Disputed Claims Over Qaeda Role In Paris Attacks – The younger of the two brothers who killed 12 people in Paris last week most likely used his older brother’s passport in 2011 to travel to Yemen, where he received training and $20,000 from Al Qaeda’s affiliate there, presumably to finance attacks when he returned home to France. [nyt]

Historic Charlie Hebdo Issue Selling For $1,100 On eBay – After millions of copies of this week’s issue of Charlie Hebdo sold out, the historic edition turned up for auction on eBay and reportedly drew bids reaching £760 (roughly $1,150). Asking prices have soared as high as €100,000—the equivalent of about $118,000. [time]

Charlie Hebdo Print Run Raised To 5m As Copies In France Sell Out – People queued before dawn at kiosks across France for the first edition of the weekly to go on sale since last week’s attacks. [guardian]

France Sends Aircraft Carrier To Help US Fight ISIS – France’s president says the country will send an aircraft to the Mideast to work more closely with the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State group. [fox]

Saudi Arabia Is Building A 600-Mile ‘Great Wall’ To Shield Itself From ISIS – The Saudis are building a 600-mile-long “Great Wall” — a combined fence and ditch — to separate the country from Iraq to the north. [busins]

Ohio Man Arrested for Alleged ISIS-Inspired Plot on US Capitol – The FBI today arrested an Ohio man for allegedly plotting an ISIS-inspired attack on the U.S. Capitol, where he hoped to set off a series of bombs aimed at lawmakers, whom he allegedly considered enemies. [abc]

Gauteng Hawks Boss Suspended Again – A new suspension notice was issued to Gauteng Hawks chief Shadrack Sibiya on Wednesday afternoon just hours after the first one was withdrawn. [m&g]

North Koreans Walk Across Frozen River To Kill Chinese For Food – A spate of murders by North Koreans inside China’s border is prompting some residents to abandon their homes, testing China’s ability to manage both the 880-mile (1,400-kilometer) shared frontier and its relationship with the reclusive nation. [bloom]

Blackberry Shares Soar 30% On Samsung Offer Report – A report that Korean smartphone giant Samsung had offered to buy struggling rival BlackBerry for as much as $7.5bn (£4.92bn) saw the Canadian firm’s shares rise 30% in US trade. [bbc]

Alibaba Buys Controlling Stake in Chinese Internet Marketing Firm – Alibaba Group Holding said Wednesday it has bought a controlling stake in a Chinese Internet marketing firm in a move aimed at expanding its advertising business. [wsj]

Naspers Seeks To Sell Polish Units – South African e-commerce and media firm Naspers is looking to sell its Polish operations, including Eastern Europe’s largest web auction service Allegro, sources said on Wednesday. [reuters]

Zimbabwe Court Halts Evictions Blamed On Grace Mugabe – Zimbabwe’s High Court has ordered a halt to the eviction of farmers who claim they have been targeted to make way for a game park proposed by First Lady Grace Mugabe. [bbc]

Cape Town Recognised For Tech Growth Prospects – Cape Town is not only regarded as one of the world’s top holiday spots, but it has also been listed as a future growth hub for technology and life sciences. [f24]

 

Beauty Queen Dies Having Plastic Surgery She Won In Competition – A young beauty queen thought her pageant prize of free plastic surgery was to die for — until it actually killed her, the girl’s family claims. [nyp]

Robbie Williams In Battle With Neighbour Jimmy Page Over Building Work – Take That singer at war with Led Zeppelin guitarist who is trying to block proposed revamp of multi-million pound property in west London. [tele]

KP Declares: ‘I Am South African’ – Ricky Ponting used a commentary stint with ex-England batsman Kevin Pietersen to grill the former international about many revelations made by Pietersen in his recently released autobiography. [s24]

MegaMillions Lottery Rolls Over To R3 BILLION Jackpot For Tomorrow – That’s right friends – if you haven’t been buying tickets up until now, you can just jump right in and enjoy the fruits of everyone’s hard work. To those who have been buying, you can’t stop at this point! $270 million draw tomorrow (Friday). Good luck, guys. Get tickets [here]

Michael Keaton May Star in a Film About McDonald’s Mastermind Ray Kroc – Fresh off his big win at the Golden Globes on Sunday, Michael Keaton is in talks to star in a new film about the man behind the McDonald’s fast-food empire. [time]

The Widow Of A Paris Terrorist And Other Real Wives Of Islamic State – The high-profile spouses of ISIS killers often have surprising backgrounds from bikini-wearing sun worshipers to guitar-toting band members. [beast]

Moscow Man To Build Real Life Simpsons House And 4 Other Fictional Places That Are Now Totally Real – With the news that a man in Moscow is set to build a life-sized version of the Simpsons’ home, let’s take a look at other fictional places that have become a reality. [metro]

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