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Britain and France suggest possible chemical weapons use by Syria
WASHINGTON -- The British and French governments have asked the United Nations to investigate what they believe is credible evidence that the Syrian regime has used small amounts of chemical weapons in recent months, officials said. The evidence,...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pakistan, United Nations, Armed Forces, U.S. Department of Defense
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Mentorships and more 'In the House'
After making his 2010 comedy "Potiche," French filmmaker François Ozon was casting about for his next project. A friend recommended he see "The Boy in the Last Row," a play by Juan Mayorga that examined the relationship between a teacher and his gifted...
Tags: Emmanuelle Seigner, Entertainment, Paris (France), Education, Teachers
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Horse meat found in nearly 5% of beef products tested in EU
Thousands of tests across the European Union revealed that nearly 5% of foods marketed as beef contained horse meat, according to results released Tuesday. However, European officials said health risks from the mislabeled meat were minor. A much smaller...
Tags: European Union, Food Industry, Foods and Beverages, Hamburgers, Medical Procedures and Tests
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French Senate approves gay marriage bill
France is one step closer to allowing couples of the same sex to wed and adopt children after its Senate on Friday approved a landmark bill to legalize gay marriage. Justice Minister Christiane Taubira, a supporter of the bill, said legalizing gay...
Tags: Social Issues, Francois Hollande, Paris (France), Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage
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Elie Wiesel, history's witness
It was a fine April day last week that found Elie Wiesel at Chapman University; it was a fine April day too, 58 years earlier, when the gaunt, teenage Wiesel found himself alive and suddenly free to walk out of the Buchenwald concentration camp. In the...
Tags: Bernard Madoff, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Israel, Entertainment Events, Judges
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Over U.S. objections, Hopi tribal masks sold in France
PARIS -- Dozens of Native American masks were sold at auction Friday despite objections by the Hopi tribe, which considers the items sacred, and the U.S. government. The 70 masks sold for a total of about $1.2 million after a French court approved the...
Tags: Interior Policy, Paris (France), Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, Indigenous People
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Keeping up with Kevin Starr
Asking Kevin Starr a question is like turning on a fire hose. First there's a blast of erudition. Then, as his intellect gathers, information rushes out in a deluge. He's talking, but it's as if an invisible scholar inside his head is yanking books off...
Tags: Christianity, Education, Religion and Belief, Colleges and Universities, Human Interest
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France's richest man drops controversial bid for Belgian citizenship
PARIS -- France's richest man, Bernard Arnault, the billionaire head of luxury goods group Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy, has withdrawn his application for Belgian citizenship amid criticism that he was seeking to escape French taxes. The 64-year-old...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Bernard Arnault, Belgium
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The Week in Pictures | April 1-7, 2013
FrameworkEach week we bring you the very best in visual journalism. Tensions are high on the Korean Penninsula, where North Korea has been railing against U.S.-South Korean military exercises that began in March and are to continue until the end of this month.... -
Pictures in the News | April 4, 2013
FrameworkThursday's Pictures in the News begins in South Korea, where soldiers patrol inside the barbed-wire fence near the border village of Panmunjom in Paju. In recent weeks, North Korea has threatened to attack South Korea and U.S. military bases.... -
Defense rests its case in Rockefeller impostor murder trial
Defense attorneys for a man who pretended to be a Rockefeller and is now charged with the cold-case murder of his San Marino landlady's adult son wrapped up their case Wednesday. They focused on an enduring mystery in the nearly 30-year-old whodunit:...
Tags: Rentals, Trials, Halloween, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Clark Rockefeller
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Police search home of IMF chief Lagarde
PARIS — French police searched the Paris apartment of International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on Wednesday as part of an investigation into the awarding of financial compensation to a supporter of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy....
Tags: Francois Hollande, Paris (France), Adidas AG, Government, Politics
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