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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 15 Jan, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Pair pulled alive from sinking cruise ship A honeymooning couple has been rescued from a capsized cruise ship 24 hours after it ran aground off Tuscany with more than 4,000 people on board. More » Live Blog: Third Test Day Three Australians escape cruise ship disaster Sydney police investigate drive-by shooting Man electrocuted trying to save crash victim Two hurt as glider crashes into barbed wire Business lobby pushes for third Melbourne airport Breast implant register to be non-elective Qatar calls for military intervention in Syria Merkel calls for swift action after EU downgrade More Analysis » Out of our league: the global auto affair The world loves cars. Cars are an object of desire; a status symbol for the wealthy, an aspiration for the poor. People want cars, as a general rule. So why is everybody so rubbish at making them? How is it that barely a car manufacturer in the world seems capable of operating without some kind of government assistance? More » Europe's road to nowhere part 2: roadblocks ahead Aggressors, assassins and UN sceptics: GOP foreign policy Writer asks for similar aid offered to carmakers Howard's award: is there Merit in a Republic? London celebrates as Olympics loom Social inclusion: we need smarter policy The return to Middle Ages justice Europe's road to nowhere part 1: fiscal bondage Time, money and hospitality Just In More Just In » Drink-driving LNP candidate stands down Queensland Liberal National Party leader Campbell Newman says a Gold Coast-based candidate who was caught drink-driving has stood down. More » Two hurt as glider crashes into barbed wire Business lobby pushes for third Melbourne airport Nieminen wins Sydney International Man electrocuted trying to save crash victim Australians escape cruise ship disaster North Korea denies punishing non-mourners Falling cat fractures woman's skull Qatar calls for military intervention in Syria Teenager killed in quad-bike accident World More World » Qatar calls for military intervention in Syria The ruler of the Gulf state of Qatar says Arab countries should send troops into Syria to stop government forces killing civilians. More » Pair pulled alive from sinking cruise ship Merkel calls for swift action after EU downgrade Bomber kills dozens in Iraq pilgrim attack China-friendly leader wins Taiwan re-election Business More Business » Merkel calls for swift action after EU downgrade German chancellor Angela Merkel says a ratings downgrade for nine eurozone countries highlights the need to quickly implement a new EU economic pact. More » Australia at risk of white-collar recession Apple opens factory doors to rights monitors Carr ramps up pressure over motor subsidies Inpex says yes to final investment decision Politics More Politics » Drink-driving LNP candidate stands down Queensland Liberal National Party leader Campbell Newman says a Gold Coast-based candidate who was caught drink-driving has stood down. More » Merkel calls for swift action after EU downgrade China-friendly leader wins Taiwan re-election Japan hands over Australian whaling activists Carr ramps up pressure over motor subsidies Sport More Sport » Live Blog: Third Test Day Three By Joel Zander Grandstand brings you live coverage of day three of the third Test between Australia and India at the WACA Ground in Perth. More » Roar pull off another late miracle Nieminen wins Sydney International Tomic outlasts Fish in Kooyong final Scholes on target as Man Utd keeps pace Moyes keen to keep Cahill at Everton Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Confusion over where Russian probe will land Uncertainty over the location of the impending crash of Russia's failed Mars probe grew on Friday, with an official saying it may end up in the Atlantic and not Pacific Ocean as suggested. More » Hawking too ill to attend 70th birthday party Virus theory for chronic fatigue dismissed Rare Moon mineral found in Australia Mawson centenary voyage heads south Environment More Environment » Japan hands over Australian whaling activists Three anti-whaling activists who boarded a Japanese ship have been handed over to a Customs vessel and are en route to Australia. 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