Displaying items 85-96 of 1825
» View latimes.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-153
•
Next >
-
Global arms treaty hits resistance as deadline ticks down
World NowNegotiators at the United Nations worked to complete a new treaty to regulate the global arms trade by a Friday night deadline, but faced resistance from some nations, including Iran, Syria, North Korea, and a request for more time from the United States.... -
At consulate in Libya, a model diplomat is lost
WASHINGTON — J. Christopher Stevens was in many ways the model American diplomat, committed, idealistic, willing to take risks and eager to find out what was really happening in obscure corners of the world. A lanky 52-year-old Californian, with...
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Music, WikiLeaks, Lawyers
-
Europe sends gays seeking asylum back home and back to the closet
World NowAs gays and lesbians facing repression at home have come knocking on European doors, pleading for asylum, they have often been assured they will be safe -- if they stay home and stay in the closet. The argument that gays and lesbians can simply be sent... -
Review: 'A Hologram for the King' by Dave Eggers worth discussing
-------------------- A Hologram for the King A Novel Dave Eggers McSweeney's: 328 pp., $25 -------------------- More than any other writer of his generation, Dave Eggers is a brand. The 42-year-old author is accomplished in many fields — he's...
Tags: Dave Eggers, Abdullah II of Jordan, Authors, Alan Greenspan
-
Iraq oil output will nearly triple by 2035, says 'landmark study'
Iraq could overtake Russia as the world’s second-largest oil supplier behind Saudi Arabia by the 2030s, nearly tripling its current output, according to a report from the International Energy Agency. In what the Paris-based group calls a “...
Tags: International Energy, Iraq, Economic Indicator, Petroleum Industry
-
IKEA's Saudi Arabia catalog erases women; company expresses regret
IKEA removed images of women from the Saudi Arabia version of its catalog, a decision that the furniture giant now says clashes with its values. Swedish publication Metro posted a comparison of the Saudi Arabian mailer and the Swedish version, showing...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Religion and Belief, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Values
-
U.N. confirms Syrian forces are using warplanes in Aleppo
World NowThe Syrian military has deployed fighter jets to attack rebel positions in the northern battleground city of Aleppo, the United Nations confirmed Wednesday.... -
The Week in Pictures | October 22 – 28, 2012
FrameworkThe Week in Pictures from around the world.... -
Lack of exercise kills roughly as many as smoking, study says
World NowPeople across the world are falling so far short on exercise that the problem has become a global pandemic, causing nearly a tenth of deaths worldwide and killing roughly as many people as smoking, researchers warned this week as an alarming series of... -
In Iran, columnist offers tough talk about Syria
World NowIranian columnists slams international opposition to Syria: As battles rage across Syria, the crisis has provoked a renewed round of saber-rattling in Iran, President Bashar Assad's staunchest international ally. An influential columnist in an Iranian... -
U.N. General Assembly condemns Syria violence, big-power inaction
World NowThe U.N. General Assembly voted Friday to condemn the Syrian government's latest attacks on its citizens, and criticized Security Council members for failing to take more decisive action to halt the civil war.... -
Husband of slain Iraqi immigrant arrested in El Cajon in her death
L.A. NOWAt an Islamic memorial service in Lakeside before leaving for Iraq, Alhimidi pleaded with the public for help finding his wife's killer. Weeping uncontrollably, he threw himself on his wife's linen shroud, which was covered with red roses....
Jul 27, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
Sep 12, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jul 28, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
Jun 17, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Oct 9, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Oct 1, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Aug 1, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
Oct 27, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
Jul 17, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
Aug 1, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
Aug 3, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
Nov 9, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
Original site for Saudi Arabia topic gallery.
