Rebekah Brooks About To Be Rehired By Rupert Murdoch For US Operation – Sources say deal imminent as Brooks returns to News Corp to head media mogul’s quest for online investments, eight months after acquittal from phone-hacking charges. [guardian]
SAA’s Dudu Myeni ‘Target Of Fake Bank Accounts Plot’ – SA Airways chairperson Dudu Myeni was the victim of a fake offshore bank account hoax to get her fired, various Sunday newspapers reported. [m&g]
Mass Rally Held In Moscow To Honour Slain Putin Critic – Tens of thousands pay tribute to former deputy prime minister Boris Nemtsov who was killed on Friday night. [alja]
Islamic State Releases 19 Christians, More Than 200 Still Captive – Islamic State released 19 Assyrian Christian captives in Syria on Sunday after processing them through a sharia court, a monitoring group which tracks the conflict said. [reuters]
Apple Watch Reportedly Has Low-Energy ‘Power Reserve’ Mode – We’re just over a week away from learning a whole lot more about the Apple Watch, but The New York Times has just revealed a few more details about the new smartwatch. [verge]
Apple Faces Second Suit From Victorious Patent Firm – Fresh off a $532.9 million jury win against Apple Inc (AAPL.O), a Texas company is again suing the tech giant, this time over the same patents’ use in devices introduced after the original case was underway. [reuters]
Google Allows Porn On Blogger After Backlash – In a reversal, Google says that porn will continue to be allowed on its Blogger site. [cnn]
Mikhail Fridman in legal threat over North Sea block – Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman has threatened legal action against the British government over its plans to block his bid to buy a clutch of gasfields in the North Sea. [ft]
‘Jihadi John’: Mohammed Emwazi Was A Cold Loner, Ex-IS Fighter Says – The Islamic State fighter known as “Jihadi John” was a cold loner who set himself apart from others, says an IS defector who met him in Syria. [bbc]
Crowd Kills Girl Suspected To Be Suicide Bomber In Nigeria – A crowd beat to death a teenage girl accused of being a suicide bomber and then set her body ablaze Sunday, according to police and witnesses at a northeastern Nigerian market. [time] Mellow
Rafa Is Back: Equals Long-Standing Record With Buenos Aires Title Romp – Rafael Nadal lifted his first trophy since last year’s French Open and for good measure equaled a long-standing ATP Tour record Sunday by claiming the Argentina Open crown. [cnn]
Cop Killed After ‘Rendezvous’ With Sex Workers – Two men have been arrested in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, for allegedly stabbing to death an off duty police officer, the Hawks said on Sunday. [n24]
The Middle Class Cash Bomb Debt-onates – A flashy supercar and scores of far more modest vehicles are on display at Aucor in Midrand. In Gauteng, just one company repossesses more than 3 000 cars a month, mostly from middle class South Africans. [citpr]
Australia Says Hunt For Missing MH370 Jet May Be Called Off Soon – The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 cannot go on forever, Australia’s deputy prime minister said, and discussions are already under way between Australia, China and Malaysia as to whether to call off the hunt within weeks. [yahoo]
Zuma Stands By Claim That Black Ownership Of JSE Is Only Three Percent – President Jacob Zuma on Sunday reiterated his previous assertion pinning black ownership of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange at three percent, the Presidency said. [tlive]
William Shatner Calls Out N.Y. Daily News For Nimoy Funeral Headline – William Shatner is fighting back after the New York Daily News posted on Twitter an early look at its Sunday cover, which called the actor “Captain Jerk” for not attending the funeral of fellow “Star Trek” actor Leonard Nimoy. [lat]
Mugabe Turns 91 With Million-Dollar Birthday Bash – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Saturday celebrated his 91st birthday with a lavish bash attended by thousands of ruling party faithful. [m&g]
Durban To Confirm 2022 Bid – Durban will move significantly closer to staging the 2022 Commonwealth Games on Monday – considered a possible launchpad for an Olympics bid. [s24]
‘Fifty Shades’ Becomes Universal’s Highest-Grossing R-Rated International Release – “Fifty Shades of Grey” has become Universal Pictures’ highest-grossing R-rated international release with $338.4 million, topping the $330 million made by “Ted.” Globally, the film should hit $500 million next week. [variety]
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