30-Aug-2013 04:50

Lewis Hamilton column: Alonso and Raikkonen to challenge Vettel - BBC Sport :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/23805727

The Fastest-Spinning Object Ever Made - The Atlantic :: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/08/the-fastest-spinning-object-ever-made/279198/

Chairman of Irish Times to quit within weeks - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/business/media/chairman-of-irish-times-to-quit-within-weeks-29537932.html

Vodafone in $130bn talks to sell Verizon stake - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/telecoms/article3854965.ece

Steve Ballmer's retirement from Microsoft - The Seattle Times :: http://blogs.seattletimes.com/northwestvoices/2013/08/29/steve-ballmers-retirement-from-microsoft/

Entertainer Rolf Harris charged with indecent assault of two girls - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/entertainer-rolf-harris-charged-with-indecent-assault-of-two-girls-8789384.html

Can't make it to work? Skype could soon beam in your 3D body-double - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cant-make-it-to-work-skype-could-soon-beam-in-your-3d-bodydouble-8789945.html

OFT set to drop inquiry as Amazon scraps ban - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/retailing/article3855491.ece

Woman to face death by firing squad - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/woman-to-face-death-by-firing-squad.22000020

Chelsea bolsters front-line with Samuel Eto'o, Arsenal lose strike weapon Lukas ... - ABC Online :: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-30/chelsea-sign-eto27o2c-arsenal-lose-podoloski/4924864?section%3Dsport

Rolf Harris charged with child sex offences - Gulf Daily News :: http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid%3D360144

Fifth American destroyer heads to Mediterranean in build-up of possible Syria ... - Jerusalem Post :: http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Fifth-American-destroyer-heads-toward-the-Mediterranean-in-build-up-before-possible-strike-on-Syria-324725

Northampton man jailed for shooting dog six times before dumping it in ditch - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/08/29/northampton-man-jailed-for-shooting-dog-six-times-before-dumping-it-in-ditch-3942536/

Egypt: What poll results reveal about Brotherhood's popularity - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23846680

Pakistan Overturns Conviction of Doctor in Bin Laden Hunt - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/30/world/asia/conviction-of-doctor-who-helped-cia-find-bin-laden-is-overturned.html

Syria crisis: Downing Street fury over Labour stance - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23862114

DNA test verified Osama bin Laden's ID - NEWS.com.au :: http://www.news.com.au/world-news/dna-test-verified-bin-ladens-id/story-fndir2ev-1226707509123

Cricket - Finch fireworks gives Australia boost - Yahoo! Eurosport UK :: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/cricket-australia-boosted-finch-fireworks-end-victory-drought-015322985.html

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un's former girlfriend shot by firing squad over ... - Herald Sun :: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/north-korean-dictator-kim-jongun8217s-former-girlfriend-shot-by-firing-squad-over-porn-scandal/story-fni0xs61-1226706925431

How to avoid ending up in front of the firing squad in North Korea - The Daily Telegraph :: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/world/how-to-avoid-ending-up-in-front-of-the-firing-squad-in-north-korea/story-fni0xs63-1226707448497

Obama strike plans in disarray after Britain rejects use of force in Syria - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/30/obama-strike-syria-britain-vote

A savage defeat for Cameron... and he brought it on himself - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2406132/Camerons-Syrian-war-games-shambles.html

Paul di Resta left baffled by Pastor Maldonado's driving - BBC Sport :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/23840877

Porn Moratorium After HIV-Positive Test From Performer, Cameron Bay (VIDEO ... - Huffington Post :: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/21/porn-moratorium-hiv_n_3792761.html

What Happened When I Had Sex Every Day For A Year - Huffington Post :: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brittany-gibbons/i-had-sex-every-day-for-a-year_b_3790748.html

Gareth Bale: How Tottenham can thrive without Madrid-bound star - BBC Sport :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23793389

Federer-Nadal On US Open QF Collision Course - ATP World Tour :: http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/08/34/US-Open-Draw-Preview.aspx

A group of stem-cell biologists have grown an "organoid" that resembles a brain - The Economist :: http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21584319-group-stem-cell-biologists-have-grown-organoid-resembles-brain?fsrc%3Drss%257Csct

Chinese find M&A deals hard to clinch - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/811b259e-10c3-11e3-b291-00144feabdc0.html

Firefighters vote to strike - Gazette :: http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/NEWS/10643014.Firefighters_vote_to_strike/

Adrian Muir trial: 'Killer murdered girlfriend then buried her with bunch of flowers ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/adrian-muir-trial-killer-murdered-2236895