17-Dec-2013 19:18

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/

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

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

The mystery of Google's sudden robotics splurge - New Scientist :: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24764-the-mystery-of-googles-sudden-robotics-splurge.html

Students cleared to return to all 4 Harvard campus buildings evacuated over ... - Seattle Post Intelligencer :: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Students-cleared-to-return-to-all-4-Harvard-5069064.php

Why is my daughter not talking to me? - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/dec/15/why-is-my-daughter-not-talking-to-me-mariella-frostrup

The magnanimous essence of Madiba - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a7288316-61c8-11e3-916e-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fcomment%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

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

Britain 'a magnet for immigrants' - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/britain-a-magnet-for-immigrants-29845192.html

Pope Francis marks birthday with online card and meal with homeless - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/17/pope-francis-interactive-birthday

GCHQ oversight of Huawei increases - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/panewsfeeds/gchq-oversight-of-huawei-increases-9010773.html

Benedict Cumberbatch on Sherlock street scenes, Holmes' ''wonderful ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/sherlock-benedict-cumberbatch-sherlock-street-2936888

Italy's president fears violent insurrection in 2014 but offers no remedy - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/ambroseevans-pritchard/100026297/italys-president-fears-violent-insurrection-in-2014-but-offers-no-remedy/

The Supervolcano Under Yellowstone Is Way Bigger Than We Thought - Slate Magazine :: http://www.slate.com/articles/video/video/2013/12/yellowstone_volcano_it_s_bigger_than_we_thought_when_will_it_erupt_again.html

UK police rule out new investigation into Princess Diana's death - NBCNews.com (blog) :: http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/17/21935282-uk-police-rule-out-new-investigation-into-princess-dianas-death

Half of the UK 'suitable for fracking', report says - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25420552

Nigella Lawson's assistant 'found banknotes coated with white powder' - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/17/nigella-lawson-assistant-banknotes-white-powder

RBI likely to raise repo rate by 0.25% to tame inflation - Financial Express :: http://www.financialexpress.com/news/rbi-likely-to-raise-repo-rate-by-0.25-to-tame-inflation/1208743

The Case Against Multivitamins Grows Stronger - NPR (blog) :: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/12/17/251955878/the-case-against-multivitamins-grows-stronger

Fire bomb attack part of 'upsurge' - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/fire-bomb-attack-part-of-upsurge-29845512.html

Andre Villas-Boas needed a miracle to make signings gel at Tottenham - Sam ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2525143/Andre-Villas-Boas-needed-miracle-make-signings-gel-Tottenham--Sam-Allardyce.html

UK drug smugglers jailed in Peru - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25423627

Germany's first female defence minister has won some big fights, writes ... - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4bd65f14-670f-11e3-a5f9-00144feabdc0.html

Sketch: Boris tangles with the great yellow albatross - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10523794/Sketch-Boris-tangles-with-the-great-yellow-albatross.html

India snubs US delegation, withdraws security over diplomat's arrest - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-india-us-diplomat-arrest-20131217,0,458772.story

The top TV complaints of 2013 - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10523732/The-top-TV-complaints-of-2013.html

British surgeon 'murdered by Syrian regime' - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/17/british-surgeon-murdered-syrian-regime-says-uk-foreign-minister

Lee Rigby murder jury told: "Islam is not on trial - being a 'solider of Allah' is no ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/lee-rigby-murder-trial-islam-2937233

Snowden offers to help Brazil on NSA snooping in exchange for asylum - The Globe and Mail :: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/snowden-offers-to-help-brazil-investigate-nsa-snooping-in-exchange-for-asylum/article16003446/

Shane Watson lauds Darren Lehmann influence on Australian team - Daily News & Analysis :: http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-shane-watson-lauds-darren-lehmann-influence-on-australian-team-1936796

Airports Commission: New runways considered at Heathrow and Gatwick - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/airports-commission-report-third-runway-at-heathrow-and-second-at-gatwick-are-option--but-boris-island-left-off-shortlist-9009536.html