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    May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  1. Wal-Mart, Gap skirt the issue

    If the horrific garment factory collapse last month in Bangladesh has any silver lining, it is the response from more than 30 of the world's leading apparel companies — including Benetton, PVH, Abercrombie & Fitch, H&M, Inditex (Zara), Marks & Spencer and Tesco — to sign an agreement to protect the safety and lives of that nation's workers, who make the companies' products.
    If the horrific garment factory collapse last month in Bangladesh has any silver lining, it is the response from more than 30 of the world's leading apparel companies — including Benetton, PVH, Abercrombie & Fitch, H&M, Inditex (Zara), Marks &...

    Tags: University of California, Irvine, Politics, Bangladesh, Health and Safety at Work, Crime, Law and Justice

  2. May 17, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel
  3. Mary Sanchez: Responsibility for Asian sweatshop safety lies with us, too

    Another apparel factory has collapsed in a poor Asian country, killing three workers, and I fear I'm partly to blame. The evidence of my complicity sits idle on the landing, next to a tennis racquet. Asics shoes. My adored new pair, so light, makes it...

    Tags: Tommy Hilfiger, Manufacturing and Engineering, Walmart, Politics, Bangladesh

  4. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  5. Hunger strike, Yemeni dilemma could spur Guantanamo closure plans

    A 100-day-old hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists has agitated international human rights advocates anew, prompting fresh calls worldwide for closure of the detention center that President Obama vowed to shutter more than three years ago.
    A 100-day-old hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists has agitated international human rights advocates anew, prompting fresh calls worldwide for closure of the detention center that President Obama vowed to shutter more than...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, European Parliament, Prisons, Politics, Dianne Feinstein

  6. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  7. Pro-Assad hackers attack UK newspaper FT's website, Twitter feed

    Reuters
    LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - The website of British newspaper the Financial Times was hacked on Friday, apparently by the "Syrian Electronic Army", a group of hackers and on-line activists who say they support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Stories on...

    Tags: Bashar Assad, Politics, BBC, France, Crime, Law and Justice

  8. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  9. Syria rebel 'heart eater' says ready to face trial if Assad does

    Reuters
    By Erika Solomon BEIRUT, May 17 (Reuters) - The Syrian rebel commander who rose to international notoriety for footage of him cutting out and eating the organ of a slain soldier said he was willing to face trial for his actions if President Bashar al-...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bashar Assad, Religion and Belief

  10. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  11. Factbox: The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest

    Reuters
    (Reuters) - Malmo in Sweden is to host the grand final of the 58th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday. Here are some facts about song contest: * The first contest took place in 1956. It was originally conceived in Monaco by Marcel Bezencon and based on...

    Tags: Politics, Swiss Confederation, Music, Eurovision Song Contest (tv program), Republic of Ireland

  12. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  13. Hackers pro-Assad atacan web y cuenta de Twitter del diario británico Financial Times

    Reuters
    LONDRES (Reuters) - La página web del periódico británico Financial Times fue hackeada el viernes, aparentemente por el "Ejército Electrónico Sirio", un grupo de piratas informáticos y activistas online que dicen apoyar al presidente de Siria,...

    Tags: Twitter, Inc., Politics, Human Rights Watch, BBC, Social Media

  14. May 17, 2013 |Story| WASK Radio
  15. 93-5 'KHY Rock Report

    <span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><strong>Headlines for Friday,&nbsp; May&nbsp; 17,&nbsp;&nbsp;2013</strong></strong></span></strong></strong></span>
    Headlines for Friday,  May  17,  2013 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME: 2013 Induction Ceremony Airs Saturday The 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony premieres on HBO Saturday at 9pm ET. The show will be repeated several times in coming weeks....

    Tags: Football, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Shipbuilding, Music Industry, Steve Jobs

  16. May 17, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast
  17. China eliminating reliance on executed prisoners for organs, but cultural attitudes a barrier

    Associated Press
    BEIJING (AP) — China is phasing out its reliance on executed prisoners for donated organs, but an architect of the country's transplant system said Friday that ingrained cultural attitudes are impeding the rise of donations among the general...

    Tags: Human Interest, Prisons, Politics, Dialysis, Liver Disease

  18. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  19. Chad seeks arrest of exiled president's allies

    Reuters
    N'DJAMENA, May 17 (Reuters) - Chad has charged four allies of the country's former president with human rights abuses and issued warrants for their arrest, a senior government source said on Friday. The source, who asked not to be identified, said they...

    Tags: Politics, Senegal, International Court or Tribunal, International Law, Government

  20. May 17, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast
  21. Orthodox priests join thousands of protesters in Georgia's capital and derail gay pride rally

    Associated Press
    TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Thousands of anti-gay protesters, including Orthodox priests, occupied a central street in Georgia's capital Friday, with some threatening to lash with stinging nettles any participant in a gay pride parade which was to...

    Tags: Festive Events, Activism, Tbilisi (Georgia), Politics, European Union

  22. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  23. Former Argentine dictator Videla dies in prison at age 87

    BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander who led Argentina during the bloodiest period of a "dirty war" dictatorship and was unrepentant about kidnappings and murders ordered by the state, died on Friday at age 87.
    Reuters
    BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander who led Argentina during the bloodiest period of a "dirty war" dictatorship and was unrepentant about kidnappings and murders ordered by the state, died on Friday at age 87....

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, Prisons, Argentina, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics

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