North Korea Unveiling Its Greatest Cold War Prize: Captured US Navy Spy Ship – North Korea is expected to unveil its greatest Cold War prize this week: the USS Pueblo, a U.S. Navy spy ship it captured in 1968. [foxnews]

Driver In Custody After 80 Killed In Spain Train Crash – The driver of a Spanish train that derailed, killing at least 80 people, was under police guard in hospital on Thursday after the dramatic accident which an official source said was caused by excessive speed. [reuters]

119-Year-Old SA Woman May Be World’s Oldest Person – Having lived through British imperialism, apartheid and the era of democracy led by Nelson Mandela, a 119-year-old South African woman has a claim to be the world’s oldest person. [iol]

At 112, N.Y. Man Is Named World’s Oldest – A 112-year-old self-taught musician, coal miner and gin rummy aficionado from western New York is the world’s oldest man, according to Guinness World Records Ltd. [cbsnews]

Brown Could Be Back In Dock – The Supreme Court of Appeal has granted the state leave to appeal against the sentence of former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown, the National Prosecuting Authority said yesterday. [timeslive]

Facebook Surges To Highest Close Since Day Of IPO – Facebook Inc. FB +29.61% soared on Thursday to its highest close since it finished at $38.23 on the day of its initial public offering on May 18, 2012. [marketwatch]

SA’s Leading Forensic Detective Hosts Murder Mystery Weekend – Any armchair detective would be crazy to miss the murder mystery weekend in Stanford, with SA’s top forensic Scientist, David Klatzow. Klatzow is most famous for his case-breaking testimonies in famous SA trials, including the Helderberg and the Kebble murder. He is currently involved in the Pistorius case. [info]

China Orders Production Cuts in Some Industries – China‘s government has ordered companies to close factories in 19 industries where overproduction has led to price-cutting wars, affirming its determination to push ahead with a painful economic restructuring despite slowing growth. [time]

Hilarious: SABC Gambles Millions On Two New Channels – The public broadcaster is not being held back by fears of a lack of sufficient resources and is steaming ahead to the launch of its satellite project. [mail&guardian]

Church of England Plans To Compete With Payday Lender Wonga – The Archbishop of Canterbury is understood to be “furious” after the Church of England confirmed it invests indirectly in online lender Wonga. [bbc] 

Malema Wants To Eliminate National Borders Throughout Africa – The Economic Freedom Fighters will advocate the ultimate integration of the African continent by eliminating national borders, according to its founding manifesto. [news24]

Halliburton Pleads Guilty To Destroying Gulf Oil Spill Evidence – Halliburton Co has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday. [reuters]

Russian Hackers Charged In Biggest Cybercrime Spree Yet – Five Russians and a Ukrainian face federal criminal charges of hacking into the computers of major payment processors, retailers and financial institutions, stealing more than 160 million credit card numbers and causing hundreds of millions of dollars in losses. [latimes]

Terminally Ill ‘Simpsons’ Co-Creator Vows to Give Away Fortune – Sam Simon faces down his terminal cancer diagnosis by spending his vast fortune (how much? “I don’t know”) on animal rights and feeding the hungry: “I get pleasure from it. I love it.” [hollyrep]

The Half-Blood Prince – Britain welcomes an heir, born to a future King and (gasp!) a commoner. [time]

Lady Gaga Would ‘Treat’ Herself To Cocaine During Her ‘Low Point’ Claims Former BFF In Tell-All Book – Lady Gaga has always been open about her cocaine-filled past but in a new tell-all book her former BFF Brendan Jay Sullivan reveals she would often ‘treat’ herself to the white powder with her number one rule being she would only ‘ever do it alone’. [metro]

Madame Zingara Extends Their Stay In The Mother City – Famed Theatre of Dreams announces that the enchanting production will continue to charm audiences throughout the Cape Town winter. David Green, V&A Waterfront CEO said – ““The central purpose of the V&A Waterfront has always been to offer visitors a lifestyle experience, and a measure of our success in this regard was when the popular Madame Zingara chose to pitch their enchanting tent on our property. We are delighted that Madame Zingara has chosen to keep their tent firmly pegged at the V&A Waterfront this Winter.” Now on show The Miracle Tour which opened on the 16th of January 2013, and runs nightly from Tuesday to Saturday. Tickets range from R385 – R495. For more information contact 0861 623 263 or visit www.madamezingara.com – check out their pinterest vibes here.

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Sportsfire With Graeme Joffee, 09h30 – After the intro with Joffers on his Soapbox, he chats to Monde Zondeki, former Proteas fast bowler. Anton Botha, Vice President of SA Tug Of War and Jacey Strauss, former Northern Transvaal rugby player and rugby league campaigner. [sportsfire]