12-Dec-2013 04:08

Indonesia: National Condom Week cancelled - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-25299955

Mandela memorial: Outcry over 'fake' sign interpreter - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25330672

Soldier controls bionic arm with mind - Sky News Australia :: http://www.skynews.com.au/tech/article.aspx?id%3D933428%26vId%3D4266888%26cId%3DTech

We can't go on like this – it's time to reform the civil service - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e5e51188-6267-11e3-bba5-00144feabdc0.html

Scientists discover Yellowstone volcano is even bigger than they thought - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2522224/Scientists-discover-Yellowstone-volcano-bigger-thought.html

Supreme Court judges allow Scientology wedding - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25341525

Lloyds: where toxic bonus targets made staff mis-sell to themselves - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/lloyds-where-toxic-bonus-targets-made-staff-missell-to-themselves-8999025.html

Ipsa to set out MPs pay rise plan - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/ipsa-to-set-out-mps-pay-rise-plan-29831520.html

India's Supreme Court Restores an 1861 Law Banning Gay Sex - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/12/world/asia/court-restores-indias-ban-on-gay-sex.html

Islamist Push Halts US Aid to Syrian Rebels - Wall Street Journal :: http://live.wsj.com/video/islamist-push-halts-us-aid-to-syrian-rebels/C0BA3402-3E4A-4451-83F4-616DCE0BC7F3.html

RBS is fined £62m in the US for breaching sanctions against Iran and other ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2522285/RBS-fined-62m-US-breaching-sanctions-Iran-Burma-Sudan.html

Uruguay becomes first country to legalize marijuana trade - NBCNews.com (blog) :: http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/10/21852934-uruguay-becomes-first-country-to-legalize-marijuana-trade

Seeing Mandela's face, for the first and last time - Haaretz :: http://www.haaretz.com/.premium-1.563020

Scientology officially recognised as religion - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/world/scientology-officially-recognised-as-religion-20131212-hv5dj.html

Spotify offers free music streaming on mobiles - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/smartphone-apps/spotify-offers-free-music-streaming-on-mobiles-20131212-2z8jb.html

Putin To Give State-Of-The-Nation Address - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1181071

Health inspectors discover MAGGOTS among hundreds of failings at GP practices - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/care-quality-commission-inspectors-discover-2917763

Brooks, Morgan `joked about snooping' - Ninemsn :: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2013/12/12/07/27/brooks-morgan-joked-about-snooping

Fresh sex offences guidance published - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25339511

Is SC verdict on Section 377 a war between gay rights, humanity? - Firstpost :: http://www.firstpost.com/living/is-sc-verdict-on-section-377-a-war-between-homosexuality-and-humanity-1282529.html

Nelson Mandela memorial fake sign language controversy: who's the man in the ... - ABC Online :: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-12/nelson-mandela-memorial-fake-impersonator-in-gifs/5152014

US suspends non-lethal aid to Syrian opposition - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/12/11/syria-rebels-us-aid/3986057/

Mourinho sees funny side as laboured Blues do the bare minimum - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/mourinho-sees-funny-side-as-laboured-blues-do-the-bare-minimum-29831250.html

Is it ever OK to take a selfie at a funeral? - New York Daily News :: http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/selfie-funeral-article-1.1544461

Mandela magic has its limits in Africa - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3e910340-618d-11e3-b7f1-00144feabdc0.html

Britain's first gay marriages to take place from March 29 - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gakB0SGERl1wmJ-8ypihShplnKhQ?docId%3D95ab03f1-675c-49e7-a8be-acc5cb628b9d

Breathe in that dirty doublethink - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ccc5159a-60ff-11e3-916e-00144feabdc0.html

Ovarian cancer – facts, figures and hope for the future - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/judithpotts/100249588/ovarian-cancer-facts-figures-and-hope-for-the-future/

Holden confirms it will leave Australia in 2017 - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/dec/11/holden-confirms-leaving-australia-cars

David Cameron warns MPs' pay body not to insist on 11% hike - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25336073

Zavvi threatens shoppers after accidental PS Vita deliveries - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25330615