16-Dec-2013 05:41

Threatwatch: Chikungunya virus spreads in the Americas - New Scientist :: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24757-threatwatch-chikungunya-virus-spreads-in-the-americas.html

Tibetans displaced within region 'amid rampant mining' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25359391

Books: on Britain's place in the world - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e203b8c4-60ca-11e3-b7f1-00144feabdc0.html

Ten reasons to be optimistic about 2014 - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielhannan/100250647/ten-reasons-to-be-optimistic-about-2014/

Senior NHS doctors who refuse to work weekends face the sack: Hospitals with ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2524355/Senior-NHS-doctors-refuse-work-weekends-face-sack-Hospitals-poor-records-face-fines-12m.html

Syrian helicopter bomb raids kill 36 in Aleppo - monitor - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/12/16/uk-syria-crisis-aleppo-idUKBRE9BE0E520131216

Nelson Mandela laid to rest in home village of Qunu, South Africa - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-nelson-mandela-funeral-20131215,0,491034.story

BBC pay-offs: MPs condemn 'cronyism' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25367046

The ill need our support and protection - not help with suicide, says Baroness ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2524366/The-ill-need-support-protection--help-suicide-says-Baroness-Butler-Sloss.html?ITO%3D1490%26ns_mchannel%3Drss%26ns_campaign%3D1490

Jayden Parkinson: Man Charged With Murder - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1182818/jayden-parkinson-man-charged-with-murder

Heathrow noise curb could be relaxed - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/transport/article3950163.ece

Google refuses to answer to British court over privacy lawsuit - South China Morning Post :: http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/technology/article/1381769/google-refuses-answer-british-court-over-privacy-lawsuit

Knowing Mandela, by John Carlin - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/a7288316-61c8-11e3-916e-00144feabdc0.html

Moves to cap immigration from other EU countries - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wider-political-news/moves-to-cap-immigration-from-other-eu-countries.22956712

Senators McCain, Murphy join massive Ukraine anti-government protest ... - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/12/15/senators-mccain-murphy-join-massive-ukraine-anti-government-protest-threaten/

Winter Blunderland: Organiser of flop Milton Keynes Christmas event blames ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mk-winter-wonderland-organiser-flop-2932028

22-year old man arrested over Jayden disappearance - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g0lcwegxz7xN88Td5cAYXtEVpCMw?docId%3Dd6a98520-1641-4e7b-b9e5-d6fdb17bfe55

Israeli Soldier Shot Dead On Lebanon Border - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1182823/israeli-soldier-shot-dead-on-lebanon-border

Bus falls from elevated highway in Manila killing 21 and injuring 20 - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/philippines/10519754/Bus-falls-from-elevated-highway-in-Manila-killing-21-and-injuring-20.html

UK Parliament condemns BBC, New York Times' Mark Thompson over payouts - Daily News & Analysis :: http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-uk-parliament-condemns-bbc-new-york-times-mark-thompson-over-payouts-1935801

Profits from Paul Walker's last film to be donated to charity - NDTV :: http://movies.ndtv.com/hollywood/profits-from-paul-walker-s-last-film-to-be-donated-to-charity-459157

Israeli soldier killed in firing at Lebanon border: Report - Zee News :: http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/israeli-soldier-killed-in-firing-at-lebanon-border-report_897077.html

Kim Jong Un's aunt appears safe after husband's execution - NBCNews.com (blog) :: http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/15/21909377-kim-jong-uns-aunt-appears-safe-after-husbands-execution

Ukrainians pour into streets in massive rally - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/12/15/ukraine-protests-rally/4030727/

China's lunar probe leaves trace on moon - Daily News & Analysis :: http://www.dnaindia.com/scitech/report-china-s-lunar-probe-leaves-trace-on-moon-1935806

Peter O'Toole Dead at 81 - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/lawrence-arabia-star-peter-otoole-dead-81-21226433

Where is the Israeli De Clerk? - Haaretz (blog) :: http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.563712

Shane Watson hits 103 v England - Ninemsn :: http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id%3D8772022

Syrian regime's barrel bombs kill children in Aleppo - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/world/syrian-regimes-barrel-bombs-kill-children-in-aleppo-20131216-hv5ux.html

Villas-Boas: I won't quit Spurs - Goal.com :: http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/137/england/2013/12/16/4481997/villas-boas-i-wont-quit-spurs

Andy Murray voted BBC sports - Jakarta Post :: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/12/16/andy-murray-voted-bbc-sports-personality-2013.html