Tiger Woods Is World No. 1 Again – First Time Since 2010 – Tiger Woods is No. 1 in golf again for the first time since 2010 after winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida. [glopo ]
Russian Tycoon’s Death ‘Consistent With Hanging’ – Exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky’s death is “consistent with hanging” with no sign of a violent struggle, British investigators announced late Monday. [cnn ]
The US Will Counter-Attack If North Korea Has A Go At South Korea – The United States military said Monday that it had signed an agreement with South Korea on how to counter provocations from North Korea. [nytimes ]
Cyprus Banks Remain Closed To Avert Run On Deposits – The president of Cyprus assured his people a bailout deal he struck with the European Union was in their best interests, but banks will remain closed until Thursday. [reuters ]
SA In CAR – It Was 200 Of Us Against 3000 Rebels – Thirteen SA soldiers have been killed and 27 wounded during a clash with rebels in the Central African Republic, the SA National Defence Force said on Monday. [timeslive ]
‘Seriously, It’s Jorge Bergoglio’: Pope Phones Home To Cancel Newspaper – Amid the pomp and ceremony of his installation as the leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, Pope Francis still found time to phone a kiosk in Buenos Aires and cancel his daily newspaper order. [smh ]
Business Warns Zuma On Brics Free Trade Deals – Business has warned President Jacob Zuma against signing trade deals at the Brics summit, saying they could lead to a flood of cheap imports that could harm South Africa’s own industrialisation drive. [bdlive ]
Three Re-Beached Whales Euthanised – Three of the five beached pilot whales that were released into False Bay on Sunday afternoon have been euthanised early on Monday. [news24 ]
China Vows $20bn Credit-Line To Africa – China’s new President Xi Jinping hailed on Monday the strength of ties with African nations, in a keynote speech on his first trip as head of state to the continent. [fin24 ]
Marikana Sangoma Killed – The sangoma believed to have performed rituals on protesting Lonmin mineworkers in Marikana, North West, has been gunned down. [mail&guardian ]
Yahoo Acquires Mobile News Start-Up From Teenager For $30 Million – Yahoo Inc has snapped up mobile news aggregator Summly, the latest in a string of small acquisitions intended to bolster the Web portal’s mobile services. [reuters ]
Facebook launches free calling for iOS users in UK – After launching free calling in North America earlier this year, Facebook is expanding its VOIP service to the UK. To make or receive calls, you need to have the Facebook Messenger application for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch installed. [verge ]
Average US Mobile Customer Already Owns 2 Unused Cellphones – Although 45% of American adults own smartphones, only about 11% of mobile devices are recycled, according to latest data. When you think about big tech companies and the new smartphone models they release every year or so, that’s a pretty staggering statistic. [mashable ]
Buy 5 Tickets Get 1 Free – Tonight’s R1.3 Billion EuroMillions Lottery Draw – The eagerly awaited EuroMillions Superdraw is back and it has rolled over to EUR110 million. Buy 5 tickets and get one free [here ]
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EU eases Zimbabwe Sanctions After Referendum – Travel bans and asset freezes on 81 officials and eight firms suspended, but President Mugabe remains on sanctions list. [aljazeera ]
It’s Been 30 Yeays Since Michael Jackson First Did The Moonwalk [Video] – Thirty years ago last night, the world first saw Michael Jackson moonwalk. The big moment came during the end of his performance of “Billie Jean” at the Motown 25th Anniversary special, taped at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.. [rollingstone ]
Game of Thrones Actor Clive Mantle Has Part Of Ear Bitten Off – A former actor in BBC medical drama Casualty has had part of his ear bitten off at a Newcastle Travelodge. [bbc ]
Rape Attempt Staged by Man Looking to ‘Impress’ Love Interest with His Heroism – A man in Arkansas who sought to show off his heroic side to a love interest decided to speed up the process by staging a rape attempt while the two were on a date. [gawker ]
Prince Harry’s Upcoming Official Trip To The US Will Not Include Vegas – Prince Harry is to make a week-long official visit to America in May – but he will steer well clear of Las Vegas, the scene of his infamous strip billiards game on his last trip to the US. [telegraph ]
‘Breaking Bad’ Script Missing After Car Break-In – A man accused of breaking into “Breaking Bad” actor Bryan Cranston’s car late last year and stealing a script for the popular television show set in New Mexico has been arrested, authorities said Monday. [ap ]
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