Phone Calls Discussing Jihad With Mother Prompted Russian Warning on Tsarnaev – The Russian warning to the United States government in 2011 about Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of two brothers accused in the Boston Marathon bombing on April 15, was based on two intercepted telephone calls discussing jihad, both involving his mother. [newyorktimes]

Dutch Suspect Sven Olaf Kamphuis Arrested for Biggest Cyber Attack in Internet History – A suspect, believed to be Dutchman Sven Olaf Kamphuis, has been arrested in Spain in relation to the cyber-attack on Spamhaus, which has been called the biggest in the history of the internet. [ibtimes]

ANC Slates DA’s Secrecy Bill ‘Mischief’ – Democratic Alliance (DA) chief whip Watty Watson on Friday wrote to the speaker of the National Assembly – Max Sisulu – requesting the Bill to be put to vote again after ANC chief whip Mathole Motshekga was wrongfully recorded as voting against the controversial piece of legislation. [mail&guardian]

Smartphone Sales Outstrip Feature Phones For The First Time – Mobile phone history has been made: For the first time, smartphones have outsold feature phones, in what IDC called a “seasonally slow” first quarter. [pcmag]

ANCWL ‘Condemns’ Protesting Teachers For Displaying Education Minister’s Panties – The ANCWL intends approaching the Equality Court after protesting teachers displayed a pair of panties they said belonged to Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga. [news24]

Earth’s Core As Hot As The Sun – Deal With It – New measurements suggest the Earth’s inner core is far hotter than prior experiments suggested, putting it at 6,000C – as hot as the Sun’s surface. [bbc]

U.S. Citizen Faces Trial In North Korea – North Korea plans to begin a trial against a U.S. citizen detained there last year, state media said Saturday, complicating tense relations between the two nations. [cnn]

New £5 Note Replaces Elizabeth Fry With Sir Winston Churchill – Departing Bank of England governor chooses wartime leader to replace prison reformer on next fiver. [guardian]

Shooting Mayhem Greets Swearing-In Of Italy’s Grand Coalition – News bulletins on Sunday were dominated not by the swearing in of the government after two months of political deadlock but by simultaneous mayhem outside the prime minister’s office. [fintim]

Danish Breakthrough For HIV Cure Expected ‘Within Months’ – A breakthrough in the search for a cure for HIV will come ”within months”, researchers believe. Danish scientists are expecting results showing that it will be possible to find a cure that is both affordable and can be provided to a large number of people. [smh]

Wavii Confirms Google Buy – Wavii, the natural language technology startup, has updated its home page, and its previously-monochromatic logo, to officially confirm that it has been acquired by Google — a deal that we noted earlier this week was “north of $30 million.” [techcrunch]

North Korea Embraces 3G Service – Almost two million North Koreans now use the country’s only 3G network, reports a blog dedicated to technology news in North Korea. And no, you can’t use it to make international calls. Don’t be ridiculous. [bbc]

Obama: ‘I Remember When BuzzFeed Was Just Something I Did In College Around 2 A.M.’ [Video] – President Barack Obama alluded to his history as a pot smoker during his remarks at the 2013 White House Correspondents’ Dinner. [huffers]

Psy Gets Guinness World Record For New Song – The South Korean pop star Psy — also known as Park Jae-sang — and his newest single have snagged a Guinness world record for the most viewed video online in 24 hours — and it only needed to hit 38 million views to do that. [time + watch here]

Boeing 787 Dreamliner Returns To Service – An Ethiopian Airlines 787 Dreamliner has flown from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, the first commercial flight by the Boeing aircraft since all 787s were grounded in January. [bbc]

Rolling Stones Play Surprise Gig At Tiny LA Club [Video] – The Rolling Stones hit L.A. last night with a surprise show in a tiny venue. The band announced on Twitter yesterday that they would be playing at the EchoPlex, an indie club in Echo Park that holds just 700 people. [rollingstone]

Bloemfontein’s Biebers dump Cliff – Radio DJ Gareth Cliff has been dumped by Bloemfontein’s answer to Justin Bieber. [citypress]

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Handwritten Ledger Online – An intriguing peek into the daily scribbles and life of author F. Scott Fitzgerald is now available online, just weeks before the opening of the movie “The Great Gatsby.” [salon]

F1 Shakes Up Prize Money As Prepares For £6.5bn Float – Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has begun preparations to float Formula One on the Singapore stock market by the end of this year in a move expected to value the motor sport series at more than $10bn (£6.5bn). [telegraph]

How Much Flesh Will Top TV’s New Porn Channels Show? – Charl du Plessis, editor of Playboy magazine in South Africa, which is part of Playboy Enterprises but not directly linked to the TV channel, doubts whether TopTV would have any “penetration of the middle class”, which is already dominated by DStv. [channel24]

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