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NewsMail Morning Edition Wed 21 Sep, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Top Afghan peace negotiator assassinated Afghanistan correspondent Sally Sara, staff The chief negotiator in charge of Afghanistan's peace talks with the Taliban has been assassinated by a suicide bomber at his home in Kabul. More » IMF issues global recession warning Swan named world's best treasurer Japanese flee as Typhoon Roke looms Clarke ton seals Aussie series win Asylum laws to go before parliament Heart Foundation dumps fast food tick Fire crews battle Blue Mountains fire Thousands of Defence clearances in doubt Indigenous group bans dugong hunting More Analysis » Ordure, Mr Speaker, ordure. Let's call the whole thing off Question Time, it's a key ritual in the Parliamentary day. But it's a farce. A piece of unruly, tedious performance that is nothing but pure politics. It serves no good purpose. Here's an idea: let's get rid of it. Kill Question Time. Who would care? More » Plain packaging could go up in constitutional smoke Peer review is dead, long live blog review Don't call this news The tougher side of orator Obama Politics without principles Why damn northern Australia? An unholy union to deport refugees Have the media watchers undermined press freedom? There is no x-factor in patronising judgement World More World » Top Afghan peace negotiator assassinated Afghanistan correspondent Sally Sara, staff The chief negotiator in charge of Afghanistan's peace talks with the Taliban has been assassinated by a suicide bomber at his home in Kabul. More » Protest camp shelled in Yemen's capital IMF issues global recession warning Japanese flee as Typhoon Roke looms Three dead in Ankara bomb attack Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Study links obesity to lack of brain control Clare Pain for ABC Science Online Whether you can resist French fries, cakes and hamburgers may depend on how well a control system in your brain is working, new research suggests. More » Scientists make hydrogen fuel from bacteria and water Bus-size satellite heading for Earth Space station crew makes safe return to Earth On the Seventh Day, he logged off Environment More Environment » $8m wombat bequest being fought by family An American man's bequest of $8 million for an Australian volunteer wombat rescue program may never reach the program. More » Scientists make hydrogen fuel from bacteria and water Tokyo anti-nuclear rally draws thousands BP set to start Bight oil exploration BP spill report spreads blame 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