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    May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  1. Piratas informáticos pro-Assad atacan al diario británico Financial Times

    Reuters
    LONDRES (Reuters) - La página web y la cuenta de Twitter del periódico británico Financial Times fueron hackeadas el viernes, aparentemente por el "Ejército Electrónico Sirio", un grupo de activistas online que dicen apoyar al presidente de Siria,...

    Tags: Twitter, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Pearson Plc, Google Inc., BBC

    2. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Nigeria launches airstrikes against Islamist militants

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Security forces in Nigeria have launched airstrikes against encampments of the Islamist militia Boko Haram as part of a major military operation in the country's northeast, military officials said Friday.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Security forces in Nigeria have launched airstrikes against encampments of the Islamist militia Boko Haram as part of a major military operation in the country's northeast, military officials said Friday. The airstrikes hit...

    Tags: U.S. Department of State, Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, Armed Forces, Islam

    3. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  3. WRAPUP 3-France opposes Syria conference if Iran to attend

    Reuters
    * U.N. chief wants peace talks soon * Planned conference faces growing obstacles * Refugee numbers top 1.5 million. says U.N. By Darya Korsunskaya SOCHI, Russia, May 17 (Reuters) - France spelled out on Friday that it would oppose a peace conference...

    Tags: Weaponry, France, Missile Systems, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Moscow (Russia)

    4. May 16, 2013 |Story| Foreign Policy

  4. Foreign Policy: A liberal case for drones

    WASHINGTON — In a press conference this week, Attorney General Eric Holder was asked what he planned to do to increase the Obama administration's transparency with regard to the drones program. "We are in the process of speaking to that," Holder said. "We have a roll-out that will be happening relatively soon."
    Foreign Policy
    WASHINGTON — In a press conference this week, Attorney General Eric Holder was asked what he planned to do to increase the Obama administration's transparency with regard to the drones program. "We are in the process of speaking to that," Holder...

    Tags: Washington, DC, Military Equipment, Weaponry, U.S. Department of Defense, Civil Rights

    5. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Letters: Solitary is too cruel for kids

    Re "Too young for solitary," Editorial, May 12 Your editorial had such a promising beginning. Unfortunately, rather than saying the cruel solitary confinement of juveniles should be banned, the editorial recommend that it "should at the very least be...

    Tags: Human Rights, American Academy of Pediatrics, Abusive Behavior

    6. May 15, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  6. Area athlete goes from orphanage in Uzbekistan to all-American girl

    Christa Rusnic only can imagine what her life would be like.
    Christa Rusnic only can imagine what her life would be like. She doesn't like where her imagination leads. "I probably would have been living an impoverished life," said Rusnic, a senior goalie on Bishop Moore's water-polo team. "I wouldn't have...

    Tags: Human Rights, Uzbekistan, Civil Rights, Family, Diving

    7. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. International court to explore investigating Israeli flotilla raid

    JERUSALEM -- The International Criminal Court will hold a preliminary inquiry to decide whether a full investigation into Israel's deadly 2010 raid on a Turkish ship will be opened, according to a court <a href="http://www.icc-cpi.int/en_menus/icc/press%20and%20media/press%20releases/Pages/otp-statement-14-05-2013.aspx">statement Tuesday.&nbsp;</a>
    JERUSALEM -- The International Criminal Court will hold a preliminary inquiry to decide whether a full investigation into Israel's deadly 2010 raid on a Turkish ship will be opened, according to a court statement Tuesday.  In May 2010, Israeli naval...

    Tags: National Government, Justice System, International Law, Benjamin Netanyahu, United Nations

    8. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. U.S. diplomat accused of recruiting for CIA in Russia

    MOSCOW &mdash; Russian authorities detained an American diplomat accused of attempting to recruit a Russian intelligence officer into the CIA, the Federal Security Service said Tuesday.
    MOSCOW — Russian authorities detained an American diplomat accused of attempting to recruit a Russian intelligence officer into the CIA, the Federal Security Service said Tuesday. Ryan Christopher Fogle, the third secretary of the American Embassy...

    Tags: U.S. Department of State, Terrorism, Central Intelligence Agency, Boston Marathon, John Kerry

    9. May 15, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  9. Special Report - In Myanmar, apartheid tactics against minority Muslims

    SITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) - A 16-year-old Muslim boy lay dying on a thin metal table. Bitten by a rabid dog a month ago, he convulsed and drooled as his parents wedged a stick between his teeth to stop him from biting off his tongue.
    Reuters
    SITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) - A 16-year-old Muslim boy lay dying on a thin metal table. Bitten by a rabid dog a month ago, he convulsed and drooled as his parents wedged a stick between his teeth to stop him from biting off his tongue. Swift treatment...

    Tags: Corporate Crime, Blackmail and Extortion, Burma, Bangladesh, Kaman Corporation

    10. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Boat capsizes off Myanmar; dozens missing and feared dead

    NEW DELHI &ndash; A boat carrying approximately 100 Rohingya Muslims capsized late Monday off the coast of Myanmar with many of its occupants feared dead, UN officials said, as the region braced for a cyclone expected to slam low-lying areas inhabited by the embattled minority.
    NEW DELHI – A boat carrying approximately 100 Rohingya Muslims capsized late Monday off the coast of Myanmar with many of its occupants feared dead, UN officials said, as the region braced for a cyclone expected to slam low-lying areas inhabited...

    Tags: Tropical Storms, Human Rights, Bangladesh, Burma, Kaman Corporation

    11. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Human Rights Watch alleges rebel atrocities in Syria

    BEIRUT -- Gruesome video footage purportedly showing a Syrian rebel commander mutilating the corpse of a dead soldier while shouting sectarian insults has drawn <a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/13/syria-brigade-fighting-homs-implicated-atrocities">condemnation from Human Rights Watch</a> and focused renewed attention on battlefield atrocities in Syria.
    BEIRUT -- Gruesome video footage purportedly showing a Syrian rebel commander mutilating the corpse of a dead soldier while shouting sectarian insults has drawn condemnation from Human Rights Watch and focused renewed attention on battlefield atrocities...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, International Law, Civil Rights, Islam, Bashar Assad

    12. May 18, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  12. UVa graduate bridged gap with local Latino community

    The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Va.
    Shortly before moving to Albemarle County, Allie Cooper started learning Spanish in middle school, honing her skills watching soap operas in the language. By her senior year at Monticello High School, Cooper had been recruited for a fledgling program...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Arizona State University, Teaching and Learning, Public Schools, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia)

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