17-Dec-2013 06:05

Syria: Saudi prince's anger over royal biopic - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-25401836

One in 10 believe coffee causes cancer (it doesn't) - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/one-in-10-believe-coffee-causes-cancer-it-doesnt-9008437.html

'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

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

Early Polynesians used binary to ease mental arithmetic - New Scientist :: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24766-early-polynesians-used-binary-to-ease-mental-arithmetic.html

Evening Briefing: 'Mission accomplished' - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jameskirkup/100250817/evening-briefing-mission-accomplished/

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/

Be a better person – learn the difference between empathy and sympathy - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/good-to-share/10520466/Learn-the-difference-between-empathy-and-sympathy.html

Commander Chris Hadfield picks his best moments in space - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/10521640/Commander-Chris-Hadfield-picks-his-best-moments-in-space.html

Two to be charged over threatening tweets to woman banknotes campaigner ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2524784/Two-charged-threatening-tweets-woman-banknotes-campaigner-Carolina-Criado-Perez.html

Why today's parents are pushy - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/dec/15/why-todays-parents-are-pushy-baby-boom

Heathrow airport's expansion 'not ruled out' - Channel 4 News :: http://www.channel4.com/news/heathrow-aiport-expansion-third-runway-david-cameron

The lights may soon turn on again in the White House - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9d679056-6330-11e3-886f-00144feabdc0.html

Why stagnation might prove to be the new normal - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/87cb15ea-5d1a-11e3-a558-00144feabdc0.html

To survive, the Tories must throw the kitchen sink at Ed - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/iainmartin1/100250631/to-survive-the-tories-must-throw-the-kitchen-sink-at-ed/

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

Even worse, the rebound is probably only a temporary respite - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/the-good-news-there-has-been-a-dramatic-increase-in-arctic-sea-ice-the-bad-its-still-half-the-level-is-was-in-the-1980s-9008388.html

Tory peer caught 'clocking in' at House of Lords to collect £300 daily expenses - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/politics/article3951359.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2013_12_16

Harvard University all clear after evacuation - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25405033

Ancient hand bone dates origins of human dexterity - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25398642

Beyonce sells 617000 albums in 3 days on iTunes - Manila Bulletin :: http://www.mb.com.ph/beyonce-sells-617000-albums-in-3-days-on-itunes/

Pipe-bomb found in Glenmeen Close garden examined - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/pipebomb-found-in-glenmeen-close-garden-examined-29843745.html

New £27million Stonehenge visitor centre opens with reconstruction of Neolithic ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2525035/New-27million-Stonehenge-visitor-centre-opens-reconstruction-Neolithic-man-based-5-000-year-old-skeleton.html

Clegg blasts May's 'illegal' cap on migrants - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wider-political-news/clegg-blasts-mays-illegal-cap-on-migrants.22959438

Gunshots echo in South Sudan's capital - Independent Online :: http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/gunshots-echo-in-south-sudan-s-capital-1.1623188

A Full-Featured, $38 Tablet Is Coming to the US - Wall Street Journal (blog) :: http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/12/16/a-full-featured-38-tablet-is-coming-to-the-u-s/

Cameron emphasises UK will withdraw all troops from Afghanistan - Firstpost :: http://www.firstpost.com/world/cameron-emphasises-uk-will-withdraw-all-troops-from-afghanistan-1290733.html

Fired chef gets revenge on Twitter - CNN :: http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/16/world/europe/fired-chef-twitter-revenge/

US judge says phone surveillance program likely unlawful - Economic Times :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/us-judge-says-phone-surveillance-program-likely-unlawful/articleshow/27509986.cms

Global biz expansion uneven, euro zone ends year on a high - Moneycontrol.com :: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world-news/global-biz-expansion-uneven-euro-zone-ends-year-onhigh_1009375.html

The last hellraiser - Indian Express :: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-last-hellraiser/1208451/