14-May-2012 00:48

Apple's Siri says the best smartphone is Nokia's Lumia: report - MarketWatch (blog) :: http://blogs.marketwatch.com/thetell/2012/05/11/apples-siri-says-the-best-smartphone-is-nokias-lumia-report/

The Avengers: why Hollywood is no longer afraid to tackle 9/11 - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/may/11/avengers-hollywood-afraid-tackle-9-11?newsfeed%3Dtrue

Ex-Taliban officer assassinated in Kabul drive-by shooting - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/afghanistan/story/2012-05-13/kabul-assassination-Rahmani-Taliban/54944006/1?csp%3D34news

Sixteen hurt in Williams team garage fire - The Age :: http://www.theage.com.au/sport/motorsport/sixteen-hurt-in-williams-team-garage-fire-20120514-1ylkn.html

Merkel's Conservatives Trounced in German State Election - Voice of America (blog) :: http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2012/05/13/merkels-conservatives-trounced-in-german-state-election/

Yahoo CEO steps down amid resume miscue - Dallas Morning News (subscription) :: http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20120513-yahoo-ceo-steps-down-amid-resume-miscue.ece

Ferguson upbeat as United end empty-handed - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/sns-rt-uk-soccer-england-unitedbre84c0df-20120513,0,3239937.story

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany hails' crazy win: it was the best, but ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/9263637/Manchester-City-captain-Vincent-Kompany-hails-crazy-win-it-was-the-best-but-never-again-this-way-please.html

Greek crisis deepens with no deal reached - Herald Sun :: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/greek-crisis-deepens-with-no-deal-reached/story-fn7j19iv-1226354503388

Legendary Stax bass player 'Duck' Dunn dies - Dallas Morning News (subscription) :: http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20120513-legendary-stax-bass-player-duck-dunn-dies.ece

Three JPMorgan execs resign over $2 billion loss - New York Daily News :: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/jpmorgan-chase-execs-resign-wake-bank-2-billion-trading-loss-article-1.1077456?localLinksEnabled%3Dfalse

Top US lawmaker insists 'underwear bomb maker must be killed' - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2143952/Top-U-S-lawmaker-insists-underwear-bomb-maker-killed.html

Scores of mutilated bodies dumped on Mexico highway - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18053841

Mafia boss breaks silence over Roberto Calvi killing - The Guardian (blog) :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/may/12/roberto-calvi-blackfriars-bridge-mafia

Rebekah Brooks looks a perfect picture of the ridiculously compromised - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/world/rebekah-brooks-looks-a-perfect-picture-of-the-ridiculously-compromised-20120512-1yjhe.html

Hague tells bosses to work harder - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18048963

Rolling Stoneagers: How neolithic Britons invented the art of raving at tribal ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2143731/Rolling-Stoneagers-How-neolithic-Britons-invented-art-raving-tribal-gatherings.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Philip Hammond: delay gay marriage law to 'focus on what matters' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9262767/Philip-Hammond-delay-gay-marriage-law-to-focus-on-what-matters.html

Tragic house fire set to claim its sixth child victim - The Sun :: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4313950/Tragic-house-fire-set-to-claim-its-sixth-child-victim.html

UK troops killed by Afghan police - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/uk-troops-killed-by-afghan-police-16157945.html

Kanye West And Kim Kardashian Catch Lakers NBA Playoffs Win - MTV.com (blog) :: http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/05/13/kanye-west-kim-kardashian-lakers-playoff-game/

Taliban infiltration fears grow as 'rogue' Afghan police gun down British soldiers - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/13/taliban-fears-afghan-police-british-soldiers

A wise reshuffle could leave Ed Miliband with a winning hand - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/may/13/reshuffle-miliband-winning-hand-cameron?newsfeed%3Dtrue

'The Avengers' set to top $1b worldwide - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/9263492/The-Avengers-set-to-top-1b-worldwide.html

Global economy back into euro-zone storm, recovery uncertain - Economic Times :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/global-economy-back-into-euro-zone-storm-recovery-uncertain/articleshow/13126767.cms

Fears for sixth house blaze victim - The Press Association :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5jSnTGce27k0rS3yniF-nB-vokymA?docId%3DN0072621336876534291A

Almost 50 bodies found on Mexican highway - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/mexico/9263092/Almost-50-bodies-found-on-Mexican-highway.html

Volcano grows at astounding rate - Stuff.co.nz :: http://www.stuff.co.nz/science/6915463/Volcano-grows-at-astounding-rate

It's fatuous to deny race link in child sex-grooming case, says equality chief ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2143922/Its-fatuous-deny-race-link-child-sex-grooming-case-says-equality-chief-Trevor-Phillips.html

Greek president to continue coalition talks Monday - official - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/13/uk-greece-talks-idUKBRE84C0E220120513

Dog act wins Britain's Got Talent - Pakistan Daily Times :: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page%3D2012%255C05%255C14%255Cstory_14-5-2012_pg9_2