Pope To Review Vatican Bureaucracy, Scandal-Ridden Bank – Pope Francis, who has said he wants the Catholic Church to be a model of austerity and honesty, could restructure or even close the Vatican’s scandal-ridden bank as part of a broad review of its troubled bureaucracy, Vatican sources say. [reuters]

Presidency Condemns M&G Reporting On Soldiers’ Memorial – The presidency says it is “disturbed by the selective manner in which the M&G has reported on President Jacob Zuma’s condolence message”. [mail&guardian]

Gaddafi’s Daughter Thrown Out Of Algeria After She ‘Set Fire To Presidential Residence’ – The late Muammar Gaddafi’s daughter was thrown out of her Algerian safe-house because she repeatedly set it on fire in fits of anger, officials have revealed. [telegraph]

Airline Charges Passengers According To Weight – Samoa Air says a controversial new policy that calculates a passenger’s fare based on their weight is proving successful. The airline introduced the policy in January, saying it would make flying safer. [abc]

Anonymous Launch Cyberwar Against North Korea – Hackers saying they are Anonymous-affiliated claim to have infiltrated North Korean servers, gaining access to 15,000 passwords. The hackers call it a bid to slow down a government that is “increasingly becoming a threat to peace and freedom.” [rt]

Donald Trump Seeks Damages In ‘ Cybersquatting’ Case – Donald Trump is seeking $400,000 in damages from a Brooklyn man over four websites that use the real estate mogul’s name and brand. [cnn]

Good News – Bison Are Making A Comeback – A small herd of European bison will soon be released in Germany’s most densely populated state, the first time in nearly three centuries that these bison — known as wisents — will roam freely in Western Europe. Thanks to a German prince. [npr]

Man Flying With Helium Balloons From Robben Island To Cape Town – A man intends to fly from Robben Island to Cape Town this month using helium-filled balloons. Matt Silver-Vallance would be attached to 200 party balloons, measuring around 1.5m in diameter. [news24]

Obama Proposes Brain Mapping Initiative – President Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed an effort to map the brain’s activity in unprecedented detail, as a step toward finding better ways to treat such conditions as Alzheimer’s, autism, stroke and traumatic brain injuries. [huffpo]

Putin Signs Law To Allow Him To Pick Russian Governors – President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Tuesday letting him pick candidates to lead Russia’s regions if local lawmakers scrap popular polls, in what critics called a setback for democracy in the Russian leader’s new term. [reuters]

Still Nobody Knows Who Created Bitcoin — But There Are A Few Big Theories – Who invented Bitcoin? Given that the crypto-currency’s value has skyrocketed in recent weeks thanks to the crisis in Europe and a spate of good publicity, you’d think we’d know the answer. [busins]

North Korea Crisis Has Gone Too Far, Says Ban Ki-Moon – North Korea was warned by the head of the UN on Tuesday to stop using nuclear threats as a “game” after announcing it would again start making both plutonium and highly-enriched uranium for its nuclear weapons programme. [telegraph]

The Queen Just Got a Pay Rise – The Queen has received a £5million rise in funds she receives from the taxpayer to carry out her official duties. The Sovereign Grant, which covers the running costs of the Queen’s Household, replaces the Civil List and is up 16 per cent on 2012. [dailymail]

Scotland’s First Spacecraft Is Tiny Satellite With Big Mission – Scotland’s first satellite will soon find a home in orbit around the Earth — a forerunner of things to come under a collaborative, national nanosatellite program in the United Kingdom. [mashable]

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Jackson Family To Sue Concert Promoters $40Billion For Michael’s Death – Michael Jackson’s family have launched their lawsuit against concert promoters AEG Live, whom they accuse of responsibility for the singer’s death in 2009. [independent]

Cat Video Festival Returns To US – Some 10,000 people attended the first Cat Video Festival in 2012. A second festival dedicated to celebrating internet videos of cats is due to take place in Minnesota in August 2013. [bbc]

They’ve Found A New Tarantula – A new type of tarantula about the size of your face has been found in northern Sri Lanka. Scientists found the spiders — with a leg span up to 8 inches across — living in trees and the old doctor’s quarters of a hospital in Mankulam. [wired]

Heidi Klum’s Dramatic Beach Rescue – Heidi Klum and her family have been enjoying a relaxing vacation in paradise, but the supermodel/TV host quickly sprung into action Sunday to rescue her oldest son Henry, who got caught up in a dangerous riptide at a beach on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. [etonline]

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