Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Dies – Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has died in hospital, royal officials have announced. 

South Africa Moves 100 Rhinos Outside Country To Fight Poaching – South Africa said on Thursday that it had moved around 100 rhinos to unspecified neighboring states as part of efforts to stem the illicit slaughter of the animals for their horns. [reuters]

Foreigners Beg For Help From Govt In Soweto – Police were on high alert in Soweto on Wednesday, the third day of clashes between locals and foreigners that left at least two people dead. [n24]

Kim Dotcom Takes On Skype With Encrypted Chat Service – Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has released an encrypted chat service, called MegaChat, to compete with the Microsoft-owned Skype. [bbc]

Judgement Reserved In Urgent Application Sought By Basson’s Lawyers – Wouter Basson’s lawyer, Jaap Cilliers, said that his client “wouldn’t have been a doctor by now” had he not brought the application. [m&g]

Uber Releases Driver Data – After 40,000 new drivers joined the platform just last month, Uber published a study analyzing who they are and how they are doing. Older, more female, and better paid than yellow cab drivers, the company says. [buzz]

Japan Says It Can’t Reach ISIS to Resolve Hostage Standoff – “We are exploring every possibility available to save their lives,” a top official says. [time]

Sandy Hook Killer’s Home To Be demolished, Newtown Votes – Council members voted unanimously Wednesday to tear down the home of Adam Lanza, the site where he killed his mother before massacring 26 others at a nearby elementary school in 2012. [cnn]

Libyan Fighters Seize Benghazi Bank With $100 Billion Inside – Fighters for one of the factions battling for control of Libya seized the Benghazi branch of the country’s central bank which holds nearly $100 billion in foreign currency reserves. [nyt]

Ukraine Just Lost A Crucial Airport To Russia-Backed Rebels, And The Photos Are Staggering – After almost eight months of constant fighting between Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed separatists, the Ukrainian military lost control of the Donetsk Airport, according to the Los Angeles Times. [busins]

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Flexible Kelly Brook Slips Into Low-Cut Workout Gear – For a VERY busty selfie as she gets stuck into a pilates session. [dm]

Here’s The Moment That Will Ferrell Slam Dunked A Cheerleader In The Face At A Basketball Game [go]

Google To Sell Wireless Service – Google plans to sell wireless service to consumers after striking deals with Sprint and T-Mobile, according to published reports. [usat]

King Tut’s Mask Damaged; Beard Snapped Off During Botched Cleaning – One of the most priceless treasures in archaeology, the gold funerary mask of King Tutankhamun, was damaged during a cleaning attempt at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Efforts to repair the problem were also botched, according to reports. [huff]

Jay Leno On Bill Cosby Allegations: ‘I Don’t Know Why It’s So Hard To Believe Women’ – Jay Leno was asked about the sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby. “I don’t know why it’s so hard to believe women,” Leno said. “You go to Saudi Arabia, you need two women to testify against a man. Here you need 25.” [huff]

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