Teen Suspect Surrenders In Attack On French Newspaper; Two Others At Large – The police organized an enormous manhunt across the Paris region on Wednesday for three suspects they said were involved in a brazen and methodical midday slaughter at a satirical newspaper that had lampooned Islam. [nyt]
‘Je Suis Charlie’ Message Goes Viral After Paris Attack – Messages of condolence, outrage and defiance over the Paris terrorist attack on a newspaper office spread quickly around the world Wednesday with thousands of people taking to the streets to protest the killings and using the slogan “Je Suis Charlie” on social media. [abc]
Danish Paper Raises Security After Paris Attack – The attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has prompted Denmark to increase security around the offices of newspaper Jyllands-Posten, which unleashed anger across the Muslim world nine years ago by publishing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. [ft]
Newspapers Are Censoring Their Photos of Charlie Hebdo Mohammad Cartoons – At least three English-language outlets—the New York Daily News, the London-based Daily Telegraph, and the Associated Press—are either pixelating or completely deleting photos of Charlie Hebdo cartoons depicting Mohammad. [gawk]
Zapiro: Attack On Charlie Hebdo ‘Worst We’ve Seen In Recent Times’ – Cartoonist Zapiro says the shootings at Charlie Hebdo were not only an attack on the media, but on French society and secular societies more broadly. [m&g]
Bill Cosby Accused Of Sexual Assault By Three New Women – The women, who came forward at a press conference organized by attorney Gloria Allred, claim the comic drugged them before the alleged attacks. [nydn]
Bill Cosby’s Co-Star Phylicia Rashad Defends Him: ‘Forget These Women’ – The actress, who played Clair Huxtable on The Cosby Show, dismissed sexual assault allegations against her television husband in a recent interview. [time]
Dutch Visitor Found Dead In Langebaan – A kite surfing instructor visiting the country from the Netherlands was found floating face down in the mouth of the Langebaan Lagoon on Tuesday. [iol]
Cell C ‘Threatened’ By Vodacom-Neotel Tie-Up – Cell C plans to tell regulators at a hearing next week that its business is threatened by Vodacom’s [JSE:VOD] proposed acquisition of Neotel. [f24]
Foie gras Legal In California Again – Foie gras can go back on the menu. U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson issued a ruling Wednesday overturning California’s law banning the sale of the fatty goose liver. [lat]
Star Wars Actor Dies In Rehearsal – A young actor who starred in James Bond thriller Skyfall and as a Jedi master in the Star Wars films has died unexpectedly during a theatre rehearsal. [tele]
How Apple’s Bigger iPhones Are Hurting Google Android – New sales data suggest Apple is making gains thanks to the “phablet” craze. [time]
US Sends Poland Extradition Request For Roman Polanski – Request follows continued attempts to bring film director back to face sentencing over child sex charges, with Poland previously not ruling out the possibility of a successful extradition. [guardian]
Ramaphosa Doles Out R100 Notes For Chicken Feet – A braaied chicken feet seller in Du Noon put up her prices from 50 cents to R5 each when she saw Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, his security detail and staff and a crowd of ANC campaigners coming up the road. [citpr]
Proteas World Cup Squad Named – Here is South Africa’s 15-man squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, which begins on February 14. [iol]
Why Was Bess Myerson The First And Last Jewish Miss America? – No Jewish woman has been crowned Miss America since Bess Myerson won in 1945. Is it anti-Semitism, or are less insidious cultural forces at work? [beast]
A Brief History of Some Of the Century’s Most Notorious Cults – Whether it’s powdered drink mix laced with something a little stronger than your holiday punch, sneakers meant for sprinting into the afterlife, or, you know, San Francisco, the past century has been really good times for fanatical cults, their leaders, and their fans. [gawk]
Imran Khan ‘Confirms Marriage To Former BBC Weather Presenter Reham Khan’ – Imran Khan, the Pakistani cricket player turned politician, has reportedly confirmed that he has married for the second time – to former BBC presenter Reham Khan. [tele]
Why Hasn’t Japan Banned Child-Porn Comics? – Japan’s comics and cartoons – known as manga and anime – are a huge cultural industry and famous around the world. But some are shocking, featuring children in sexually explicit scenarios. Why has Japan decided against banning this material? [bbc]
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