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f3b8d0b138957f1dacf88f60703b2018 | https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-xpm-2012-mar-04-la-fg-syria-homs-violence-20120305-story.html | Syria army shelling Homs and nearby villages, opposition says | Syria army shelling Homs and nearby villages, opposition says
Emboldened by its takeover of a rebel-held neighborhood of Homs, the Syrian army shelled other parts of the city and nearby villages Sunday in an effort to regain control of the area, antigovernment activists said.
Shells rained down through the day on the v... |
3e63c9ca44c206d6538f518869d1d9ad | https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-xpm-2012-sep-06-la-fg-israel-eritrean-refugees-20120907-story.html | Israel to admit 3 Eritrean refugees stranded at border | Israel to admit 3 Eritrean refugees stranded at border
JERUSALEM — Under pressure from the United Nations and human rights groups, Israel agreed Thursday to allow into the country three Eritrean refugees from a group of more than 20 that had been stranded for a week along a new newly built border fence with Egypt in th... |
54ec2b4d71fbf6df081182da8b1f7282 | https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-xpm-2013-apr-23-la-fg-syria-chemical-weapons-20130424-story.html | Israel’s claim about Syria chemical weapons highlights ‘red line’ | Israel’s claim about Syria chemical weapons highlights ‘red line’
JERUSALEM — Israel’s accusation that Syria used chemical weapons against rebels raises the prospect that Damascus crossed what President Obama has termed a “red line,” but appears unlikely to overcome deep resistance of the U.S. and its allies to militar... |
4a63e1bf87a1f7d5091a43ded1828887 | https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-xpm-2013-apr-24-la-fg-egypt-deep-state-20130425-story.html | Egypt president sees ‘deep state’ as enemy within | Egypt president sees ‘deep state’ as enemy within
CAIRO — President Mohamed Morsi casts himself as a leader navigating a landscape bristling with conspiracies by corrupt businessmen and shadowy figures plotting from inside a vast bureaucracy his Islamist inner circle has been unable to tame.
While protesters march, wor... |
d3496f937a42d44a72df59742f9de26d | https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-xpm-2013-aug-17-la-fg-syria-arms-20130817-story.html | U.S. has yet to deliver arms to Syria rebels | U.S. has yet to deliver arms to Syria rebels
WASHINGTON — More than two months after they were promised, U.S. weapons and ammunition have not reached America’s allies among the Syrian rebels, and their delivery date remains unclear, according to the Syrian opposition and Middle Eastern diplomats.
Khalid Saleh, an offic... |
0f43added1b259086161427b3427beaa | https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-xpm-2013-aug-27-la-fg-punitive-strikes-20130827-story.html | Punitive strikes ineffective, even counterproductive, analysts say | Punitive strikes ineffective, even counterproductive, analysts say
WASHINGTON — The type of limited, punitive military campaign now being contemplated against Syria has failed to deter U.S. adversaries in the past, and at times emboldened them, military analysts say.
In two major episodes in 1998, the U.S. government u... |
b784b6b481d51a9b3a44021b945eec64 | https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-xpm-2013-jan-24-la-fg-jordan-herak-20130125-story.html | Jordan democracy activists enjoy camaraderie, freedom to protest | Jordan democracy activists enjoy camaraderie, freedom to protest
AMMAN, Jordan — The king of Tafayla had just been elected to the parliament. He strode through the neighborhood in the Jordanian capital Thursday, dressed in a black tracksuit and wearing a 5 o’clock shadow, his hair matted down. A henchman fired a handgu... |
12987d396124d44010432054d5460ada | https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-xpm-2013-jul-13-la-fg-syria-egypt-refugees-20130714-story.html | Syrian business owners who fled to Egypt give up on going back | Syrian business owners who fled to Egypt give up on going back
REHAB, Egypt — As fighting in the Syrian city of Aleppo intensified last fall, Khalid Sabbagh decided it was time to move his business abroad.
He and his family had already fled months earlier to the safety of this palm-tree-lined Cairo suburb. But as Alepp... |
8249fbfc995827dda865b6d94b319689 | https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-xpm-2013-mar-14-la-fg-israel-deal-20130315-story.html | Israel prime minister forges deal for new coalition government | Israel prime minister forges deal for new coalition government
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached deals Thursday with two political rivals that will enable him to forge a broad-based, but potentially unstable, coalition government.
After weeks of hard-fought negotiations with the centrist par... |
8f580d80736cb16c010c6fbe90701bda | https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-xpm-2013-mar-29-la-fg-israel-soldiers-qa-20130330-story.html | Balancing needs of women, ultra-Orthodox men in Israel’s military | Balancing needs of women, ultra-Orthodox men in Israel’s military
TEL AVIV — Israel’s highest-ranking female soldier says efforts to draft male ultra-Orthodox students into the Israel Defense Forces should not come at the expense of women’s advancement in the army.
Last year, the nation’s Supreme Court determined that ... |
d6ad16ffc8f52338eff1029248ce3bd4 | https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-xpm-2013-mar-30-la-fg-libya-dangerous-20130331-story.html | Libya’s south teeters toward chaos — and militant extremists | Libya’s south teeters toward chaos — and militant extremists
SABHA, Libya — Their fatigues don’t match and their pickup has no windshield. Their antiaircraft gun, clogged with grit, is perched between a refugee camp and ripped market tents scattered over an ancient caravan route. But the tribesmen keep their rifles coc... |
b4ccd37ac0b8786ff94da6058eec493d | https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-xpm-2013-may-08-la-fg-iran-sanctions-20130509-story.html | Senate bill aims to toughen Iran sanctions | Senate bill aims to toughen Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Wednesday that would sharply toughen U.S. economic sanctions on Iran despite administration calls for Congress to delay penalties that could disrupt diplomacy aimed at resolving the dispute over Iran’s nuclear ... |
f1f3eca7b2f3987998aea9bfe7849e28 | https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-xpm-2013-may-10-la-fg-iraq-divided-20130511-story.html | Sword of division is poised over Iraq | Sword of division is poised over Iraq
BAGHDAD — Less than a year and a half after the last U.S. troops left, Iraq’s political leaders are openly debating the prospect of two dangerous paths for their country: de facto division or civil war. Perhaps both.
