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World: Mideast Today's Headlines  |  December 12, 2008

U.S. general says drop in Iraq deaths is linked to Iranian arms cutback By Julian E. Barnes There has been a steep reduction in the use of armor-piercing bombs, particularly lethal weapons that U.S. officials say often are designed or built in Iran. Kirkuk bomb shatters a moment of reconciliation in Iraq By Tina Susman Arabs and Kurds were gathered to talk about cooperation when a suicide attacker struck during a restaurant's lunch rush. Belgium arrests 14 in anti-terrorism sweep By Sebastian Rotella Police say one of the suspects, who are accused of having ties to Al Qaeda, apparently was planning a suicide attack. Pakistan clamps down on group tied to Lashkar By Kim Barker and Henry Chu A day after Security Council sanctions on Jamaat ud-Dawa, Pakistan closes some of the group's offices and arrests some leaders, including Hafiz Saeed. WORLD BRIEFING Afghanistan: Thousands more troops by next year, Gates says / Serbia: Testimony on Kosovo killings / Mexico: Remains of kidnapped teen found / Israel: Livni not hopeful of freeing Gilad Shalit A family feud over the fate of Guantanamo By Carol J. Williams The Pentagon gives a platform to family members of Sept. 11 victims who support the prison and tribunal. Relatives who oppose them make their own statement. Iraq's modern-day Lawrence of Arabia By Tony Perry Respect-inducing Sheik Lawrence, whose great-grandfather rode beside the famed Englishman in World War I, is the real deal in Iraq's Anbar province. Second suspected Mumbai plotter in custody, Pakistan says By Henry Chu The arrest comes amid pressure to crack down on Lashkar-e-Taiba after the Mumbai attacks. But Pakistan backtracks on reports that the leader of another Kashmiri extremist group was detained. Freddy Rodriguez's homecomings By Susan King 'Nothing Like the Holidays' brings the actor to his old Chicago haunts for a look at family reunions and an Iraq veteran's return. World Briefing Afghanistan: U.S., Afghan forces trade fire / Norway: Nobel winner urges peace talks / Britain: Assisted suicide shown / Britain: Diamond sells for $24 million / United Nations: U.S. asks to hunt Soma U.S. sharpens focus on Lashkar-e-Taiba By Greg Miller Intelligence officials say the group blamed in the Mumbai attacks may be broadening its aims, perhaps even to succeed Al Qaeda should the terrorist network falter. OPINION: Our ally in Islamabad Should Obama rethink the U.S. relationship with Pakistan, an unstable, nuclear-armed state? — David B. Rivkin Jr. and Lawrence J. Korb BLOG "A South Asian maid on a leash, kneeling down in a doghouse. A chauffeur tied to a driver's seat with a bit in his mouth. Saudi Arabia recently chose an array of shocking images to place the abuse of migrant workers in the spotlight." — Raed Rafei in Paris SPECIAL REPORT: JERUSALEM Struggle for the heart of a holy city The Los Angeles Times looks at Jerusalem 40 years after the 1967 war. FOREIGN BUREAUS Explore The Times' world From Baghdad to Buenos Aires, 30 foreign correspondents cover news for the Los Angeles Times from around the globe. SUBSCRIBE Click here to subscribe to World: Mideast, The Times' free daily e-mail newsletter on the Middle East.

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