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Russian wildfires leave 25 dead, thousands homeless
At least 25 people have been killed and thousands left homeless by wildfires sweeping through Russia, authorities said.
Israeli airstrikes hits Gaza City
Israel launched an airstrike near a former presidential compound in Gaza City late Friday, according to a CNN stringer at the scene. The Israel Defense Forces did not immediately confirm the strike.
Pakistan flooding death toll reaches 800
The death toll from flooding in Pakistan has risen to at least 800, the information minister of a northern province said Saturday.
Thousands to mourn Love Parade victims
Thousands of people are expected to gather Saturday for a memorial service for the 21 people who died at a German music festival.
Chamillionaire Just Wants Your Business Card
Grammy award winning artist Chamillionaire (a.k.a Hakeem Seriki) has become a regular at tech conferences, perhaps because the hustle and flow culture of the rap business and the hustle and flow culture of the tech business are surprisingly similar. His stories of struggles between artists and music labels are resonant to anyone who's experienced the relationship intricacies of startups and VCs.
From OpenWebAsia In Kuala Lumpur: South East Asia’s Web Under The Spotlight
Earlier this month, I attended OpenWebAsia – South East Asia in Kuala Lumpur/Malaysia, a two-day tech and web industry event that attracted over 350 international attendees. The event shined a spotlight on a market that's still largely overlooked: a whopping 600 million people live in South East Asia, which boasts a rapidly growing web and mobile population.What follows is a short summary of just
Soladigm Smart Window Maker Emerges From Stealth, Announces Plan To Build Plant In Mississippi
Smart window startup Soladigm announced today its plans to build a factory in Olive Branch, Mississippi. The Khosla Ventures and Sigma Partners backed company makes dynamic glass windows that can be tinted on demand to block excess light and heat.Founded in 2007, Soladigm has been operating in stealth until now. The company employs about 50 people in its Milpitas, California headquarters, and pla
Paul Graham’s Checklist, Would You Make The Cut? [Video]
With more than 200 deals since 2005, Y Combinator's Paul Graham knows how to size up a young team of entrepreneurs. However, he didn't get it right from day one. On Friday, we got a chance to talk to Graham after his morning panel with SV Angel's Ron Conway. He discussed how his strategy has evolved over the past five years and why the balance of power is shifting in Silicon Valley. See videos ah
The Flickr Bogan-Martin Award For “Media Overreaction”
One thing you can say about the Flickr team - there's some fight in 'em. They apparently were not super pleased with our coverage of their annual (and unofficial) Grant-Pattishall Award given each year to the Yahoo engineer who “who breaks Flickr in the most spectacular way.” I'm not sure why, I think the award is fun.So now they have a new award, called the Bogan-Martin Award: "The Bogan-Martin
U.N. extends Darfur peacekeeping mission
The U.N. Security Council renews its mission in Darfur for a year, days after hearing that fighting has stepped up between rebels and the Sudanese government.
Russia boy in U.S. adoption case in orphanage
A boy sent back to Moscow by his adoptive mother in the United States is in an orphanage, an attorney for the group that arranged the adoption says.
Half Of All Facebook Users Play Social Games — It’s 40% Of Total Usage Time
Perhaps you've heard: social games maker Playdom was acquired by Disney a few days ago for a deal potentially worth north of $750 million. Playdom CEO John Pleasants took the stage today at our Social Currency CrunchUp in Palo Alto, to talk a bit about the deal and the future.Pleasants says that he's not exactly sure what his title at Disney will be yet, but he thinks he'll be the General Manager
Calls to cancel 9/11 Quran-burning event
In protest of what it calls a religion "of the devil," a non-denominational church in Gainesville, Florida, plans to host an "International Burn a Quran Day" on the ninth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Woman facing stoning: I'm afraid to die
In a letter to supporters, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, writes of her fears of dying. Her stoning sentence was recently put on hold, but Iran's judiciary may release their final decision in the case next week.
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