Saturday, May 11, 2013

11:44 AM 5/11/2013 - NYT


Former Guatemala Dictator Rios Montt Found Guilty of Genocide
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Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt was found guilty on Friday of genocide and crimes against humanity during the bloodiest phase of the country's 36-year civil war and was sentenced to 80 years in prison. 


Letter: Pentagon’s View on Sex Abuse in the Military
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The Pentagon’s press secretary says Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is working to improve the military’s response.
    


Safe Drinking Water Elusive for Many in California
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Bureaucratic and technical obstacles have slowed the distribution of federal aid in places where water is laced with nitrates and other pollutants.
    
Tamerlan Tsarnaev Buried in Virginia Cemetery
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The problem of what to do with the body of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing, was solved when a small cemetery agreed to take it.
    


Gen. Efraín Ríos Montt of Guatemala Guilty of Genocide
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The judge who sentenced former dictator Gen. Efraín Ríos Montt to 80 years in prison said the court was “convinced of the intent to destroy the Ixil ethnic group.”
    


Troubled Life in Malcolm X’s Shadow Comes to a Violent End
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Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of Malcolm X, died in Mexico City on Thursday night after spending much of his life seeking to make peace with his own past and that of his famous family.
    
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Op-Ed Columnist: The Man at the Piano
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A treasured institution, and its revered maestro, celebrate a 25th anniversary with a concert Monday night.
    


Editorial: Racism in a Texas Death Case
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A resentencing fight reflects a wide and disturbing pattern.
    


World Briefing | Europe: Concern Over New Virus in France
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French officials said Friday that they are examining three people who came into contact with a man hospitalized with a new respiratory coronavirus related to SARS.
    


Study Finds an Increase in Arsenic Levels in Chicken
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Though the amount was below danger levels, researchers warned of a small increased risk of cancers in humans.
    


Quotation of the Day: "We are with you. We will not move out from this place wit...
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Quotation of the Day: "We are with you. We will not move out from this place without rescuing you." — Major M. M. Moazzem Hossain, a Bangladeshi rescuer, to Reshma, a woman who was freed from rubble 17 days after the collapse of a building that killed more than 1,000 people.


Rescue in Bangladesh
How a woman trapped beneath the rubble of a collapsed building in Bangladesh was able to survive for over two weeks before being rescued. Subscribe on YouTub...

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