Big Day For Oscar – World media focus is once again directed at the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein, where the ruling in the Oscar Pistorius matter will be handed down today. [ewn]
Rand Heads For R15/$ In New Round Of Volatility – The rand is yet again under pressure, with risk growing of it crashing through the R15/$ level, after it hit two new low points this week. [bdl]
SA Troops Attack Jihadist Rebels – Battle-hardened South African troops on a UN peacekeeping mission have launched assaults on Islamic rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo. [tlive]
Syria Airstrikes Vote: Britain To Begin Bombing Within Hours After MPs Overwhelmingly Back Action – MPs vote for air strikes by 397 to 223, with 66 Labour MPs backing the government. [tele]
ISIS Video Claims Beheading Of Russian Spy, Threatens Russian People – ISIS released video Wednesday showing the beheading of a man it claims joined the terrorist group but was in fact a Russian spy, as well as a message chastising Russian President Vladimir Putin and threatening his country’s citizens. [cnn]
Zuckerberg’s Big Giveaway: How It Works – The Facebook founder plans to give away almost all of his shares – but he’s not likely to lose control of it any time soon. [sky]
Another SA Airline Is About to Die – The airline says it will look at all options & ‘knock on all doors’ to pay its debts & prevent closure. [ewn]
Man Held At Guantánamo For 13 Years A Case Of Mistaken Identity – Mustafa al-Aziz al-Shamiri was low-level Islamist foot soldier, not al-Qaida courier and trainer as had been believed. [guardian]
We Didn’t Notice Until Today – That Saturday’s Powerball lottery draw is sitting on R1.8 billion. Holy cow! We just bought tickets and you can too [here]
North Korea Building New Tunnel At Nuclear Test Site, Satellites Show – North Korea appears to be building a new tunnel at its nuclear test site, new satellite pictures show, raising fears that the Pyongyang regime might be preparing to conduct a fourth atomic test. [washpo]
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Prince Harry Sees Carcasses Of Rhinos In South African Park – Britain’s Prince Harry saw the carcasses of a slaughtered rhino and her calf during a visit Wednesday to South Africa’s Kruger National Park, which has been hard hit by poachers. [abc]
Kim Jong-Un’s Aunt Is Suing North Korean Defectors For ‘Defamation’ – Kim Jong-un’s aunt is keeping up his family’s penchant for weirdness outside the country, as she is attempting to sue North Korean defectors for defamation. [metro]
Wladimir Klitschko To Take Up Option Of Tyson Fury Rematch – Wladimir Klitschko will attempt to regain the world heavyweight title by taking up his option for a rematch with new champion Tyson Fury next year. [bbc]
Courteney Cox Is No Longer Engaged – Courteney Cox and her fiance rocker Johnny McDaid have broken up, and called off their wedding — but we’ve found out they fought like hell to make it work. [tmz]
Selena Gomez Goes Braless In Super Sexy InStyle Photo Shoot — New Pics– Selena Gomez showed off a matured, sophisticated sense of style in her new photo shoot for ‘British InStyle’ – and there wasn’t a bra in sight! [hl]
Sting’s Child Eliot Sumner: I Don’t Identify With Either Gender – The musician has been dating Austrian model Lucie Von Alten for two years. [huff]
Taylor Swift Tells Australian Media To ‘Take It Down A Notch’ – Fans, politicians and the media in Australia have been swept up in a frenzy over Taylor Swift. [mash]
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