04-Aug-2012 00:03

Poor people want to be poor, they say. Really? - The Guardian (blog) :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2012/aug/03/poor-people-want-to-be-poor?newsfeed%3Dtrue

Obama's support for domestic violence - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/the-lay-scientist/2012/aug/03/africa-obama-administration?newsfeed%3Dtrue

US will fight ITU members for internet domination - Register :: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/03/us_wont_give_up_internet_control/

'Banana' in the bathroom turned out to be boa constrictor - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/9450062/Banana-in-the-bathroom-turned-out-to-be-boa-constrictor.html

A man walks into a bank - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/93a47a62-daf0-11e1-8074-00144feab49a.html

UK cops: Body identified as missing oil executive - NBCNews.com (blog) :: http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/03/13106634-uk-cops-body-identified-as-missing-oil-executive?lite

Putin "cheated us again", Russian band lawyer says - Reuters Canada :: http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCABRE8721CG20120803

Carole Waugh was stabbed to death and hidden in garage - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9450855/Carole-Waugh-was-stabbed-to-death-and-hidden-in-garage.html

Lib Dems under pressure to abandon Lords reform - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/aug/03/lib-dems-abandon-lords-reform?newsfeed%3Dtrue

RAF Games fighter jet scrambled - WalesOnline :: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/2012/08/03/raf-games-fighter-jet-scrambled-91466-31545458/

France seizes E. Guinea ruling family's mansion: justice - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jU0n3BP-tO-6bq3A-6PI_KntO0GQ?docId%3DCNG.2bbaf6b1e340c80d9c43f03c79d67f8d.581

Anxiety over rover's Hollywood-style Mars landing - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-08-03/anxiety-over-rovers-hollywood-style-mars-landing

Britain wins second straight men's team pursuit Olympic gold in world-record time - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/britain-wins-second-straight-mens-team-pursuit-olympic-gold-in-world-record-time/2012/08/03/ea2115d8-dd95-11e1-8ad1-909913931f71_story.html

Rebecca Adlington beaten into bronze: Olympic swimming – as it happened - The Guardian (blog) :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/aug/03/rebecca-adlington-olympic-swimming-live?newsfeed%3Dtrue

NASA awards $1.1 billion to Boeing, SpaceX, Sierra Nevada Corporation - Christian Science Monitor :: http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/0803/NASA-awards-1.1-billion-to-Boeing-SpaceX-Sierra-Nevada-Corporation

Family of British riots death man seek justice one year on - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jo8wo0etZYvXliqosH00k5bU__AA?docId%3DCNG.6071fc38943d156ae90be97ca1f7f558.b21

Pak parents guilty of honour killing in UK - Hindustan Times :: http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/Pakistan/Pak-parents-guilty-of-honour-killing-in-UK/Article1-907900.aspx

More Drama for Kristen Stewart? - CBS News :: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57485773/more-drama-for-kristen-stewart/

Sailing: Ainslie wins mind games with Danish rival - Reuters Canada :: http://ca.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idCABRE8721JB20120803

Team GB's fabulous females weave Olympic spell that captivates the watching ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/9451121/Team-GBs-fabulous-females-weave-Olympic-spell-that-captivates-the-watching-millions.html

More Problems for British Airways Owner IAG - NBCNews.com :: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48493686/ns/business-motley_fool/

Apple reveals rare ad-spend on iPad, iPhone - Reuters Canada :: http://ca.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idCABRE87118P20120803

More blaming after Annan quits - TODAYonline :: http://www.todayonline.com/World/EDC120804-0000033/More-blaming-after-Annan-quits

Boy, 3, dies after fall from Dundee flats - Metro :: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/907406-boy-3-dies-after-fall-from-dundee-flats

COLUMN-An African kleptocracy's US helpers: Bernd Debusmann - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/03/column-debusmann-idINL2E8J3BOM20120803

Belarus expels Swedish ambassador, EU weighs response - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/08/03/uk-sweden-belarus-idUKBRE8721LL20120803

Shafilea Ahmed trial: Parents found guilty of murder and jailed for life - Metro :: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/907338-shafilea-ahmed-trial-parents-found-guilty-of-murder-and-jailed-for-life

Lady Gaga Transforms Herself Into a Unicorn—No, But Really, We're Serious - E! Online :: http://www.eonline.com/news/335378/lady-gaga-transforms-herself-into-a-unicorn-no-but-really-we-re-serious

Russia says UN vote undermines peace efforts in Syria - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19121983

Anna Meares blown away by British cycling queen Victoria Pendleton - Brisbane Times :: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/olympics/cycling-london-2012/anna-meares-blown-away-by--british-cycling-queen-victoria-pendleton-20120804-23llt.html

Worth the wait in gold: After three silvers, "bridesmaid" Grainger is finally ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/katherine-graingers-golden-moment---1212819