18-Aug-2013 02:04

Son of York! Richard III descendants allowed to challenge Leicester burial - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/aug/16/richard-iii-descendants-allowed-challenge-burial

Barack Obama declines to correct his Egypt mistake - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1a363ea0-0596-11e3-8ed5-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fcomment%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

Art and the female nude - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/60089144-0357-11e3-b871-00144feab7de.html

40 maps that explain the world - Washington Post (blog) :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/08/12/40-maps-that-explain-the-world/

Sky-high energy bills see Britons switch off - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/skyhigh-energy-bills-see-britons-switch-off-8772200.html

Google goes dark for 2 minutes, kills 40% of world's net traffic - Register :: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/17/google_outage/

On-the-spot fines for lane-hogging and tailgating come into force - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/16/on-the-spot-fines-drivers-in-force

civil servants get tax bills paid - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23736585

Andrew Marr returns with rallying call to Scotland's voters - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/scotland/article3844877.ece

Samsung Said to Introduce Watch-Like Phone Next Month - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-16/samsung-said-to-introduce-smartphone-like-wristwatch-next-month.html

Liam Payne slams 'crazy' 1D doc - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/liam-payne-slams-crazy-1d-doc-29506686.html

40 pythons found in Brantford, Ont., motel - CBC.ca :: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/story/2013/08/16/pythons-motel-brantford.html

Philippines ferry Thomas Aquinas sinks, many missing - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23729996

Discovery of English king Richard III under car park sparks row over reinterment ... - euronews :: http://www.euronews.com/2013/08/16/discovery-of-english-king-richard-iiis-bones-under-car-park-sparks-row-over-rei/

Ashes 2013: England v Australia, fourth Test live - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/theashes/10231889/Ashes-2013-England-v-Australia-fourth-Test-live.html

Gibraltar: The thorn in British-Spanish relations - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23738651

Terrorists develop breast implant explosives - Nigerian Tribune :: http://www.tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/news/item/19399-terrorists-develop-breast-implant-explosives.html

Shocking video of Sikh pensioner being punched and spat on by teenage girl - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/video-sikh-pensioner-punched-spat-2176686

Dozens missing as ferry goes down in the Philippines - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/dozens-missing-as-ferry-goes-down-in-the-philippines-8772725.html

Ed Miliband sinks to new low with just one in five voters backing him - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ed-miliband-sinks-new-low-2180694

Standoff Erupts at a Mosque in Cairo as Egypt's Leaders Struggle for Order - New York Times (blog) :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/18/world/middleeast/standoff-in-cairo-as-security-forces-surround-mosque.html

Peru drugs arrests: Third girl on the run fearing for her life - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/peru-drugs-arrests-third-girl-2181045

Arsenal 1 Aston Villa 3 match report: Boos ring out after Christian Benteke puts ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/arsenal-1-aston-villa-3-match-report-boos-ring-outafter-christian-benteke-puts-gunners-to-the-sword-8772458.html

British teen held for assaulting elderly Sikh - Indian Express :: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/british-teen-held-for-assaulting-elderly-sikh/1156613/

'Usaintional' Bolt completes sprint treble - Arab News :: http://www.arabnews.com/news/461576

Ex-Romanian princess Irina on Oregon cockfighting charges - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23737283

What hypocrisy! With Gibraltar besieged, ROBERT HARDMAN visits Spain's own ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2395882/What-hypocrisy-With-Gibraltar-besieged-ROBERT-HARDMAN-visits-Spains-Rock--colonial-outpost-Africa-ocean-going-double-standards-refuse-surrender.html

Diana death: New information assessed by Scotland Yard - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23741483

Truth on Area 51 close, say UFO believers - Brisbane Times :: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/truth-on-area-51-close-say-ufo-believers-20130817-2s3yq.html

Good Start for United; Dismal One for Arsenal - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/18/sports/soccer/roundup.html

Back Egypt's Military, Obama - Daily Beast :: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/17/it-s-time-to-hold-our-nose-and-back-egypt-s-military.html