Ferrari Reveals The World’s Most Expensive Book – Supercar maker Ferrari has published the world’s most expensive new BOOK – which costs a mind-boggling £155,000. The diamond-encrusted ‘Official Ferrari Opus Enzo Diamante’ costs £10,000 more than the company’s cheapest car, the 193mph California. Just one copy will be sold in each country worldwide, making it the ultimate supercar accessory. [swns]

Libyan Rebels Condemn Nato – The head of Libya’s rebel army has accused Nato of being too slow to order air strikes to protect civilians, allowing Muammar Gaddafi’s forces to slaughter the people of the besieged city of Misrata. Nato officials have said their six-day-old air campaign is now focused on Misrata, under daily attack by army tanks and snipers. The rebels say it is not enough. [mail&guardian]

Libyan War Costs US $4 Million A Day – The war in Libya is costing the US Air Force $4 million a day but the cost likely will drop now that American fighter jets pulled out of the operation. As of Tuesday morning, “we’re probably (at) about 75 million dollars for the cost of the operation thus far,” said Air Force Secretary Michael Donley, the top civilian overseeing the service. “And our best estimate was about four million dollars a day.” Mellow. [afp]

Bush Invited Bin Laden’s Son To White House – Omar bin Laden, the fourth son of the al-Qaeda leader, claims he received a visit from White House staff in January 2009 at his home in Doha, the capital of Qatar. “They invited me to accompany them to the White House, offered to defend, help and protect me, on the condition that I helped them find my father,” he told Spanish daily newspaper La Vanguardia, in an interview published on Monday. [telegraph]

Sheen Moves To Trademark Phrases – Not everyone may have Charlie Sheen’s “Adonis DNA” but people may soon be able to wear it, chew on it, drink it and experience it in a videogame. Within two weeks of Sheen’s firing from television’s top-rated comedy, a company with ties to the actor applied to trademark 22 of his catchphrases, including “Duh, Winning,” “Vatican Assassin,” “Tiger Blood” and “Rock Star From Mars.” [tbo]

Machanik Estate Agents Attempted Suicide – Estate agents formerly employed by embattled property mogul Wendy Machanik are having to beg and borrow to survive. So dire is the situation for some of Machanik’s former agents that at least two have tried to commit suicide in the past three months, with another said to be heading for a nervous breakdown. [timeslive]

The Lesbian Who Looks Like Justin Bieber – We’ve all seen the Lesbians Who Look Like Justin Bieber site, but Dani Shay is seriously the spitting image of the formerly-shaggy tween singer. Here’s a video of her singing an Eminem song. She’s not half bad, but what’s more remarkable than her singing is how uncannily she looks like the Bieb. [gawker]

Zuma Urged To Stop Karoo Fracking – The Treasure Karoo Action Group (TKAG), which is campaigning to stop Shell from drilling for shale gas in the Karoo, on Tuesday called on the government to impose an “immediate halt” to the international energy giant’s application for exploration rights. In a critical review report, the group – the coordinating body for a range of stakeholders opposed to Shell’s plans – proposed “that the entire application be subject to a moratorium”. [fin24]

Search May Be Over For Real Mona Lisa – Italian researchers said Tuesday they will dig up bones in a Florence convent to try to identify the remains of a Renaissance woman long believed to be the model for the “Mona Lisa.” If successful, the research might help ascertain the identity of the woman depicted in Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece — a mystery that has puzzled scholars and art lovers for centuries and generated countless theories. [wtnh]

App-Powered Car Service Leaves Cabs In The Dust – It’s pouring outside, I have an appointment across town in 30 minutes, and my car’s in the shop. To make matters worse, the rain means all the cabs near me are already taken. Desperate to hitch a ride, I launch the Uber app on my iPhone and tap a button to track my location. In four minutes, a black sedan pulls up to my house, and a driver opens the rear door, welcoming me in. [wired]

Romanian Kills Wife And Shows Body To Dad On Webcam – Police detained Dorel Marcu, 21, after being alerted by Romanian police who were notified by his father before he could carry out a threat to kill his wife’s 13-year-old sister as well. Marcu told his father through an internet chat “that he had strangled his wife while he showed him the lifeless body of his partner via webcam.” – “He also said that when the victim’s 13-year-old sister returned home, she would ‘suffer the same fate’.” Charming. [telegraph]

Paris Sewers To Heat Schools And Palace – The Paris sewers — whose murky labyrinths have been reviled and romanticized through history — are at the centre of a renewable energy experiment to harness heat for buildings, including the presidential palace. Paris wants green sources to fuel 30 percent of its energy needs by 2020 and a new heating project at a primary school is the city’s first using power from sewers, where temperatures average between 12 and 20 degrees Celsius. [reuters]

Miley Cyrus Sex Doll Flying Off The Shelves – Pop starlet Miley Cyrus is reportedly “disgusted” that an inflatable sex doll resembling her has gone on sale. The teen star is said to be so upset by the Finally Mylie love doll that she is planning to sue the company responsible. But the blow-up effigy — which boasts “3 achey love holes” — has flown off the shelves. [thesun]

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