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• Bangladesh rescue operation near end; collapse death toll at 1,127
• Guatemala government must apologize after Rios Montt verdict: judge
• Cameron to publish EU vote bill in bid to defuse party revolt
• Car bomb kills three outside hospital in Libya's Benghazi
• Iran's Ahmadinejad may face charges over election appearance with aide
• UN Security Council strongly condemns Turkey bombings
• Minnesota governor expected to sign same-sex marriage bill Tuesday
• US and Britain cling to diplomacy as way forward on Syria
• U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron Visits U.S., But the Real Action Is Across the Pond
• Abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell guilty of murdering three babies
• Big retailers back safety accord in Bangladesh
• AP IMPACT: Honduran police accused as death squads
• Pakistan's Sharif sends mixed message to US
• Obama slams GOP focus on Benghazi as politics
• Attacks on Sunni mosques fuel fears in Iraq
• Builders bulldoze big Mayan pyramid in Belize
• Deadly bomb strikes civilian area in east Libya
• Search ends in Bangladesh; death toll put at 1,127
• Myanmar says president to make official US visit
• AP IMPACT: Honduran criminals missing after arrest
• Associated Press says U.S. government seized journalists' phone records
• Poll shows favorable views of EU in sharp decline
• UK's Lord Ahmed resigns from Labour Party
• H&M, others back new Bangladesh factory safety accord
• Obama: UK should seek EU changes, not 'break' ties
• UK Conservatives to publish draft bill on EU vote
• Two men arrested in Malcolm Shabazz murder in Mexico, more sought
• Mexico arrests 2 men in Malcom X grandson's death
• Obama pushes for Syria talks but warns of huge challenges
• Oil falls to near $95 as dollar strengthens

Bangladesh rescue operation near end; collapse death toll at 1,127 Posted: 13 May 2013 04:46 PM PDT By Ruma Paul and Serajul Quadir DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladeshi salvage workers on Monday neared the end of their search for victims of the collapse of a factory building, scouring the basement of the complex that crumbled in on itself and killed 1,127 people. A series of deadly incidents at factories, including a fire in November that killed 112 people, has focused global attention on safety standards in Bangladesh's booming garment industry. ...

Guatemala government must apologize after Rios Montt verdict: judge Posted: 13 May 2013 04:07 PM PDT By Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A Guatemalan court ordered the government on Monday to apologize for atrocities committed against indigenous people in the country's civil war after former dictator Efrain Rios Montt was convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity. Judges sentenced Rios Montt to 80 years in prison on Friday after finding him responsible for deliberate killings by the armed forces of at least 1,771 members of the Maya Ixil population during his 1982-83 rule. "Victims deserve fair restitution," Judge Yasmin Barrios told a compensation hearing on Monday. ...

Cameron to publish EU vote bill in bid to defuse party revolt Posted: 13 May 2013 04:39 PM PDT By Andrew Osborn WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Britain's ruling Conservatives will unveil a draft bill on Tuesday that could make Prime Minister David Cameron's promise of a referendum on Britain's European Union membership legally binding. In a political gamble aimed at shoring up Cameron's leadership, the bill would pave the way for an in-out vote by the end of 2017 that will decide Britain's geopolitical and economic destiny for decades ahead. However, the Conservatives are part of a two-party coalition and do not have a parliamentary majority, so the bill's chances of success aren't guaranteed. ...

Car bomb kills three outside hospital in Libya's Benghazi Posted: 13 May 2013 12:10 PM PDT By Feras Bosalum BENGHAZI (Reuters) - A car bomb killed at least three people outside a hospital in the Libyan city of Benghazi on Monday, doctors said, in a further sign of the growing disorder that threatens to unhinge an already creaking transition to lawful, democratic rule. Hundreds of angry people gathered at the scene, blaming the armed militias that hold sway on the streets, and calling for them to be driven from Benghazi, cradle of the uprising that ended Muammar Gaddafi's dictatorship in 2011. ...

Iran's Ahmadinejad may face charges over election appearance with aide Posted: 13 May 2013 11:31 AM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may face charges for accompanying an ally to register for the June presidential vote, the electoral watchdog said, in a possible move by rival conservative hardliners keen to pre-empt any challenge to Iran's clerical supreme leader. After mass protests that followed the 2009 election, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may have looked to next month's vote to install a loyal conservative president but the surprise candidacies of two major independents could rewrite that script. ...

