Can Hollywood Afford to Make Films China Doesn't Like? (Time.com)

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• Can Hollywood Afford to Make Films China Doesn't Like? (Time.com)
• UN rights watchdog says Aussie refugee swap racist (AP)
• Fujimori's Spouse, an American: Peru's Next First Gentleman? (Time.com)
• Turn Your Facebook Profile Into A Book
• Ash cloud reaches Germany
• Iraqi forces eye readiness ahead of U.S. pullout (Reuters)
• Tripoli gets heaviest NATO pounding yet (AFP)
• Zynga: The Next IPO?
• Iraqi forces eye readiness ahead of U.S. pullout
• Islamist militants in Thailand kill soldier (AP)
• U.S. sanctions Venezuelan oil giant for Iran trade
• VIDEO: Ivory Coast war crime 'on both sides'
• The Best Salami in the Country
• Ash cloud sweeps towards German airspace (AFP)
• NKorea's Kim said to arrive in Beijing to meet Hu (AP)
• VIDEO: Ivory Coast war crimes 'on both sides'
• Is Obama Planning to Lose World War III?
• TiVo Posts Surprise FY Q1 Profit On Legal Settlement
• Glencore makes weak Hong Kong debut (AFP)
• IPL struggles to maintain explosive growth (AFP)

Can Hollywood Afford to Make Films China Doesn't Like? (Time.com) Posted: 24 May 2011 10:35 PM PDT Time.com - One of the fastest-growing film markets in the world, China has become the fifth largest international box office, and Hollywood -- now more than ever -- is paying attention

UN rights watchdog says Aussie refugee swap racist (AP) Posted: 24 May 2011 10:59 PM PDT AP - Australia and Malaysia's agreement to swap asylum seekers for refugees jeopardized asylum seekers' rights and was part of a racist and inhumane Australian policy, a U.N. human rights official said Wednesday.

Fujimori's Spouse, an American: Peru's Next First Gentleman? (Time.com) Posted: 24 May 2011 10:35 PM PDT Time.com - The Peruvian electorate seems to have a crush on Keiko Fujimori's husband Mark Villanella. But the rough-and-tumble world of politics may not give him much of a honeymoon period

Turn Your Facebook Profile Into A Book Posted: 24 May 2011 10:29 PM PDT Deutsche Post DHL has released an app that puts your social networking activity on paper.

Ash cloud reaches Germany Posted: 24 May 2011 10:54 PM PDT Icelandic volcanic ash blows from Britain towards Germany, forcing airports in north to close.

Iraqi forces eye readiness ahead of U.S. pullout (Reuters) Posted: 24 May 2011 10:24 PM PDT Reuters - Iraq's military is preparing an assessment that may acknowledge gaps in the country's security forces, according to two sources familiar with the matter, a move that could bolster arguments to extend the U.S. military presence in Iraq.

Tripoli gets heaviest NATO pounding yet (AFP) Posted: 24 May 2011 10:16 PM PDT AFP - Loud explosions rocked Tripoli overnight as NATO unleashed its heaviest blitz yet of the capital in a bid to speed up the ouster of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi as rebels gained diplomatic ground.

Zynga: The Next IPO? Posted: 24 May 2011 10:01 PM PDT After highly successful IPOs this week for LinkedIn and Yandex, you get the sense that the dam is st

Iraqi forces eye readiness ahead of U.S. pullout Posted: 24 May 2011 10:24 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iraq's military is preparing an assessment that may acknowledge gaps in the country's security forces, according to two sources familiar with the matter, a move that could bolster arguments to extend the U.S. military presence in Iraq.

Islamist militants in Thailand kill soldier (AP) Posted: 24 May 2011 10:15 PM PDT AP - Police say Islamist militants have killed a Thai soldier in an ambush in the country's insurgency-plagued south.

U.S. sanctions Venezuelan oil giant for Iran trade Posted: 24 May 2011 10:01 PM PDT WASHINGTON/CARACAS (Reuters) - The United States hit Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA with sanctions on Tuesday in a more aggressive bid to starve Iran of fuel, prompting fury and warnings from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's government.

VIDEO: Ivory Coast war crime 'on both sides' Posted: 24 May 2011 08:31 PM PDT Amnesty International says both sides in Ivory Coast's recent conflict committed war crimes.

The Best Salami in the Country Posted: 24 May 2011 09:18 PM PDT Salumerias are the new black. Every chef with a meat grinder is falling over themself to add "house

Ash cloud sweeps towards German airspace (AFP) Posted: 24 May 2011 09:24 PM PDT AFP - The Icelandic ash cloud causing chaos for air travellers was Wednesday set to blow from Britain towards Germany, forcing airports in the north of the country to close.

NKorea's Kim said to arrive in Beijing to meet Hu (AP) Posted: 24 May 2011 09:18 PM PDT AP - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il reportedly arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao that would highlight the influence the economic powerhouse has with the isolated regime struggling to feed its people.

VIDEO: Ivory Coast war crimes 'on both sides' Posted: 24 May 2011 08:31 PM PDT Amnesty International says both sides in Ivory Coast's recent conflict committed war crimes.

Is Obama Planning to Lose World War III? Posted: 24 May 2011 08:41 PM PDT In a cyber-war fought in an Internet-driven, overconnected world, the best offense is a defense. Unl

TiVo Posts Surprise FY Q1 Profit On Legal Settlement Posted: 24 May 2011 08:37 PM PDT TiVo late Tuesday reported better-than-expected results for its fiscal first quarter ended April 30.

Glencore makes weak Hong Kong debut (AFP) Posted: 24 May 2011 10:48 PM PDT AFP - Shares in Swiss commodities giant Glencore opened 2.8 percent lower in their Hong Kong trading debut Wednesday, following a tepid launch in London for the year's biggest IPO.

IPL struggles to maintain explosive growth (AFP) Posted: 24 May 2011 08:43 PM PDT AFP - The Indian Premier League has been as noisy and flamboyant as ever, but some experts believe it has suffered a poor year caused by its ballooning format and cricket overkill following the World Cup.

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