Cyril Beeka Killed In Drive-by Shooting
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Underworld Boss Cyril Beeka, Killed – Alleged underworld boss Cyril Beeka was gunned down in what appears to have been an assassination in Cape Town Monday night. Cape Town police were hesitant about giving details of the shooting, shortly after 5pm in Modderdam Road, Belville, but have confirmed that gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on the vehicle in which Beeka, 49, a security company owner, and his unnamed driver were travelling. [timeslive]

US Led Assault In Libya Nears Goal – An American-led military campaign to destroy Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s air defenses and establish a no-fly zone over Libya has nearly accomplished its initial objectives, and the United States is moving swiftly to hand command to allies in Europe, American officials said Monday. But the firepower of more than 130 Tomahawk cruise missiles and attacks by allied warplanes have not yet succeeded in accomplishing the more ambitious demands by the United States. [newyorktimes]

New York Times Journalists Freed From Libya – The Libyan government freed four New York Times journalists on Monday, six days after they were captured while covering the conflict between government and rebel forces in the eastern city of Ajdabiya. They were released into the custody of Turkish diplomats and crossed safely into Tunisia in the late afternoon, from where they provided a harrowing account of their captivity. [nytimes]

CBS Wants Charlie Sheen Back – CBS wants Charlie Sheen back on its Two and a Half Men, and they want him back now. The top exec at the Eye network is ready, willing, and able to forgive and forget all of Sheen’s recent antics and continue broadcasting the series, with Sheen back in the starring role. CBS President and CEO Les Moonves has been speaking directly with top execs at Warner TV – the company that fired Sheen. [radar]

Guatemala First Lady Seeks Divorce So She Can Run For President – Guatemala’s constitution prohibits members of a president’s extended family from running for the presidency. That’s why divorce proceedings began on Monday between Sandra Torres de Colom and President Alvaro Colom, who cannot run for re-election. Torres announced March 8 that she will be the presidential candidate of the governing National Unity for Hope party in the September election. Wow. [telegraph]

Tiger Woods Has A New Girlfriend (22) – Tiger Woods has reportedly jumped back into the dating pool and is seeing a 22-year-old student who looks just like his ex-wife Elin Nordegren. But Alyse Lahti Johnston who is 13 years younger than the golfer also has a checkered past – she was arrested on suspicion of DUI last year. Johnston’s father is an executive at IMG which is the sports agency that represents Woods. [dailymail]

Zimbabwe And China Sign $585 Million Trade Agreements – Zimbabwe and China on Monday signed a raft of agreements worth $585-million aimed at reviving the southern African country’s health, mining and agriculture sectors. The signing ceremony was also attended by Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qishan, who promised to lobby for the lifting of Western sanctions on Mugabe and his inner circle. [mail&guardian]

Kate’s Wedding Day Carriage Has Been Chosen – For Kate Middleton, her carriage awaits! And what a grand carriage it is, too. The horse-drawn coach that will transport her from Westminster Abbey for her first ride as a princess is one fit for a queen – quite literally. The 109-year-old State Landau that has been set aside for Kate and Prince William is the one used mostly by Queen Elizabeth when she is entertaining visiting heads of state. [people]

US Army Apologises For Corpse Pose Pictures – Germany’s Der Spiegel magazine published photos on Monday of American soldiers posed over the bloodied corpse of an Afghan civilian whose slaying is being prosecuted by the U.S. military as premeditated murder. Disclosure of the images prompted the U.S. Army to issue an apology “for the distress these photos cause” and condemning actions depicted in them as “repugnant.” [reuters]

Paris Hilton Drug Prosecutor Caught Buying Crack Cocaine – A Clark County prosecutor assigned to some of Las Vegas’ most high-profile drug cases was arrested Saturday after police say he bought crack cocaine from a street dealer. David Charles Schubert, 47, was arrested Saturday and booked on a possession of cocaine charge. Schubert, a chief deputy district attorney, recently prosecuted the Bruno Mars and Paris Hilton celebrity drug cases. [lvreview]

One Third Of Small Businesses Would Die Without Mobile Apps – Roughly one-third of small businesses say they couldn’t survive or that they would find it a major challenge to survive without mobile apps. The main reasons the companies say they use such apps is to save time, increase productivity and cut costs. For the purposes of the survey, a small business is defined as having between two and 50 part-time and full-time employees. [mashable]

Spielberg Enjoys New $200 Million Toy [Video] – Roman Abramovich has his Eclipse, Sean P. Diddy has the Solemates and now, we have the Oscar-winning film director Steven Spielberg with his new $200 million Oceanco Seven Seas superyacht. The luxury yacht boasts an infinity pool with a 15-ft. glass wall that could also be used a movie screen, so that Spielberg and his guests can enjoy a movie while taking a dip. Offering luxurious accommodation for 12 guests and a crew of 26, the Seven Seas yacht has a private owner’s deck on a large master stateroom with a study and private deck area with a Jacuzzi. [tribune9]

China Blocks Gmail – Google has accused the Chinese government of interfering with its popular Gmail email system. The move follows extensive attempts by the Chinese authorities to crack down on the “jasmine revolution” – an online dissident movement inspired by events in the Middle East. Chinese customers and advertisers have increasingly been complaining about their Gmail service in the past month. Attempts by users to send messages, mark messages as unread and use other services have generated problems for Gmail customers. [guardian]

Karl Lagerfeld Directs Magnum Ice Cream Campaign With Rachel Bilson – Karl Lagerfeld is directing Magnum ice cream’s latest advertising campaign, which features American actress Rachel Bilson. The three-piece film series will be revealed on April 21st during the Tribeca Film Festivalfor the debut of an original film series. I really like the sound of that. [luxuo]

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