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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Thu 12 Jan, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Aussie pair hope to smash skydiving record By Gemma Breen Two Australians will be ignoring superstition tomorrow as they attempt to smash a massive skydiving record on Black Friday. More » Clean-up begins in the wake of Cyclone Heidi Coalition split on future for car subsidies Marines allegedly urinated on Taliban corpses Fat flyers should pay more: former Qantas economist Drive-by shooting surge shakes Sydney residents Israel accused of killing scientist with magnetic bomb Anger over 'human zoo' video Victorian man released from Saudi jail Patients left in lurch by cancer drug shortage More Analysis » Europe's road to nowhere part 1: fiscal bondage Financially futile, economically erroneous, politically puzzling and socially irresponsible, the December 2011 European summit was a failure. Only the attending leaders and their acolytes believe otherwise. The proposed plan is fundamentally flawed. In the first article of a two-part series, Satyajit Das looks at how the summit made no attempt to tackle the real issues - the level of debt, how to reduce it, how to meet funding requirements or how to restore growth. More » Time, money and hospitality Lasting relationships in the year of the farmer The symbolism and rage of victimhood The frozen gales of political bluster are near Time for two to tango on Afghanistan The toughest job in America Big bank bash continues in 2012 A North Korean holiday Perpetual war for perpetual peace Just In More Just In » Potter, Perry big People's Choice winners The People's Choice awards hands out gongs in more than 40 categories as the Hollywood awards season gets underway. More » Brisbane to commission 'Mud Army' statue QBE shares dive after profit warning Coalition split on future for car subsidies Iran's history of nuclear incidents Anger over 'human zoo' video Aussie pair hope to smash skydiving record Police closing in on Sydney bikie's killer Expert calls for more speed cameras White clings to hope of playing football again World More World » Israel accused of killing scientist with magnetic bomb Middle East correspondent Anne Barker, staff The murder of an Iranian nuclear scientist during Tehran's morning rush hour is set to add to growing tensions between Iran and the West. More » Marines allegedly urinated on Taliban corpses French journalist killed in Syria Study links skyscrapers to financial crashes Tourism minister takes bungee leap of faith Business More Business » New glitch reveals ANZ bank statements ANZ bank has again halted customer access to online bank statements because of privacy concerns following a technical glitch. More » Coalition split on future for car subsidies Study links skyscrapers to financial crashes Fat flyers should pay more: former Qantas economist QBE shares dive after profit warning Shares seesaw as investors look for direction US economy sees 'moderate' expansion World markets mixed in choppy session Politics More Politics » Libya quiet as Gaddafi deadline looms By Mary Ann Jolley, wires An International Criminal Court deadline looms for the new regime in Libya to announce how it plans to deal with prized captive Saif al-Islam Gaddafi. More » Gillard hits out at anti-whaling activists Authorities recovering alleged fraudster's property Public schools draw funding short straw Giffords marks shooting anniversary Sport More Sport » Giant-killer Tomic into Kooyong decider Australia's Bernard Tomic has defeated French star Gale Monfils to reach the final of the Kooyong Classic in Melbourne. More » Aussies hedging bets on WACA greentop Berisha scare tempers Roar boost Kvitova on track as Wozniacki loses Gerrard puts Reds close to Wembley Spurs make Premier League a three-horse race Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Hawking too ill to attend 70th birthday party The world's best known living scientist, Stephen Hawking, was too ill to attend his 70th birthday celebrations on Sunday but in a recorded speech urged people to "look up at the stars" and be curious about the universe. More » Virus theory for chronic fatigue dismissed Rare Moon mineral found in Australia Mawson centenary voyage heads south Indians snap up $45 tablet computer Environment More Environment » Elusive Burmese monkey captured on camera By environment reporter Conor Duffy Burma's extremely rare and elusive species of snub-nosed monkey has been captured on camera for the first time. 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