17-Dec-2012 14:08

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

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

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

Boris Johnson: Let's ban rickshaw menace from London's streets - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/boris-johnson-lets-ban-rickshaw-menace-from-londons-streets-8421845.html

Helen Flanagan flashes loads of side boob in embarrassing wardrobe ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/helen-flanagan-suffers-wardrobe-malfunction-1493903

Connecticut shooting: Father Ian Hockley told friends of 'dream life' in US days ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2249183/Connecticut-shooting-Father-Ian-Hockley-told-friends-dream-life-US-days-son-Dylan-killed.html?ITO%3D1490%26ns_mchannel%3Drss%26ns_campaign%3D1490

Taxpayers to cough for Comet staff redundo - Register :: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/12/17/comet_taxpayer/

Police Federation criticises Met over officer arrest in Andrew Mitchell row - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/dec/17/police-federation-andrew-mitchell-arrest

England win series in India for first time in 27 years - Cricket - Sport - The ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-win-series-in-india-for-first-time-in-27-years-8421682.html

Syria VP Farouq al-Sharaa says neither side can win war - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20755279

FTSE firmly lower in midday trade as US fiscal cliff looms | 17 December 2012 ... - Stock Market Wire :: http://www.stockmarketwire.com/article/4505306/FTSE-firmly-lower-in-midday-trade-as-US-fiscal-cliff-looms.html

Andrew Mitchell: 'Plebgate' police log false - ITN :: http://www.itn.co.uk/UK/64203/andrew-mitchell--plebgate-police-log-false

Sports Personality 2013: Who's in the frame to succeed Bradley Wiggins next ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/sports-personality-of-the-year/9750091/Sports-Personality-2013-Whos-in-the-frame-to-succeed-Bradley-Wiggins-next-year.html

Polar drilling effort hits snag: Boffins' search for life put on ice - Register :: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/12/17/lake_ellsworth_drilling_halted/

Apple sells 2M iPhone 5s in China in first 3 days - The Age :: http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/apple-sells-2m-iphone-5s-in-china-in-first-3-days-20121217-2bjrz.html

Nick Clegg defends Lib Dems' record as he marks five years as party leader - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/dec/17/nick-clegg-lib-dems-record

A cosmic collision: Two satellites due to smash into surface of the moon… but ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/a-cosmic-collision-two-satellites-due-to-smash-into-surface-of-the-moon-but-dont-worry-it-was-all-planned-by-nasa-8422105.html

The US Already Had a Conversation About Guns—and the Pro Side Won - The Atlantic :: http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/12/the-us-already-had-a-conversation-about-guns-and-the-pro-side-won/266335/

Football: Balotelli takes fine to league tribunal - Bangkok Post :: http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/326622/football-balotelli-takes-fine-to-league-tribunal

Amy Winehouse Inquest To Be Reheard - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1026530

10 Afghan Girls Killed in Old Mine Blast; Car Bomb Kills One in Kabul - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/world/asia/10-afghan-girls-killed-in-old-mine-blast-car-bomb-kills-one-in-kabul.html

Newtown shooting: Obama calls for new US gun controls - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/20757669

Record after rocky path for Hobbit - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/record-after-rocky-path-for-hobbit-20121217-2bjad.html

Age is no barrier for Berlusconi - The Age :: http://www.theage.com.au/world/age-is-no-barrier-for-berlusconi-20121217-2bjbx.html

England end their 28-year wait in India with 2-1 series win - Hindustan Times :: http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Chunk-HT-UI-IndiaVSEngland2012-TopStories/England-end-their-28-year-wait-in-India-with-2-1-series-win/Article1-973799.aspx

Newtown plans burials as school's future debated - Kansas City Star :: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/16/3968512/gov-gunman-shot-self-as-1st-responders.html

'We can't tolerate this anymore': Obama signals action over gun laws - National Post :: http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/12/16/barack-obama-gun-control-newtown-elementary-school-shooting-memorial/

Winner unlikely in Syrian war: al-Sharaa - Ninemsn :: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2012/12/17/01/00/syria-planes-in-deadly-refugee-camp-raid

Kim's serenade an Internet hit - Pakistan Daily Times :: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page%3D2012%255C12%255C16%255Cstory_16-12-2012_pg9_5