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Nigeria Islamic group Boko Haram spreads fear far and wide
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — In brutally poor neighborhoods and mansions alike, this city choked by military checkpoints seethes with rumors, paranoia and conspiracy theories. Even academics like to assert a favorite: The homegrown Islamic extremist...
Tags: Politics, Human Rights, Wars and Interventions, Rebellions, Human Rights Watch
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Gul drops in, talks up the Turkish political model
World NowTurkish President Abdullah Gul came to California this week after addressing the NATO summit in Chicago and talked up the Turkish political model.... -
Travel letters: Fantastic memories of Hong Kong
I just read Scott Kraft's article ["Looking Up, Up, Up in Hong Kong," May 6]. I lived in Hong Kong from the mid-1970s to 1980, and his article refreshed my memory. Hong Kong is one location that changes ever so quickly. I can only imagine what it must...Tags: William Holden, Dean Martin, Japan, Hong Kong, Empire State Building
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Water conservation and the hotel guest
Just read Catharine Hamm's column ["Hotels and the Environment," On the Spot, May 6]. I have a suggestion: Hotels and motels should retrofit showers with dual controls. The problem is that too many hotels and motels have showers with controllers that...Tags: Danube River, Bratislava (Slovakia), Mexico, Gustav Klimt, Chocolate Cake
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U.S. special forces commander seeks to expand operations
WASHINGTON — A top U.S. commander is seeking authority to expand clandestine operations against militants and insurgencies around the globe, a sign of shifting Pentagon tactics and priorities after a grueling decade of large-scale wars. Adm....
Tags: Indigenous People, Politics, The Pentagon, Tampa, Armed Forces
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Coachella 2012: Rihanna hits Calvin Harris party for 'We Found Love'
Pop & HissCoachella: Rihanna made a cameo during Calvin Harris's Sunday night set at Coachella. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts calls it "one of the worst-kept secrets of the weekend."... -
Seun Kuti and Egypt 80
MUSIC Seun Kuti and his band Egypt 80 throw down hypnotizing Afro-beat laced with North African jazz and a jubilance befitting his familial legacy. Alternating between spry horns and call-and-response hollers, Kuti's long-form jams sport guitar licks... -
Kaskade sets Staples Center headline date
Pop & HissKaskade's July 27 Staples Center set is a landmark event, making him the first electronic dance music artist to headline the venue. Kaskade, an O.C.-based artist born Ryan Raddon, is coming off successful Coachella sets.... -
The life and death of French gunman Mohamed Merah
World NowMohamed Merah, who confessed to killing seven people in a string of drive-by shootings in France, was shot in the head Thursday as he jumped from a window, still shooting, at the end of a standoff with police that lasted 32 hours. Though the siege is... -
Who are the Tuareg and how do they fit into the coup in Mali?
World NowThe Tuareg are nomadic people in much of the central Sahara and Sahel. They’ve been romanticized as “the blue men of the desert” because of the indigo dye used in their traditional flowing garments. They have a common language, Tamasheq,... -
The 'sheik' of Syria's rebellion ponders its obstacles
DAMASCUS, Syria — He doesn't have a cellphone and doesn't use regular phones. He avoids his home and mostly ventures out under cover of night, a cap pulled low on his head to conceal his identity.
"For 11 months, I have not been in a public place,...Tags: Zine el Abidine ben Ali, Arab Spring, Rebellions, Prisons, Damascus (Syria)
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Tuareg rebels in Mali declare independent state
World NowTuareg rebels who recently captured northern Mali in a stunning military advance declared their own independent state. The state, which the rebels call Azawad, was immediately dismissed by France, the former colonial power in the region. It was also...
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