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NewsMail Morning Edition Sun 17 Aug, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » US air strikes help Kurdish bid to retake Mosul dam Kurdish troops backed by US warplanes have launched a bid to recapture Mosul dam from jihadists, a senior Kurdish military official says. Major General Abdelrahman Korini says Kurdish Peshmerga with US air support have seized control of the eastern side of the dam. Sources within Mosul said an air strike close to the dam by US fighter jets killed 11 IS militants and injured six others. The dam, which is Iraq's largest, provides electricity to northern parts of the country and is key to efforts by Islamic State militants to provide electricity to areas under their control. More » Abbott criticised for 'bewildering' Scottish independence comments State of emergency declared in Ferguson as protests continue Ukraine rebels getting tanks for offensive: leader Man dies after 35 found packed in shipping container NT cattle stations sold as live export fallout lingers Wallabies, All Blacks draw 12-12 in Bledisloe opener Attempted murder charge over shopping centre shooting PM confronts 'terrorism tourism' in welfare move Julie Bishop's mobile compromised during MH17 talks More Analysis » When militarised police meet institutional racism Troops in combat expect to use lethal force to achieve military objectives, and to defend themselves from others who are trying to kill them. What message does it send to communities when police are armed and outfitted in the same way? And what message does it send to the police themselves? Both the killing of an unarmed black teenager and the vicious response to protesters have shown Americans the dangers of militarised policing. More » Secrecy becomes dangerous in a war zone A plea to the left: push back harder No more Mr Nice Joe Tackling trolls in our imperfect system We know the threat, now how do we address it? 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 Just In More Just In » Ukraine rebels getting tanks for offensive: leader Ukrainian rebels are getting new armoured vehicles and fighters trained in Russia to launch a major counteroffensive against government forces, a separatist leader says. More » NT cattle stations sold as live export fallout lingers US air strikes help Kurdish bid to retake Mosul dam State of emergency declared in Ferguson as protests continue Abbott criticised for 'bewildering' Scottish independence comments Man dies after 35 found packed in shipping container Wallabies and All Blacks locked in 12-12 draw Anasta calls time on 288-game career FBI joins Bali investigation into body in suitcase Attempted murder charge over shopping centre shooting World More World » Ukraine rebels getting tanks for offensive: leader Ukrainian rebels are getting new armoured vehicles and fighters trained in Russia to launch a major counteroffensive against government forces, a separatist leader says. More » US air strikes help Kurdish bid to retake Mosul dam State of emergency declared in Ferguson as protests continue Man dies after 35 found packed in shipping container FBI joins Bali investigation into body in suitcase NZ ski chopper crash kills 1, injures 6 Business More Business » Mining giant BHP to split, spin off assets By business editor Ian Verrender BHP Billiton has confirmed that it will split the company and spin off its second tier assets into a new corporation. In an announcement to the Australian Securities Exchange on Friday, the world’s biggest mining group said it had explored whether to sell its “non-core” assets or house them in a new company and had opted for a demerger. It is expected to reveal the full details of the plan when it releases its full year results on Tuesday but speculation today is that the new company will be headquartered in Perth with a mixture of the company’s South African and Australian nickel, manganese and aluminium assets. More » Macquarie to compensate customers over advice scandal ANZ's third quarter earnings hit record high $5.2 billion Hardie blames poor manufacturing performance for earnings downturn Corporate Australia in denial over climate change: Dunlop Mining gains lift share market higher Politics More Politics » Abbott criticised for 'bewildering' Scottish independence comments Prime Minister Tony Abbott has waded into the Scottish independence debate, telling a British newspaper that a breakaway Scotland would not help the world. Scotland goes to the polls next month to decide whether to end the 307-year-old union with England. "I think that the people who would like to see the break-up of the United Kingdom are not the friends of justice, the friends of freedom," Mr Abbott said. A spokesman for the Scottish independence campaign has responded to Mr Abbott's comments by saying independence seems to be working well for Australia. More » PM confronts 'terrorism tourism' in welfare move 'Gandhi, Christ would face arrest' under new laws: Bob Brown Australia 'facing asylum seeker royal commission' RSPCA warns 'ag-gag' laws could backfire Sport More Sport » Wallabies and All Blacks locked in 12-12 draw The Wallabies and the All Blacks fought out a 12-12 draw in Sydney in a tense, tight Bledisloe Cup opener. More » Van Gaal's United lose opener, Arsenal and Spurs win Tigers' finals dream alive after 10-point Crows scalp Lions shock injury-hit Magpies in 67-point win Bombers keep finals hopes alive with thrilling win over Eagles Roosters romp past struggling Wests Tigers 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. 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