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    Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Istanbul protesters fear what a new day will bring

    ISTANBUL, Turkey -- It’s dawn and tea pots bubble above low flames. Faces appear, poking out from tents, with reddened eyes. The first cigarettes of the day are lit, their tips glowing orange. Smartphones glow as people line up in an exhausted haze, waiting for a breakfast of coffee, bread and cheese.
    ISTANBUL, Turkey -- It’s dawn and tea pots bubble above low flames. Faces appear, poking out from tents, with reddened eyes. The first cigarettes of the day are lit, their tips glowing orange. Smartphones glow as people line up in an exhausted haze,...

    Tags: Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Referenda, Amnesty International, Government

    2. Jun 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Nelson Mandela 'responding better' to treatment, Zuma says

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- After days of somber news, as South Africa's former leader Nelson Mandela clung to life in intensive care, a sliver of hope emerged Wednesday: He was responding better to treatment for a lung infection, President Jacob Zuma <a href="http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/pebble.asp?relid=15546">told Parliament</a> Wednesday.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- After days of somber news, as South Africa's former leader Nelson Mandela clung to life in intensive care, a sliver of hope emerged Wednesday: He was responding better to treatment for a lung infection, President Jacob Zuma...

    Tags: Tuberculosis, Africa, South Africa, Politics, Prisons

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

  3. Zimbabwe's Mugabe calls election but his rival rejects the date

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Five years after bitterly disputed elections, Zimbabwe faced a new political conflict Thursday as President Robert Mugabe called elections for July 31 and his rival swiftly rejected the date.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Five years after bitterly disputed elections, Zimbabwe faced a new political conflict Thursday as President Robert Mugabe called elections for July 31 and his rival swiftly rejected the date. The rival, Prime Minister...

    Tags: Zimbabwe, Elections, Africa, Morgan Tsvangirai, Robert Mugabe

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

  4. South Africa's path to marriage equality

    I can't say, of course, how the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on the same-sex marriage cases before it. But I can talk about how South African courts grappled with the issue in 2005, after a case was brought by a lesbian couple who had been denied the right to marry. As a justice on the Constitutional Court at the time, I was asked to write the judgment in that case, which led to South Africa's becoming the fifth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.
    I can't say, of course, how the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on the same-sex marriage cases before it. But I can talk about how South African courts grappled with the issue in 2005, after a case was brought by a lesbian couple who had been denied the...

    Tags: Feminism, Marriage, Crime, Law and Justice, Separation of Church and State, Social Issues

    5. Jun 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Russian lawmakers move to keep information on homosexuality from kids

    MOSCOW &ndash; Despite opposition from human rights activists, Russia&rsquo;s lower house of parliament Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would ban providing children with information on homosexuality.
    MOSCOW – Despite opposition from human rights activists, Russia’s lower house of parliament Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would ban providing children with information on homosexuality. The lower house, or State Duma, voted...

    Tags: Punishment, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Rights Watch, Moscow (Russia)

    6. Jun 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Chinese summit coverage focuses on 'new relationship,' not hacking

    BEIJING -- Chinese media coverage of the two-day summit between President Obama and Chinese leader Xi Jinping has glossed over cyber hacking concerns, clearly not an issue that Beijing wishes to emphasize.
    BEIJING -- Chinese media coverage of the two-day summit between President Obama and Chinese leader Xi Jinping has glossed over cyber hacking concerns, clearly not an issue that Beijing wishes to emphasize. Instead, Chinese commentary is stressing the...

    Tags: China, Communist Party of China, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Beijing (China)

    7. Jun 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Nelson Mandela's condition remains serious

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Nelson Mandela passed his fourth day under intensive care Tuesday in a Pretoria hospital in serious but stable condition, according to <a href="http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/pebble.asp?relid=15544">a statement Tuesday</a> by the South African presidency.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Nelson Mandela passed his fourth day under intensive care Tuesday in a Pretoria hospital in serious but stable condition, according to a statement Tuesday by the South African presidency. The statement offered little new...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Punishment, Tuberculosis, Africa, Pneumonia

    8. Jun 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Iran's leading reformist candidate drops out of presidential election

    TEHRAN -- Leading reformist candidate Mohammad Reza Aref announced Tuesday that he was dropping out of <span class="runtimeTopic">the race to be Iran's next president</span>, leaving centrist Hassan Rowhani as the sole moderate-leaning candidate in Friday&rsquo;s election.
    TEHRAN -- Leading reformist candidate Mohammad Reza Aref announced Tuesday that he was dropping out of the race to be Iran's next president, leaving centrist Hassan Rowhani as the sole moderate-leaning candidate in Friday’s election. There had...

    Tags: Hasan Rowhani, Tehran (Iran), Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Elections, Iran

    9. Jun 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Suicide bombing outside Afghan Supreme Court kills 17

    KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomber detonated his vehicle in front of the Supreme Court in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, several hundred yards from the U.S. Embassy, killing 17 people and wounding 38, police said.
    KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomber detonated his vehicle in front of the Supreme Court in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, several hundred yards from the U.S. Embassy, killing 17 people and wounding 38, police said. The Taliban claimed...

    Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Bombings, Armed Conflicts

    10. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Edward Snowden gone from Hong Kong hotel, whereabouts unknown

    BEIJING -- Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old contractor identified as the source of leaks about the U.S. electronic surveillance program, apparently checked out of his Hong Kong hotel at midday Monday, his destination and whereabouts unknown.
    BEIJING -- Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old contractor identified as the source of leaks about the U.S. electronic surveillance program, apparently checked out of his Hong Kong hotel at midday Monday, his destination and whereabouts unknown. "We know...

    Tags: Mutual Funds, International Law, Punishment, Justice and Rights, Extradition

    11. Jun 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Insurgent attack on Kabul airport ends; all 7 militants slain

    KABUL, Afghanistan &ndash; Insurgents launched an hours-long attack early Monday on the heavily guarded military side of Kabul&rsquo;s international airport, which houses a key NATO strategic headquarters, but failed to breach that part of the complex before all seven attackers were slain, officials said.
    KABUL, Afghanistan – Insurgents launched an hours-long attack early Monday on the heavily guarded military side of Kabul’s international airport, which houses a key NATO strategic headquarters, but failed to breach that part of the complex...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Armed Conflicts, Afghanistan, Suicide

    12. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. South Africa's president to visit ailing Nelson Mandela

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- South African President Jacob Zuma will visit the ailing Nelson Mandela in a Pretoria hospital, his spokesman said Monday, adding that this would be done discreetly "at the appropriate time."
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- South African President Jacob Zuma will visit the ailing Nelson Mandela in a Pretoria hospital, his spokesman said Monday, adding that this would be done discreetly "at the appropriate time." A statement from the president'...

    Tags: Tuberculosis, Gallbladder Disease, Government, Pneumonia, Politics

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