MINI Wins The Dakar Rally – Stephane Peterhansel claimed his 10th Dakar Rally win, and the first for the Mini brand, as he cruised to the finish in Lima today. The Frenchman was in control of the 2012 Dakar for the majority of the distance. Early punctures and a period stuck in sand dunes two stages from the end were the only significant blips in Peterhansel’s fortnight in South America. [autosport]

Sixth Body Found In Cruise Ship Disaster – A sixth body has been found on the stricken Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia. Rescue workers are continuing to search the enormous cruise ship in an attempt to find the 14 people still missing after the Costa Concordia sank with more than 4,200 passengers and crew on board. [skynews] [ORIGINAL 2OCEANSVIBE REPORT HERE + RADICAL IMAGES]

Deputy Minister Quits Amid Pension Funds Probe – Deputy Economic Development Minister Enoch Godongwana leaves amid an inquiry into the whereabouts of R100m in workers’ pension money funnelled to Canyon Springs, a company part-owned by him and his wife. [businessday]

Rupert Murdoch Takes Swipe At Obama – The gathering storm over online piracy legislation being debated in the US Congress has sucked two more heavy hitters into the fray, with the Obama administration and Rupert Murdoch lining up on opposite sides of the argument. The News Corp chief accuses White House of siding with ‘Silicon Valley paymasters’ as two bills go through US Congress. [guardian]

Leaders Call For “New ANC” – ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe has called on party members to stop their “foreign tendency” of insulting party leaders ahead of the party’s elective conference. Mantashe said it had become a trend for ill-disciplined members claiming to be militants to use vulgar language against party leaders. [timeslive]

William Got Kate A Puppy – Prince William is believed to have bought his wife a puppy for her 30th birthday last week. The Duchess of Cambridge has been spotted out and about with a black Labrador near the Anglesey cottage she shares with the RAF rescue pilot. [mirror]

Ricky Gervais Fires Insults At Golden Globes [Highlights] – “So, where was I?” began Ricky Gervais, drink in hand, as he sauntered on stage to open the Golden Globes. “Nervous?” He wasted no time throwing out a few insults, noting that he was hosting the show on NBC, “America’s third biggest network. Or is it fourth?” [newser]

Michelle Williams Wins Best Actress Golden Globe – Michelle Williams has come a long way since her “Dawson’s Creek” days. On Sunday night, the pixie-haired actress took the stage to accept her prize for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical for her chameleon-like turn as silver-screen icon Marilyn Monroe in “My Week With Marilyn.” [mtv]

George Clooney And Meryl Streep Take Home Golden Globes – “The Descendants,” starring George Clooney as a man steering his family through a tragic time when his wife is in a coma, won two Golden Globe trophies, including best dramatic movie and for Clooney as best dramatic actor. Other major winners included Meryl Streep for best actress in a film drama with her portrayal of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady.” [ecentral]

FULL LIST OF 2012 GOLDEN GLOBES WINNERS – For the full list of Golden Globes winners from last night’s awards ceremony, you can go right along and follow this link. Bad luck to Rooney Mara, but Streep is a tricky one to beat! Good luck for the Oscars! [hollywoodlife]

DSK Did Not Know They Were Prostitutes As “They Were Naked At The Time” – Dominique Strauss-Kahn had no way of knowing he was sleeping with prostitutes during swinger sessions because “the women were all naked at the time”, his lawyer has claimed. The defence came amid allegations his mobile phone records showed he had relationships with 10 call girls. [telegraph]

Cellphone Ringing Stops Philharmonic Orchestra – The unmistakably jarring sound of an iPhone marimba ring interrupted the soft and spiritual final measures of Mahler’s Symphony No. 9 at the New York Philharmonic on Tuesday night. The conductor, Alan Gilbert, did something almost unheard-of in a concert hall: He stopped the performance. But the ringing kept on going, prompting increasingly angry shouts in the audience directed at the malefactor. [nytimes]

Bacher To Explain R5m Bonuses – Former SA cricket chief Ali Bacher is expected to explain the alleged payment of R5-million in bonuses when the Sports Ministry’s inquiry into cricket resumes in Pretoria on Tuesday. [mail&guardian]

Miss America 2012 Crowned – A 23-year-old beauty queen from Kenosha, Wis., has won the Miss America pageant in Las Vegas. Laura Kaeppeler won the pageant Saturday night after strutting in a white bikini and black beaded evening gown, singing opera and answering a question about whether beauty queens should declare their politics. [time]

Beijing’s Apple Store Pelted With Eggs As iPhone Launch Cancelled – Apple Inc. (AAPL), whose skill at hyping new products helped make it the world’s most valuable technology company, became a victim of its own success after a botched introduction of its iPhone 4S in China led it to suspend sales. [bloomberg]

Heather Locklear Heading For Rehab – Heather Locklear was doing drugs and alcohol and was “out of control” when her sister called 911 on Thursday, according to a source. A rep for Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center has confirmed with ET that Heather Locklear was released in the care of her family. The actress was reportedly in good spirits and will be under follow up care with her own physicians. [etonline]