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- Los Angeles Children's Chorus' voices reach 'round the world
- Pakistan's tribal justice system: Often a vehicle for revenge
- Syria diplomat defects in London
| Los Angeles Children's Chorus' voices reach 'round the world Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:12 PM PDT Young singers have traveled to South Africa, where hearts are lifted, homes opened and voices raised. GEORGE, South Africa — It's 5 p.m., and the Los Angeles Children's Chorus has only just arrived here. They're late, delayed by a quintessentially South African nightmare: a bus breakdown. At 7 p.m., they'll have to perform — in a venue they've never seen, with people they've never met. The director takes charge. Forty-minute rehearsal, break for pizza, get dressed — go!  |
| Pakistan's tribal justice system: Often a vehicle for revenge Posted: 01 Aug 2012 12:00 AM PDT Jirgas, or meetings convened by elders, are a cornerstone of Pakistani society. But their verdicts often condone violence, and the targets are often women. HARIPUR, Pakistan — Suleman Khan demanded justice from the tribal elders. His wife had slept with another man, he said, and he wanted their permission to seek revenge. The elders deliberated for an hour, and then announced their verdict: Punish the man and his family any way you see fit.  |
| Syria diplomat defects in London Posted: 31 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT Syria charge d'affaires Khaled Ayoubi leaves his post, the latest in a series of defections over the Syrian government's use of force during a 16-month rebellion. LONDON — The highest-ranking Syrian diplomat in London has abandoned his post, the British Foreign Office said Monday, the latest in a string of Syrian diplomats and military officials to defect from the embattled government of President Bashar Assad.  |
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