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    Jan 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Mexican court frees French woman held in kidnapping

    MEXICO CITY-- In a surprise 3-2 ruling Wednesday, the Mexican Supreme Court ordered the immediate release of Florence Cassez, a French citizen serving a 60-year prison sentence here after being convicted of involvement in a Mexican kidnapping ring.
    MEXICO CITY-- In a surprise 3-2 ruling Wednesday, the Mexican Supreme Court ordered the immediate release of Florence Cassez, a French citizen serving a 60-year prison sentence here after being convicted of involvement in a Mexican kidnapping ring....

    Tags: Prisons, Criminals, Mexico, Mexico City, Punishment

    2. Jan 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Shakira, boyfriend Gerard Piqué welcome a baby boy

    Shakira and her beau Gerard Piqué are brand new parents.
    Shakira and her beau Gerard Piqué are brand new parents. The Colombian-Lebanese pop singer, 35, and her soccer star boyfriend, 25, welcomed their baby boy in Spain on Tuesday. The tiny tot's name: Milan, which means "dear, loving and gracious in Slavic;...

    Tags: Spain, Barcelona (Spain), Social Media, UNICEF

    3. Jan 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. 11 EU nations to plan tax on financial transactions

    LONDON – Pressing ahead where others have balked, 11 European countries received the green light Tuesday to plan a financial transaction tax that could generate billions of dollars in revenue for cash-strapped governments.
    LONDON – Pressing ahead where others have balked, 11 European countries received the green light Tuesday to plan a financial transaction tax that could generate billions of dollars in revenue for cash-strapped governments. Led by Germany and...

    Tags: Politics, European Debt Crisis, Finance, Germany, European Union

    4. Jan 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. In Africa, resilient Al Qaeda flaunts power to terrorize

    A deadly hostage-taking at an Algerian gas complex and an armed international confrontation in Mali herald the opening of another front in the global war on terrorism and serve as stark reminders that Al Qaeda retains the power to inflict death and disorder despite the loss of its leader.
    A deadly hostage-taking at an Algerian gas complex and an armed international confrontation in Mali herald the opening of another front in the global war on terrorism and serve as stark reminders that Al Qaeda retains the power to inflict death and...

    Tags: Terrorism, Religion and Belief, U.S. Military, Islam, Mali

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

  5. Yasmina Reza publishes new novel in France

    Yasmina Reza, the Tony Award-winning French dramatist whose stage hits include "Art" and "God of Carnage," has a new work out this month but it isn't a play.
    Yasmina Reza, the Tony Award-winning French dramatist whose stage hits include "Art" and "God of Carnage," has a new work out this month but it isn't a play. Reza has published a new novel in France titled "Heureux les Heureux." The 190-page book...

    Tags: Fiction, Jeff Daniels, Jorge Luis Borges, Hope Davis, French Literature

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

  6. Islamic militants hold foreigners hostage at Algeria gas field

    Islamic militants seized a natural gas field and took foreigners hostage early Wednesday morning in eastern Algeria, killing two people and injuring six others, according to Algerian state media.
    This post has been updated. See the note below for details.
    Islamic militants seized a natural gas field and took foreigners hostage early Wednesday morning in eastern Algeria, killing two people and injuring six others, according to Algerian state media. "The site was attacked and occupied by a group of...

    Tags: Energy Resources, Algeria, BP Plc, Hillary Clinton, U.S. Department of State

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

  7. French troops go on the attack in Mali

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – French ground forces engaged in combat with Al Qaeda-linked rebels in central Mali on Wednesday, according to French news reports, as the newly deployed troops launched their first ground operation in a battle to oust the militants.
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    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – French ground forces engaged in combat with Al Qaeda-linked rebels in central Mali on Wednesday, according to French news reports, as the newly deployed troops launched their first ground operation in a battle to oust...

    Tags: Religion and Belief, Africa, Rebellions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Jihad

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

  8. Nagisa Oshima dies at 80; iconoclastic Japanese filmmaker

    Nagisa Oshima, an iconoclastic Japanese director and screenwriter best known in the West for the sexually explicit films “In the Realm of the Senses” and “Empire of Passion,” died Tuesday at a hospital near Tokyo, his production company announced. He was 80.
    Nagisa Oshima, an iconoclastic Japanese director and screenwriter best known in the West for the sexually explicit films “In the Realm of the Senses” and “Empire of Passion,” died Tuesday at a hospital near Tokyo, his production...

    Tags: Pneumonia, David Bowie, Crime, Law and Justice, Nagisa Oshima, Movies

    9. Jan 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. French forces enter Mali to fight Islamist insurgents

    PARIS — A column of about 30 French tanks and several troop carriers, accompanied by a helicopter, crossed into Mali from Ivory Coast in an international mission to take control of the African nation’s north from Islamist extremists, French media reported Monday night.
    PARIS — A column of about 30 French tanks and several troop carriers, accompanied by a helicopter, crossed into Mali from Ivory Coast in an international mission to take control of the African nation’s north from Islamist extremists, French...

    Tags: Paris (France), Plant Closings, Domodedovo Airport Bombing (2011), Côte d'Ivoire, Mali

    10. Jan 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Police Protective League not endorsing in city attorney's race

    A source close to the Los Angeles Police Protective League says that the league has decided, at least for now, not to make an endorsement in the race for city attorney. (The league this week endorsed Controller Wendy Greuel for mayor.)
    A source close to the Los Angeles Police Protective League says that the league has decided, at least for now, not to make an endorsement in the race for city attorney. (The league this week endorsed Controller Wendy Greuel for mayor.) The decision to...

    Tags: Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Law Enforcement, Justice System, Jack Weiss

    11. Jan 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Sundance 2013: French director Anne Fontaine's work translates

    PARK CITY, Utah—Writer Doris Lessing was 92 years old when French filmmaker Anne Fontaine met her last year, and she made quite an impression.
    PARK CITY, Utah—Writer Doris Lessing was 92 years old when French filmmaker Anne Fontaine met her last year, and she made quite an impression. "She's wild," Fontaine says. "She has a look I'd never seen before: eyes that go into your head, like...

    Tags: Festive Events, Celebrities, Fiction, Naomi Watts, Nobel Prize Awards

    12. Dec 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. French court throws out Hollande's tax on rich

    PARIS — France's highest constitutional authority dealt a blow to President François Hollande's plans to repair the nation’s economy Saturday by throwing out his new “supertax” on the wealthy days before it was to be imposed.
    PARIS — France's highest constitutional authority dealt a blow to President François Hollande's plans to repair the nation’s economy Saturday by throwing out his new “supertax” on the wealthy days before it was to be imposed. The...

    Tags: National Government, Politics, Government, Central African Republic, Belgium

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