Final fundraiser for man who boosted ice bucket challenge

Gloucester: Hundreds of people plunged into the chilly ocean at a Massachusetts beach on Saturday to honor Peter Frates, the former college baseball player whose battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease helped spread the ALS ice bucket challenge. About 1,000 people showed up for the final “Plunge for Pete” at Good Harbor Beach in Gloucester, and more than half of those braved the frigid waters on what would have been Frates’ 35th birthday. AP

Moroccans rally in support of journalist detained over tweet

Rabat: Hundreds of people demonstrated Saturday outside Morocco’s parliament demanding the release of a journalist detained for criticising a judge in a tweet. Omar Radi, 33, was detained Thursday in Casablanca and immediately put on trial for the tweet about a judge prosecuting protest leaders, his lawyer said. If found guilty of insulting a magistrate the journalist could be sentenced to up to one year in jail. AFP

UK government apologises to Elton John after data leak

London: The British Government has apologised to veteran singer Elton John and other people, who were part of the annual New Year honours list, after inadvertently posting their addresses online. The list was uploaded on the government website for a brief period of time allowing page visitors to download it as a spreadsheet. PTI