‘Godfather’ Prequel By Mario Puzo Set To Become Book – Mario Puzo, who wrote the novel upon which the films were based and helped write the first two screenplays, had another Corleone story in his pocket, it turns out, tracing in more detail Vito’s rise through the 1920’s and 30’s New York mob scene. The tales took shape in a screenplay that went unproduced. But now Puzo’s final Corleone story will be told within the confines of a new novel. [huffpo]

Police Seize One Billion Euros From Mafia Clan – Italian police have seized assets worth around one billion euros from the Polverino mafia clan based in the Naples region, including companies, land and yachts. A police operation on Tuesday netted 39 alleged clan members on charges including extortion, drug trafficking and illegal financial dealings. [afp]

First Body From Air France Crash Recovered – The remains of one of the 228 victims of an Air France flight that crashed into the ocean off Brazil in 2009 has been recovered from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. The body – preserved by high pressure and low temperatures as it lay in crash wreckage, 3,900 metres deep on the seafloor – was still belted to an airline seat as investigators brought it aboard their search vessel off Brazil’s northeast coast from a robot submarine. [aljazeera]

South Africa’s New Richest Man – South African born Ivan Glasenberg, the CEO of Glencore, is about to become South Africa’s richest man and the second richest in Africa when the company lists later this month. Glencore’s public offer yesterday suggests a market value of $61 billion or R403.8 billion. With his stake in the company sitting at around 15%, it would be worth $9.5 billion or 62.9 Rbillion at yesterday’s exchange rate. [businesslive]

Hilary Clinton Brokers Deal To Fund Libya Opposition – On a visit to Rome today, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made crucial headway with NATO allies in tackling the ongoing chaos in Libya. Clinton and Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini met with the Libya Contact Group—made up of representatives from 22 countries and six international organizations—for a three-hour summit that resulted in a unanimous decision to set up a fund to back the Libyan rebels. [dailybeast]

Bin Laden Had A Plan For 9/11 Anniversary – Osama Bin Laden’s personal files revealed that Al Qaeda once considered attacking America’s rail systems on the upcoming 10th anniversary of 9/11. A document dated February 2010 shows the terrorists wanted to “tip a train by tampering with the rails so that the train would fall off the track at either a valley or a bridge,” a federal bulletin said. [nydailynews]

SA State Security Minister’s Wife Found Guilty Of Drug Trafficking – Sheryl Cwele, wife of State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele, has been found guilty of drug trafficking by the KwaZulu-Natal High Court. Cwele and her co-accused were charged with dealing or conspiring to deal in drugs, procuring Charmaine Moss to collect drugs in Turkey, and procuring Tessa Beetge to smuggle cocaine. [news24]

Court Hears Dewani Hostile Comments Claims – A bundle of online comments was handed to Magistrate Howard Riddle in the Belmarsh Magistrate’s Court by Dewani’s defence lawyer. Most stated that Dewani will be raped in prison or “get sex for free” once found guilty in South Africa. Hugo Keith, QC, acting for the South African government, said he agreed the comments were “shocking and appalling”, but “people can say truly terrible things on the internet”. [timeslive]

Most Wanted Nazi (97) Tried In Hungary – A 97-year-old Hungarian accused of massacring civilians in Serbia in 1942 has gone on trial in Hungary. Sandor Kepiro was listed by the Simon Wiesenthal Center as the world’s most wanted Nazi war crimes suspect. More than 1,200 Jewish, Serb and Roma civilians were murdered over three days by Hungarian forces in a notorious massacre in the city of Novi Sad. [bbc]

2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster – Mercedes-Benz has confirmed that it is to launch a roadster version of its SLS AMG performance car, releasing initial — disguised — images of the vehicle. The SLS AMG Roadster, a non-identical twin of the ‘Gullwing’ SLS AMG Coupé which made its debut in late 2009, will be unveiled at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September, and testing is already underway ahead of the market launch. [luxuo]

Wiggly Worm Makes It Into Royal Photo Album – As Royal Family wedding portraits go, it was reassuringly traditional. But there was an unexpected guest in the line-up — and it kept the Duchess of Cornwall’s granddaughter Eliza Lopes smiling for the camera. In her hand was a £1 ‘wiggly worm’ which Camilla revealed yesterday had been bought by her stepson Prince Harry especially for the occasion. [dailymail]

Trump ‘University’ Law Suit – Before Donald Trump sold the idea of a possible 2012 presidential bid, the bombastic real estate mogul peddled the American dream at a place called Trump University. But a lawsuit filed in San Diego claims that the possible GOP presidential candidate’s courses instead delivered expensive “infomercials” disguised as educational classes that preyed on vulnerable Americans in “troubled economic times.” [sfgate]

William And Kate To Visit California – Britain’s Prince William and his new wife Catherine will visit the United States in July at the end of their first official foreign trip as a married couple. William has never visited the United States in an official capacity, although he has made private trips to the country in the past. Catherine, 29, has never been there, royal officials said. [reuters]

Schwarzenegger Picks Drama For Big Screen Return – Arnold Schwarzenegger has zeroed in on the film that will mark his return to the big screen: Cry Macho, a drama about a down-on-his-luck horse trainer who is hired to kidnap a 9-year-old boy. Al Ruddy, an Oscar winner for both The Godfather and Million Dollar Baby, will produce, while Brad Furman, who helmed the recent The Lincoln Lawyer, has been tapped to direct, with filming set to begin in September. [hollywoodreporter]

Parmalat’s Big Cheese Gets Eight Years In Jail – Parmalat founder Calisto Tanzi was jailed on Thursday on a conviction of market rigging related to the stunning collapse of the dairy empire more than seven years ago. Police executed a warrant for Tanzi’s arrest the day after Italy’s highest court upheld Tanzi’s conviction. [mail&guardian]

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