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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 08 Apr, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Matthew Newton arrested in US Troubled actor Matthew Newton has been arrested and charged in the United States after allegedly resisting police and trespassing. More » Easter acts of faith Ocean deaths mar Easter holidays High drama for historic Oxford-Cambridge boat race Search resumes for soldiers buried in avalanche More bloodshed crushes hopes of Syrian ceasefire Body found in high school dam Rising power prices prompt calls for overhaul Man bashed, stabbed, left at train station Authorities baffled by empty raft found off Sydney More Analysis » Infinite debt of a Christian faith Yesterday, my son sat happily at the breakfast table, having a seasonal treat: toasted hot cross buns. Once again, I explained to him and his sister what the crosses mean to Christians. For the faithful the Easter story is chiefly one of love and hope, but the 'good news' of the gospel is not always so sweet. The cross that liberates - with a little help from cognitive dissonance - can also paralyse. More » Can we believe in love? Easter's essential role There's more to Easter than bunnies and bitchin' Drum Wrap: reflections of Easter Not-so-tender tale of Govt hatred and paranoia The real Hunger Games The inhumane headline Students joke at school: an exclusive? East Timor: why the poorest threaten the powerful Climate deniers jump on the ABC's "dog bites man" story Just In More Just In » Leading Chinese pro-democracy advocate dies Chinese dissident Fang Lizhi, a key figure in the pro-democracy movement behind the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, has died in the United States at the age of 76. More » Five shot in possible US hate crimes Two dead after car speeds from police 27 killed in Haiti road accident Matthew Newton arrested in US Body found in high school dam Hopes for nine men trapped in Peru mine Authorities baffled by empty raft found off Sydney Mickelson storms up Augusta leaderboard Man bashed, stabbed, left at train station World More World » More bloodshed crushes hopes of Syrian ceasefire More than 100 people have died and there are claims there has been a new massacre in the Syrian city of Homs as fighting intensifies just days before the start of a UN-backed ceasefire. More » Search resumes for soldiers buried in avalanche Malawi political crisis averted as VP takes reins Hopes for nine men trapped in Peru mine Mali coup leaders agree to civilian power transfer High drama for historic Oxford-Cambridge boat race Business More Business » Woolies accused of misleading shareholders over pokies By Samantha Hawley Woolworths' chairman has been accused of misleading shareholders about the company's ownership of poker machines. More » US jobs figures show sluggish recovery Sky News admits hacking emails Wall St posts worst week this year Politics More Politics » Malawi political crisis averted as VP takes reins Malawian vice-president Joyce Banda has been sworn in as president of the southern African nation after the death of president Bingu wa Mutharika, as fears of a succession struggle receded as state institutions backed the constitutional handover. More » Burma's president holds historic meeting with rebels Scepticism mounts as Syrian violence continues O'Farrell defends A-G over alleged abuse comments Ministers make progress on school funding reform Sport More Sport » Green Machine rolls over Warriors Canberra rolled the Warriors with a seven-tries-to-two, 32-12 defeat in the nation's capital on Sunday afternoon. More » Giants trampled by Roos Mickelson storms up Augusta leaderboard Aussies boosted by Warner's first wicket Firebirds go down again Stosur thrashed by Serena Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Scientists tinker with mango season Australian scientists are working to make mangoes available almost all year round. More » Anonymous launches hacking attack on China Future looks good for bionic eye prototype Canberra wins right to broadcast Mars landing Australian honoured for epilepsy research Environment More Environment » Rising power prices prompt calls for overhaul By Di Martin for Background Briefing There are increasing calls to overhaul Australia's electricity sector as electricity prices skyrocket and governments try to reduce carbon emissions. More » Coastguard sinks tsunami ghost ship Report puts value on Murray-Darling draft Weatherill says review rejects Murray water plan Experts give red mark to green home ratings 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. 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