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Crime
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Russian Police Discover 29 Dressed-Up Bodies In Historian’s Home
08 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Russian historian, Anatoly Moskvin, has been arrested after Russian police discovered 29 mummified bodies in his home. The remains were dressed in brightly-coloured clothes and arranged in doll-like poses, making up a “gruesome tableau.” Moskvin has been charged with desecration of graves, because it turns out being insanely creepy isn’t a crime in Russia.
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Chicken Pox Lollipops For Sale – A Tale Of American Parenting
08 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
American mother and pillar of the criminally insane community, Wendy Werkit, identified a gap in the junk food market and took a leap of faith. “Why has no one thought of this yet”, she thought, as she put the finishing touches on her Facebook ad. “Fifty dollars isn’t bad for a ‘pox’ infected sucker”, she thought, as her brain fell out of her ass.
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Thousands Of Balloons Released Over Nairobi To Cheer Locals
07 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This afternoon, Nairobi commuters sitting in their cars on their way home from work will notice thousands of yellow balloons floating over the Kenyan capital city. The objective of the spectacle? Simply to put a smile on locals’ faces following two recent grenade attacks in Nairobi. Cool idea.
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Lil Wayne’s SA Tour Will Be A Sober One
07 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Looks like the only bottles in da club for Lil Weezy will be the ones filled with mineral water. Following his recent conviction for drug possession, the rapper isn’t allowed to consume alcohol or associate with anyone knowingly engaged in narcotics – good luck. Let’s see if he can last longer than (Camps Bay) “twenty minutes my broda”.
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Batman Lookalike Catches Real-Life Pedophiles [Video]
07 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
This is an absolute must-see! This guy deliberately creates fake profiles of underage girls online. He then enters chat rooms and look for pedophiles and invite them to meet in person. When they show up, he confronts them dressed as Batman. He also films the incident and puts the video up on the internet. Check out his first four “victims” inside.
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Intelligence Report: China & Russia Hired Hackers To Steal US Secrets
07 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A report released by U.S. intelligence agencies claims that Chinese and Russian hackers, hired by their governments, have been stealing classified data from American government organizations. Assumptions like this have been made before, but this is the first time such a report to Congress has pointed the finger squarely at China and Russia.
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Wife Kills Star Wars Collection, Man Kills Wife
07 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last week, a 30 year old man from Preston in the north of England was jailed for life for the brutal murder of his Thai wife, Pornpilai Srisroy. Her only crime: she had the audacity to destroy his extensive collection of Star Wars memorabilia following a fight.
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Two Rhino Poaching Suspects Arrested
04 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you’ve been following the development of the rhino poaching issue in South Africa recently, you will be pleased to know that two Thai nationals, suspected to be central to an international rhino poaching syndicate, were arrested at OR Tambo International this morning.
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Facebook To The Rescue [VIDEO]
04 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Other than the obvious benefits of the various social networks out there; networking, re-connecting and event-planning, amongst other things, recently they have become a serious law-enforcement tool. In the most recent case, New Jersey police used Facebook to track down suspects in a vicious assault case involving a machete wielding madman.
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Could This Be Jack The Ripper’s Knife?
04 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If this six-inch blade truly is the notorious murder weapon of the famed “Jack The Ripper”, than you can expect to see it fetch a pretty penny on auction. The knife was found in a stack of possessions belonging to Sir John Williams, the surgeon thought to be the infamous killer. A surgeon, with a surgeon’s knife? Never!
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Pakistan Cricketing Cheats Jailed
03 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Former Pakistani cricket captain, Salman Butt, was today sentenced to 30 months in jail after being found guilty of conspiracy to obtain and accept corrupt payments. Mohammad Asif was jailed for one year and Mohammad Amir was sentenced to six months. Cricketing agent, Mazhar Majeed, was jailed for two years and eight months for his part in the fixing scandal.
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Woman Burns Down Friend’s House For Defriending Her On Facebook
03 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There have been murders and rapes associated with Facebook, but this is likely to be the first house burning as a result of someone defriending someone else on the social networking website. Jennifer Christine Harris decided it was a good idea to burn down Nikki Rasmussen’s house while Nikki and her husband, Jim, were in their beds sleeping.
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Cops Crash Car Into Smuggler’s Plane [VIDEO]
03 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
There is something about real-life events that movies will never be able to duplicate. This video, taken in Brazil, shows federal police officers smashing a car into a light plane at high speed! The plane contained smuggled goods, and by crashing into its wing, the cops was able to thwart it’s takeoff.
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Incredible Video Footage: DigiCape Hit By Brazen Burglers – R25k Reward For Info [VIDEO]
02 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 18 Comments
This is the second time that DigiCape’s Roeland Street Branch has been hit by this burglary syndicate. The shop was broken into at 02h15 this morning, and the group made off with over R250 000 worth of new and demo stock. DigiCape are offering a R25 000 reward for any information leading to arrests. Click through for the surveillance videos.
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The Murdochs WERE Lying
02 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
One thing the Murdochs probably didn’t do last night, is sleep particularly well – James, especially. Documents released by the parliamentary committee investigating illegal voicemail hacking at News International reveal compelling evidence that James has been lying since at least 2008. Either that, or he is just a really shoddy businessman. Maybe both.
