17-Dec-2012 12:06

FTSE 100 Drops for a Third Day Amid U.S. Budget Concern - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-17/ftse-100-drops-for-a-third-day-amid-u-s-budget-concern.html

Connecticut shootings: Obama pledges to keep children safe - Channel 4 News :: http://www.channel4.com/news/connecticut-shooting-obama-we-cant-tolerate-this

Syrian vice president says neither side can win war - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/17/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE8AJ1FK20121217

Nick Clegg hits out at 'draconian' wing of Conservative Party - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20754022

Wiggins wins Sports Personality of the Year award - Others - More Sports - The ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/wiggins-wins-sports-personality-of-the-year-award-8421198.html

England find themselves in whimper wonderland with series win in India - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/dec/17/england-in-india-2012-13-england-cricket-team

Abe intensifies pressure on Bank of Japan - FT.com - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/623f38c2-47f1-11e2-8c34-00144feab49a.html

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

Officer arrested over Andrew Mitchell 'pleb' leak - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20751703