Volkswagen Emissions Scandal Widens To Include Porsche, Audi Brands – Volkswagen used devices to cheat air pollution tests in diesel luxury vehicles including Porsche and Audi cars, US and California environmental regulators say, widening their investigation into the carmaker’s emissions scandal. [abc]
In Russia, Conflicting Theories Over Passenger Jet Crash In Sinai – Russian political and aviation authorities on Monday advanced conflicting theories on the cause of a deadly charter jet crash over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, with some ruling out pilot error and mechanical failure to suggest the Metrojet Airbus A321 was brought down by a terrorist bomb or missile. [lat]
Gauteng Police Traffic Assault Video Is High Energy Drama [Video] – It looks like two people having a bad day happened across each other and things quickly became very heated. Road rage commence. [2ov]
Remember Those Men’s Wallets We Spoke About – Check Their Epic New Store And Products [Images] – You may remember a while ago we had ourselves a little chat about men’s wallets and how they have become clunkier over time. [style]
Turkish President Urges Respect For AK Party’s Poll Win – Recep Erdogan hails his party’s election victory as a vote for “unity and integrity” as observers raise concerns. [alja]
Our State Security Minister Has Been Offered Penis Boosting Treatment – Why put up stickers on street signs and inside trains when you can go directly to the big boys… [2ov]
Prosecutors Seek Murder Charge For Oscar – South African paralympian Oscar Pistorius, freed on parole last month after serving a fifth of his prison term for killing his girlfriend, faces years more in jail if state lawyers can get his conviction scaled up to murder from culpable homicide. [iol]
Reeva’s Mum: Pistorius Sentence ‘Too Short’ – As prosecutors begin an appeal, June Steenkamp says the runner’s jail term for killing her daughter sends “a bad message”. [sky]
Skype Founders Build a Robot for Suburban Streets – Starship Technologies, an Estonian start-up, wants its robot to solve the “last mile” problem — getting goods like groceries, drug store items and most small packages to suburban homes. [read]
Everything Was Going Fine For This Kid Who Sold ONE TONNE Of Drugs From His Mom’s Flat, But Then… – They say home is where the heart is, although for this young man it was also where he ran a sophisticated drug dealing business that made him millions. [2ov]
4 Cops Nabbed For Brutal ‘Execution’ Of Suspected Criminal – Four police officers linked to the killing of a suspected criminal in cold blood were arrested and charged with murder in Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg, on Monday. [n24]
Rhodes Park Attack Suspect Shows No Emotion – A young man, suspected of being part of a gang that brutally attacked two couples at Rhodes Park in Kensington, showed no emotion as he made a brief first court appearance. [tlive]
MTN Seeks To Reduce $5.2bn Nigerian Fine – Share trading in MTN, Africa’s biggest mobile operator, has restarted after earlier being suspended following a huge fine imposed by Nigerian authorities. [bbc]
MTN Resumes Trading On JSE – Mobile network MTN resumed trading on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on Monday afternoon after trade in its shares were suspended in the morning. [f24]
Richard Branson: Virgin Galactic’s Next Space Plane Is Coming In February – One year ago Saturday, Virgin Galactic’s first space plane disintegrated in the skies above Mojave, California, killing one pilot and leaving the other hospitalized. [mash]
State, Tourism And Uber Curb Car Sales – New vehicle sales plunged again last month as the government curbed spending car rental firms continued to be hit by a drop in tourist arrivals and online taxi service Uber affected fleet renewals. [bdl]
Krejcir’s Mother Allegedly Paid A Woman R600k To Help Him Escape – Krejcir’s mother reportedly deposited R600,000 into her account so she could assist with his escape. [ewn]
Tax Havens Of The Global Super-Rich, Ranked – The Tax Justice Network’s biennial ranking of the world’s friendliest tax havens for super-rich individuals and businesses looking to hide their assets is out. [gawk]
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Jose Mourinho Receives One-Match Stadium Ban And £40,000 (Call It A Bar) Fine From Football Association – Jose Mourinho has been given a one-match stadium ban and a £40,000 fine by the Football Association. [ind]
Haters Gonna Sue: Taylor Swift Hit With Copyright Infringement Lawsuit – A struggling out-of-work musician is suing Taylor Swift, claiming she ripped off his lyrics for her hit song “Shake It Off.” [cnn]
Activision Blizzard Buys Candy Crush Maker King For $5.9 billion – Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard has bought King Digital Entertainment, the creator of mobile smash hit Candy Crush Saga, in a deal worth $5.9 billion. [verge]
Adele’s ‘Hello’ Breaks 1 Million Digital Sales In Record – British singer Adele smashed records with her comeback single “Hello”, selling more than 1.1 million digital songs in the first week and becoming the first song ever to break the 1 million download mark on the Billboard charts. [reuters]
Arizona Grandfather Leaves Five-Year-Old Girl In The Desert With Gun – Man left granddaughter alone in the desert with a loaded and cocked handgun and the instruction to ‘shoot any bad guys’, police say. [tele]
She Nose How To Stand Out! – Kylie Jenner dons a GIANT gold bull ring in her septum for ELLE Canada shoot. [dm]
Snoopy Gets Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame – A Hollywood Walk of Fame star honoring Snoopy, the world’s most famous fictional beagle, was unveiled Monday next to the star of Charles M. Schulz, the late creator of the Peanuts comic strip. [dn]
Watch Bradley Cooper Recreate His Most Awkward Paparazzi Encounter – Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller dropped by The Graham Norton Show Friday night to discuss their new movie Burnt — and the conversation quickly turned to paparazzi. [time]
The World’s Coolest Passport? – Norway’s new passport hides a unique feature that may make travellers from other nations green with envy. [tele]
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