17-Aug-2012 08:18

UN to open Syria liaison office in place of monitors - Irish Times :: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2012/0817/1224322326276.html

Clarke: Reds must finish in the top four despite owners' claim - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2189436/Liverpool-finish--Steve-Clarke.html

Walsh: Tulisa chav jibe a joke - Irish Examiner :: http://www.irishexaminer.com/world/walsh-tulisa-chav-jibe-a-joke-204402.html

Scientists build robot that can crawl, camouflage itself and hide - The Australian :: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/scientists-build-robot-that-can-crawl-camouflage-itself-and-hide/story-e6frg6so-1226452436354

Cousin of laser is a hot prospect - The Nation :: http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/entertainment/17-Aug-2012/cousin-of-laser-is-a-hot-prospect

UK And Ecuador Clash Over Assange Asylum - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/973595/uk-and-ecuador-clash-over-assange-asylum

Jessica Biel mocked for wearing a dress that 'resembles an emu' - Herald Sun :: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/jessica-biel-mocked-for-wearing-a-dress-that-resembles-and-emu/story-fnbk7kwa-1226452610594

Heat wave: One more day of searing sun before a slight cool down - KVAL :: http://www.kval.com/news/local/Heat-wave-One-more-day-of-searing-temps-before-cool-down-begins-166498446.html

Julian Assange: Ecuador asylum decision criticised - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19292323

Samsung, Apple Told to Wrap Up Argument - The Chosun Ilbo :: http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/08/17/2012081701099.html

Four dead in Thai nightclub fire in Phuket - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/17/thailand-nightclub-fire-phuket

Robin Van Persie debut likely against Everton - Daily News & Analysis :: http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_robin-van-persie-debut-likely-against-everton_1729008

Gove 'Ignored' Experts To Sell School Fields - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/973582

Syria: UN Quits Mission Amid Growing Violence - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/973608/syria-un-quits-mission-amid-growing-violence

Moors murderer Ian Brady seals victim's resting place in letter to his mother - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9481586/Moors-murderer-Ian-Brady-seals-victims-resting-place-in-letter-to-his-mother.html

Gu Kailai verdict to be handed down on Monday - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/17/gu-kailai-verdict-monday

Facebook plumbs new lows as sales curbs start to expire - GMA News :: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/270155/economy/companies/facebook-plumbs-new-lows-as-sales-curbs-start-to-expire

At least 30 died in South Africa mine crackdown: police - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/17/us-safrica-lonmin-idUSBRE87G04K20120817

Rihanna recalls confusion of beating - China Daily :: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/entertainment/2012-08/17/content_15683752.htm

Lebanon clan renouces abductions - euronews :: http://www.euronews.com/2012/08/17/lebanon-clan-renouces-abductions/

Japan to Deport Chinese Arrested for Island Landing - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-16/japanese-group-heads-to-disputed-islands-after-chinese-arrested

Timeline of the notorious Moors murders - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9481646/Timeline-of-the-notorious-Moors-murders.html

No easy way back: Pietersen cannot deny sending texts, so England days look ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-2187457/Kevin-Pietersen-deny-sending-texts-Andrew-Strauss-England-days-look-over.html

Tia Sharp: Police Apologise For Delay In Finding Body In Case Of Missing 12 ... - Huffington Post UK :: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/08/11/tia-sharp-police-apologise-tia-sharpe-body-christine-sharp-stuart-hazell_n_1767678.html

The great wind delusion has hijacked our energy policy - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/9468604/The-great-wind-delusion-has-hijacked-our-energy-policy.html

rover made near-perfect landing - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19219782

'Daddy gave joy to millions of children. But I was dying inside': Tessa Dahl on life ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2186961/Tessa-Dahl-Roald-Dahls-daughter-life-father-best-selling-childrens-author.html

In China, cheap and cheerful phones outsmart Apple - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/16/uk-china-smartphones-idUSLNE87F01120120816

Nokia launching Windows 8 Lumia on Sept 5? - Times of India :: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/news/hardware/Nokia-launching-Windows-8-Lumia-on-Sept-5/articleshow/15517222.cms

Top A-level grades fall for first time in 21 years - Channel 4 News :: http://www.channel4.com/news/top-grades-at-a-level-fall-for-first-time-in-21-years

Wadham School A-Level results: Head teacher's pride at student grades - This is Somerset :: http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/Wadham-School-Level-results-Head-teacher-s-pride/story-16721353-detail/story.html