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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Mon 15 Aug, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Teen jailed over fatal punch Peta Carlyon A teenager has been jailed for six years for fatally punching a 17-year-old boy at Pakenham, south-east of Melbourne.More » Morcombes to visit search area as suspect held Abbott backtracks on coal seam comments Allies considered making Hitler more feminine Boy's appendix death an 'avoidable tragedy' Prison release for hammer murder mother Gaddafi defiant amid rumours of exile Polar blast brings NZ to standstill Honest limo driver returns $14,000 Most Australians duped by science fiction More Analysis » Political perils: the love-up v the dust-up The pitfalls of the hostile political interview are well documented. There's the Gotcha Question, in which the hapless interviewee is confronted with his or her own newly-unearthed and embarrassing historical remark. There's the Single-Issue Ack-Ack technique, in which the questioner simply repeats the same uncomfortable question over and over, drawing attention to the interviewee's horrendous evasiveness. But what about the potential land-traps of the love-in?More » The Banker Evans may be an inspirational athlete, but he's no hero Hacked emails of a maligned tycoon Just when things start to go well for Gillard... Mining, marsupials and rural self-determination Super guarantee: battered by bad times No ifs, no buts: the budget surplus in 2012-13 At least the riots stood for something Gay marriage? Is that the best you can do? Just In More Just In » Gaddafi defiant amid rumours of exile Libyan leader Moamar Gaddafi spat defiance at opposition forces and NATO amid rumours he was preparing to flee the country.More » Twelve arrested in Perth drugs bust Most Australians duped by science fiction Allies considered making Hitler more feminine Boy's appendix death an 'avoidable tragedy' Small public service 'an easy target' Morcombes to visit search area as suspect held Teen jailed over fatal punch Shares rise as panic abates Two men killed in separate car accidents World More World » Gaddafi defiant amid rumours of exile Libyan leader Moamar Gaddafi spat defiance at opposition forces and NATO amid rumours he was preparing to flee the country.More » Leashed gunman returns to massacre island Republican Pawlenty exits White House race Polar blast brings NZ to standstill Children stuck in Fukushima radiation zone Riot victims remembered as policing debate rages Children among dead in Jersey knife rampage Syrian warships shell port city Pakistan let China see downed US chopper: report Business More Business » World Bank head warns debt crisis entering 'danger zone' business editor Peter Ryan World Bank president Robert Zoellick has warned that the deepening economic woes in the United States and Europe have pushed the world into a new "danger zone".More » Shares rise as panic abates Leighton posts loss, forecasts return to profit Newcrest profit up on acquisition, gold price New car sales surge as Japanese supply increases Europe market 'in the eye of a storm' Power consumption makes historic drop Job losses feared in BlueScope shake-up Shoppers could pay more under EFTPOS change ANZ announces home loan rate cut Politics More Politics » Gillard claws back ground in latest poll The latest opinion poll suggests Labor has regained some popularity, but would still lose in a landslide if an election were held today.More » American recovery vital for Pacific security: Gillard Rick Perry enters US presidential race Cash-strapped Liberals appeal for donations LNP hopeful stands aside over Gillard email Sport More Sport » Bradley prevails in Championship play-off American Tour rookie Keegan Bradley has won the US PGA Championship at Atlanta in a play-off with compatriot Jason Dufner. More » Ponting powers Australia to victory Bennett clueless as to Dragons freefall Woosha not focused on fourth Tuqiri on track for Eels encounter Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Most Australians duped by science fiction Darren Osborne for Science Online More than three-quarters of Australians believe microscopic life has been found on other planets and almost half believe humans can be frozen and thawed back to life, despite neither being true.More » Bird bones could be one million years old US loses prototype hypersonic bomber Pre-historic eagle and wallaby discovered NSW opens way for R18+ games Environment More Environment » Australia urged to stake claim in Antarctica An expert says Australia needs to increase its presence in Antarctica so it can have a say in what happens to the frozen continent's resources. More » Japan considers canning whaling program Japan PM vows nuclear-free future Fukushima stokes fear on Hiroshima anniversary Turnbull decries war on climate science About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.com Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email. Manage your preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact Us   This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 © 2011 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC Email newsletters