Strauss-Kahn To Make Slander Claim Against Another Accuser – Lawyers for Dominique Strauss-Kahn say they will file a slander complaint against a writer who accuses the former IMF head of sexually assaulting her in 2002. Tristane Banon, 31, says she plans to file a criminal complaint Tuesday accusing Strauss-Kahn of trying to rape her in 2002. [associated]

Fox News Hackers Claim Obama Assassinated – The Twitter account of the American Fox News Politics team was compromised and used to falsely announce the death of the US president. Hackers used the account to write: “BREAKING NEWS: President @BarackObama assassinated, 2 gunshot wounds have proved too much. It’s a sad 4th for #america. #obamadead RIP”. [telegraph]

Mladic Removed From War Crimes Hearing [Video] – Ex-Bosnian Serb army head Ratko Mladic has been removed from a hearing at The Hague war crimes tribunal after quarrelling with the judge. Gen Mladic was ordered out after continually interrupting the proceedings. [bbc]

Monaco Royal Couple Hitting Durban This Week – Staff at the five-star Oyster Box hotel are hard at work preparing for the arrival of Prince Albert of Monaco and his wife, Princess Charlene. The hotel, in Umhlanga, north of Durban, will host the royal couple for an exclusive cocktail evening on Thursday. [timeslive]

Twitter Turns Off Verified Accounts DM Privacy – Ever wanted to tell Lady Gaga or Justin Bieber just how much you love them, but lacked the ability to do so in private? Well, a new move by Twitter  will change that – until the celebrities of the world demand it changes back, of course. [time]

Joey Chestnut Wins Fifth Hot Dog Eating Title In A Row – It was close for a few minutes, and then “Jaws” pulled away. Joey Chestnut ate 62 hot dogs Monday to capture his fifth title in a row in Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. “Winning tastes pretty good. I feel great,” Chestnut said. “It was hot out here but that didn’t really affect me.” [espn]

iPad Sales Hurting Laptops In SA – Some local retailers have reported that an increase in Apple’s iPad sales have affected the sale of PCs and laptops. Christopher Riley, managing director of The Notebook Company, said that while sales of iPads had been “absolutely brilliant”, they had negatively affected total sales of netbooks and laptops. [news24]

Biggest EuroMillions Lottery Jackpot In History – Tonight – The Euromillions lottery has rolled over a record 12 times and is sporting a record jackpot tonight of €171,000,000. That works out to R1.7Billion. Tickets are available online and can be bought from anywhere in the world. Follow link. [EuroMillions]

Why Harry Potter Doesn’t Drink Alcohol Anymore – From the day he was cast as the bespectacled boy wizard in the Harry Potter franchise, Daniel Radcliffe appeared to handle child stardom pretty well. Yet the young actor has admitted that the pressures of fame made him so dependent on alcohol that he is now teetotal. [telegraph]

McLaren MP4 Unveiled – McLaren has unveiled the latest iteration of its MP4-12C performance car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The British automotive brand unveiled the MP4-12C GT3 to the public June 30, after showcasing it to prospective team owners over the past couple of months. [luxuo]

London Olympics Sell 3.5 Million Tickets – More than 3.5 million tickets have already been sold for next year’s London Olympics, a figure that is unprecedented according to one games insider. [mail&guardian]

Shortest Springbok Ever Dies – Tommy Gentles, who died aged 77 in Johannesburg, was the shortest player to have been picked for the Springboks at 1.60m. He was 8cm shorter than Ricky Januarie and 15cm shorter than Gio Aplon, and that is a record that may stand forever, especially with the size of modern day professional players. [sport24]

Bug’s Penis Makes Loudest Animal Sound – The male lesser water boatman, aka Micronecta scholtzi, can create mating calls as loud as 99.2 decibels, which is the equivalent of sitting in the front row of a loud, full-blown orchestra, or standing 15 meters away from a hurtling freight train. [wired]

Electric Airplane Pilot Breaks Speed Record – French pilot Hugues Duval broke his own speed record for electric aircraft after topping 175 mph. He made the record-setting flight in the same twin-engine Cri Cri airplane he flew to achieve his previous record of 162 mph in December. He completed the flight during the Paris Air Show after a full week of demonstration flights. [wired]

Taiwan Declares Lady Gaga Day – A city in Taiwan declared Sunday “Lady Gaga Day” as the pop diva’s first visit to the island sparked a frenzy among dedicated fans and local media. Lady Gaga was given a key to Taichung city by the mayor at a ceremony attended by hundreds of enthusiastic supporters. [interaksyon]

Cape Royale Hotel “30 Days Of Giveaways” Underway – Cape Royale Luxury Hotel and Spa is offering all Facebook members a chance to win prizes in their daily giveaways. Prizes include spa treatments and products, dinners, accommodation and even a helicopter flip! In order to enter the competition all you have to do is “like” their Facebook page and see what our daily competition entails.  [facebook]

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