09-Dec-2013 08:01

Egypt: 'Dwarfs' fight to be classed as disabled - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-25258948

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/

Vitali Klitschko, pugilist politician aiming to lead Ukraine - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/24824ffc-5d16-11e3-a558-00144feabdc0.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

A Marxist take on economic meltdown - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/5a71e7f2-5b7d-11e3-a2ba-00144feabdc0.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

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

HSBC considers floating UK banking business - The Star Online :: http://www.thestar.com.my/Business/Business-News/2013/12/09/HSBC-Considers-Floating-UK-Banking-Business.aspx

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

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

Mandela death: Scores of world leaders to head to S Africa - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25292478

North Korea says Kim's powerful uncle dismissed for 'criminal acts' - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/12/09/uk-korea-north-idUKBRE9B70CI20131209

Arsenal face Spurs in FA Cup third round - Zee News :: http://zeenews.india.com/sports/football/arsenal-face-spurs-in-fa-cup-third-round_774950.html

Xbox One backwards-compatibility prank breaking consoles - NEWS.com.au :: http://www.news.com.au/technology/gaming/xbox-one-backwardscompatibility-prank-breaking-consoles/story-fnjwmjt2-1226779086842

'Shocking' decline of UK countryside birds revealed - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/dec/09/decline-uk-countryside-birds

Hundreds Riot in Singapore's Little India - Voice of America :: http://www.voanews.com/content/hundreds-of-south-asians-riot-singapores-little-india/1806308.html

Protesters fell Lenin statue, tell Ukraine's president 'you're next' - IBNLive :: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/protesters-fell-lenin-statue-tell-ukraines-president-youre-next/438559-2.html

India's BJP set to form government in key states - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-25296410

Key to preventing dementia: Mediterranean diet - Business Standard :: http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/key-to-preventing-dementia-mediterranean-diet-113120900246_1.html

Football - Martinez urges Barkley patience - Yahoo Eurosport UK :: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/football-martinez-urges-barkley-patience-061303700--sow.html

Thai prime minister asks monarchy to dissolve parliament - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-thailand-protests-20131209,0,4164437.story

85-year-old vet says he was well-fed, comfortable during North Korea detainment - NBCNews.com (blog) :: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/08/21822508-85-year-old-vet-says-he-was-well-fed-comfortable-during-north-korea-detainment

Mandela mourned at the South African embassy in Oman - Times of Oman :: http://www.timesofoman.com/News/Article-26766.aspx

Lenin statue toppled in Ukraine protest - CNN :: http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/08/world/europe/ukraine-protests/

Hagel Arrives in Pakistan - Voice of America :: http://www.voanews.com/content/hagel-arrives-in-pakistan/1806310.html

Riot in Singapore's Little India - New Straits Times :: http://www.nst.com.my/latest/riot-in-singapore-s-little-india-1.426559

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

'Fearsome' Mitchell Johnson has the heart of a teddy bear! - Daily News & Analysis :: http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-fearsome-mitchell-johnson-has-the-heart-of-a-teddy-bear-1932032

If we are serious about freedom of speech, then everyone must have it - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/brendanoneill2/100249523/if-we-are-serious-about-freedom-of-speech-then-everyone-must-have-it-including-cranks-nutters-and-extremists/

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