02-Mar-2013 11:36

Ex-Bank of Moscow Chief Gets Asylum in Britain - RIA Novosti :: http://en.ria.ru/strange/20130301/179750701.html

NASA probe detects third radiation belt around Earth - RT :: http://rt.com/news/third-radiation-belt-nasa-683/

The Diary: Alec Russell - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/0652359a-8195-11e2-ae78-00144feabdc0.html

Obama says he can't force sequester deal: 'I'm not a dictator' – as it happened - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/01/sequester-deadline-obama-talks-live

Lions 2013: Leigh Halfpenny and Manu Tuilagi book Australia tickets - BBC Sport :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/21578537

Live China TV coverage of executions raises outcry - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china-execute-20130302,0,7551692.story

Boy, 5, racks up £1700 iPad bill in 10 minutes - Irish Examiner :: http://www.irishexaminer.com/world/boy-5-racks-up-1700-ipad-bill-in-10-minutes-224244.html

Health pros: Alcohol is EVIL – raise its price, ban its ads - Register :: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/02/uk_alcohol_report/

Russian ex-banker granted asylum in Britain - Business Recorder (blog) :: http://www.brecorder.com/top-news/1-front-top-news/108732-russian-ex-banker-granted-asylum-in-britain.html

NHS: bereaved mother vows to fight commercialisation - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/mar/02/nhs-commercialisation-bereaved-mother-fight

Queen cancels trip to Wales after stomach bug - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/21639837

US man feared dead after falling into Florida sinkhole - euronews :: http://www.euronews.com/2013/03/02/us-man-feared-dead-after-falling-into-florida-sinkhole/

Eastleigh: a hollow victory for Lib Dems - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/mar/02/eastleigh-hollow-victory-liberal-democrats

Lloyds lose £570million then splash out on £365million in bonuses for banking ... - Scottish Daily Record :: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/lloyds-lose-570million-splash-out-1738602

Live television and dead men walking - The Economist (blog) :: http://www.economist.com/blogs/analects/2013/03/chinese-law-enforcement

Venezuela on edge over Hugo Chavez health rumours - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21639824

Justin Bieber attempts to celebrate his 19th with Ella-Paige Roberts Clarke and ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2286923/Justin-Bieber-attempts-celebrate-19th-Ella-Paige-Roberts-Clarke-14-year-old-Jaden-Smith-night-cut-short-confrontation-club-security.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Sick British queen cancels Wales visit - gulfnews.com :: http://gulfnews.com/news/world/sick-british-queen-cancels-wales-visit-1.1152904

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond warns David Cameron to cut the welfare ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/defence-secretary-philip-hammond-warns-david-cameron-to-cut-the-welfare-budget-not-defence-spending-8517677.html

Villas-Boas: The north London derby will be decided on emotion, not tactics - Goal.com :: http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2013/03/02/3791943/villas-boas-the-north-london-derby-will-be-decided-on?source%3Dbreakingnews%26ICID%3DHP_BN_1

Rise of UKIP spooks Britain's Conservatives - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jxnTrb-UbrqdXL1K6ZUt_cjJY1cQ?docId%3DCNG.88afc92f810fe770af2687f60c4c550a.21

Queens Park Rangers' Dubai break turns into 'stag party' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/queens-park-rangers/9904247/Queens-Park-Rangers-Dubai-break-turns-into-stag-party.html

Ferguson expects Man Utd defender Ferdinand to sign deal - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21639749

Fla. sinkhole that swallowed man grows deeper - Houston Chronicle :: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Fla-sinkhole-that-swallowed-man-grows-deeper-4322496.php

Obama signs steep US budget cuts into effect - Aljazeera.com :: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2013/03/201331172624323302.html

PGA awaits McIlroy explanation for 'mini-crisis' - ESPN.co.uk :: http://www.espn.co.uk/golf/sport/story/195592.html

Watling shines as England lose warm-up match - Moneycontrol.com :: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/wire-news/watling-shines-as-england-lose-warm-up-match_833136.html

Samsung's $1B Bill in Apple Case Reduced by $450M - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/half-1b-apple-awarded-samsung-invalidated-18632511

Anastacia confirms cancer return - RTE.ie :: http://www.rte.ie/ten/2013/0302/anastacia.html

Samsung's $1B bill in Apple case reduced by $450M - U.S. News & World Report :: http://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2013/03/02/samsungs-1b-bill-in-apple-case-reduced-by-450m

Obama signs order to begin $85B in spending cuts - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/02/white-house-to-enact-sequester-cuts-friday-amid-questions-over-impact/