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Watchdog group begins China Apple inspections
Feb 13th, 2012
Apple, following reports of harsh working conditions, said the Fair Labor Association began inspections Monday at a Foxconn plant in China that makes products for the California gadget-maker. (Source: AFP) -
JERUSALEM (AP) - An Israeli watchdog group is accusing the government of taking steps to legalize four unauthorized settlement outposts in the West Bank, days before the U.S. secretary of state is set to arrive on a new peace mission. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
BEIRUT (AP) - A wave of tit-for-tat kidnappings between rival Islamic militant groups in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo risks sparking large-scale internal fighting between rebels after clashes killed at least four militants earlier this week, activists said Saturday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
SINGAPORE (AP) - The girlfriend of a U.S. software engineer whose parents insist he was murdered in Singapore said at a coroner's inquest Monday that he had been unhappy at work and feared "heavy hands coming after him." (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
CANNES, France (AP) - Two directors from countries with tough film censorship brought bold and probing movies to the Cannes Film Festival on Friday - one exploring China's social problems, the other delving into the mysteries of the human heart. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Miyoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - Overtaking Apple Inc as the world's leading maker of smartphones has stretched Samsung Electronics Co's in-house supply lines, and the South Korean firm is now courting some of its rival's main parts suppliers. After costly courtroom battles over technology patents, the two gadget giants are now going... [Full Article]