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    May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk Shows

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    Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 26 - June 1, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies   -------------------- SERIES Trisha's Southern Kitchen In the season...

    Tags: Politics, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Tom Coburn, Joe Mantegna, Barack Obama

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

  2. Torture, drones, indefinite detention breeding home-grown terror?

    The broad-daylight hacking death of a soldier in London this week was Britain&rsquo;s Marathon Moment.
    The broad-daylight hacking death of a soldier in London this week was Britain’s Marathon Moment. Like the twin bombings at the race finish line in Boston last month, Wednesday’s attack by two machete-wielding men spouting venomous threats to...

    Tags: Politics, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Immigration, Credit and Debt, Civil Rights

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

  3. Taliban attack international aid group in Afghanistan capital

    KABUL, Afghanistan -- Taliban gunmen launched a coordinated attack on an international aid group&rsquo;s guesthouse in an upscale Kabul neighborhood Friday, setting off a furious firefight that lasted several hours and renewing fears of the insurgents&rsquo; ability to strike virtually at will in the heart of the capital.
    KABUL, Afghanistan -- Taliban gunmen launched a coordinated attack on an international aid group’s guesthouse in an upscale Kabul neighborhood Friday, setting off a furious firefight that lasted several hours and renewing fears of the insurgents&...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Suicide, Taliban, Firearms

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

  4. Slain British soldier's family did not expect he'd face danger at home

    LONDON -- The family of the soldier hacked to death on a London street in an apparent terrorist attack said Friday that they understood the danger he faced while deployed abroad but had not expected him to be in peril at home.
    LONDON -- The family of the soldier hacked to death on a London street in an apparent terrorist attack said Friday that they understood the danger he faced while deployed abroad but had not expected him to be in peril at home. At a tearful news...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Canterbury, England

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

  5. Fourth U.S. drone victim influenced by Sept. 11, war

    WASHINGTON &mdash; In his early teens, Jude Kenan Mohammad was a familiar sight in his middle-class section of Raleigh, N.C., riding around on his bike to deliver groceries to elderly Muslim neighbors.
    WASHINGTON — In his early teens, Jude Kenan Mohammad was a familiar sight in his middle-class section of Raleigh, N.C., riding around on his bike to deliver groceries to elderly Muslim neighbors. But with an American mother and Pakistani father,...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Religion and Belief, Jihad, Islam

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

  6. Khaled Hosseini sets 'And the Mountains Echoed' against Afghan history

    Although Khaled Hosseini has lived in the United States since he was 15, he remains engaged in the struggles of his native Afghanistan, which he has made palpable for Western readers in two bestselling novels, "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns." His beautifully written, masterfully crafted new book, "And the Mountains Echoed," spans nearly 60 years of Afghan history as it investigates the consequences of a desperate act that scars two young lives and resonates through many others.
    Although Khaled Hosseini has lived in the United States since he was 15, he remains engaged in the struggles of his native Afghanistan, which he has made palpable for Western readers in two bestselling novels, "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid...

    Tags: Book, Taliban, Kabul (Afghanistan), Nabi, Health and Medical Professionals

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

  7. In Afghanistan, businesswomen must seek a delicate balance

    KABUL, Afghanistan &mdash; Roya Mahboob navigates the potholes of doing business in Afghanistan like any other entrepreneur. Corruption is rife. Kidnappings are common. Bomb blasts remain an overarching reality.
    KABUL, Afghanistan — Roya Mahboob navigates the potholes of doing business in Afghanistan like any other entrepreneur. Corruption is rife. Kidnappings are common. Bomb blasts remain an overarching reality. But as the female chief executive of a...

    Tags: Politics, Career and Workplace, Taliban, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Justice and Rights

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

  8. Afghan security concerns to ease after 2014, Karzai says

    NEW DELHI -- Afghan security after the departure of foreign combat troops in 2014 will become easier because of the ill-advised, misdirected and often corrupt ways NATO and its contractors have pursued the "war on terror," Afghan President Hamid Karzai told reporters in India on Wednesday.
    NEW DELHI -- Afghan security after the departure of foreign combat troops in 2014 will become easier because of the ill-advised, misdirected and often corrupt ways NATO and its contractors have pursued the "war on terror," Afghan President Hamid Karzai...

    Tags: Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Government, India, Armed Conflicts

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

  9. Two bombings kill four, injure dozens in Dagestan

    MOSCOW -- Twin explosions rocked the capital of Dagestan on Monday, killing four people and injuring dozens in the Russian region most recently known for its association with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.
    MOSCOW -- Twin explosions rocked the capital of Dagestan on Monday, killing four people and injuring dozens in the Russian region most recently known for its association with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. A car bomb detonated in the center of...

    Tags: Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Religion and Belief, TNT (tv network)

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

  10. Afghan women's rights in peril, group says

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan &mdash; The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for "moral crimes" has risen by 50% in the last year and a half, an alarming statistic that reflects the Afghan government's need to step up efforts to protect women's rights, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for "moral crimes" has risen by 50% in the last year and a half, an alarming statistic that reflects the Afghan government's need to step up efforts to protect women'...

    Tags: Politics, Emergency Incidents, Government, International Law, Civil Rights

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

  11. Suicide bomb blast kills Afghan provincial leader, 12 others

    KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomb blast killed a top leader of a northern Afghan province and at least 12 other people Monday, the latest in a step-up of attacks by Taliban insurgents ahead of Washington&rsquo;s planned troop withdrawal at the end of 2014.
    KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomb blast killed a top leader of a northern Afghan province and at least 12 other people Monday, the latest in a step-up of attacks by Taliban insurgents ahead of Washington’s planned troop withdrawal at the end of...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Emergency Incidents, Landforms, Wars and Interventions, Suicide

    12. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk: 'Doctor Who'

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    Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 19 - 25, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     -------------------- SERIES Doctor Who The Doctor's (Matt Smith)...

    Tags: Defense, Politics, Ben Affleck, CNBC (tv network), Dave Camp

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