Fears Of Serial Killer Loose In Cape Town – The bodies of five women have been found naked and buried in shallow graves near Century City train station leading Western Cape police to suspect a serial killer is on the loose, a report said on Wednesday. [n24]

U.S. To Restore Full Relations With Cuba, Erasing A Last Trace Of Cold War Hostility – President Obama on Wednesday ordered the restoration of full diplomatic relations with Cuba and the opening of an embassy in Havana for the first time in more than a half-century as he vowed to “cut loose the shackles of the past” and sweep aside one of the last vestiges of the Cold War. [nyt]

U.S. Spy Freed By Cuba Was Longtime Asset – The Cuban government on Wednesday freed a U.S. spy whom President Obama described as one of most important intelligence agents that the United States has ever had in the Communist country and who helped unravel several long-running Cuban espionage operations. [washpo]

Sydney Siege: Gunman Monis Had Illegal Firearm, Say Police – The man who took 17 people hostage in a cafe in Sydney on Monday was carrying an illegally owned firearm, Australian police have said. [bbc]

ANC Prepares For EFF ‘Mass Exodus’ – The African National Congress has called on its members and leaders to ready themselves for the return of EFF members to the ruling party. [citpr]

Global Rhino Syndicate Bust – Sixteen people in the Czech Republic have been charged with being part of an international trafficking syndicate that allegedly moved rhino horn from South Africa to Vietnam. [tlive]

Man Dies Boarding Mango Flight – Mango Airlines says some flights will be delayed this morning after a man died while boarding a plane at OR Tambo International Airport. [ewn]

Sony Pulls Korea Film ‘The Interview;’ U.S. Blames Pyongyang For Hack – Sony Pictures canceled its planned release of “The Interview” after hackers threatened violence against theaters that played the film, as U.S. officials concluded that North Korea was behind the broad cyberattack on the company. [wsj]

Hollywood Incredulous Over Sony’s ‘UnAmerican Act Of Cowardice’ – Stars call the studio’s decision to cancel release of comedy The Interview an act of self-censorship that ‘sets a terrifying precedent’ [tele]

North Korea-Based Thriller With Steve Carell Also Canceled – The chilling effect of the Sony Pictures hack and terrorist threats against The Interview are reverberating. New Regency has scrapped another project that was to be set in North Korea. [dl]

Monaco’s Charlene Reveals Twins Born By C-Section – Princess Charlene of Monaco has revealed that the royal twins born last week were delivered by cesarean section – two weeks before they were due, and she hopes to be out of the hospital by Christmas. [ch24]

New York Bans Fracking Over “Significant Health Risks” – Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, will be banned in New York state, governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration announced. [bbc]

BlackBerry Tries To Win Back Die-Hards With ‘Classic’ Phone – BlackBerry Ltd. is going back to its roots with a keyboard-equipped phone that looks like the original “crackberrys” that made the Canadian smartphone maker a household name. [moneyweb]

TAG Heuer Enlists Partners In Smartwatch Plan And May Make Acquisitions – TAG Heuer is pushing ahead with plans for a smartwatch to more directly compete with the likes of the Apple Watch and may make acquisitions to help drive the strategy, its head said on Tuesday. [reuters]

Bournemouth Star Baily Cargill Loses His ‘Wig’ During Capital One Cup Clash With Liverpool – This is one of the strangest things we’ve ever seen happen on a football pitch. [Video]

Kennedys Break Silence Re: Miley Cyrus Banging Patrick Schwarzenegger – We finally have an official decree from America’s royal family on the matter of one Miley Cyrus dating and partying at Art Basel with 21-year-old sort-of Kennedy Patrick Schwarzenegger. The formal word came from Rory Kennedy, daughter of the late Bobby Kennedy and first cousin of Patrick’s mother, Maria Shriver. [gawker]

No Comment: Why News Websites Are Ditching Comment Sections – Christopher Altchek first realized how difficult it is to manage a community of commenters in early 2012 when his news publication Mic (then operating under the name PolicyMic) was linked to by The Drudge Report, the conservative news powerhouse. [mash]

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