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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 10 Nov, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Palfreeman 'held for ransom' in Bulgarian prison By Thea Cowie An Australian imprisoned in Bulgaria says he is being held for ransom after authorities refused the Attorney-General's request for him to complete his sentence in Australia. More » Airline computer glitch creates travel chaos Police inquiry a decoy in Church sex abuse investigation Live blog: First Test Day Two Prince Charles thanks Australians for warm welcome CIA chief Petraeus quits after admitting affair Man faces court over child rape charge Elderly man's ear bitten off in fight over car park Obama stands firm on taxing the rich UN boss praises Australia's Kyoto pledge More Analysis » Devil's Dust: in search of asbestos worker Jeremy Tear Thirty-four years ago I interviewed a man named Jeremy Tear when he was a university student who'd been working during his holidays at James Hardie's asbestos insulation factory. He told me that nobody had ever mentioned a word about the dangers of asbestos to him. He worked in his shorts and a shirt, chipping the caked asbestos away from the machinery. Jeremy, I would love to know what's happened to you. It's now 40 years later and about the time you might develop a mesothelioma. More » What's the point of exporting our emissions elsewhere? Our glorious dead: remembering well on Remembrance Day The dying art of punditry in Australia My advice? Never communicate anything to anyone Live exports save cattle from a painful death in the desert Private faith v public faith Everyone's a winner with the scrapping of the internet filter Missing greatness: What Obama's re-election means It's the demography, stupid Just In More Just In » Blaze tears through Mackay shopping centre Police have declared an emergency at Mackay in north Queensland where a major fire has engulfed several businesses at a shopping centre. More » Happy ending for Oliver in the Emirates Police inquiry a decoy in Church sex abuse investigation Jagger's 1969 love letters up for auction Airline computer glitch creates travel chaos Palfreeman 'held for ransom' in Bulgarian prison Prince Charles thanks Australians for warm welcome Elderly man's ear bitten off in fight over car park Britain cuts off aid to booming India Man faces court over child rape charge World More World » Palfreeman 'held for ransom' in Bulgarian prison By Thea Cowie An Australian imprisoned in Bulgaria says he is being held for ransom after authorities refused the Attorney-General's request for him to complete his sentence in Australia. More » Obama stands firm on taxing the rich CIA chief Petraeus quits after admitting affair Breivik complains about prison conditions Britain cuts off aid to booming India Business More Business » NAB settles toxic loan class action By online business reporter Michael Janda National Australia Bank has agreed to pay around $115 million to settle a case brought against it by shareholders. More » Reserve building its economic hopes on housing WA's Oakajee Port and Rail project scaled back Cash found for investors of failed Banksia Qantas cuts 400 engineering jobs Malaysian court approves Lynas rare earths plant Politics More Politics » Police inquiry a decoy in Church sex abuse investigation By Emily Bourke The NSW Government's decision to establish a special commission of inquiry into the police, rather than the Catholic Church in relation to allegations of sexual abuse by priests, has been labelled a decoy. More » Britain cuts off aid to booming India Victim apologises to former MP for abuse claims Gillard holds historic Indonesia-Timor meeting LNP suspends Palmer's membership Sport More Sport » Live blog: First Test Day Two Follow Grandstand's live coverage of day two at the Gabba, which has been delayed by heavy rain. More » Proteas seek Duminy replacement Happy ending for Oliver in the Emirates Mental bows out a Group One winner Heart attack puts Roar bottom of the table Meares named Australian cyclist of the year Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Princess tomb unearthed in Egypt An Egyptian princess's tomb dating from around 2500 BC has been discovered south of Cairo. More » Researchers develop blood test for bowel cancer NASA rover finds Mars soil similar to Hawaii's New approach to fight Murray acidity Melting runway puts Antarctic flights on ice Environment More Environment » Australia to sign up to Kyoto phase two By chief political correspondent Simon Cullen Australia will sign up to the next phase of the Kyoto Protocol on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, despite concerns from some environmentalists that carbon reduction targets remain too low.  More » 'Unanswered questions' over Cape's UNESCO bid Whale, dolphin beached again after mass stranding Another step toward Murray Basin plan Buffel busters fight outback weed spread 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. 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