Assange Berates United States From Ecuador Embassy Balcony – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange berated the United States on Sunday from the balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy where he has sought refuge from arrest, demanding President Barack Obama end what he called a witch-hunt against his whistle-blowing website. [reuters]

Top Gun Director Kills Himself – Tony Scott, the British film director behind Hollywood blockbusters including “Top Gun,” has committed suicide at the age of 68 by jumping from a bridge. [telegraph]

Week Of National Mourning Declared – President Jacob Zuma on Sunday declared a week of national mourning in the wake of the deadly violence at platinum producer Lonmin’s Marikana mine, where police gunned down 34 striking workers. [news24]

Get Back To Work, Or Else, Lonmin Warns – Platinum producer Lonmin has ordered employees to return to work or face dismissal but workers vow to stay on strike after 34 colleagues were killed. [mail&guardian]

Malema Says Zuma Must Resign, Following Killings – President Jacob Zuma and Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa must resign following the death of mineworkers at Lonmin’s Marikana operations, in the North West, expelled ANC Youth League President Julius Malema said on Saturday. [timeslive]

There Is A New Miss World – The Miss World 2012 title was awarded to Yu Wenxia on Saturday, marking the second time that Miss China had been crowned the honor. The last time China won the Miss World competition was in 2007, when Zhang Zilin took the pageant. [ibtimes]

Quoin Rock Wine Estate Sold For R85m – The embattled Quoin Rock Estate in the Western Cape has been sold for R85m, says a report. The wine farm was sold to the owner of Quoin Rock Vineyards following a failed auction last year. [news24]

Facebook Workers Suffer Pain Of Stock’s Sharp Sell-Off – Many Facebook staffers have had to defer or downsize their dreams of buying a home or a new car. And criticism of Facebook has hurt employee morale. [latimes]

Google’s Motorola Files New Patent Case Against Apple – Google’s Motorola Mobility unit said it filed a new patent-infringement case against Apple Inc. (AAPL) claiming that features on some Apple devices, including the Siri voice-recognition program, infringe its patents. [bloomberg]

20 Million Facebook Privacy Settlement Rejected by Judge – A federal judge has rejected Facebook’s settlement offer in a class-action privacy lawsuit over the use of users’ names and faces in “Sponsored Stories” advertisements. [mashable]

Apple, Samsung Report No Progress in Trimming Patent Case – Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. reported they made no progress toward narrowing their dispute over smartphone and computer tablet patents, increasing the chances a jury will decide the matter starting Aug. 21. [bloomberg]

Chess Champ Garry Kasparov: ‘They Were Trying to Break My Leg’ – The chess champion and Russian opposition leader was beaten and arrested Friday after showing up at the sentencing of anti-Putin punk band Pussy Riot. He tells Eli Lake about the horrific ordeal. [dailybeast]

Prince Philip Spends Fifth Day In Hospital – The Queen and other members of the royal family attended church near her Balmoral estate as usual on Sunday as Prince Philip spent a fifth day in hospital after a recurrence of a bladder infection. [guardian]

Diana Nyad (62) Said To Be Steady On Day 2 of Cuba-Florida Record Swim Attempt – Endurance athlete Diana Nyad forged ahead in the Straits of Florida with renewed vigour Sunday in pursuit of a record 103-mile (166-kilometre), unassisted swim in open waters without the aid of a shark cage. [province]

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Pussy Riot Release New Anti-Putin Single – Though three members of Pussy Riot were convicted for “hooliganism” in connection with a March “punk prayer” protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin, the rockers have dropped a new single, “Putin Lights Up The Fires. [rollingstone]

‘A Small World’ Exclusive Network Founder To Launch New Network – Erik Wachtmeister, the son of a Swedish count and ambassador, is ready to eclipse A Small World, which he founded in 2004, with his new social navigating site, Best of All Worlds. [thedaily]

McClaren’s Affair With Sven’s Ex – Ex-England boss Steve McClaren is cheating on his wife again — with the ex-lover of predecessor Sven Goran Eriksson. McClaren, 51, bedded Saima Ansari, 43, six years after a fling with a secretary. [thesun]

Shia LaBeouf To Have Sex “For Real” While Filming Scenes For New Film – Shia LaBeouf confirmed that he will indeed be working with director Lars von Trier on his next project, Nymphomaniac. Not only that, but he also revealed that all of the film’s sex scenes will be completely unsimulated. [complex]

Daniel Craig Might Get Axed As Bond, While He’s Ahead – It wasn’t long ago that the James Bond producers were publicly saying how great it would be if Daniel Craig would break records and make the most 007 movies of any actor. Now, producer Michael G. Wilson has told a culture industry seminar held during the London Olympic Games that Daniel Craig’s tenure in the role may end when they deem it to have peaked. [mi6]

2012 Cafe Caprice ‘Boy Auction’ Raises R18,000 – To celebrate being a woman in the naughtiest way with the nicest results, Cafe Caprice put on the ultimate auction on 12 August 2012, where 5 gorgeous guys were sold to the highest female bidders in order to raise much-needed funds for Sister’s Incorporated. Check out the boys in question. [popyacollar]

7 Common Mistakes Young Startup Founders Make – A lot of young people are starting companies. But when you’re young and inexperienced, you’re more error prone. Nick Tart spoke to many young founders while co-authoring a book, 50 Interviews: Young Entrepreneurs, What It Takes To Make More Than Your Parents. He told us the most frequent business mistakes they made. [businessinsider]

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