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    May 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Hezbollah leader affirms support for Assad in Syria

    BEIRUT — The leader of the militant group Hezbollah on Saturday aligned his powerful movement squarely behind the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad and vowed victory against Syrian rebels, whom he assailed as proxy warriors for the West and Israel.
    BEIRUT — The leader of the militant group Hezbollah on Saturday aligned his powerful movement squarely behind the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad and vowed victory against Syrian rebels, whom he assailed as proxy warriors for the West...

    Tags: Bashar Assad, Iran, Islam, Rebellions, Lebanon

    2. May 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Syria activists look to a grave for evidence against Assad

    WASHINGTON — The hunt for proof that Syrian government forces used banned chemical weapons may come down to a rotting corpse exhumed late last month from a makeshift cemetery near Damascus.
    WASHINGTON — The hunt for proof that Syrian government forces used banned chemical weapons may come down to a rotting corpse exhumed late last month from a makeshift cemetery near Damascus. The grave diggers — a Syrian doctor and several...

    Tags: Bashar Assad, Central Intelligence Agency, Weaponry, U.S. Embassy, Lebanon

    3. May 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Women becoming priests without Vatican's blessing

    SAN FRANCISCO — The priest will be ordained in a purple Lutheran church. The Communion bread, symbolizing the body of Christ, will be gluten-free. The congregation will pray to "our mother our father in heaven."
    SAN FRANCISCO — The priest will be ordained in a purple Lutheran church. The Communion bread, symbolizing the body of Christ, will be gluten-free. The congregation will pray to "our mother our father in heaven." But the real departure from Roman...

    Tags: Social Issues, Minority Groups, Vatican City, Abortion, Feminism

    4. May 26, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  4. McManus: Rebooting the war on terror

    President Obama's speech last week on the future course of America's 11-year-old war against Al Qaeda was long overdue.
    President Obama's speech last week on the future course of America's 11-year-old war against Al Qaeda was long overdue. Never before has he offered the public such a detailed explanation of his anti-terrorism strategy. In part, that's surely because...

    Tags: Al-Qaeda, Yemen, Central Intelligence Agency, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp

    5. May 25, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Complete

  5. British police arrest 3 more men in soldier's slaying

    British police on Saturday arrested three more suspects in connection with the savage killing of an off-duty soldier that has raised fresh concerns about terrorism.
    British police on Saturday arrested three more suspects in connection with the savage killing of an off-duty soldier that has raised fresh concerns about terrorism. Scotland Yard said counter-terrorism officers arrested two men, aged 24 and 28, at a...

    Tags: Crimes, Prosecution, Terrorism, Murder, Police Arrests

    6. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. PASSINGS: Henri Dutilleux, Harold Shapero, Vernon McGarity

    <strong>Henri Dutilleux</strong>
    Henri Dutilleux French composer of modernist music Henri Dutilleux, 97, a highly regarded French composer of modernist music, died Thursday in Paris, said his publisher, Schott Music. The cause was not given. Considered one of the most important...

    Tags: U.S. Army, Culture, Armed Forces, Harvard University, Paris (France)

    7. May 23, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  7. ‘Star Wars’: Life-size Lego X-wing Starfighter coming to California

    Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles Times
    The White House rejected a petition to build a Death Star, but a different piece of “Star Wars” machinery has […]...
    8. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Russia says Syria will attend peace conference

    BEIRUT &mdash; Syrian President Bashar Assad's government has agreed "in principle" to participate in a U.S.- and Russian-sponsored peace conference aimed at ending the violence in Syria, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday.
    BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad's government has agreed "in principle" to participate in a U.S.- and Russian-sponsored peace conference aimed at ending the violence in Syria, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday. Moscow learned of the...

    Tags: Bashar Assad, Istanbul (Turkey), John Kerry, Russia, Wars and Interventions

    9. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Cold War Kids return with the safety off at the Fonda

    The first lyrics on Cold War Kids' newest album, "Dear Miss Lonelyhearts," sum up the band's predicament right now. "I was supposed to do great things," Nathan Willett howls over a speedy piano plink. "I wasn't raised to shoot for fame, I had the safety on."
    The first lyrics on Cold War Kids' newest album, "Dear Miss Lonelyhearts," sum up the band's predicament right now. "I was supposed to do great things," Nathan Willett howls over a speedy piano plink. "I wasn't raised to shoot for fame, I had the safety...
    10. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. On Benghazi, Obama vs. Republicans again

    Maybe because President Obama said so many other things in his speech Thursday -- about drones, Guantanamo and a &ldquo;new phase&rdquo; in the war against terrorism -- a reference to Benghazi didn&rsquo;t attract much attention. But, at the risk of over-interpretation, it struck me as another attempt by the president to counter the Republican claim that he refused to recognize Benghazi as a terrorist attack.
    This post has been updated as indicated below.
    Maybe because President Obama said so many other things in his speech Thursday -- about drones, Guantanamo and a “new phase” in the war against terrorism -- a reference to Benghazi didn’t attract much attention. But, at the risk of over-...

    Tags: Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Al-Qaeda, Terrorism

    11. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Obama's drone limits may bolster ties with Pakistan

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan &mdash; President Obama's commitment to scaling back the use of unmanned aircraft to kill suspected terrorists could pave the way for improved relations between the United States and Pakistan, analysts and political leaders said Friday.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Obama's commitment to scaling back the use of unmanned aircraft to kill suspected terrorists could pave the way for improved relations between the United States and Pakistan, analysts and political leaders said...

    Tags: Al-Qaeda, Elections, Taliban, Government, Pakistan

    12. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Nights of rioting test Sweden's reputation for tolerance

    LONDON -- Residents of Stockholm braced for more violence Friday after five consecutive nights of rioting that have rocked the Swedish capital and shaken the Scandinavian country&rsquo;s self-image as a tolerant, liberal place.
    LONDON -- Residents of Stockholm braced for more violence Friday after five consecutive nights of rioting that have rocked the Swedish capital and shaken the Scandinavian country’s self-image as a tolerant, liberal place. Since Sunday, sections of...

    Tags: Culture, Stockholm (Sweden), Sociology, Police Arrests, Arts and Culture

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