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    May 18, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  1. Myanmar leader's record on reform pledges mixed going into historic White House meeting

    Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Myanmar President Thein Sein's historic White House visit next week is the culmination of U.S. outreach to a former pariah regime. That's been based on a principle of taking "action for action" by deepening ties in response to...

    Tags: Prisoners and Detainees, Religious Conflicts, Washington, DC, North Korea, Manufacturing and Engineering

    2. May 15, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  2. Three kidnapped Red Cross workers freed in Yemen

    Reuters
    ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - Yemeni tribesmen released three kidnapped employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the humanitarian agency and a Yemeni security source said on Thursday. The men - a Swiss, a Kenyan and a Yemeni national - were...

    Tags: Employees, Al-Qaeda, Saudi Arabia, Relief and Aid Organizations, Career and Workplace

    3. May 13, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  3. Hundreds of armed groups hold swathes of north Syria -ICRC

    Reuters
    * Signs government consolidating hold on Damascus * Roadblocks holding up aid, travel * Rare independent assessment of situation on ground By Tom Miles GENEVA, May 13 (Reuters) - Syria's rebels are fragmented into hundreds of armed groups who...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Rebellions, Wars and Interventions, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), American Red Cross

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

  4. The struggle for Syria

    My cousin, Ramez, was dead before the echoes of the gunshot that killed him stopped ringing. His 4-year-old daughter, Zeynab, watched him fall on a narrow street in Damascus, but she never heard the shot because she is deaf. She held onto his lifeless hand until a second bullet tore into her chest. She survived.
    My cousin, Ramez, was dead before the echoes of the gunshot that killed him stopped ringing. His 4-year-old daughter, Zeynab, watched him fall on a narrow street in Damascus, but she never heard the shot because she is deaf. She held onto his lifeless...

    Tags: U.S. Military, Bashar Assad, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Islam, Saudi Arabia

    5. May 3, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  5. Cuba says will consider U.N. and Red Cross visits

    Reuters
    * Red Cross halted prison visits in Cuba in 1989 * Cuba denies allegations of arbitrary detention, torture * Call for access among 293 recommendations at rights forum By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, May 3 (Reuters) - Cuba said on Friday it would consider...

    Tags: Prisons, Raul Castro, Justice and Rights, Cuba, Crime, Law and Justice

    6. May 1, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  6. No freedom of speech in Cuba despite easier foreign travel-activist

    Reuters
    * Dissident among 19 Cubans allowed to leave so far * Says Havana controls media * Britain, Spain and U.S. call for freedom of association By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, May 1 (Reuters) - The Castro government's easing of foreign travel restrictions...

    Tags: Raul Castro, U.S. Navy, Cuba, Freedom of the Press, Havana (Cuba)

    7. Oct 8, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Civilians in greater peril, Red Cross chief in Afghanistan says

    World Now
    The departing head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Afghanistan warned Monday that the country's civilians live in more peril today than when started his job seven years earlier....
    8. Nov 8, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Red Cross 'can't cope' as Syria crisis worsens, chief says

    World Now
    The Red Cross lamented Thursday that the deepening crisis in Syria has barred it from helping many of those in need, even as it steps up its efforts. “We can’t cope with the worsening of the situation,” International Committee of the Red...
    9. Nov 9, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Global catastrophe predicted if West invades Syria

    BEIRUT - Syrian President Bashar Assad predicted a global catas- trophe should the West invade his country, and representatives of Syria's notoriously divided opposition struggled Thursday to form a united government-in-exile against Assad's beleaguered...

    Tags: Charity, Jihad, Bashar Assad, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Rebellions

    10. Oct 29, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. reFramed: In conversation with Alessio Romenzi

    Framework
    “reFramed” is a feature showcasing fine art photography and vision-forward photojournalism. It is curated by Los Angeles Times staff photographer Barbara Davidson. twitter@photospice Alessio Romanzi was born in Colle Sant'Angelo, a small...
    11. Sep 7, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  11. 5 dead as bombs strike Syrian capital of Damascus

    BEIRUT (AP) -- Two booby-trapped vehicles exploded within hours of each other Friday in Syria's once-impregnable capital of Damascus, killing at least five police officers as rebels increasingly target President Bashar Assad's seat of power.
    BEIRUT (AP) -- Two booby-trapped vehicles exploded within hours of each other Friday in Syria's once-impregnable capital of Damascus, killing at least five police officers as rebels increasingly target President Bashar Assad's seat of power. With the...

    Tags: Turkey, Bashar Assad, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Explosions, Injuries and Wounds

    12. Jul 16, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Gazans allowed to visit kin held in Israel for first time in five years

    World Now
    Nearly 50 people from the Gaza Strip on Monday were allowed to visit relatives held in Israeli jails for the first time in more than five years....
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