sole wagering rights in Victoria Politics More Politics » Rudd to undergo heart surgery Foreign Affairs Minister Kevin Rudd will have heart surgery early next month. More » Smith announces review into $6b sub fleet Ban leaves cows too fat for Indonesia: grazier Murdochs face grilling on phone hacking Gunmen target Guinea president in home assault Sport More Sport » Cadel moves up to second in France Cadel Evans continues his move towards a maiden Tour de France title, charging into second place overall after the 16th stage. More » Jeans farewelled at MCG Dogs secure Barba until 2015 Haddin joins fellow Blues at Sixers Hewitt wins US hardcourt opener Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Scientists create carbon sponge Meredith Griffiths Scientists in the United States have created an entirely new porous material which has a high capacity for capturing carbon dioxide.More » FBI arrests suspected Anonymous hackers Shuttle bids farewell to space station Glitch leaks private data from DNA company Forensic fungi used to tackle crime Environment More Environment » Scientists create carbon sponge Meredith Griffiths Scientists in the United States have created an entirely new porous material which has a high capacity for capturing carbon dioxide.More » Mysterious big fish kill in Cape York river Farming and the carbon tax: what's in store? 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