Rupert Murdoch Pie Thrower Jailed – Jonathan May-Bowles, known by his comedy stage name of Jonnie Marbles, looked stunned as he stood motionless in the dock before turning towards the cells and grinned at supporters in the public gallery. May-Bowles, 26, of Windsor, had pleaded guilty to a breach of the peace and common assault when he attacked the billionaire media mogul giving evidence at a Commons Select Committee meeting last month. [thisislondon]
Gang Robs Cape Cash Depot Of Millions – An armed gang has stolen millions of rand in cash destined for banks from a security company in Brackenfell, Cape Town, the Hawks said on Tuesday. “A gang of eight men arrived in a white Ford Bantam bakkie on Monday afternoon with a brown box claiming they were on the premises to deliver vehicle parts,” said Hawks’ spokesperson Mcintosh Polela. Old School.. [news24]
Another News International Arrest – A key new arrest has been made in the phone-hacking scandal. The unnamed man, believed to be the former News of the World managing editor Stuart Kuttner, apparently did not know he was going to be taken into custody when he arrived by appointment at a police station in London at 11am on Tuesday to answer questions about the phone-hacking scandal. [guardian]
Linda Evangelista Demands $46,000 / Month Child Support – Forty-six-year-old former supermodel Linda Evangelista appeared in Manhattan Family Court yesterday to demand child support for her son, Augustin James. Augustin’s father, Francois-Henri Pinault (now married to now married to Salma Hayek), just happens to be one of the richest men in France thanks to his portfolio of luxury labels which counts Gucci, Stella McCartney and Alexander McQueen.[telegraph]
DSK’s Wife ‘Howled Like An Animal’ – She has loyally supported her husband, Dominique Strauss Kahn, since he was accused of raping a chambermaid at a New York hotel in May. But according to French magazine Le Nouvel Observateur, Sinclair was so distraught when she received the news her husband faced jail time she ‘howled in pain, a long moan, like a stunned animal,’ and could not form words for hours after. [dailymail]
Cancer Delays Dewani Trial – The case of one of the men accused of killing honeymooner Anni Dewani is being prejudiced, his lawyer claims, by postponements granted because his co-accused has a malignant brain tumour. Mziwamadoda Qwabe and Xolile Mngeni were to appear in the Wynberg Regional Court yesterday, but Mngeni who had brain surgery on July 9, was too weak to stand in the dock. [timeslive]
Anders Breivik Has Unreasonable Demands – The man who has confessed to killing 77 people in Norway has made a list of “unrealistic” demands, his lawyer says. Anders Behring Breivik wanted the government to resign and Japanese specialists to assess his mental health. The far-right extremist admits killing eight people with a bomb in Oslo and shooting dead 69 on Utoeya island. [bbc]
Cocaine Submarine Bust – The Coast Guard caught a narco submarine trying to smuggle $180 million worth of cocaine into the U.S., intercepting the drug vessel as her own crew tried to sink her off the coast of Honduras. Coast Guard video shows the crew of the semi-submersible craft jumping off the boat and into a yellow life raft. As a Coast Guard boat comes alongside, the submarine can be seen quickly sinking into the Caribbean. [abcnews]
20 Million Year Old Ape Skull Found In Uganda – Ugandan and French scientists have discovered a fossil of a skull of a tree-climbing ape from about 20 million years ago in Uganda’s Karamoja region. “This is the first time that the complete skull of an ape of this age has been found. It is a highly important fossil,” Martin Pickford, a paleontologist from the College de France in Paris, told a news conference. [foxnews]
Snake On Windshield Video Goes Viral – A video of a snake slithering across the windshield of a moving SUV in Tennessee has become an Internet sensation in the short time its been posted on YouTube. The video was filmed by a Collierville family who were reportedly driving at 65 mph down Sam Cooper Boulevard when the serpent crawled out of his hiding place under the hood of the car onto the windshield, according to WMC-TV. [digitaljournal]
Protesters Across Syria Come Under Fire – Syrian forces have again fired at demonstrators across the country after nightly Ramadan prayers in intensifying assaults to crush dissent against President Bashar al-Assad during the Muslim fasting month, witnesses and activists said. Tens of people were reportedly wounded when they came under fire on Tuesday in the western Damascus suburb of Muadhamiya, the northeastern city of Hasaka, and the port city of Latakia. [aljazeera]
Leo DiCaprio Earns The Most Tin – While Johnny Depp topped the list last year with $75 million, Leonardo DiCaprio jumps from fifth to first place to beat Depp for the first time. Over the past year Depp earned $50 million to DiCaprio’s $77 million. Both actors have achieved wealth and fame by making some unusual choices with their careers. [forbes]
Google+ Reaches 25 Million Users – Can Google+ emerge as the winner of the so called “social media war”? A clear-cut answer to this question is not possible to give as of now. But one thing, which is very impressive about this new social network, is that it is growing much faster than its rivals like Facebook, Myspace and Twitter. A latest report released by comScore showed that Google+ has attracted 25 million users in less than one month, making it the fastest-growing website ever. [ibtimes]
Underwater Discovery Sparks UFO Rumours – A strange circular formation deep below the Baltic Sea has sparked great excitement among UFO believers who think it might be a crashed flying saucer. While searching for shipwrecks in the waters, a Swedish team of nautical salvagers say they uncovered a “very strange anomaly” — a round object about 60 feet across resting about 300 feet below sea level. [khq]
SA To cut Emissions 34% – South Africa hopes to cut its carbon emissions 34 percent by 2020, Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa says. Building coal-fired power stations would not affect this, as cutting emissions did not happen in an instant, but required space and time, she told reporters in Pretoria. [timeslive]
51 Year Old LOST Actor Dishes Dirt On Love-Life With 16 Year Old – During a recent interview with E! Entertainment Doug Hutchison, the 51-year-old actor known for his role in “The Green Mile” and Courtney Stodden, his 16-year-old country singer bride, gave up a little more bedroom dirt than the average viewer might have been looking for. [huffers]
What’s Next For Charlie Sheen Goddess / Porn Star Bree Olsen? – Bree Olson, the former porn star who stuck by the actor through his ‘Two and a Half Men’ meltdown, tells Marlow Stern about her relationship with Sheen, guest-starring on ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians,’ why she chose to leave porn, and where she’s headed next. [dailybeast]
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