Spot the axe murderer

Ex-Blue Bull held for axe murders – The 34-year-old suspect, who’d played for the Blue Bulls in both the Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup, was arrested at a home in Durban. Police refused to name him. The team investigating the murders in Umbilo, Lamontville and Yellow Wood Park confiscated an axe and blood-stained clothing, said Mdunge.  The motive for the attacks is said to be revenge, after his daughter was gang-raped and was infected with HIV. [News24]

Donald Trump’s birth certificate is fake – The multimillionaire developer has, overnight, become a leading voice of the “birther” movement, members of which doubt that President Barack Obama was born in the United States (and, thus, is unable to produce an authentic U.S. birth certificate). To prove how easy it was for a household employee to find his birth certificate, Trump, 64, crowed, “It took me one hour to get my birth certificate.” Except the document is not an official New York City birth certificate. Blind. [Smoking Gun]

It’s winning the world cup that counts: Sangakkara – Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara praised his team for reaching the second consecutive World Cup final but added that what counts is winning the final. “We have to focus on winning the final, that’s what counts,” said Sangakkara at the post-match press conference. Oh the hurt stings so bad. [Times of India]

Clooney could testify for Berlusconi – US actor George Clooney could testify in Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s defence in his upcoming sex trial, a lawyer close to the case said on Tuesday. “We have proposed George Clooney as a witness,” the lawyer said, adding that the premier’s legal team had submitted a list of 78 witnesses they would like to call in Berlusconi’s defence. [AFP]

Hague hints at Gaddafi exile – Foreign Secretary William Hague has hinted that the UK might accept Muammar Gaddafi going into exile as a way of solving the crisis in Libya. He said a move into exile would create the kind of change that “most of the world and probably most of the Libyan people want to see”. His comments came after allies met in London to discuss Libya’s future.As long as Blighty’s happy. [BBC]

Protesters want Yemeni President to quit – Thousands of protesters have gathered in Yemen calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down. The demonstrators blame Saleh for mismanagement and the fatal shootings of protesters. The demonstration comes a day after Yemen’s chaos deepened, when looters at a munitions factory set off an accidental explosion that killed scores of people. Here we go again. [Xinhuanet]

SARS scrambles to meet revenue target – THE South African Revenue Service (SARS) has to collect almost R42bn in taxes in the next two days to meet its revenue target for the 2010-11 financial year. By midnight tomorrow, SARS has to deliver R672,2bn to meet the revenue target set by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan in the February budget. So they won’t be scouring your bank statements, hey? [Business Day]

Nokia Files Complaint Against Apple – Finnish handset maker Nokia Corp. (NOK) Tuesday said it has filed an additional complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission alleging that rival Apple Inc. (AAPL) has infringed Nokia patents “in virtually all of its products,” escalating a series of patent battles between the two. [WSJ]

12 year-old gives birth during school trip – A 12 year-old Dutch schoolgirl gave birth to a baby girl during a school trip, according to local health services. “Neither the girl nor her family had realised she was pregnant, and there were no external signs to show it,” a spokesman for the health services said, adding he did not know how many months pregnant the girl had been. So that’s where babies come from. [Telegraph]

The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong: The world’s highest hotel opens – Located on the top of Hong Kong’s tallest building, the 488 meter tall International Commerce Centre, The Ritz-Carlton has an incredible vantage point of possibly the best panoramic views of Hong Kong. The opening marks a comeback for the hotel, which closed operations in its former location in Central in 2008. [CNN]

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