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Myanmar leader's record on reform pledges mixed going into historic White House meeting
Associated PressWASHINGTON (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: Labor Legislation, American Red Cross, Religion and Belief, Prisoners and Detainees, Islam
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Three kidnapped Red Cross workers freed in Yemen
ReutersADEN, 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: Saudi Arabia, Employees, American Red Cross, Arabian Peninsula, Kidnapping
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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...
Tags: Saudi Arabia, U.S. Military, Lebanon, Religion and Belief, Iraq
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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: Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Raul Castro, American Red Cross, Cuba
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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: Trips and Vacations, U.S. Navy, Cuba, Havana (Cuba), Human Rights
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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: Hillary Clinton, American Red Cross, Doha (Qatar), Los Angeles Times, Political Dissent
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Red Cross 'can't cope' as Syria crisis worsens, chief says
World NowThe 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... -
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... -
Civilians in greater peril, Red Cross chief in Afghanistan says
World NowThe 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.... -
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. With the...
Tags: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Explosions, American Red Cross, Demonstration, Political Dissent
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Sources: Obama Authorized Secret Support for Syrian Rebels
CNNWASHINGTON, 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: News Agency, Business Institutions, Political Dissent, Activism, Iran
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Gazans allowed to visit kin held in Israel for first time in five years
World NowNearly 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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