Constitutional Court Tells Oscar To Pis Off – The National Prosecuting Authority has confirmed the Constitutional Court has denied Oscar Pistorius’s leave to appeal his murder conviction. [ewn]
MH370 Search: Australian Transport Chief Says Mozambique Debris Consistent With Models – Australia’s transportation chief said on Thursday the location of debris found on a beach in the southeast African nation of Mozambique was consistent with drift modelling related to the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. [cnbc]
UK Kitesurfer Wakes Up 6 Days After Near-Drowning Accident In Cape Town – Lewis Crathern was suffering from severe hypoxia as a result of water he aspirated into his lungs after an accident that almost saw him drown. [h24]
Bob Dylan Sells His 6,000-Item Personal Archive For Millions – Bob Dylan has sold his personal archive of notes, draft lyrics, poems, artwork and photographs to the University of Tulsa, where they will be made available to scholars and curated for public exhibitions, the Oklahoma school said on Wednesday. [nyp]
Father Of San Bernardino Victim Asks Apple To Unlock iPhone – The father of a San Bernardino shooting victim said Thursday that he supports the FBI in its push to get Apple to unlock the iPhone belonging to one of the attackers. [time]
Mass Killer Anders Breivik Says Life In Prison Is ‘Inhuman’ – Mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has called his treatment in prison “inhuman” and “degrading”. [itv]
“1913 Cut-Off Date For Land Claims Should Be Pushed Back” – President Jacob Zuma says he believes the 1913 cut-off date for land claims should be pushed back. [ewn]
Zuma Personally Handling Gordhan, Moyane Clash – Cabinet says the president has taken it upon himself to resolve tensions between the finance minister and Sars commissioner. [mg]
Oh thank God… nice to know everything is under control.
Two Women Killed After Attacking Police Bus In Istanbul – Pair died in standoff following attack in which shots were fired and grenade thrown at vehicle in Turkish city. [guardian]
North Korean Leader Urges Nuclear Readiness – Kim Jong-un has said North Korea’s nuclear weapons should be ready for use “at any time”, state media report. [bbc]
Mugabe Says Government To Take Over All Diamond Operations – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said on Thursday his government would take possession of all diamond operations “because existing miners had robbed the country of its wealth”. [bdl]
Brilliant.
Jealous Man Allegedly Waterboarded Girlfriend – The 22-year-old dragged the woman out of the shower, covered her mouth with a cloth and poured water on her face, say police. [sky]
The Pedophile-Blind Cardinal Who Could Bring Down Pope Francis – An Australian royal commission on clerical crimes finds damning evidence that one of the Vatican’s most senior cardinals turned a blind eye to sex abuse. So why doesn’t the pope fire him? [db]
9 Million South Africans Eligible To Vote Aren’t Registered – The IEC says 1 in 3 unregistered voters reside in Gauteng, with at least5.8 million being between 18 and 30. [ewn]
U.S. Military Invites Pre-Approved Experts To ‘Hack The Pentagon’ – The Pentagon on Wednesday invited outside hackers who have been vetted to test the cyber security of some public U.S. Defense Department websites as part of a pilot project next month, the first such program ever by the federal government. [reuters]
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Ex-Snapchat COO Emily White Has A New Startup – Former Snapchat and Instagram executive Emily White has created a high-end personal concierge startup, Fortune has learned.It’s called Mave. [fort]
US Returns Stolen Archival Material To Russia – During a Thursday ceremony at the ambassador’s residence in Moscow, a branch of the U.S. Homeland Security Department repatriated 28 documents ranging from imperial decrees to architectural drawings that were stolen and recently recovered in the United States. [ap]
Lewis Hamilton Agrees F1 Is Broken And Says MotoGP Is Better Product – The reigning world champion also argued MotoGP is more exciting than F1 because its races provide more action. [as]
Astronaut Scott Kelly Taller After Space Stint – Astronaut Scott Kelly and his twin brother used to be the same height. But it’s likely that won’t be true when the two stand side by side for the first time in nearly a year. [cnn]
Piers Morgan Goes Hard At Madonna – TV personality and Daily Mail editor-at-large Piers Morgan says that 57-year-old Madonna is too old to be “gyrating semi-naked on stage in fishnet stockings and bondage gear.” [huff]
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