17-Dec-2012 11:05

US and UK refuse to sign UN's communications treaty - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20717774

Comedy gold - FT.com - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/a6ae79d4-4380-11e2-a68c-00144feabdc0.html

Cameron shouldn't fear the EU wolf - FT.com - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e0da95cc-4522-11e2-838f-00144feabdc0.html

iPad mini, Kindle Fire HD, or Google Nexus 7? What's in your stocking? - Observer :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012/dec/10/ipad-kindle-fire-google-nexus

Piltdown Man: A hoaxer still pursued - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20729785

Australia plans drill of ancient Antarctic ice core - Business Recorder (blog) :: http://www.brecorder.com/general-news/172/1269095/

"These tragedies must end" Obama tells grief-stricken Newtown as pressure ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/these-tragedies-must-end-obama-tells-griefstricken-newtown-as-pressure-grows-for-action-on-gun-control-8421047.html

Ho ho ho, it's time for another festive round-up of the year's greatest games ... - The Guardian (blog) :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2012/dec/17/top-25-games-of-2012

Relations with China important for Japan: Abe - Xinhua :: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-12/17/c_132046022.htm

X Factor UK winner is No 1 - gulfnews.com :: http://gulfnews.com/about-gulf-news/al-nisr-portfolio/tabloid/x-factor-uk-winner-is-no-1-1.1119847

Andy Murray third in BBC Sports Personality of the Year - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/20753669

Lisa Riley for Emmerdale return? - RTE.ie :: http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/1217/rileyl.html

Aggreko drives FTSE 100 losses - FT.com - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/184e1ad6-4822-11e2-a1c0-00144feab49a.html

UK Government Rejects Automatic Porn Blocking - Wall Street Journal (blog) :: http://blogs.wsj.com/tech-europe/2012/12/17/u-k-government-rejects-automatic-porn-blocking/

Officer arrested in 'plebgate' inquiry - FT.com - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7cd204e6-4826-11e2-a1c0-00144feab49a.html

Nick Clegg could begin break up of Coalition next year - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/nick-clegg/9749640/Nick-Clegg-could-begin-break-up-of-Coalition-next-year.html

Funeral due for royal hoax nurse - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20752390

Tesco hospitals: more surgeons need to work weekends, RCS admits - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9749706/Tesco-hospitals-more-surgeons-need-to-work-weekends-RCS-admits.html

Connecticut school shooting: Barack Obama declares 'we can't tolerate this any ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/9749423/Connecticut-school-shooting-Barack-Obama-declares-we-cant-tolerate-this-any-more.html

Mancini loses patience with Balotelli as Manchester City exit looms - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/premiership/mancini-loses-patience-with-balotelli-as-manchester-city-exit-looms-16251551.html

Benitez slams Chelsea players' attitude during Club World Cup final loss to ... - Zee News :: http://zeenews.india.com/sports/football/benitez-slams-chelsea-players-attitude-during-club-world-cup-final-loss-to-corinthians_753427.html

Jacintha Saldanha: Nurse's Funeral In India - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1026321/jacintha-saldanha-nurses-funeral-in-india

10 girls killed in Afghan landmine blast - Middle East, World News - Independent.ie - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/world-news/middle-east/10-girls-killed-in-afghan-landmine-blast-3327732.html

A Connecticut elegy - New York Daily News (blog) :: http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/pageviews/2012/12/a-connecticut-elegy-0

Sport - Wiggins named BBC Sports Personality of the Year - Khaleej Times :: http://www.khaleejtimes.com/sport/inside_sport.asp?xfile%3D/data/general/2012/December/general_December28.xml%26section%3Dgeneral

Connecticut school massacre: British family mourn loss of Dylan Hockley - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9748825/Connecticut-school-massacre-British-family-mourn-loss-of-Dylan-Hockley.html

Eurozone crisis live: China warns of difficult outlook for Europe | Business ... - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/dec/17/eurozone-crisis-china-mario-draghi-berlusconi

Blast Rocks Tribal District in Pakistan - Voice of America :: http://www.voanews.com/content/blast-rocks-tribal-district-in-pakistan/1566266.html

India v England - live! | Rob Smyth and Rob Bagchi | Sport | guardian.co.uk - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/dec/17/india-england-fouth-test-day-five

Nick Clegg: It's sausage time - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20754023

Obama says US shooting tragedies 'must end' - Irish Times :: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/1217/breaking1.html