Russia Won’t Stop Snowden, Putin Says – National Security Agency leaker and U.S. fugitive Edward Snowden appeared to be stuck Tuesday in a bleak airport terminal here, with Russian President Vladimir Putin urging him to get on his way. [wallstreetjournal]

Incredible Name Mix-Up Helped Snowden Leave Hong Kong – The U.S. Justice Department needs to pay more attention to names and numbers when requesting other governments to detain its citizens, Hong Kong officials say. [wallstreetjournal]

Gambino Crime Family Set to Name New Godfather – The Gambino crime family is set to name Francesco “Franky Boy” Cali as its new godfather. [dnainfo]

Obama ‘Won’t Visit Madiba’ – Former president Nelson Mandela would be disappointed to hear that life had stopped because he was sick, International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said yesterday. [timeslive]

Visitors Arrive At Mandela Family Gravesite – A few cars have been seen at the Mandela family gravesite in Qunu, while the relatives called an urgent meeting in the village to brief the elders. [mail&guardian]

Victoria Beckham Wants David Beckham To Be The Next James Bond – While David – who retired from soccer last month – insists he has no plans to become an actor, Victoria thinks her spouse of almost 14 years is the perfect man to take over as 007 when Daniel Craig steps away from the role. [ctv]

Sharks Appoint Brendan Venter – Former Springbok centre Brendan Venter has been appointed as Director of Rugby at the Sharks. The Sharks confirmed the news via their official Twitter handle on Tuesday. [sport24 + John Smit video here]

5 Held For Airport Poo Dumping – Five people were arrested on Tuesday afternoon for dumping faeces in the departure terminal at Cape Town International Airport, Western Cape police said. [news24]

Michael Jackson Fans Celebrate Singer Four Years After Death – Hundreds of fans gathered Tuesday in front of Michael Jackson’s final resting place — the Great Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale — to recall the late pop idol four years after his death. [latimes]

Barack Obama To Cut Emissions In Vow To Save Planet – Barack Obama today unveiled the most ambitious plan to counter climate change ever put forward by a US president, saying he would not condemn future generations “to a planet that is beyond fixing”. [telegraph]

Sony Introduces a New Android-Powered Smart Watch – Sony updated its smart watch Tuesday, introducing the Sony SmartWatch 2 at Shanghai’s Mobile Asia Expo. [mashable]

Pandora Payout For Songwriters Totals $42 After Song Played Over 1 Million Times – Cracker’s 1993 hit “Low” had over 1.1 million plays on Pandora in the final three months of 2012, but David Lowery — the co-founder of the rock band and one of the composers of the song — was paid only $16.89 for the songwriter royalty. [huffers]

$1.2M In $100 Bills Stolen From Swiss Airline In New York – The FBI is investigating the theft of $1.2 million from Swiss International Airlines Flight 17, which arrived at New York’s JFK International Airport from Zurich, Switzerland, on Saturday afternoon, a spokesman said Tuesday. The money was in $100 bills, J. Peter Donald said, adding it’s still unclear when it was stolen. [cnn]

Heidi Klum Is Removing Her Seal Tattoo – In 2008, Klum, 40, referred to an abstract permanent design on her right inner arm as a commemoration of vow renewal with her singer husband. Now, Klum, who filed for divorce from Seal, 50, in April 2012 after seven years of marriage, “is in the process of getting her tattoo removed.” [people]

Gulfstream G650 Sets Three New City-To-City Records – Gulfstream’s flagship G650 business jet landed at Paris-le Bourget Airport Saturday for the 50th annual Paris Air Show with three new city-pair records on its résumé — Savannah to Paris, Nice to São Paulo and Las Vegas to Madrid. [savnow]

Man Blames Mushrooms For Ripping Off His Own Penis – A 41-year-old Columbus, Ohio, man is recovering after, police said, he ripped off part of his penis during a drug-fueled high in Ypsilanti Township. [freep]

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Brilliant Piano Duo In Studio At 13h00 – The Piano Duo Pauna-Redfern will observe the centenary of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring at the Nederburg Concert this coming Sunday, June 30, at 17h00. Laura Pauna and James Redfern join artists across the world in marking the centenary of the premiere of Stravinsky’s seminal work. The duo are currently in the midst of a national tour and have performed Rite of Spring in their concerts to raise awareness of this musical milestone. To find out more about them, tune in to the Just Josie Show at 13h00! [justjosie]

Steve Newman Naked Rhino Skydiver With Bailey Schneider At 14h00 – Bailey is joined by well known Capetonian Naked Skydiver, Steve Newman for a full hour today. They chat about why he chose naked skydiving out of all things, and his other adventures for charity. [baileyschneider]

Bass Instinct With Candice Heyns, 20h00-22h00 – Candice is one half of the unstoppable musical duo Blush ’N Bass – two South African females that bring a tasteful, yet sexy, music experience to electro nightclubs in SA. Candice promises a professionally delivered show with music that will tantalize anyone’s ears. She takes you through a musical journey and without you even realizing it, you will be off your couch, tapping your feet, clapping your hands or dancing in front of your mirror singing to yourself! [bassinstinct]