Microsoft Corp Co-founder Paul Allen tries to sue 11 huge corporations all at once: Apple, Google, Facebook, AOL, eBay, Netflix, youTube, Yahoo Office Depot, OfficeMax and Staples under fire for patent infringements. Read more…

The secretive leader of North Korea Kim Jong Il visits China, but can’t be seen by the world’s media. Read more…

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