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    Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Step toward possible military intervention in Syria

    WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is sending about 200 troops to Jordan, the vanguard of a potential U.S. military force of 20,000 or more that could be deployed if the Obama administration decides to intervene in Syria to secure chemical weapons arsenals or to prevent the 2-year-old civil war from spilling into neighboring nations.
    WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is sending about 200 troops to Jordan, the vanguard of a potential U.S. military force of 20,000 or more that could be deployed if the Obama administration decides to intervene in Syria to secure chemical weapons arsenals...

    Tags: Bashar Assad, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Leon Panetta, Iraq, Wars and Interventions

    2. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. 'Arab Spring,' once an inspiration, now a more cautionary tale

    Two years ago, the "Arab Spring" that deposed dictators and demagogues was an inspiration to hundreds of millions of repressed souls across the Middle East who yearned for a say in how they were governed.
    Two years ago, the "Arab Spring" that deposed dictators and demagogues was an inspiration to hundreds of millions of repressed souls across the Middle East who yearned for a say in how they were governed. Today, with the Egyptian economy in ruins,...

    Tags: Lebanon, Religion and Belief, Revolutions, Mohamed Morsi, Religious Conflicts

    3. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Saudi prince: Letting women drive means fewer foreign workers

    A Saudi prince has renewed his argument that women should be allowed to drive, saying on Twitter that doing so would eliminate the need for hundreds of thousands of foreign drivers.
    A Saudi prince has renewed his argument that women should be allowed to drive, saying on Twitter that doing so would eliminate the need for hundreds of thousands of foreign drivers. Activists point out that driving is not actually legally prohibited for...

    Tags: Twitter, Inc., United Nations

    4. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Syrian opposition begins rewriting history in textbooks

    ANTAKYA, Turkey — In newly printed textbooks at dozens of Syrian refugee schools, a small piece of Middle East geography has been amended.
    ANTAKYA, Turkey — In newly printed textbooks at dozens of Syrian refugee schools, a small piece of Middle East geography has been amended. Seventy-five years ago, Turkey annexed the northern Syrian territory of Hatay against the will of Syria, but...

    Tags: Religion and Belief, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bashar Assad, Armed Forces, Arts and Culture

    5. Apr 14, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  5. McManus: Inching closer to entanglement in Syria

    The White House finally made it official last week: Yes, the civil war in Syria is a slippery slope, and yes, we're on it.
    The White House finally made it official last week: Yes, the civil war in Syria is a slippery slope, and yes, we're on it. Nobody in the Obama administration actually used those words, of course. But if you paid attention to what officials said, it...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Navy, Al-Qaeda, Armed Forces, Weaponry

    6. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Uganda skirts the issue

    A bill before Parliament in Uganda would prohibit women from wearing miniskirts in public. The government's ethics minister, Simon Lokodo, has taken the lead in defending it. "Anything above the knee is outlawed," he said. "If a woman wears a miniskirt, we will arrest her."
    A bill before Parliament in Uganda would prohibit women from wearing miniskirts in public. The government's ethics minister, Simon Lokodo, has taken the lead in defending it. "Anything above the knee is outlawed," he said. "If a woman wears a miniskirt,...

    Tags: Sex Crimes, Criminals, Uganda, Assault, Crime, Law and Justice

    7. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Costa Concordia firm fined $1.3 million for shipwreck off Italy

    ROME -- The operator of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which struck rocks and partially sank off <a href="75325211">Italy</a> last year, killing 32 people, agreed&nbsp; Wednesday to pay a $1.3-million fine to avoid a possible criminal trial.
    ROME -- The operator of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which struck rocks and partially sank off Italy last year, killing 32 people, agreed  Wednesday to pay a $1.3-million fine to avoid a possible criminal trial. A judge in Tuscany accepted the...

    Tags: Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Fines, Italy, Carnival Corporation

    8. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Saudi Arabia denies reports of paralysis sentence

    Saudi Arabia denied reports that a young man had been sentenced to paralysis, a punishment that human rights groups had excoriated as a form of torture. “This is untrue,” the Justice Ministry said Monday on its Twitter account, according...

    Tags: Twitter, Inc., Punishment, Amnesty International, Politics, Justice and Rights

    9. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Israel's claim about Syria chemical weapons highlights 'red line'

    JERUSALEM &mdash; Israel's accusation that Syria used chemical weapons against rebels raises the prospect that Damascus crossed what President Obama has termed a "red line," but appears unlikely to overcome deep resistance of the U.S. and its allies to military involvement in the country's civil war.
    JERUSALEM — Israel's accusation that Syria used chemical weapons against rebels raises the prospect that Damascus crossed what President Obama has termed a "red line," but appears unlikely to overcome deep resistance of the U.S. and its allies to...

    Tags: NATO, Bashar Assad, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Israel

    10. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. South Korea raises alert level in anticipation of North Korea launch

    South Korea has raised its military alert level and stepped up monitoring of North Korea, local news reports said Wednesday, amid indications that the&nbsp;Pyongyang regime could be preparing for a missile test.
    South Korea has raised its military alert level and stepped up monitoring of North Korea, local news reports said Wednesday, amid indications that the Pyongyang regime could be preparing for a missile test. Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se told South...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, North Korea, South Korea, Pyongyang (North Korea), United Nations

    11. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Gillette taps 'New Girl's' Simone and others to survey the manscape

    Hannah Simone, the stunning British-Canadian-Cypriot actress who plays Zooey Deschanel&rsquo;s model-BFF Cece on the Fox sitcom <a href="http://www.fox.com/new-girl/" target="_blank">&ldquo;New Girl,&rdquo;</a> is ready to sit down and tell the grooming-age male population of planet Earth exactly what she likes -- and doesn&rsquo;t like -- when it comes to the manscape landscape. Oh, and she&rsquo;s not alone.
    Hannah Simone, the stunning British-Canadian-Cypriot actress who plays Zooey Deschanel’s model-BFF Cece on the Fox sitcom “New Girl,” is ready to sit down and tell the grooming-age male population of planet Earth exactly what she likes...

    Tags: Celebrities, Cyprus, Personal Service, Mary Katrantzou, New Products

    12. Apr 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Saudi Arabia's punishment by paralysis condemned as 'grotesque'

    Alarmed by reports that Saudi Arabia will paralyze a man as punishment for allegedly stabbing a friend who ended up paralyzed, Britain urged the kingdom Thursday to abandon the “grotesque punishment.” The Saudi Gazette reported last week...

    Tags: U.S. Department of State, Punishment, United Kingdom, International Law, Politics

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