Tension between the Shiite majority, now in control of the levers... |
6aa543b963828f795532a085b870e6d0 | https://www.latimes.com/world/population/la-fg-population-matters3-20120726-html-htmlstory.html | As the world’s population grows, hunger persists on a massive scale | As the world’s population grows, hunger persists on a massive scale
Nearly 1 billion people are malnourished, and a child dies of hunger every 11 seconds. By 2050, farmers would have to double crop production to meet the demand.
A farmer digs a trench in Kenya’s Mwingi district, hoping to capture any rainwater that mig... |
c3878c86797ad0b0dac2682fc836d0f1 | https://www.latimes.com/world/population/la-fg-population-matters5-20120729-html-htmlstory.html | Philippines birth control: Filipinos want it, priests don’t | Philippines birth control: Filipinos want it, priests don’t
In the Philippines, contraceptives are available for the most part only to those with the means to buy them. The Catholic Church has fought a “reproductive health bill” in the legislature that would change that.
Women share beds after giving birth at Dr. Jose ... |
58ffc3eda514dea858963b993c4ee03b | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-syria-confrontation-pictures-20130828-photogallery.html | Photos: Conflict in Syria | Photos: Conflict in Syria
A civil conflict has raged in Syria for more than three years, costing tens of thousands of lives and leaving vast swaths of the nation in ruins.
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e6a77b489aa634f94ccca40c6d37c94d | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-afghanistan-children-casualties-20130613-story.html | U.N. says child casualties in Afghanistan rise dramatically | U.N. says child casualties in Afghanistan rise dramatically
KABUL, Afghanistan — The number of children killed and injured in Afghanistan’s war has risen sharply this year, the U.N. Children’s Fund says, calling the trend “unacceptable” and “very worrying.”
At least 121 children were killed and 293 were injured in the ... |
2648a9f3b743fffc9530c8b01a1abe06 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-afghanistan-taliban-prisoners-release-20140109-story.html | Defying U.S. concern, Afghan government to free 72 terrorism suspects | Defying U.S. concern, Afghan government to free 72 terrorism suspects
Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his top justice officials on Thursday ordered the release of 72 imprisoned terrorism suspects for lack of evidence to prosecute them, defying U.S. objections to freeing men still considered a security risk.
The priso... |
cb72ac4796e4a8e2c39f9cd0973d04d6 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-afghanistan-us-ambassador-karzai-pact-20131128-story.html | Afghanistan: U.S. ambassador says onus is on Karzai to sign pact | Afghanistan: U.S. ambassador says onus is on Karzai to sign pact
KABUL, Afghanistan — In his first public remarks in the weeklong standoff between the United States and Afghanistan over a post-2014 security agreement, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan James B. Cunningham challenged President Hamid Karzai to end the bitter... |
1c10655485aa6d5dc0c5a8122a725bd4 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-afghans-free-prisoners-20140213-story.html | Afghans free 65 prisoners deemed dangerous by U.S. | Afghans free 65 prisoners deemed dangerous by U.S.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Over strident U.S. objections, Afghanistan on Thursday released 65 prisoners whom it said it could not prosecute despite American warnings that they could return to attacking coalition forces and civilians.
The U.S. military had expected the move ... |
71069d9c22c0911ec7327c82917c8270 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-american-fighters-in-syria-20140204-story.html | Syria: At least 50 Americans have joined extremist units, U.S. says | Syria: At least 50 Americans have joined extremist units, U.S. says
WASHINGTON -- At least 50 Americans have joined the mix of extremist groups that are fighting to overthrow Syrian President Bashar Assad, and some could try to mount terrorist attacks at home, U.S. intelligence officials said Tuesday.
Intelligence offi... |
01ef29cfdd12bc6bdd5dda640601a7e2 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-australia-asylum-seekers-papua-new-guinea-20130719-story.html | Australia to send asylum-seekers to Papua New Guinea | Australia to send asylum-seekers to Papua New Guinea
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s prime minister warned Friday that all refugees who arrive by boat will be resettled on the island nation of Papua New Guinea, a policy shift that rights groups immediately condemned.
The move, described by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd a... |
259347a030cef71ae35964acfea089d0 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-bolivia-oldest-person-123-20130815-story.html | At 123, Bolivian man may be the oldest human who ever lived | At 123, Bolivian man may be the oldest human who ever lived
Carmelo Flores Laura, a Bolivian cattle and sheep herder, was born in 1890 -- 123 years ago -- according to Bolivian public records. That’s a year before the invention of the rotary-dial telephone and two years before the first Ferris wheel spun at the Chicago... |
660736ffb55e4906234e4e3b0db7ec87 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-cambodia-opposition-sam-rainsy-election-20130719-story.html | Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy returns to stir up election | Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy returns to stir up election
The joyous scene of Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy’s return to Phnom Penh from self-imposed exile Friday has stirred expectations – some would say unrealistic ones – of young voters throwing their support behind an alternative to Southeast Asia’... |
d47b9fbacf5424105b842d4197fd1765 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-canada-rail-crash-keystone-pipeline-20130711-story.html | Canada rail crash stirs debate over Keystone XL pipeline delay | Canada rail crash stirs debate over Keystone XL pipeline delay
As Canadian investigators sift through the gruesome wreckage of an oil train derailment and explosion in Lac Megantic, Quebec, the deadly crash has intensified a debate among environmentalists and energy-independence advocates as to whether it is safer to s... |
fafa0c10cb780c74a9fd02482e5a9e53 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-chemical-weapons-deadline-syria-20131023-story.html | Chemical weapons inspectors say they’ll meet first deadline in Syria | Chemical weapons inspectors say they’ll meet first deadline in Syria
WASHINGTON -- International inspectors expect to destroy Syria’s ability to produce new chemical weapons by Nov. 1, the first major deadline in the United Nations-ordered disarmament of the country’s entire chemical arsenal, officials said Wednesday.
