A history of the world, BRIC by BRIC Al Jazeera | Goldman Sachs - via economist Jim O'Neill in 2001 - invented the concept of a rising new bloc: BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and, later, South Africa). Some cynics couldn't help calling it the "Bloody Ridiculous Investment Concept". | Now that doesn't really apply. Goldman now the BRICS...
Kim Kardashian wants to adopt an Armenian child The Examiner | Even with Kim Kardashian’s pending divorce with soon to be ex-husband Kris Humphries, the reality TV star still believes in love and eagerly wants to start a family. | OK magazine reports that Kim wants to adopt an Armenian child and also become pregnant this year. Is she seriously considering...
Cannes 2012: New World Distribution, Winnol Team to Release 'Generation P.' in U.S. The Hollywood Reporter share The Russian film will be released in theaters, VOD and mobile platforms. | CANNES -- Newly formed New World Distribution is teaming with Los Angeles-based Winnol to release Russian box office hit and film festival favorite Generation P. on Sept...
Abandoned town is setting for more paranormal chills The Columbus Dispatch | Oren Peli, filmmaker | Movie Blog | With The Avengers still heroically defending its box-office earnings crown, new releases are not plentiful. There are, however, at least a few new pictures released in theaters this week. | Pregnancy and parentho...
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Sacha Baron Cohen's 'The Dictator' banned in Tajikistan Digital Spy Sacha Baron Cohen's The Dictator has been banned in Tajikistan. | The film, which sees Baron Cohen star as titular despot General Aladeen, was refused a distribution licence in the Central Asian country after authorities ruled that it was incompatibl...
The Best Videos of the Week Jezebel | Have you heard that video is a big thing over at Gawker Media? It's true, we watch and post a lot of videos each week. Here are some of the best videos of week, culled from an array of Gawker Media sites. | Russian ‘Skywalkers' Scale 1000-Foot Br...
Ukraine's Tymoshenko to extend hunger strike-daughter The Guardian VIENNA, May 6 (Reuters) - Jailed Ukrainian former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko is heartened by international support for her plight and will press on with her hunger strike against her treatment, her daughter told an Austrian newspaper. Tymoshenko, 51, has got an "enormous" psychological boost from calls for politicians to boycott the European s...
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Why I won't be going to the London Olympics The Guardian | Iran's president stays away but other controversial national leaders will attend, causing a headache for David Cameron President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad applauded Iran's athletes but said he would not be going to London to watch them. Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images | Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has said he would like to come to t...
