AOL acquires 3rd Largest social network BeBo
Bebo has 40 million members worldwide Time Warner’s AOL internet division is buying the social networking site Bebo for $850m (£417m) in cash. Bebo is the third-biggest social networking site in the US, behind MySpace and Facebook. AOL says that Bebo has more than 40 million members worldwide who view an average of 78 pages [...]
Shops set fire during Tibetan Protest. Chinese Shoot 10 Dead!
Monks protesting at Sera monastery Monks began to protest on the streets of Lhasa earlier this week Fires have broken out in the Tibetan city of Lhasa amid reports of rioting, as rare street protests led by Buddhist monks appeared to gather pace. One eyewitness told of how large groups of people were setting fire [...]
China Demands Tibetian Rioters to Surrender Monday!
Witnesses said tanks were patrolling the streets of Lhasa Chinese authorities in Tibet have given rioters until Monday to surrender, state media report, after unrest that officials say has left 10 people dead. “The plot of the separatists will fail,” the head of Tibet’s government warned as clashes continued for another day in the [...]
Obama Aide Quits!
Obama aide quits in ‘monster’ row The Scotsman newspaper quoted Ms.Samantha Power( Who is an aide to presidential hope ful Sen Barack Obama) as saying: “She is a monster” speaking off the record “she is stooping to anything” in reference to Mrs. Clinton.” Ms Power is a Harvard professor who has advised Mr Obama on [...]
Projects and the future of Irvine, California
This is Irvine’s Future! Irvine Says No Fair! Wah! The state says more than 21,000 low-income units must be built in the city in the next seven years. Thursday, July 26, 2007 By ERIKA CHAVEZ THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER IRVINE – A mandate to add 35,660 housing units in the next seven years has left [...]
Yahoo Rejects Microsoft’s Attempted Takeover Bid
Yahoo’s board unanimously decided to spurn Microsoft after concluding the offer as expected, worth $44.6 billion or $31 per share — “substantially undervalues” one of the Internet’s prized franchises. The cash-and stock deal is now valued at about $40 billion, or $28.91 per share, which a reflects a drop in Microsoft’s market value. But Yahoo [...]
Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan Missing
An official of the Khyber agency tribal administration has reported that the ambassador went through with out taking a security escort that was waiting for him at the start of the tribal territory. News reporters say that such escorts are routinely sent with dignitaries and officials when they travel through tribal areas. But some travelers [...]
