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Blasts kill nearly two dozen Shiite pilgrims in Iraq
World NowAttacks on Shiite Muslim pilgrims in Iraq: Nearly two dozen Iraqis were killed and more than 75 wounded Monday in at least seven attacks on pilgrims headed to or from the Shiite holy city of Karbala in southern Iraq.... -
Baghdad bombings leave at least 60 dead, nearly 200 injured
World NowBaghdad bombings: A string of Baghdad bombings killed at least 60 people and injured nearly 200. The attacks came just days after the last U.S. troops left Iraq.... -
Ex-President Musharraf says he will return to Pakistan this month
World NowREPORTING FROM ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN -- Former President Pervez Musharraf said Sunday that he planned to return to Pakistan in late January to prepare to campaign for elections, but authorities said he would be arrested as soon as he arrived at the airport.... -
French journalist killed while reporting in Syria
World NowA French journalist was killed Wednesday while reporting in the restive Syrian city of Homs. The French television channel France 2 confirmed the death of its reporter, Gilles Jacquier, in Syria.... -
Sudan and South Sudan inch back from the brink of war
World NowSudan and South Sudan inch back from from the brink of war: South Sudan forces began a withdrawal from the strategic Sudanese oil area of Heglig, after enormous international pressure to do so. But Sudan claimed to have driven them out by force.... -
Settlement policy makes Israel a troublesome ally
Your article "Israel approves new east Jerusalem housing" (Aug.12) shows once again that Israel is more interested in stealing Palestinian land than in a peace settlement with the Palestinians. Israel has been brutally oppressing the Palestinians for...Tags: Israel, Theft, Crime, Law and Justice, Jerusalem (Israel), Crimes
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Airports: Are we any safer?
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOn May 1, 1961, Inez Harlow flew into the history books. The 23-year-old flight attendant had been suspicious of the slim passenger from the moment he boarded the National Airlines Convair CV-440 in Miami. "He had dark glasses on, his collar up,...Tags: Key West, Air and Space Accidents, Los Angeles International Airport, Crime, Law and Justice, National Security
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U.N. ploy could benefit Israel
In September, the Palestinian Authority of Mahmoud Abbas plans to bring a statehood petition to the United Nations. The initial plan is to bring it to the Security Council for approval. If the U.S. vetoes it, as expected, the PA will then bring it to...Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Gaza Crisis (2008), Civil Unrest, Fatah, Gaza Strip
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Yelena Bonner dies at 88; wife of Andrei Sakharov was a Soviet human rights activist
Reporting from Moscow -- Yelena Bonner, human rights activist and widow of Soviet dissident and Nobel Peace Prize winner Andrei Sakharov, has died. She was 88.
Bonner died Saturday afternoon in Boston after a long illness, said her daughter, Tatiana...Tags: Human Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Health and Medical Professionals, Awards and Prizes, World War II (1939-1945)
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U.S. aid only to countries supporting human rights
How should we react to the “Arab Spring”? President Barack Obama's May 19 Mideast policy speech outlined the key issues well. Despite the unnecessary distraction of his proposal to set the 1967 borders of Israel as the starting point of a future peace...Tags: Government, Heads of State, Yemen, Human Rights, Freedom of Religion
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Israel retaliates following rocket attack from within Lebanon [Updated]
World NowRecent calm along the Israel-Lebanon border broke early Tuesday after unknown assailants in southern Lebanon fired four rockets into northern Israel, the first such attack since 2009.... -
Iranian protesters storm British Embassy in Tehran
World NowProtesters seize British Embassy in Iran: Hundreds of demonstrators stormed the British Embassy in Tehran on Tuesday to protest sanctions imposed on Iran, chanting “Death to Britain” and setting fire to the British, American and Israeli flags....
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