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Posted: 5/1/2013 6:28:25 PM EST
This Feb. 11, 2009 photo shows the recreation room of the former school and Quonset hut near Atalissa, Iowa that housed mentally disabled men while they worked at West Liberty Foods until the state of Iowa closed down the facility in 2009. A jury on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 awarded $240 million to 32 mentally disabled men for what government lawyers say was years of abuse by a now-defunct Texas company that arranged for them to work at an Iowa turkey processing plant and oversaw their care, work and lodging. (AP Photo/The Quad City Times, John Schultz) MANDATORY CREDIT: THE QUAD CITY TIMES, JOHN SCHULTZ
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Posted: 5/1/2013 6:28:25 PM EST
This Feb. 11, 2009 photo shows the former school and Quonset hut near Atalissa, Iowa that housed mentally disabled men while they worked at West Liberty Foods until the state of Iowa closed down the facility in 2009. A jury on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 awarded $240 million to 32 mentally disabled men for what government lawyers say was years of abuse by a now-defunct Texas company that arranged for them to work at an Iowa turkey processing plant and oversaw their care, work and lodging. (AP Photo/The Quad City Times, John Schultz) MANDATORY CREDIT: THE QUAD CITY TIMES, JOHN SCHULTZ
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Posted: 4/25/2013 2:08:37 PM EST
Kurdish rebel commander Murat Karayilan, right, addresses the media in Qandil Mountains in northern Iraq, Thursday, April 25, 2013. Kurdish rebels will start withdrawing thousands of guerrilla fighters from Turkey on May 8 and retreat across the border to northern Iraq, Karayilan said Thursday, in an important milestone toward ending the nearly three-decade old insurgency that has cost tens of thousands of lives. (AP Photo) TURKEY OUT - INTERNET OUT
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Posted: 4/25/2013 2:08:37 PM EST
Kurdish rebel commander Murat Karayilan addresses the media in Qandil Mountains in northern Iraq, Thursday, April 25, 2013. Kurdish rebels will start withdrawing thousands of guerrilla fighters from Turkey on May 8 and retreat across the border to northern Iraq, Karayilan said Thursday, in an important milestone toward ending the nearly three-decade old insurgency that has cost tens of thousands of lives. (AP Photo) TURKEY OUT - INTERNET OUT
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Posted: 4/24/2013 12:33:17 PM EST
A sign dangles under a suspension bridge damaged by a tree, torn loose in Friday's floods on Sugar Creek at Turkey Run State Park in Parke County, Ind., Tuesday April 23, 2013. The bridge has been closed until repairs can be made. Bent bolts and the bent footpath can be seen under the bridge. (AP Photo/Tribune-Star, Jim Avelis)
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Posted: 4/23/2013 8:18:25 PM EST
This Feb. 11, 2009 photo shows the former school and Quonset hut in Atalissa, Iowa that housed 21 mentally disabled men while they worked at West Liberty Foods in West Liberty, Iowa until the state of Iowa closed down the facility. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Henry's Turkey Service, of Goldthwaite, Texas, on behalf of 32 former workers whom it housed and oversaw while they worked at West Liberty Foods. The commission is expected to seek unspecified compensatory and punitive damages against Henry's for allegedly subjecting the men to abuse that "created an atmosphere of fear and intimidation," court filings show. (AP Photo/The Quad City Times, John Schultz)
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Posted: 4/23/2013 8:18:25 PM EST
This Feb. 11, 2009 photo shows personal items belonging to residents of a former school near Atalissa, Iowa that housed 21 mentally disabled men while they worked at West Liberty Foods in West Liberty, Iowa until the state of Iowa closed down the facility. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Henry's Turkey Service, of Goldthwaite, Texas, on behalf of 32 former workers whom it housed and oversaw while they worked at West Liberty Foods. The commission is expected to seek unspecified compensatory and punitive damages against Henry's for allegedly subjecting the men to abuse that "created an atmosphere of fear and intimidation," court filings show. (AP Photo/The Quad City Times, John Schultz)
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Posted: 4/23/2013 2:08:39 PM EST
In this Sunday, April 21, 2013 photo, Ahmad Tounisi, whose 18-year-old son Abdella Ahmad Tounisi is charged with attempting to provide material support to terrorism, speaks to a reporter outside his home in Aurora, Ill. Abdella Ahmad Tounisi was arrested by the FBI on Friday, April 19 as he prepared to board a plane to Turkey at O'Hare International Airport. He is scheduled to appear at federal court in Chicago Tuesday, April 23, 2013. (AP Photo/The Beacon-News, Steven Buyansky) CHICAGO LOCALS OUT
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Posted: 4/22/2013 5:36:01 AM EST
The Turkish-owned cruise liner Mavi Marmara is seen under maintenance at a shipyard in Istanbul April 21, 2013. Israel apologised to Turkey over the killing of nine Turks in a 2010 naval raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla, which included the Mavi Marmara, and the two agreed to normalise relations in phone calls arranged by U.S. President Barack Obama on his recent trip to Israel. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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Posted: 4/22/2013 5:36:01 AM EST