... |
2a81a44536a4f17086e29cd166c31ec8 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-china-hornet-attacks-20131003-story.html | Swarms of hornets kill 42 people, injure hundreds in northwest China | Swarms of hornets kill 42 people, injure hundreds in northwest China
A rash of deadly hornet attacks in northwestern China has killed 42 people and injured more than 1,600, local officials said Thursday.
The attacks began in July and have centered on three cities in China’s Shaanxi province: Ankang, Hanzhong and Shangl... |
750fa9b6ad9b343f515f8c7bfa4cd7f1 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-china-internet-rumors-crackdown-20130909-story.html | Spreading Internet rumors in China can mean jail time under new rules | Spreading Internet rumors in China can mean jail time under new rules
BEIJING -- Spreading rumors on the Internet could get you three years in prison in China, with the penalties rising if the rumor is reposted more than 500 times or viewed by more than 5,000 people.
So says a judicial interpretation issued Monday by C... |
830aa5bc3b260bc6f315b5181c9f6114 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-china-offshore-accounts-20140122-story.html | Leaked files reveal offshore holdings of rich, politically connected | Leaked files reveal offshore holdings of rich, politically connected
BEIJING -- From the brother-in-law of Chinese President Xi Jinping to a daughter of the late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, thousands of the rich and politically connected have been outed as having secret offshore holdings.
The International Co... |
39ea5882f201df8d389713bea6662173 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-china-sea-dispute-20140110-story.html | China asserts control over vast sea area, angering neighbors, U.S. | China asserts control over vast sea area, angering neighbors, U.S.
Vietnam, Taiwan, the Philippines and the United States have criticized China for imposing new access rules for the vast South China Sea, saying Beijing’s demand that foreign vessels get approval to enter the disputed maritime area is provocative and pot... |
4b2b9b40ec7386fba34119afd93aca80 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-egypt-constitution-vote-20140114-story.html | Egypt votes on new constitution; Muslim Brotherhood urges boycott | Egypt votes on new constitution; Muslim Brotherhood urges boycott
CAIRO -- Amid heavy security, Egyptians went to the polls Tuesday to vote on a new constitution -- the first major step in what the military-led government calls a path to democracy.
In some locales, long lines of voters had already formed when polling s... |
819f1e0c9662ab37938a4ed839b87b42 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-egypt-morsi-charges-clashes-20130726-story.html | Egypt: At least 4 killed as tensions flare over Morsi charges | Egypt: At least 4 killed as tensions flare over Morsi charges
CAIRO -- At least four people were killed and dozens injured in fresh clashes Friday as supporters and opponents of Egypt’s deposed president, Mohamed Morsi, staged rival protests across the nation.
The country’s political divisions flared after state media ... |
7e64c9a039ed6acb77d0da16da6ed2ca | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-egyptian-crackdown-secular-20140105-story.html | Egyptian crackdown targets secular activists as well as Islamists | Egyptian crackdown targets secular activists as well as Islamists
CAIRO -- In a case that was seen as part of a broadening crackdown on secular activists, a brother and sister who were active in the uprising against Hosni Mubarak were given suspended one-year jail terms on Sunday in connection with an attack on a campa... |
3af5dbe65ec1e0fcc1faa66d38dcede9 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-erdogan-protesters-vandals-20130609-story.html | Turkish premier lashes out at protesters, calls them vandals | Turkish premier lashes out at protesters, calls them vandals
ANKARA, Turkey — In a series of increasingly belligerent speeches to cheering supporters Sunday, Turkey’s prime minister launched a verbal attack on the tens of thousands of anti-government protesters who flooded the streets for a 10th day, accusing them of c... |
3ce20151ffe9e9016f260774f2ebc0ae | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-guatemala-rios-montt-trial-20130510-story.html | Former Guatemala dictator Rios Montt found guilty of genocide | Former Guatemala dictator Rios Montt found guilty of genocide
MEXICO CITY -- Efrain Rios Montt, the former Guatemalan military dictator who ruled his country during one of the bloodiest phases of its civil war, was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity Friday for the systematic massacre and displacement ... |
47d403052b7ed31dd9c106e911715b6f | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-honduras-election-hernandez-castro-20131125-story.html | Ruling party’s lead disputed in Honduran presidential election | Ruling party’s lead disputed in Honduran presidential election
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Chanting “take to the streets” Monday, Honduran supporters of the country’s first major pro-left political party vigorously protested official presidential election results that showed their candidate losing.
Backers of candidate Xio... |
01f437ebe8d1cd8490ece1f2052156e6 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-interim-nuclear-deal-iran-research-20140127-story.html | Interim nuclear deal allows Iran to continue centrifuge research | Interim nuclear deal allows Iran to continue centrifuge research
WASHINGTON – The interim nuclear deal between Iran and world powers will allow Tehran to continue far more research and development on centrifuges to enrich uranium than has been publicly recognized, according to a veteran Washington nuclear analyst.
