Phil Collins Quits Music – His back hurts from a dislocated vertebra. He’s lost some of his hearing. Nerve damage makes it hard for him to hold his drumsticks. The decades of rock and roll have taken their toll on Phil Collins – both from the wear-and-tear on his body and the pain from the constant barbs from critics. After seven Grammys, 13 hit singles and an Oscar, he’s decided to call it quits. [people]

Gaddafi Launches Offensive – Libyan troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi launched counter-offensives against rebel-held towns on Sunday as the popular uprising escalated into open warfare. The resilience of Gaddafi’s forces in the face of the widespread insurrection will increase fears that Libya is heading for a protracted civil war rather than the swift revolutions seen in Tunisia and Egypt. [mail&guardian]

Cricket Worls Cup: England Defeat SA – But We’re Still In It – South Africa’s shock defeat to England at Chennai arguably hasn’t done too much damage to their drive for a quarter-final place at the World Cup, even if it suddenly opens up Group B a little more. Perhaps this was the juncture where Graeme Smith’s team got the obligatory CWC “choke game” out of their systems. [news24]

KP Ruled Out Of World Cup – England batsman Kevin Pietersen will miss the rest of the World Cup, with a team spokesman announcing Monday he would be returning home in the next 24 hours for a hernia operation. England have applied to the International Cricket Council (ICC) for Eoin Morgan to come in as a replacement player. [timeslive]

Spencer Accuser Bust For Drunk Driving – The man who landed Princess Diana’s niece in hot water after telling police that she kicked, beat and swore at him in a McDonald’s drive-through queue – was arrested for drunk driving at the very same spot this weekend. Hours after Lady Amelia Spencer appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court last Thursday on charges of common assault, Cinti, 27, was bust for drunk driving at McDonald’s in Greenpoint after swearing at staff there. [timeslive]

White House Considers Tapping Oil Reserves – White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley said on Sunday the Obama administration is considering tapping into the U.S. strategic oil reserve as one way to help ease soaring oil prices. Daley said: “We are looking at the options. The issue of the reserves is one we are considering. … All matters have to be on the table.” [reuters]

Obama Makes History With First Homebrewed White House Beer – President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama made culinary history when they served homebrewed White House Honey Ale, made with a pound of honey from the White House Beehive, to guests at last month’s Super Bowl party. They are the first presidential couple to ever charge their chefs with the ancient–and now wildly popular–art of homebrewing, according to White House Curator Bill Allman. [obama]

Charlie Sheen’s Experimental Web Show Aired Saturday Night – “Sheen’s Korner” hit the web on Saturday night and attracted more than 100,000 viewers. Charlie Sheen’s first-ever webcast attracted more than 100,000 viewers on Saturday night. But it certainly had its share of tough viewing moments. Actually, there were a lot of tough moments. But here are the top six.. [hollywoodreporter]

UK’s ‘iPlayer for radio’ to launch on March 31 – UK Radioplayer, the BBC-backed single online player for more than 200 UK radio stations, is set to launch on March 31. It will be the first time that both the BBC and commercial radio stations have come together on a single online radio player. The internet radio player, which will allow users to listen to more than 200 BBC and commercial radio stations, has been in development for the last two years. [telegraph]

Prince Andrew In Hot Water As FBI Reopen Case Against Sex Offender Friend – A week after an Aussie mum identified herself as the woman at the centre of a high-profile UK child sex ring involving Jeffrey Epstein, the FBI is set to reopen its investigation into the financier. Investigators want to interview Virginia Roberts, his former ‘sex slave’ and could also quiz Prince Andrew – a close friend of Epstein. Photographs had emerged of the Duke of York with Roberts. [thewest]

The Billionaire Planning His 125th Birthday – One morning in early January, David Murdock awoke to an unsettling sensation. At first he didn’t recognize it and then he couldn’t believe it, because for years — decades, really — he maintained what was, in his immodest estimation, perfect health. But now there was this undeniable imperfection, a scratchiness and swollenness familiar only from the distant past. Incredibly, infuriatingly, he had a sore throat. [newyorktimes]

Sean Penn Invites Charlie Sheen To Haiti – Sean Penn says he thinks Charlie Sheen could do a lot of good in Haiti, both for himself and the nation struggling to recover from a devastating earthquake. The Academy Award winner says in a statement that he’d like to “show my old friend the world of needs on the ground in Haiti.” [cbslocal]

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