Hollywood seeks access as China clips piracy
Hollywood spokesman Jack Valenti urged Beijing to open its film market, offering investment and expertise while noting censorship and a cap of 10 to 12 foreign films yearly. He described talks as cordial after a Beijing visit but warned three films deemed offensive may still affect ties, while Chinese officials accused some U S films of distorting history and harming Chinese sentiments.
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Tang Guoqiang
Jackal trial to open with tight security in Paris
Carlos the Jackal, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, awaits trial at the Palace of Justice with two bodyguards and a driver for each juror and weapon detectors at every entrance. He faces two 30 year terms if convicted for the 1975 murders of French agents Dous and Donatini and the El Al attacks linked to Orly Airport, with open retrial after returning to French soil.
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Michel Moukharbal
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
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Isabelle Courant-Peyre
Queens teen totes AK 47 in the Congo
Francis Moka, a Queens teen with a New York accent, recounts moving to Brazzaville at 16 and joining Congo war fronts. He describes fear, family ties, and fighting with the Cobras militia amid a 1995 civil conflict that claimed thousands of lives.
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