Apartheid Left SA a Sick Nation: Zuma – South Africans are psychologically “sick” as a result of the violence inflicted upon the majority of the country’s people during the apartheid era, President Jacob Zuma said in his Freedom Day address on Monday. [iol]
Xenophobic Thugs: ‘We’ll Burn You Alive’ – Security has been beefed up at the Durban offices of the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) after a series of violent threats. [cp]
Zim Woman ‘Cut Into Six Pieces’ In Joburg – A Zimbabwean woman who was recently found beheaded in Johannesburg was “cut into six pieces,” a relative has told a newspaper in her country. [n24]
South Africa Decries Nigerian Removal Of Ambassadors Amid Xenophobic Attacks – Nigeria recalled its acting high commissioner and deputy high commissioner from South Africa “for consultation” over “ongoing xenophobia” that has resulted in seven deaths over the past month. [upi]
Zuma Says ‘Sister Countries’ Add To Xenophobia – President Jacob Zuma on Monday chastised governments who have criticised South Africa for xenophonic violence. [mg]
Nepal Villages Cut Off by Earthquake Wait for Aid as Death Toll Passes 4,000 – Five hours by car from Katmandu, then by foot for several miles past the spot where the road is blocked by boulders and mud, people from the villages near the epicenter of Nepal’s powerful earthquake are burying their dead, despairing of help arriving anytime soon. [nyt]
Malema: I Know Who Gave Cash To Zuma – Julius Malema says he has first-hand knowledge of the secret donors who bankrolled President Jacob Zuma using a series of murky trusts. [tlive]
State Of Emergency: Baltimore Enlists National Guard And Curfew To Fight Riots And Looting – Maryland’s governor activated the National Guard on Monday and the city of Baltimore announced a curfew for all residents as a turbulent day that began with the funeral of 25-year-old Freddie Gray, the nation’s latest symbol of police brutality, ended with rioting by rock-throwing youths, arson, looting and at least 15 police officers injured. [nyt]
Batman Theatre Killer Is Not Insane – A prosecutor declared Monday that two mental health evaluations found Colorado theater gunman James Holmes to be sane. [time]
Bali Nine’s Andrew Chan Marries Febyanti As Execution Looms – Andrew Chan and his fiancee Febyanti Herewila have married on execution island on what is likely to be one of his last days on earth. [smh]
Bali 9 Executions: Condemned Pair Denied Pastor, Outraging Families [Video] – Indonesian authorities have refused Bali nine duo Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran the right to have a pastor of their choice to witness their executions, outraging their families and Australian diplomats. [stuff]
Russian Hackers Read Obama’s Unclassified Emails, Officials Say – Some of President Obama’s email correspondence was swept up by Russian hackers last year in a breach of the White House’s unclassified computer system that was far more intrusive and worrisome than has been publicly acknowledged. [nyt]
Bruce Jenner Speaks: ‘I Am A Woman’ – Reality TV star and former Olympian Bruce Jenner spoke about his male-to-female transition for the first time with ABC’s Diane Sawyer and said he is a woman. [usat]
Apple Is Making Watches As Fast As It Can – “Right now, demand is greater than supply” – Apple is desperately trying to make enough Apple Watches to meet demand, according to CEO Tim Cook. [time]
Google’s Q1 2015 Earnings Miss With $17.3B Revenue – Google reported its earnings for its first financial quarter of 2015 today. The company reported revenue of $17.3 billion and earnings per share of $6.57. [tc]
Bitcoins ‘Losing’ Value For Cyber-Thieves – The falling value of bitcoins have made them much less attractive to cyber-thieves, claims a security expert. [bbc]
‘None Of It’s True’: Wellness Blogger Belle Gibson Admits She Never Had Cancer – Gibson, who built a wellness empire on the back of claims she cured terminal brain cancer through diet and lifestyle, has admitted deceiving her followers. [guardian]
Furious 7 Speeds Past Avatar To Take Fastest $1Billion Box Office Gross World Record – Guinness World Records can today confirm that Furious 7 has set the record for Fastest time for a movie to gross $1 billion at the global box office. [gwr]
Amazon Tests Delivery To Your Car Trunk – The days of coming home to find you’ve missed the UPS guy yet again may be over if a new program by Amazon gains traction. [nbc]
Eliud Kipchoge Wins London Marathon By Five Seconds – Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge got the better of compatriot and defending champion Wilson Kipsang in a fierce battle over the closing kilometres to win the London Marathon by five seconds with world record holder Dennis Kimetto third. [stuff]
Hawaii Set To Become First State To Raise Smoking Age To 21 – The bill covers both cigarette and e-cigarette use. [time]
Amy Winehouse’s Family Blasts New Documentary – A new Amy Winehouse documentary called Amy is set to debut at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, but Winehouse’s family, who initially cooperated with the filmmakers on the doc, are deeply pissed about how it turned out. [sg]
Elle Macpherson – Reveals she carries around a pH balance URINE tester kit. Huh? [dm]
Brody Jenner Disses Kim Kardashian On Instagram Over Girlfriend Kaitlynn Carter’s Wedding Snub – Sorry, Kim! Brody Jenner still isn’t letting his stepsister Kim Kardashian off the hook after she failed to give him a plus one for her May 2014 nuptials to her hubby, Kanye West. [okm]
Scottie Pippen’s Daughter Arrested for Drunkenly Pissing in Hotel Lobby – Scottie Pippen, NBA hall of famer and the Drake to Michael Jordan’s Jay Z (source: Drake) has a 20-year-old daughter, Sierra. Sierra attends the University of Iowa, which is located near the Iowa City Sheraton Hotel. That is where Sierra, allegedly drunk, urinated on a lobby floor. [gawk]
New York State To Turn Lights Out For Migrating Birds – On their arduous flights North to their breeding grounds, birds migrating up the U.S. East Coast will have one less peril to worry about – bright lights from state-owned and -managed buildings in New York. [bi]
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