16-Dec-2013 20:56

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

Lots of atheists, more Muslims, fewer Christians and Jews: this is the new America - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/damianthompson/100250598/lots-of-atheists-more-muslims-fewer-christians-and-jews-this-is-the-new-america/

Watermelon Caroline Lucas denies her true nature - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100250712/watermelon-caroline-lucas-denies-her-true-nature/

Tories accuse Ed Miliband of preparing to 'rip up' green belt - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/hands-off-our-land/10520348/Tories-accuse-Ed-Miliband-of-preparing-to-rip-up-green-belt.html

Warnings over text-sharing apps - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25354641

UK's Cameron visits troops in Afghanistan - Daily Herald :: http://www.heraldextra.com/news/world/asia/uk-s-cameron-visits-troops-in-afghanistan/article_5faa7da5-66c2-5418-8b83-5275bbb42d8f.html

Lawrence of Arabia or The Sound of Music? What politicians' favourite films say ... - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danhodges/100250764/lawrence-of-arabia-or-the-sound-of-music-what-politicians-favourite-films-say-about-them/

Commercial version of Aakash 2 tablet launched in UK - Economic Times :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/hardware/commercial-version-of-aakash-2-tablet-launched-in-uk/articleshow/27487527.cms

'Robot dragonfly' is the smallest and lightest self-navigating drone - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/robot-dragonfly-is-the-smallest-and-lightest-selfnavigating-drone-9008723.html

Sketch: Theresa May doffs her cap - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10521330/Sketch-Theresa-May-doffs-her-cap.html

Austria swears in EU's youngest foreign minister Sebastian Kurz - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/25407573

pub fires chef, forgets he's in charge of Twitter account - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/16/oxfordshire-pub-fires-chef-forgets-hes-in-charge-of-twitter-account-4232166/

Two peers suspended from the House of Lords after offering to do paid work for ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/two-peers-suspended-from-the-house-of-lords-after-offering-to-do-paid-work-for-undercover-reporters-9008814.html

Arctic Sea Ice Volume is 50 Percent Higher than Last Year - American Live Wire :: http://americanlivewire.com/2013-12-16-arctic-sea-ice-volume/

Andy Murray congratulated for being so boring - USA TODAY :: http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/12/andy-murray-bbc-sports-personality-adidas/

Fire strikes: union announces walk-outs on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/fire-strikes-union-announces-walkouts-on-christmas-eve-and-new-years-eve-9008824.html

BT default porn filter turned on for new customers - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/16/bt-default-porn-filter-turned-on-for-new-customers-4233004/

Harvard, UMass: Two threats, two scares during finals week - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-umass-harvard-threats-20131216,0,2561697.story

EU referendum: playing war games over UK future - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25401335

Dennis Rodman back in North Korea this week despite political tension - The Star Online :: http://www.thestar.com.my/News/World/2013/12/17/Dennis-Rodman-back-in-North-Korea-this-week-despite-political-tension.aspx

Family Guy Creator Seth MacFarlane Brings Brian the Dog Back to Life - Us Magazine :: http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/family-guy-seth-macfarlane-brian-the-dog-alive-20131612

The Ashes 2013-14: England's Joe Root and Ben Stokes can learn from humbling - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/theashes/10521581/The-Ashes-2013-14-Englands-Joe-Root-and-Ben-Stokes-can-learn-from-humbling.html

Google Buys Another Robotics Firm - Voice of America :: http://www.voanews.com/content/google-buys-another-robotics-firm/1811499.html

Oscar-winning actress Joan Fontaine dead at 96 - New York Daily News :: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/oscar-winning-actress-joan-fontaine-dead-96-article-1.1549259

SAS 'not involved' in Diana's death - Burnley and Pendle Citizen :: http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/uk_national_news/10881189.SAS__not_involved__in_Diana_s_death/?ref%3Dvar_0

Mandela's Hometown Faces Life After Madiba - Wall Street Journal :: http://live.wsj.com/video/mandela-hometown-faces-life-after-madiba/76B21C53-74E1-4802-AAD7-A60D025BD8D1.html

Postscript: Peter O'Toole - New Yorker (blog) :: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/12/peter-otoole-obit-anthony-lane.html

We should call Europe's bluff over immigration rules - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/columnists/article3950977.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2013_12_16

Two charged over tweets to feminist campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/two-charged-over-tweets-to-feminist-campaigner-caroline-criadoperez-9008947.html

Raw: In the midst of finals, Harvard evacuates - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2013/12/16/4041527/

Rodgers hails Flanagan potential - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/rodgers-hails-flanagan-potential-29842466.html