Steven Davy

Steven Davy

Steven Davy is web editor for The World. He oversees theworld.org and the show's social media.

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The World on Twitter: Wednesday Aug. 29

The World on Twitter, Wednesday morning Aug. 29

Here are some of the stories we are thinking about this morning: Iran and the World of Warcraft, Putin’s tax returns, Kenya’s start-up scene, and more.

Storified by PRI’s The World · Wed, Aug 29 2012 07:37:11

More on Rachel Corrie story from @thelede http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/28/witness-to-rachel-corries-death-responds-to-israeli-court-ruling-absolving-soldier/?src=un&feedurl=http://json8.nytimes.com/pages/world/middleeast/index.jsonpMatthew Bell
Hitting Iranian adolescents where it hurts. World of Warcraft players in Iran slammed by US sanctions. http://ow.ly/djlVcjoyhackel
Wonder if any Russians had hoped to see Putin’s tax returns: palaces, planes and a $75,000 toilet http://gu.com/p/3a34z/tw via @guardianMarco Werman
Jordan websites protest proposed internet censorship by going dark http://ow.ly/djnxr via @justamira #blackoutjoSteven Davy
RT @SciDevNet: Africa innovations: 15 ideas helping to transform a continent http://gu.com/p/3avmd/tw via @guardian #ST&I #EntrepreneurshipRhitu Chatterjee
Ex-Somali PM brought to justice in Fairfax, Virginia. Must pay $21 million in torture case. http://ow.ly/djmrDjoyhackel
Silicon Savannah? Kenya’s start-up scene. http://econ.st/SSrZhoAndrew Sussman
RT @nicoletung6: Scenes of horror from the hospitals of Aleppo by Nicole Tung http://ti.me/Pq9vWn via @TIMEPicturesRhitu Chatterjee
France opens inquiry Into poss Arafat poisoning; will Palestinians allow exhumation to test for polonium-210? http://on.wsj.com/Ppuc0g via @WSJMarco Werman

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