In a... |
3ae360087f0f37b9abae442431736129 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-iranian-president-hassan-rouhani-20140125-story.html | Iranian President Rouhani’s trip to Davos gets good reviews at home | Iranian President Rouhani’s trip to Davos gets good reviews at home
TEHRAN -- Last year he took New York by storm. This week, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani continued his charm offensive at the world’s most high-profile economic summit in Davos, Switzerland.
At the ritzy Alpine resort, the Iranian leader delivered a ... |
cc824a17954979e455b1b927b31c360e | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-iraq-attacks-funeral-20130921-story.html | ‘No one is safe in Iraq’ as attacks leave at least 92 dead | ‘No one is safe in Iraq’ as attacks leave at least 92 dead
BAGHDAD — Two suicide bombers, one in an explosives-laden car and the other on foot, struck a cluster of funeral tents packed with mourning families in a Shiite Muslim neighborhood in Baghdad, the deadliest in a string of attacks around Iraq that killed at leas... |
c9e83077dd2ec438f8d2981301460233 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-israel-palestinians-negotiations-20140330-story.html | Israelis, Palestinians at odds over delayed prisoner release | Israelis, Palestinians at odds over delayed prisoner release
JERUSALEM -- A delay in the release of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel is the latest disruption to the U.S.-brokered peace talks, with backstage efforts underway to break the impasse.
When the negotiations resumed in July, Israel agreed to release 104 lo... |
a07091306b383b51334748ebabedc9aa | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-israel-palestinians-west-bank-economy-20131008-story.html | World Bank: Israeli restrictions cost Palestinian economy billions | World Bank: Israeli restrictions cost Palestinian economy billions
JERUSALEM-- Israeli restrictions in the West Bank cost the struggling Palestinian economy more than $3.4 billion a year, according to a report released by the World Bank on Tuesday.
More than half of West Bank lands are largely off-limits to Palestinian... |
860148803638e2585d0ad78dbb2fd448 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-italy-migrant-ship-sinks-off-lampedusa-20131011-story.html | At least 27 drown in another migrant shipwreck south of Italy | At least 27 drown in another migrant shipwreck south of Italy
ROME – At least 27 people drowned Friday in the Mediterranean Sea after a boat packed with more than 240 would-be migrants capsized south of the Italian island of Lampedusa, scene of another deadly sinking last week.
Military aircraft from Italy and Malta dr... |
f98c36b1933bd40822dfe88f956b31ec | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-john-kerry-praises-syria-bashar-assad-20131007-story.html | Kerry offers rare, qualified praise of Syria’s Assad | Kerry offers rare, qualified praise of Syria’s Assad
BEIRUT -- U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry offered qualified praise Monday for the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad, crediting Syrian authorities for cooperating with a United Nations mandate to destroy the nation’s stockpiles of chemical weapons.
In ... |
bef9ef039b5c85245818acb021a09715 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-jordan-libya-kidnap-20140415-story.html | Jordan’s ambassador to Libya kidnapped in Tripoli | Jordan’s ambassador to Libya kidnapped in Tripoli
Jordan’s ambassador to Libya was abducted by armed assailants Tuesday while heading to his Tripoli office, the latest official taken hostage in the unstable North African country.
Masked kidnappers opened fire on the vehicle in which Ambassador Fawaz Itan was a passenge... |
785e61ef5d525b109ef2948fc7b5fbb2 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-kerry-israel-settlements-20140408-story.html | Israeli settlement plans sank peace talks, Kerry says | Israeli settlement plans sank peace talks, Kerry says
WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Tuesday that Israel’s announcement last week of new housing for Jewish settlers in East Jerusalem led to the breakdown of his eight-month effort to reach a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians.
Appearing be... |
2ea0d8a577f913098dafa9d391db200e | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-kerry-mideast-peace-bite-20130523-story.html | Kerry pursues Mideast peace a bite at a time | Kerry pursues Mideast peace a bite at a time
RAMALLAH, West Bank –- Secretary of State John Kerry nibbled away at a Mideast peace plan Thursday, taking time off from a busy political schedule to drop in to a West Bank restaurant for some regional specialties.
After meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud A... |
355466f723e2fa78b09f1758b3792a02 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-kerry-russia-china-snowden-20130624-story.html | John Kerry admonishes China, Russia on Edward Snowden | John Kerry admonishes China, Russia on Edward Snowden
NEW DELHI – Washington would not look favorably if it turns out that China and Russia purposely chose to ignore American desires to apprehend National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden on three felony counts, U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry said on a three... |
8b4a25230a34bdca1ec12951c3d8984c | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-kunming-knife-attack-china-uighur-20140302-story.html | China: Mass stabbing attack in Kunming shows depth of Uighur conflict | China: Mass stabbing attack in Kunming shows depth of Uighur conflict
KUNMING, China — Deng Wei, his wife and 8-month-old baby were having dinner in a little restaurant in an alleyway next to this city’s main train station Saturday night when a man and a woman, both in black, came striding by, clutching large knives.
“... |
53186fd89e676390ed422bb83e2bc7ed | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-latvia-supermarket-collapse-prime-minister-resigns-20131127-story.html | Latvia’s prime minister resigns over deadly supermarket collapse | Latvia’s prime minister resigns over deadly supermarket collapse
Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis abruptly resigned Wednesday, saying he was taking “political responsibility” for a supermarket collapse that killed more than 50 people last week and caused outrage in the small Baltic nation.
Dombrovskis, who too... |
3264345199ad1dac39ba86ca15f6ade6 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-los-angeles-gangbanging-syria-20140304-story.html | Two men in video say they’re from L.A. and ‘gangbanging’ in Syria | Two men in video say they’re from L.A. and ‘gangbanging’ in Syria
In an expletive-laced online video, two men say they are Los Angeles gang members who are “gangbanging” in Syria and fighting the “enemigos” in the bloody three-year conflict.
