Silvio Berlusconi To Resign – Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has confirmed that he would stand down after a new budget law is approved in parliament. “After the approval of this finance law, which has amendments for everything which Europe has asked of us and which the Eurogroup has requested, I will resign, to allow the head of state to open consultations,” he told his own Canale 5 television. [rte]

Pippa Middleton Doll Goes On Sale In The US – Sporting manic smiles, blindingly white teeth, perma-tans and ripped bodies these action figures have been created by the U.S. based company Hero Builders which claims to specialise in custom-made toys. The Pippa doll – priced at £30 – is dressed in a tight-fitting recreation of the £20,000 slinky white cowl-neck Alexander McQueen bridesmaid dress worn by the 28-year-old party planner at the royal wedding. [dailymail]

SA ID Books To Be Replaced With ‘Biometric Cards’ – The launch yesterday of an online fingerprint verification system by the Department of Home Affairs for SA’s banks has paved the way for the introduction of biometric identity cards next year. The increasing use of fingerprints as a form of identification has the potential to reduce identity fraud and fraudulent financial transactions. [businessday]

Lonely Island Hit By Lawsuit – The Lonely Island, the rap group known for comedic hip-hop videos on “Saturday Night Live,” has been sued in New York by two St. Louis-based musicians for allegedly failing to give credit for beats used in two of their songs. [huffpo]

Cain Denies Sex Harassment Claims – Republican US presidential candidate Herman Cain says he will not be deterred from the presidential race by ‘false, anonymous, incorrect accusations’. Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has flatly denied allegations of sexual harassment and said he does not know his latest accuser. Obviously. [bbc]

Rapper ‘Heavy D’ Dies At 44 – Rapper Heavy D collapsed in his Beverly Hills home Tuesday morning and died a short time later at a Los Angeles hospital, according to police and the coroner. He was 44. While his hip-hop recording career began in 1987 with his group Heavy D & the Boyz, his breakthrough hit came in 1991 with a remake of the O’Jays’ “Now That We Found Love.” [cnn]

Ryanair Looking To Add Porn To In-Flight Entertainment – The head of Ryanair wants to add some X-rated options to in-flight entertainment. Michael O’Leary told British tabloid the Sun that he hopes to offer a pay-per-view porn service similar to those offered in hotel rooms through a new Ryanair app on smartphones. Naughty, Michael. [nydailynews]

Why Google Plus Pages Will Beat Facebook And Twitter – Google announced on Monday that it will offer Google+ “Pages” to brands, businesses, and celebrities, so that they can trumpet themselves across the search giant’s fledgling social network. Much like Facebook Pages, these Google+ destinations are places where commercial names can not only broadcast news and propaganda to the world at large, but also interact with their fans and critics. [wired]

Last Chance To Help 2oceansvibe – Today is the last day for voting in the 2011 SA Blog Awards. Our fashion arm, PopYaCollar is up for best Fashion Blog and we need your help. We really appreciate the support on this one day that we ask you to give back. It takes (literally) 30 seconds to vote. Please follow this link and cast your vote. Thank you, my treasured readers. [vote]

Man Live-Tweets Burger King Breakup – Web developer Andy Boyle was hanging out in a Burger King when he overheard a married couple having an argument that “Aaron Sorkin couldn’t write… any better.” So he live-tweeted the whole thing, with extensive multimedia. This is good. [gawker]

Saddam’s Loo Goes To US Museum – The US military is vacating Saddam Hussein’s ornate palaces at its war headquarters in Baghdad and will turn the property over to Iraq next month, but Saddam’s prison toilet is leaving with the Americans. The stainless steel commode and a reinforced steel door have been removed from the cell where the dictator spent two years before his 2006 execution, and are destined for a military police museum in the US. [guardian]

Michael Jackson’s Doctor Is On Suicide Watch – Conrad Murray, the doctor who killed Michael Jackson, has been placed on suicide watch in a Los Angeles prison amid suggestions he could be set to cash in on his crime. He will have a single cell and an escort will go with him when he moves around inside the Los Angeles County jail. [telegraph]

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