UN Security Council strongly condemns Turkey bombings Posted: 13 May 2013 02:57 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Monday strongly condemned deadly weekend car bombings in Turkey, saying it was crucial "to bring perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism to justice." Two car bombs ripped through crowded shopping streets in the Turkish border town of Reyhanli on Saturday, killing 50 people and increasing fears that Syria's civil war is dragging in neighboring states, despite renewed diplomatic moves to end it. ...

Minnesota governor expected to sign same-sex marriage bill Tuesday Posted: 13 May 2013 04:47 PM PDT Minnesota moved one step closer to becoming the 12th US state to recognize same-sex marriage on Monday when the state Senate voted 37 to 30 to approve a bill establishing equal civil rights to marry for gay men and lesbians.

US and Britain cling to diplomacy as way forward on Syria Posted: 13 May 2013 04:18 PM PDT The challenges the United States and its closest allies face in finding a way to end the violence in Syria were on full display Monday in Washington, with President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron emphasizing the need for diplomacy while expressing doubts about how much it can accomplish.

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron Visits U.S., But the Real Action Is Across the Pond Posted: 13 May 2013 04:01 PM PDT Visiting the headquarters of the FBI in Washington on May 13, David Cameron inspected the Strategic Information and Operations Center, a fifth floor suite of offices established, as a helpful official explained, to facilitate "the ability to manage several crises simultaneously." That ability is being tested to the limit in the British Prime Minister, who is feverishly searching for solutions to a clutch of crises.

Abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell guilty of murdering three babies Posted: 13 May 2013 02:43 PM PDT A Philadelphia jury found abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell guilty on three counts of first-degree murder and one count of involuntary manslaughter, acquitting him of one murder charge Monday.

Big retailers back safety accord in Bangladesh Posted: 13 May 2013 04:33 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Some of the world's largest retailers have agreed to a first-of-its-kind pact to improve safety at some of Bangladesh's garment factories following a building collapse that killed more than 1,100 workers in the country last month.

AP IMPACT: Honduran police accused as death squads Posted: 13 May 2013 04:52 PM PDT TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — At least five times in the last few months, members of a Honduras street gang were killed or went missing just after run-ins with the U.S.-supported national police, The Associated Press has determined, feeding accusations that they were victims of federal death squads.

Pakistan's Sharif sends mixed message to US Posted: 13 May 2013 12:46 PM PDT RAIWIND, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan's presumptive prime minister said Monday that he wants good relations with the United States but criticized American drone strikes on militants as a violation of the country's sovereignty — perhaps hinting the government's grudging compliance may change.

Obama slams GOP focus on Benghazi as politics Posted: 13 May 2013 02:03 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans pushed ahead Monday with their investigation of the deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year as President Barack Obama asserted that GOP charges of a cover-up are baseless.

Attacks on Sunni mosques fuel fears in Iraq Posted: 13 May 2013 01:16 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A sharp rise in attacks on Sunni holy sites in Iraq is feeding fears that the country could spiral into a new round of sectarian violence similar to the bloodletting that brought Iraq to its knees in 2006 and 2007.

Builders bulldoze big Mayan pyramid in Belize Posted: 13 May 2013 03:50 PM PDT BELIZE CITY (AP) — A construction company has essentially destroyed one of Belize's largest Mayan pyramids with backhoes and bulldozers to extract crushed rock for a road-building project, authorities announced on Monday.

Deadly bomb strikes civilian area in east Libya Posted: 13 May 2013 04:45 PM PDT TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A deadly car bomb exploded Monday near a hospital in a busy area packed with civilians in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, destroying part of the facility, officials said.

Search ends in Bangladesh; death toll put at 1,127 Posted: 13 May 2013 04:25 PM PDT SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Several of the biggest Western retailers embraced a plan that would require them to pay for factory improvements in Bangladesh as the three-week search for victims of the worst garment-industry disaster in history ended Monday with the death toll at a staggering 1,127.

Myanmar says president to make official US visit Posted: 13 May 2013 04:17 PM PDT YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's reformist President Thein Sein will visit the White House next week, the first such trip by a Myanmar head of state in almost 47 years and a sign of warming ties.

