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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, Human Rights, Nelson Mandela, Istanbul (Turkey), Politics

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

  2. Turkey's Erdogan issues 'last' warning to Istanbul protesters

    ISTANBUL, Turkey – Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday issued what he said was a final warning: The protesters in Gezi Park would be removed within 24 hours, he told a meeting of his Justice and Development Party in the capital, Ankara.
    ISTANBUL, Turkey – Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday issued what he said was a final warning: The protesters in Gezi Park would be removed within 24 hours, he told a meeting of his Justice and Development Party in the capital,...

    Tags: Turkey, Human Rights, Istanbul (Turkey), Politics, Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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

  3. The good news in Turkey

    How to interpret the recent unrest on the streets of Istanbul and about 50 other Turkish cities? Specifically, is it comparable to the Arab uprisings over the last 2 1/2 years in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Syria, Yemen and Bahrain?
    How to interpret the recent unrest on the streets of Istanbul and about 50 other Turkish cities? Specifically, is it comparable to the Arab uprisings over the last 2 1/2 years in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Syria, Yemen and Bahrain? On one level, they appear...

    Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Islam, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), China, European Union

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

  4. Palestinians in West Bank's Area C suffer in limbo

    MALEH, West Bank — In remote Palestinian villages of the northern Jordan Valley, children read by gas lamp, and water must be purchased from miles away, even when electricity lines and water pipes to Israeli settlements run directly past their homes.
    MALEH, West Bank — In remote Palestinian villages of the northern Jordan Valley, children read by gas lamp, and water must be purchased from miles away, even when electricity lines and water pipes to Israeli settlements run directly past their...

    Tags: Israeli Settlements, Palestinian National Authority, National Government, World Bank Group, European Union

    5. May 15, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  5. You name it, Eric Garcetti has done it

    In exactly one week, Los Angeles will wake up with a newly elected mayor.
    In exactly one week, Los Angeles will wake up with a newly elected mayor. The lucky leader of 4 million restless campers with cracked sidewalks could be Wendy Greuel, the business-suited Valley kid who worked for Mayor Tom Bradley and President...

    Tags: Pizzas, Teaching and Learning, Entertainment, Colleges and Universities, Foods and Beverages

    6. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Complete

  6. U.N. passes treaty regulating arms sales

    UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved the world body's first treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar international arms trade Tuesday, a goal sought for over a decade to try to keep illicit weapons out of the hands of terrorists, insurgent fighters and organized crime.
    UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved the world body's first treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar international arms trade Tuesday, a goal sought for over a decade to try to keep illicit weapons out of the hands...

    Tags: United Nations, Military Equipment, European Union, Diplomacy, Organized Crime

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

  7. Album skewering Margaret Thatcher to be reissued on April 17

    After former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was pilloried following her death last week with a campaign in England to vault the song “Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead” to the top of the nation’s pop chart, an English satirist is using the occasion of Thatcher’s funeral on Wednesday, April 17, to reissue a 1979 album skewering the woman also known as “The Iron Lady.”
    After former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was pilloried following her death last week with a campaign in England to vault the song “Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead” to the top of the nation’s pop chart, an English satirist is...

    Tags: Entertainment, Social Media, United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher, John F. Kennedy

    8. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Turkish pianist convicted of insulting religion through tweets

    A famed Turkish pianist was convicted Monday of insulting religion after sending a string of tweets deemed denigrating to Islam. Fazil Say was handed a suspended prison sentence of 10 months, according to news reports, stoking concerns in Turkey and abroad about freedom of speech.
    A famed Turkish pianist was convicted Monday of insulting religion after sending a string of tweets deemed denigrating to Islam. Fazil Say was handed a suspended prison sentence of 10 months, according to news reports, stoking concerns in Turkey and...

    Tags: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, European Union, Prisons, Journalism, Turkey

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

  9. Saudi Arabia denies reports of paralysis sentence

    Saudi Arabia denied reports that a young man had been sentenced to paralysis, a punishment that human rights groups had excoriated as a form of torture. “This is untrue,” the Justice Ministry said Monday on its Twitter account, according...

    Tags: Human Rights, Twitter, Inc., Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Saudi Arabia

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

  10. Two Americans killed in air crash in Afghanistan

    KABUL, Afghanistan -- Two U.S. troops died in eastern Afghanistan after their aircraft crashed Tuesday, military officials said.
    This post has been updated. See the note below for details.
    KABUL, Afghanistan -- Two U.S. troops died in eastern Afghanistan after their aircraft crashed Tuesday, military officials said. The U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force said the cause of the crash, which took place in a field, is under...

    Tags: International Military Interventions, United Nations, Emergency Incidents, Afghanistan, Kabul (Afghanistan)

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

  11. African refugees kidnapped, brutalized in Sinai, report says

    One of the men said he could not pay -- and so they decided to make an example of him. The kidnappers stripped the Ethiopian man and violated him, an Eritrean refugee who survived his ordeal in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula told Amnesty International. They...

    Tags: United Nations, Human Rights, Politics, Criminals, Kidnapping

    12. May 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Press Freedom Day: Where reporters and their work are threatened

    Friday marks World Press Freedom Day, first declared by the United Nations two decades ago as a day to nurture the freedom of journalists -- or to remind the world of where it falls short. Rights groups pointed to several spots on the globe where reporters are persecuted or in peril.
    Friday marks World Press Freedom Day, first declared by the United Nations two decades ago as a day to nurture the freedom of journalists -- or to remind the world of where it falls short. Rights groups pointed to several spots on the globe where...

    Tags: United Nations, Philippines, Somalia, Journalism, Civil Rights

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