19-Dec-2013 01:48

US retailers must cut stores to survive - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e5df2eac-6443-11e3-98e2-00144feabdc0.html

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

Five out of 10 folk haven't a clue - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0e8befc6-6420-11e3-98e2-00144feabdc0.html

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

The death of Dr Abbas Khan shows how Syria's President Assad shares power ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/the-death-of-dr-abbas-khan-shows-how-syrias-president-assad-shares-power-with-ruthless-and-erratic-henchmen-9013939.html

Record numbers of students enrol at UK universities - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/student/news/record-numbers-of-students-enrol-at-uk-universities-9013696.html

Boris Becker appointed Novak Djokovic's head coach - Daily News & Analysis :: http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-boris-becker-appointed-novak-djokovic-s-head-coach-1937287

Ian Watkins jailed: Police watchdog probing three forces over concern earlier ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/10526752/Ian-Watkins-jailed-Police-watchdog-probing-three-forces-over-concern-earlier-complaints-were-ignored.html

Record 30 million workers in UK as recovery boosts fall in jobless - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/economics/article3952411.ece

UPDATE 2-White House review panel proposes curbs on some NSA programs - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/12/18/usa-security-nsa-idINL2N0JX2DX20131218

Andre Villas-Boas pays price for failing to strike the right balance - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/andre-villasboas-sacked-former-tottenham-manager-could-never-extract-the-required-spark-from-his-players-9009035.html

Corporate giants? Taxman prefers to hit small firms: The Revenue has 'lost its ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2526155/Corporate-giants-Taxman-prefers-hit-small-firms-The-Revenue-lost-nerve-big-companies-MPs-warn.html

UK storm damage: winds of up to 90mph batter Britain and Ireland - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/19/uk-storm-damage-winds-90mph-batter-britain-ireland

Dow, S&P 500 end at record highs after Fed trims stimulus - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/19/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE9BC0GG20131219

'The Wolf of Wall Street,' a Scorsese epic of American greed - ABS CBN News :: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/12/19/13/wolf-wall-street-scorsese-epic-american-greed

US's Kerry expresses regret to India over diplomat case - euronews :: http://www.euronews.com/newswires/2263850-india-freezes-duty-free-alcohol-in-row-with-us-over-diplomats-arrest/

Ron Wyden: NSA review panel offers 'substantial, meaningful reforms' - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/18/nsa-review-panel-reform-ron-wyden

Fed cuts bond-buying but stresses easy policy - Economic Times :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/fed-cuts-bond-buying-but-stresses-easy-policy/articleshow/27608005.cms

NASA rigs up snorkel in spacesuit after risky water leak - The Australian :: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/nasa-rigs-up-snorkel-in-spacesuit-after-risky-water-leak/story-e6frg6so-1226786529328

1 in 200 US mums claim virgin pregnancies - Ninemsn :: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/health/2013/12/19/11/38/1-in-200-us-mums-claim-virgin-pregnancies

Moyes plays down Rooney injury fears as United boss claims striker could be ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2526127/Moyes.html

West Ham defeat is a 'major disappointment' to Tottenham, says Sherwood - Goal.com :: http://www.goal.com/en-za/news/4635/england/2013/12/19/4489400/west-ham-defeat-is-a-major-disappointment-to-tottenham-says

British bank notes to go plastic - Brisbane Times :: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/british-bank-notes-to-go-plastic-20131219-hv6f3.html

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

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/

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

Ministers rush in ban on benefits for Euro migrants - Yorkshire Post :: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/main-topics/politics/ministers-rush-in-ban-on-benefits-for-euro-migrants-1-6322279

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

The expansion of humanity A river ran through it - The Economist :: http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21591838-green-corridors-once-crossed-sahara-allowing-mankind-do-so-too-river?fsrc%3Drss%257Csct

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