Swiss Guard Veteran Claims Existence Of ‘Gay Network’ At The Vatican – A former commander of the Swiss Guard, the small force of men whose job it is to protect the pope, has said there is “a network of homosexuals” within the Vatican, the latest in a series of claims about gay priests working at the heart of the Roman Catholic church. [guardian]
Olympics Terror Dragnet: Russia Hunts As Many As Four ‘Black Widows’ – Russian security services may be looking for as many as four “black widows” dispatched to carry out terrorist attacks related to the Winter Olympics, including at least one woman believed to be in or near the Olympic city of Sochi, U.S. and Russian sources told NBC News on Monday. [nbc]
US Jets And Warships Ready To Help Russia With Security At Sochi Olympics – The US military said on Monday that air and naval assets, including two ships in the Black Sea, would be made available to help Russia combat any possible terrorist attacks on the Sochi Winter Olympics. [guardian]
Knysna Red Tide Warning – Further warning of a so-called red tide in the Knysna estuary on the Cape south coast was issued by SA National Parks on Monday. [news24]
Mugabe Appears In Public – Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe appeared in public for the first time in several weeks yesterday to mourn the death of his sister, ending speculation that he may be bedridden, in declining health or even dead. [tlive]
Australian Open: Maria Sharapova Crashes Out In Melbourne – First Serena Williams, now Maria Sharapova. Another day at the Australian Open, another top female star out of the season’s first grand slam. [cnn]
Chrome Extensions Targeted By Spam Firms – Adware pedlars are buying extensions for the Chrome browser and adding code that hijacks searches or inserts sponsored ads, reports suggest. [bbc]
Nintendo Slides By Almost A Fifth After Loss Warning – Shares in Nintendo tumbled by nearly a fifth on Monday after it warned of a third straight year of operating losses, heaping pressure on the creator of “Super Mario” to abandon its policy of not licensing its software to rivals. [cnbc]
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Jailed American Appears Before Press In North Korea – An American missionary who has been jailed in North Korea for more than a year appeared before reporters Monday and appealed to the U.S. government to do its best to secure his release. [ap]
Italian MP Dons Blackface In Racist Stunt – Right-wing politician Gianluca Buonanno put on blackface makeup in Parliament in a tyrade against supposedly unfair benefits to immigrants in Italy. [mg]
Harry’s Girlfriend’s Stepfather Found Dead – Prince Harry’s girlfriend Cressida Bonas has been shocked to learn of the sudden death of her former stepfather — colourful financier Christopher Shaw. [dailymail]
Sperm Smugglers Score A Victory In Gaza – Strategy has been swimmingly successful for some wives of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. [aljazeera]
Chile Bans Palestino Football Club “Anti-Israel” Shirt – The Chilean football federation has banned a top division team from using a new shirt that has the number one shaped as the map of Palestine before the creation of Israel. [bbc]
GE Arm, Boeing Confirm Order For 40 Planes – A General Electric plane leasing unit has ordered 40 aircraft from airplane maker Boeing, a deal valued at $3.9 billion at list prices. [abc]
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