19-Dec-2013 00:47

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

Our chance to slash the high costs of currency manipulation - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/327383a2-666b-11e3-aa10-00144feabdc0.html

Manchester United brush aside Stoke to book their League Cup semi-final place - Irish Times :: http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/english-soccer/manchester-united-brush-aside-stoke-to-book-their-league-cup-semi-final-place-1.1632423

White House task force recommends curbs to NSA surveillance - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10527029/White-House-task-force-recommends-curbs-to-NSA-surveillance.html

Djokovic hires Boris Becker - Jakarta Post :: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/12/18/djokovic-hires-boris-becker-coach.html

Briefly World:'2013 2nd worst year for journalists in jail' - Indian Express :: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/briefly-world2013-2nd-worst-year-for-journalists-in-jail/1209447/

FOREX-Dollar vaults to more than 5-yr peak vs yen, Fed cuts stimulus - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/18/markets-forex-idUSL3N0JX4KY20131218

UK to issue plastic banknotes - Jakarta Post :: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/12/18/uk-issue-plastic-banknotes-2016.html

'The Wolf Of Wall Street,' a Scorsese epic of American greed - The Star Online :: http://www.thestar.com.my/Business/Business-News/2013/12/19/The-Wolf-Of-Wall-Street-A-Scorsese-Epic-Of-American-Greed.aspx

Trailer Park: 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' - CNN (blog) :: http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2013/12/18/trailer-park-dawn-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/

Man U's Moyes hopeful that Rooney will be back over Christmas - TSN :: http://www.tsn.ca/soccer/story/?id%3D439344

NASA rigs up snorkel in spacesuit after risky water leak - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hlL7ZZvL11S0B94Vd8PJ4NWKW-Mg?docId%3Dc49f2189-73f2-4ab9-b0e9-2639b34ce43c

Brother praises courageous doctor - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/panewsfeeds/brother-praises-courageous-doctor-9011986.html

Lostprophets ex-singer sentenced to 29 years - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/12/18/lostprophets-ex-singer-sentenced-to-29-years/4109197/

Russia passes new amnesty law that could free prisoners - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-25439242

Apple releases most powerful Mac - The Australian :: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/technology/apple-releases-most-powerful-mac-yet/story-e6frgakx-1226786467083

Dollar vaults to more than 5-year peak vs. yen, Fed cuts stimulus - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/sns-rt-us-markets-forex-20130627,0,4327747.story

Devyani Khobragade case: Official tale reveals intriguing inaction - India Today :: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/devyani-khobragade-case-visa-issue-indian-diplomat-arrest/1/331838.html

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/

Thousands lose power as gales hit UK - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25440928

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

Chance to break UK's doleful cycle of airport planning failure - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e3dfdd10-66f3-11e3-a5f9-00144feabdc0.html

The internet has always been a hunting ground for women-hating trolls - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/technology/jamiebartlett/100011811/the-internet-has-always-been-a-hunting-ground-for-women-hating-trolls/

Google Glass update lets users wink and take photos - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25426052

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

South Sudan's Riek Machar in profile - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25402865

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

A bone to pick - The Economist :: http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21591837-enthusiastic-amateur-suggests-work-how-dinosaurs-grew-wrong-bone

Ukraine is stuck in the middle. Here's how we can help - The Globe and Mail :: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/world-insider/a-prayer-for-ukraine/article16007183/

Investors should be careful what they wish for in Microsoft chief - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c1e6693a-6802-11e3-8ada-00144feabdc0.html

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