Active Facebook Users In US & UK Declines – The United States lost nearly 6 million users, falling from 155.2 million at the start of May to 149.4 million at the end of it. This is the first time the country has lost users in the past year. Canada also fell significantly, by 1.52 million down to 16.6 million, although it has been fluctuating around that number for the past year. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom, Norway and Russia all posted losses of more than 100,000. [insidefacebook]

Zapiro Back In ANC’s Sights – South Africa’s best-known cartoonist, Zapiro, could again be facing legal action by the African National Congress (ANC) following the publication of a new cartoon of President Jacob Zuma. Zuma is portrayed with his belt unbuckled, while ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe holds a woman depicting press freedom. [mail&guardian]

Al Qaeda Leader Was Carrying South African Passport – The Department of Home Affairs is investigating reports that a suspected al-Qaeda leader who was shot dead for refusing to stop at a roadblock in Somalia last week was carrying a South African passport. Home Affairs said yesterday it had launched an investigation into claims. [timeslive]

Pippa Middleton Axes Her Boyfriend – Pippa Middleton is single again after ditching her doting boyfriend Alex Loudon. The Duchess of Cambridge’s sexy younger sister has been hanging out with her aristocratic ex George Percy instead.
Sources last night said Pippa, 27 – whose curvy rear wowed millions watching the Royal Wedding – will “stay good friends” with Alex, 30. [thesun]

Mugabe Freaks Out At Zuma’s Vibe – Previously loath to confront Mr Mugabe over the near-constant stream reports of human rights abuses in Zimbabwe and the failure to implement a power-sharing deal agreed more than two years ago, Jacob Zuma has now issued a sharp rebuke to Africa’s oldest leader. [telegraph]

All Draeger Breathalyser Court Cases Thrown Out – All court cases where evidence was obtained using the Draeger breathalyser have been provisionally withdrawn, the National Prosecuting Authority said. The device measures the volume of alcohol vapour in a person’s exhaled breath. [news24]

US Defense Loses $6.6 Billion Plane-Load Of Cash – Pentagon officials determined that one giant C-130 Hercules cargo plane could carry $2.4 billion in shrink-wrapped bricks of $100 bills. They sent an initial full planeload of cash, followed by 20 other flights to Iraq by May 2004 in a $12-billion haul that U.S. officials believe to be the biggest international cash airlift of all time. [latimes]

Airbus Working Hard On Transparent Plane – With its see-through aircraft cabin, passengers of the future will get a get a window on the world as they fly through the sky. For this plane with it’s ‘intelligent’ cabin wall membrane and interactive games, may be everyday air transport in 2050. The futuristic concept for travel in 40 years time has been unveiled in London by planemakers Airbus – and it’ll terrify those who already have a fear of flying. [dailymail]

Berlusconi Suffers Embarrassing Referendum Defeat – Despite urging the public to boycott four referendums, huge numbers of Italians turned out to deliver a humiliating electoral defeat to Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in a two-day vote. The proposals to repeal Berlusconi-era legislation on nuclear power, water privatization and trial immunity for government ministers were put forward by the opposition parties, and backed by more than 90 percent of the votes counted. [dw]

Obama Reckons He Would Resign, If He Was Weiner – In an exclusive interview with TODAY’s Ann Curry that will air on Tuesday’s show, President Barack Obama said that if he were Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner right now, he would resign in the wake of the scandal in which Weiner admitted to sending explicit photos of himself to women online. [msnbc]

Andy Murray King Of Queen’s – Andy Murray completed the perfect Wimbledon preparation by clinching his second Aegon Championships title with victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. The Briton followed up his 2009 win at Queen’s Club by coming through 3-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 in front of a capacity crowd, with all 6,858 Centre Court tickets sold after Sunday’s play was washed out. [bbc]

Dakota Fanning Models For Marc Jacobs – Her little sis Elle may be making the red carpet rounds these days, but Dakota Fanning has her own fashionable gig: she’s the face of Marc Jacobs’s latest scent, Oh, Lola. “I’ve been a big fan of Dakota since the first time I saw her in a movie,” Jacobs tells WWD. [people]

Lunch With Warren Buffet Costs $2.6 Million – The winning bidder for a private lunch with billionaire Warren Buffett has set a new record for the cost of dining with the investor, after pledging $2,626,411 for the meal. The winning bid at the annual charity auction broke the record set last year by a little more than $100. [luxuo]

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