The men identify themselves as “Wino” from the Westside Armenian Power gang an... |
9f4260a3152beb169cca4b34d92c9e9a | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-malaysia-flight-370-plane-search-missing-20140312-story.html | Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 search is ‘unprecedented,’ official says | Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 search is ‘unprecedented,’ official says
BEIJING — Investigators appeared no closer to locating Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 on Wednesday, as officials defended their handling of the search for the aircraft that went missing five days ago.
At the latest count, there were 42 ships and 39 air... |
924b9fb4aafb65f4dfe00346ca35349d | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-malaysia-plane-search-garbage-20140330-story.html | Malaysia plane: Confronting searchers is an ocean full of garbage | Malaysia plane: Confronting searchers is an ocean full of garbage
BEIJING -- The search and rescue teams working off the west coast of Australia seeking the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 discovered what oceanographers have been warning: Even the most far-flung stretches of ocean are full of garbage.
For the firs... |
759707b7a06661b0c272b95cdc824937 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-mccain-syria-rebels-assad-20130527-story.html | Sen. John McCain makes surprise visit to Syria to meet rebels | Sen. John McCain makes surprise visit to Syria to meet rebels
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) paid a surprise visit to Syria on Monday and spoke with rebel leaders allied with the Free Syrian Army about the ongoing conflict with forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad.
McCain’s office confirmed his visit but declined ... |
d5cce77375b7c17368fa6b190deea3e0 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-mexican-vigilante-arrested-homicide-20140312-story.html | Leader of Mexican vigilante group arrested in double homicide | Leader of Mexican vigilante group arrested in double homicide
MEXICO CITY — One of the best-known leaders of Mexico’s vigilante “self-defense” movement has been arrested on suspicion of participating in a double homicide, raising new doubts about the federal government’s strategy of partnering with armed campesino grou... |
79812067f46c1b83b264acc4c6ac1d6e | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-mexico-michoacan-mayor-pacific-port-20140428-story.html | Mayor in Mexico’s Michoacan state accused of kidnapping, extortion | Mayor in Mexico’s Michoacan state accused of kidnapping, extortion
The mayor of Lazaro Cardenas, a major commercial port city in Mexico’s troubled Michoacan state, has been arrested and accused of kidnapping, extortion and links to organized crime, officials said Monday.
The arrest of Arquimides Oseguera was part of an... |
e00aafe16e1ad384578d0c83f6f6a960 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-mexico-michoacan-pena-nieto-20140122-story.html | Mexico’s Peña Nieto denies growth of vigilante movement | Mexico’s Peña Nieto denies growth of vigilante movement
MEXICO CITY -- Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto said Wednesday that the vigilante “self-defense” groups of Michoacan had “in no way” been allowed to expand on his watch, even though the groups began to emerge three months after his inauguration and have... |
186e1db3f9a6b0819a0bb31da13e4701 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-mexico-michoacan-self-defense-groups-20140127-story.html | Mexico to bring Michoacan’s ‘self-defense’ groups into existing force | Mexico to bring Michoacan’s ‘self-defense’ groups into existing force
MEXICO CITY — The leaders of the vigilante “self-defense” groups of Michoacan state have signed an agreement with the Mexican government that transforms them into an officially sanctioned security force, officials announced Monday.
The self-defense g... |
e903377d4d125202a76ec6623f6a1e5e | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-mexico-teen-cartel-member-el-ponchis-released-20131126-story.html | Mexico teen cartel member ‘El Ponchis’ released, headed to U.S. | Mexico teen cartel member ‘El Ponchis’ released, headed to U.S.
MEXICO CITY — A 17-year-old former Mexican drug cartel member, who admitted to killing four people while in the group’s employ, was released from a juvenile detention center early Tuesday morning and is headed to the United States, where he was born, Mexic... |
52983ffac01d338112efb22d604cc3d5 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-middle-east-snow-storm-20131212-story.html | Storm brings unusually heavy snow to parts of Middle East | Storm brings unusually heavy snow to parts of Middle East
JERUSALEM -- A winter storm blanketed parts of the Middle East with unusually heavy snow this week, knocking out power, stranding motorists and closing schools, businesses and roads.
As the cold weather system descended on the region late Tuesday, the United Nat... |
c660c38ac438c487a90d10bd472845d0 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-myanmar-orders-doctors-without-borders-to-cease-operations-20140228-story.html | Myanmar orders Doctors Without Borders to cease operations | Myanmar orders Doctors Without Borders to cease operations
Doctors Without Borders has been ordered to cease activities in Myanmar, leaving tens of thousands of patients without medical care, the Nobel Prize-winning aid group said Friday.
Doctors Without Borders did not give a reason for the move. But local news report... |
60e7d98e48b7cc7a9a271fe1e2fe6500 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-mystery-malaysia-airlines-flight-20140310-story.html | Malaysian flight leaves trail of anguish, mystery -- and little else | Malaysian flight leaves trail of anguish, mystery -- and little else
BEIJING -- Every few hours, a shard of information would drift across the TV screen: An object -- perhaps a door -- had been spotted. A yellow item -- could it be a life raft? -- had been seen. A new oil slick had been discovered, and samples were en ... |
2568b775a53411aba9d80d482f9d8660 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-nelson-mandela-interpreter-20131211-story.html | Nelson Mandela memorial: Flap over ‘hand-flapping’ interpreter | Nelson Mandela memorial: Flap over ‘hand-flapping’ interpreter
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The official sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s state memorial service on Tuesday didn’t even know the gestures for “South Africa” or “thank you,” according to representatives of organizations for deaf people.
