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    Jun 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Hope grows that Iran could pull back from nuclear standoff

    BEIRUT — The surprising election of Hassan Rowhani, a moderate cleric, as Iran's president has prompted a wave of speculation about a crucial question: Will Iran's new leadership be more willing to compromise on its nuclear program?
    BEIRUT — The surprising election of Hassan Rowhani, a moderate cleric, as Iran's president has prompted a wave of speculation about a crucial question: Will Iran's new leadership be more willing to compromise on its nuclear program? No one knows...

    Tags: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Defense, Elections, Ali Akbar Velayati, Nuclear Weapons

    2. May 29, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  2. McManus: The long haul in Syria

    The civil war in Syria is heading in the wrong direction. In the last year, rebels had won control of big slices of territory, including much of the country's largest city, Aleppo. But those gains prompted a surge of military aid to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime: urban guerrillas from Lebanon's Hezbollah and Iraq's Shiite Muslim militias, combat advisors from Iran's Revolutionary Guard and antiaircraft missiles from Russia (to prevent "hotheads" from trying to impose anything like a no-fly zone, an official in Moscow said Monday). As a result, the Assad regime has seized at least a temporary advantage.
    The civil war in Syria is heading in the wrong direction. In the last year, rebels had won control of big slices of territory, including much of the country's largest city, Aleppo. But those gains prompted a surge of military aid to Syrian President...

    Tags: Rebellions, Arab Spring, Wars and Interventions, Government, Iraq

    3. May 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Multiple bombings kill more than 50 in Iraq

    BAGHDAD — In apparently coordinated attacks, at least 10 bombings shattered Iraqi neighborhoods Monday, killing at least 53 people, injuring more than 200 and contributing to fears that the country's tenuous hold on security is slipping away.
    BAGHDAD — In apparently coordinated attacks, at least 10 bombings shattered Iraqi neighborhoods Monday, killing at least 53 people, injuring more than 200 and contributing to fears that the country's tenuous hold on security is slipping away....

    Tags: Baghdad (Iraq), Islam, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Explosions, Bombings

    4. May 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. More South Koreans support developing nuclear weapons

    SEOUL — Perhaps it is merely basic human desire to keep up with the neighbors, but an increasing number of South Koreans are saying that they want nuclear weapons too.
    SEOUL — Perhaps it is merely basic human desire to keep up with the neighbors, but an increasing number of South Koreans are saying that they want nuclear weapons too. Even in Japan, a country still traumatized by the legacy of Hiroshima and...

    Tags: Gun Control, Tokyo (Japan), Nuclear Weapons, Park Geun-hye, North Korea

    5. Feb 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. 'Argo's' Oscar gets a thumbs-down in Iran

    TEHRAN -- Since the news from Hollywood flashed early Monday in Iran, text messages have been passing the word: A film widely denounced here as a stereotyped, anti-Iranian caricature won the coveted Oscar for best picture.
    TEHRAN -- Since the news from Hollywood flashed early Monday in Iran, text messages have been passing the word: A film widely denounced here as a stereotyped, anti-Iranian caricature won the coveted Oscar for best picture. "I am secular, atheist and not...

    Tags: Movies, Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Jimmy Carter, Iran's Nuclear Program

    6. Jan 23, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Hostage crises, then and now

    The State Department is probably very pleased with the outcome of last week's hostage crisis in Algeria, although given the loss of innocent lives it would be impolitic for officials to say so.
    The State Department is probably very pleased with the outcome of last week's hostage crisis in Algeria, although given the loss of innocent lives it would be impolitic for officials to say so. In case you missed it, Islamic militants had held an...

    Tags: Tripoli (Libya), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Government, U.S. Congress

    7. Jan 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. 'Argo' writer Chris Terrio on Affleck collaboration

    It's a truism that all Hollywood screenwriters learn, either the easy way or the hard way, that filmmaking is a collaborative art. Still, some personality types struggle with that.
    It's a truism that all Hollywood screenwriters learn, either the easy way or the hard way, that filmmaking is a collaborative art. Still, some personality types struggle with that. Not Chris Terrio. That becomes all the more clear when, intending to...

    Tags: Staten Island (New York City), Beasts of the Southern Wild (movie), Golden Globe Awards, Entertainment Events, John Goodman

    8. Jan 19, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  8. Algerian assault ends crisis, 19 hostages dead

    AIN AMENAS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian special forces stormed a natural gas complex in the middle of the Sahara desert on Saturday in a "final assault" that ended a four-day-old hostage crisis, according to the state news agency and two foreign governments. At least 19 hostages and 29 Islamist militants have been killed.
    AIN AMENAS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian special forces stormed a natural gas complex in the middle of the Sahara desert on Saturday in a "final assault" that ended a four-day-old hostage crisis, according to the state news agency and two foreign...

    Tags: Armed Forces, Government, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, North Africa, Kidnapping

    9. Oct 9, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. France approves European treaty on public-spending limits

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    France approves the European treaty to limit public spending, a key element in Europe's strategy to combat its debt crisis. Critics say that it will enshrine austerity into French law....
    10. Sep 26, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Strategy to improve 'alarming situation' in Mali expected at U.N.

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    The question of how to help Mali cope with rebels, the aftermath of a military coup and religious extremists, is slated to be taken up Wednesday at the sidelines of the United Nations, at a closely watched meeting on security in the troubled Sahel....
    11. Oct 12, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Bali marks 10th anniversary of devastating bombing

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    Ten years ago, the bombing of two nightclubs in Bali killed 202 people and unsettled the long-peaceful island popular with Western tourists. On Friday, hundreds of survivors and their families gathered in Bali to remember the bombing, a devastating attack...
    12. Nov 9, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  12. Lloyd Waters: Guests of the Ayatollah, minus six

    How is your memory working this morning? A little rusty, you say. I want to take you back 33 years to 1979 and ask you to remember a few things. If you’re not old enough to recall back that far, some review of that era just might be worthwhile....

    Tags: Ruhollah Khomeini, Movies, The Herald-Mail, Jimmy Carter, Entertainment

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