The GuardianThe Spice Girls were my gateway drug to feminism | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett ...The GuardianBeing as I am easily amused by celebrity frivolity (my one and only letter from a Guardian reader described my writing as "erudite yet pedestrian" – an incredible backhander if ever there was one), the news that the Spice Girls musical Viva Forever! is finally ...Spice Girls Give Victoria The Cold Shoulder At Viva Forever AfterpartyContactmusic.comMy life in generation SpiceEvening StandardViva Forever! at Piccadilly TheatreSpoonfedEntertainmentwise -Scottish Daily Record -The Starall 1,082 news articles »

Independent OnlineTime's up, WengerIndependent OnlineLondon – Robin van Persie was invited into Arsene Wenger's magnificently app-ointed home in north London towards the end of last season for talks about his future. It was a tense meeting, a full and frank exchange between Arsenal manager and captain ...Alan Smith: Arsene is trying to do it all himself – and failing badlyIrish IndependentArsenal chief Gazidis says Wenger has significant transfer fundsTribalfootball.comFootball - Gazidis: Gunners' cup show not good enoughYahoo! Eurosport UKHere Is The City -Daily Mail -ESPNall 1,889 news articles »

BBC NewsLindsay Lohan could go back to jail after court rulingBBC NewsLindsay Lohan faces the prospect of being sent back to jail after a judge in Los Angeles ordered her probation to be revoked. New charges were filed against the actress over a car accident in June. The 26-year-old was not present at the hearing but is already ...Probation Revoked, Storage Lockers Unpaid For; Lindsay Lohan Spirals Into ...Contactmusic.comLohan faces up to 8 months in jail after probation revokedBusiness StandardLohan's probation revokedgulfnews.comMTV UK -Philadelphia Inquirer -Channel 24all 794 news articles »

BBC SportAlan Smith: Arsene is trying to do it all himself – and failing badlyIrish IndependentThe most worrying aspect of Arsenal's wretched Capital One Cup defeat at Bradford was that it came as no great surprise – or not to me, at least. Freak results are one thing – every club has those – but the manner in which Arsene Wenger's side were beaten ...Ex-Gunner: Wenger and Bould are 'as good as gold' - Arsenal - Hampstead and ...Ham&HighDefining the problemOnline GoonerFootball - Gazidis: Gunners' cup show not good enoughYahoo! Eurosport UKTribalfootball.com -Eurosport.com AU -SPORT24 (blog)all 1,929 news articles »

Times of IndiaBangalore music industry bids adieu to sitar greatDaily News & AnalysisWhile the world has gone into a quiet mourning owing to the passing away of Hindustani music legend Pandit Ravi Shankar, the musical fraternity is still trying to grapple with the loss. For many of the prominent classical musicians in the country, their own ...Notes from Ravi Shankar's Life Photo Gallery, Picture News ... - The Indian ExpressIndian ExpressPandit Ravi Shankar: More about the legendTimes of IndiaFive Songs In Memory of Ravi ShankarOC Weekly (blog)The Asian Age -Cherry Hill Courier Post -CW39 NewsFixall 2,127 news articles »

RTSyrian opposition victory possible, but at unacceptable price – MoscowRTA Free Syrian Army fighter aims his weapon towards a Syrian military warplane (not pictured) in Aleppo's al-Amereya district December 12, 2012. (Reuters/Saleh Anadani). Moscow has admitted the possibility that the Syrian opposition may emerge victorious ...Syrian government forces fire Scud missiles at insurgents in north of the country ...Daily MailSyria's rebel coalition urges America to lift 'terror' designationThe IndependentWashington's next steps on Syria | The Great DebateReuters Blogs (blog)Anchorage Daily Newsall 6,454 news articles »

Irish IndependentClub World Cup: Monterrey v Chelsea - Live!The IndependentLive minute-by-minute text commentary and goals from this Club World Cup semi-final in Japan. Latest: Monterrey 0 Chelsea 3. Juan Mata gives Chelsea the lead after 18 mins. Should David Luiz play in midfield all the time? Vote in our poll. by Simon Rice ...Benitez given chance to build at Chelsea with Club World Cup opportunityGoal.comall 934 news articles »

India TodayGodfather of world music- sitar maestro Pt Ravi Shankar bids adieuIndia TodayIn his last public interaction with daughter Anoushka, Pandit Ravi Shankar showed why his finger was still very much on the pulse of popular India. "More than ever before, there is an abundance of musical talent today that needs be nurtured. I am speechless ...Notes from Ravi Shankar's Life Photo Gallery, Picture News ... - The Indian ExpressIndian ExpressRavi Shankar to be honoured with lifetime GrammyThe HinduHow Ravi Shankar made India proud and influenced foreign policyHindustan Times (blog)Press Trust of India -IBNLive (blog) -Times of Indiaall 2,089 news articles »

Telegraph.co.ukCorinthians lie in wait for Chelsea after 1-0 win against Al-Ahly - if Benitez's men ...Telegraph.co.ukA solitary goal from centre-forward Paolo Guerrero was enough to see the Copa Libertadores winners progress, but it was nowhere near a convincing performance. Much had been expected from the South American champions, including Chelsea transfer ...and more »

Akufo Addo's “All Die be Die” Mantra Already in Action | Feature Article 2012-12-13GhanaWeb“Remember, the mind thinks in pictures and symbols, not words. So as we worry, we are seeing ourselves failing. We can sometimes bequite vivid imagining this failure. We see ourselves embarrassed, flopping, standing with egg on our faces. The rerunning ...and more »

