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    May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. U.S. plans to move Iranian exile group out of Iraq hit snag

    WASHINGTON — The State Department's decade-long effort to find a new home for a controversial Iranian opposition group has ground to a near halt only days after the announcement that the exiles had begun moving from Iraq to permanent homes in Europe.
    WASHINGTON — The State Department's decade-long effort to find a new home for a controversial Iranian opposition group has ground to a near halt only days after the announcement that the exiles had begun moving from Iraq to permanent homes in...

    Tags: U.S. Department of State, Albania, Iran, Iraq, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    2. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Drone program had largely run its course

    WASHINGTON — President Obama took pains to place the new restrictions on targeted killings he announced Thursday into the context of a broad reappraisal of the nation's anti-terrorism effort.
    WASHINGTON — President Obama took pains to place the new restrictions on targeted killings he announced Thursday into the context of a broad reappraisal of the nation's anti-terrorism effort. Drones are not "a cure-all for terrorism," he said in...

    Tags: Pakistan, George W. Bush, U.S. Department of Justice, National Security, Terrorism

    3. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. U.S. effort for Mideast talks elicits praise, reservations

    JERUSALEM — Wrapping up his fourth Holy Land trip in three months, Secretary of State John F. Kerry voiced optimism Thursday that his low-profile campaign to relaunch U.S.-brokered peace talks is making headway.
    JERUSALEM — Wrapping up his fourth Holy Land trip in three months, Secretary of State John F. Kerry voiced optimism Thursday that his low-profile campaign to relaunch U.S.-brokered peace talks is making headway. But although the top American...

    Tags: Mahmoud Abbas, George W. Bush, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Iran

    4. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Iran has boosted uranium enrichment capacity, report says

    WASHINGTON -- Iran further increased its uranium enrichment capacity in the last three months, yet it also limited its progress in certain sensitive areas of its disputed nuclear program in an apparent attempt to avoid risking retaliation from Israel or the United States, according to a report issued Wednesday by the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency.
    WASHINGTON -- Iran further increased its uranium enrichment capacity in the last three months, yet it also limited its progress in certain sensitive areas of its disputed nuclear program in an apparent attempt to avoid risking retaliation from Israel or...

    Tags: U.S. Department of State, Nuclear Weapons, Iran's Nuclear Program, Israel, Iran

    5. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Car bombs in Iraq kill at least 65 people

    BAGHDAD -- Car bombs around Iraq killed at least 65 people Monday as the country's worst wave of violence since U.S. troops withdrew a year and a half ago continued.
    BAGHDAD -- Car bombs around Iraq killed at least 65 people Monday as the country's worst wave of violence since U.S. troops withdrew a year and a half ago continued. The attacks that occurred by busy commercial streets in Shiite and Sunni areas followed...

    Tags: Basra (Iraq), Wars and Interventions, Explosions, Bombings, Baghdad (Iraq)

    6. May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Government forces in Syria attack rebel stronghold of Qusair

    BEIRUT &mdash; Syrian government forces launched a <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-united-nations-atrocities-qusair-syria-20130510,0,6028835.story">long-planned offensive</a> early Sunday on the strategic city of Qusair and neighboring rebel-controlled villages near the Lebanese border, with heavy shelling that began shortly after midnight, according to opposition and pro-regime accounts.&nbsp;
    BEIRUT — Syrian government forces launched a long-planned offensive early Sunday on the strategic city of Qusair and neighboring rebel-controlled villages near the Lebanese border, with heavy shelling that began shortly after midnight, according...

    Tags: Lebanon, Bashar Assad, Rebellions, Politics, Government

    7. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Syria, Israel exchange fire across cease-fire line

    BEIRUT -- Syria said Tuesday that its forces had destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into Syrian territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, an account disputed by Israel, which said that shots were fired at a patrol inside Israeli-controlled territory.
    BEIRUT -- Syria said Tuesday that its forces had destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into Syrian territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, an account disputed by Israel, which said that shots were fired at a patrol inside Israeli-controlled...

    Tags: Armed Conflicts, Israel Defense Forces, Eurovision Song Contest (tv program), Israel, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    8. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Iraq car bombings leave dozens dead

    BAGHDAD &mdash; Car bombs around Iraq killed at least 65 people Monday amid the worst wave of violence in the country since U.S. troops withdrew a year and a half ago.
    BAGHDAD — Car bombs around Iraq killed at least 65 people Monday amid the worst wave of violence in the country since U.S. troops withdrew a year and a half ago. The attacks, which occurred along busy commercial streets in Shiite and Sunni areas,...

    Tags: Baghdad (Iraq), Nouri Maliki, Religious Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Parliament

    9. May 14, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  9. Goldberg: Benghazi's smoking guns

    President Obama was asked about the metastasizing Benghazi scandal in a joint news conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday. Referring to the Americans who died in Benghazi, the president said, "We dishonor them when we turn things like this into a political circus." He added that "the whole issue of talking points, throughout this process, frankly, has been a sideshow.&hellip; There's no there there."
    President Obama was asked about the metastasizing Benghazi scandal in a joint news conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday. Referring to the Americans who died in Benghazi, the president said, "We dishonor them when we turn things...

    Tags: U.S. Department of State, Univision (tv network), White House, Barack Obama, David Petraeus

    10. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. New videos from Syria spotlight conflict's brutality

    New video surfaced on the Internet on Thursday purporting to show Syrian rebel fighters killing 11 prisoners they accused of taking part in massacres by forces loyal to President Bashar Assad. It was the latest of many grisly videos that have...

    Tags: War Crimes, Science and Technology, Massacres, Religious Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    11. May 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. North Korea missile launches follow months of threats [Timeline]

    BEIJING -- North Korea's latest <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-north-korea-missiles-20130518,0,6989398.story">missile launch</a> comes after months of fiery rhetoric directed against South Korea, Japan and the United States, including threats of an imminent nuclear war.
    BEIJING -- North Korea's latest missile launch comes after months of fiery rhetoric directed against South Korea, Japan and the United States, including threats of an imminent nuclear war. The provocations eased with the conclusion of annual joint...

    Tags: Defense, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Department of Defense, Weaponry

    12. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Review: 'State 194' takes smart look at Israeli-Palestinian dispute

    Two years, two states. In 2009, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad laid out a plan to end the decades-long territorial stalemate between Israel and the Palestinians. But by 2011, despite Fayyad's efforts, including a successful campaign to improve Palestinians' economic and institutional infrastructure &mdash; a kind of "if you build it, statehood will come" &mdash; the situation remained deadlocked.
    Two years, two states. In 2009, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad laid out a plan to end the decades-long territorial stalemate between Israel and the Palestinians. But by 2011, despite Fayyad's efforts, including a successful campaign...

    Tags: Mahmoud Abbas, George Mitchell, Salam Fayyad, Benjamin Netanyahu, Barack Obama

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