09-Dec-2013 07:00

Few human beings can be compared to Jesus Christ. Nelson Mandela was one - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/peteroborne/100249502/few-human-beings-can-be-compared-to-jesus-christ-nelson-mandela-was-one/

Chocolate blog: Snickers on Mount Olympus - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/andrewbakerchoc/100072216/chocolate-blog-snickers-on-mount-olympus/

Ian Nairn: flight from Subtopia - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/011b6942-5cf1-11e3-81bd-00144feabdc0.html

Man's death in tent prompts chemical alert - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/mans-death-in-tent-prompts-chemical-alert-8991846.html

Aldi takes on Apple with cut-price tablet - Ninemsn :: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/technology/2013/12/09/10/14/cut-price-aldi-tablet-delivers-apple-warning

Lily Allen back at top of charts - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/lily-allen-back-at-top-of-charts-29820218.html

Toss-up: Playstation 4 v Xbox One - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/games/tossup-playstation-4-v-xbox-one-20131209-2z0a5.html

Mediterranean diet 'reduces dementia' - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/health/diet-fitness/article3943721.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2013_12_09

Men freed after 'slavery' raids in Bristol area - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25290687

Gunners face spurs in FA Cup shootout - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/gunners-face-spurs-in-fa-cup-shootout-29820924.html

Westlife's Kian claims jungle crown - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/westlifes-kian-claims-jungle-crown-29820665.html

Labour goes for experience to rebuild party base in Falkirk - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wider-political-news/labour-goes-for-experience-to-rebuild-party-base-in-falkirk.22898848

Susan Boyle reveals Asperger's Syndrome diagnosis - The Statesman Online :: http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/index.php/entertainment/904-susan-boyle-reveals-asperger-s-syndrome-diagnosis

Julie Walters Wins Independent Film Award - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1179582/julie-walters-wins-independent-film-award

Indian worker's death sparks worst riots in peaceful Singapore - Indian Express :: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/18-hurt-after-singapores-worst-rioting-in-decades-hits-little-india-neighborhood/1205292/

Thailand's PM Yingluck Shinawatra dissolves parliament after protests - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/09/thailand-yingluck-shinawatra-dissolves-parliament

Alastair Cook says Ashes defeats have left England 'hurting like hell' - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/dec/09/alastair-cook-ashes-defeat-second-test

Hagel to meet with Pakistan's prime minister - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/hagel-to-meet-with-pakistans-prime-minister/2013/12/09/cb5601b8-608e-11e3-a7b4-4a75ebc432ab_story.html

The day South Africa came to pray, sing and celebrate in Soweto's cathedral - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/08/south-africa-soweto-regina-mundi-church-apartheid-nelson-mandela

Assembly elections 2013: It's advantage Narendra Modi as Rahul Gandhi flops ... - Economic Times :: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Assembly-elections-2013-Its-advantage-Narendra-Modi-as-Rahul-Gandhi-flops-yet-again/articleshow/27099931.cms

Ukraine protesters throng Kiev, topple Lenin statue - Times of India :: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/Ukraine-protesters-throng-Kiev-topple-Lenin-statue/articleshow/27115613.cms

MPs protest as their pay rises by 11 per cent - CITY A.M. :: http://www.cityam.com/article/1386565914/mps-protest-their-pay-rises-11-cent

Thai PM calls elections as protesters fight on - New Straits Times :: http://www.nst.com.my/latest/thai-pm-calls-elections-as-protesters-fight-on-1.426826

American veteran detained in North Korea says he was kept in hotel room - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/12/09/american-veteran-detained-in-north-korea-says-was-kept-in-hotel-room/

Mandela trip dominates Obama's schedule - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2013/12/08/obama-nelson-mandela-south-africa-trip/3908363/

Everton Snatch A Draw At Arsenal - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1179541

Lenin monument toppled as pro-EU protests rage in Kiev - Khaleej Times :: http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile%3Ddata/international/2013/December/international_December260.xml%26section%3Dinternational

Mystery of Bristol harbour 'alien' revealed - Zee News :: http://zeenews.india.com/news/science/mystery-of-bristol-harbour-alien-revealed_895227.html

Oak Bank Hotel: restaurant review - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/dec/08/oak-bank-hotel-grasmere-lake-district-restaurant-review-jay-rayner

My friend won't talk to me because I'm going out with her ex - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/dec/08/friend-angry-i-am-dating-her-ex-mariella-frostrup

Inmarsat begins Global Xpress roll-out - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25199809