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    May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. 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: Lebanon, United Nations, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bashar Assad, Saudi Arabia

    2. Oct 8, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

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

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    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....
    3. Nov 8, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  3. 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...
    4. Nov 9, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. 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: Global Expansion, Qatar, Political Dissent, David Cameron, American Red Cross

    5. Oct 29, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  5. reFramed: In conversation with Alessio Romenzi

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    “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...
    6. Sep 7, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  6. 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: Demonstration, Emergency Incidents, Terrorism, Political Dissent, American Red Cross

    7. Jul 16, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  7. 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....
    8. Aug 2, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  8. Sources: Obama Authorized Secret Support for Syrian Rebels

    WASHINGTON, DC -- President Barack Obama has signed a covert directive authorizing U.S. support for Syrian rebels battling President Bashar al-Assad's forces, U.S. officials told CNN on Wednesday.
    CNN
    WASHINGTON, DC -- President Barack Obama has signed a covert directive authorizing U.S. support for Syrian rebels battling President Bashar al-Assad's forces, U.S. officials told CNN on Wednesday. The secret order, referred to as an intelligence...

    Tags: U.S. Department of State, Terrorism, Political Dissent, Justice and Rights, Diplomacy

    9. Jun 21, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Palestinian prisoner resumes hunger strike in Israel

    World Now
    A Palestinian inmate in an Israeli prison who had refused to eat for 71 days resumed his hunger strike Thursday, a prisoners' advocacy group said....
    10. Jun 7, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Locusts menace already hunger-stricken Mali and Niger

    World Now
    Mali and neighboring Niger are facing swarms of locusts, left uncontrolled while Libya and Algeria grappled with conflicts of their own....
    11. May 30, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Colombian rebels release French journalist

    World Now
    After more than a month of captivity, French journlaist Romeo Langlois was released Wednesday by leftist rebels who had described him as a prisoner of war....
    12. May 14, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Iraq still operating secret torture site, rights group says

    World Now
    A clandestine jail and alleged torture site under the control of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki continues to operate more than a year after the government ordered it shut down, Human Rights Watch claims in a report being released Tuesday....
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