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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: Chuck Hagel, U.S. Senate, United Nations, Turkey, Joint Chiefs of Staff

    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, National Government, Iran, Revolutions, 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: United Nations, Twitter, Inc.

    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: Philosophy, Turkey, Social Sciences, Bashar Assad, 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: John McCain, Jay Carney, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Rebellions, Barack Obama

    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: Sexual Assault, Criminals, Janet Jackson, Crime, Law and Justice, Sex Crimes

    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: Judges, Fines, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Micky Arison

    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: Human Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Twitter, Inc., Civil Rights

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

  9. 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: Petroleum Industry, United Nations, Japan, North Korea, Pyongyang (North Korea)

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

  10. 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, Naeem Khan, Peter Pilotto, New Products, Personal Service

    11. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. China's Middle East footprint

    Security in the Forbidden City across the street from the Great Hall of the People was tight last month when Li Keqiang was installed as premier of China. But the uniformed guards weren't armed with automatic weapons. Instead, they were equipped with fire extinguishers to prevent would-be protesters from self-immolating.
    Security in the Forbidden City across the street from the Great Hall of the People was tight last month when Li Keqiang was installed as premier of China. But the uniformed guards weren't armed with automatic weapons. Instead, they were equipped with fire...

    Tags: Energy, Iran, China, Bashar Assad, Muammar Gaddafi

    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: Human Rights, U.S. Department of State, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, International Law

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