The ma... |
b6ed5b5b02cdf3c5874ae27d152e398f | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-obama-antigay-law-uganda-20140216-story.html | Obama: Anti-gay law would ‘complicate’ relationship with Uganda | Obama: Anti-gay law would ‘complicate’ relationship with Uganda
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — President Obama warned Sunday that a harsh new anti-gay law in Uganda would “complicate our valued relationship” with the east African country, which receives hundreds of millions of dollars a year in U.S. aid.
In a last-ditch effor... |
42c3ec7a173f1bd03fc24bc39d31f607 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-obama-immigration-reform-south-korea-20140424-story.html | Obama to pitch U.S. immigration reform from South Korea | Obama to pitch U.S. immigration reform from South Korea
SEOUL -- President Obama plans to honor those who died in the Korean War with a surprising message for a foreign audience: a pitch for immigration reform back home.
At a naturalization ceremony Friday for 13 U.S. service members and seven military spouses statione... |
9107d1d7714014d7115564e214cdc7b1 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-obama-iran-sanctions-20131114-story.html | Obama cautions Congress against fresh sanctions on Iran | Obama cautions Congress against fresh sanctions on Iran
WASHINGTON -- President Obama urged Congress on Thursday not to slap Iran with new economic penalties that could disrupt diplomatic efforts to limit Tehran’s nuclear program, warning that the alternative of a military attack would be “messy” and “difficult” and wo... |
0ba96519a73dcd09a4e26a6c0923add1 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-obama-saudi-arabia-human-rights-20140329-story.html | Obama recognizes human rights advocate before leaving Saudi Arabia | Obama recognizes human rights advocate before leaving Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- President Obama honored a domestic-violence and child-abuse advocate here Saturday, giving attention to human rights struggles in Saudi Arabia before bringing to a close an overseas trip to Europe and the desert kingdom that was ... |
8647bad0f60bf235eb07df2ceaeb5a85 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-obama-syria-20130830-story.html | President Obama says response to Syria chemical attack would be limited | President Obama says response to Syria chemical attack would be limited
WASHINGTON – President Obama tried Friday to assure a war-fatigued American public that his response to the alleged chemical attack in Syria would be a “limited, narrow act” and not the beginning of another extended conflict in the Middle East.
“We... |
6b9cc3bd56325c864bb1c24932fc4acc | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-palestinian-reconciliation-politics-20140423-story.html | Palestinian factions Fatah, Hamas reconcile, to form unity government | Palestinian factions Fatah, Hamas reconcile, to form unity government
GAZA CITY -- The two main rival factions of Palestinian politics and society announced a reconciliation deal Wednesday that would mend a seven-year rift by forming a unity government and holding new elections.
Following two days of discussions betwee... |
7e4054c33eeadf0071906d4426b853f9 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-philippines-typhoon-china-aid-20131114-story.html | China increases aid to Philippines after drawing fire | China increases aid to Philippines after drawing fire
BEIJING -- Stung by criticism that it was playing politics with disaster, the Chinese government said it was contributing money and aid worth $1.64 million to typhoon victims in the Philippines.
Beijing has come under fire at home and abroad for initially providing ... |
0e5d4b7f19f95e73b7926fc208d8e651 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-pope-copacabana-20130728-story.html | Pope Francis draws millions to Copacabana beach, exhorts youth | Pope Francis draws millions to Copacabana beach, exhorts youth
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Pope Francis, speaking to an estimated 3 million people spread out over Copacabana beach, urged youth on Sunday to become religious disciples to “the fringes of society,” indispensable to a reinvigoration of the church.
Francis presided ov... |
be5dad717bbd6b7d516cc148c33a8663 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-pope-francis-mafia-target-20131114-story.html | ‘Nervous’ mafia could target Pope Francis, prosecutor warns | ‘Nervous’ mafia could target Pope Francis, prosecutor warns
Pope Francis’ campaign against corruption in the Catholic Church has made Italy’s most dangerous mafia organization “nervous,” which could make the prelate a target, a leading Italian prosecutor warned Thursday.
The pope’s vow to clean up church finances and b... |
62e564d71234c5412976f97b7f57f9a7 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-pope-francis-syria-peace-20130903-story.html | Pope Francis condemns chemical weapons use, calls for peace in Syria | Pope Francis condemns chemical weapons use, calls for peace in Syria
Pope Francis resolutely condemned the use of chemical weapons in a message to his nearly 3 million Twitter followers on Tuesday, but has made it clear in recent days that he opposes military retaliation against Syria for the government’s alleged use o... |
555b7916acb0c785f16f60599038bf5e | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-putin-obama-summit-snowden-20130807-story.html | Nixed Putin-Obama summit not really about Snowden, analysts say | Nixed Putin-Obama summit not really about Snowden, analysts say
President Obama’s decision to skip a one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin while he is in Russia next month has been cast by some political commentators and the White House itself as censure of the Kremlin’s grant of temporary asylum to ... |
e2295c9cbae704d26ed75e1ea3d70772 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-putin-security-olympics-20140119-story.html | Putin vows to keep Sochi Olympics terror-free | Putin vows to keep Sochi Olympics terror-free
MOSCOW -- The Kremlin understands the scope of the terrorism problem it faces in the run-up to the Sochi Winter Olympics and is taking ample measures to prevent any potential attacks, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview that aired Sunday.
“We do everything... |
546d3a91cddc8a4c6cd5ceac7fb8af17 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-russia-opposition-alexei-navalny-court-decision-20130719-story.html | Why did a Russian court reverse itself on Alexei Navalny? | Why did a Russian court reverse itself on Alexei Navalny?
