Unrest, Conflicts and War

North Korea fires short-range missiles off east coast

2013-05-18 15:49:00

BEIJING — North Korea fired three short-range missiles off its east coast Saturday, following through on months of threats to conduct a missile launch. The South Korean Defense Ministry reported that it detected two launches in the morning and...

North Korea missile launches follow months of threats [Timeline]

2013-05-18 10:51:00

BEIJING -- North Korea's latest missile launch comes after months of fiery rhetoric directed against South Korea, Japan and the United States, including threats of an imminent nuclear war. The provocations eased with the conclusion of annual joint...

Setting Times stories to music: From Nirvana to Yo La Tengo

2013-05-18 10:00:00

By Kari Howard The stories I read spark musical connections every day. It’s a bit more rare when the walk to work does. But one of my favorite moments this week came when I was strolling down Broadway past Grand Park in downtown LA, a section...

Syrian soldiers warned daily of sectarian dangers, defectors say

2013-05-17 17:56:00

MARAAT NUMAN, Syria — Each morning, after saluting the Syrian flag and before the warplanes take off, soldiers at army bases across Syria are given political orientation. During the lectures, conscripts and career officers alike are repeatedly...

Anti-Taliban Afghan police chief gunned down in motorcycle attack

2013-05-18 06:26:00

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A police chief who had stood up repeatedly to the Taliban was shot and killed in a drive-by attack by four insurgents on motorcycles, officials said Saturday. The police chief, Abdul Ghani, was leaving his driveway in his car...

Welcome to Camp Wannabe a Kidagin

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Beneath the massive trees of the Malibu mountains, four small groups of people clad head-to-toe in red, green, yellow or blue stand around several long tables playing a heated game of flip cup. "Get it, blue!" a young woman shouts into a bullhorn....

Myanmar frees dissidents before leader's U.S. visit

2013-05-17 18:05:00

NEW DELHI — Myanmar President Thein Sein released some 20 political prisoners Friday, days before a historic summit with President Obama in Washington early next week, according to officials and prisoner rights groups. The ex-general's...

North Korea launches 3 short-range missiles

2013-05-18 02:07:00

BEIJING -- North Korea fired three short-range missiles off its east coast Saturday, following through on months of threats to conduct a missile launch. The South Korean Defense Ministry reported that it detected two launches in the morning and...

Watch: Space rock strikes moon with force of 5 tons of TNT

2013-05-18 06:00:00

The biggest explosion ever recorded on the moon was caused by a space rock roughly the size of a beach ball. It weighed 80 pounds and was just over 1 foot wide, but it was going incredibly fast, traveling through space at speeds of 56,000 mph. And...

U.S. decries Russia weapons sale to Syria

2013-05-17 17:21:00

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday condemned Russia's delivery of advanced antiship missiles to Syria and its buildup of warships in the eastern Mediterranean, arguing that the Kremlin's escalating support for its longtime ally in...

J.J. Abrams on ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’: ‘Spectacle is irrelevant’

2013-05-17 08:02:16

Bombings in Iraq leave at least 70 dead

2013-05-17 13:18:00

BAGHDAD — Bombings in Iraq near a Sunni Muslim mosque, a busy shopping street and a funeral procession left at least 70 people dead Friday as the security situation continued to show signs of unraveling. The explosions brought the week’s...

Civil War reenactors staged the 1863 Battle of Blocker's Knoll of the Gettysburg Campaign in the Whitehall Parkway Recreational Area Saturday. The event continues Sunday.

2013-05-18 00:00:00

War Admiral, front, is the son of Man O' War, who did not claim the Triple Crown but is considered to be the main challenger to Secretariat in the best-ever conversation.

2013-05-17 09:16:02

Israeli riot police arrest an ultra-Orthodox demonstrator on May 16, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. Tens of Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Israelis have clashed with police after gathering to protest against newly proposed government legislation that would see them drafted into the military.

2013-05-16 00:00:00