04-Aug-2012 05:08

'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

The still point of the turning world - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e42f9828-d58b-11e1-af40-00144feabdc0.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

Merkel's man becomes the Becket of the Bundesbank - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4064a24a-dd67-11e1-8fdc-00144feab49a.html

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

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

London Olympics tennis: Andy Murray defeats Djokovic, to face Federer in final - Zee News :: http://zeenews.india.com/sports/london-olympics-2012/london-olympics-tennis-andy-murray-defeats-djokovic-to-face-federer-in-final_746780.html

MotoGP: Valentino Rossi to decide future in coming weeks - BBC Sport :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/motogp/19011545

How to relaunch the Batman franchise - Yahoo! Movies UK (blog) :: http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-editors/relaunch-batman-franchise-153029594.html

Xbox 720 Development Kit Photos Surface - IGN :: http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/07/29/xbox-720-development-kit-photos-surface

Athletics: Superb Ennis exceeds her expectations - Reuters Canada :: http://ca.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idCABRE8721Q620120803

Madrid Hints at a Possible Bailout - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443687504577567020462042862.html

Family wants answers on shooting - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/family-wants-answers-on-shooting-8005968.html

New photo is 'convincing' proof of Loch Ness monster — or not - NBCNews.com :: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48496067/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Fall tragedy at flats - The Sun :: http://www.thesun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/4470732/Fall-tragedy-at-flats.html

Coalition faces rift over political reform - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/08/03/uk-britain-coalition-idUKBRE8721SZ20120803

NASA's white knuckled ride with a Mars rover - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/world/nasas-white-knuckled-ride-with-a-mars-rover-20120804-23ltc.html

British coalition faces rift over political reform - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-britain-coalitionbre8721se-20120803,0,7695319.story

Parents convicted in teen's 'honor killing' - Newsday :: http://www.newsday.com/news/world/parents-convicted-in-teen-s-honor-killing-1.3881676

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

Murder Trial of Disgraced Chinese Official's Wife to Begin - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/04/world/asia/murder-trial-of-gu-kailai-to-begin-next-week-in-china.html

Olympics cycling: Home support boosted GB, says Ed Clancy - BBC Sport :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19123063

Here's Apple's e-mail thread about a 7-inch iPad - CNET :: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57486733-37/heres-apples-e-mail-thread-about-a-7-inch-ipad/

Boeing, SpaceX big winners in NASA contest for new spacecraft - The Seattle Times :: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2018844148_nasaboeing04.html

RBS hits back over nationalisation talk - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/28de9534-dcdd-11e1-99f3-00144feab49a.html

London 2012 Olympics: Jessica Ennis sitting pretty in her quest for gold - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/sport/athletics/london-2012-olympics-jessica-ennis-sitting-pretty-in-her-quest-for-gold-1-2448944

Ben Ainslie one victory from gold medal in Finn class following stunning revenge ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/sailing/9450172/Ben-Ainslie-one-victory-from-gold-medal-in-Finn-class-following-stunning-revenge-sail-at-London-2012-Olympics.html

25 years for parents who murdered their daughter - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/25-years-for-parents-who-murdered-their-daughter.18351649

Kim Jong-un Holds First Foreign Delegation Meeting - The Chosun Ilbo :: http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/08/04/2012080400694.html

Super Saturday Brits go for gold - WalesOnline :: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/2012/08/04/super-saturday-brits-go-for-gold-91466-31546405/