U.S. Alleges Abuse of Thai Workers at Farms

U.S. Alleges Abuse of Thai Workers at Farms

U.S. Alleges Abuse of Thai Workers at Farms

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 12:58 PM PDT

The federal government filed civil complaints against a California contractor here and eight in Hawaii and Washington state, alleging they forced hundreds of Thai laborers to harvest coffee and pineapples while living in squalor and enduring threats of abuse and deportation.


Groups urge Medvedev: bring rule of law to Chechnya

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:56 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian human rights activists appealed to President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday to intervene to stop extrajudicial kidnappings and enforce the rule of law in the country's predominantly Muslim region of Chechnya.

Vote to Unionize Airport Screeners Goes to a Runoff

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 12:20 PM PDT

The nation's airport screeners voted to unionize, but federal officials said there would be a runoff because neither of the competing unions received a majority.

ArtsBeat: Kathleen Turner Show Closing

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 10:57 AM PDT

Matthew Lombardo's play about a nun whose faith is tested while working with a young drug addict received mixed reviews after its Tuesday opening.

Bits: 3G Apple iOS Devices Store Users’ Locations

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 12:04 PM PDT

A file was discovered on the Apple iPhone and 3G iPad that stores the device's location data.

Emerging Economies' Fear: Easy Credit

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:34 AM PDT

Housing prices are rising rapidly in Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Israel, Singapore, South Africa and Sweden. Housing prices are flat—or falling—in Britain, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and the U.S. Welcome to the two-speed global economy.


Unreliable Data Further Roil Oil Markets

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 12:20 PM PDT

Unreliable data on oil production—starting with the world's largest exporter, Saudi Arabia—are adding to the price volatility triggered by unrest in the Middle East, despite efforts to improve transparency.


British journalist dies in Libya

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 12:50 PM PDT

British journalist Tim Hetherington is killed in a mortar attack while covering the conflict in the besieged Libyan city of Misrata.


Nigeria unrest 'not spontaneous'

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 12:10 PM PDT

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the violence in the country that followed his re-election "was not a spontaneous reaction".


Fiat warns Japan will cut output

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:52 AM PDT

Fiat says European car production will be cut by up to 100,000 units because of supply chain hold-ups in Japan.


Groups urge Medvedev: bring rule of law to Chechnya

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:56 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian human rights activists appealed to President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday to intervene to stop extrajudicial kidnappings and enforce the rule of law in the country's predominantly Muslim region of Chechnya.

Relatives search for bodies after Nigeria riots

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 10:57 AM PDT

KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Relatives used a lull in the curfew in northern Nigeria on Wednesday to search morgues for their loved ones, after riots triggered by disputed election results killed at least 100 people in the mostly-Muslim region.

Groups urge Medvedev: bring rule of law to Chechnya

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:56 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian human rights activists appealed to President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday to intervene to stop extrajudicial kidnappings and enforce the rule of law in the country's predominantly Muslim region of Chechnya.

Groups urge Medvedev: bring rule of law to Chechnya

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:56 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian human rights activists appealed to President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday to intervene to stop extrajudicial kidnappings and enforce the rule of law in the country's predominantly Muslim region of Chechnya.

Man charged in sex video suicide

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:47 AM PDT

An ex-Rutgers University student faces 15 charges after allegedly spying on a same-sex encounter involving his roommate, who later committed suicide.


New US protections for air travel

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:53 AM PDT

Airlines will soon be forced to raise compensation for passengers who are bumped from flights, and to show fees up front under new US government rules.


Director of 'Restrepo' Killed in Libya

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 01:01 PM PDT

Tim Hetherington, the Oscar-nominated co-director of the 2010 film "Restrepo" was killed Wednesday in Libya amid a battle between rebel and government forces.


Syrian Demonstrations Gain Pace

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:34 AM PDT

Protesters took to Syrian streets, mosques and universities on Wednesday and planned demonstrations for Friday that could prove a watershed moment for a family autocracy that has ruled the country for more than four decades.


Acclaimed journalist killed in Libya

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:38 AM PDT

Tim Hetherington, the photojournalist whose gritty and harrowing documentary about the Afghan war was nominated for an Oscar, has been killed in the war-torn Libyan city of Misrata, according to the president of the agency that represented him. FULL STORY | LIBYAN REBELS PLEAD FOR INTERVENTION

US 'will continue' Pakistan drone attacks

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:45 AM PDT

Unnamed US military official says drone programme will proceed with both sides to determine the way forward.


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