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    May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Boat capsizes off Myanmar; dozens missing and feared dead

    NEW DELHI – A boat carrying approximately 100 Rohingya Muslims capsized late Monday off the coast of Myanmar with many of its occupants feared dead, UN officials said, as the region braced for a cyclone expected to slam low-lying areas inhabited by the embattled minority.
    NEW DELHI – A boat carrying approximately 100 Rohingya Muslims capsized late Monday off the coast of Myanmar with many of its occupants feared dead, UN officials said, as the region braced for a cyclone expected to slam low-lying areas inhabited...

    Tags: Tropical Storms, United Nations, Buddhism, Kaman Corporation, Bangladesh

    2. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Human Rights Watch alleges rebel atrocities in Syria

    BEIRUT -- Gruesome video footage purportedly showing a Syrian rebel commander mutilating the corpse of a dead soldier while shouting sectarian insults has drawn <a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/13/syria-brigade-fighting-homs-implicated-atrocities">condemnation from Human Rights Watch</a> and focused renewed attention on battlefield atrocities in Syria.
    BEIRUT -- Gruesome video footage purportedly showing a Syrian rebel commander mutilating the corpse of a dead soldier while shouting sectarian insults has drawn condemnation from Human Rights Watch and focused renewed attention on battlefield atrocities...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Rights, Civil Rights, Politics, Islam

    3. May 5, 2013 |Story| Reuters
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    4. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda denies war crimes in court

    Standing before the International Criminal Court on Tuesday for the first time, Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda denied he was guilty of a long list of wartime crimes.
    Standing before the International Criminal Court on Tuesday for the first time, Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda denied he was guilty of a long list of wartime crimes. Ntaganda faces charges of forcing children to fight as soldiers and indirectly...

    Tags: March 23 Movement, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice, International Court or Tribunal, Congo

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

  5. Russia reportedly detains 140 people in suspected extremism

    Russian authorities said Friday that 140 people had been detained in southern Moscow on suspicion of involvement in an Islamic extremist organization, according to the state news agency.
    Russian authorities said Friday that 140 people had been detained in southern Moscow on suspicion of involvement in an Islamic extremist organization, according to the state news agency. The Federal Security Agency said at least 30 of the suspects...

    Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice, Vladimir Putin, Sports

    6. Mar 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Myanmar on edge after new eruption of interreligious violence

    As the Myanmar government urged calm, Muslim shops reportedly sat shuttered Monday in the capital of Yangon, a sign of continued unease after the re-eruption of deadly religious violence in the country.
    As the Myanmar government urged calm, Muslim shops reportedly sat shuttered Monday in the capital of Yangon, a sign of continued unease after the re-eruption of deadly religious violence in the country. Riots in the central city of Meiktila,...

    Tags: Central African Republic, United Nations, Burma, Human Rights, Civil Rights

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

  7. Security south of the border

    President Obama met in Mexico on Thursday with President Enrique Pe&ntilde;a Nieto. Publicly, the two leaders focused on trade. That makes sense given the strong economic ties between the two nations and Pe&ntilde;a Nieto's efforts to introduce more competition to Mexico's energy and telecommunications sectors in the hopes of boosting his country's economy.
    President Obama met in Mexico on Thursday with President Enrique Peņa Nieto. Publicly, the two leaders focused on trade. That makes sense given the strong economic ties between the two nations and Peņa Nieto's efforts to introduce more competition to...

    Tags: Restraint of Trade, Corporate Crime, Human Rights, Mexico, Barack Obama

    8. Mar 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Hong Kong rules against residency for foreign domestic helpers

    Foreigners who cook, clean houses and care for children in Hong Kong will not be eligible to become permanent residents like other workers from abroad, a final appeals court ruled Monday.
    Foreigners who cook, clean houses and care for children in Hong Kong will not be eligible to become permanent residents like other workers from abroad, a final appeals court ruled Monday. The unanimous ruling disappointed the Filipino workers who...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Central African Republic, Employees, Pakistan, Labor Disputes

    9. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Activists urge Obama to speak out on Mexico's human rights record

    MEXICO CITY -- Activists are attempting to spotlight human rights issues during President Obama's visit this week to Mexico, urging him to publicly condemn what they describe as Mexico&rsquo;s abysmal record of torture, killings and forced disappearances by security forces.
    MEXICO CITY -- Activists are attempting to spotlight human rights issues during President Obama's visit this week to Mexico, urging him to publicly condemn what they describe as Mexico’s abysmal record of torture, killings and forced...

    Tags: National Government, Blackmail and Extortion, Drug Trafficking, Activism, U.S. Embassy

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

  10. Victor Carranza dies at 77; 'Emerald King' of Colombia

    Victor Carranza, known as the "Emerald King" of Colombia, who built a near monopoly in trade in the precious gems and survived at least two assassination attempts along the way, died of lung cancer Thursday at a Bogota hospital. He was 77.
    Victor Carranza, known as the "Emerald King" of Colombia, who built a near monopoly in trade in the precious gems and survived at least two assassination attempts along the way, died of lung cancer Thursday at a Bogota hospital. He was 77. Officials...

    Tags: Bogota (Colombia), Restraint of Trade, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution

    11. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Myanmar panel proposes measures to ease ethnic tensions

    NEW DELHI, India -- Ever since Myanmar opened to the West, released political prisoners and allowed the opposition led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to run for office, it has been dogged by tensions among its many ethnic and religious minorities.
    NEW DELHI, India -- Ever since Myanmar opened to the West, released political prisoners and allowed the opposition led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to run for office, it has been dogged by tensions among its many ethnic and religious minorities....

    Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Immigration, United Nations, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Minority Groups

    12. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Immigration reform overlooks asylum-seekers

    "Work authorization is not meant to get you rich, it's to let you live," said an Egyptian asylum-seeker who fled to the United States after a radical group beat him and tried to kidnap his wife and daughter. After fleeing persecution in their home...

    Tags: National Government, Immigration, Laws, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Government

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