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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Fri 18 Apr, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Navy divers unable to get into South Korean ferry Search and rescue teams battling strong currents and poor visibility have been unable to gain access to a ferry sunk off South Korea's coast. Hundreds of passengers - mostly students and teachers from a South Korean school - remain missing and at least 25 people have been confirmed dead. Relatives mourning the loss of loved ones have lashed out at the captain, as tensions rise over the way authorities have dealt with the situation. The ship's captain has apologised for the loss of life, but prosecutors have revealed the third officer was in charge of the bridge when the ferry began to list. More » No guarantee of success in Ukraine deal: Obama Royal couple walk on Sydney's Manly Beach in front of adoring fans US scientists discover 'Earth-like' planet Kepler-186f New NSW Premier Mike Baird considers Cabinet line-up US city ditches drinking water over urination scare Christ's resurrection 'relevant to all Australians' Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez dies Bluefin-21 completes first scan of seabed Father fears for baby son as mother faces deportation More Analysis » Top 10 tips for atheists this Easter As an intellectual movement, Christianity has a head start on atheism. So it's only natural that believers would find some of the current arguments against God less than satisfying. In the interests of a more robust debate this Easter, I want to offer my tips for atheists wanting to make a dent in the Faith. I've got some advice on arguments that should be dropped and some admissions about where Christians are vulnerable. More » The danger of the monster myth The enthralling art of Easter The Double Cross The star chamber that took down a premier Safety is in the eye of the gun holder Dear columnists, romance fiction is not your bitch You don't need ICAC to see the lies in politics Finding freedom in a 'sousveillance' society Beware blunt response to age pension debate Just In More Just In » Six killed in avalanche on Mount Everest: mountaineering official At least six climbers, believed to be Sherpas, are reported to have been killed near the Mount Everest base camp after an avalanche struck the mountain in Nepal. More » Gunmen kill 20 at South Sudan UN base: US envoy Drunk mother crashes into parked car with baby on board Inmates trash unit at Albany Regional Prison Brisbane father fears for son as Vietnamese ex-partner faces deportation Music labels sue Pandora over royalties for golden oldies US city ditches drinking water over urination scare US scientists discover 'Earth-like' planet Kepler-186f Three people die in crashes in the lead-up to Easter North Korea should face ICC over rights abuses: Kirby World More World » Six killed in avalanche on Mount Everest: mountaineering official At least six climbers, believed to be Sherpas, are reported to have been killed near the Mount Everest base camp after an avalanche struck the mountain in Nepal. More » Gunmen kill 20 at South Sudan UN base: US envoy Music labels sue Pandora over royalties for golden oldies US city ditches drinking water over urination scare US scientists discover 'Earth-like' planet Kepler-186f North Korea should face ICC over rights abuses: Kirby Business More Business » Padbury further delays revealing Oakajee backers By resources reporter Sue Lannin Padbury Mining has again delayed telling the stock exchange who will fund its plans to restart the stalled Oakajee port and rail project. Padbury last week said it had secured $6.5 billion to build the iron ore export project in WA's Mid West, but it refused to name the investors. It was placed into a trading halt because it would not name private equity investors it said would fund the deal. More » NAB business survey suggests investment may pick up Share market makes strong gains ahead of long weekend Economists debate the merits of negative gearing and its possible removal Survey tips Brisbane for best property gains Santos production disappoints, Woodside meets analyst forecasts Politics More Politics » Brisbane father fears for son as Vietnamese ex-partner faces deportation A Brisbane father says he is concerned for his eight-month-old son, whose Vietnamese mother faces deportation from Australia. More » New NSW Premier Mike Baird considers Cabinet line-up China government survey shows 16 per cent of its soil is polluted Robertson admits he should have reported $3 million bribe offer Snowden puts question to Putin during phone-in Sport More Sport » Live: Rabbitohs v Bulldogs, Knights v Broncos, Sea Eagles v Cowboys Grandstand brings you live updates from the Rabbitohs-Bulldogs, Knights-Broncos, Sea Eagles-Cowboys NRL matches. More » Panthers release Grant to join Rabbitohs Riewoldt kicks four as Richmond sinks Lions Alex McKinnon's arm movement improves Exum banks deal before NBA draft Trott to take another break from cricket Science and Technology More Science and Technology » US scientists discover 'Earth-like' planet Kepler-186f Scientists have found an Earth-sized world orbiting in a life-friendly zone around a distant star for the first time. More » High-tech tool to reveal Milky Way origins Hubble's galaxy cluster image reveals 'cross-section of the Cosmos' Research investigations mounting for embattled professor Dog enlisted by council to sniff out koala habitats Environment More Environment » US city ditches drinking water over urination scare The US city of Portland in Oregon is ditching more than 140 million litres of drinking water from a reservoir after a teenager was caught on camera urinating into it. 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