South African Court Rules Failure To Detain Omar Al-Bashir Was ‘Disgraceful’ – Government in Pretoria allowed Sudanese president to leave the country in 2015 claiming he was immune from prosecution. [guardian]
Rand Hit As Hawks Threaten Gordhan – The bitter public row between the Hawks and Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan escalated on Tuesday as the unit threatened legal action against the minister, causing the rand to crash through the R16/$ level. [bdl]
Donald Trump Knocks Out Marco Rubio With Florida Win – As businessman strengthens lead, Hillary Clinton looks to win four of five Democratic primaries against Bernie Sanders. [alja]
United Nations Suspends Maria Sharapova – Maria Sharapova’s failed drugs admission has prompted the United Nations to suspend the Russian from working with the organization. [cnn]
Moody’s In The House – Just hours before the Moody’s ratings agency’s assessment team arrives in South Africa, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has said the promise by the Hawks to use their constitutional powers against him is a threatening statement. [ewn]
Zuma Opts To Stay Mum On Mentor, Gupta Reports – President Jacob Zuma says he’s noted claims made by former African National Congress (ANC) Member of Parliament (MP) Vytjie Mentor about the Gupta family, and has declined to comment on the matter. [ewn]
Guptas Threaten Legal Action Against Mentor Over Facebook Comments – The Gupta family on Tuesday challenged Mentor to file an affidavit stating under oath that she was offered a ministerial position by the family. [mg]
Superyacht Sales Are Up – Sales of boats larger than 24 meters climbed 40% in 2015, according to The 2016 Wealth Report issued by London-based property agency Knight Frank. The increased follows a 35% rise in 2014 — thanks in part to plummeting oil prices over the past two years. [cnn]
One Killed In Shootout With Belgian And French Police During Brussels Anti-Terror Raid – On Tuesday, Belgian and French police stormed a house in Brussels while after being fired upon while investigating a link to the November attacks in Paris. According to the Associated Press, they killed one suspect, who was armed with a Kalashnikov assault rifle. [gawk]
Massive Changes To Your Instagram Feed – The photo-sharing service plans to begin testing an algorithm-based personalized feed for users, similar to one already used by its parent company, Facebook. That means it would shift away from the strictly reverse chronological order that the service has used since it began in 2010. [nyt]
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Sony Buys Michael Jackson’s Music Catalog For $750M (R12 Billion) – Michael Jackson’s estate has agreed to sell its remaining stake in a lucrative music catalog to Sony Corp. for $750 million, the entities announced Monday. [usat]
Djokovic, Williams Roll In Straight Sets At Indian Wells – Defending champion Novak Djokovic continued his dominance of Philipp Kohlschreiber, winning 7-5, 7-5 in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday. [kiro]
Indiana Jones: Harrison Ford To Appear In Fifth Film – Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg are teaming up for a new Indiana Jones film, The Walt Disney Company has announced. [bbc]
Man Pleads Guilty To Celebrity “Fappening” Hacks – Ryan Collins of Pennsylvania will plead guilty to violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act as part of the celebrity iCloud breach known as “The Fappening” or “Celebgate” by the brave men of Reddit and 4chan who masturbated throughout. He faces up to five years in prison. [gawker]
The Mono Marine Edition: A Supercar Fit For A Superyacht – The idea came out of a conversation about how great it would be to arrive at a port, lift off a couple of single-seater cars and then go and explore the mountain passes, ending up at the top of a mountain somewhere and looking down to the ocean and seeing the yacht there smiling back at you. [cnn]
In Search Of Syria’s Pigeon Smugglers – Many people in the Middle East love pigeons – it’s a passion that can dissolve all religious and national divisions. Some of the finest birds were bred in Syria until the civil war intervened. Now Syrian birds are being smuggled to Lebanon, across front lines and through areas controlled by the Hezbollah militia. [bbc]
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