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    Feb 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  1. Thieves in Belgium make off with $50 million in diamonds

    PARIS -- Heavily armed robbers disguised as police officers stole $50 million worth of diamonds in a spectacular raid at Brussels' international airport, authorities said Tuesday.
    PARIS -- Heavily armed robbers disguised as police officers stole $50 million worth of diamonds in a spectacular raid at Brussels' international airport, authorities said Tuesday. Shortly before 8 p.m. Monday, two black cars with flashing blue lights...

    Tags: Brussels (Belgium), Zurich (Swiss Confederation), Theft

  2. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  3. Former French official admits foreign bank account

    PARIS -- France's Socialist government was tarnished by scandal Tuesday after the former minister in charge of stamping out tax fraud admitted to having an undeclared foreign bank account.
    PARIS -- France's Socialist government was tarnished by scandal Tuesday after the former minister in charge of stamping out tax fraud admitted to having an undeclared foreign bank account. After months of denying the accusations, Jerome Cahuzac, who...

    Tags: Banking, Prisons, Plastic Surgeons, Paris (France), Financial Markets

  4. Mar 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  5. 'Starbuck' has even more offspring

    When writer-director Ken Scott and his writing partner Martin Petit began working on the script for "Starbuck," a 2011 hit in Canada that opens in the U.S. on Friday, they were worried no one would buy the premise of a habitual sperm donor who discovers years later he is the father of 150 children.
    When writer-director Ken Scott and his writing partner Martin Petit began working on the script for "Starbuck," a 2011 hit in Canada that opens in the U.S. on Friday, they were worried no one would buy the premise of a habitual sperm donor who discovers...

    Tags: Starbuck (movie), Movies, Patrick Huard, Toronto International Film Festival, Entertainment

  6. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times Exclusive
  7. Al Qaeda group claims to have beheaded a French hostage

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Al Qaeda in the Islamic Mahgreb, one of the violent Al Qaeda-linked militias active in North and West Africa, claims to have executed a French hostage in retaliation for France's military operation in Mali.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Al Qaeda in the Islamic Mahgreb, one of the violent Al Qaeda-linked militias active in North and West Africa, claims to have executed a French hostage in retaliation for France's military operation in Mali. France...

    Tags: Kidnapping, Mali, Africa, Francois Hollande, Al-Qaeda

  8. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  9. A tale of two Hugos: Hugo Chavez and the 'Les Miserables' effect

    Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan president who died Tuesday, was an avid reader.  "Read, read, read, read," he said in a speech in 2009. "That should be our slogan every day."
    Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan president who died Tuesday, was an avid reader.  "Read, read, read, read," he said in a speech in 2009. "That should be our slogan every day." It turns out that his political position might be attributed (at least in part) to...

    Tags: Literature, United Nations, Authors, Anne Hathaway, Noam Chomsky

  10. Apr 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  11. 5 Questions for the Buffalo Club's Patrick Healy

    <em>Patrick Healy is executive chef and managing partner of <a href="http://www.thebuffaloclub.com">the Buffalo Club</a> in Santa Monica. After training under chefs such as Alain Ducasse, Jean and Pierre Troisgros, Michel Guerard and Roger Verge in France for several years, Healy worked in Los Angeles restaurants Le Saint Germain and Colette. He went on to open his own acclaimed restaurant, the erstwhile Champagne. At Buffalo Club he&rsquo;s credited with revitalizing American cuisine by injecting modern influences, whether chicken pot pie or lobster dumplings. New menus at the Buffalo Club reflect both the traditional and the international, underpinned by Healy&rsquo;s attention to classical technique.</em>
    Patrick Healy is executive chef and managing partner of the Buffalo Club in Santa Monica. After training under chefs such as Alain Ducasse, Jean and Pierre Troisgros, Michel Guerard and Roger Verge in France for several years, Healy worked in Los...

