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    May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Torture, drones, indefinite detention breeding home-grown terror?

    The broad-daylight hacking death of a soldier in London this week was Britain’s Marathon Moment.
    The broad-daylight hacking death of a soldier in London this week was Britain’s Marathon Moment. Like the twin bombings at the race finish line in Boston last month, Wednesday’s attack by two machete-wielding men spouting venomous threats to...

    Tags: Terrorism, U.S. Military, FBI, Immigration, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    2. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Obama restricts drone strikes overseas

    <span class="runtimeTopic"><span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span></span> -- Under pressure from Congress and international allies, President Obama announced a change in what has been a central piece of his counter-terrorism strategy, saying he will place new restrictions on the targeting of terrorists with missiles fired from drones.
    WASHINGTON -- Under pressure from Congress and international allies, President Obama announced a change in what has been a central piece of his counter-terrorism strategy, saying he will place new restrictions on the targeting of terrorists with...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Terrorism, Al-Qaeda, Pakistan

    3. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. After London attack, Britain officials begin intelligence review

    LONDON &mdash; British authorities on Thursday began combing through their intelligence files and evidence from the attack site to determine whether the apparently terrorism-related killing of a young soldier on a London street could have been prevented.
    LONDON — British authorities on Thursday began combing through their intelligence files and evidence from the attack site to determine whether the apparently terrorism-related killing of a young soldier on a London street could have been prevented....

    Tags: David Cameron, Terrorism, England, Prosecution, Boris Johnson

    4. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Two new suspects arrested in British soldier's hacking death

    LONDON -- Scotland Yard has announced the arrest of two new suspects in the case of a young soldier who was hacked to death on a London street in an apparent terrorist attack.
    LONDON -- Scotland Yard has announced the arrest of two new suspects in the case of a young soldier who was hacked to death on a London street in an apparent terrorist attack. The new suspects, a man and a woman, both 29, were arrested on suspicion of...

    Tags: Everest, Christine Lagarde, Unrest, Conflicts and War, David Cameron, BBC

    5. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Obama puts restrictions on drone program

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Reining back the aggressive counter-terrorism strategy he has embraced for five years, President Obama declared clear, public restrictions for the first time on using unmanned aircraft to kill terrorists, a shift likely to significantly reduce U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan and elsewhere.
    WASHINGTON — Reining back the aggressive counter-terrorism strategy he has embraced for five years, President Obama declared clear, public restrictions for the first time on using unmanned aircraft to kill terrorists, a shift likely to significantly...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Congress, White House, Terrorism, International Military Interventions

    6. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Fourth American fatality by U.S. drones disclosed

    WASHINGTON &mdash; As President Obama prepared to deliver a major speech on national security Thursday, his administration acknowledged for the first time that it had killed four U.S. citizens &mdash; one more than previously known &mdash; in drone missile strikes in Yemen and Pakistan.
    WASHINGTON — As President Obama prepared to deliver a major speech on national security Thursday, his administration acknowledged for the first time that it had killed four U.S. citizens — one more than previously known — in drone...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Justice, White House, Terrorism

    7. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Afghan security concerns to ease after 2014, Karzai says

    NEW DELHI -- Afghan security after the departure of foreign combat troops in 2014 will become easier because of the ill-advised, misdirected and often corrupt ways NATO and its contractors have pursued the "war on terror," Afghan President Hamid Karzai told reporters in India on Wednesday.
    NEW DELHI -- Afghan security after the departure of foreign combat troops in 2014 will become easier because of the ill-advised, misdirected and often corrupt ways NATO and its contractors have pursued the "war on terror," Afghan President Hamid Karzai...

    Tags: Nawaz Sharif, Hamid Karzai, Political Corruption, Afghanistan, India

    8. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Kirk Douglas to pay tribute to his late friend Burt Lancaster

    Kirk Douglas will be paying tribute to his old friend and frequent co-star Burt Lancaster at the<a href="http://www.cinema.ucla.ed"> UCLA Film &amp; Television Archive's</a> June 7 screening of their classic 1957 western, &ldquo;Gunfight at the O.K. Corral&rdquo; at the Billy Wilder Theater in Westwood.
    Kirk Douglas will be paying tribute to his old friend and frequent co-star Burt Lancaster at the UCLA Film & Television Archive's June 7 screening of their classic 1957 western, “Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” at the Billy Wilder Theater in...

    Tags: Rhonda Fleming, Unrest, Conflicts and War, John Sturges, Mark Twain, Movies

    9. May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Egypt's border with Gaza stays closed as protest continues

    CAIRO &mdash; Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip remained closed Sunday as the families and colleagues of seven Egyptian soldiers who were kidnapped in the northern Sinai Peninsula last week continued a sit-in.
    CAIRO — Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip remained closed Sunday as the families and colleagues of seven Egyptian soldiers who were kidnapped in the northern Sinai Peninsula last week continued a sit-in. A video was briefly posted on YouTube...

    Tags: Cairo (Egypt), Hamas, Egypt, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Kidnapping

    10. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Syria, Israel exchange fire across cease-fire line

    BEIRUT -- Syria said Tuesday that its forces had destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into Syrian territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, an account disputed by Israel, which said that shots were fired at a patrol inside Israeli-controlled territory.
    BEIRUT -- Syria said Tuesday that its forces had destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into Syrian territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, an account disputed by Israel, which said that shots were fired at a patrol inside Israeli-controlled...

    Tags: United Nations, Xi Jinping, Eurovision Song Contest (tv program), Rebellions, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )

    11. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Review: 'Dying City' is a mesmerizing look at the battles within

    There are many ways of being a political playwright. Christopher Shinn's approach, centered on characters rather than on ideologies, is one that will never go out of style.
    There are many ways of being a political playwright. Christopher Shinn's approach, centered on characters rather than on ideologies, is one that will never go out of style. Illuminating large-scale public concerns through the microscopic examination...

    Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, International Military Interventions, Iraq War (2003-2011), Theater, Entertainment

    12. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Suicide bomb blast kills Afghan provincial leader, 12 others

    KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomb blast killed a top leader of a northern Afghan province and at least 12 other people Monday, the latest in a step-up of attacks by Taliban insurgents ahead of Washington&rsquo;s planned troop withdrawal at the end of 2014.
    KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomb blast killed a top leader of a northern Afghan province and at least 12 other people Monday, the latest in a step-up of attacks by Taliban insurgents ahead of Washington’s planned troop withdrawal at the end of...

    Tags: Taliban, Bombings, Suicide, Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan

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