19-Dec-2012 23:01

Two admit to gang-rape; anger spills over Delhi streets - The Hindu :: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/two-suspects-confess-to-involvement-in-gangrape/article4217180.ece

Tito Vilanova health scare prompts Pep Guardiola rumours at Barcelona - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/tito-vilanova-health-scare-prompts-pep-guardiola-rumours-at-barcelona-8426347.html

Army seeks death penalty in Afghan massacre case | Local News | The Seattle ... - The Seattle Times :: http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019936537_bales20m.html

Chelsea beats Leeds 5-1, reaches League Cup semis - SFGate - San Francisco Chronicle :: http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Chelsea-beats-Leeds-5-1-reaches-League-Cup-semis-4132304.php

'Plebgate': inquiry launched into 'plot to oust' Andrew Mitchell - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9757128/Plebgate-inquiry-launched-into-plot-to-oust-Andrew-Mitchell.html

Whom Does the NRA Really Speak For? - The Atlantic :: http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/12/whom-does-the-nra-really-speak-for/266373/

Obama, Boehner remain at odds on verge of fiscal cliff - CNN :: http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/19/politics/fiscal-cliff/index.html

Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins charged with child sex offences - National Post :: http://arts.nationalpost.com/2012/12/19/lostprophets-singer-ian-watkins-charged-with-child-sex-offences/

UBS Is Fined $1.5 Billion for Manipulating Libor Rates - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-12-19/ubs-libor-fine-soars-as-traders-bribed-brokers-to-fix-libor-rate

Gunman 'smashed computer hard drive' - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/world/gunman-smashed-computer-hard-drive-20121219-2bn72.html

Fiscal Cliff Talks Stall As Obama, Boehner Dig Heels In - NPR :: http://www.npr.org/2012/12/19/167649313/fiscal-cliff-talks-stall-as-obama-boehner-dig-heels-in

Israel moves to further seal off Jerusalem from West Bank - Christian Science Monitor :: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2012/1219/Israel-moves-to-further-seal-off-Jerusalem-from-West-Bank

A Mayan dinner party for 12.21.12 (+video) - CSMonitor.com - Christian Science Monitor :: http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Food/Stir-It-Up/2012/1219/A-Mayan-dinner-party-for-12.21.12-video

State Department security chief, 2 deputies, resign after damning Benghazi ... - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/benghazi-attack-review-finds-systematic-state-dept-failures-but-no-officials-breached-duty/2012/12/18/1b5bbd98-4983-11e2-8af9-9b50cb4605a7_story.html

Tim Tebow 'disappoined' in QB decision, won't say if he wants to remain with Jets - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com :: http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2012/12/tim_tebow_disappoined_in_qb_de.html

Bork Nomination Fight Altered Judicial Selection - NPR :: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId%3D167650552

Instagram moves into damage control as users threaten exodus - Brisbane Times :: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/digital-life/smartphone-apps/instagram-moves-into-damage-control-as-users-threaten-exodus-20121219-2bncu.html

South Korea elects first female president - The Australian :: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/south-korea-elects-first-female-president/story-e6frg6so-1226540830706

Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/19/deals-day-idUSL4N09T4WL20121219

US gun stocks: Big Canadian investors are absent - Globe and Mail (subscription) :: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/streetwise/us-gun-stocks-big-canadian-investors-are-absent/article6575475/