VIDEO: Forbidden Voices Film Tells Stories of Female Dissident Bloggers Around World
Kidnapped threatened and beaten they discovered the courage to be free
2013-05-03
By Hazel Pfeifer CNN
Forbidden Voices documentary tells stories of female dissident bloggers across the globe. Bloggers like Farnaz Seifi, who was arrested as she waited to fly out of a Tehran airport in 2007. Her crime? A blog calling for women's equality in the Islamic Republic of Iran. But she was charged with spying for Western countries. Read the complete article
VIDEO: Turkish Airline Tells Flight Attendants Not to Wear Bright Red and Pink Lipsticks
Critics take to social media to voice outrage over new dress code
2013-05-03
By Gul Tuysuz CNN
Turkey's main airline is banning certain shades of lipstick and nail polish among flight attendants. And the cabin crew is not happy about it. Outrage spilled into social media, sparking newspapers columns and a movement after Turkish Airlines announced the new dress code this week. Read the complete article
Security Dominates Talk of U.S.-Mexico Relations
Mexico is a major trading partner with the U.S.
2013-05-02
Mariano Castillo CNN
(CNN) -- Ahead of their meetings in Mexico City this week, President Obama and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto hinted that they wanted to put economic ties atop their agenda. Read the complete article
FBI Adds Joanne Chesimard AKA Assata Shakur to 10 Most Wanted Terrorists List
The former Black Panther who gained asylum in Cuba claims political prisoner status
2013-05-02
The Skanner News
The FBI have added Joanne Chesimard, better known to many as Assata Shakur, to its Most Wanted Terrorist List. Read the complete article
Maryland Governor Signs Death Penalty Repeal
The legislation goes into effect October 1
2013-05-02
Joe Sutton CNN
(CNN) -- Maryland's governor signed a bill Thursday repealing the death penalty. Read the complete article
New York School Goes All-Vegetarian
Active Learning's student body is 85 percent Asian and 10 percent Hispanic
2013-05-02
Brittany Brady CNN
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Asked which school meals were their favorites, students at a public school in the New York borough of Queens don't say chicken fingers or meatballs. Instead, they name rice and kidney beans, black bean quesadillas or tofu with Chinese noodles. Read the complete article
Residential Evacuations Ordered in New Southern California Wildfire
About 200 firefighters were working to control the wildfire, aided by at least three helicopters
2013-05-02
Michael Martinez and Paul Vercammen CNN
NEWBURY PARK, California (CNN) -- Firefighters were battling at least two wildfires in the Los Angeles area Wednesday, including a more than 2,000-acre blaze that has prompted the evacuation of the California State University Channel Islands campus, authorities said. Read the complete article
Disney Pulls Out of Bangladesh Factories
Company will also halt production in Ecuador, Venezuela, Belarus and Pakistan by 2014
2013-05-02
Emily Jane Fox CNN Money
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The Walt Disney Company has stopped production of branded merchandise in Bangladesh, in response to the spate of fatal factory accidents. Read the complete article
Dozens Dead in Sudan Mine Collapse
Gold mining has seen a boom since South Sudan separated took with it most the oil revenue
2013-05-02
Isma\'il Kushkush CNN
KHARTOUM, Sudan (CNN) -- A gold mine in the western Sudanese state of Darfur collapsed this week, killing scores of people and leaving many still unaccounted for, an official says. Read the complete article
Pope Goes Economic, Harkens Back to Predecessors
Newly installed Pope Francis has addressed building collapse in Bangladesh and unemployment
2013-05-02
Dan Merica CNN
Washington (CNN) -- In the last two days, newly installed Pope Francis has become increasingly vocal about economics issues. Read the complete article
