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    Mar 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Ai Weiwei at work on a heavy-metal rock album and movie project

    Ai Weiwei isn't able to leave Beijing because of his ongoing legal battles with the Chinese government, but the world comes to him. The artist is keeping busy with projects that include a planned heavy-metal album and a new movie.
    Ai Weiwei isn't able to leave Beijing because of his ongoing legal battles with the Chinese government, but the world comes to him. The artist is keeping busy with projects that include a planned heavy-metal album and a new movie. Ai's debut album...

    Tags: Ai Weiwei, Politics, Music, Beijing (China), Festive Events

    2. Feb 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Bentley reveals all-new Flying Spur sedan ahead of Geneva debut

    Though the Geneva Motor Show is still weeks away, Bentley got a head start on the world debuts expected in Switzerland by unveiling its all-new Flying Spur sedan Tuesday.
    Though the Geneva Motor Show is still weeks away, Bentley got a head start on the world debuts expected in Switzerland by unveiling its all-new Flying Spur sedan Tuesday. Whereas the previous Flying Spur was based largely on the Continental GT coupe,...

    Tags: SUVs and Crossovers, Luxury Vehicles, Ferrari, George Lucas, Bentley

    3. Feb 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Bentley teases all-new Flying Spur ahead of Geneva debut

    We knew it was coming. Now we know when.
    We knew it was coming. Now we know when. Bentley will use the Feb. 20 Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland to unveil its all-new Flying Spur sedan, the company announced Monday. Until then, we have a short teaser video to whet our appetite. Based largely on...

    Tags: Luxury Vehicles, Ferrari, Lexus, Bentley, Passenger Cars

    4. Jan 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Big deal, little fanfare over global pact on mercury controls

    It’s a highly toxic element that travels the world in mysterious ways, respects neither manmade nor natural boundaries and rapidly accumulates in people and the food they eat.
    It’s a highly toxic element that travels the world in mysterious ways, respects neither manmade nor natural boundaries and rapidly accumulates in people and the food they eat. Mercury’s risks for human and environmental health have slowly...

    Tags: Politics, Health and Safety at Work, Environmental Pollution, European Union, Science and Technology

    5. Dec 6, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Parsing Republican paranoia on the disability treaty

    Paranoia strikes deep. That’s the bottom-line explanation for the failure of the U.S. Senate to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. But it was more than a generic fear of black helicopters (or black wheelchairs) that impelled 38 Republican senators to disrespect Bob Dole and oppose the treaty, depriving it of the required two-thirds majority.
    Paranoia strikes deep. That’s the bottom-line explanation for the failure of the U.S. Senate to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. But it was more than a generic fear of black helicopters (or black wheelchairs) that...

    Tags: Politics, Social Issues, Central Intelligence Agency, Treaties, Abortion

    6. Dec 4, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Senate Republicans block U.N. disabilities treaty

    The Senate rejected a United Nations treaty aimed at banning discrimination against individuals with disabilities Tuesday, falling five votes short of the two-thirds needed in a 61-38 vote.
    This post has been updated, as indicated below.
    The Senate rejected a United Nations treaty aimed at banning discrimination against individuals with disabilities Tuesday, falling five votes short of the two-thirds needed in a 61-38 vote. The U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons With...

    Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Treaties, Bob Dole

    7. Dec 19, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Homicides down after tougher gun laws adopted abroad

    Twelve days after the worst mass murder in Australian history, when 35 people were shot to death at Tasmania state’s Port Arthur tourist mecca in  1996, the government issued sweeping reforms of the country’s gun laws. There hasn’t been a mass shooting since, and suicides, deaths by firearms and robberies at gunpoint have plummeted.
    Twelve days after the worst mass murder in Australian history, when 35 people were shot to death at Tasmania state’s Port Arthur tourist mecca in  1996, the government issued sweeping reforms of the country’s gun laws. There hasn’t...

    Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Murder, Firearms, U.S. Congress

    8. Oct 16, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Swiss freeze $1 billion tied to leaders targeted in Arab Spring

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    Switzerland has frozen more than $1 billion connected to leaders who were toppled or are still being battled in Arab Spring uprisings, Swiss official Valentin Zellweger told reporters....
    9. Jun 14, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Suu Kyi falls ill on first day of European tour [Video]

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    On the first day of a whirlwind trip through Europe, famed Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi fell ill, throwing up in the middle of a news conference in Switzerland....
    10. Jun 5, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Syria hits back on diplomats, but allows humanitarian access

    World Now
    Syria retaliated Tuesday for last week’s coordinated expulsion of its diplomats from the United States, Europe, Turkey and elsewhere, labeling as “unwelcome” a series of ambassadors and other foreign envoys from 11 nations, including the...
    11. May 4, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Syria cease-fire 'on track,' envoy Kofi Annan says

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    Kofi Annan, the architect of a six-point peace plan battered by persistent bloodshed in Syria, says his phased blueprint is "on track" for silencing the guns and ending 14 months of fighting some see as sliding into civil war....
    12. Oct 20, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Unpredictable to the end, Moammar Kadafi ruled Libya for decades

    In the modern pantheon of the world's dictators, Moammar Kadafi stood apart. Far apart.
    In the modern pantheon of the world's dictators, Moammar Kadafi stood apart. Far apart. Erratic and mercurial, he fancied himself a political philosopher, practiced an unorthodox and deadly diplomacy, and cut a sometimes cartoonish figure in flowing...

    Tags: Muammar Gaddafi, Economy, Business and Finance, NATO, Politics, Civil Unrest

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