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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 07 Aug, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Police cars ablaze in London riot Riot police have been sent in to battle growing unrest in the London suburb of Tottenham after protesters torched two patrol cars, a bus and a shop.More » Fire truck in deadly crash on way to blaze AFP arrive on Christmas Island US mourns biggest loss of life in Afghanistan Search for girl scout missing in Victorian bush Gillard signs off on Tasmanian forest deal Woman calls ambulance while trapped in car Injured campers stable after polar bear attack US calls for unity after credit rating cut Marion Cotillard receives death threats More Analysis » The global craze for austerity will result in more pain Fear is again stalking international markets. Wall Street and European bourses suffered huge sell-downs as investors rushed for the exits. For much of the northern hemisphere, the bad economic news this year has been unrelenting. But none of this will affect Australia, right? Wrong. As anyone who owns a cafe or a clothes store will know, Australia's economy is already showing marked signs of weakness.More » Apologising for the bomb: a letter on our anniversary Conversations: the world's in for a wild economic ride Moonlight affair still clouds Gillard's identity What if the Oslo terrorist was Ahmad Breivik? Put down your gun: the tyranny of professional 'consensus' Giving birth to the AFL's giant, vile beast No end to hacking's house of horrors The Arab Spring Myer, Myer on the wall, who's got the worst service of all? World More World » US mourns biggest loss of life in Afghanistan The United States vowed to "stay the course" in Afghanistan after 31 US soldiers were killed when, according to local officials, the Taliban shot down their helicopter.More » Police cars ablaze in London riot US calls for unity after credit rating cut Al Qaeda-inspired rebels abandon Somalia's capital Injured campers stable after polar bear attack Japan PM vows nuclear-free future US soldier jailed for killing Afghan civilian Reports of Gaddafi's son's death 'dirty lies' Police convicted of post-Katrina shootings Science and Technology More Science and Technology » NASA's Juno probe sets sail for Jupiter NASA has launched the billion-dollar solar-powered spacecraft Juno on a five-year journey to Jupiter in search of what makes up the solar system's biggest planet.More » Telescope detects oxygen in space NBN heading for six new towns NASA gets close look at asteroid Vesta Half of European men 'share King Tut's DNA' Environment More Environment » Japan PM vows nuclear-free future Japan's prime minister Naoto Kan renewed his pledge to help make Japan nuclear-free as Hiroshima marked the 66th anniversary of the US atomic bombing amid the Fukushima crisis.More » Fukushima stokes fear on Hiroshima anniversary Turnbull decries war on climate science Murray water reform delay under fire Greens demand action on Sumatra logging claims About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at omsstraffic.4321@blogger.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. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 © 2011 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC Email newsletters