Silvio Berlusconi Sex Trial Resumes Today - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s trial on charges of having sex with an under-age prostitute resumes a day after his centre-right coalition suffered a crushing defeat in local elections. Berlusconi himself will not attend today’s court hearing, where his lawyers are expected to challenge the court’s right to hear the case. [heraldsun]
Zuma: Gaddafi Calls For Truce On His Own Terms – Muammar Gaddafi is ready for a truce to stop the fighting in his country, South African President Jacob Zuma said on Monday after meeting the Libyan ruler, but he listed familiar Gaddafi conditions that have scuttled previous ceasefire efforts. Rebels quickly rejected the offer. [mail&guardian]
SA Law Firm To Help Gaddafi In Secret Exit Strategy - A South African law firm is involved in a secret plan to defend Colonel Muammar Gaddafi if he is tried by the International Criminal Court as part of an “exit strategy” for the Libyan strongman aimed at ending the country’s conflict. [timeslive]
Eight Libyan Officers Defect - Eight Libyan army officers – including five generals – defected and appeared at a press conference Monday to urge fellow soldiers to abandon Col. Moammar Khadafy. The five generals, two colonels and a major spoke at news conference in Rome. They said they were part of a group of 120 military officials and soldiers who defected from the crumbling Libyan regime in recent days. [nydailynews]
Blatter Denies FIFA Is In Crisis – A defiant Sepp Blatter shrugged off allegations of corruption within FIFA Monday and said he would press ahead with his bid to be re-elected as president of football’s world governing body for the fourth time. Blatter will be the sole candidate in Wednesday’s election in Zurich. [cnn]
Swaziland King Cancels Silver Jubilee - Africa’s last monarch King Mswati III of Swaziland has cancelled plans for a lavish “silver jubilee” as his kingdom tries to claw its way out of a financial crisis, the government said on Monday. “The silver jubilee has been postponed indefinitely,” Home Affairs Minister Chief Mgwagwa Gamedze said. [news24]
The Hangover II Is The Most Lucrative Comedy Ever - Shattering numerous records, Warner Bros.’ The Hangover Part II grossed $137.4 million in its five-day launch at the domestic box office. The sequel helped fuel the best Memorial Day weekend on record, and grabbed the best opening ever for a comedy, R-rated or otherwise. [hollywoodreporter]
DSK Assembles Crisis Team – Faced with a legal and media onslaught, Dominique Strauss-Kahn is pulling together a crack team of investigators, former spies and media advisers to fight back against charges he sexually assaulted a hotel chambermaid. [reuters]
Man-Made Islands To Open In Seoul This Year - A giant steel float, which will be part of a “floating island” in Seoul boasting offshore entertainment facilities, has been launched on the Han River. The structure is part of Viva, one of three artificial islets to be built near the southern end of Banpo Bridge. The cluster of man-made floating islets will be used for conventions, water sports, restaurants, performances and exhibitions. [relax]
Apple Hunts Down Teen Selling White iPhone Kits – For someone who allegedly made contacts in China to import iPhone parts before Apple, started his own business (WhiteiPhone4Now.com), and pulled in tens of thousands of dollars in revenue–sometimes as much as $8,000 a day–it’s easy to forget that Lam is just a teenage boy still living with his parents. [fastcompany]
Lamborghini To Launch ‘Everyday’ Model – Italian supercar maker Lamborghini is considering adding an “everyday” model to its line-up, its chief executive Stephan Winkelmann said. Referring to plans for a third model, Winkelmann said: “We are going to have a third model. It has to be an everyday car. We want to have a car which is able to be used on a daily basis.” [reuters]
Woman Delivers Penis To Police As Crime Evidence - Monju Begum, 40, a married mother of three, was allegedly attacked as she slept in her shanty in Mirzapur village, Jhalakathi, about 125 miles south of Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka. Mrs Begum told police that her neighbour Mozammel Haq Mazi, forced his way into her home and began attacking her. During the alleged assault, Mrs Begum said she was able to cut off Mr Mazi’s penis. [telegraph]
24% Of american Adults Have Made Phone Calls On The Internet - The number of adults in the U.S. who make phone calls over the Internet has risen exponentially in recent years. According to a survey released Monday from the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project, about a quarter of American adult Internet users have used the Internet to make calls. [mashable]
Brad And Angelina Are Considering Marriage - Though he has said the couple would wait to wed until gay people could do so legally, he now acknowledges that the timetable may change. “The kids ask about marriage,” he says, sinking wearily into a sofa. He takes a sip of cappuccino. “It’s meaning more and more to them. So it’s something we’ve got to look at.” [usaweekend]
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