Gaddafi Might Have Been The Richest Man In The World – Moammar Gaddafi secretly salted away more than $200 billion in bank accounts, real estate and corporate investments around the world before he was killed. The new estimates of the deposed dictator’s hidden cash, gold reserves and investments are “staggering.” If they prove true, he would rank among the world’s most rapacious leaders. [latimes]

Here’s the Clearest Video Yet of Gaddafi’s Capture – Libyan news organization Freedom Group just posted this video of the moments directly after Libyan rebels captured former dictator Muammar Gaddafi. It’s the clearest video yet of Gaddafi’s arrest, and unsettling to watch. The footage of a bloody, seemingly terrified Gaddafi being shoved and hit in the head doesn’t inspire faith in the restraint of his captors. [gawker]

A Bullet To The Head Killed Gaddafi – An autopsy confirmed that Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi died from a gunshot to the head, the country’s chief pathologist said Sunday, just hours before Libya’s new leaders were to declare liberation and a formal end to an eight-month civil war to topple the longtime ruler’s regime. But was it a stray bullet? Or execution? [time]

19 South Africans Were Hired To Help Gaddafi Escape – Nineteen South Africans were contracted to help former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi escape to Niger and two of them died in the process, the Rapport newspaper reported on Sunday. However, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation has distanced itself from the newspaper report, saying there was no way of verifying it “independently”. [mail&guardian]

New Zealand Wins The Rugby World Cup – New Zealanders are celebrating their first Rugby World Cup victory in almost a quarter century, lifting the mood of a nation scarred in the past year by natural disasters and a mining tragedy. [businessweek]

Identical Twins Give Birth On Same Day – Two identical twins in Indiana now have another birthday in common: They delivered babies on the same day at the same hospital. Jennifer Patterson gave birth first to a girl, Adalynn Rose Patterson, who was born with a collapsed lung but is now doing fine. Eight and half hours later, Jessica Patterson gave birth to a boy, Mason Douglas Patterson, by Cesarean section. Interesting. Perhaps the baby was in “breach.” [associated]

Google Looking To Buy Yahoo – Google has piled into the potential auction of rival Yahoo, allying with private equity players to explore a joint bid for the ailing internet giant. Google’s move comes after Microsoft also began examining the possibility of a takeover of Yahoo, in combination with other private equity bidders. Yahoo is exploring its options in the wake of disappointing results, strategic confusion and the firing last month of its chief executive, Carol Bartz. [independent]

Ryan Reynolds Is Tapping Blake Lively – The actor, who turns 35 on Sunday, was celebrating this weekend with someone special: Blake Lively. The Green Lantern costars – and their dogs – were spotted Saturday morning outside an apartment in Boston, where he’s filming the action film, R.I.P.D. And this is no casual birthday meet-up. “They are very much a couple,” a source says. [people]

Minister Calls Halt To Toll Projects – Minister Sbu Ndebele yesterday ordered the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) to immediately halt all projects related to toll roads, in an apparent concession to growing public opposition. His instruction comes amid criticism the Department of Transport has ceded major decisions over SA’s road network to Sanral. [businessday]

It Will Be Hard To Avoid Malema This Week – ANCYL leader Julius Malema’s disciplinary hearing and the league’s economic freedom marches are set to dominate South Africa’s political landscape this week. Final witnesses would be called to testify at Malema’s hearing at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on Wednesday. [news24]

Youth Told To Walk Away From Malema – Calls for young people to snub Malema’s march this week are growing. The SA Youth Council, Young Communist League, student body Sasco and Azapo joined Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa and Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande in condemning the planned march and the way in which Malema and the youth league’s top brass were mobilising residents and young people. [timeslive]

Madonna’s Brother Lives Under A Bridge – Despite bitter cold weather, homeless people are flocking to Traverse City — including even Anthony Ciccone, brother of Michigan native and pop star Madonna — because of the city’s exceptional network of services for people on the street. In an interview with Michigan Messenger, Ciccone explained why so many homeless people from throughout the region have flocked to the northern town of about 14,000. [michmess]

Steve Jobs Final Request: “Don’t Pull A Disney” – Calling the two weeks following Jobs’ death the “saddest” of his life, CEO Tim Cook said Jobs offered the example of Walt Disney’s death as a cautionary tale on how not to run a game-changing creative corporation after its visionary founder passes on. He explained that The Walt Disney Co. became “paralyzed” after Walt Disney’s death; everyone at the company was so concerned with what Walt would want or do, they ultimately failed to take chances. “[He] did not want this to occur at Apple,” Cook said. [gawker]

Giant Amoebas Discovered In Deepest Sea Trench – Gigantic amoebas have been found in the Mariana Trench, the deepest region on Earth. During a July 2011 voyage to the Pacific Ocean chasm, researchers documented the deepest known existence of xenophyophores, single-celled animals exclusively found in deep-sea environments. [msnbc]

15-Year-Old Drug Lord Confesses To Murder – A 15-year-old boy confessed to murdering two women, who reportedly worked as drug dealers, while he ran a drug trafficking gang on the Mexican resort island of Isla Mujeres. It was the second time in less than a year that an extremely young male has been detained as a purported drug gang killer in Mexico. He was identified only by his nickname, “El Gallito” or “The Little Rooster”. [foxnews]

Saudi Heir To The Throne Dies – The heir to the Saudi throne, Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdel Aziz Al Saud, died abroad Saturday after an illness, state TV said. The death of the prince, who is in his 80s, opens questions about the succession in the critical, oil-rich U.S. ally. [npr]

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