Oscar Pistorius Begins Jail Sentence For Reeva Steenkamp Death – South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has begun serving time in jail for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. [bbc]
Oscar ‘Biggest News Story In The World’ – The sentencing of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius was the biggest news story in the world on Tuesday, media monitoring group ROi Africa said. [n24]
Dewani ‘Perfectionist, Calculated And Controlling’- Defence – Shrien Dewani’s defence cross-examines Anni Dewani’s cousin, Sneha Mashru, about her testimony to British police after the fatal hijacking in 2010. [m&g]
Led Zeppelin Loses First Round In ‘Stairway To Heaven’ Lawsuit – The British rockers must confront allegations that it ripped off the rock group Spirit. [time]
American Released From North Korea – Jeffrey Fowle, an American arrested in North Korea in May for leaving a bible at a club for foreign sailors, has been released and is on his way home, a senior State Department official told CNN on Tuesday. [cnn]
McDonald’s Profits Plunge 30 Percent – McDonald’s Corp reported a 30 percent fall in quarterly profit due to a food scandal in China and tough competition in the United States, and the world’s largest restaurant chain said these factors were expected to hurt current-quarter results. [huff]
Journalist Who Contracted Ebola Now Disease-Free – The freelance cameraman who contracted Ebola while working with NBC in Liberia is now disease free, he tweeted today. [abc]
US Airdrop to Kurdish Fighters Seized by ISIS – ISIS-affiliated social media accounts posted sarcastic “thank you” notes to social media. [time]
Paralysed Man Walks Again After Cell Transplant – A paralysed man has been able to walk again after a pioneering therapy that involved transplanting cells from his nasal cavity into his spinal cord. [bbc]
Should Obama Take North Korea’s Bait? – By releasing American prisoner Jeffrey Fowle, Pyongyang is signaling it’s ready to talk. How a shift within the Kim regime should affect Washington’s response. [beast]
‘Django Unchained’ Actress Daniele Watts Charged With Lewd Act For Alleged Sex In Public – Daniele Watts and her boyfriend Brian Lucas have been charged with one count each and are due for arraignment Nov. 13. If convicted, they face a maximum of six months in jail and a fine of $1,000. [nydn]
Toys ‘R’ Us Quietly Withdraws Drug Dealer Breaking Bad Dolls – US toy store Toys ‘R’ Us had been criticised for selling range including figure of a drug-dealer holding tiny rocks of crystal meth. [tele]
Taylor Swift: ‘I’m Not Gonna Let Them Make Me Have A Meltdown’ – With her latest album, “1989,” about to drop, Taylor Swift is keeping busy with an international press tour. Speaking to Esquire’s Scott Raab, who finds the singer “utterly sane,” Swift opened up about what she calls “takedown culture.” [huff]
James Blunt Finally Admits “You’re Beautiful” Is Garbage – Loyal-yet-insistent English terrier mix James Blunt regrets that he’s known for just one thing: Leaving “You’re Beautiful” all over the carpet back in 2005 and rolling in it until it took years to get the smell out. Blunt told Hello! this week that he’s very sorry and he hopes you can forgive him. [gawker]
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