North Korea Publicly Executes 80, Some For Videos Or Bibles – As many as 80 people were publicly executed in North Korea earlier this month, some for offenses as minor as watching South Korean movies or possessing a Bible. [fox]
Eskom Sorry For Spying – A security company with alleged links to the apartheid regime’s infamous 32 Battalion has been accused of spying on a group of environmental NGOs for Eskom. [tlive]
Did Someone Try Pull A Hit On John Gotti Junior? – In an incident now being investigated by Nassau County cops and prosecutors, the son of late “Dapper Don” John Gotti says he was stabbed in the stomach “while trying to break up a fight between two strangers” in the parking lot of a CVS store in Syosset on Sunday, sources tell the Daily News. [nydn]
Tide Turns In War Against Rhino Poachers – New infantry-style tactics of concealment and ambush by armed park rangers are credited with turning the tide in the war against poachers of the endangered rhino on one front, in Madikwe Game Reserve. [news24]
They’ve Found The Nazi Art Guy – Cornelius Gurlitt, the man who hid a Nazi treasure trove of lost masterpieces in his Munich apartment, is still alive and residing at the same address, according to two separate reports. [guardian]
Djokovic Smothers Nadal At Barclays ATP World Tour Final – It will be remembered as Rafael Nadal’s year, but Novak Djokovic showed here on Monday night that the Spaniard will have to fight every inch of the way if he is to maintain his global supremacy through 2014. [indie]
New Storm Zoraida Approaches Philippines Days After Super Typhoon Haiyan Devastates Country – Just days after super typhoon Haiyan leveled huge swathes of the Philippines, a new storm threatens the devastated country as it struggles in rescue and cleanup efforts. [huffers]
The Boers Are Back And The 2014 Shape Of Things To Come – It’s election registration time, which means that South Africa’s political parties are slowly heating up the grill for the coming campaign. Cyril Ramaphosa has warmed things up nicely, by warning a potential non-voter that ‘If you don’t vote, the Boers will come back to control us.’ Here we go… [daimav]
Chile’s CFR Threatens To Pull Out Of South Africa Drugs Deal – Chile’s CFR on Monday threatened to pull out its $1.3 bullion deal to buy South African drug maker Adcock Ingram if it does not win support from the state pension fund that ranks as Adcock’s biggest shareholder. [tlive]
Man Returns R1 Million He Found in Desk Purchased on Craigslist – Shopping for a desk on Craigslist, a Rabbi from Connecticut got more than he bargained for — much more. [mashable]
‘City on Fire,’ a Debut Novel, Fetches Nearly $2 Million – Donna Tartt’s novel “The Goldfinch” has 771 pages. “The Luminaries” by Eleanor Catton, winner of the 2013 Man Booker Prize, is 834 pages long. And then there is “City on Fire,” the 900-page debut novel that took the publishing industry by storm last week. [nytimes]
Jamaica Doping Scandals Tip Of Iceberg, Says Senior Drug Tester – Jamaica’s most senior drug tester says the country’s recent rash of failed tests might be the “tip of an iceberg”. [bbc]
Australian Bitcoin Bank Hacked: $1m+ Stolen – A four-month-old Australian Bitcoin bank holding more than $1 million has been hacked, leaving thousands of customers in the lurch including a man who claims he was holding the virtual currency to buy a house with his girlfriend. [age]
The Olympic Torch Is Back From Space – A Russian space capsule carrying the Sochi Olympic torch and three astronauts returned to Earth on Monday from the International Space Station in a flawless landing on the steppes of Kazakhstan. [ctv]
Emma Thompson Forgives Helena Bonham-Carter For Affair That Ended Her Marriage – Emma Thompson has spoken for the first time about her then husband Kenneth Branagh’s affair with Helena Bonham Carter. [daimai]
Toronto Mayor Says ‘I’m Not Going Anywhere’ – A defiant Toronto Mayor Rob Ford declared Monday that he intends to stay in office despite immense pressure to step aside after admitting he smoked crack cocaine. [nytimes]
Man, Ex-Girlfriend In Court Over $338M Powerball – A New Jersey man who won a $338 million Powerball jackpot, among the largest lottery winnings, is embroiled in a court fight with his former girlfriend over the money. [usat]
R1.3 Billion Jackpot For You To Win Tonight – SURELY you could do with one point three billion Rand? You could buy an island like Mark Shuttleworth, or jets and girlfriends like Tokyo Sexwale! Buy tickets from South Africa for tonight’s US MegaMillions lottery [here]
Amazon starts Sunday Delivery With US Postal Service – Sunday delivery started this weekend in the Los Angeles and New York metropolitan areas and Amazon plans to expand it to a large portion of the U.S. population in 2014. [usat]
Lawyers Seek New Trial For 14-Year-Old South Carolina Boy Executed In 1944 – George Stinney, put to death for the murders of two young white girls, was the youngest US person executed in the 20th Century. [guardian]
2oceansvibe Backs Kai Linder For Movember – If you’re wondering who to support for Movember, we’ve done all the hard work for you and picked Kai Linder, our very own 2oceansvibe Radio DJ! Please support Kai raising funds for Movember and prostrate cancer treatment. Donate to his page [here]
Red Stripe Criticized for Marketing Gross Soda Beer to Underage Girls – Red Stripe, that oddly-bottled Jamaican beer your annoying hipster friend is more likely to order after everyone else has ordered some banal domestic brew, has gotten into trouble over its marketing strategy for the cloying new beverage Red Stripe Burst. [jezebel]
Good News! Vatican To Display Bones Of St. Peter For The First Time – The Vatican said it would display for the first time bones believed to be the mortal remains of St. Peter, the leader of Jesus’ 12 apostles, to mark the end of the Year of Faith, Nov. 24. [washpo]
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