05-Aug-2012 01:28

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

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

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

Mom's genes may explain why women outlive men - CBS News :: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57486609/moms-genes-may-explain-why-women-outlive-men/

Future foods: What will we be eating in 20 years' time? - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18813075

'There's a boa constrictor in my bathroom!': Horrified mother finds 4ft reptile ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2183552/Theres-boa-constrictor-bathroom--Horrified-mother-finds-4ft-reptile-hiding-water-pipes.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Will Ferrell calls Stewart a 'trampire' for cheating on Pattinson - Detroit Free Press :: http://www.freep.com/article/20120804/ENT07/120804004/Ferrell-refers-to-Stewart-as-a-trampire-for-cheating-on-Pattinson?odyssey%3Dnav%257Chead

Apple, be afraid... be very afraid - Independent Online :: http://www.iol.co.za/apple-be-afraid-be-very-afraid-1.1356320

Boy killed in flats plunge named - The Press Association :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5h_yQg-4G_OtrjdIRJPwt4kDrRDzg?docId%3DN0250261344093326966A

The X Factor Planning Pop Legend Holograms? - MTV UK :: http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/the-x-factor/361208-the-x-factor-holograms-dead-music-legends

NASA gives three firms $1.1 bn to build new spacecraft - Firstpost :: http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/nasa-gives-three-firms-1-1-bn-to-build-new-spacecraft-405143.html

New kind of spider which looks like a goblin is named after Sir David Attenborough - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2183671/Sir-David-Attenborough-New-kind-spider-looks-like-goblin-named-TV-legend.html

Fears grow over missing girl, 12 - WalesOnline :: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/2012/08/04/fears-grow-over-missing-girl-12-91466-31551003/

Family plea over "point-scoring" on Olympic Park cyclist's death - Times Online :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/cyclesafety/article3498156.ece

Brand confronted with junkie past - NEWS.com.au :: http://www.news.com.au/news/brand-confronted-with-junkie-past/story-fnejlvvj-1226443100063

Oil-exec murder probe man charged with fraud in UK - Irish Examiner :: http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/world/oil-exec-murder-probe-man-charged-with-fraud-in-uk-561870.html

Iran test-fires 300 km-range missile - Firstpost :: http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/iran-test-fires-300-km-range-missile-405230.html

Liberal Democrat membership plunges by 25% - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/liberaldemocrats/9451668/Liberal-Democrat-membership-plunges-by-25.html

Sudan and South Sudan reach deal on oil - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/sudan-and-south-sudan-reach-deal-on-oil-20120805-23n5p.html

China to hold Gu Kailai murder trial on Aug 9 - sources - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/08/04/uk-china-politics-trial-idUKBRE8730M020120804

'This Is Now': Watch the world in real time via Instagram photos - CNET :: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57486847-93/this-is-now-watch-the-world-in-real-time-via-instagram-photos/

Syrian artillery, aircraft pound rebels in Aleppo - Vancouver Sun :: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Syrian%2Bartillery%2Baircraft%2Bpound%2Brebels%2BAleppo/7043244/story.html

Red planet destination: NASA spacecraft barrelling toward a Mars landing using ... - Montreal Gazette :: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/planet%2Bdestination%2BNASA%2Bspacecraft%2Bbarrelling%2Btoward%2BMars%2Blanding/7042633/story.html

Nasa's Curiosity rover edges closer to Mars - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19132121

Ennis, Farah, Rutherford light up London 2012 Olympics for GB - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19125093

London 2012 Olympic Games: 4 August - today's highlights - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/aug/04/london-2012-olympics-4-august-whats-on-today?newsfeed%3Dtrue

Bolt and Murray set for Super Sunday - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/news/bolt-and-murray-set-for-super-sunday-8008021.html

Prosor to GA: If lying was Olympic sport, Syria would win - Jerusalem Post :: http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id%3D280009

The secret life of Carole Waugh - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/the-secret-life-of-carole-waugh-8007760.html

Photo by PAUL HANNA/Reuters 10 hours ago - Yahoo! Eurosport UK :: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/photos/britains-ed-clancy-geraint-thomas-steven-burke-peter-photo-102711084--spt.html

Surging British Team Wins Six Gold Medals - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443866404577569662153507798.html