03-Jan-2013 20:56

UK urged to spend Afghan withdrawal savings on defence - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/dec/31/uk-afghan-withdrawal-savings-defence

Technology teaser: Who will call it right in 2013? - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20792067

The future of space tourism - BBC News (blog) :: http://www.bbc.com/travel/blog/20121025-the-future-of-space-tourism

China's anti-corruption drive is a sideshow - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/26010c58-54f5-11e2-89e0-00144feab49a.html

Machine translation Conquering Babel - The Economist :: http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21569014-simultaneous-translation-computer-getting-closer-conquering-babel?fsrc%3Drss%257Csct

Drug research Toxic medicine - The Economist :: http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21569015-snake-venom-being-used-cure-rather-kill-toxic-medicine?fsrc%3Drss%257Csct

Television Awards refute claims Jack Whitehall is under pressure to stand down ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/television-awards-refute-claims-jack-whitehall-is-under-pressure-to-stand-down-amid-big-quiz-of-the-year-controversy-8436531.html

Django Unchained: Spaghetti Western and Slavery Mash-Up - Huffington Post :: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marlynn-snyder/django-unchained-spaghett_b_2376003.html?utm_hp_ref%3Dentertainment

36000 bottles of eye drops recalled after printer ink is found inside - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/36000-bottles-of-eye-drops-recalled-after-printer-ink-is-found-inside-8437435.html

A serious Congress needs serious cash - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/06a57cca-5597-11e2-bdd2-00144feab49a.html

Welsh Government 'concerned' over winter fuel cut call - WalesOnline :: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2013/01/03/welsh-government-concerned-over-winter-fuel-cut-call-91466-32542334/

London Zoo's annual stocktake notes down rare insects, tree frogs and penguins - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2256656/London-Zoos-annual-stocktake-notes-rare-insects-tree-frogs-penguins.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

'Do Not Disturb' Bug: While Acknowledging iOS Error, Apple Says To Wait It Out - Huffington Post :: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/03/do-not-disturb-bug-apple-ios-iphone_n_2402395.html

Proposed benefit cuts to those who won't exercise 'not about punishing obesity' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9778930/Proposed-benefit-cuts-to-those-who-wont-exercise-not-about-punishing-obesity.html

Irish mountaineer Ian McKeever killed by lightning strike up Mount Kilimanjaro - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2256734/Irish-mountaineer-Ian-McKeever-killed-lightning-strike-Mount-Kilimanjaro.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Suspected al-Qaida terrorist extradited from Britain to US - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/03/suspected-terrorist-extradited-britain-us

A year in a word: Selective disclosure - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7c1cac06-4bb7-11e2-887b-00144feab49a.html

Year was UK's second wettest on record - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/91ef9c8a-559b-11e2-bdd2-00144feab49a.html

US clears Google's core search - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/61124f52-55d4-11e2-9aa1-00144feab49a.html

Photographer's death while chasing Justin Bieber's car sparks talk of laws ... - San Jose Mercury News :: http://www.mercurynews.com/celebrities/ci_22304671/photographers-death-while-chasing-justin-biebers-car-sparks

Jim Davidson in hiding following arrest - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9779001/Jim-Davidson-in-hiding-following-arrest.html

Microsoft starts E3 countdown, stirring rumors of next Xbox - PCWorld :: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2023660/microsoft-starts-e3-countdown-stirring-rumors-of-next-xbox.html

What time does Celebrity Big Brother 2013 start? Everything you need to know ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/what-time-does-celebrity-big-brother-1516849

Family of Indian rape victim call for juvenile attacker to be executed - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/9779194/Family-of-Indian-rape-victim-call-for-juvenile-attacker-to-be-executed.html

DT Exclusive: Roberto Mancini's training-ground fight with Mario Balotelli - Yahoo! Sports (blog) :: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/dt-exclusive-roberto-mancini-training-ground-fight-mario-193423320--sow.html

'Hand back the Falklands' says Argentinian president in blistering attack on ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/the-people-of-the-falklands-are-british-says-foreign-office-as-david-cameron-rebuffs-argentina-over-colonialism-attack-8436250.html

US drone strike kills key Pakistan warlord - Daily Nation :: http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/US-drone-strike-kills-key-Pakistan-warlord-/-/1068/1657268/-/11v9o3wz/-/index.html

VIDEO: AC Milan pulls plug on friendly with Pro Patria in protest over racist ... - New York Daily News :: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/soccer-team-quits-game-racist-chants-article-1.1232372

Gerard Depardieu pleased at Russian citizenship - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/vladimir-putin/9779261/Gerard-Depardieu-pleased-at-Russian-citizenship.html

Planets Form Around Massive, Distant Star - Slate Magazine (blog) :: http://www.slate.com/blogs/trending/2013/01/03/planet_forming_around_star_hd_142527_and_alma_give_scientists_first_glimpse.html

Gunman kills 3 people, wounds 2 in Swiss village before police shoot and arrest ... - Montreal Gazette :: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Shooter%2Bkills%2Bpeople%2Bwounds%2BSwiss%2Bvillage%2Bbefore%2Bpolice/7768852/story.html