Monday Babalaz

Nafissatou Diallo – DSK’s hotel maid

Finally, DSK’s Maid Speak - The housekeeper at the Sofitel hotel who accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault has given a long and tearful interview, with her full name and picture attached, that provides her detailed account of the May encounter — including that Mr. Strauss-Kahn told her “You’re beautiful” as he attacked her. [newyorktimes]

Ozzie Wins Tour De France - After two runner-up finishes, Cadel Evans finally stood on the top of the podium on the Champs Elysees as champion of cycling’s great race. Wrapped in his national flag and with tears in his eyes, Evans listened as Australia’s anthem played Sunday after he became the first Australian – and oldest rider since World War II – to win the Tour de France. [nbc]

Amy Winehouse Third Album Set For Release - As with so many artists before her, the singer’s death has sparked a renewed interest in her career that will see her elevated to the pantheon of musical greats. Within hours of Winehouse’s death, her 2006 album Back To Black had topped the iTunes chart and fans flocked to buy her most famous single, Rehab. [telegraph]

Amy Winehouse Final Performance Caught On Video – The death of Amy Winehouse was a shock to us all, and we mourn the loss of her free spirit and original talent. While her rise to stardom was well-documented on YouTube, so was her fall from grace. This video shows her last public appearance, which was at the iTunes Festival, where she appeared on stage to help promote her protégé and goddaughter Dionne Bromfield’s new album. [mashable]

Coke, Ecstasy And Ketamine: Amy Winehouse’s Final Cocktail - The sordid details of Amy Winehouse’s final hours emerged today, with claims that she bought a cocktail of narcotics including cocaine, ecstasy and ketamine. Although the exact cause of death has not yet been released by police, it is claimed she was seen buying drugs from a dealer in Camden just after 10:30pm on Friday. [dailymail]

The Manifesto Of A Mad Man - Anders Behring Breivik is the man who killed 96 people in Oslo, Norway. He is the equivalent of a Neo Nazi and has written a manifesto. Among many things, it contains case studies on terrorism groups (including Al-Qaeda), detailed instructions on carrying out a war against the Islamization of Europe, and even a list of songs he listens to to say motivated. Here are excerpts from the Anders Behring Breivik manifesto.. [ibtimes]

The Hazy Science Of Hot Weather And Violence - The link between violence and hot weather is so intuitive that it’s embedded in our language: Hotheads lose tempers that flare, anger simmers and comes to a boil, and eventually we cool down. So what does science have to say? Do tempers truly soar with temperature? The answer, appropriately enough for these triple-digit days, is hazy and hotly contested. [wired]

New York Gay Marriage Kicks Off - Buoyant gay couples cheered by supporters began marrying Sunday on the landmark day that New York became the sixth and largest U.S. state to recognize same-sex weddings and provided fresh energy to the national gay rights movement. [foxnews]

North Korea To Visit New York - A top North Korean diplomat will visit New York this week for “exploratory” talks on ways to resume stalled de-nuclearization negotiations, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday. ”Following the first round of de-nuclearization talks between the nuclear negotiators of the Republic of Korea and North Korea, the United States has invited North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kae-gwan to New York later this week,” she said. [cnn]

Cosatu Joins Calls For Malema Investigation - The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) on Sunday called for an investigation into the financial affairs of African National Congress Youth League president Julius Malema. This came after AfriForum laid a corruption case against Malema on Sunday, after it was reported that he had a trust fund for deposits from business people. [mail&guardian]

Court Rejects Malema’s Interdict Bid - ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema allegedly receives cash – which could be as high as 45 percent of total profits – from business people on whose behalf he arranges tenders from government. This emerged yesterday at the South Gauteng High Court where the ANC politician lost a bid to gag City Press from publishing details of deals he made with business people. [iol]

Local Wonderbra Model And Waitress In Twitter Bitch Fight - Wonderbra model Lieschen Botes and a Cape Town waitress slugged it out in a viral catfight this week over breast size, boob jobs and allegations of identity theft. It was tit for tat when Botes, 25, and Michelle Malherbe, 22 – who both have size 34B chests – exchanged insults and some expletives on the social networking website, Twitter. [timeslive]

Cele’s Best Man Jumps Six Ranks And Lands Top Job – Police chief General Bheki Cele’s former bodyguard and the best man at his wedding has landed a top job – jumping six ranks in the force. On July 1 Brigadier Thulani Shabalala began his R700000-a-year job as head of the police’s protection and security services in KwaZulu-Natal. [timeslive]

Eight-Year-Old Boy Hanged In Afghanistan - An 8 year-old boy was hanged by militants in Afghanistan’s Helmand province after the boy’s father — a police officer in the southern city of Gereshk — refused to comply with militants’ demands to provide them with a police vehicle, officials said. [cnn]