Sunday, 1 May 2016

Migrant crisis: Scores missing after boat sinks off Libya

Migrant crisis: Scores missing after boat sinks off Libya

Eighty-four migrants are missing after their inflatable dinghy sank off the Libyan coast, the International Organization for Migration says. The dinghy was found taking on water in rough seas after the Italian coast guard received a satellite phone call. It diverted the merchant ship to rescue 26 survivors and bring them to Italy. A spokesperson for the coastguard said similar boats used by people smugglers could hold 100-120 people, and were usually full.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/everlost/migrant-crisis-scores-missing-after-boat-sinks-off-libya

Why Colors You See in an Art Museum Can’t Be Replicated Today

Why Colors You See in an Art Museum Can’t Be Replicated Today

A look into the history of the pigments used in spectacular art
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This bill would stop companies for punishing you for negative Yelp reviews

This bill would stop companies for punishing you for negative Yelp reviews

The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday night announced a bill that would prevent companies from punishing people who leave negative reviews online. The Consumer Review Fairness Act would outlaw terms-of-service clauses that prohibit negative reviews or punish people who leave them. It would immediately nullify any such clauses that are active at the time of its enactment. The Federal Trade Commission would be tasked with enforcing the ban...
Read more: http://snapzu.com/rhingo/this-bill-would-stop-companies-for-punishing-you-for-negative-yelp-reviews

N. Korea gives American 10 years hard labor

N. Korea gives American 10 years hard labor

North Korea has sentenced a South Korean-born American citizen to 10 years of hard labor for subversion and espionage, a North Korean official told CNN. Prosecutors were seeking a 15-year hard labor sentence for Kim Dong Chul for committing "offenses in a scheme to overthrow the socialist system of the DPRK," according to state-run news agency KCNA.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/messi/n-korea-gives-american-10-years-hard-labor

Hundreds of protesters have stormed Iraq's parliament

Hundreds of protesters have stormed Iraq's parliament

Hundreds of protesters have stormed Iraq’s parliament building, waving flags and taking selfies, in a demonstration against a government deadlock. Supporters of the Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr broke through gates of the protected Green Zone in Baghdad after politicians failed to convene to vote in a new cabinet.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/socialiguana/hundreds-of-protesters-have-stormed-iraqs-parliament

US Claims Assault on MSF Afghan Hospital Isn't a War Crime Because It Was an Accident

US Claims Assault on MSF Afghan Hospital Isn't a War Crime Because It Was an Accident

A US military investigation found that series of human and equipment-related errors led to the attack in Kunduz, which lasted for a full half-hour and killed 42 people before the gunship stopped firing on the hospital.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Dino55/us-claims-assault-on-msf-afghan-hospital-isnt-a-war-crime-because-it-was-an-accident

Special Report: The rifts behind Nigeria's mass kidnap

Special Report: The rifts behind Nigeria's mass kidnap

When local people warned that hundreds of Islamist militants were heading towards his remote town of Chibok in northeastern Nigeria, Danuma Mphur hurried to summon help. As chairman of the Parent Teachers Association at the town’s school, Mphur feared for the safety of children who were staying there to take exams. The 15 Nigerian soldiers in Chibok were no match for the forces of Boko Haram, a militant group waging a campaign to create an Islamic state...
Read more: http://snapzu.com/everlost/special-report-the-rifts-behind-nigerias-mass-kidnap