18-Dec-2013 19:42

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

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

Japan needs to have a say on Abe's growing power - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d4abc108-6642-11e3-aa10-00144feabdc0.html

Heathrow and Gatwick shortlisted for new runways - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/17/heathrow-gatwick-airports-expansion

South Sudan factional fighting leaves dozens dead - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/17/south-sudan-fighting-dozens-dead-coup-machar

Six Nato soldiers killed in plane crash in southern Afghanistan - Times of India :: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Six-Nato-soldiers-killed-in-plane-crash-in-southern-Afghanistan/articleshow/27540002.cms

Pisa tests lean in the right direction - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/907ba11e-6422-11e3-98e2-00144feabdc0.html

Cameron's European gamble is a losing proposition - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5410d74a-5ea9-11e3-8621-00144feabdc0.html

US doomsday preacher Harold Camping dies at 92 - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25424916

Stop the nanny-state lecturing. I drink because I like it - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/graemearcher/100251075/stop-the-nanny-state-lecturing-i-drink-because-i-like-it/

A bone to pick - The Economist :: http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21591837-enthusiastic-amateur-suggests-work-how-dinosaurs-grew-wrong-bone?fsrc%3Drss%257Csct

Are drones the future of modern warfare? - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25424063

Family Refused Access To Briton Killed In Syria - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1184341/family-refused-access-to-briton-killed-in-syria

Woolwich Jury Urged To 'Use Common Sense' - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1184306/woolwich-jury-urged-to-use-common-sense

Russian amnesty gives hope to Greenpeace crew - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/10525312/Russian-amnesty-gives-hope-to-Greenpeace-crew.html

New Mac Pro available for order on Dec. 19 - San Francisco Chronicle (blog) :: http://blog.sfgate.com/techchron/2013/12/18/new-mac-pro-available-for-order-on-dec-19/

The day's news in pictures: December 18, 2013 - WalesOnline :: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/days-news-pictures-december-18-6428695

Scene Last Night: 'Wolf' Premiere Draws Upton, Peltz - San Francisco Chronicle :: http://www.sfgate.com/business/bloomberg/article/Scene-Last-Night-Wolf-Premiere-Draws-5075435.php

Government's latest cash cuts for councils target the nation's most deprived ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/governments-latest-cash-cuts-councils-2940891

Port Colborne activist included in amnesty bill passed by Russian parliament - Toronto Star :: http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/12/18/canadian_greenpeace_members_included_in_amnesty_bill_passed_by_russian_parliament.html

Looking back on the life of Ronnie Biggs and his links to the Anglia region - ITV News :: http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2013-12-18/looking-back-on-the-life-of-ronnie-biggs-and-his-links-to-the-anglia-region/

1 in 200 women say they've had a 'virgin pregnancy' - Detroit Free Press :: http://www.freep.com/article/20131218/FEATURES08/312180101/1-in-200-women-say-they-ve-had-a-virgin-pregnancy-

Plunging UK jobless rate tests BoE's resolve on rates - BDlive :: http://www.bdlive.co.za/world/europe/2013/12/18/plunging-uk-jobless-rate-tests-boes-resolve-on-rates

EU probes green charge exemptions for German industry - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/12/18/uk-eu-stateaid-germany-idUKBRE9BH0QK20131218

Liverpool set to open Suarez talks - FOXSports.com :: http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/premierleague/story/liverpool-set-to-open-preliminary-contract-talks-with-luis-suarez-121813

Saatchi assistant 'not a fantasist' - Ninemsn :: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2013/12/19/05/15/saatchi-assistant-not-a-fantasist

Brad Pitt's 50th birthday wax figure shows his age - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/12/18/brad-pitts-50th-birthday-wax-figure-shows-his-age/4109645/

Lostprophets' Ian Watkins sentenced to 35 years over child sex offences - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-25412675

Plastic currency is the future. But I can't be the only one who'll mourn the paper ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/plastic-currency-is-the-future-but-i-cant-be-the-only-one-wholl-mourn-the-paper-bank-note-9013679.html

Cameron to resist closer EU defence plans - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/12/18/uk-britain-europe-defence-idUKBRE9BH10120131218

EC threatens Italy with legal action over treatment of migrants - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/18/ec-threatens-italy-legal-action-migrants