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    Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Parents of suspected Boston bombers delay trip to U.S.

    BOSTON — The parents of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev said Saturday they have no immediate plans to travel to the U.S., in part because of the mother’s fears she is also under suspicion.
    BOSTON — The parents of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev said Saturday they have no immediate plans to travel to the U.S., in part because of the mother’s fears she is also under suspicion. “They are now thinking...

    Tags: U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Domestic Travel, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Central Intelligence Agency

    2. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Obama appeals court pick has Republican support

    WASHINGTON — President Obama, who has seen court nominees run into Republican roadblocks, may have found a winning strategy for putting a judge on the powerful U.S. appeals court here: He chose a highly regarded corporate lawyer whose resume suggests he could have been a Republican nominee.
    WASHINGTON — President Obama, who has seen court nominees run into Republican roadblocks, may have found a winning strategy for putting a judge on the powerful U.S. appeals court here: He chose a highly regarded corporate lawyer whose resume...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, White House, Ted Cruz

    3. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Pervez Musharraf flees after Pakistan court orders his arrest

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- An Islamabad court Thursday ordered the arrest of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on charges of illegally detaining dozens of judges while in power, but the former dictator slipped away when Pakistani commandos assigned to provide him security shielded him from an arresting officer outside the courthouse and whisked him away to his sprawling, heavily guarded residence just outside the capital.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- An Islamabad court Thursday ordered the arrest of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on charges of illegally detaining dozens of judges while in power, but the former dictator slipped away when Pakistani commandos assigned to...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Pervez Musharraf, Nawaz Sharif, Parliament

    4. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. UC Berkeley student leaders urge UC to divest from some firms

    Elected student leaders at UC Berkeley passed a resolution early Thursday that urged the UC system to divest from companies said to profit from anti-Palestinian Israeli policies. The controversial resolution was passed in the student government’...

    Tags: Students, University of California, Riverside, Elections, University of California, Santa Barbara, Teaching and Learning

    5. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf flees court after arrest ordered

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — An Islamabad court Thursday ordered the arrest of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on charges of illegally detaining dozens of judges while in power, but he slipped away when commandos assigned to protect the ex-leader shielded him from police outside the courthouse and whisked him away to his heavily guarded residence.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — An Islamabad court Thursday ordered the arrest of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on charges of illegally detaining dozens of judges while in power, but he slipped away when commandos assigned to protect the ex-leader...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan, Islamabad (Pakistan)

    6. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. In Guatemala, a twist as genocide trial nears end

    MEXICO CITY — On the first day of trial, a witness named Bernardo Bernal recounted how, as a 9-year-old in the spring of 1983, he hid in a stream and watched Guatemalan soldiers kill his parents and two younger brothers.
    MEXICO CITY — On the first day of trial, a witness named Bernardo Bernal recounted how, as a 9-year-old in the spring of 1983, he hid in a stream and watched Guatemalan soldiers kill his parents and two younger brothers. On the second day of...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Defendants, Justice System, Personal Service, U.S. Congress

    7. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Justices rule U.S. courts not world forum for human rights suits

    WASHINGTON— U.S. courts will not be the world forum for lawsuits brought by victims of human rights abuses abroad who seek damages from multinational corporations or deposed tyrants, the Supreme Court declared Wednesday.
    WASHINGTON— U.S. courts will not be the world forum for lawsuits brought by victims of human rights abuses abroad who seek damages from multinational corporations or deposed tyrants, the Supreme Court declared Wednesday. In a decision welcomed...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Amnesty International, Justice System, John G. Roberts, Jr.

    8. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Venezuelan judge rejects call for recount

    CARACAS, Venezuela — Even before any legal motion was filed, the pro-government head of Venezuela's Supreme Court on Wednesday slapped down demands for a recount of the hotly contested presidential election that gave a narrow victory to Hugo Chavez's acolyte, Nicolas Maduro.
    CARACAS, Venezuela — Even before any legal motion was filed, the pro-government head of Venezuela's Supreme Court on Wednesday slapped down demands for a recount of the hotly contested presidential election that gave a narrow victory to Hugo Chavez'...

    Tags: Hugo Chavez, National Government, Panama, Nicolas Maduro, Robert J. Lopez

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

  9. Pedro Ramirez Vazquez dies at 94; architect changed the face of Mexico City

    Pedro Ramirez Vazquez, an architect who changed the face of Mexico City by designing a number of landmark modernist structures, died on Tuesday, his 94th birthday.
    Pedro Ramirez Vazquez, an architect who changed the face of Mexico City by designing a number of landmark modernist structures, died on Tuesday, his 94th birthday. The cause was pneumonia, according to Mexico's National Council for Culture and the Arts....

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Arts and Culture, Architecture, Pneumonia, Anthropology

    10. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Supreme Court blocks overseas human rights cases from U.S. courts

    WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court declared Wednesday that U.S. courts will not be the world’s forum for deciding lawsuits alleging human rights abuses by corporations and tyrants on foreign soil.
    WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court declared Wednesday that U.S. courts will not be the world’s forum for deciding lawsuits alleging human rights abuses by corporations and tyrants on foreign soil. In a 9-0 decision, the high court tossed out a...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, John G. Roberts, Jr., Antonin Scalia, Criminal Laws

    11. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Protests in Bangladesh as death toll from building collapse rises

    NEW DELHI, India -- The death toll in Bangladesh rose to more than 300 people Friday following the collapse this week of a building that housed five apparel factories, officials said, as protests by workers at other garment plants intensified.
    NEW DELHI, India -- The death toll in Bangladesh rose to more than 300 people Friday following the collapse this week of a building that housed five apparel factories, officials said, as protests by workers at other garment plants intensified....

    Tags: Labor Disputes, Bangladesh, New Delhi (India), Disasters and Accidents, Plant Openings

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

  12. Sen. Mark Kirk announces support for same-sex marriage

    WASHINGTON — Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) on Tuesday announced that he supports gay marriage, joining a growing list of U.S. senators who offer such support.
    WASHINGTON — Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) on Tuesday announced that he supports gay marriage, joining a growing list of U.S. senators who offer such support. "When I climbed the Capitol steps in January, I promised myself that I would return to the...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Senate, Human Rights Campaign, Social Issues, Family

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