17-Oct-2012 04:16

US prepares first-strike cyber-forces - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19922421

Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley win the Nobel prize for economics - as it happened - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/oct/15/nobel-economics-prize

Unmasking Reddit's Violentacrez, The Biggest Troll on the Web - Gawker :: http://gawker.com/5950981/unmasking-reddits-violentacrez-the-biggest-troll-on-the-web

Norwegian base jumper survives terrifying drop - Yahoo! Eurosport UK (blog) :: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/jumper-survives-terrifying-fall-174805796.html

How Jimmy Savile, master manipulator, evaded exposure as a paedophile - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/jimmy-savile/9607133/How-Jimmy-Savile-master-manipulator-evaded-exposure-as-a-paedophile.html

Jimmy Savile: police officers repeatedly failed sex victims - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/jimmy-savile/9606494/Jimmy-Savile-police-officers-repeatedly-failed-sex-victims.html

Felix Baumgartner lands safely after record-breaking jump – live - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/oct/14/felix-baumgartner-sound-barrier-live

Attorney general blocks disclosure of Prince Charles letters to ministers - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/oct/16/attorney-general-blocks-prince-charles-letters

Bottles of liquid egg whites recalled after being linked to salmonella - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2218552/Bottles-egg-whites-linked-salmonella-cases.html

Peace prize sets off an unseemly scuffle - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c86a56b2-177d-11e2-8cbe-00144feabdc0.html

China needs a robust credit infrastructure - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fc84c4c8-0e13-11e2-8b92-00144feabdc0.html

Family 'not told' grandmother was put on Liverpool Care Pathway - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9612091/Family-not-told-grandmother-was-put-on-Liverpool-Care-Pathway.html

Did Global Warming Really Stop in 1997? - NBCNews.com :: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49434848/ns/us_news-environment/

Harlow fire deaths: Three-year-old 'still critical' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19966263

Move over, Tatooine! Amateurs discover planet with four suns - CNN :: http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/16/us/space-planet-four-suns/index.html

Hilary Mantel wins Man Booker prize for second time - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/oct/16/hilary-mantel-wins-booker-prize

British man Shajul Islam charged over Syria journalist kidnappings - The Australian :: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/british-man-shajul-islam-charged-over-syria-journalist-kidnappings/story-e6frg6so-1226497549224

Starbucks facing boycott over tax: Protest groups threaten to try and close ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218819/Starbucks-facing-boycott-tax.html

Jimmy Savile scandal: Disgraced star was allowed to stay overnight at girls ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/jimmy-savile-scandal-disgraced-star-1383146

Probable iPad mini unveiling helps end Apple stock skid - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-apple-shares-20121017,0,624245.story

Block on Prince Charles' letters to ministers - The Sun :: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4593525/Block-on-Prince-Charles-letters-to-ministers.html

Scots computer hacker Gary McKinnon wins 10-year fight against extradition to US - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/news/scots-computer-hacker-gary-mckinnon-wins-10-year-fight-against-extradition-to-us-as-mother-welcomes-victory-for-the-little-person-1-2581313

Is Javier Bardem playing the first gay Bond villain in 'Skyfall'? Bardem and ... - Entertainment Weekly (blog) :: http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/10/16/javier-bardem-gay-bond-villain-skyfall/

In Pakistan's Swat Valley, a girls' school is gripped by fear - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/in-swat-a-girls-school-gripped-by-fear/2012/10/16/018bafd4-17b7-11e2-a346-f24efc680b8d_story.html

Gillard's speech prompts misogyny definition rethink - ABC Online :: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-17/misogyny-redefined-after-gillard-speech/4317468

Cuba Dropping Its Much-Reviled Exit Visa Requirement - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/17/world/americas/cuba-lifts-much-reviled-rule-the-exit-visa.html?pagewanted%3Dall

England v Poland Game Called Off Due To Rain - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/998615/england-v-poland-game-called-off-due-to-rain

Facebook opens international engineering centre - Stuff.co.nz :: http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/7828035/Facebook-opens-international-engineering-centre

Microsoft tablet Surface to start at $499 - Salt Lake Tribune :: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/55094319-79/microsoft-surface-tablet-computer.html.csp

Magid on Tech: iPad Mini expected to be revealed at Apple next Tuesday - San Jose Mercury News :: http://www.mercurynews.com/columns/ci_21787728/magid-tech-ipad-mini-expected-be-revealed-at

Citigroup Board Said to Oust Pandit After Setbacks - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-16/pandit-steps-down-as-citigroup-s-chief-as-corbat-takes-over