Mila Kunis Went To The Ball – When a Marine accepted a buddy’s double-dare this summer and asked out Mila Kunis via YouTube, he had no idea that it would have a fairy tale ending. The “Black Swan” actress ended up accompanying him to the Marine Corps ball. Sgt. Scott Moore, who recently returned from seven months of heavy fighting in Afghanistan, took the 28-year-old actress to the ball Friday night in Greenville, N.C. Kunis wore an opaque black shift with a boatneck neckline. [thedaily]

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Captured – Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the last remaining member of the Gaddafi family still at large in Libya, has been arrested in the southern desert and taken to the town of Zintan. He was caught while apparently attempting to flee the country. Saif will be put on trial in Libya for serious crimes that carry the death penalty, Libya’s interim justice minister said on Saturday. [guardian]

Rebels Won’t Hand Over Saif al-Islam Gaddafi – Libya’s new leaders said Sunday they will try Moammar Gadhafi’s son at home and not hand him over to the International Criminal Court where he’s charged with crimes against humanity. The government also announced the capture of the toppled regime’s intelligence minister, who is also wanted by the court. [associated]

Mac Maharaj Shrugs Off Bribe Claims – Presidential spokesperson Mac Maharaj has shrugged off allegations that he and his wife Zarina received millions of rands from French arms company Thales. The Democratic Alliance has since called on President Jacob Zuma to suspend Maharaj without delay. [news24]

Mavericks’ Exotic Dancer License Expired 4 November – Mavericks, a “gentleman’s revue bar”, has asked the Cape High Court to help it hold on to its exotic dancers. The director-general of the Department of Home Affairs has cancelled Mavericks’ corporate permits and certificates that allowed it to help bring exotic dancers to SA. The department found Mavericks had displayed “blatant disregard” for the law, but Mavericks’ owner Shane Harrison denied this and was instructed that all foreign dancers he employed had to leave the country by November 4. [timeslive]

NASA Unveils First Topographic Map Of Moon – The Nasa science team has released the highest resolution topographic map of the moon ever created. The new map, taken with the help of high-end cameras, shows the surface of the moon along with craters and the mountains, at a pixel scale close to 100 metres (328 feet). According to the scientists, almost two football fields can be placed side-by-side with a single measure of elevation (one pixel). [ibtimes]

Christopher Walken Hires Lawyer Over Natalie Wood Murder Investigation – Chrisopher Walken has hired a lawyer following the reopening of the investigation into the 1981 death of actress Natalie Wood. Wood drowned after spending several hours drinking with her husband, actor Robert Wagner, and Walken, her co-star in the film “Brainstorm,” on the couple’s yacht anchored off California’s Santa Catalina Island. [cbsnews]

ANCYL Exec Committee Labels Malema A ‘Hooligan,’ ‘Thug,’ And A ‘Fraud’ – The disbanded executive committee of the ANC Youth League in KwaZulu-Natal has called Julius Malema a “thug and hooligan”, alleging that he changed the league’s constitution to “save his political career”. Suspended committee chairman Mthandeni Dlungwane yesterday said Malema and “his friends” fabricated amendments to the constitution to rubbish the findings of the ANC national disciplinary committee. [timeslive]

White South Africans Who Ran Away Are Coming Back – After 10 years in London, the Short family packed their bags and moved back to South Africa, part of what experts say is a growing trend of white expatriates returning home. 800 000 white South Africans moved overseas, mainly to Britain, Australia and New Zealand, between 1991 and 2001, according to census data. Turns out there wasn’t a civil war. [mail&guardian]

The ‘Occupy’ Photo Everyone Is Talking About – In recent days pepper spray has become almost synonymous with the Occupy movement. Most recently this photo, which is quickly becoming an iconic image from the movement, has gone viral. It shows Occupy Portland protester Elizabeth Nichols getting hit directly in the face with pepper spray by Portland police. [huffpo]

Taylor Swift Wins Artist Of The Year For Second Time – Taylor Swift was crowned artist of the year at the American Music Awards for a second time. “This is so crazy!” the country superstar said after beat such contenders as Adele, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry to capture all three awards that she was nominated for at Sunday’s ceremony, including artist of the year, the show’s highest accolade that she previously claimed in 2009. [ap]

New Twilight Movie Takes $139.5 Million On Opening Weekend – The latest Twilight movie seems to have managed to live up to the hype – at the U.S. box office at least. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part One has coined in a massive $139.5 million, but has so far fallen slightly short of the franchise’s best weekend opening. The second instalment in the saga, New Moon, took in $3 million more than Breaking Dawn on its opening weekend back in 2009. [dailymail]

20-Year-Old Video Of Obama Surfaces – A 20-year-old video clip of Barack Obama hit YouTube on Thursday. The future president appeared on a televised “Black History Minutes” segment in 1991, the same year he graduated from Harvard law school. The early video, originally broadcast by TBS as a public service announcement, may have been Obama’s first-ever appearance on national television. [dailycaller]

‘Polka-Dot Bikini’ Writer Dies – Lee Pockriss, who wrote the music for midcentury pop hits like “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini,” “Catch a Falling Star” and “Johnny Angel,” died on Monday at his home in Bridgewater, Conn. He was 87. [nytimes]

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