15-Aug-2012 00:23

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

Akabusi: Bolt gives to athletics, but also takes away - Yahoo! Eurosport UK (blog) :: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/expert-uk/akabusi-bolt-gives-athletics-takes-away-141533081.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

Japan's women footballers get Olympic flight upgrades - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19248413

Mitt Romney chose Paul Ryan to shift the campaign debate; will the gamble pay off? - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/romney-chose-paul-ryan-to-shift-the-campaign-debate-will-the-gamble-pay-off/2012/08/13/f9ae54e2-e557-11e1-9739-eef99c5fb285_story.html

Olympic Britain can avoid a post-games crash - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7e13c6f8-e531-11e1-8ac0-00144feab49a.html

London's East End shows limits of the state - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a4f6df4e-e531-11e1-8ac0-00144feab49a.html

Army warns Olympic Games recovery will take two years - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/aug/13/army-olympic-games-recovery-two-years?newsfeed%3Dtrue

India's place in a 'post-superpower age' - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c0ead8e0-e2d4-11e1-bf02-00144feab49a.html

Doreen Lawrence: 'I got quite emotional. I thought: hold it together' - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/aug/12/doreen-lawrence-i-got-quite-emotional?newsfeed%3Dtrue

Plane Crash Filmed From Inside Cockpit - Yahoo! News UK :: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/plane-crash-filmed-inside-cockpit-110236005.html

Obama to NASA: let me know if you find aliens - Brisbane Times :: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/sci-tech/obama-to-nasa-let-me-know-if-you-find-aliens-20120814-245g7.html

G4S advertises for staff to help police investigate crimes - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/aug/14/g4s-advertises-staff-police-crimes?newsfeed%3Dtrue

Jennifer Aniston Steps Out Post-Engagement - E! Online :: http://www.eonline.com/news/337683/jennifer-aniston-steps-out-post-engagement-is-she-wearing-her-ring

British man convicted of killing his wife and baby daughter in rented ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2188313/Neil-Entwistle-British-man-convicted-killing-wife-baby-daughter-rented-Massachusetts-home-loses-appeal-retrial.html

Robert Pattinson Bonds With Jon Stewart Over Ice Cream - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/robert-pattinson-appears-daily-show-mention-kristen-stewart/story?id%3D16999294

Pirate website owner gets four years. But what about Google? - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/aug/14/pirate-website-owner-four-years

Police chief says gunman in deadly shootout near Texas A&M was killed by ... - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/officer-among-3-dead-after-gunman-being-served-eviction-notice-opens-fire-from-texas-house/2012/08/13/22d02c1a-e5a8-11e1-9739-eef99c5fb285_story.html

Jean-Claude Van Damme wooed Kylie Minogue by showing her 'his Thailand' - The Province :: http://www.theprovince.com/Jean%2BClaude%2BDamme%2Bwooed%2BKylie%2BMinogue%2Bshowing%2BThailand/7089110/story.html

Syrian rebels seek new leverage with abductions - Houston Chronicle :: http://www.chron.com/news/article/Syrian-rebels-seek-new-leverage-with-abductions-3787660.php

Inflation shock rise for commuters - Channel 4 News :: http://www.channel4.com/news/inflation-shock-rise-for-commuters

Obama Spars With Romney on Energy Policy in Swing States - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-14/obama-spars-with-romney-on-energy-policy-in-swing-state-pitches

£148.6m EuroMillions jackpot winners 'celebrated with pizza' - Metro :: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/908469-148-6m-euromillions-jackpot-winners-celebrated-with-pizza

British soldiers accused in Kenyan murder case - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/14/kenya-prostitute-murder-british-soldiers?newsfeed%3Dtrue

Gorgie roof plunge man dies in hospital after police pursuit - Scottish Daily Record :: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/gorgie-roof-chase-man-dies-1261426

Samsung lays out complaints against Apple - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/samsung-lays-out-complaints-against-apple-2012-08-14?link%3DMW_latest_news

George Osborne under pressure to stop rail fare rises - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/9476176/George-Osborne-under-pressure-to-stop-rail-fare-rises.html

Humans and Neanderthals: No hanky-panky - News24 :: http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Humans-and-Neanderthals-No-hanky-panky-20120814

UK couple suddenly richer than Tom Jones - Sky News Australia :: http://www.skynews.com.au/topstories/article.aspx?id%3D783791

Upbeat boy, 16, dies of cancer - NEWS.com.au :: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/upbeat-boy-16-dies-of-cancer/story-e6frfkui-1226450549798

'The Expendables 2': Back When Each Actor Was Most Expendable - Huffington Post :: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/14/the-expendables-2-most-expendable_n_1776900.html?utm_hp_ref%3Dentertainment