13-Aug-2012 18:54

London 2012: 20 more Olympic oddities - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19180559

The Diary: John Jeremiah Sullivan - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/203d9674-e1ff-11e1-8e9d-00144feab49a.html

A letter from America to beatific Olympic Britain - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5d0185d2-e229-11e1-b3ff-00144feab49a.html

London 2012 closing ceremony: unleashing a musical superpower - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/aug/13/london-2012-closing-ceremony-music

Girl power reigns at Games stadium - The Press Association :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5ijO7dPCrRNZzbZl-txn63I-oNViw?docId%3DN0426081344809751359A

Why David Cameron and Nick Clegg could do a deal on state funding for ... - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/benedictbrogan/100176424/why-david-cameron-and-nick-clegg-could-do-a-deal-on-state-funding-for-political-parties/

There's always one! Belarus female shot putter is stripped of gold medal after ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2187660/London-2012-Olympics-Nadzeya-Ostapchuk-stripped-gold-medal-failed-drugs-test.html

Ian Tomlinson death investigation doctor Freddy Patel may face axe - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ian-tomlinson-death-investigation-doctor-freddy-patel-may-face-axe-8038502.html

Blur - BT London Live Closing Ceremony Concert , Hyde Park, review - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/live-music-reviews/9472913/Blur-BT-London-Live-Closing-Ceremony-Concert-Hyde-Park-review.html

Ron Wyden to Mitt Romney: You Know Nothing of My Work - Slate Magazine (blog) :: http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2012/08/13/ron_wyden_to_mitt_romney_you_know_nothing_of_my_work.html

Standard Chartered in talks to settle Iran laundering probe - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-rt-us-standardcharted-probebre87c04o-20120812,0,4199967.story

rover makes detailed crater image - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19244888

Anders Behring Breivik could have been halted – report - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/13/anders-behring-breivik-attacks-halted-report?newsfeed%3Dtrue

Rory McIlroy fires back at his critics with PGA Championship victory - National Post :: http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/08/13/rory-mcilroy-fires-back-at-his-critics-with-pga-championship-victory/

Olympics provide retail boost – despite slow start - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/aug/13/olympics-retail-boost-slow-start?newsfeed%3Dtrue

Syrian state media confirm loss of fighter jet - Haaretz :: http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/syrian-state-media-confirm-loss-of-fighter-jet-1.457973

Norway's Massacre Could Have Been Stopped Sooner, Commission Concludes - NPR (blog) :: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/08/13/158691970/norways-massacre-could-have-been-stopped-sooner-commission-concludes

Mursi makes dramatic demonstration of presidential authority - gulfnews.com :: http://gulfnews.com/opinions/editorials/mursi-makes-dramatic-demonstration-of-presidential-authority-1.1061445

Pope's butler, 'accomplice' must stand trial - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iZaXYdB2mpB-p7pZRYtABt9EvTNA?docId%3DCNG.e73eac565bdf00246753ad8987decb91.1b1

Pope's ex-butler faces trial in 'Vatileaks' scandal - euronews :: http://www.euronews.com/2012/08/13/pope-s-ex-butler-faces-trial-in-vatileaks-scandal/

Jeremy Hunt's wife calls him during Olympic press conference - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/olympicsvideo/9472334/Jeremy-Hunts-wife-calls-him-during-Olympic-press-conference.html

Belarusian shot putter Nadzeya Ostapchuk stripped of Olympic gold medal for ... - Vancouver Sun :: http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Belarusian%2Bshot%2Bputter%2BNadzeya%2BOstapchuk%2Bstripped%2BOlympic%2Bgold%2Bmedal%2Bdoping/7081695/story.html

Stuart Hazell, 37, appeared at Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court via video-link - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2187620/Tia-Sharp-latest-Stuart-Hazell-remanded-custody-appears-court-charged-murder.html

Syrian fighter jet crashes: debate over shoot down or technical failure - Christian Science Monitor :: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0813/Syrian-fighter-jet-crashes-debate-over-shoot-down-or-technical-failure

Miley Cyrus shocks fans with cropped haircut - Vancouver Sun :: http://www.vancouversun.com/Miley%2BCyrus%2Bshocks%2Bfans%2Bwith%2Bcropped%2Bhaircut/7082609/story.html

Romney hails US Olympic haul, Mars landing - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hBOhksD_R81HI328SV1uzhTLM_bQ?docId%3DCNG.a74f928fbea636bfec8c83717b3bf5ea.51

David Cameron intervenes in Adam Jones Qatar 'kidnap' case - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/david-cameron-intervenes-in-adam-jones-qatar-kidnap-case-8038565.html

London bids adieu with musical madness, US tops table - Reuters UK :: http://www.reuters.com/london-olympics-2012/articles/athletics/2012/08/12/london-bids-adieu-musical-madness-us-tops-table

Rifts in Egypt army enabled Morsi to make his move: analysts - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gFeD-BjOv78EBnrgWimOqhWZIwGA?docId%3DCNG.f38e34cb397482694ac54f52e247d561.61

Justin Theroux fails to ask Jennifer Aniston's father John for her hand in marriage - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2187828/Justin-Theroux-fails-ask-Jennifer-Anistons-father-John-hand-marriage.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Olympics Men's Basketball 2012: USA 107 - Spain 100 - as it happened - The Guardian (blog) :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/aug/12/usa-spain-olympic-basketball-live?newsfeed%3Dtrue