Pistorius Faces Reckless Driving Charge – Carl Pistorius, brother of jailed Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, will face reckless and negligent driving charges following an accident outside Modimolle, Limpopo, police said on Thursday. [n24]
Charlie Hebdo Attack: Police Hunt Suspects North Of Paris – A huge police operation is under way north-east of Paris in the search for the main suspects in Wednesday’s deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine. [bbc]
Al-Qaeda Plotting Attack On Britain – After the Charlie Hebdo attack, the head of MI5 warns of a Paris-style atrocity on UK soil. [tele]
Terror Police Search Forest In Hunt For Gunmen – Police hunting two brothers wanted over the Paris massacre are carrying out house-to-house searches northeast of the capital. [sky]
Tributes To Muslim Officer Killed By Terrorists – The 42-year-old was shot dead during a gunfight with terrorists outside the offices of a magazine that lampooned Islam. [sky]
Frenchman Shot While Jogging South Of Paris – A man was shot while out for an evening run in a town southwest of Paris, receiving bullet wounds to the leg and back, a police source has said. [bizstan]
Saudi Blogger To Be Publicly Flogged For Insulting Islam – A Saudi blogger sentenced in May to a decade in prison and 1,000 lashes will be publicly flogged Friday in Jeddah, The Associated Press is reporting, citing a person close to the case. [npr]
Apple Smashes Its App Store Sales Record – January 2015. Per Street Insider, Apple recorded nearly $500 million worth of sales for both apps and in-app purchases in just the first week of 2015 alone and Apple says that New Year’s Day this year also broke its record for total app purchases in a single day. [bgr]
Samsung Forecasts 37% Income Fall – Samsung, the largest manufacturer of televisions and mobile phones, has seen revenues fall by more than a third in the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to a year earlier, as Chinese brands gain popularity in the market. [rt]
Elvis Presley’s 80th Birthday Celebrated With Reissues, New Website – ‘The Complete ’60s Albums Collection Vol. 1’ kicks off yearlong commemoration of the King. [rollingstone]
Venture Capital Fund Places Major Bet On Marijuana – A marijuana investment company has received millions from Founders Fund, the high-profile venture capital firm headed by famed investor Peter Thiel, mimicking the tech industry’s headline-grabbing cash infusions. [huff]
100 Killed In Boko Haram Attack In Nigeria – At least 100 people are reported to have been killed in an attack by Boko Haram militants in northern Nigeria. [rte]
Three Dead After Catamaran Capsizes Off Costa Rica – A catamaran carrying dozens of foreign tourists on a pleasure cruise capsized off Costa Rica on Thursday, killing three people, emergency officials said. [guardian]
Jackie Chan’s Son Jaycee Formally Arrested In Drug Case – Police in Beijing have formally arrested the son of Hong Kong martial arts film star Jackie Chan on suspicion of allowing other people to consume drugs, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of three years’ imprisonment, prosecutors said Wednesday. [cbc]
Court Denies Teen’s Wish to Refuse Cancer Treatment – A 17-year-old cancer patient does not have the right to refuse treatment for her disease, the state of Connecticut’s highest court has ruled. [time]
Djokovic Upset In Quarterfinals Of Qatar Open During Sandstorm – Top-ranked Novak Djokovic was upset by Ivo Karlovic of Croatia 6-7 (2), 7-6 (6), 6-4 while playing through a sandstorm in the Qatar Open quarterfinals on Thursday. [fox]
Emma Stone Always Knows When You’re Trying To Sneak Photos Of Her – Sneaking a creeper shot during a celebrity encounter is a task best left for the boldest among us. [mash]
Senzo Meyiwa’s BMW X6 Repossessed – Slain Orlando Pirates goal keeper, Senzo Meyiwa’s BMW X6 has been repossessed after it was found that it was not insured. [tlive]
Ashton Kutcher & Mila Kunis’ Baby Pics Leaked: Meet Wyatt Kutcher – Thanks to a leaked family holiday card, we get to feast our eyes on Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis’ beautiful baby girl, Wyatt, for the very first time! She’s totally adorable and it looks like she takes after her dad. [hollylif]
Ever Wonder Why Victoria Beckham Never Smiles? – Victoria Beckham has a new store in London, is married to one of the dreamiest men in the world, and lives next door to Valentino. What more could a girl want? [vogue]
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