The Turkish-owned cruise liner Mavi Marmara is seen under maintenance at a shipyard in Istanbul April 21, 2013. Israel apologised to Turkey over the killing of nine Turks in a 2010 naval raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla, which included the Mavi Marmara, and the two agreed to normalise relations in phone calls arranged by U.S. President Barack Obama on his recent trip to Israel. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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Posted: 4/21/2013 9:13:25 AM EST
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas leaves a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, April 21, 2013. Wrapping up a 24-hour visit to Istanbul, Kerry on Sunday sought to cement and speed up an improvement in relations between Turkey and Israel as well as explore new ways to relaunch Mideast peace efforts. President Barack Obama has made both issues foreign policy priorities for his second term and Kerry was pushing them in meetings with Abbas and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.(AP Photo)
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Posted: 4/21/2013 9:13:25 AM EST
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, third from left, meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, third from right, on Sunday, April 21, 2013, in Istanbul, Turkey. Kerry is wrapping up a 24-hour visit to Istanbul with talks aimed at improving ties between Turkey and Israel and pushing ahead with Mideast peace efforts. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)
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Posted: 4/21/2013 9:13:25 AM EST
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu point toward the Bosporus before a working lunch in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, April 21, 2013. Wrapping up a 24-hour visit to Istanbul, Kerry on Sunday sought to cement and speed up an improvement in relations between Turkey and Israel as well as explore new ways to relaunch Mideast peace efforts. President Barack Obama has made both issues foreign policy priorities for his second term and Kerry was pushing them in meetings with Abbas and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.(AP Photo/Hakan Goktepe, Pool)
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Posted: 4/21/2013 9:13:24 AM EST
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, left, shows U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, the skyline of Istanbul before the start of a meeting on Sunday, April 21, 2013, in Istanbul, Turkey. Kerry is wrapping up a 24-hour visit to Istanbul with talks aimed at improving ties between Turkey and Israel and pushing ahead with Mideast peace efforts. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)
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Posted: 4/21/2013 5:18:18 AM EST
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday, April 21, 2013, in Istanbul, Turkey. Kerry is wrapping up a 24-hour visit to Istanbul with talks aimed at improving ties between Turkey and Israel and pushing ahead with Mideast peace efforts. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)
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Posted: 4/15/2013 3:53:31 PM EST
FILE - Syrian refugees cross from Syria to Turkey via the Orontes River, near the village of Hacipasa, Turkey, Dec. 8, 2012. This image was one in a series of 20 by AP photographers that won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Photography. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo, File)
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Posted: 4/10/2013 1:34:38 PM EST
In this Monday, April 8, 2013 photo, Palestinians work on a Qatar-funded road in Gaza City. The newly re-elected leader of Hamas, Khaled Mashaal, is expected to strengthen ties with Qatar, Egypt and Turkey in his next four-year term. (AP Photo/ Hatem Moussa)
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Posted: 4/9/2013 3:28:32 PM EST
FILE - This Feb. 2, 2013 file photo shows police forensics workers searching for Sarai Sierra, a missing New York City woman, near the remnants of some ancient city walls in low-income district of Sarayburnu in Istanbul, Turkey. Sierra, a 33-year-old mother of two, went missing while vacationing alone in Istanbul. Her body was discovered Feb. 2 amid the city walls. Recent high-profile attacks on tourists in India, Brazil, Turkey and Mexico have raised questions about personal safety for overseas travel, especially for women. But frequent travelers and those who work in the industry say a few common-sense precautions can go a long way to ensuring personal safety. (AP Photo, file)
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Posted: 4/9/2013 3:28:32 PM EST
FILE - This Jan. 28, 2013 file photo shows a view of the street with the hostel, in yellow, where Sarai Sierra, a New York City woman was staying in Istanbul, Turkey. Sierra, a 33-year-old mother of two, went missing while vacationing alone in Istanbul. Her body was discovered Feb. 2 amid the ancient city walls in low-income district of Sarayburnu in Istanbul. Recent high-profile attacks on tourists in India, Brazil, Turkey and Mexico have raised questions about personal safety for overseas travel, especially for women. But frequent travelers and those who work in the industry say a few common-sense precautions can go a long way to ensuring personal safety. (AP Photo, file)
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Posted: 4/3/2013 8:48:34 AM EST
FILE - In this April 2, 2013 file photo, Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the State Department in Washington. U.S. and Turkish officials say Secretary of State John Kerry is traveling to Turkey and Israel this weekend to build on the two nations' efforts to repair ties. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
