Sky News — Five Somali pirates who released a Saudi supertanker may have drowned with their share of a reported $3m ransom - as another vessel was freed. more info

Rolling Stone — Our intrepid Australian correspondent Pete Maiden just returned from a voyage to his homeland and reports that this is the biggest thing on the other side of the globe: an insanely catchy electro-pop tune by Empire of the Sun called “Walking on a D... more info

Sky News — Huge job losses among Britain's workforce has sent consumer confidence plunging to a new record low, the latest research shows. more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Sunday Herald reports: Fans of the rock band AC/DC have criticized one of the U.K.'s leading agents for letting fans sell unwanted tickets for their eagerly awaited Hampden Park gig later this year at vastly inflated prices on two of its web sites. more info

Crazed Hits — Huge YouTube buzz, recently signed by Republic. View the video here. more info

Sky News — There have been angry scenes outside the Israeli Embassy in west London during a protest against the Gaza bombings. more info

Sky News — New figures show the number of people who went shopping on Monday was 13.6% up on the same day last year. more info

USA Today Music — Huge hit or major miss? USA TODAY's music writers single out the best, the worst and the peculiar from 2008. more info

MTV.com News — Executive producer Ken Warwick also explains the addition of fourth judge Kara DioGuardi.By Katie Byrne Kara DioGuardi Photo: Frederick M. Brown/ Getty Images When "American Idol" bigwigs decided two years ago to use their show's cultural ... more info

Perez Hilton — The Dark Knight is breaking all sorts of records! The flick brought in about $530 million in movie ticket sales just in the U.S. alone. And, now, almost 3 million copies of the movie have already been purchased on DVD in the U.S., Canada, and Britain... more info