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 Paris – British number one Laura Robson faces former world number one Caroline Wozniacki in the French Open first round.
11:06 UTC 'Poor response' to Iraq abuse claims – The 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 Hughes – Former 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 rain – Rain 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 runway – A plane with smoke coming from one of its engines makes an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport.
11:01 UTC UN hails 'historic' Obama drone vow – The 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 day – IMF 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 bombs – Militant 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 defended – The 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 schools – The 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 aide – Toronto 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 awards – Damian Lewis and Sienna Miller are among the British stars nominated for the annual US Critics' Choice Awards.