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    Jun 18, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Complete

  1. G-8 summit turns focus to clampdown on tax-dodging

    ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland — World leaders at the G-8 summit declared Tuesday that governments must work together to close loopholes that allow multinational corporate giants to avoid paying taxes in their home countries. In a joint statement...

    Tags: G8, Starbucks Corp., G20, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Government

    2. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Review: 'Big Men' hits a gusher of oil and greed

    No single resource is more essential to modern life than oil, and no film offers a more incisive look at how the enormous wealth oil creates subverts the morality of individuals, corporations, even entire countries than Rachel Boynton's compelling documentary "Big Men."
    No single resource is more essential to modern life than oil, and no film offers a more incisive look at how the enormous wealth oil creates subverts the morality of individuals, corporations, even entire countries than Rachel Boynton's compelling...

    Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Ghana, Elections, Politics, Petroleum Industry

    3. May 23, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Complete

  3. At least 26 killed in simultaneous car bomb attacks in Niger

    NIAMEY, Niger — Suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously on Thursday, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the remote town of Arlit at a French-operated uranium mine, killing 26 people and injuring 30, according to officials in Niger and France.
    NIAMEY, Niger — Suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously on Thursday, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the remote town of Arlit at a French-operated uranium mine, killing 26 people and injuring...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Nuclear Weapons, Niger, Emergency Incidents, Suicide

    4. May 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum returns to form, with light and life

    AMSTERDAM — A scrum of international TV reporters, photographers and other media packed the Gallery of Honor at the Rijksmuseum on a recent spring morning, while producers negotiated with publicists for time to shoot spots in front of Rembrandt's 1642 painting "The Night Watch," the museum's crown jewel.
    AMSTERDAM — A scrum of international TV reporters, photographers and other media packed the Gallery of Honor at the Rijksmuseum on a recent spring morning, while producers negotiated with publicists for time to shoot spots in front of Rembrandt's...

    Tags: Museums, Renovation, Arts, Architecture, Netherlands

    5. Jan 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Travel Brazil by bus for a calm and cheerful trip

    SAO PAULO, Brazil — After a few hours, you sink into a pleasant trance. Time no longer matters. You stop checking your phone, if it hasn't already lost its charge. You're comfortable. Your mind settles into the little there is to do — think, maybe read a book or, of course, watch the stunning Brazilian forests and countryside pass by. Soon enough, you'll be at one of the country's deservedly famous tourist spots, by way of a few nice little towns no one has heard of.
    SAO PAULO, Brazil — After a few hours, you sink into a pleasant trance. Time no longer matters. You stop checking your phone, if it hasn't already lost its charge. You're comfortable. Your mind settles into the little there is to do — think,...

    Tags: European Union, Brazil, Air Transportation Industry, Music, Museum of Modern Art

    6. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Illegal great ape trade is more organized, U.N. finds

    A new United Nations report estimates that roughly 3,000 great apes are taken from the wild every year as part of an illegal international trade that is growing increasingly sophisticated.
    A new United Nations report estimates that roughly 3,000 great apes are taken from the wild every year as part of an illegal international trade that is growing increasingly sophisticated. The report, “Stolen Apes,” calls for greater law...

    Tags: United Nations

    7. Mar 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Burkina Faso's film industry reemerges with a populist bent

    OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — The film festival crowd had filled the last seats in the Cine Neerwaya and, when there was no room left, sat four abreast in the aisles. The opening credits hardly dimmed the buzz in the theater; for those who missed a crucial plot twist, a neighbor was always eager to offer a running commentary.
    OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — The film festival crowd had filled the last seats in the Cine Neerwaya and, when there was no room left, sat four abreast in the aisles. The opening credits hardly dimmed the buzz in the theater; for those who missed a...

    Tags: National Government, Conservation, Government, Arts and Culture, Environmental Issues

    8. Feb 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. France says it won't negotiate to free kidnapped family

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The stakes are high for France: the lives of four French children, their parents, a relative and nine other French hostages being held by Al Qaeda-linked militants in Nigeria and Mali.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The stakes are high for France: the lives of four French children, their parents, a relative and nine other French hostages being held by Al Qaeda-linked militants in Nigeria and Mali. But France, entrenched in a war in...

    Tags: Kidnapping, Niger, Pakistan, Radio, Mali

    9. Feb 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Nigeria extremists claim responsibility for kidnapping 7 foreigners

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- An extremist splinter group Monday claimed responsibility for the weekend kidnapping of seven foreigners in northern Nigeria.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- An extremist splinter group Monday claimed responsibility for the weekend kidnapping of seven foreigners in northern Nigeria. The group, Ansaru, broke away from the Islamist insurgent organization Boko Haram, which has been...

    Tags: Religion and Belief, U.S. Department of Defense, Goodluck Jonathan, Kidnapping, Armed Conflicts

    10. Jan 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. France, Western allies likely to be mired in Mali for years

    French troops backing a Mali government campaign to retake the northern half of the country from Islamic militants have been cheered as liberators since their convoys rolled into historic Timbuktu this week and hundreds of paratroopers dropped from the sky to block the occupiers' escape.
    French troops backing a Mali government campaign to retake the northern half of the country from Islamic militants have been cheered as liberators since their convoys rolled into historic Timbuktu this week and hundreds of paratroopers dropped from the...

    Tags: Religion and Belief, North Africa, Economic Community of West African States, Islam, Mali

    11. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Timbuktu: Experts fear for ancient papers in historic city

    As the Malian military tried to retake the storied city of Timbuktu from Islamic extremists, scholars feared for the fate of ancient artifacts and mosques that testify to its historic grandeur.
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    As the Malian military tried to retake the storied city of Timbuktu from Islamic extremists, scholars feared for the fate of ancient artifacts and mosques that testify to its historic grandeur. Timbuktu has been threatened for months: The city was...

    Tags: Religion and Belief, Douglas Park, The Pennsylvania State University, Arts and Culture, UNESCO

    12. Jan 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Key city in Mali reportedly falls to French military

    SEGOU, Mali — French and Malian forces on Saturday drove Al Qaeda-linked Islamists out of a key city in northern Mali, a major advance in France’s campaign against insurgents in the West African nation.
    SEGOU, Mali — French and Malian forces on Saturday drove Al Qaeda-linked Islamists out of a key city in northern Mali, a major advance in France’s campaign against insurgents in the West African nation. The French military in Paris announced...

    Tags: Armed Forces, Al-Qaeda, Mali, France, Rebellions

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