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Fighting in Tajikistan leaves more than 40 gunmen and troops dead
World NowMore than 40 gunmen and Tajikistan government troops were reported killed in one of the largest armed clashes in the Central Asian republic since the end of its devastating 1992-1997 civil war betwen Islamist militants and the autocratic pro-Russian... -
Clinton comments on human rights blocked in China, group says
World NowThe Chinese equivalent of Twitter has blocked remarks from Hillary Clinton that implicitly swiped at human rights abuses in China, according to a Hong Kong group that monitors Chinese media.... -
As Clinton visits, old U.S. bombs continue to kill, maim in Laos
World NowAs Hillary Clinton made the first trip to Laos by a U.S. Secretary of State in nearly six decades, activists urged the U.S. to step up its spending to clear the vast stretches of Lao land still littered with unexploded American bombs left over from its... -
Possible pilot shortage raises safety concerns
An industry forecast that nearly half a million new airline pilots will be needed worldwide over the next 20 years as airlines expand their fleets has raised safety concerns that airlines will hire lower caliber pilots as they struggle to fill slots....Tags: Politics, Employment, Air Transportation Industry, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace
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Community Center names new executive
Looking to raise its profile and boost fundraising, the Community Center of La Caņada Flintridge formally named Deborah Jordan as its new executive director this week. Jordan, a La Crescenta resident, took the reins nearly two months before Monday's...
Tags: Material Science, Chevy Chase, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Styles intersect in Pacific Asia Museum exhibit
A visit to the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena proves that the cultural divide between a one-time teenage graffiti artist from East Los Angeles and a 19th century Japanese woodblock print master is narrower than you might think. Separate exhibitions of...
Tags: Customs and Tradition, Contemporary Music (genre), Artists, Los Angeles Times, Fine Artists
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Panetta explains Pentagon's 'pivot' toward Asia
World NowAs the U.S. seeks to reassert its role as a Pacific power after a decade of distant ground wars, the Obama administration has run into a problem: It’s hard to convince allies and rivals that the enhanced military commitment to Asia is sufficiently... -
Now is the time for Obama to engage North Korea
Right now the only certainty about the future of North Korea seems to be uncertainty. The world knows little about Kim Jong Un, the late Kim Jong Il's son and chosen successor, aside from the fact that he studied in Switzerland and likes to wear Nike...Tags: North Korea, Pyongyang (North Korea), Kim Jong Un, Beijing (China), South Korea
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The startling spirit of Malacca, Malaysia
What traveler hasn't landed in a dreamed-of destination and found it crawling with tourists, fast-food franchises, name-brand stores and dollar-a-beer bars? The good bones of Charleston, S.C., which made the World Monuments Fund's list of imperiled...Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Customs and Tradition, Tourism and Leisure, UNESCO, Singapore
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In Indonesia, watching the sun rise with 504 Buddhas
Four a.m. is a terrible time of day, too late for night owls, too early for early risers. The exception is 4 a.m. at Borobudur, waiting for the sun to rise over the Kedu Plain in central Java with 504 figures of Buddha.
The temple is one of three great...Tags: UNESCO, Natural Disasters, Sculpture, Civil Unrest, Myanmar Earthquake (2011)
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Senior Travel: 'Airpasses' of limited use
The Skyteam airline alliance just announced a new "Go Africa" airpass, which joins the alliance's existing regional airpasses for Asia, China, Europe and Italy. Skyteam (www.skyteam.com) is anchored in North America by Delta, and includes Aeroflot, Air...Tags: U.S. Airways, British Airways Plc, Services and Shopping, Health, Lungs and Airways
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CSO, Muti announce tours of Far East, Mexico in 2012-13
No sooner have the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Riccardo Muti unpacked their bags from their successful tour of Russia and Italylast month than they are making plans for two more foreign trips together next season. The music director will take his...
Tags: International Travel, Entertainment, Entertainment Events, New Music Mondays Millenium Park, Carnegie Hall
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