Boko Haram’s ‘Deadliest Massacre’: 2,000 Feared Dead In Nigeria – Amnesty International calls the killings ‘a disturbing and bloody escalation’ and a local defence group says its fighters have given up trying to count the bodies. [guardian]
Firebombing At German Paper That Ran Charlie Hebdo Cartoons – A German tabloid that paid tribute to those killed at Charlie Hebdo by reprinting cartoons from the French satirical paper mocking the Prophet Mohammed was firebombed Sunday, police said.[afp]
Rupert Murdoch: Muslims Should Be Held Responsible For ‘Jihadist Cancer’ – Rupert Murdoch, CEO of News Corp, joined the debate on religion and extremism Friday night with a tweet that some condemned as racist and Islamophobic. [mash]
Divers Retrieve ‘Black Box’ Data Recorder From AirAsia Wreck – A team of Indonesian navy divers on Monday retrieved one of the two black boxes from an AirAsia airliner that crashed two weeks ago, killing all 162 people on board, a government official said. [reuters]
Police Bullet Killed Sydney Siege Victim – An official report apparently says Katrina Dawson – one of 17 people taken hostage – died after being hit by a police bullet. [sky]
Julius Malema Holds A Gun To Baleka Mbete’s Head – Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete must either convene an early special sitting of the House to allow President Jacob Zuma to conclude a question and answer session that be began five months ago, or his party will disrupt the state of the nation speech. [citpr]
Zuma Repeats Electricity Apartheid’s Problem – President Jacob Zuma used the ANC’s birthday celebrations as an opportunity to again shift the blame for the country’s energy crisis to apartheid. [m&g]
There Will Be Blood At Qunu, Says Winnie – A planned meeting of the AbaThembu royal family at Nelson Mandela’s Qunu home this week is likely to end in bloodshed, dragging the former president’s name through the mud. [tlive]
‘Hacktivist’ Group Anonymous Says It Will Avenge Charlie Hebdo Attacks By Shutting Down Jihadist Websites – Hacker group Anonymous have released a video condemning the Paris attacks, saying “freedom of expression has suffered an inhuman assault” [tele]
SA Woman Faces Criminal Charges In Canada – A Sandhurst woman who allegedly threw a bottle of water at a flight attendant in midair faces criminal charges in Canada, the Sunday Times reported. [n24]
Disneyland Measles Outbreak Grows, Sparks Concern – As the Disneyland measles outbreak grows, officials say it’s part of a larger battle against the disease. [lat]
Kim Kardashian’s Baywatch Moment – Reality star shows off her sensual curves in sexy black one piece as she slow-motion sprints across the sands for Vogue. [dm]
The Empire State Building Went Dark For Charlie Hebdo Victims – The Empire State Building went dark for five minutes at 8 p.m. on Sunday, displaying only red, white and blue lights — the French tricolor — at its pinnacle to show solidarity with the victims of the terror attacks on French satire magazine Charlie Hebdo. [time]
Five People Got Shot at a Chris Brown Show and Here’s How He Reacted – Five people were shot early Sunday morning at a San Jose nightclub where Chris Brown was making an appearance, SF Gate reports. All are expected to survive, so it seems fair to say none came to more harm than Brown’s already limited dignity. [gawk]
Lena Dunham Quits Twitter To ‘Create A Safer Space’ – Avid tweeter and millennial Lena Dunham is over the 140 character lifestyle. It seems the Girls actress has deleted the Twitter app from her phone because she is “trying to create a safer space” for herself “emotionally.” [mash]
La Dolce Vita Star Anita Ekberg Dies – Anita Ekberg, star of La Dolce Vita, has died aged 83. A former Miss Sweden, she was branded a “sex goddess” for her performance in Federico Fellini’s 1960 movie. [bbc]
1,000th Win For Roger Federer As He Takes Brisbane Title – Roger Federer reached the 1,000 ATP Tour wins milestone as he claimed the Brisbane title Sunday but was made to fight all the way by Canada’s Milos Raonic in a tense three-set final. [cnn]
Mark Fish Got Married In A Nightclub – Former Bafana Bafana star Mark Fish married his long-time girlfriend Salome Janse van Rensburg at a nightclub in Sandton yesterday. [citpr]
Jet Stream Blasts BA Plane Across Atlantic In Record Time – Boeing 777 reported at speeds of up to 745mph as it flies from New York to Heathrow in just 5 hours 16 minutes. [tele]
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