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Spielberg's Tintin film targets new audiences

Steven Spielberg's computer animated 3D adaptation of Belgian comic book hero Tintin premiered in Brussels on Saturday, aiming to capture a new global audience for the adventures of the boy reporter with the trademark quiff.
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'In The Land Of Blood And Honey' Trailer: Angelina Jolie and the Bosnian War

The trailer for Angelina Jolie's controversial film In The Land Of Blood And Honey, the first movie she has written and directed, debuted on Friday. Is the film enlightening the world on the horror of war and the dangers of ethnic intolerance, or it opening old woulds for the sake of compelling story telling?
Vodacom

Vodacom says partner aims to block DRC stake sale

Vodacom's joint venture partner in the Democratic Republic of Congo has filed court papers to block the pan-African operator from selling its majority stake in the unit, a spokesman for the South African company said on Friday.
Lords Resistance Army (LRA)

S. Sudan welcomes US military help to fight LRA

South Sudan is welcoming U.S. military assistance to help fight Ugandan rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) accused of murder, rape and kidnapping children, officials said on Friday.
Al Shabaab militants parade new recruits after arriving in Mogadishu October 21, 2010, from their training camp south of the capital of Somalia

At least 10 peacekeepers killed in Somalia battle

The African force protecting Somalia's government acknowledged on Friday at least 10 of its troops had been killed in battle in Mogadishu and said the true toll could still climb, after rebels showed dozens of bodies.
Lisa Irwin and Unrelated Stabbing Incident

Missing Baby Lisa Irwin: Eyewitnesses Revealed, Cadaver Dog Detects Scent

While police continue to investigate parents, Deborah Bradley and Jeremy Irwin, ABC News reports Friday that three eyewitnesses claim to have seen a baby matching Lisa Irwin's description on the night of her disappearance. Mike Thompson told ABC that he saw a man in a T-shirt at 4 a.m. carrying a baby wearing a diaper on the night baby Lisa went missing. The police affidavit also revealed that an FBI cadaver... dog indicated a positive 'hit' for the scent of a deceased human in an a...
Moammar Gadhafi, inside his Bedouin tent 1986 where he presented his family to U.S. women journalists during a news conference.

Gaddafi, in meat locker, still divides Libya

Muammar Gaddafi's body lay in an old meat store on Friday as arguments over a burial, and his killing after being captured, dogged efforts by Libya's new leaders to make a formal start on a new era of democracy.
Frame grab shows bloodied body of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi

Moammar Gadhafi Death Creates Massive Headache for Obituary Writers

As a despotic autocrat who ruled an oil-rich North African nation for decades, sponsored terrorists, and single-handedly destroyed the civil institutions of an entire state, the name of the former Libyan dictator whose bloodied body was dragged out of a drainage pipe and is expected to be buried today will surely outlive him in historical infamy. The question is, which name?
Guitarist Jonny Buckland (R) and singer Chris Martin of Coldplay perform during a concert as part of their ''Viva La Vida'' tour in Bogota

Coldplay Launch Fresh Chart Assault with Fifth Album

You may not understand the title of Coldplay's new album let alone be able to pronounce it, but Mylo Xyloto is a name music fans may have to get used to as the group launches a fresh assault on the world's charts.
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Liquidnet Sued by Wedbush over Trade Secrets

Liquidnet Inc, a U.S. venue where institutions anonymously trade public stocks, was sued by Wedbush Securities Inc for allegedly stealing trade secrets to start a rival business trading shares of private companies.
LaShawn Merritt of the U.S. gestures after the men's 400m at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix September 20, 2009.

IOC Disappointed, but Accept Merritt Ruling: Rogge

The International Olympic Committee is disappointed by the decision to allow 400 meters champion LaShawn Merritt to run at the London 2012 Games -- and will seek an amendment to their overturned rules, president Jacques Rogge said on Friday.
Actress Lindsay Lohan (R), with her attorney Shawn Holley, sits during a progress report hearing at Airport Branch Courthouse in Los Angeles

Lindsay Lohan adds to troubles with morgue mishap

Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan was late to her court-ordered community service at a morgue on Thursday, further jeopardizing her probation only one day after seeing it revoked for missing past appointments.

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