Commission Doesn’t Know About Video – The Farlam commission of inquiry has not seen new cellphone video footage released by a UK television channel on the Marikana shooting, an official said on Monday. [news24 + new footage]

Queen Beatrix To Abdicate Dutch Throne – Beatrix will give up her reign later this year and her son, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, is set to take over as head of state. [skynews]

Runaway Fire Threatens Franschhoek Homes – Firefighters battled on Monday to contain a runaway fire in the Cape Winelands, one of several blazes raging in the Western Cape in which one person has died. [news24]

Minister Says France Is ‘Totally Bankrupt’ – President Hollande’s government launched a damage limitation exercise today after a senior minister described the French state as “totally bankrupt”. [thetimes]

Moët Billionaire Abandons France For Belgium – The richest man in France has transferred his multibillion-euro fortune to Belgium. Aides of Bernard Arnault, said that he had made the move not for tax reasons but because he wanted to ensure that LVMH remained in the family when he died. [thetimes]

Malema’s Political Funeral – The bell has finally sounded for Julius Malema. Yesterday, the national executive committee of the ANC Youth League said all of its efforts to reverse Malema’s expulsion had failed and the matter was now closed. [timeslive]

Putin Has Another Love Child – Russian strongman Vladimir Putin — who’s widely believed to have a 3-year-old son with former Olympics rhythmic gymnast Alina Kabaeva — is now said to have a baby daughter with the flexible 29-year-old beauty as well. [nypost]

Syria’s Bashar Al-Assad Says His Wife Is Pregnant – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whose regime is embroiled in a now two-year civil war that has killed tens of thousands, gave a cheery interview to unnamed “visitors,” as reported by a sympathetic newspaper, in which he offhandedly revealed that his wife is pregnant. [washpo]

Twitter’s New Video-Sharing App ‘Filled With Porn’ That ‘Cant Be Removed’ – The new video-sharing app, Vine, which was launched by Twitter, has come under fire as it is being filled with sexually-explicit content, a report has said. [index]

New Rumours Surface Of Famine-Induced Cannibalism In North Korea – North Koreans may be turning to cannibalism for survival as serious food shortages continue to wrack the infamously oppressive Asian nation, some new reports suggest. [glopo]

Suicidal Sensors: Darpa Wants Next-Gen Spy Hardware to Literally Dissolve – Forget about a kill switch. Planned obsolescence? Already obsolete. The Pentagon’s blue-sky researchers want tomorrow’s military hardware to literally cease to exist at a predetermined point. Welcome to the age of suicidal sensors. [wired]

Four Detained After Brazil Club Fire – Investigators Focus on Pyrotechnic Called ‘Sputnik,’ Expired Permits and a Lack of Emergency Exits. [wallstreetjournal]

Murdoch Sorry For Israel Cartoon – Rupert Murdoch has offered a “major apology” for a “grotesque” cartoon in the Sunday Times that has sparked claims of anti-semitism. The cartoon appears to show Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu paving a wall with the blood and limbs of Palestinians. [beltel]

Ashton Kutcher Was Ill After Adopting Steve Jobs’ Diet For Film Role – “I ended up in the hospital two days before we started shooting the movie,” he said. “I was like doubled over in pain, and my pancreas levels were completely out of whack, which was completely terrifying, considering everything.” [newser]

New York’s Mayor Bloomberg: “Look At The Ass On Her” – Without even acknowledging the comment, Bloomberg gestured toward a woman in a very tight floor-length gown standing nearby and said, “Look at the ass on her.” [nymag]

Hulk Hogan Has A Creepy Dad Moment – Hulk Hogan tweeted this photo of his daughter, with the caption “Brooke’s legs.” [buzzfeed]

‘Argo’ Wins Top SAG Award; Day-Lewis, Lawrence Win Drama Honors – Ben Affleck’s “Argo” seems to be unstoppable. The film about a CIA plot to rescue American hostages in Iran in 1980 won the 19th Screen Actors Guild Award on Sunday night for ensemble in a motion picture. [latimes]

Prince Harry Is Back With A Bang As He Leaves House Party At 10am – Just three days after returning from Afghanistan, Prince Harry spent all night socialising with friends at a house party. The royal was seen earlier on Saturday in Sainsbury’s in Fulham, south west London, and then went on to a nearby friend’s home. [telegraph]

Feminist Activists Demonstrate Outside World Economic Forum (NSFW PHOTOS, VIDEO) – Activists from Ukrainian feminist group FEMEN staged yet another topless protest Saturday in Davos, Switzerland. [huffpo]

Chris Brown May Face Assault Charges Over Brawl Involving Frank Ocean – Authorities are investigating allegations that Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown assaulted a man in a West Hollywood parking lot. [foxnews]

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