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    May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. The struggle for Syria

    My cousin, Ramez, was dead before the echoes of the gunshot that killed him stopped ringing. His 4-year-old daughter, Zeynab, watched him fall on a narrow street in Damascus, but she never heard the shot because she is deaf. She held onto his lifeless hand until a second bullet tore into her chest. She survived.
    My cousin, Ramez, was dead before the echoes of the gunshot that killed him stopped ringing. His 4-year-old daughter, Zeynab, watched him fall on a narrow street in Damascus, but she never heard the shot because she is deaf. She held onto his lifeless...

    Tags: Iran, Saudi Arabia, United Nations, Petroleum Industry, Islam

    2. Oct 8, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  2. Civilians in greater peril, Red Cross chief in Afghanistan says

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    The departing head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Afghanistan warned Monday that the country's civilians live in more peril today than when started his job seven years earlier....
    3. Nov 8, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  3. Red Cross 'can't cope' as Syria crisis worsens, chief says

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    The Red Cross lamented Thursday that the deepening crisis in Syria has barred it from helping many of those in need, even as it steps up its efforts. “We can’t cope with the worsening of the situation,” International Committee of the Red...
    4. Oct 29, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  4. reFramed: In conversation with Alessio Romenzi

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    “reFramed” is a feature showcasing fine art photography and vision-forward photojournalism. It is curated by Los Angeles Times staff photographer Barbara Davidson. twitter@photospice Alessio Romanzi was born in Colle Sant'Angelo, a small...
    5. Jul 16, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Gazans allowed to visit kin held in Israel for first time in five years

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    Nearly 50 people from the Gaza Strip on Monday were allowed to visit relatives held in Israeli jails for the first time in more than five years....
    6. Jun 21, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Palestinian prisoner resumes hunger strike in Israel

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    A Palestinian inmate in an Israeli prison who had refused to eat for 71 days resumed his hunger strike Thursday, a prisoners' advocacy group said....
    7. Jun 7, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Locusts menace already hunger-stricken Mali and Niger

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    Mali and neighboring Niger are facing swarms of locusts, left uncontrolled while Libya and Algeria grappled with conflicts of their own....
    8. May 30, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Colombian rebels release French journalist

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    After more than a month of captivity, French journlaist Romeo Langlois was released Wednesday by leftist rebels who had described him as a prisoner of war....
    9. May 14, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Iraq still operating secret torture site, rights group says

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    A clandestine jail and alleged torture site under the control of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki continues to operate more than a year after the government ordered it shut down, Human Rights Watch claims in a report being released Tuesday....
    10. May 8, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Red Cross pleads for $27 million more for Syria crisis

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    Hoping to triple its budget to help the wounded and needy in Syria, the International Committee of the Red Cross is pleading for nearly $27 million more to address the ongoing crisis....
    11. Jan 6, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
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    12. Jan 24, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. U.N. returns to Somali capital Mogadishu after 17-year absence

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    U.N. returns to Somali capital Mogadishu after 17-year absence: U.N. special envoy Augustine Mahiga marked the U.N'.s return to Mogadishu for the first time since 1995....
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