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    Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. U.N. passes treaty regulating arms sales

    UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved the world body's first treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar international arms trade Tuesday, a goal sought for over a decade to try to keep illicit weapons out of the hands of terrorists, insurgent fighters and organized crime.
    UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved the world body's first treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar international arms trade Tuesday, a goal sought for over a decade to try to keep illicit weapons out of the hands...

    Tags: Amnesty International, Military Equipment, Politics, Diplomacy, Organized Crime

    2. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Global arms trade treaty still has a shot, backers say

    <span style="font-size: small;">A groundbreaking pact to regulate the global weapons trade still has a chance of&nbsp; success after Iran, North Korea and Syria blocked the draft treaty at the United Nations this week.&nbsp;</span>
    A groundbreaking pact to regulate the global weapons trade still has a chance of  success after Iran, North Korea and Syria blocked the draft treaty at the United Nations this week.  But even if the treaty passes, its power will hinge on how nations...

    Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Elections, European Union, Treaties, Weaponry

    3. Feb 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Moving past stalemate in the Middle East

    With the U.S. administration's foreign policy team shaping up and planned visits by President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry to the Middle East, there are renewed hopes for movement on the political process. While welcoming these developments, we believe the effectiveness of the U.S. role in the region hinges on a robust and sustained policy pushing toward the resolution of the conflict as opposed to just managing it.
    With the U.S. administration's foreign policy team shaping up and planned visits by President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry to the Middle East, there are renewed hopes for movement on the political process. While welcoming these developments, we...

    Tags: West Bank, John Kerry, Palestine, Barack Obama, Jerusalem (Israel)

    4. Jan 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Coming back to life after the Holocaust

    "Happy birthday!" my mom and her first cousin will wish each other on Sunday, even though neither was born on Jan. 27. Rather, it's the anniversary of their new lease on life, of the day the Soviet Red Army liberated them from behind the barbed wire of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945.
    "Happy birthday!" my mom and her first cousin will wish each other on Sunday, even though neither was born on Jan. 27. Rather, it's the anniversary of their new lease on life, of the day the Soviet Red Army liberated them from behind the barbed wire of...

    Tags: Religion and Belief, Culture, Judaism, Human Interest, CNBC (tv network)

    5. Jan 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Israel announces plans for more West Bank housing

    <span style="font-size: small;">JERUSALEM --&nbsp;Only a day after reports <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/world/worldnow/la-fg-bloomberg-column-obama-israeli-election-20130115,0,3962836.story">that President Obama had scathing words</a> for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's settlement policy and six days before Israeli elections, more construction was announced Wednesday.</span>
    JERUSALEM -- Only a day after reports that President Obama had scathing words for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's settlement policy and six days before Israeli elections, more construction was announced Wednesday. The Housing Ministry issued tenders...

    Tags: Mahmoud Abbas, West Bank, Elections, Benjamin Netanyahu, Barack Obama

    6. Nov 30, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  6. The Week in Pictures | November 26 – December 2, 2012

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    Each week we bring you the very best in visual journalism. Fighting continues in Syria, where rebel fighters celebrate atop the remains of a Syrian government fighter jet that was shot down at Daret Ezza, on the border between the provinces of Idlib and...
    7. Dec 17, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Controversial Israel housing settlement units greenlighted

    JERUSALEM -- Israel gave a green light Monday to 1,500 new units of Jewish housing in the Ramat Shlomo development in the northern Jerusalem area, an expansion that had triggered a diplomatic rift with the U.S. after it was first announced during a 2010...

    Tags: Israeli Settlements, West Bank, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Palestinian National Authority

    8. Dec 19, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Israelis press ahead with controversial housing project near Jerusalem

    JERUSALEM -- Defying a wave of international condemnation, Israel on Wednesday gave final approval to a 2,610-unit housing project in a southern Jerusalem area that Palestinians claim should be part of their future state.
    JERUSALEM -- Defying a wave of international condemnation, Israel on Wednesday gave final approval to a 2,610-unit housing project in a southern Jerusalem area that Palestinians claim should be part of their future state. The project, called Givat...

    Tags: Elections, Benjamin Netanyahu, BBC, U.S. Department of State, Politics

    9. Nov 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. U.N. boosts Palestinians' status to nonmember observer state

    UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations General Assembly voted Thursday to slightly enhance the status of the Palestinian territories at the international organization, a controversial gambit that conveys world recognition for beleaguered Palestinians.
    UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations General Assembly voted Thursday to slightly enhance the status of the Palestinian territories at the international organization, a controversial gambit that conveys world recognition for beleaguered Palestinians....

    Tags: Elections, Benjamin Netanyahu, Politics, Republican Party, U.S. Congress

    10. Sep 17, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Suu Kyi's U.S. visit may lead to more easing of sanctions on Myanmar

    World Now
    Burma United States Obama Democracy: Myanmar democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi makes her first trip to U.S. in decades starting Monday....
    11. Sep 17, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. World powers to meet with Iran on gridlocked nuclear talks

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    The six world powers that have been trying to negotiate with Iran over its disputed nuclear program are having a face to face meeting Tuesday with Tehran’s chief nuclear negotiator – but not because there’s been any progress toward a...
    12. Sep 18, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. In U.S. visit, Suu Kyi urges end to all economic sanctions

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    WASHINGTON -- Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, began her first visit to the United States in four decades by urging Washington to begin lifting remaining economic sanctions, which she credited for helping pressure the...
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