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Idaho man pleads not guilty in alleged Uzbekistan terror plot
BOISE, Idaho — An Uzbekistan national living in Boise said little during his first court appearance Friday on federal charges that he gave support, cash and other resources to help a recognized terrorist group in his home country plan a terrorist...
Tags: Prosecution, Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Trials, Terrorism
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Man arrested in Idaho, accused of terrorism conspiracy
BOISE, Idaho — Federal authorities in Idaho said Thursday they had arrested an Uzbekistan national accused of conspiring with a designated terrorist organization in his home country and helping scheme to use a weapon of mass destruction. The U.S....
Tags: Prosecution, Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Police Arrests, Terrorism
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European Union efforts in Central Asia have lagged, experts say
Even as the European Union reached out to the East this week, sending its foreign affairs chief touring through Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan for a string of meetings marked with smiling photos and words of goodwill, experts say its...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Asia, Human Rights, Kazakhstan, Civil Rights
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Mexico signs anti-piracy treaty, setting up battle with activists
World NowMEXICO CITY -- Mexico this week quietly signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA, a controversial multinational treaty that sponsors say protects intellectual property but opponents call an assault on privacy and freedom of expression.... -
Meet 'YouFace,' the Facebook lookalike from Uzbekistan
World NowYouFace, a newly launched website for Uzbeks to mingle online, looks a bit like Facebook “at first sight,” its owner told Uzbek media, but will be changed once it picks up steam.... -
Market Watch: Exotic melons a sweet success in high desert
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThirteen years ago, when Ruben Mkrtchyan told his wife and four children that they were going to move from Glendale to a high desert valley in the middle of nowhere to grow the world's tastiest melons, they thought he had lost his mind. "My mom and I...Tags: Farms, Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Armenia, Realty
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Who made the cut for Obama's third Ramadan Iftar dinner
Top of the TicketFull Text: Obama continues the tradition of hosting a dinner after sunset, talks of the 9/11 tragedy.... -
Public consequences of pop stars' private gigs
When pop stars Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Nelly Furtado and 50 Cent recently said they'd renounced millions of dollars they'd received for performing for members of Libyan strongman Moammar Kadafi's family, they drew attention to a growing and controversial...Tags: Charity, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of State, Social Issues, Entertainment
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Culture Watch: 'The Desert of Forbidden Art'
Culture Monster"The Desert of Forbidden Art" Laemmle Music Hall, Beverly Hills “In my dream I saw a creature, his eyes like the barrels of a gun. I called the painting 'Fascism Is Advancing,'” says Ed Asner, doing the voice of Yevgeny...... -
At Ramadan Iftar dinner, Obama supports new mosque on private property near Ground Zero
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China's latest export: soft power
During the last two months, as Washington focused on Iraq, few people were paying attention to what was going in the remote Ural Mountains of Russia. There, under the auspices of the benign-sounding Shanghai Cooperation Organization, some 6,000 troops,...Tags: Comedy Central (tv network), White House, Central Asia, Philippines, Energy Resources
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Moscow on the Pacific
Times Staff WriterDANNY HO can't believe what he's seeing outside of the Key Club on a busy Saturday night. "A Russian rapper is playing here tonight?" the 23-year-old asks incredulously of the doorman behind the velvet rope. When informed tickets start at $60, he scoffs:...Tags: Soups, Foods and Beverages, Disc Jockeys, Dining and Drinking, Documentary (genre)
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