News Headlines - 13 July 2013

▽Now the world joins in the wait for the royal baby - Telegraph

Getting excited about the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s new arrival is no longer a uniquely British pastime. The entire world is experiencing royal baby mania.

▽Snowden has 'no regrets,' seeks asylum in Russia

Edward Snowden said Friday that he has no regrets over leaking details about U.S. electronic spying networks and is seeking temporary asylum in Russia until he can reach one of the Latin American countries that has offered to take him in.

▽BBC News - Egypt investigating complaints against ousted Morsi

Egypt's public prosecutor's office says it is investigating complaints against ousted President Mohammed Morsi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood.

▽Microsoft possibly revising Xbox One hardware before release - PanARMENIAN.Net

All DRM stuff aside there seems to be more drama inbound for the XBOX One. The Xbox One’s hardware isn't all too impressive when compared to its main competitor, the PS4 — and it would cost $100 more than Sony’s more powerful console. It now is suggested that Microsoft will change the XBOX One specs in order to not only better compete with Sony, but to better justify a $500 price tag, guru3d.com reports.

▽Dead whale washed ashore on North Yorkshire beach (From York Press)

A POST-MORTEM examination was being carried out yesterday on a dead whale which was washed ashore on the North Yorkshire coast. The eight-metre minke whale, believed to be female, was first spotted off the coast of Scarborough by the crew of a pleasure cruiser on Wednesday afternoon and eventually beached at Holbeck, in the south of the town.