MOSCOW -- Heads were spinning Friday when a Russian court ordered the release of opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his former business partner the day after convicting the men of embezzlement and sending them to prison in handcuffs.
Even experienced lawyers a... |
07e28efbbb6ed6db239c42861ae995bd | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-snow-israel-egypt-20131213-story.html | Snow closes roads in Israel, is a source of wonder in Egypt | Snow closes roads in Israel, is a source of wonder in Egypt
CAIRO -- Snow coated domes and minarets Friday as a record Middle East storm compounded the suffering of Syrian refugees, sent the Israeli army scrambling to dig out stranded motorists and gave Egyptians a rare glimpse of snow in their capital.
Nearly three fe... |
304b63a3eba249c0fc1221634b177949 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-south-korean-prime-minister-offers-to-resign-over-ferry-sinking-20140426-story.html | South Korean prime minister offers to resign over ferry sinking | South Korean prime minister offers to resign over ferry sinking
JINDO, South Korea — South Korea’s prime minister offered to resign Sunday over the government’s handling of a deadly ferry sinking, blaming “deep-rooted evils” and societal irregularities for a tragedy that has left more than 300 people dead or missing an... |
675595e46ab363fa335af9a0b71d403c | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-state-congress-iran-sanctions-20131003-story.html | State Dept. official urges Congress to delay new Iran sanctions | State Dept. official urges Congress to delay new Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON – A senior U.S. diplomat urged Congress to delay tough new Iran sanctions legislation until after upcoming negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program for fear of undermining the talks.
Wendy Sherman, the State Department’s third-ranking official, to... |
057d5e3228e8dc0266eb299bf80a024d | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-syria-assad-denies-use-of-chemical-weapons-20130826-story.html | Syria’s Assad denies use of chemical weapons | Syria’s Assad denies use of chemical weapons
BEIRUT -- Syrian President Bashar Assad labeled allegations that Syrian forces deployed chemical weapons as “preposterous” and “completely politicized,” according to comments published Monday from an interview with a Russian newspaper.
“How is it possible that any country wo... |
86645e51d9da8403c148efc6d84ce586 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-syria-chemical-weapons-deadline-20131209-story.html | Agency ridding Syria of chemical weapons warns deadline to be missed | Agency ridding Syria of chemical weapons warns deadline to be missed
The international effort to remove and destroy Syria’s chemical weapons is likely to miss its Dec. 31 deadline for getting the most toxic of the poison gases out of the war-torn country, the mission chief said Monday.
“In view of the circumstances in ... |
7f20b1f28224a07f56ce3c3a3b0e0e01 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-syria-france-us-airstrikes-ally-20130830-story.html | France, ironically, stands as strongest U.S. ally in sanctioning Syria | France, ironically, stands as strongest U.S. ally in sanctioning Syria
As President Obama weighs options for sanctioning Syria over alleged chemical weapons use, France, which defiantly opposed U.S. intervention in Iraq a decade ago, has emerged as Washington’s staunchest supporter for punitive air strikes.
After the B... |
8606c5eff80cb0b46820ae6fbd413945 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-syria-homs-evacuate-20140207-story.html | Dozens of people evacuated from besieged area of Homs in Syria | Dozens of people evacuated from besieged area of Homs in Syria
HOMS, Syria — Dozens of people trapped in the historic center of Homs were evacuated Friday as part of a complex deal involving the Syrian government, the United Nations and armed rebels occupying the Old City district.
A total of 83 residents, mostly men b... |
8d47377970f97e5b034833f90156673f | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-syria-israel-intelligence-chemical-attack-20130827-story.html | Israel may have intercepted Syrian discussions about chemical attack | Israel may have intercepted Syrian discussions about chemical attack
WASHINGTON -- An elite Israeli intelligence unit intercepted conversations among high ranking Syrian government officials discussing last week’s apparent chemical attack outside Damascus as it unfolded, a German news magazine has reported.
Citing an a... |
4824371ac86096b4c4fd289e49eaaad5 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-syria-obama-20130903-story.html | Obama urges prompt authorization of strike against Syria | Obama urges prompt authorization of strike against Syria
WASHINGTON -- Calling for a “prompt” congressional vote on authorizing a military strike against Syria, President Obama is making the case to top lawmakers Tuesday that the action would be “limited” and “proportional” but would also degrade Damascus’ ability to u... |
99221583a3941dcd7d38646eb012e221 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-tiananmen-square-attack-heart-of-china-20131028-story.html | Tiananmen Square attack sows terror in spiritual heart of China | Tiananmen Square attack sows terror in spiritual heart of China
BEIJING--It could hardly have been a more audacious attack or one that was aimed more directly at the bull’s-eye that is the spiritual heart of China.
At 12:05 p.m. Monday, a white sport utility vehicle entered a sidewalk and drove nearly 500 yards, plowin... |
30529b7387591083064a224c48bd7e5d | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-turkey-protests-warning-20130613-story.html | Turkey’s Erdogan issues ‘last’ warning to Istanbul protesters | 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.
“... |
cd54a1a5dd60113096a3d7c7bcd84057 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-two-dead-pakistan-polio-workers-20131007-story.html | Two dead in latest attack on Pakistani polio workers | Two dead in latest attack on Pakistani polio workers
PESHAWAR, Pakistan – A bomb exploded near a government health center Monday in northwestern Pakistan as anti-polio kits were being distributed, killing two people and wounding at least 12, Pakistani officials said.
The explosion in a suburb of Peshawar, the capital o... |
3e8c969d9722a815804451282c019b29 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-typhoon-haiyan-blasts-philippines-20131108-story.html | Typhoon slams Philippines, causing landslides, outages | Typhoon slams Philippines, causing landslides, outages
MANILA, Philippines — The strongest typhoon this year slammed into the Philippines on Friday, setting off landslides, knocking out power in several provinces and cutting communications in the country’s central region of island provinces. Four people died.
