50 Dead As Boeing 737 Crashes In Russia – A Boeing 737 airliner crashed on Sunday in the Russian city of Kazan, killing all 50 people on board and spotlighting the poor safety record of regional airlines that ply internal routes across the world’s largest nation. [reuters]
Sodden Cape Town Begins Mopping Up – Cape Town authorities said on Sunday that two electrical sub-stations were being repaired following widespread flooding. [m&g]
Malema’s Corruption Trial Starts Today – Security will be tight at the Polokwane High Court, where EFF leader Julius Malema’s corruption trial is expected to start on Monday, Limpopo police said. [news24]
Apple Reportedly Buys PrimeSense for $345 Million – Apple has reportedly acquired PrimeSense, the company behind the Xbox Kinect’s 3D-sensor technology, for $345 million, according to Israeli financial newspaper Calcalist. [mash]
Vettel Breaks One Of Michael Schumacher’s Records – Sebastian Vettel’s domination of Formula One showed no signs of abating as the world champion romped to his eighth successive victory of the season with a win in the United States Grand Prix. [ibtimes]
Khune Named Sports Star of the Year – Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune and Wheelchair Tennis South Africa were the big winners at the SA Sports Awards at Sun City on Sunday night. [enca]
Google Agrees To Block Child Abuse Images – The company bows to pressure and promises to block tens of thousands of search terms that show depraved images and video. [sky]
Scientists Killed World’s Oldest Living Creature – When scientists inadvertently killed what turned out to be the world’s oldest living creature, it was bad enough. Now, their mistake has been compounded after further research found it was even older – at 507 years. [smh]
Nelson Mandela’s Bedroom ‘Like An ICU Ward’ – Winnie Madikizela-Mandela said that Nelson Mandela remains “quite ill”, a media report said on Sunday. [m&g]
Rapist-Accused Says It Was His Twin, Not Him – A judge says a US Army officer linked by DNA to a string of sexual assaults on young girls will be allowed to blame his twin brother at trial. [stuff]
Volcano Discovery Hints At Fire Below Ice In Antarctica – A volcano may be stirring more than a half-mile beneath a major ice sheet in Antarctica, raising the possibility of faster base melting that could ultimately affect climate. [lat]
U.S. Dancer Quits the Bolshoi, Complaining of Bribery – A young dancer from Texas who last year became the first American to join the Bolshoi Ballet after graduating from its training academy here has quit the storied company after alleging that she was denied opportunities to perform and ultimately told she would have to pay a bribe of $10,000 to get a solo role. [nyt]
Nazi Art Guy Wants His Paintings Back – Cornelius Gurlitt hoarded art treasures his father obtained under dubious circumstances in the Nazi era. The reclusive 80-year-old has given SPIEGEL the first interview since news of their discovery broke two weeks ago. He says the pictures are the love of his life and must be returned. [spiegel]
Springboks Too Strong For Scotland At Murrayfield – South Africa showed their pedigree as the world’s number two side, despatching Scotland 28-0 with clinical efficiency in a one-sided contest at a rainswept Murrayfield on Sunday. [hersun]
Slice Of Prince William and Kate Middleton Wedding Cake Sells For R42,320 – Tasty. A piece of the royal wedding cake of Prince William and Kate Middleton has sold for $4,160 at a Beverley Hills auction. [beast]
Gisele Bundchen’s Former Bodyguards Are Jailed After Shooting At Photographers – The pair were sentenced to five years for the incident in April 2009, when Bundchen and her husband Tom Brady were visiting the country. [mirror]
Angelina Jolie Joined By Brad Pitt, Son Maddox On Red Carpet Of Governors Awards – The actress’ partner and son showed their support at the fifth annual awards, where Jolie picked up the prestigious Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Stars Angela Lansbury and Steve Martin were also recognized with honorary awards. [nydn]
The Cult of Outrage – When someone in the public eye tries to offend you these days, you can bet they’re trying to sell something. Outrage isn’t about values, it’s about marketing. [beast]
Jackie’s Blood-Stained Chanel Suit Will Be locked Up Until 2103 – On the plane back to Washington, in her pink Chanel suit, caked with her husband’s blood, Jackie Kennedy resisted all suggestions from aides that she clean herself up. Instead, she just said, “Let them see what they’ve done.” [nyt]
Miranda Kerr: I Had No Idea My Instagram Was Photoshopped! – One glance at her Instagram account, and it’s easy to believe Miranda Kerr’s life is perfect, perhaps even too perfect. Despite recent claims that the model Photoshops the pictures she posts, however, Kerr has said that she never uploads retouched shots… on purpose. [huffers]
Matthew McConaughey And Scarlett Johansson Honoured At Rome Festival – Hollywood stars Matthew McConaughey and Scarlett Johansson have received best actor and actress awards respectively at this year’s Rome Film Festival. [bbc]
School Teacher Pleads Guilty To Feeding Students Semen-Laced Cookies – A Los Angeles school teacher has pleaded guilty to a series of heinous abuses against his students, including blindfolding them and feeding them cookies laced with his semen. [gawker]
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