News Headlines - 17 December 2011

▽Philippines storm kills hundreds in Mindanao floods - BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16229394
A tropical storm has hit the southern Philippines, triggering flash floods that officials say have killed more than 430 people and left many missing.

▽One year on, Tunisia remembers young man whose death began the Arab Spring - Telegraph.co.uk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/tunisia/8963414/One-year-on-Tunisia-remembers-young-man-whose-death-began-the-Arab-Spring.html
It may be a remote place that no one had ever heard of until a year ago, but now the Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid has become famous as the place where the Arab Spring began.

▽Death Toll Rises From Clashes in Cairo - New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/world/middleeast/egypt-death-toll-rises-from-clashes-in-cairo.html
Egypt’s military rulers escalated a bloody crackdown on street protesters on Saturday, chasing down and beating unarmed civilians, even while the prime minister was denying in a televised news conference that security forces were using any force.

▽Christmas shoppers give high streets 'busiest day' - BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16229514
Retailers across the UK say shoppers have flocked to stores in greater numbers than 2010 on the final full weekend of shopping before Christmas.

▽The 10 Most Anticipated PS Vita Games - PC Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow/story/291818/the-10-most-anticipated-ps-vita-games/1