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Cyr: In Syria, poison-gas accusations raise stakes

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:50:45 -0400

By ARTHUR I. CYR - The brutal continuing civil war in Syria now includes allegations that the Assad regime has used poison gas. Gas employed in war presents an especially horrifying specter, which in turn risks raising the stakes for both sides.

Foreign preacher takes rare turn on Vietnam stage

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:16:31 -0400

HANOI, Vietnam - The 25,000 people at the soccer stadium and the millions more watching at home waited 90 minutes before the Australian evangelical preacher got to the message he had come to Communist-ruled Vietnam to deliver.

Nixon library hosts reunion for Vietnam POWs

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:59:41 -0400

YORBA LINDA, California - U.S. Navy Lt. Commander Doug Burns was on a night reconnaissance mission searching for enemy trucks when he was shot down by anti-aircraft fire and taken prisoner during the Vietnam War.

Family Glance: 'Fast & Furious 6,' 'Star Trek Into...

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:55:15 -0400

A guide to movies from a family perspective: - "Fast & Furious 6"

Battleground soil given place of honor in Atlanta

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:18:17 -0400

ATLANTA - It seemed like a mission impossible, but Richard A. Lester believed it could be done.

Crane accident cuts power to one-third of Vietnam

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:47:29 -0400

HANOI, Vietnam - One mistake by a clumsy crane operator caused a 10-hour blackout over about a third of Vietnam, exposing the fragility of the nation's power grid.

Second Vietnamese TV provider drops CNN and BBC

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:41:05 -0400

HANOI, Vietnam - A popular Vietnamese cable television provider has stopped providing CNN and BBC, saying the channels don't have the licenses needed under a law stipulating that much content on foreign channels must be translated into Vietnamese.

Google challenger in Vietnam redirecting queries

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:31:10 -0400

HANOI, Vietnam - A Russian-financed search engine seeking to challenge Google's dominance in Vietnam is redirecting queries for some politically sensitive terms to the American company's search engine, apparently as a way of avoiding government anger or legal liability for sending surfers to sites containing criticism of the ruling party.

Vietnam provider drops foreign news TV channels

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:58:16 -0400

HANOI, Vietnam - A Vietnamese satellite TV company stopped airing international channels including BBC and CNN on Thursday, citing a law that foreign governments have warned would result in international news and entertainment channels ending their broadcasts in a country increasingly cracking down on freedom of expression.

Vietnam imprisons leaflet distributors for 8 years

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:10:20 -0400

HANOI, Vietnam - A Vietnamese court has sentenced two student activists to between six and eight years in prison for distributing leaflets calling on people to demonstrate against China.

Vietnam changes law to get around EU execution ban

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:43:23 -0400

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam has issued a new law allowing domestically produced chemicals to be used in lethal injections, a change that should enable it to resume the currently stalled executions of more than 530 people on death row.

'Commando spice' pepper is nothing to sneeze at

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:48:54 -0400

By JANET K. KEELER - Pepper is hot.

Family-film: 'Great Gatsy,' 'Iron Man 3' and more

Fri, 10 May 2013 13:20:12 -0400

A guide to movies from a family perspective: - "The Great Gatsby"

40 years on, fleeing Vietnamese take to seas again

Thu, 09 May 2013 08:43:31 -0400

HANOI, Vietnam - Nearly 40 years after hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese fled the country's Communist regime by boat, a growing number are taking to the water again.

Watch: Drumbeat of war sounds hollow

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:52:50 -0400

WASHINGTON - By ANN McFEATTERS

Vietnam veteran gets Purple Heart 45 years late

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:25:28 -0400

EVANSVILLE, Indiana - On March 20, 1968, James R. Below's 5-ton truck hauling 105 artillery gun tubes was traveling with a convoy from Pleiko to Da Nang in Vietnam when the truck in front of his set off a delayed land mine.

Henry: Wartime bonds endure across decades, miles

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:55:55 -0400

By REG HENRY - Memorial Day is still more than a month away. But with national security on everyone's minds after the Boston attacks, it isn't too early to think about those who served. That's my excuse anyway. For when it comes to remembering wars, I have started early this year and somewhat eccentrically.