Breakdancing Gorilla Goes Viral – Nine-year-old Zola, one of eight Western lowland gorillas currently living at the Calgary Zoo in Canada, has become the latest Internet video star, thanks to a YouTube clip that shows him stomping and spinning, as if he were breakdancing. [dailymail]

Michelle O’ Arrives In South Africa – US First Lady Michelle Obama arrived in Pretoria late on Monday night for what officials have billed as her first major solo overseas trip as US first lady – to South Africa and Botswana. She arrived at Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria at 21:15. [news24]

Walmart Closes Massmart Deal – Walmart completed its purchase of a 51% stake in Massmart yesterday, naming three members to the local retailer’s board and making it harder for the government and trade unions to influence the takeover. Walmart yesterday paid Massmart shareholders for the R16,5bn stake and exercised its right to appoint directors. [businesday]

The New Internet Domains – What Does It Mean? – On Monday, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) voted to allow a new array of Internet domain endings. “Forget .com — here’s .coke.” [cnn]

Youth League Demands Mean Nothing: ANC – Resolutions of the recent ANCYL congress (including land expropriation demands) did not alter the ANC policies, the ruling party said on Monday. “We want to state unequivocally that the youth league’s resolutions remain those of the league and do not alter ANC policies being implemented at government level,” said African National Congress spokesperson, Jackson Mthembu. [mail&guardian]

44 Killed In Russian Plane Crash – A passenger plane crashed in heavy fog and burst into flames on a highway in north western Russia, killing 44 people. The Emergencies Ministry as saying the RusAir plane came down on a highway around a mile short of the runway. It broke apart before bursting into flames. [skynews]

Not Everyone Feels Sorry For Jackass Star’s Death – Film critic Roger Ebert lashed out via his Twitter account on Monday morning, lambasting Ryan Dunn, the “Jackass” star, who died in a car crash on Monday, after his Porsche jumped a guard rail and burst into flames. Dunn was apparently driving under the influence. [msn]

Angelina Jolie Visit Libyan Refugees – Angelina Jolie traveled to the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa on Sunday to thank its residents for welcoming in the estimated 20,000 migrants who arrived after fleeing unrest in Tunisia and Libya. Jolie is a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. [associated]

Japanese ‘K’ Computer Is The Most Powerful Computer In The World – In the rankings of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, a Japanese machine has earned the top spot with a performance that essentially laps the competition. The computer, known as “K Computer,” is three times faster than a Chinese rival that previously held the top position. [newyorktimes]

400 People Go For Skinny Dipping World Record – Imagine 400 Welsh folks of all ages running into the ocean. Now imagine them naked. Hundreds of skinny dippers may have now broken a Guinness World Record — the largest group of naked people to jump into a body of water together and wade for at least 10 minutes. [abcnews]

Egypt’s Mubarak Has Cancer – Hosni Mubarak is suffering from cancer, his defence lawyer has said, citing a medical report to assess whether the former Egyptian president is fit enough to stand trial. “He has a stomach cancer and the tumours are growing,” Farid el-Deeb, Mubarak’s lawyer, said on Monday. [aljazeera]

Miss California Wins Miss USA – America’s latest Miss USA winner is a California model and self-described history geek, obsessed with Britain’s monarchy of centuries past but also a fan of “Star Wars.” Alyssa Campanella of Los Angeles says on Twitter that she was born in the wrong time period and played the popular pig-exploding game Angry Birds backstage on her iPad before the pageant Sunday night. Wonderful. [yahoo]

Katie Holmes Flaunts Bod In Red Bikini – Katie Holmes got her surf and sun on over the weekend with her partner in crime, Suri, by her side. The pair played on the sand and splashed in the waves in Miami. [popeater]

DC Airport Closed After Warning From God – The grounding of flights Sunday at Reagan National Airport was prompted by a woman who told an Ohio airport worker that there was a bomb aboard an airplane — a warning she later said she had received in a message from God. [cbsnews]

Black Hole Eats Star – A bright flash of gamma rays observed March 28 by the Swift satellite may have been the death rattle of a star falling into a massive black hole and being ripped apart, according to a team of astronomers led by the University of California, Berkeley. [sciencedaily]

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