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    May 18, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  1. Myanmar leader's record on reform pledges mixed going into historic White House meeting

    Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Myanmar President Thein Sein's historic White House visit next week is the culmination of U.S. outreach to a former pariah regime. That's been based on a principle of taking "action for action" by deepening ties in response to...

    Tags: Defense Equipment, Government, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Career and Workplace, Prisons

    2. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  2. Syria government supporters hack Financial Times

    Reuters
    (Reuters) - The Financial Times' website and Twitter feeds were hacked on Friday, renewing questions about whether the popular social media service has done enough to tighten security as cyber-attacks on the news media intensify. The Syrian Electronic...

    Tags: News Agency, Government, Radio, Pearson Plc, National Government

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

  3. Myanmar frees dissidents before leader's U.S. visit

    NEW DELHI — Myanmar President Thein Sein released some 20 political prisoners Friday, days before a historic summit with President Obama in Washington early next week, according to officials and prisoner rights groups.
    NEW DELHI — Myanmar President Thein Sein released some 20 political prisoners Friday, days before a historic summit with President Obama in Washington early next week, according to officials and prisoner rights groups. The ex-general's...

    Tags: Prisoners and Detainees, Media Industry, Activism, Wars and Interventions, Thailand

    4. May 16, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  4. Human Rights Watch advocate Cynthia Brown dead at 60

    (Reuters) - Cynthia Brown, who played a key role for Human Rights Watch for almost two decades, has died after a battle with cancer, the global advocacy group said. She was 60 years old.
    Reuters
    (Reuters) - Cynthia Brown, who played a key role for Human Rights Watch for almost two decades, has died after a battle with cancer, the global advocacy group said. She was 60 years old. Brown, who joined the organization in 1982 as a researcher and...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, New York City, Civil Rights, Politics, Feminism

    5. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  5. 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, Human Rights, BBC, Crime, Law and Justice, Electronics

    6. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  6. 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: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Religion and Belief, Wars and Interventions, Islam, United Nations

    7. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  7. 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: Politics, Social Media, Human Rights, Twitter, Inc., BBC

    8. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  8. 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: Prisoners and Detainees, Wars and Interventions, Government, National Government, Nobel Prize Awards

    9. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  9. 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: Google Inc., Radio, Pearson Plc, NPR, Entertainment

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

  10. 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: Religion and Belief, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces, Islam, Nigeria

    11. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  11. 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: Moscow (Russia), International Organizations, Government, United Nations, National Government

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

  12. 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: American Academy of Pediatrics, Politics, Abusive Behavior, Human Rights

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