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Monday, May 6, 2013
World Watch: The Perils of Greed
* Bangladesh: The death toll from the collapse of a garment factory last month surpassed 650 as authorities will likely bring up murder charges against the owner of the facility.
* Syria: U.N. investigators concluded that neither the Syrian government or rebel factions have used chemical weapons though U.S. officials partially disagree with such an assertion.
* Germany: Authorities in Germany arrested 93-year-old Hans Lipschis and accrued him of serving as an Auschwitz death camp guard during World War II.
* U.S.: A new study concluded that nearly one in five youth are at risk for suicide if there’s a gun at their homes.
Video Source– YouTube via Channel 4 (Video uploaded on April 28, 2013).
Online Sources – USA TODAY; Reuters; Al Jazeera English; CBC News; NPR
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