Mandela 'responding to treatment'South Africa.infoThe doctors attending to Nelson Mandela reported on Wednesday that he had made progress during the past 24 hours and that they were satisfied with the way he was responding to treatment, the Presidency said in an update on the former president's health ...and more »

Telegraph.co.ukSyria army using missiles, barrel bombsNews24Syrian people pull the body of a victim from the rubble of a building destroyed in an airstrike by Syrian government forces in Maaret al-Numaan. (File, AFP). Multimedia · User Galleries · News in Pictures Send us your pictures · Send us your stories ...As Syria aims missiles at rebels, nations pledge support for oppositionCTV NewsFor newly recognized Syrian rebel coalition, a first dispute with USChristian Science MonitorExplosion targets Syrian Interior Ministry building in Damascus, state TV saysMontreal Gazetteall 6,313 news articles »

TIMENKorea policy in Seoul to soften despite rocketHuffington PostSEOUL, South Korea — It is not too early to predict one sure winner of South Korea's presidential election next week: North Korea. President Lee Myung-bak's hardline approach to Pyongyang is going away, no matter who replaces him. The question is: Just ...N. Korea rocket launch casts shadow over South electionStraits TimesGov't Should Be Ashamed After N.Korea's Missile CoupThe Chosun IlboFor North Korea, next step is a nuclear testReuters UKChannel News Asia -Los Angeles Times -Herald Scotlandall 7,970 news articles »

CBS NewsLawmakers Warn Budget Impasse May Last Through HolidayBloombergWhite House and congressional officials warned their staffs that they may be spending the holidays at their desks in Washington, as both sides publicly refused to budge from their positions on taxes and spending. Lawmakers from both parties expressed ...Democrats see middle ground for revenue targetPoliticoBehind Closed Doors, Obama and Boehner Appear to Have Learned from Their ...Vanity FairRepublicans Diverge on Path ForwardThe Bradenton TimesFredericksburg.com -phillyBurbs.com (blog) -MSNBCall 8,566 news articles »

CBS NewsMichigan Official: Union-Dues Ban Spares State WorkersBloombergMore than two-thirds of Michigan state employees won't be covered by laws that prohibit paying union dues as a condition of employment, according to an official who controls worker rules and a union lawyer. The so-called right-to-work laws passed and ...Snyder: Right-to-work will bring jobs, business to Mich.Human EventsNew laws to help create more, better jobs by allowing choice on union ...Huroncountypress"Right to Work" Isn't a Civil Right. But Unionizing Should BeThe Plank on TNR.com (blog)Burtonview -Ludington Daily News -World Socialist Web Siteall 4,424 news articles »

San Francisco ChronicleBernanke Wields New Tools to Reduce Unemployment RateBloombergChairman Ben S. Bernanke moved the Federal Reserve further into uncharted policy territory in combating joblessness by tying the bank's interest-rate outlook to unemployment and inflation, while committing to an even faster expansion of the central bank's ...Federal Reserve to pump in more money into US economy | GMA News Online ...GMA NewsAsian shares rise, yen falls after Fed's stimulus steps | Business | ReutersReuters CanadaRobert Reich: Why the Fed's Job Program Will FailHuffington Post (blog)New Straits Times -Livemint -The Economist (blog)all 3,833 news articles »

ABC NewsNKorean missiles may one day threaten US but major technical hurdles remainThe ProvinceIn this monitor screen image taken by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed in Tokyo by the Korea News Service, the Unha-3 rocket lifts off from a launch site on the west coast, in the village of Tongchang-ri, about 56 kilometers (35 miles) from the ...UN Security Council condemns N. Korea rocket launchCapital FM KenyaSky News: Satellite launched by N Korea in orbitSky News AustraliaIs N.Korea Poised for Another Nuclear Test?The Chosun IlboStraits Times -RT -Reuters UKall 8,448 news articles »

DAWN.comBlast at Syrian regime building in capital kills fiveDAWN.comPeople stand near a damaged car and debris after explosions went off at the main gate of the Syrian Interior Ministry in Damascus December 12, 2012, in this handout photograph released by Syria's national news agency Sana. — Photo by Reuters. BEIRUT: ...Syrian forces accused of using Scud missilesAljazeera.comMoscow slams US over Syria|Middle East|chinadaily.com.cnChina DailyAs Syria aims missiles at rebels, nations pledge support for oppositionCTV NewsGulf Daily News -New York Times -Irish Examinerall 5,838 news articles »

New Yorker (blog)Can the Muslim Brotherhood Be Trusted?New Yorker (blog)In the eighty-four-year history of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, there have been few weeks more remarkable than the past four. A movement born in resistance to British colonialism, and which later thrived protesting against secular dictatorships, is grappling ...Benefits of democracyToledo BladeEgyptian opposition backs off call to boycott voteGlobe and MailA spring lost?The News InternationalLos Angeles Times -New Zealand Herald -Irish Timesall 8,205 news articles »

Sydney Morning HeraldMitchell Johnson left out of Australia Test team - Indian ExpressIndian ExpressPaceman Mitchell Johnson has been left out of the Australian team for Friday's opening Test against Sri Lanka with Ben Hilfenhaus and Peter Siddle returning to bolster the side. The 31-year-old left-armer, who has 196 wickets in 48 Tests, missed out despite ...Johnson misses out on teamBrisbane TimesMichael Clarke names Mitchell Johnson as the 12th man for the Hobart Test ...NEWS.com.auAFP: Sri Lanka pace attack 'worst ever' - HoggAFPWall Street Journal -The Australian -ESPNcricinfo.comall 1,524 news articles »