Adorable Home Videos Of Gaddafi The Grandfather Emerge – Previously unseen personal video footage of Colonel Gaddafi has emerged which shows the former Libyan dictator playing with his grandchildren in his Bab al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli in 2005. [telegraph]
Gaddafi Surrounded By Rebels – Libyan fighters have surrounded ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi, and it is only a matter of time until he is captured or killed, a spokesman for Tripoli’s new military council said Wednesday. [huffpo]
Darren Scott Leaves Jacaranda FM And SuperSport – Jacaranda breakfast show host and SuperSport anchor, Darren Scott has left both companies followed a racially charged incident. Scott shouted the K-word numerous times across a crowded room, referring to a colleague. Full story.. [2oceansvibe]
Rhinos’ Horns Injected With Poison – Some game owners, desperate to save their endangered rhino from poachers, have resorted to cutting their horns off. But the Rhino Rescue Project has come up with a kinder, but equally radical proposal – injecting the prized horns with a parasiticide that is extremely toxic to humans. Genius. [timeslive]
Plane Crash Wipes Out Top Hockey Team – A Russian jet carrying a pro ice hockey team, including several former NHL stars and two former Rangers, crashed while taking off today in western Russia, killing at least 43 people and leaving two critically injured. [nypost]
Timberlake And Biel Back In The Mix – Biel and Timberlake were spotted at a wedding in Colorado over the weekend, which a source says was the culmination of months spent by Justin trying to win the actress back, adding simply: “He missed her…He went after her.” [hollygoss]
Facebook Doubles Revenue – Facebook’s revenue doubled to $1.6 billion in 2011’s first half, a source with knowledge of its financials told Reuters, underscoring its appeal to advertisers while it grapples with intensifying competition from the likes of Google Inc. Net income in the first half of 2011 came to almost $500 million. [reuters]
Three Men Executed In Iran On Charges Of Homosexuality – Three Iranian men have been executed after being found guilty of charges related to homosexuality, according to a semi-official news agency. [mail&guardian]
Reece Witherspoon Hit By Car – Actress Reese Witherspoon was rushed to the hospital Wednesday after being hit by a car. Officers say the crash was not a hit and run. Witherspoon, 35, is recovering at home after receiving treatment for minor injuries. [latimes]
Patrice Motsepe To Chair New Black Business Forum – A new Black Business Council (BBC) will be formed, under the chairmanship of businessman Patrice Motsepe, as an umbrella body to ensure unity among black business, a Black Business Summit decided on Wednesday. [independent]
Celine Dion Home Intruder Has A Bath – It’s a good thing Céline Dion’s alarm goes on and on. An intruder was nabbed Monday afternoon at the singer’s Quebec mansion after he allegedly broke in, grabbed a snack and drew a bath, the Laval Police Department confirmed to E! News. [eonline]
Lil Wayne Breaks iTunes Sales Record – Lil Wayne’s 10th studio album, The Carter IV, has broken iTunes sales records — with 348,000 digital albums sold in just four days. Nielsen Soundscan figures indicate that The Carter IV moved a total of 964,000 records in its first week of release. It’s telling that more than a third of those purchases were digital, and came in the first four days. [mashable]
Thursday Is “Vote For Table Mountain” Day – Table Mountain is at the bottom of the final 28, in the running to be one of the new seven wonders of nature. Table Mountain needs YOU to vote at least every Thursday. We need 30 million votes to make the final 7. You can vote on the website or by SMSing the word ‘table’ to 34874 (SMS cost R2). You can vote once on the website and as many times as you want on SMS. come on, gang, let’s do this thing! [votefortablemountain.com]
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