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Saudi Royalty Offers $1 Million Reward For Capture Of Israeli Soldiers
31 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Hours after Sheik Awadh al-Qarani promised a reward of $100 000 to anyone who captured an Israeli soldier, a member of the Saudi Arabian royal family, with ties to Rupert Murdoch, offered to raise that offer by $900 000 to make it $1 million. These offers follow the release of Israeli soldier, Gilad Schalit, who was held by Hamas in Gaza for more than five years.
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Man Stabbed Over Monopoly Money, Literally
28 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In the second criminal case involving board-games in as many weeks, a 60-year old woman repeatedly stabbed her boyfriend, 48, for allegedly cheating during a game of Monopoly.
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Bheki Cele Suspended – Presidency Drops It On Twitter
24 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The official Twitter handle of the South African Presidency dropped the following bombshell just before 15h00 today. The news comes in wake of allegations of maladministration on the part of Cele, made by the Public Protector. The move is especially spicy, given that Cele was once seen to be a major political ally of President […]
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Rupert Murdoch Is Facing The Shareholder Music Shortly
21 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Rupert Murdoch will shortly face shareholders in the News Corporation annual general meeting that’s taking place in Los Angeles today. It should prove riveting as British lawmaker Tom Watson plans to use the event to reveal new details of what he claims are hidden surveillance practices by company employees.
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Revived Pagad Will Have Branches Nationwide
21 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Abdus-Salaam Ebrahim, the national coordinator of People Against Gangsterism And Drugs, is busy resurrecting Pagad following his release from prison. The 61-year-old spent nine years in jail and two on parole, but now that he’s a free man, he is driving the resurgence of his movement, with plans to open branches around the country.
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Gaddafi Is Dead
20 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Libyan Prime Minister has officially confirmed Gaddafi is dead. Rebel forces have been surrounding Muammar Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte for weeks, and according to reports, finally got their man. National Transitional Council official, Abdel Majid Mlegta, told Reuters that Gaddafi was wounded in both legs during a firefight at dawn on Thursday, but was again attacked by Nato warplanes when he attempted to flee, later dying of his wounds.
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New York Burglars Inspired By Ben Affleck
20 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A group of four copycats told police they used techniques from his recent movie, “The Town”, after they were arrested for a string of 62 small time, New York robberies. In the film, a group of four friends rob a string of banks and always douse the scene with bleach, destroying any DNA evidence that may have been left behind.
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Table Mountain And Signal Hill Roads Closed At Night
19 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Sometimes, taking a loved one, or a potential loved one, on a scenic drive and stop-off along either the Table Mountain or Signal Hill roads, is quite a winner. Romantics, be aware, the roads have now been closed to unauthorised vehicles, between 22h00 and 05h00, in an attempt to prevent crimes from occurring around these charming routes.
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Welsh Coaches Considered Faking Injury For Uncontested Scrums During Semi
18 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
This really isn’t the sort of thing you should go around admitting, even if you were disappointed with a poor refereeing decision. The Welsh coach, Warren Gatland, has publicly admitted that the Welsh coaching staff deliberated faking an injury to one of their props so as to force uncontested scrums during their semi-final clash on Saturday against France.
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Schoolboys From Oudtshoorn High Arrested Over Sex Video
18 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Three boys from Oudtshoorn High School have been arrested after a sex video did the rounds at the school. The clip involves them and a girl engaging in some rather disturbing after-school activities. The 15-year-old girl laid a charge of statutory rape against them, after the video’s existence became public knowledge.
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Past Year Has Seen 20 000 Drunk Drivers Arrested
17 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We’ve been told that the government is not messing around when it comes to enforcing road traffic laws, including those relating to drinking and driving. Now new stats reveal the local authorities really do seem intent on following through with their warnings to motorists. Since September last year, more than 20 000 drunk drivers have been arrested. Not funny in the slightest.
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Rio de Janeiro Has Set Up The World’s Largest Urban Surveillance System
17 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In preparation for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro has established a huge state-of-the-art surveillance space, boasting 80 interchangeable digital panels, 450 cameras, 80 square metres of surveillance screen space, and an awesome Batcave-esque name: the Control Room. I don’t know how they paid for it either.
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Welcome To Nuku Hiva, Our Guides Would Love To Have You For Dinner
17 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Sailing around the world, stopping off to bask in the sun on white sandy beaches and exploring the hidden treasures of beautiful remote Pacific islands; these were, most likely, on Stefan Ramin’s lists of things to do when he set out on his adventures. Getting eaten by a cannibal tour guide however, was not.
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YouTube Video Of Smoking Baby Sparks Custody Dispute
14 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Elena Ursu from Romania is one awesome mother! After being awarded sole custody of her child after getting divorced, she taught her two-year-old to smoke and to drink coffee. She then uploaded a video of her daughter smoking onto YouTube in an attempt to “get back” at the father of the child.
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Broadway Standoff Ends In Wall Street Protesters’ Favour
14 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Brookfield Properties, owners of the Zuccotti Park at the OWS protestors are demonstrating in, had called up the NYPD for “ assistance during their cleaning operation”. There were concerns that this would bring the protest to an abrupt end. This was prevented by a last minute statement from Deputy May Holloway, insisting that the “cleaning” operation be postponed.
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