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I used to skim the world service RSS feed twice a week. That is not enough to even skim all the news. I ended up overwhelmed by the InformationOverload and dropped the feed. :/

2013-05-24

  • 11:32 UTC Robson to face Wozniacki in ParisBritish number one Laura Robson faces former world number one Caroline Wozniacki in the French Open first round.
  • 11:27 UTC London Market ReportLondon Market Report
  • 11:06 UTC 'Poor response' to Iraq abuse claimsThe UK government's response to claims that British troops abused and unlawfully killed civilians in Iraq is inadequate, the High Court rules, but it stops short of ordering a public inquiry.
  • 11:05 UTC Stoke make contact with HughesFormer QPR boss Mark Hughes is contacted by Stoke City after emerging as a leading contender to replace Tony Pulis.
  • 11:05 UTC Headingley Test delayed by rainRain delays the start of the second Test between England and New Zealand at Headingley, with an early lunch to be taken.
  • 11:05 UTC Plane 'fire' closes Heathrow runwayA plane with smoke coming from one of its engines makes an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport.
  • 11:01 UTC UN hails 'historic' Obama drone vowThe lawyer leading the UN's inquiry into drones welcomes President Obama's speech as a "significant step towards increased transparency".
  • 11:01 UTC IMF chief in court for second dayIMF chief Christine Lagarde is questioned by French prosecutors for a second day over a payout to a tycoon when she was French finance minister.
  • 10:58 UTC Belmokhtar 'supervised' Niger bombsMilitant leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar masterminded the two suicide bombs in Niger on Thursday which killed 20 people, a Mauritanian news agency reports.
  • 10:29 UTC Syria 'to attend peace conference'Russia says the Syrian government has agreed "in principle" to attend an international peace conference set to be held in Geneva in June.
  • 10:05 UTC Woolwich: Security services defendedThe government defends security services against criticism they missed signs which might have helped prevent the murder of a soldier in London.
  • 09:55 UTC Arsonists target Stockholm schoolsThe Stockholm fire brigade tackles fires at at least two schools on a fifth night of rioting in the Swedish capital.
  • 09:48 UTC Error blacklists Russian 'Facebook'Russia's most popular social network, VKontakte, is temporarily blacklisted by mistake - and some users find it blocked.
  • 09:38 UTC Embattled Toronto mayor fires aideToronto Mayor Rob Ford sacks his chief of staff Mark Towhey as he fights claims he has been caught smoking crack cocaine on camera.
  • 09:34 UTC British hopefuls up for US TV awardsDamian Lewis and Sienna Miller are among the British stars nominated for the annual US Critics' Choice Awards.

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