Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s Family Members Indicted In U.S. Court – Two members of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s family have been indicted in the United States on drug trafficking conspiracy charges, prosecutors said Thursday. [cnn]

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Secret Russian Radioactive Doomsday Torpedo Leaked On Television – Top secret plans to build a torpedo-mounted, radioactive “dirty bomb” appear to have been inadvertently leaked by a careless Russian general. [tele]

Marikana Families Sue Ramaphosa – The families of South African striking miners shot dead by police at Lonmin’s Marikana mine in 2012 have issued a court summons for Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa over complicity in their deaths, the Presidency said on Thursday. [iol]

U.S. Drone Strike Targets ‘Jihadi John,’ Briton Linked To Hostage Beheadings – The U.S. military launched a drone strike Thursday targeting “Jihadi John,” the masked Islamic State terrorist who beheaded several Western hostages in Syria and came to symbolize the brutality of the militant group, U.S. officials said. [washpo]

President Obama Says Donald Trump’s Immigration Plan Is Not ‘Realistic’ – “Imagine the images on the screens flashed around the world as we were dragging parents away from their children,” Obama told ABC News. [time]

MTN Nigeria The ‘Victim Of A Shake Down’ – MTN has been the victim of a “shake down” by Nigerian regulators who fined the phone company $5.2bn and this has “seriously negative investment implications” for the country, according to Derrick Irwin, manager of a $3.5bn emerging markets fund at Wells Fargo. [f24]

French Protest In Growing Movement Against Tampon Tax – About 100 people gathered in Paris on Wednesday to protest a French tax on tampons and sanitary pads, as anger grows among women worldwide over high taxation of the essential items. [mg]

Maoist Cult Leader Brainwashed Sex Slaves at Home, Prosecutors Say – Aravindan Balakrishnan is charged with rape and false imprisonment, threatening to summon earthquakes and tornadoes against those who would not obey. [db]

Another Plane Scandal For SAA – SAA Chair Dudu Myeni has proposed a new plane deal, which could cost government R1,5 billion. [ewn]

Public Protector Forced To Close Offices Due To Lack Of Cash – Thuli Madonsela has been forced to shut down some of her regional offices, including one in Mpumalanga and another in Port Elizabeth. Earlier this year, Madonsela asked Parliament for an additional R200-million. [enca]

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‘In-Breeding’ Threatens South Africa’s Great White Sharks – South Africa may be the rainbow nation‚ but our great white sharks certainly aren’t. A study has found that the genetic diversity of the South African white shark population is the lowest of all white sharks in the world. [tlive]

MyCiti Bus Driver Suspended For Leading Passengers In Prayer – A MyCiti bus driver has been suspended after he disobeyed an instruction to not lead passengers in prayer. [n24]

Facebook And The Media Have An Increasingly Landlord-Tenant Style Relationship – Some publishers have seen traffic from Facebook plummet by 40%, which reinforces the risks of handing control over your audience to the social network. [fort]

Daniel Radcliffe: From Harry Potter To A Star On Walk Of Fame – And while “Potter” author J.K. Rowling is about to bow a play that is a sequel to her franchise, Daniel Radcliffe says he hasn’t kept up with what the story is about. [variety]

South Africans Want The Springbok Coach Fired – Is He Just A Whipping Boy? – The tone of the debate is different this time, rugby administrators are facing increased criticism for their failure to shed its white image. [mg]

Secret Service Agent Arrested for Allegedly Sexting a Teen From the White House – According to reports, a Secret Service agent was arrested this week after he allegedly sent lewd texts and images from inside the White House to a recipient he thought was a 14-year-old girl. [gawk]

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Kris Jenner Forces Scott Disick Back Into Rehab – According to a new report, Kris Jenner has forced Scott Disick to check back into rehab after finding out that he had planned to fly to Mexico. A recent Instagram post showed the 32-year-old boarding a private plane, prompting many to speculate whether he left the facility early. [life]

A Judge Dismissed A Lawsuit Against Taylor Swift Using Taylor Swift Lyrics – Last month an unknown R&B singer named Jesse Braham sued Taylor Swift for $42 million over the lyrics to her hit song “Shake it Off.” This week a U.S. Disctrict Court judge in California dismissed the suit using, appropriately enough, lots of Taylor Swift lyrics. [fort]

Meet France’s Only Tech Unicorn – Uttering the word “Uber” in France may be almost as offensive as speaking English, but another ridesharing app has won over French hearts (or at least, French investors). [busins]

Cruise Ship Suicide or Homophobic Hate Crime? – Bernardo Garcia Teixeira was allegedly called a ‘lipstick’ and a ‘pedophile’ by Royal Caribbean Cruise staff. Hours later, he plummeted to his death. [db]

Jennifer Lawrence: “I Am Lonely Every Saturday Night, Guys Are So Mean to Me” – Lonely Lawrence. Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence may be one of the biggest A-listers in Hollywood, but even she has trouble finding a date. [usm]

Steve Jobs Review: ‘Manically Entertaining’– Danny Boyle’s biopic of the late co-founder of Apple Inc is stunningly scripted by Aaron Sorkin and features a microscopically calibrated lead performance from Michael Fassbender. [tele]

Grouchy Little Girl Just Can’t Stay Mad Wearing Squeaky Shoes – No matter how mad you are, a pair of squeaky shoes will cure all of your frustrations. [mash]

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