Tattooed Barbie Doll Is ‘Overly-Sexualised And Inappropriate’– Throughout her 52-year history, Barbie has endured frequent criticism for setting a bad example to young girls with her unrealistic body shape and ditsy character. But none of her incarnations has caused so much fuss as her latest: a rock chick with dyed pink hair, a chest and neck covered in tattoos and a small dog in a cactus suit called Bastardino. [telegraph]

Gaddafi Was Killed In Crossfire After Capture – Libyans cheered the fate of ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi into the early hours of Friday after his death in what Libya’s transitional prime minister described as a crossfire that followed his arrest by revolutionary forces. “This is a time to start a new Libya, with a new economy, with a new education and with a new health system — with one future,” Mahmoud Jibril, Libya’s transitional prime minister, said after proclaiming Gadhafi’s death. [cnn]

1987 Sitcom Correctly Predicted Gaddafi’s Death – Although it only lasted one season in the late eighties and is barely remembered, Matthew Perry’s other sitcom, Second Chance, got at least one thing right — the year the onetime Libyan dictator would die. He arrives at the Pearly Gates in 2011, when St. Peter welcomes him: “Dead at last.” [nymag]

When Condi Met Gaddafi – In an exclusive excerpt from Condoleezza Rice’s new memoir, ‘No Higher Honor,’ the former secretary of state tells all about her meeting with the recently killed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi: his obsession with her, his WMD stockpile—and the infamous ‘tent.’ [dailybeast]

Charges Laid Against Malema – AfriForum laid a criminal charge against ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema on Thursday for reportedly encouraging people to take land without permission. The charge of incitement to sedition, with case number 612/10/2011, was laid at the Wierdabrug police station in Centurion, said AfriForum deputy CEO Ernst Roets. [news24]

Saif Gaddafi (The One You Know From Sky News) Has Been Captured – Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the influential second son of the slain Libyan ruler, has been captured and is in hospital after he sustained wounds during clashes with revolutionary fighters near the city of Sirte. He was shot in the leg. [presstv]

Microsoft Working On Yahoo Bid – Private-equity firm Silver Lake Partners is working with one of its investors, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, and Microsoft Corp. to put together a proposal to buy Yahoo Inc., people familiar with the matter said. Under the proposal being discussed, Microsoft would put up several billion dollars of funding, with additional financing being arranged by banks. [wallstreetjournal]

Body Found On The Side Of The Road In Camps Bay – An unidentified man has been found dead on the roadside in Camps Bay in Cape Town, police said on Thursday. Passers-by made the discovery on Wednesday night, Captain Frederick van Wyk said. The body was lying next to a car. [news24]

Sarkozy And Bruni Reveal Daughter’s Name – French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday he and first lady Carla Bruni were deeply happy over their baby daughter, the first official confirmation of the birth, and said their pleasure was all the more intense because it was private. Sarkozy left it to his wife Carla Bruni, a former supermodel and singer, to reveal their daughter’s name. They chose the name Giulia. [msnbc]

Expert Rejects ‘Crazy’ Michael Jackson Death Claim – The claim that Michael Jackson could have self-injected enough propofol to kill himself was a “crazy scenario,” the trial of the pop star’s doctor has been told. Anesthesiologist Dr Steven Shafer said: “People don’t just wake up from anesthesia hell bent to pick up a syringe and pump it into the IV… it’s a crazy scenario.” [skynews]

Steve Jobs: “Google Fucking Ripped Off The iPhone – Android Is Shit” – Huffington Post got a hold of Walter Isaacson’s authorized biography of Steve Jobs and reports that according to Isaacson, Jobs was very angry at Google whom he labelled guilty of a “grand theft” when it launched its Android operating system, which competes directly with the iPhone and has surpassed it in popularity. [huffpo]

Steve Jobs Questioned Authority His Whole Life: New Book – A new biography portrays Steve Jobs as a skeptic all his life – giving up religion because he was troubled by starving children, calling executives who took over Apple “corrupt” and delaying cancer surgery in favor of cleansings and herbal medicine. [associated]

Steve Jobs Told Obama He Would Have A One-Term Presidency – Jobs, who was known for his prickly, stubborn personality, almost missed meeting President Obama in the fall of 2010 because he insisted that the president personally ask him for a meeting. Though his wife told him that Obama “was really psyched to meet with you,” Jobs insisted on the personal invitation, and the standoff lasted for five days. When he finally relented and they met at the Westin San Francisco Airport, Jobs was characteristically blunt. He seemed to have transformed from a liberal into a conservative. “You’re headed for a one-term presidency,” he told Obama. [huffpo]

MC Hammer Launching New Search Engine – The venerable rapper, who helped usher hip-hop into the pop mainstream in the early ’90s, has rolled out a search engine he hopes will outperform Google, Bing and other established tools. The project, called WireDoo, has been two years in the making, said Hammer (real name Stanley Burrell) Wednesday at the Web 2.0 summit in San Francisco. [cnn]

Concern Over Spielberg’s Handling Of Tintin – Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster film of Tintin, which will have its London red carpet premiere on Sunday at the Odeon Leicester Square, has been criticised by a former manager of the Tintin estate. Jean-Claude Jouret told AFP: “There’s a risk that Spielberg’s vision will undermine Hergé’s. It’s undoubtedly good business but perhaps it won’t help the long term preservation of his work.” [telegraph]

Lindsay Lohan Late For First Day At Morgue – Lindsay Lohan arrived late to her first day of community service at the county morgue Thursday and was turned away, another hiccup in the actress’ effort to prove to a judge that she is complying with terms of her probation. [yahoo]

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