Ukrainian Rebels Hand MH17 Black Boxes to Malaysian Investigators – Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine handed over the black boxes from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 during a meeting in Donetsk. [time]

Russia’s Message On Jet: Conciliation And Bluster – Russia presented a combination of conciliation and bluster on Monday over its handling of the downed Malaysia Airlines jet, with President Vladimir V. Putin seemingly probing for a way out of the crisis without appearing to compromise with the West. [nyt]

Malaysia Airlines Diverts Plane Over Another War Zone After MH17 Crash – Malaysia Airlines diverted one of its planes from Ukraine to another war zone: Syria. On Sunday, the airline re-routed its flight MH4 from Kuala Lumpur to London over Syrian airspace, after the Ukraine route was closed in the wake of Flight 17’s downing last Thursday. [mash]

China Blasts “One-Sided Western Rush To Judge Russia” Over MH17 – “The West has successfully put itself in a position to dictate ‘political correctness’ in international discourse,” China exclaims via a Global Times editorial on MH17 on Monday. [zero]

13 Officials To Face Nkandla Music – Thirteen officials, some of whom sat on the committee that decided who to award the Nkandla refurbishment contracts to, have been charged in an internal disciplinary hearing for maladministration related to the R246 million upgrades to President Jacob Zuma’s rural homestead. [citpre]

Whistle-Blower Fails To Appear At Arms Deal Commission – Richard Young failed to arrive as expected to testify about the allegations of fraud and corruption surrounding the arms deal. [mg]

Rooibos Protected In EU Trade Pact – Rooibos tea has secured geographic indicator status in the long-awaited economic partnership agreement between southern African nations and the European Union, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said on Monday. [tlive]

Researchers Find New Way to Kick Out HIV From Infected Cells – The technique addresses the problem of hidden reservoirs of HIV in the body, and could herald a new way of battling the viral infection. [time]

A Quarter Of McDonald’s Restaurants In China May Have Been Serving Expired Meat – McDonald’s, KFC, and Pizza Hut, were forced to apologize this past Sunday to Chinese fast food-goers after a local meat supplier was caught mishandling its protein. [washpo]

Body Believed Fugitive Owner Of Sunken Ferry – South Korean police Tuesday said a body found in June is believed to be the fugitive billionaire owner of a ferry that sank two months earlier, killing more than 300 people. [usat]

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The Buffalo Boot Trend Is Back – Look, it probably isn’t back, but this Gumtree seller thinks it is. You need to check out his ‘pear’ of Buffalo boots. Cover your eyes once you’ve clicked [here]

Glasgow Wowed By Durban Bid – Durban was thrust into the international spotlight following an impressive and professional presentation to the Commonwealth Games Federation General Assembly in Glasgow on Monday. [s24]

Philip Seymour Hoffman Didn’t Want ‘Trust Fund Kids’ – Philip Seymour Hoffman’s last wish was that his kids wouldn’t grow up to be spoiled brats. So this is what he did with the $35 million. [nyp]

Paris Hotels Allow Guests To Pay What They Want – Five Paris hotels on Monday launched a scheme allowing guests to “pay what you want” in an experiment that may be extended if successful. [fin24]

The Winter Specials Won’t Stop – Mondiall restaurant has it all. The View, The Vibe and The Menu – Do not miss out on their Winter Special Menu – Cider glazed Pork Belly, Craster Fish Pie and Guiness Choclate Pudding – Who would say no to that, BOOK ONLINE NOW. For more information on their winter specials check them out. [HERE]

Kendall Jenner Poses Topless For Love Magazine – They say we lose the majority of our body heat through our heads (which is not actually true), so that must be why Kendall Jenner is wearing nothing but a giant fur hat on the cover of Love magazine. [huff]

Beverly Hills Is Not Digging Bieber – Police officers responded six times over the weekend to the condo — twice for fan misconduct and four times because neighbors complained about noise coming from an apparent party, said Beverly Hills police Sgt. Matt Subin. [lat]

Jason Biggs on MH17 Tweet: ‘Moving Forward, I Need to Not Be Stupid’ – As you might remember, on the day the news broke about Malaysian Airlines Flight 17, the ever-sensitive Jason Biggs tweeted a timely and hilarious “jok.” In an interview with HuffPost Live, he responded to the criticisms. [jez]

Prince Harry Reveals He Hates Twitter: “I’m Not on Social Media, but I Used to Be” – The 29-year-old royal spoke with approximately 60 school children on Monday in London, where he revealed his distaste for the social media site due to its invasive nature . [eonline]

Rest In Peace, James McGregor – For his tireless work over many years to uplift the Westlake community in Cape Town, James McGregor is the recipient of the 2013 Inyathelo Award for Lifetime Philanthropy. [video]

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Just Josie 2pm – Catch the Just Josie show on 2OVFM, keeping you in the loop regarding the latest and greatest all day everyday. Features you can expect on the show include acoustic sessions, catch up with the who’s-who, cocktail making classes,food and wine pairing, weekend giveaway’s, fashion chats and weekly sporting and news wrap-ups. Tune in from 2pm-3pm [JustJosie]

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