Gay Sex With Shrien Dewani: Another Man Comes Forward – A senior UK parliamentary figure claims he had kinky gay sex sessions with honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani, British newspaper the Daily Star reported at the weekend. The man told detectives that Dewani was a “submissive” who enjoyed sadomasochism and dressing up in leather. [mail&guardian]
MegaMillions Lottery Winner Drama – Following last week’s Mega Millions buzz, the mood has shifted from excitement to fury over Maryland’s unclaimed winning ticket. Mirlande Wilson, an employee at a Maryland McDonald’s, claims she holds a winning ticket, which would make her one of three winners of Friday’s record-high $640 million jackpot, reports the New York Post. But Wilson’s coworkers allege that her ticket was part of a lottery pool, and that she must share the wealth. [huffpo]
James Bond To Open 2012 Olympic Games – Notorious ladies man James Bond found himself being dominated recently by one of the most powerful in the world: Queen Elizabeth. Following a personal invitation to Buckingham Palace, Daniel Craig agreed to shoot an introduction for the upcoming 2012 Olympic Games directed by Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire) in which James Bond receives a mission to launch the Opening Ceremony. [hollyrep]
Man Arrested Following Religious School Shooting In US – Police in Oakland, California, took a 43-year-old former student at a small religious college into custody Monday after a shooting spree at the school that left seven dead and three wounded, the city’s police chief said. [cnn]
MTN And MWEB React To Broadband Cost Reduction – Following the recent announcement made by the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA), Telkom agreed to decrease IP interconnect rates by 30%. Large scale Internet Service Providers MTN and MWEB were quick to react. [bandwidth]
Vito Palazzolo Arrested In Bangkok – Vito Palazzolo, who spent years in SA fighting extradition to Italy where he was convicted of having links with the Mafia, was arrested in the early hours of yesterday morning at Bangkok airport, after apparently trying to enter that country on a SA passport. [iol]
Sgt. Pepper Album Cover Gets A Facelift – When Sir Peter Blake was a younger man, he came up with the Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover. But Blake has decided to mark his 80th birthday by updating the iconic artwork, and has thrust a plethora of newer British talent in the limelight. [time]
Al Qaeda’s Online Forums Go Dark For Extended Period Of Time – Al-Qaeda’s main Internet forums have been offline for more than a week in what experts say is the longest sustained outage of the Web sites since they began operating eight years ago. [washpo]
Cape Epic: Stander / Sauser Defend Title – South Africa’s Burry Stander and Swiss star Christoph Sauser successfully defended their Absa Cape Epic title in Lourensford in the Western Cape on Sunday after dominating the eight-day, seven-stage event from start to finish. The all-South African duo of Kevin Evans and David George placed second. [allafrica]
Bin Laden Family Charged And Sentenced – Osama Bin Laden’s three widows and two eldest daughters have been charged and sentenced for living in Pakistan illegally, their lawyer has confirmed. They have received a jail term of 45 days in prison and been fined 10,000 rupees ($114; £71) each. [bbc]
Adam Sandler Sets Razzies Record – Adam Sandler is the worst. At the 32nd Annual Golden Raspberry Awards on Sunday night, the comedy star, who is already a Razzies regular, set a new high in lows at the event. His critically bashed drag comedy, “Jack and Jill,” became first movie to win every single trophy handed out at the annual Oscars spoof honoring the movie industry’s least laudable work. [mtv]
Terrorism Gets Creative With Graphic Design – A radical overseas website linked to terror organizations posted the unsettling image of the New York City skyline and the text “Al Qaeda Coming Soon Again in New York.” What’s almost as disturbing as the threat is the eye-grabbing design. [gawker]
31 Dead In Russian Plane Crash – Russian officials blame ‘icing’ for plane crash that kills 31 – A Russian passenger plane that crashed in Siberia killing 31 people had not been treated with de-icer before take-off, officials reported. [telegraph]
Alec Baldwin Is Engaged To His 28-Year-Old Yoga Instructor – Actor Alec Baldwin has popped the question to his girlfriend, a yoga instructor who is 26 years his junior. The 30 Rock star has been dating 28-year-old Hilaria Thomas for about a year. [smh]
Swaziland King Demands Birthday Cows – Swazi King Mswati III, Africa’s last absolute monarch, has ordered his impoverished subjects to give him cows for his birthday celebrations this month, the home affairs minister said on Monday. [news24]
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