11-Dec-2012 04:37

Mathias Rust: German teenager who flew to Red Square - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20609795

On the mend: Brave Trooper the pit bull puppy's 'miracle recovery' after being ... - Yahoo! News UK :: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/trooper-gold-pit-bull-miracle-recovery-after-dragged-along-motorway-123625799.html

EU committed to keeping the peace - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/198debee-42c1-11e2-a3d2-00144feabdc0.html

Revealed: Seven Milky Way planets could harbour life - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/revealed-seven-milky-way-planets-could-harbour-life-8399329.html

Putin's paradox of power and weakness - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bbc47b52-42d6-11e2-a3d2-00144feabdc0.html

Europe must stay the austerity course - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/35b77c12-42d6-11e2-a3d2-00144feabdc0.html

MPs' expenses: Culture Secretary Maria Miller's £90000 claims for parents' home - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/9736153/MPs-expenses-Culture-Secretary-Maria-Millers-90000-claims-for-parents-home.html

Pregnant Kate: Radio Station Faces Backlash - Yahoo! News UK :: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pregnant-kate-radio-station-faces-backlash-054358177.html

Juan Manuel Márquez beats Manny Pacquiao - as it happened - The Guardian (blog) :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/dec/09/manny-pacquiao-juan-manuel-marquez-live-4

Radio station behind hoax call to royal hospital to 'co-operate fully' - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/dec/09/radio-station-hoax-call-crisis-meeting

The X Factor final results show - live blog - The Guardian (blog) :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2012/dec/09/the-x-factor-final-results-show-live-blog

The horror of Meth: Before-and-after pictures reveal shocking transformation in ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2244031/The-horror-Meth-Before-pictures-reveal-shocking-transformation-faces-users-hooked-deadly-drug.html

Two strains of C. difficile caused global epidemic, study shows - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-clostridium-difficile-genome-antibiotics-20121210,0,5790460.story

Euro-Skeptics Turn Up Heat on Cameron - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/11/world/europe/euro-skeptics-turn-up-heat-on-cameron.html

Hotel Worker Settles Claim Strauss-Kahn Forced Sex - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/11/nyregion/strauss-kahn-and-hotel-maid-settle-suit-over-alleged-attack.html

Unknown attackers fire at Cairo protesters, nine hurt - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/11/us-egypt-politics-idUSBRE8B90RO20121211

Draft Communications Data Bill cannot proceed, says Clegg - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20668953

Gay Marriage A 'Disaster' For Tories, Says MP - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1023573/gay-marriage-a-disaster-for-tories-says-mp

More trouble ahead for Italy - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/640b3676-42db-11e2-a4e4-00144feabdc0.html

Mancini criticises poor Balotelli - ESPN :: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1257367/late-rvp-strike-stuns-city,-puts-united-6-clear

Woman takes picture of herself on mobile phone stolen at nightclub then ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2246056/Woman-takes-picture-mobile-phone-stolen-nightclub-unwittingly-sends-owner.html

Brief Facebook outage after infrastructure change - Channel News Asia :: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/technologynews/view/1242145/1/.html

Andy Serkis plays dual role in "Hobbit" - Gollum and director - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/11/entertainment-us-hobbit-andyserkis-idUSBRE8B90Y020121211

Belfast Officer Attack Was 'Attempted Murder' - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1023570/belfast-officer-attack-was-attempted-murder

Syrian rebel support from coalition - Sky News Australia :: http://www.skynews.com.au/topstories/article.aspx?id%3D825328

AP source: Delta-Virgin Atlantic deal is close - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/AP0272098175454cf4a00d10d1d8dc4946.html

HSBC Is Said to Avoid Charges Over Laundering - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/hsbc-said-to-near-1-9-billion-settlement-over-money-laundering/

PM rules out a review on drugs - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/pm-rules-out-a-review-on-drugs.19644829

Sturgeon calls for talks on EU after Barroso rebuff - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/political-news/sturgeon-calls-for-talks-on-eu-after-barroso-rebuff.19646327

Prank call DJs' emotional apology to family of nurse - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/prank-call-djs-emotional-apology-to-family-of-nurse.19644890

Even a small bit of clout would still be a step forward for Scotland - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/even-a-small-bit-of-clout-would-still-be-a-step-forward-for-scotland.19645896