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NewsMail Morning Edition Thu 11 Aug, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Fight-back underway after riots, Cameron says British PM David Cameron said a "fight-back" was underway after violent riots saw three men hit and killed by a car while defending their community from looters.More » World shares retreat on French jitters Father too late to save dying son in UK riots 96yo in fight against deportation Cadel back home for public reception Wallaby skull entombed in Nullarbor cave Manus Islanders back detention centre plan Air strike 'kills Taliban behind helicopter crash' T-shirts trick German neo-Nazis Swarming hairy moths trigger French Guiana curfew More Analysis » Not poverty ... this is the cult of victimhood Only two groups of people seem to be getting a kick out of the rioting in England. Firstly the rioters themselves, the nihilistic urban youth, and secondly middle-class radicals, who get a rush of political adrenalin because "the oppressed are fighting back!" What unites these two groups is not, of course, shared life experiences or similar living conditions, but rather a victim mentality, a view of themselves as rather sad and pathetic individuals who will scream and scream and scream if they don't get what they want.More » Never waste a good crisis Combet and Gillard, not for turning? A very British class war Drum-round up: Panic in the streets of London Trouble round every corner for bad news Obama Leopard-print, lurex and the lil' supermodels A planet for all apes UK's frayed social cohesion finally tears Census apartheid: separate form separates a community Just In More Just In » Cadel back home for public reception Australian cyclist Cadel Evans has arrived in Melbourne where he will lead celebrations for his historic Tour de France win.More » Jury recommends death for US serial killer Genes shed light on cause of MS Manus Islanders back detention centre plan Mr Tickle turns 40 Cahill fires as Socceroos down Wales Wallaby skull entombed in Nullarbor cave England takes command of third Test Swarming hairy moths trigger French Guiana curfew Economists tip steady jobless rate World More World » Father too late to save dying son in UK riots A grief-stricken father has described how he rushed to help a dying man during riots in the English city of Birmingham, only to find it was his 21-year-old son.More » Fight-back underway after riots, Cameron says Blame for riots turns to UK social system London rioters point to poverty and prejudice Air strike 'kills Taliban behind helicopter crash' Police make new phone hacking arrest Koreas exchange fire near disputed island Business More Business » World shares retreat on French jitters Wall Street closed down more than 4 per cent this morning amid rumours that France will be the next country engulfed in the eurozone debt crisis.More » Market closes up on Wall Street lead Consumer confidence slides on market turmoil Commonwealth Bank posts record $6.4b profit BHP chairman says Australia safe from global turmoil Clive Peeters, Rick Hart stores to close Tiger Airways grounding lifted Westfield buys Brazilian shopping centre Brookes to remain Myer CEO until 2014 Politics More Politics » Manus Islanders back detention centre plan People living on remote Manus Island in Papua New Guinea are delighted to hear the island's mothballed detention centre is a step closer to being reopened.More » Live cattle trade to Indonesia resumes PNG agrees to reopen Manus Island NSW opens way for R18+ games Gillard backs Medicare-style disability scheme Sport More Sport » Johnson, Watson fire Australia to victory Mitchell Johnson grabbed a career-best 6 for 31 and Shane Watson smashed a brisk 69 to guide Australia to a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka. More » Cahill fires as Socceroos down Wales Cadel back home for public reception Manager doubtful over Carney's future Demetriou waves off blowout 'hysteria' Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Wallaby skull entombed in Nullarbor cave Palaeontologists believe they may have discovered evidence of a previously unknown species of prehistoric wallaby under Western Australia's Nullarbor Plain.More » NSW opens way for R18+ games NASA's Juno probe sets sail for Jupiter Telescope detects oxygen in space NBN heading for six new towns Environment More Environment » Japan PM vows nuclear-free future Japan's prime minister Naoto Kan renewed his pledge to help make Japan nuclear-free as Hiroshima marked the 66th anniversary of the US atomic bombing amid the Fukushima crisis.More » Fukushima stokes fear on Hiroshima anniversary Turnbull decries war on climate science Murray water reform delay under fire Greens demand action on Sumatra logging claims About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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