Rebels Victorious, As Hunt For Gaddafi Continues – Following their occupation of Gaddafi’s compound, rebel forces have intensified their search for Colonel Muammar Gaddafi – as the leader calls for Tripoli residents to “cleanse” the Libyan capital of insurgents. Col Gaddafi said in an audio broadcast on Syria’s Al-Rai television: “All Libyans must be present in Tripoli, young men, tribal men and women must sweep through Tripoli and comb it for traitors. [skynews]

Rebels Want Gaddafi Trial In Libya – Muammar Gaddafi must face trial in Libya before being transferred to the International Criminal Court (ICC), said Abdel Hafiz Ghoga, spokesman for the rebel National Council Tuesday. Ghoga told Egyptian state television that Gaddafi, who was indicted by the ICC in May for war crimes, was still in Libya and there was no chance that he will escape. [reuters]

Rebels Have Been Using Remote Controlled Drones [Video] – Aeryon Labs, a Canadian defense firm, revealed on Tuesday that it had quietly provided the rebel forces with a teeny, tiny surveillance drone, called the Aeryon Scout. Small enough to fit into a backpack, the 3-pound, four-rotor robot gave Libyan forces eyes in the sky independent of the Predators, Fire Scout surveillance copters and manned spy planes that NATO flew overhead. Don’t worry, it’s not armed. [wired]

Rare Earthquake Jolts Eastern US – One of the strongest earthquakes recorded on the east coast of the United States has cracked the iconic Washington monument and sent thousands of workers fleeing skyscrapers in New York. The magnitude-5.8 quake, which struck just before 2pm local time on Tuesday (0400 AEST Wednesday), forced evacuations of the Pentagon, the US Capitol and Washington’s historic monuments. [smh]

Springbok Squad Announcement: Bases Covered – While selectors will never, ever please all of the people all of the time, a hallmark of the Springboks’ RWC 2011 squad is that it leaves precious little room for anyone to get genuinely hot under the collar over. If there are relatively minor surprises, they come in the form of Francois Louw and Odwa Ndungane, who weren’t being talked up by many scribes until very recently (in the case of the latter, you could say not at all). [sport24]

Amy Winehouse Toxicology Report Shows No Sign Of Drugs. Apparently – Amy Winehouse had no illegal drugs in her system when she died, and it is still unclear what killed the singer, her family said Tuesday. The family said in a statement that toxicology tests showed “alcohol was present” in the singer’s body but it hasn’t yet been determined if it contributed to her death. [associated]

Facebook Makes Massive Privacy And Tagging Changes – Facebook is launching one of the largest privacy overhauls in its history. The initiative will make it clearer with whom you’re sharing photos, status updates and locations. “We want to make it easier to share with who you want, no matter what it is,” Facebook Product Manager Kate O’Neill told Mashable during a preview of the new features. [mashable]

Polygamy Cult’s Civil War – Two weeks after cult leader Warren Jeffs was convicted on two counts of child rape, members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) find themselves torn between dueling prophets trying to wrest control of America’s largest polygamy movement. [dailybeast]

Ard Matthews Apologises For Nervous Reaction – Ard Matthews, lead singer of Just Jinjer, has apologised for his national anthem mishap at the conclusion of the Springbok World Cup squad announcement on SuperSport on Tuesday night. Matthews, who has recently written a song “Fire,” dedicated to the Springboks, stumbled over his words and quickly apologised. “I was so frozen and nervous and my nervousness came out as a laugh. This was no attempt at humour, but a nervous response to an awful situation.”

Will Smith And Wife Jada Deny Separation Rumours – It took them a while, but Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith finally responded Tuesday afternoon to an InTouch Weekly magazine report claiming the high-profile Hollywood power couple had split. “Although we are reluctant to respond to these types of press reports, the rumors circulating about our relationship are completely false,” the couple said in their statement. [suntimes]

NASA Gets Into Sci-Fi Literature Game – Many a science nerd has been born while reading science-fiction novels. As a way to hook those kids early, NASA has partnered with a book publisher to develop sci-fi–themed books. The line of books, which the space agency is calling “NASA Inspired Works of Fiction,” will be created with Tor-Forge Books. Through the partnership, NASA will pair its space geeks with the publisher’s writers to create books intended to spark interest in engineering, mathematics, technology and science. [wired]

Marines Ban Noisy Farts in Afghanistan – As if being separated from their families while they defend their country and having to memorize Britney Spears lyrics weren’t stressful enough, Marines serving downrange in Afghanistan can no longer fart loudly anymore. Noisy farts offend Afghans, reports the Marine Corps Times. [gawker]

David Letterman Responds To Death Threats With Jokes – David Letterman responded on Monday to the threat posted against him last week on a message board used by Al Qaeda in his usual fashion: he made jokes about it. In his monologue during Monday’s taping of his CBS show, Mr. Letterman made numerous jokes about the threat, some that even hark back to his old rivalry with Jay Leno. He opened with a direct reference to the threat.. [newyorktimes]

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