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.
2013-05-25
19:16 UTC 'Maoist rebels' kill 16 in India – At least 16 people, including a senior leader of India's ruling Congress party, are killed after their convoy was attacked by Maoist rebels, officials say.
18:27 UTC Root ton delights Headingley crowd – Joe Root hits a maiden Test century as England reach 337-7 against New Zealand on day two of the second Test.
18:03 UTC Hezbollah promises Syria 'victory' – The leader of the Lebanese Shia militant Hezbollah movement promises his supporters victory in Syria, saying Sunni rebels pose a threat to Lebanon.
17:51 UTC VIDEO: Man plays guitar during brain surgery – A patient has played the guitar while undergoing brain surgery in the US, to help surgeons pinpoint where to place electrodes to treat the effects of his Parkinson's disease.
17:42 UTC Murder sparks anti-Muslim backlash – There has been a huge increase in anti-Muslim incidents since the murder of a British soldier in Woolwich, an inter-faith charity says.
17:25 UTC Aguero signs new Man City deal – Sergio Aguero signs a one-year contract extension with Manchester City, with his deal now running until 2017.
17:21 UTC 48 rescued as island boat hits rock – A total of 48 passengers, including children, are rescued from a boat after it hits a rock and starts taking in water off the Pembrokeshire coast.
16:41 UTC Apple 1 from 1976 sells for $650,000 – An original Apple 1 computer from 1976 - one of the first built in Steve Jobs' garage - sells at auction for more than 500,000 euros ($650,000).
16:33 UTC Leicester 37-17 Northampton – Leicester win the Premiership final to secure their 10th English title against Northampton, who have Dylan Hartley sent off.
16:24 UTC Police probe fatal tiger attack – The death of a zoo worker attacked by a tiger could have been due to "human or technical" factors, police say.
15:39 UTC VIDEO: Puglisi beatification 'turning point' – More than 50,000 people have attended the beatification of Don Giuseppe Puglisi, a Roman Catholic priest murdered by the Mafia in 1993.
15:34 UTC VIDEO: One-minute World News – Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.
15:16 UTC 'Black widow' bombing in Russia – A suicide bomber has blown herself up close to an interior ministry building in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan, officials say.
15:13 UTC Deaths in Philippines militant clash – At least seven marines and five militants are killed as troops tackle Abu Sayyaf militants in the southern Philippines, the military says.