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NewsMail Morning Edition Sat 01 Jun, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Doubts over evidence against 'terrorist' asylum seeker By Tom Iggulden Refugee advocate Ian Rintoul has cast doubt on Australian Federal Police evidence to a Senate estimates hearing that an Egyptian asylum seeker is a convicted murderer. Police say the man was the subject of an Interpol red notice and had been convicted in absentia by an Egyptian military tribunal of pre-meditated murder and carrying out terrorist acts. But Mr Rintoul has told Lateline that he has documents to prove the man was never convicted of many of the offences listed by the AFP. More » 18yo charged over murder of pregnant woman Turkish police fire tear gas in worst protests for years London attack inquest begins as Queen pays tribute Massive asteroid flies past earth in 'close shave' Tour de France: Bradley Wiggins forced to miss title defence because of injury and illness More Analysis » 'Terrible mistakes': Gaza's cycle of revenge In November 2012, war came once again to the Gaza Strip. For eight days Palestinian militants fired off hundreds of homemade rockets across the border into Israel, while the Israeli army launched over 1,500 air strikes on the small territory. By the time a ceasefire was declared three Israelis and 174 Palestinians were dead. We should not forget the heavy price civilians paid in the conflict.  More » Sophistication needed in cyber defence strategies Asylum seeker boats on Australia's horizon Is this an election or a handover? Global plan needed to end corporate tax haven holidays Greedy pensioners? Far from it Primaries won't solve our political problems Tony Abbott's teary tribute Movie subsidies lure Hollywood stars, but is it worth it? No, I won't take a joke because racism isn't funny Just In More Just In » Massive asteroid flies past earth in 'close shave' By North America correspondent Lisa Millar, wires A large asteroid more than 2.5 kilometres in diameter is passing by Earth this morning in what some space experts have described as a close shave. More » Severe weather warnings issued across Victoria Turkish police fire tear gas in worst protests for years Elderly nun hospitalised after attempted robbery Union warns of more strikes at Perth airport 18yo charged over murder of pregnant woman Zimbabwe court orders Mugabe to call election Doubts over evidence against 'terrorist' asylum seeker London attack inquest begins as Queen pays tribute Police investigate firebombing of suburban shop World More World » Turkish police fire tear gas in worst protests for years Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannons at demonstrators in central Istanbul, wounding scores of people and prompting rallies in other cities in the fiercest anti-government protests for years. The unrest reflects growing disquiet at the authoritarianism of prime minister Tayyip Erdogan and his Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP). Thousands of demonstrators massed on streets surrounding Istanbul's central Taksim Square, while protests erupted in the capital Ankara and the Aegean coastal city of Izmir. More » Zimbabwe court orders Mugabe to call election London attack inquest begins as Queen pays tribute Tiananmen Mothers criticise Chinese president Troops flood Myanmar town to quell violence Nigeria passes bill to outlaw gay marriage Business More Business » Internet traffic forecast to triple in four years By business editor Peter Ryan and staff A leading technology firm forecasts that the need for internet speed will increase at a mind-boggling pace over the next three years. More » Man crushed by truck at NBN work site Last-minute sell-off tips market into the red Volkswagen on defensive over safety concerns Australians continue to dodge debt Politics More Politics » Turkish police fire tear gas in worst protests for years Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannons at demonstrators in central Istanbul, wounding scores of people and prompting rallies in other cities in the fiercest anti-government protests for years. The unrest reflects growing disquiet at the authoritarianism of prime minister Tayyip Erdogan and his Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP). Thousands of demonstrators massed on streets surrounding Istanbul's central Taksim Square, while protests erupted in the capital Ankara and the Aegean coastal city of Izmir. More » Zimbabwe court orders Mugabe to call election Bishop defends boats policy after criticism from Indonesia Tiananmen Mothers criticise Chinese president Liberal staffers cleared over Tristan Weston affair Sport More Sport » Magpies do it easily against tame Lions Collingwood returned the club's focus to football, beating a disappointing Brisbane side by 49 points at the Gabba. More » Barnes miss condemns Tahs to Crusaders loss Bulldogs narrowly escape Dragons Ailing Wiggins to miss Tour de France title defence Kirilenko dumps Barty after rain delay Demetriou hopeful 'shattered' Goodes plays for Swans Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Massive asteroid flies past earth in 'close shave' By North America correspondent Lisa Millar, wires A large asteroid more than 2.5 kilometres in diameter is passing by Earth this morning in what some space experts have described as a close shave. More » Rogue Monsanto wheat strain 'poses no risk to Australia' Eye-tracking technology watches out for sleepy drivers Chinese spies hacked secret US weapons systems: reports Government urged to come clean on foreign cyber threat Environment More Environment » Clean energy projects stalled ahead of election By environment reporter Sarah Clarke Billions of dollars worth of investments in the clean energy sector are at stake if the Coalition wins the federal election in September. More » Global warming could be slower than first thought: report 'Overwhelming' consensus for manmade warming: review Vital coastal carbon capture systems under threat BP pushes ahead with Bight oil search 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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