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    Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. The third arrow of Abenomics: Misfire

    GREAT expectations at home and abroad surrounded the announcement on June 5th of the "third arrow" of Abenomics, the plan of Shinzo Abe, Japan's prime minister, to pull the country out of its long slump. The first arrow had come in the form of a...

    Tags: Politics, Lobbying, Orix Corporation, Shinzo Abe, Japan

    2. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Russian lawmakers pass ban on adoption tied to gay foreign couples

    MOSCOW -- The lower house of Russia's parliament gave initial approval Tuesday to ban the adoption of Russian orphans by foreign same-sex married couples or by single persons from countries where same-sex marriages are allowed.
    MOSCOW -- The lower house of Russia's parliament gave initial approval Tuesday to ban the adoption of Russian orphans by foreign same-sex married couples or by single persons from countries where same-sex marriages are allowed. Some lawmakers said the...

    Tags: Social Issues, Politics, Lower House, Same-Sex Marriage, Vladimir Putin

    3. Jun 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. G-8 meeting will test NSA leaks' effect on U.S. influence

    WASHINGTON — On the surface, President Obama would seem to have a strong hand as he heads to the annual Group of 8 economic summit. Instead, the meetings Monday and Tuesday seem set to provide the first test of how much his administration's international agenda has been complicated by revelations of U.S. surveillance of telephone use and the Internet.
    WASHINGTON — On the surface, President Obama would seem to have a strong hand as he heads to the annual Group of 8 economic summit. Instead, the meetings Monday and Tuesday seem set to provide the first test of how much his administration's...

    Tags: G8, Data Protection, Angela Merkel, Security, Summits

    4. Jun 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. 'Call Me Kuchu,' 'God Loves Uganda' shed light on gay-rights fight

    As the same-sex marriage debate continues throughout the U.S., another front in the battle over gay rights has emerged thousands of miles away in the East African nation of Uganda, where in 2009 a bill was drafted that would impose the death penalty for...

    Tags: Movies, Africa, Punishment, Social Issues, Entertainment

    5. Jun 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Russia not convinced by U.S. claims of Syrian chemical weapons use

    MOSCOW – Russia on Friday said it was not persuaded by U.S. assertions that Syria has used chemical weapons in the country’s civil war and called the decision to send arms to some rebel groups unhelpful.
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    MOSCOW – Russia on Friday said it was not persuaded by U.S. assertions that Syria has used chemical weapons in the country’s civil war and called the decision to send arms to some rebel groups unhelpful. Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Russian...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, Canterbury, G8, Politics, Bashar Assad

    6. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Turkey's leader agrees to halt park project

    ISTANBUL, Turkey — Besieged Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed Friday to freeze construction in a popular Istanbul park after an emergency meeting with antigovernment protesters in Ankara, easing fear of further violence after two...

    Tags: Istanbul (Turkey), Politics, Activism, Civil Rights, NATO

    7. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Turkey's prime minister meets with antigovernment protesters

    ISTANBUL, Turkey — Besieged Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was meeting early Friday with antigovernment protesters after giving them a “final warning” to end a 2-week-old demonstration that has damaged Turkey’s international image and brought chaos and bloodshed to downtown Istanbul.
    ISTANBUL, Turkey — Besieged Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was meeting early Friday with antigovernment protesters after giving them a “final warning” to end a 2-week-old demonstration that has damaged Turkey’s...

    Tags: Istanbul (Turkey), Politics, Activism, Civil Rights, NATO

    8. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Review: 'Yes, Prime Minister' gets lost in British politics

    Political comedy isn't what it used to be, but what shtickmeister could compete with the running gags of those currently holding office?
    Political comedy isn't what it used to be, but what shtickmeister could compete with the running gags of those currently holding office? David Mamet took up the challenge and came up short with his Oval Office farce "November," leadenly staged last fall...

    Tags: Entertainment, Jonathan Lynn, Politics, Michael McKean, BBC

    9. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. South Africa's path to marriage equality

    I can't say, of course, how the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on the same-sex marriage cases before it. But I can talk about how South African courts grappled with the issue in 2005, after a case was brought by a lesbian couple who had been denied the right to marry. As a justice on the Constitutional Court at the time, I was asked to write the judgment in that case, which led to South Africa's becoming the fifth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.
    I can't say, of course, how the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on the same-sex marriage cases before it. But I can talk about how South African courts grappled with the issue in 2005, after a case was brought by a lesbian couple who had been denied the...

    Tags: Africa, U.S. Supreme Court, Social Issues, South Africa, Politics

    10. Jun 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Nelson Mandela 'responding better' to treatment, Zuma says

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- After days of somber news, as South Africa's former leader Nelson Mandela clung to life in intensive care, a sliver of hope emerged Wednesday: He was responding better to treatment for a lung infection, President Jacob Zuma <a href="http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/pebble.asp?relid=15546">told Parliament</a> Wednesday.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- After days of somber news, as South Africa's former leader Nelson Mandela clung to life in intensive care, a sliver of hope emerged Wednesday: He was responding better to treatment for a lung infection, President Jacob Zuma...

    Tags: Nelson Mandela, Africa, South Africa, Tuberculosis, Politics

    11. Jun 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Russian lawmakers move to keep information on homosexuality from kids

    MOSCOW – Despite opposition from human rights activists, Russia’s lower house of parliament Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would ban providing children with information on homosexuality. The lower house, or State Duma, voted...

    Tags: Human Rights Watch, Punishment, Lower House, Politics, Activism

    12. Jun 11, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  12. US spy programs raise ire both home and abroad

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; The Obama administration faced fresh anger Monday at home and abroad over U.S. spy programs that track phone and Internet messages around the world in the hope of thwarting terrorist threats. But a senior intelligence official said there are no plans to end the secretive surveillance systems.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration faced fresh anger Monday at home and abroad over U.S. spy programs that track phone and Internet messages around the world in the hope of thwarting terrorist threats. But a senior intelligence official said...

    Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Angela Merkel, International Law, Adam B. Schiff, U.S. Department of Defense

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