    Tags: Julia Child, Lifestyle and Leisure, St. Patrick's Day, Dining and Drinking, Restaurants

  12. Mar 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  13. France gives back paintings lost as Nazis pushed through Europe

    <em>This post has been corrected. See the note below.</em>
    This post has been corrected. See the note below. PARIS — France on Tuesday gave  seven paintings once destined for display in an art gallery for Adolf Hitler back to the families of those who had lost or sold them as the Nazis pushed through...

    Tags: Nazi Party, Science and Technology, Pakistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts and Culture

  14. Mar 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  15. Yahoo in talks to buy YouTube-like video site Dailymotion

    SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo Inc. is in talks with France Telecom to buy a majority stake in Dailymotion, an online video site popular in Europe that has been scouting for a U.S. partner to take on Google Inc.'s YouTube.
    SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo Inc. is in talks with France Telecom to buy a majority stake in Dailymotion, an online video site popular in Europe that has been scouting for a U.S. partner to take on Google Inc.'s YouTube. If completed, it would be Chief...

    Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Media Industry, France Telecom, Yahoo! Inc., Apple iPhone

  16. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  17. Disneyland Paris pulls back the veil on Ratatouille dark ride

    In perhaps the worst-kept secret in theme park history, the Disneyland Paris resort has finally admitted that the long-rumored Ratatouille trackless dark ride will open in 2014.
    In perhaps the worst-kept secret in theme park history, the Disneyland Paris resort has finally admitted that the long-rumored Ratatouille trackless dark ride will open in 2014. Photos: Ratatouille dark ride at Disneyland Paris Conspicuously under...

    Tags: Gardens and Parks, Dining and Drinking, Theme Park Vacations, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Trips and Vacations

  18. Mar 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  19. Germany: $796 round trip from LAX to Berlin

    KLM and <span class="runtimeTopic">Air France</span> will get you from <span class="runtimeTopic">LAX</span> to Berlin and back for $796, including all taxes and fees. The fare is subject to availability and requires a Saturday night stay. Travelers must depart Monday-Thursday and between April 1 and May 16.
    KLM and Air France will get you from LAX to Berlin and back for $796, including all taxes and fees. The fare is subject to availability and requires a Saturday night stay. Travelers must depart Monday-Thursday and between April 1 and May 16. Info: KLM,...

    Tags: Berlin (Germany)

  20. Mar 14, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times
  21. Maria Kirilenko continues strong run at Indian Wells, will face Maria Sharapova

    On a long day of tennis in the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, fifth-seeded former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic was among the casualties in matches that finished during daylight hours. She lost in a three-set battle, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, to Maria Kirilenko of Russia.
    On a long day of tennis in the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, fifth-seeded former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic was among the casualties in matches that finished during daylight hours. She lost in a three-set battle, 4-6, 6-4,...

    Tags: Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova, Kevin Anderson (tennis), Argentina, Los Angeles Times Columnists

  22. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  23. Ludo Lefebvre, Vinny Dotolo and Jon Shook give first look at Trois Mec

    The amount of secrecy surrounding Trois Mec, the new restaurant by Vinny Dotolo and Jon Shook (Animal and Son of a Gun) and Ludo Lefebvre ("The Taste" and Ludo Bites)&nbsp;would rival a top-secret CIA mission. The&nbsp;restaurant is hidden away at the back of a shopping center off Highland in the old Raffallo's pizza joint.&nbsp;The three chefs have kept a tight lid on the partnership and the restaurant concept, until now.
    The amount of secrecy surrounding Trois Mec, the new restaurant by Vinny Dotolo and Jon Shook (Animal and Son of a Gun) and Ludo Lefebvre ("The Taste" and Ludo Bites) would rival a top-secret CIA mission. The restaurant is hidden away at the back of a...

    Tags: Twitter, Inc., Media Industry, Foods and Beverages, Central Intelligence Agency, Doughnuts

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