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NewsMail Morning Edition Sun 21 Aug, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Blasts and heavy gunfire rock Tripoli Several explosions and heavy gunfire have been heard in central Tripoli, as witnesses reported fighting in some neighbourhoods of the Libyan capital.More » Matching shoe found in Morcombe search Iran jails US 'hikers' for 8 years: report Residents fuming over second Orica leak 12 dead in Canada plane crash Experts search for clues at ABC crash site Israel 'regrets' Egyptian police deaths Abbott wants answers on Thomson saga Clashes in Spain over Pope visit Doherty and Lee clinch series win More Analysis » The modern budget's billions are holier than thou The budgetary black hole. Once upon a time it was a rare phrase, but these days it's always with us, a feature of the permanent campaign. And for that reason, black holes seem neither so black, nor so holey, as they used to do. Perhaps it's all these extra zeroes romping round the place post-GFC that makes us so blasé. Think about it.More » The best of the best: their legacy will live on Convoys aim to truck off Government Sodom and Australia Conversations: myths and realities of forensic science A day in their shoes highlights need for NDIS OECD concerns on education revolution Ownership and exclusion: a lesson from the UK riots Let heroes be heroes Tributes flow for ABC newsmen World More World » Battles rage outside besieged Libyan capital Libya's rebel forces are battling in coastal cities on either side of the besieged capital of Tripoli in a drive to topple Moamar Gaddafi.More » Iran jails US 'hikers' for 8 years: report Egypt recalls Israeli ambassador after police deaths Clashes in Spain over Pope visit Relatives visit Norway massacre site Somalia crisis deepens despite aid Syrian city of Homs under fire Detective arrested over UK hacking leaks 35 dead in Afghan bus crash E Timor disbands pro-independence battle unit Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Most Australians duped by science fiction Darren Osborne for Science Online More than three-quarters of Australians believe microscopic life has been found on other planets and almost half believe humans can be frozen and thawed back to life, despite neither being true.More » Bird bones could be one million years old US loses prototype hypersonic bomber Pre-historic eagle and wallaby discovered NSW opens way for R18+ games Environment More Environment » Coral Sea a hotspot for marine life Environment reporter Sarah Clarke A report on the state of the Coral Sea off north Queensland has found that it is one of the last places on earth where large marine animals can still be found in solid numbers.More » Government pushes ahead with power station cuts Spring heralds return of mouse plague Australia urged to stake claim in Antarctica Japan considers canning whaling program 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