21-Dec-2012 00:29

Police comments fuel India's rape fury - Brisbane Times :: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/police-comments-fuel-indias-rape-fury-20121221-2bqci.html

China arrests nearly 1000 doomsday 'cult' members - Business Recorder (blog) :: http://www.brecorder.com/general-news/172/1270717/

Julian Assange: expect more from WikiLeaks - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/dec/20/julian-assange-wikileaks-speech

Crowds gather at Mayan sites - Herald Sun :: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/crowds-gather-at-mayan-sites/story-e6frf7k6-1226541687493

Russia's Putin set for stand-off with EU on Syria, energy - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/12/20/eu-russia-idUKL5E8NKD2P20121220

ICE to buy NYSE Euronext for $8.2 billion - Firstpost :: http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/ice-to-buy-nyse-euronext-for-8-2-billion-565143.html?utm_source%3Dfwire%26utm_medium%3Dhp

Cameron Says 'One Step at a Time' on Mitchell Following Arrests - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-12-20/cameron-says-one-step-at-a-time-on-mitchell-following-arrests

Why 'Zero Dark Thirty' Is the Best Film of the Year - The Atlantic :: http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/12/why-zero-dark-thirty-is-the-best-film-of-the-year/266446/

ICE to buy NYSE Euronext for $8.2 billion - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/20/us-ice-nyse-idUSBRE8BJ0LK20121220

Africa renews call for urgent Mali intervention - Capital FM Kenya :: http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2012/12/africa-renews-call-for-urgent-mali-intervention/

TV review: Bad Santas - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2012/dec/17/bad-santas-tv-review

Has Japan's bond market made its last widow? - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b9985b96-49ed-11e2-a7b1-00144feab49a.html

Rules of the road for world leaders - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/242be96c-486f-11e2-a6b3-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fcomment%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

Ronaldo in Real threat as star will leave Madrid unless he's treated like Barca ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2251168/Cristiano-Ronaldo-quit-Real-Madrid-unless-treat-like-Barcelona-worship-Lionel-Messi.html

Benefits could be limited to buying bare essentials as new website launches to ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2251179/Benefits-limited-buying-bare-essentials-Iain-Duncan-Smith-warns-dangers-giving-claimants-cash.html

A case remains for economic liberalism - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/49235d2c-486f-11e2-a6b3-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fcomment%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

Queen records Christmas message in 3D format - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20804465

David Cameron vows new curbs for online pornography - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/cameron-criticised-over-muddled-and-unworkable-plans-to-protect-children-from-internet-pornography-8426765.html

Village evacuated as floods hit Britain - Channel 4 News :: http://www.channel4.com/news/parts-of-britain-braced-for-more-floods

Flood Defences Pushed To Limit As More Rain Due - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1028153/flood-defences-pushed-to-limit-as-more-rain-due

White cliffs of Dover: locals repel buyout by the French - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/20/white-cliffs-dover-buyout

Discovery of Higgs Boson rated year's top scientific achievement by Science - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/dec/20/top-scientific-discoveries-higgs-boson

Dublin man in court charged in connection with prison officer murder - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/20/court-murder-norther-ireland-prison-officer

Lostprophets frontman charged over child rape plot - New Zealand Herald :: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id%3D1501119%26objectid%3D10855478

New benefits cut 'could devastate' - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/new-benefits-cut-could-devastate-16253047.html

Habitable world discovered orbiting 'Sun's twin' just 12 light years away - Pakistan Daily Times :: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page%3D2012%255C12%255C21%255Cstory_21-12-2012_pg9_7

Bidders set up 4G war rooms to plot tactics - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f22d6974-4aab-11e2-9650-00144feab49a.html

Security holes remain in government jobseekers site - Channel 4 News :: http://www.channel4.com/news/security-holes-remain-in-government-jobseekers-site

Reuters Odd News Summary - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-rt-oddsme8ck02q-20121220,0,4572278.story

US adoption groups voice concern over Russian ban - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hMhB2-KnidVq2XFPOuHD1TxGW-vQ?docId%3DCNG.0f788682499a78c8264d9e34c8053f36.141

Plebgate: David Cameron knew Andrew Mitchell evidence was suspect three ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/plebgate-david-cameron-knew-andrew-mitchell-evidence-was-suspect-three-months-ago-8428041.html