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    May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Guatemalan court overturns Rios Montt conviction

    MEXICO CITY -- Guatemala’s highest court late Monday overturned the genocide conviction of former military dictator Efrain Rios Montt, a verdict that had been hailed by human rights organizations but now hangs in limbo.
    MEXICO CITY -- Guatemala’s highest court late Monday overturned the genocide conviction of former military dictator Efrain Rios Montt, a verdict that had been hailed by human rights organizations but now hangs in limbo. The Constitutional Court...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment, Justice and Rights, Massacres, Hate Crimes

    2. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Syria's military shows unexpected resilience

    BEIRUT — The military onslaught this week against the strategic Syrian town of Qusair has dramatized a surprising combat resilience that has already put rebel forces on the defensive on other key fronts, including near the capital, Damascus.
    BEIRUT — The military onslaught this week against the strategic Syrian town of Qusair has dramatized a surprising combat resilience that has already put rebel forces on the defensive on other key fronts, including near the capital, Damascus. The...

    Tags: Rebellions, Armed Forces, Weaponry, Petroleum Industry, Wars and Interventions

    3. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. President Obama offers encouragement for reforms in Myanmar

    WASHINGTON -- President Obama welcomed Myanmar President Thein Sein to the White House on Monday with tokens of encouragement as the former military ruler pushes democratic reforms in the once-authoritarian Southeast Asian nation.
    WASHINGTON -- President Obama welcomed Myanmar President Thein Sein to the White House on Monday with tokens of encouragement as the former military ruler pushes democratic reforms in the once-authoritarian Southeast Asian nation. Obama praised Thein...

    Tags: White House, Elections, Barack Obama, Jay Carney, Crime, Law and Justice

    4. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Two bombings kill four, injure dozens in Dagestan

    MOSCOW -- Twin explosions rocked the capital of Dagestan on Monday, killing four people and injuring dozens in the Russian region most recently known for its association with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.
    MOSCOW -- Twin explosions rocked the capital of Dagestan on Monday, killing four people and injuring dozens in the Russian region most recently known for its association with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. A car bomb detonated in the center of...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, TNT (tv network), Afghanistan, Religion and Belief, Justice and Rights

    5. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Syria's government presses battle in key rebel city of Qusair

    BEIRUT -- Renewed clashes were reported Monday in the strategic Syrian city of Qusair, where government forces pressed <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/middleeast/la-fg-syria-qusair-20130520,0,3591848.story">an offensive</a> aimed at chasing rebels from the supply and logistics hub.
    BEIRUT -- Renewed clashes were reported Monday in the strategic Syrian city of Qusair, where government forces pressed an offensive aimed at chasing rebels from the supply and logistics hub. There were conflicting accounts from the government and the...

    Tags: News Agency, Rebellions, Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )

    6. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. The Week Ahead: Myanmar mends, Africa ascends, cinema celebrates

    <strong>Architect of exiting autocracy invited to the White House</strong>
    Architect of exiting autocracy invited to the White House Monday, May 20 -- Myanmar President Thein Sein’s visit to Washington symbolically celebrates his nation’s embrace of democracy and the rule of law after half a century of...

    Tags: White House, Django Unchained (movie), Human Rights Watch, Aung San Suu Kyi, Minority Groups

    7. May 20, 2013 |Story| WASK Radio

  7. 93-5 'KHY Rock Report

    <span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><strong>Headlines for Monday,&nbsp; May&nbsp; 20,&nbsp;&nbsp;2013</strong></strong></span></strong></strong></span>
    Headlines for Monday,  May  20,  2013 IN STORES THIS WEEK Jared Leto and 30 Seconds to Mars are back with their fourth album, Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams. Aussie rockers Airbourne return with their second album, Black Dog Barking. The Rolling...

    Tags: Foo Fighters (music group), Minnesota Twins, Gene Simmons, Shelby Lynne, Cell Phones

    8. May 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Nancy Pelosi - 'I'm proudly liberal'

    <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Nancy Pelosi is beaming as she bustles into the House of Representatives dining room on Capitol Hill, which combines the busyness of a staff cafeteria with the grace of a late 19th-century reception room. A large painting of George Washington on the battlefield hangs on the wall, gazing across a full room of congressmen and women and their advisers and guests.</span></span>
    Financial Times
    Nancy Pelosi is beaming as she bustles into the House of Representatives dining room on Capitol Hill, which combines the busyness of a staff cafeteria with the grace of a late 19th-century reception room. A large painting of George Washington on the...

    Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Family, Finance, Barack Obama, Economy, Business and Finance

    9. May 19, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  9. Cardinal Dolan describes the secret of Notre Dame

    SOUTH BEND &mdash; Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, said he found the secret to the University of Notre Dame during a nighttime visit to the campus Grotto.
    South Bend Tribune
    SOUTH BEND — Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, said he found the secret to the University of Notre Dame during a nighttime visit to the campus Grotto. During the 2013 commencement speech Sunday in Notre Dame Stadium, Dolan recalled...

    Tags: Nazareth, Colleges and Universities, Graduation, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Education

    10. May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Cause for hope -- and fear -- in Pakistan

    There is reason for hope in Nawaz Sharif's victory in the recent Pakistani elections. Sharif, who has twice served as Pakistan's prime minister, has said he wants to build a more robust democracy, revive the country's shattered economy and end the military's 40-year domination of its politics. He has also promised to improve relations with India and take on the radical Islamist terrorism that has tormented Pakistan. The United States should assist him in every way possible to achieve those goals.
    There is reason for hope in Nawaz Sharif's victory in the recent Pakistani elections. Sharif, who has twice served as Pakistan's prime minister, has said he wants to build a more robust democracy, revive the country's shattered economy and end the...

    Tags: Pervez Musharraf, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Al-Qaeda, Politics

    11. May 19, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  11. GOP overplays its hand

    WASHINGTON — At the end of a truly dismal week in his presidency, President Obama remains lucky in one crucial category: his opposition. It has been only a matter of days since two scandals — the IRS harassment of conservative groups and the...

    Tags: Tea Party Movement, John Boehner, Barack Obama, Elections, The Washington Post

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

  12. In a border town, a newspaper forced to be silent

    LAREDO, Texas -- A recent wave of kidnappings in Nuevo Laredo was prominently featured in a recent Sunday edition of El Ma&ntilde;ana, one of the largest and most long-standing Spanish-language newspapers on the border.
    LAREDO, Texas -- A recent wave of kidnappings in Nuevo Laredo was prominently featured in a recent Sunday edition of El Mañana, one of the largest and most long-standing Spanish-language newspapers on the border. But the story carried no byline, and...

    Tags: Mexico, Crime, Law and Justice, Freedom of the Press, Censorship, Kidnapping

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