UK Votes In Favour Of Gay Marriage – Members of Parliament have overwhelming endorsed historic legislation that will give gay couples the equal right to marry. [independent]

Leaked Obama Administration Memo Sets Out Case For Killing US Citizens – Lawyers give ‘rules’ on killing senior al-Qaida members, and seek to justify drone attacks abroad. [guardian]

North Korean Ruler Caught With A Smartphone – Kim Jong-Un is pictured using an up-to-date mobile phone that could have been made by one of his country’s enemies. [skynews]

It’s Unlikely That Armstrong Will Do Jail Time – US prosecutors said Tuesday they have no plans to press criminal charges against cycling cheat Lance Armstrong, despite his confession that he owes his Tour de France victories to illegal doping. [glopo]

Louis Luyt — Rugby Boss, Propagandist, Fertiliser Man And ‘Scumbag’ – The last thing written about Louis Luyt before he died was not particularly flattering. In a Daily Maverick article sparked by further revelations about The New Age newspaper’s financial dependence on the ruling party and on certain parastatals, Brooks Spector reminded readers that this was an all-too-familiar South African story. [bdlive]

Most Facebook Users Take A Break For Weeks At A Time – For some, Facebook has simply become a part of day-to-day life, but for others, it can be hard to keep up with the constant stream of (sometimes pointless) status updates. [slashgear]

Tonight’s Lottery Jackpot Is R1.8 Billion – Remember that Powerball lottery from last week? That puppt has rolled over a few times with no winning combination. It’s closing in on a record and tonight’s jackpot is $208 million. Think about that and buy tickets online [here]

Powerful Quake Strikes In South Pacific, Sparks Tsunami – An 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, triggering a tsunami. [cnn]

Picasso’s Portrait Of His Lover Fetches Over £28.5m – A 1932 Pablo Picasso portrait fetched more than £28.5 million when it was sold at auction tonight. [telegraph]

Richard III Society Celebrates Their Hero’s Rediscovery – For a stalwart group of Richard III’s defenders the exhumation of his bones gives a chance to press their case that he wasn’t the monster of history and literature. Alas says Dan Jones the evidence proves otherwise. [dailybeast]

Hidden Buttons Suggest Apple Will Bring Radio to iTunes on iPad – Files discovered in the iTunes app on jailbroken iPads suggest the tablets might be getting new radio-centric features. [wired]

How Entrepreneurs’ Brains Are Different From Managers’ – There are many differences between the people inclined to take the relatively safe path of becoming a manager at someone else’s business, and those who take the leap and become entrepreneurs. It turns out that extends to the way their brains work. [busins]

Madeleine Lookalike Sends DNA Sample To Police – The unnamed girl from New Zealand is often mistaken for Madeleine McCann who vanished from Praia da Luz in 2007. [skynews]

Robert De Niro Breaks Down On TV [Video] – Robert De Niro became unusually emotional during an interview with Katie Couric Monday. [huffpo]

Authorities Ask Judge to Revoke Chris Brown’s Probation Over Community Service Doubts – Los Angeles authorities have sought to have singer Chris Brown’s probation revoked, alleging that Brown may not have completed all of the community service he was ordered to perform after he beat his then-girlfriend, singer Rihanna, and noting that Brown continues to have anger issues. [abc]

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COMING UP TODAY

Nic Billington WIth Bailey Schneider – South Africa’s hottest new singing sensation, Nic Billington, recently took the music industry by storm after his buzz single “Kiss” hit the airwaves. Today, he joins Bailey Schneider from 14h00-15h00 in the Melrose Arch studio for one of her famous get-to-know-you sessions and full hour of all his music. [baileyschneider]

Bob’s Weekend Getaways– Tune in to The Mid Week Weekend with bob Skinstad and Dan Green from 15h00-17h00 today where they’ll be running their weekly Kia Weekend getaway competition, treating one listener to a divine weekend away, just 2 hours outside of Cape Town or Johannesburg. Tune in to find out how you can win! [kiaweekendgetaway]

FRESH PODCASTS 

Brand New Goldfish Album Dropped On 2oVfm – South Africa’s favourite musical duo, Goldfish was in the 2oV Radio studio to talk to Seth about their new album, Three Second Memory and their exciting set of upcoming international gigs. They also have a highly anticipated new album which they have been working on over the last year and it contains 11 new songs, a cracking set of up-and-coming artists and, of course, some awesome tracks. 2oV was even privileged to debut their single, “Take Back Tomorrow”. [podcast]