 | | NewsMail Morning Edition Fri 01 Aug, 2014 | Top Stories | | More Top Stories » | | By North America correspondent Jane Cowan, wires   Israel and Hamas have agreed to an unconditional 72-hour humanitarian ceasefire to begin later today. UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon and US secretary of state John Kerry announced the temporary break in fighting, which is due to start 8:00am Friday local time (3:00pm AEST), in a joint statement. The statement said "forces on the ground will remain in place" during the truce, implying that Israeli ground forces will not withdraw. The announcement came after the US government denounced the shelling of a United Nations school in Gaza that killed 15 people as "totally unacceptable and totally indefensible". More » | | | 
| | More Analysis » |  The international forces of resistance against internet piracy have a new champion: Horatio Hornblower, known on land as Malcolm Bligh Turnbull. Australians are internationally renowned for our high rates of thievery on the cyber seas, but now the Communications Minister is trimming his sails in pursuit. A word of warning, though: where information, freedom, business and pirates are concerned, there are waterspouts, typhoons and sandbars everywhere. More » | | | Just In | | More Just In » |  Scientists believe that modern birds evolved from a large flesh-eating species of dinosaur that shrank in size over 50 million years. More » | | | World | | More World » | | By North America correspondent Lisa Millar, wires  The head of the CIA has made an extraordinary apology to senior members of congress after an investigation found that its officers had been spying on computers used by their staff. More » | | | Business | | More Business » | | By business editor Ian Verrender  A long running corporate divorce between Shell and Woodside has suddenly become a whole lot messier. Woodside Petroleum and Shell's decade-long attempt to formalise their separation now appears doomed after Australian institutions objected to the terms of the $2.68 billion deal which involved Woodside buying back a 10 per cent stake in itself from Shell. Australian institutions, incensed that Shell was receiving preferential treatment, arced up against the proposal even though the share buyback would have lifted their returns. More » | | | Politics | | More Politics » |  The Refugee Council is demanding Immigration Department staff be sacked if they were involved in a cover-up about the scale of mental health issues among child asylum seekers in detention. More » | | | Sport | | More Sport » |  Sally Pearson put Eric Hollingsworth's outburst behind her as she qualified fastest for the women's 100m hurdles final. More » | | | Science and Technology | | More Science and Technology » | | Scientists believe that modern birds evolved from a large flesh-eating species of dinosaur that shrank in size over 50 million years. More » | | | Environment | | More Environment » | | By Rhiana Whitson  A brown coal-fired power station and briquette factory in Victoria's Latrobe Valley will close next month, two years after receiving a Federal Government bail-out package. More » | | | | 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. Manage your preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact Us | | This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. | |
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