AP IMPACT: Honduran criminals missing after arrest Posted: 13 May 2013 04:06 PM PDT TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — At least five times in the last few months, members of a Honduras street gang were killed or went missing just after run-ins with the U.S.-supported national police, The Associated Press has determined, feeding accusations that they were victims of federal death squads.

Associated Press says U.S. government seized journalists' phone records Posted: 13 May 2013 03:04 PM PDT By David Ingram WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Associated Press on Monday said the U.S. government secretly seized telephone records of AP offices and reporters for a two-month period in 2012, describing the acts as a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into news-gathering operations. AP Chief Executive Gary Pruitt, in a letter posted on the agency's website, said the AP was informed last Friday that the Justice Department gathered records for more than 20 phone lines assigned to the agency and its reporters. ...

Poll shows favorable views of EU in sharp decline Posted: 13 May 2013 03:04 PM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — Positive views of the European Union by its citizens are near all-time lows. And no EU country is plunging faster into the abyss of gloom than France. Germans are broadly perceived as being the most trustworthy Europeans — but also the least compassionate. Britons, often seen as deeply skeptical of the benefits of EU membership, are in fact split right down the middle — 46 percent to 46 percent — over whether to leave the union or stay in it.

UK's Lord Ahmed resigns from Labour Party Posted: 13 May 2013 03:00 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — A member of Britain's House of Lords quit the Labour Party on Monday, two days before he was due to face a hearing over allegations he made anti-Semitic remarks in a television interview.

H&M, others back new Bangladesh factory safety accord Posted: 13 May 2013 02:20 PM PDT By Veronica Ek and Clare Kane STOCKHOLM/MADRID (Reuters) - The world's two biggest fashion retailers, Inditex and H&M, along with several other companies have backed an accord aimed at preventing another disaster like last month's Bangladesh factory building collapse that killed more than 1,100 people. The agreement on fire and building safety, which is being led by the International Labor Organization, trade unions and other lobby groups, has been under negotiation since the Rana Plaza building collapse on April 24. ...

Obama: UK should seek EU changes, not 'break' ties Posted: 13 May 2013 02:01 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama waded into British politics Monday, suggesting that the United Kingdom seek to reform its relationship with the European Union before it decides to simply break away from it.

UK Conservatives to publish draft bill on EU vote Posted: 13 May 2013 01:56 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron's ruling Conservatives will publish a draft bill on Tuesday to prepare for a referendum by the end of 2017 on Britain's European Union membership, his spokesman said. Cameron is trying to contain a growing rebellion by anti-EU lawmakers variously demanding a referendum before the next election in 2015 or a new law committing the party to holding a vote in 2017. "The Conservative Party will (on Tuesday) publish a draft bill to legislate for an in-out referendum by the end of 2017," Cameron's spokesman said. ...

Two men arrested in Malcolm Shabazz murder in Mexico, more sought Posted: 13 May 2013 01:42 PM PDT By Gabriel Stargardter MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Authorities in Mexico City have arrested two men on suspicion of the fatal beating of the grandson of U.S. civil rights activist Malcolm X in a bar last week and are looking for at least two more people, Mexico City Attorney General Rodolfo Rios said on Monday. Malcolm Shabazz, who police have said was 29, died last Thursday at a bar just steps away from Mexico City's popular Plaza Garibaldi, where mariachis serenade tourists. ...

Mexico arrests 2 men in Malcom X grandson's death Posted: 13 May 2013 01:33 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City prosecutors say they have arrested two men in connection with the death of Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of political activist Malcolm X.

Obama pushes for Syria talks but warns of huge challenges Posted: 13 May 2013 01:32 PM PDT By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama vowed on Monday to work to bring the Syrian government and rebels to the negotiating table in coming weeks but warned that a "combustible mix" of regional meddling and Islamist militancy would make it hard to halt the country's civil war. Even as Obama backed a new joint U.S.-Russian effort to seek a diplomatic solution in Syria, he cited an array of obstacles to a credible peace process, including the involvement of Iran, the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front in the two-year-old conflict. ...

Oil falls to near $95 as dollar strengthens Posted: 13 May 2013 01:26 PM PDT The price of oil fell to near $95 a barrel on Monday, as the dollar continued to strengthen against the yen and other major currencies.

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