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Reeva Steenkamp’s Last Meal – Professor Gert Saayman said about 200ml of partially digested food, mainly vegetables were found in Steenkamp’s stomach. Steenkamp had eaten about two hours prior to her death. [tlive]
Pistorius Vomits During Testimony – Oscar Pistorius vomited and retched repeatedly and loudly at his murder trial Monday as he heard graphic details of the injuries sustained by the girlfriend he shot, including a head wound that was probably instantly fatal, according to the pathologist who performed her autopsy. [espn]
Oscar Pistorius Used Maximum-Damage Bullets – The pathologist who did the autopsy on Reeva Steenkamp, Oscar Pistorius’ girlfriend, details deadly damage from expanding bullets that hit Steenkamp’s brain, hip and arm. [latimes]
Protecting Reeva’s Dignity – On Monday, we learned that the court will go quite far in its media ban in the Oscar Pistorius murder case in order to protect the dignity and sensitivities of the friends and relatives of Reeva Steenkamp, the deceased. [n24]
Malaysia Plane: Iranian Bought Two Tickets – Thai police say an Iranian man bought the airfares for two men who boarded a missing plane with stolen passports. [sky]
Malaysian Official: Oil Slicks Found in Ocean Not From Missing Flight – A Malaysian official announced on Monday that the miles-long oil slick spotted on Saturday did not come from missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, which vanished off the coast of Vietnam early Saturday morning with 239 people on board. [gawker]
As Search Area Expands, Mystery of Missing Malaysian Jet Deepens – Officials are expanding the search area as families and observers across the world wonder how a plane seemingly disappeared without a trace. [time]
Lockerbie Bombing ‘Was Work Of Iran, Not Libya’ Says Former Spy – Iranian defector Abolghassem Mesbahi says Pan Am 103 attack was revenge for US Navy strike on Iranian passenger jet. [telegraph]
How The MH370 Website Ended Up On eBay – As people flock online to find out about the missing MH370 flight, an eBay seller has sought to profit from the trend by “flipping” the domain name MH370.com. [bbc]
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Putin Faces Isolation Over Syria As G8 Ratchets Up Pressure – Russian President Vladimir Putin faced further isolation on the second day of a G8 summit on Tuesday as world leaders lined up to pressure him into toning down his support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. [reuters]
Sasol Keen On Fracking – South African petrochemicals group Sasol is keen to invest in a domestic shale industry once it gets off the ground, its chief executive said, in a potential challenge to oil major Royal Dutch Shell. [fin24]
Telkom And MTN Team Up With Shared Networks – Telkom has announced that it has entered into a heads of agreement with MTN South Africa for the two providers to share each other’s networks. [m&g]
Libya ‘Takes Control’ Of North Korea-Flagged Oil Tanker – Libyan officials say they have taken “complete control” of a North Korean-flagged tanker that loaded crude oil at a port occupied by rebel forces. [bbc]
SXSW: Snowden Calls For ‘Accountability’ In Surveillance Chat – Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden says the NSA is “setting fire to the future of the Internet” with surveillance practices he first revealed last year. [usat]
Adam Lanza’s Father: ‘Evil’ Sandy Hook Shooter Would Have Killed Me ‘In A Heartbeat’ – The father of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooter Adam Lanza says his son would have killed him, too, given the chance. [huff]
Tamara Ecclestone Post Naked Picture At 39 Weeks Pregnant – Tamara Ecclestone – heiress to a multi-billion dollar fortune – posts images of her body in the final weeks of pregnancy. [beast]
Miley Cyrus Performs In Her Underwear After Missing Costume Change During Show – Cyrus admitted she missed a costume change, though it appears she was only missing a pair of chaps from her racy get up. [nydn]
The Vladimir Putin Butt Plug Is Now an Uncomfortable Reality – A self-described political artist has 3D-printed a butt plug in the shape of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s head and torso. And much like the real Putin, it’s not necessarily something you want invading your, er, sovereign territory. [gawker]
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