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NewsMail Morning Edition Fri 15 Aug, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » US warplanes break siege of Sinjar: Obama Barack Obama has declared that US air strikes have broken the siege of Iraq's Mount Sinjar. US warplanes have been pounding Islamic State positions around the mountain, where tens of thousands of Yazidis had been sheltering from an Islamic State onslaught. This morning Mr Obama declared the siege was over, saying air strikes and aid drops had saved "many innocent lives". Mr Obama's statement came as Nouri al-Maliki gave up his fight to stay on as Iraq's prime minister, a move which could end the political deadlock which has hampered the fight against the Islamic State. More » Robin Williams had early onset Parkinson's disease: wife Police search Cliff Richard's property in sex crime investigation Thailand stops Australian couples leaving with surrogate babies Royal commission interviews parents of allegedly abused children Obama calls for peace in wake of Ferguson shooting Australian 'sexually assaulted' by flight attendant Australian surfer dies in huge wave in Indonesia Sri Lanka accuses UN human rights chief of prejudice Woman sexually harassed by colleague calls for inquiry More Analysis » Secrecy becomes dangerous in a war zone Reporters travelled to Ukraine to tell the story of Australia's admirable, risky, heart-breaking MH17 mission. But secrecy from AFP and DFAT put their safety at risk. Departments have developed a default position of mistrust towards journalists, and while this may be seen as harmless enough in certain circumstances, in a conflict zone it is a different story. This is my plea for better information if the inspectors are ever able to return to the MH17 crash area, and in all such high-risk conflicts in the future. More » No more Mr Nice Joe Tackling trolls in our imperfect system Inequality: an old concern given new prominence Manipulation and the politics of fear Hockey, Shorten: tongue tied and in trouble How the GP co-payment can be saved The 'eerie' calm before the gold, oil storm Can the Coalition's copayment policy be repaired? Spare us the details about celebrity suicides Just In More Just In » PNG lawyer says sexting ban unconstitutional A prominent constitutional lawyer in Papua New Guinea says a move to ban so-called 'sexting' is an outrageous breach of human rights. More » Man arrested at airport over 1990 murder investigation Royal commission interviews parents of allegedly abused children US warplanes break siege of Sinjar: Obama Sri Lanka accuses UN human rights chief of prejudice Robin Williams had early onset Parkinson's disease: wife Sustained gunfire heard near Pakistan's Quetta airport Obama calls for peace in wake of Ferguson shooting Australian 'sexually assaulted' by flight attendant US asks Europe to help arm outgunned Kurdish forces World More World » PNG lawyer says sexting ban unconstitutional A prominent constitutional lawyer in Papua New Guinea says a move to ban so-called 'sexting' is an outrageous breach of human rights. More » US warplanes break siege of Sinjar: Obama Sri Lanka accuses UN human rights chief of prejudice Robin Williams had early onset Parkinson's disease: wife Sustained gunfire heard near Pakistan's Quetta airport Obama calls for peace in wake of Ferguson shooting Business More Business » Telstra announces $4.3 billion full-year profit By business reporter Stephen Letts Telstra has beaten expectations with its full-year profit surging almost 15 per cent to $4.3 billion. Australia's dominant telco also raised its dividend for the first time in seven years, increasing the final dividend to 15 cents per share, taking the full year payout to 29.5 cents per share, an increase of 5.5 per cent. Telstra also announced a further return to shareholders with an off market share buy-back of up to $1 billion. The market consensus had been for a profit of $4 billion. The result was supported by a strong growth in earnings. More » Fairfax Media returns to profit but signals difficult future Macau success drives Crown Resort's earnings to $656 million ACCC launches court action against Bet 365 and Omniblend CBA boss weighs in on Government's budget woes Full-year profit reports boost local market Politics More Politics » Obama calls for peace in wake of Ferguson shooting By North America correspondent Jane Cowan, wires US president Barack Obama has called for peace on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a police officer. More » US asks Europe to help arm outgunned Kurdish forces Hackers access Russian PM's Twitter account Triabunna inquiry a sham, says Greens committee member Asylum seeker flown off Manus after suicide attempt Sport More Sport » Robredo shocks Djokovic to reach Cincinnati quarter-finals Tommy Robredo has pulled off an upset win over Novak Djokovic to reach the Cincinnati Masters quarter-finals. More » Court of Arbitration for Sport upholds Suarez biting ban Pulis leaves Palace by mutual consent: reports Inglis dominates as Souths beat Broncos John Morris forced into retirement by neck injury Wallabies confirm squad for Bledisloe Cup opener Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Hackers access Russian PM's Twitter account Hackers have accessed Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev's Twitter account, tweeting his resignation and criticising president Vladimir Putin. More » Scientists use Wikibomb in recognition fight Zebrafish study leads to surprising stem cell discovery First woman wins prestigious 'Nobel Prize of maths' Fact or fiction: We only use 10 per cent of our brain Environment More Environment » Fact check: Murdoch misleading on North and South Poles News Corp executive chairman Rupert Murdoch says Australia should approach climate change with great scepticism. In a recent interview, Mr Murdoch said: "At the moment the North Pole is melting a bit, but the South Pole is getting bigger". ABC Fact Check investigates what is happening in the two polar regions. More » Rotting fish on WA beach 'like having a dump near Uluru' Australia faces unprecedented energy oversupply: report 'Stupid' crocodile cowboy poses inside baited trap World's busiest croc-catching crew on patrol in Darwin 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. 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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