News Headlines - 12 December 2014

▽John Brennan defends CIA after torture report - CNN.com

CIA Director John Brennan on Thursday defended harsh interrogation techniques as providing "useful" information to authorities, including in the raid that led to the death of Osama bin Laden. But he said it is "unknowable" what information could specifically be attributed to those techniques.

▽BBC News - Premier League opens TV rights bidding process

There will be 168 live matches up for grabs - up from the current 154 matches, split into seven packages.
No single bidder will be allowed to acquire more than 126 matches.
The current live rights are shared by Sky with 116 games, and BT with 38, and the pair - in a battle for sports fans - are sure to be among the bidders.

▽Men really are more stupid than women, research shows - Telegraph

It's official! Men really are stupider than women, accounting for 90 per cent of people who have died in foolish ways, according to the Darwin Awards

▽British Embassy seeks suggestions for Prince William's Japan itinerary ‹ Japan Today

The embassy posted a message on its Facebook page asking: Which place in Japan outside of Tokyo would you most like to see Prince William Duke of Cambridge visit?
It offers five choices—Osaka, Kyoto, Ise, Tohoku and other.
The poll closes at 11:59 p.m. Friday.

▽"Gone with the Wind" marks 75th anniversary - CBS News

Seventy-five years ago this month, the epic film "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta. And it's that city that's keeping the story of Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler alive today. But the most successful movie of all time had a dark side as well and even today the film evokes both disfavor, and devotion, reports CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller.