09-Aug-2014 12:05

Obama authorises air strikes on Isis to help Iraqis besieged on mountain - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/08/obama-authorises-iraq-air-strikes-against-isis

Yes, we do sometimes give Israel the benefit of the doubt – and for good reasons - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielhannan/100282837/yes-we-do-sometimes-give-israel-the-benefit-of-the-doubt-and-for-good-reasons/

Teenage books – with added bite - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/f27aca8c-1dba-11e4-b927-00144feabdc0.html

Antarctic Halley Station lost power and heat at -32C - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-28687841

Film reviews: The Inbetweeners 2 and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-2696296/Film-review-Inbetweeners-sequel-Dawn-Planet-Apes-Andy-Serkis-Gary-Oldman.html

Councillor guilty of housing benefit fraud for failing to declare allowance - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11022888/Councillor-guilty-of-housing-benefit-fraud-for-failing-to-declare-allowance.html

The Commonwealth Games - special because they're unique - BBC Sport :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/commonwealth-games/28632068

One In Five Couples Have A Secret That Could Destroy Their Marriage - Huffington Post UK :: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/08/01/married-couples-secrets-divorce_n_5640391.html

top 10 smartphones of summer 2014 - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/mobile-phones/11022098/Updated-top-10-smartphones-of-summer-2014-by-TechRadar.html

Nun tears down black and white flag similar to ones used by jihadis from ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2719749/Black-white-flag-similar-ones-used-jihadis-hoisted-outside-east-London-housing-estate.html

Alex Salmond limps from head-to-head with Alistair Darling - Irish Times :: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/uk/alex-salmond-limps-from-head-to-head-with-alistair-darling-1.1891883

Turkish Elections Could Shift President's Role - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/turkish-elections-shift-presidents-role-24912411

Ebola outbreak: Global health authority warns spread of disease is now 'an ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/ebola-outbreak-global-health-authority-warns-spread-of-disease-is-now-an-international-crisis-9658078.html

Oscar Pistorius trial: Judge to deliver murder verdict on 11 September - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/oscar-pistorius-trial-judge-to-deliver-verdict-on-11-september-9658182.html

UK flash floods: Houses evacuated as Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Lincolnshire - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/houses-evacuated-as-cambridgeshire-norfolk-and-lincolnshire-hit-by-flooding-9658595.html

New poll: 53% think Darling won TV debate, 28% back Salmond, 19% undecided - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/referendum-news/new-poll-53-think-darling-won-tv-debate-28-back-salmond-19-undecided.1407569602

Police name man who died after e-cigarette exploded - ITV News :: http://www.itv.com/news/update/2014-08-09/police-name-man-who-died-after-e-cigarette-expoded/

Real Transformers? Self-assembling paper robots invented - CBC.ca :: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/real-transformers-self-assembling-paper-robots-invented-1.2730551

Hurricane Bertha: Live updates as Britain braces itself for arrival of tropical storm - Scottish Daily Record :: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/hurricane-bertha-live-updates-britain-4027102

'Fifty Shades Of Grey' erotic movie: Dakota Johnson forces ban on parents - Financial Express :: http://www.financialexpress.com/news/fifty-shades-of-grey-erotic-movie-dakota-johnson-forces-ban-on-parents/1277921

Woods misses the cut at Valhalla - Independent Online :: http://www.iol.co.za/sport/golf/woods-misses-the-cut-at-valhalla-1.1732881

Call for laughing gas awareness bid - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-2720398/Call-laughing-gas-awareness-bid.html

Erdogan poised to win Turkey's first popular presidential vote - BDlive :: http://www.bdlive.co.za/world/europe/2014/08/09/erdogan-poised-to-win-turkeys-first-popular-presidential-vote

England v India, fourth Test, day two: as it happened - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/england/11023342/England-v-India-fourth-Test-live.html

Farage speculation continues; Folkestone announcement in September - Folkestone Herald :: http://www.folkestoneherald.co.uk/Farage-speculation-continues-Folkestone/story-22283209-detail/story.html

Iraqi forces ready for US-backed counter-offensive - Hindustan Times :: http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/iraqi-forces-ready-for-us-backed-counter-offensive/article1-1249974.aspx

Live broadcasts take Pistorius trial into South African classrooms - gulfnews.com :: http://gulfnews.com/news/world/other-world/live-broadcasts-take-pistorius-trial-into-south-african-classrooms-1.1369891

Tsunami Survivor Raudhatul Jannah Found Alive 10 Years Later - NBCNews.com :: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/tsunami-survivor-raudhatul-jannah-found-alive-10-years-later-n175836

Israel: 20 Hits On Gaza As Violence Resumes - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1315777/israel-20-hits-on-gaza-as-violence-resumes

Ukraine says it stopped Russian convoy - 9news.com.au :: http://www.9news.com.au/world/2014/08/09/09/36/us-warns-russia-on-ukraine-aid-invasion

Ebola plague now a global emergency, say health leaders - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/world-news/africa/ebola-plague-now-a-global-emergency-say-health-leaders-30494972.html