05-Aug-2012 15:42

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

Rage and reformation - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/bf1fab64-daf3-11e1-8074-00144feab49a.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

An update to our iPhone app: Take it for a spin. - Washington Post (blog) :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ask-the-post/post/an-update-to-our-iphone-app-take-it-for-a-spin/2012/08/03/4855c7d0-dd95-11e1-9ff9-1dcd8858ad02_blog.html

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

Olympic London deserted: it's a great time to be a tourist in the capital - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/aug/04/london-wish-you-were-here?newsfeed%3Dtrue

James Ashton: Truth is, HMV has done itself no favours - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/james-ashton-truth-is-hmv-has--done-itself-no-favours-8005708.html

A love letter from a US conservative to the postman - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/644327c6-dd54-11e1-8fdc-00144feab49a.html

'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

Usain Bolt and Jessica Ennis in action: Olympics athletics – as it happened - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/aug/04/usain-bolt-jessica-ennis-olympic-live

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

Olympics: Mo Farah wins gold in men's 10000m - IBNLive.com :: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/olympics-farah-wins-gold-in-mens-10000m/278648-73.html

How a Briton fled African jail with the help of machete-wielding - Daily News & Analysis :: http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report_how-a-briton-fled-african-jail-with-the-help-of-machete-wielding_1724079

Service to remember Mark Duggan a year after shooting - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/service-to-remember-mark-duggan-a-year-after-shooting-8008440.html

China summons US diplomat in South China Sea row - AsiaOne :: http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%252BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20120805-363525.html

Johnson 'voters' choice' for leader - The Press Association :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5i1C4rkqKGREhES4UOklS6w8tpGyg?docId%3DB14281791344157113A0

Max from The Wanted might want to look away now - Michelle Keegan's dating ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/michelle-keegan-dating-coronation-street-1218790

I'm pregnant: Imogen Thomas - Hindustan Times :: http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/I-m-pregnant-Imogen-Thomas/Article1-908648.aspx

Isn't she a bit young for you? Harry Styles, 18, proves he's over the cougars as ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2183936/Isnt-bit-young-Harry-Styles-18-proves-hes-cougars-enjoys-second-date-model-Cara-Delevingne-19.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Four teenagers injured in shooting - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/four-teenagers-injured-in-shooting-16193934.html

Pattinson angry with Stewart staying over at Giovanni Agnelli - Business Standard :: http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/pattinson-angrystewart-staying-over-at-giovanni-agnelli/40734/

Heavy rain causes floods in Scottish borders and south-west England - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/aug/05/rain-floods-scottish-borders-england?newsfeed%3Dtrue

Mars rover nears make-or-break landing attempt - Livemint :: http://www.livemint.com/2012/08/05162508/Mars-rover-nears-makeorbreak.html?h%3DB

Heavy rainfall causes landslip - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/heavy-rainfall-causes-landslip-16193937.html

Step change in government sport policy needed, BOA says - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19135794

In pictures: Syrian fighting - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19134318

Nasa's Curiosity rover on course for successful landing - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/9453604/Nasas-Curiosity-rover-on-course-for-successful-landing.html

World On Alert For Massive Solar Storm - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/969059

Planet Bolt forced to wait for the truth - Daily News & Analysis :: http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_planet-bolt-forced-to-wait-for-the-truth_1724243

Syrian Rebels Say Hostages Are Iranian Guards - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/06/world/middleeast/syrian-rebels-say-hostages-are-iranian-guards.html?pagewanted%3Dall

Non-Aligned meet cancelled as Israel bars ministers - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jtwNbIL10Y-awYRtd6a1iZs4Ihow?docId%3DCNG.3dc7a79d06ad7dc82f701613531da926.6c1