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China Less Dependent on Arms Imports: Report

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China has become less dependent on arms imports and, at the same time, has increased the volume of its arms exports, according to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
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China to Become Leading Smartphone Market in 2012, Beating U.S.

According to market figures released by research firm IDC, China is bound to overtake the U.S. in smartphone shipments by the end of 2012, becoming the leading market. IDC’s latest Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker forecast that China’s smartphone market will climb from 18.2 percent in 2011 to 20.7 percent in 2012, while U.S.’ market would drop from 21.3 to 20.6 percent over the same timeframe.
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Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan to serve as special envoy on Syrian crsis

UN's Kofi Annan Bids For New Mission In Syria

Speaking before the Security Council, the former UN Secretary-General renewed calls for an end to the fighting between President Bashar al-Assad and opposition forces, as he laid out plans to try re-establish an international presence in the country.
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Dark Shadows: Depp vs. Frid, Five Classic Barnabas Clips [VIDEO YOUTUBE]

What spooky classic won't Tim Burton desecrate? The once great director is dragging his favorite actor, Johnny Depp, along as they lay waste to iconic '60 supernatural soap opera Dark Shadows, starring Jonathan Frid as the original lady-killer vampire Barnabas Collins of Collinwood. Check out the five best classic Barnabas scenes from YouTube before comparing Frid's taken on the character to Depp's.

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