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NewsMail Morning Edition Thu 22 Aug, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » UN meets amid reports hundreds killed in Syrian nerve gas attack By Europe correspondent Mary Gearin, wires The United Nations Security Council is holding an emergency meeting to discuss claims Syrian government forces used toxic nerve gas to kill hundreds of people. The Syrian opposition claims as many as 1,300 people were killed in pre-dawn shelling of rebel-held areas outside the capital Damascus. Video footage posted online, which can not be immediately verified, shows people apparently convulsing and struggling for breath. More footage shows dozens of seemingly lifeless bodies, among them many young children, some of them covered in white sheets. More » Election live: Leaders back on the road after Brisbane debate James Hird suing the AFL for breach of due process after releasing details of Essendon charges Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years' jail Egypt court orders release of Hosni Mubarak Shane Watson breakthrough ton gives Australia edge in fifth Ashes Test More Analysis » Debate Round 2 breathes life into leaders' dialogue The leaders' debate, Round 2. Same protagonists, different setting, and a remarkably different outcome. The first debate at the National Press Club one week into the campaign was, quite simply, dull. But the change in format breathed life into both leaders. With broader questions, a smaller role for the moderator and no podiums to hold forth from, the leaders engaged directly with each other. More » Rudd's 2010 animus is still hurting Labor Hiding unpopular decisions behind inquiries Can social change stop climate change? A campaign sadly lacking in poetry and vision Salvaging pride from a dispiriting Ashes series Strategic Gaffe Management 101 Why is Labor still talking direction after six years? Aussie dollar could be set for post-election fall Coalition and the Sex Party - strange bedfellows? Just In More Just In » British and Irish women remanded in Peru for trafficking cocaine A Peruvian judge has ordered that two young women from Britain and Ireland be remanded in custody pending trial on drug trafficking charges. More » Asylum seekers arrested while preparing to board boat for Australia Hird suing the AFL for breach of due process Fiji releases final version of new constitution Jewel thief nabbed in France Election live: Leaders back on the road after Brisbane debate UN meets amid reports hundreds killed in Syrian nerve gas attack Man arrested over policeman's stabbing in Victoria Three dead after violent domestic dispute on Sunshine Coast Watson's breakthrough century gives Aussies ascendancy World More World » British and Irish women remanded in Peru for trafficking cocaine A Peruvian judge has ordered that two young women from Britain and Ireland be remanded in custody pending trial on drug trafficking charges. More » Fiji releases final version of new constitution Jewel thief nabbed in France UN meets amid reports hundreds killed in Syrian nerve gas attack Watson's breakthrough century gives Aussies ascendancy Egypt court orders release of Hosni Mubarak Business More Business » Increase in production boosts Woodside profits By resources reporter Sue Lannin Oil and gas giant Woodside Petroleum has posted a record half year profit, boosting its earnings by more than seven per cent. More » ACCI sends IR priorities to Labor and Coalition Billabong rescue package clears regulatory hurdle Bank stocks lift in company reporting season Suncorp profit drops by 32.2 per cent Politics More Politics » Asylum seekers arrested while preparing to board boat for Australia By Indonesia correspondent George Roberts A group of nine asylum seekers has been detained on Indonesia's border with Papua New Guinea, where they were hoping to board a speedboat bound for Australia. More » Election live: Leaders back on the road after Brisbane debate Egypt court orders release of Hosni Mubarak In quotes: Who said what during the leaders' forum Abbott deflects questions over 'shut up' remark Sport More Sport » Watson's breakthrough century gives Aussies ascendancy By Matthew Grimson A breakthrough Ashes ton from Shane Watson has helped Australia to a dominant 4 for 307 at stumps on day one of the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval. More » Hird suing the AFL for breach of due process Ashes Fifth Test Day One: As it happened Cronulla invites NRL integrity unit to investigate account Lions chairman refuses to give way to rivals Furner's support for Ferguson behind sacking Science and Technology More Science and Technology » North Korea unveils 'homemade' smartphone North Korea has unveiled what it says is its first domestically produced smartphone, although industry analysts say the "Arirang" is likely made in China. More » NZ jetpack given green light for take-off Suspended cancer trial prompts call for research integrity body Entrepreneur unveils plans for 1,200kph transport system Trials of cancer drug suspended over data concerns Environment More Environment » Sea anemones bleaching on large scale By Stephanie Smail An international research team warns that sea anemones are bleaching on a large scale and the fish that live in them could be at risk too. More » Scientists 95pc certain humans cause global warming: draft report Toxic water leaks discovered at Fukushima nuclear plant Federal laws 'fail to protect' threatened species CSG mining generates political heat in Gunnedah 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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