‘Paedophilia Not Criminal Condition’ Says SA Cardinal – The Catholic Archbishop of Durban, Wilfrid Fox Napier, has described paedophilia as a psychological “illness, not a criminal condition”. [bbc ]
ANC NEC Disbands Youth League Executive – The ANC NEC has disbanded its youth wing in a move that is likely to be seen as purging those who disagreed with President Jacob Zuma. [mail&guardian ]
Pope Francis Ad Libs During His First Angelus – The pontiff’s informal-style continues with off-the-cuff remarks following an impromptu appearance in a packed street. [skynews ]
Pope Francis Tells Vatican To Prepare For Change – Pope Francis has put the Vatican hierarchy on notice of sweeping changes as he prepares this week to study a secret report into skulduggery and intrigue within the Church’s dysfunctional governing body. [telegraph ]
Footballer Gets Life Ban For Nazi Salute – The AEK Athens midfielder Giorgos Katidis has been handed a life ban from all national teams by Greece’s football federation EPO after he appeared to give a Nazi salute to supporters during a match. [guardian ]
Six Arrested In India For Gang-Rape Of Swiss Tourist – Police have arrested six men accused of the gang-rape of a Swiss tourist who was camping with her husband in an Indian forest in the central state of Madhya Pradesh. [nbc ]
U.S. To Beef Up Missile Defense Against North Korea, Iran – The United States will deploy additional ground-based missile interceptors on the West Coast as part of efforts to enhance the nation’s ability to defend itself from attack by North Korea, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Friday. [cnn ]
Inmates Climb Rope To Helicopter To Escape Jail – Two Quebec inmates climbed up a rope into a hovering helicopter to make a daylight escape on Sunday from a jail northwest of Montreal, the authorities said. [nytimes ]
Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey Wants To Be Mayor Of New York – “60 Minutes” profiled Twitter and Square co-founder Jack Dorsey last night. Dorsey didn’t give a time frame; he only said he wants to move to New York one day and run for mayor. And he’s serious about it. (New York will elect a new mayor in November.) [sfgate ]
Zimbabwe: 2 Million Voted In Referendum – Zimbabwe’s official election body says an estimated two million people have cast their vote in a referendum on a new constitution that seeks to curb presidential powers and strengthen human rights. [news24 ]
Cyprus Bailout: ‘People Are Panicking, They’re Afraid Of Losing Their Money’ – Cypriots tell of shock finding government had seized up to 10% of savings – despite promise deposits would be safe. [guardian ]
As Drone Monopoly Frays, Obama Seeks Global Rules – President Barack Obama, who vastly expanded U.S. drone strikes against terrorism suspects overseas under the cloak of secrecy, is now openly seeking to influence global guidelines for their use as China and other countries pursue their own drone programs. [reuters ]
Chinese Data Reveals 330 Million Abortions In The Country Since 1971 – Nearly 330 million abortions have been performed in China in the 40 years since it first implemented measures to limit population growth in the world’s most populous nation, official data showed. [rawstory ]
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Kate Wants A Boy And William Wants A Girl – The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are both ready for the sleepless nights that come along with a newborn baby – but differ on whether they want a daughter or a son. [people ]
US 3D-Printed Gun Maker Gets Federal License to Sell Firearms – Defense Distributed, a project for open-sourced 3D-printable guns, obtained a federal license to manufacture and sell firearms. The organization made the announcement on its Facebook page Saturday with a picture of the license and a caption saying, “The work begins!” [mashable ]
‘The Next Day’ Gives David Bowie His First Number One In 20 Years – David Bowie has scored his first number one album in 20 years with a record that is also the fastest selling of the year so far. [telegraph ]
Raikkonen Wins Melbourne Thriller – Kimi Raikkonen drove a brilliant race to win the Australian Grand Prix for Lotus on Sunday as the new Formula One season opened with an absolute thriller at Albert Park. [reuters ]
Sharks Embarrassed By Defeat – Sharks coach John Plumtree says his team was left “embarrassed and hurt” after being stunned in a 29-10 defeat to the Brumbies at Kings Park on Saturday. [sport24 ]
Nadal Pulls Out Of Sony Open in Miami – World number five Rafa Nadal has withdrawn from next week’s Sony Open in Miami, without citing a reason, organisers said on Sunday. [yahoo ]
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