Telephone... |
5af8a2aa8b6c3eb31d8cbecf30889718 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-ukraine-crimea-secession-vote-20140306-story.html | Crimea sets March 16 vote on seceding from Ukraine, joining Russia | Crimea sets March 16 vote on seceding from Ukraine, joining Russia
KIEV, Ukraine -- The Russian-controlled parliament of Ukraine’s Crimea area voted Thursday to secede and join Russia, and set a March 16 public vote on the latest move aimed at wresting the strategic peninsula from Ukraine.
Officials in the Ukrainian ca... |
40ed459c185261b7889d471108841630 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-ukraine-pro-russia-protests-20140406-story.html | Pro-Russia protesters seize buildings in eastern Ukraine | Pro-Russia protesters seize buildings in eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW -- Pro-Russia demonstrators on Sunday seized at least three government buildings in industrial cities of eastern Ukraine, which has been plagued by demonstrations in favor of stronger ties to Moscow.
Early in the day several hundred demonstrators carrying ... |
c735707ace7ae60835db1d1349f5f706 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-ukraine-russia-crimea-airports-20140228-story.html | Russian gunmen patrol airports in tense Crimean standoff | Russian gunmen patrol airports in tense Crimean standoff
MOSCOW -- Armed Russian men in unmarked military uniforms took up positions at Crimea’s main airport in Simferopol early Friday, and there were reports that Russian naval forces had taken control of the military airport in Sevastopol, Moscow’s leased base for its... |
9f46bb399ea68132415a091fee03100d | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-ukraine-russia-military-readiness-20140226-story.html | Putin orders test of Russian forces amid Ukraine crisis | Putin orders test of Russian forces amid Ukraine crisis
MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered a test of the “battle readiness” of military forces deployed in the western and central areas of the country, a likely show of Kremlin muscle to reassure ethnic Russians in Ukraine that their rights a... |
78f915a07fa43a924c38d74dcf291c8f | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-un-syria-rebels-chemical-weapons-20130506-story.html | U.N.'s Carla del Ponte says Syrian rebels may have used sarin | U.N.'s Carla del Ponte says Syrian rebels may have used sarin
BEIRUT — A leading member of a United Nations investigatory commission says there are “strong concrete suspicions but not yet incontrovertible proof” that Syrian rebels have used the nerve agent sarin.
Carla del Ponte, a former prosecutor for U.N. tribunals ... |
de8b8be6323feae9800ad9a9bba289e0 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-us-afghan-talks-post-2014-agreement-20131120-story.html | No deal yet between U.S., Afghanistan on post-2014 pact | No deal yet between U.S., Afghanistan on post-2014 pact
KABUL, Afghanistan — Negotiations on a post-2014 security agreement between the United States and Afghanistan remained unresolved Wednesday, less than 24 hours before Afghan President Hamid Karzai was scheduled to address a gathering of tribal leaders who were exp... |
750a8439234d69a1d334188c1bd5cff8 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-us-afghanistan-prisoners-20140211-story.html | U.S. complains that Afghanistan releasing dangerous prisoners | U.S. complains that Afghanistan releasing dangerous prisoners
KABUL, Afghanistan – The U.S. military on Tuesday slammed Afghanistan for continuing to order the release of prisoners who the United States believes are dangerous, but who Afghan officials say cannot be prosecuted because authorities lack evidence.
The disp... |
f4e6c23ac6b214836c68b525637acf98 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-us-gun-laws-violence-latin-america-20130731-story.html | U.S. gun laws blamed for worsening Latin American violence | U.S. gun laws blamed for worsening Latin American violence
Lax U.S. gun regulations are enabling the international trafficking of high-powered weapons and fueling the spread of gun violence in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Council on Foreign Relations argues in a report urging President Obama to take action on i... |
72a9e51a441a08c81d9bc01607a09213 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-us-military-planes-said-to-take-fire-in-south-sudan-20131221-story.html | U.S. military planes take fire in South Sudan | U.S. military planes take fire in South Sudan
KAMPALA, Uganda — Rebel fire hit two U.S. military aircraft responding to the outbreak in violence in South Sudan on Saturday, wounding three U.S. service members and heavily damaging at least one of the aircraft, officials said. South Sudan blamed the attack on renegade tr... |
af884589eb27642dfd2513c6be992b09 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-us-pakistan-troubled-relationship-20131022-story.html | U.S.-Pakistan relationship has nowhere to go but up, analysts say | U.S.-Pakistan relationship has nowhere to go but up, analysts say
When President Obama and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif meet in the White House on Wednesday for the first high-level contact between their countries in years, there will be plenty to talk about but little on which to agree.
The relationship betwe... |
d90efd6aaa48212c2e6d3d52dc78f2e4 | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-us-syria-chemical-weapons-plan-20130918-story.html | U.S. backs off deadline for Syria to submit chemical weapons list | U.S. backs off deadline for Syria to submit chemical weapons list
WASHINGTON – The U.S.-Russian plan for the removal or destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons, hailed as a diplomatic breakthrough just days ago, appeared to run into trouble Wednesday as the Obama administration backed off a deadline for the Syrian gove... |
165b11bedb3812850dc962fde427007c | https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-vatican-united-nations-abuse-children-20140116-story.html | U.N. panel grills Vatican officials about abuse of children | U.N. panel grills Vatican officials about abuse of children
ROME -- In their toughest and most public questioning to date about sexual abuse of children by members of the clergy, senior Vatican officials came under heavy criticism Thursday from a United Nations committee over their handling of such cases and promised t... |
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