Bangladesh Building

Mark Magnier writes about the disastrous building collapse in Bangladesh in the Los Angeles Times in an article published April 28, 2013. The article is titled, "Owner of Collasped Building in Bangladesh is Arrested" and discusses the amount of casualties in the collapse and how the owner of the building was arrested. The death toll of the disastrous garment building collaps is at 370 and continues to rise with 800 people missing. Sohel Rana, the owner of the building, was caught and arrested while trying to flee the country. He was found in the border town of Benapole after being rescued from the wreckage of his own building. Sources say that Rana will tried for the collapse of the building and the death of all the people because an illegal ninth story was being contructed when cracks began to show in the buildings walls. And although it was evident that the building was not in good condition employess were forced to come in and work. It is when I stories like this that I am so thankful to be living in America where the infrastructure is so great. The United States has so many rules and codes for building constructors to follow that I feel safe in any building I step into, and that is how it should be all around the world. People's lives should not be at risk bcause of poor infrastructure.

Correspondents' Dinner

The 99th annual White House Correspondents' Dinner took place yesterday on
Saturday, April 27. Morgan Little writes about the event in the Los Angeles Times in an article titled, "Obama, O'Brien Headline 2013 White House Correspondents' Dinner" published, April 27, 2013. Both President Obama and comedian Conan O'Brien dished out their own punchlines, leaving the crowd laughing hysterically before they shifted over to the recent tragic events that have taken place in America. President Obama took the podium with the DJ Khaled's hit song "All I Do is Win" playing the background, setting off a playful mood to the night. He continued with his great jokes making fun of his critics, after which he addressed the issues of the Boston bombings. The President sent a sincere thank you the law enforcement officials, first reponders, and National Guard troops for their tireless efforts to help every one that was effected by this tragedy. The White House Correspondents' dinner has been nicknamed the "nerd prom" because it is a gathering for our country's intellectuals. It is one night that America's politicians can take off, and team up with the celebrities of Hollywood, to enjoy eachother's company and the night's festivities before they go back to work the next day.

Syrian Conflict

The Syrian conflict continues to become worse and worse as time passes by. Ned Parker of the Los Angeles Times writes about it in an article titled, "Syrian Opposition Says At Least 80 Killed in Damascus Suburb" published April 21, 2013. The Syrian conflict is a very near and dear subject to many Armenians in the Diaspora. The Armenian community in Syria makes up a huge part of the Diaspora and they are the oldest Diaspora community that we have. However, they continue to suffer in the midst of the warfare taking place in Syria between the rebels and the government. Innocent civilian lives continue to be lost every single day. Sources say close to 80 people have been killed in a suburb of Damascus. Fighting in these areas has grown exponentially in the past few months. The rebels and government forces continue to clash over city centers. It is time for the United States to interfere in this conflict and help neutralize the situation in the middle east before it gets way to out of hand. The United States interfered in conflicts in Libya and Egypt, however they stray away from this one while lives continue to be lost.

Boston Bombing

Matt Pearce writes about the Boston Marathon bombers in an article titled, "Police: Bombing Suspects Lost Hostage While Buying Snacks" published in the Los Angeles Times April 21, 2013. Pearce writes about the hectic gun battle that took place just before Boston police killed Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the older of the two marathon bombing brothers. Close to two-hundred rounds of were exchanged before Tamerlan was taken down, however his younger brother Dzokhar lived to fight another day that night. Although, soon enough he would face his fate. Dzokhar was found in a Boston resident's boat late Friday evening, wounded in the neck, and is currently being hospitalized. Boston Police confirmed today that neither of the two brothers were licensed to have guns. Dzokhar was not even old enough to apply for a license, since he is only nineteen and the legal age in Massachusetts is twenty-one. Yet, they were able to get their hands on them. It is great to see that these terrorists have been neutralized and can not cause anymore harm to any one. The events that took place on Monday in Boston were a true tragedy, and it is unfortunate that these types calamities occur. However, residents of Boston have shown the entire world what it means to be strong and come together as a community.