The Los Angeles Times

Surge of violence may be a sign of Mexico cartel's reprisals
Friday, February 7, 2014 - 00:00
Four human heads are found in Michoacan state, the latest indication that the Knights Templar drug cartel may be reasserting itself in areas where federal forces and vigilantes seek to take control.
Syria-trained U.S. militants pose threat, officials say
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 09:04
More than 50 U.S. citizens have joined extremist groups that are fighting to overthrow Syrian President Bashar Assad, and some have returned to America and are under FBI surveillance, U.S. intelligence officials said Tuesday.
Mexico to invest $3.4 billion in troubled Michoacan state
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 00:00
The funding will go to scholarships for students, pensions for the elderly and credits for small business owners, as well as for infrastructure projects such as highways and a new hospital.
Shootout kills 6 as Brazil police hunt suspects in officer's slaying
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 00:00
Tuesday's firefight and the death Sunday of officer Alda Rafael, who was shot in the back, are the latest setbacks for Rio's "pacification" program.
Car bomb in Lebanon kills at least 3 near the border with Syria
Monday, February 3, 2014 - 08:05
An Al Qaeda-linked group fighting in Syria took responsibility for Saturday's attack in the Lebanese town of Hermel.
U.S. accuses Syria of stalling on chemical weapons surrender
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 11:24
The program "has seriously languished and stalled," Mikulak told the executive council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in The Hague, which is coordinating the operation with the United Nations.
Turkish troops fire on Al Qaeda-affiliated militants in Syria
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 08:40
The attack was apparently in retaliation for shelling or gunfire from Syria that landed in Turkish territory.
In Egypt, newly promoted army chief Sisi poised for presidential run
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 07:52
On Monday, the country's top generals gave their blessing to a presidential run by army chief Abdel Fattah Sisi, hours after he was promoted from general to field marshal.
U.S. coming under fire from Mideast allies, who see retrenchment
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 06:52
Disputing charges that the Obama administration is shedding commitments, Kerry said that "you cannot find another country that is so engaged, that is partnering with so many Middle Eastern countries on so many fronts."
Four Egyptian soldiers killed in Sinai in suspected militant attack
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 06:29
Five Egyptian soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash Saturday; a Sinai-based militant group claimed it had shot down the chopper.

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