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Former Slovenia PM sentenced to 2 years for corruption
June 5, 2013 by Cynthia Miley
A district court in Ljubljana on Wednesday convicted former Slovenia prime minister Janez Jansa of corruption and sentenced him to two years in prison. The trial began in September 2011, with Jasna and two others accused of soliciting bribes while signing a defense contract with the Finnish.... [more]
US trade commission rules for Samsung in Apple patent dispute
June 5, 2013 by Cynthia Miley
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) on Tuesday issued a limited import ban and a cease-and-desist order against Apple for AT&T models of the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 3G and iPad 2 3G after finding the devices violate a patent held by Samsung Electronics. The ruling states that Apple.... [more]
Germany court opens neo-Nazi terrorism trial
May 6, 2013 by Cynthia Miley
Trial began in Germany Monday for Beate Zschaepe, a neo-Nazi member of the National Socialist Underground (NSU), for alleged complicity in the murder of eight Turks, a Greek and a German policewoman in Germany between 2000 and 2007, as well as two bombings and 15 bank robberies. Her two presumed.... [more]
Libya Congress bans Gaddafi senior officials from new administration
May 6, 2013 by Cynthia Miley
Libya's General National Congress (GNC) on Sunday approved the political isolation law, which would ban anyone who worked as a senior official under Muammar Gaddafi from holding a position in Libya's government for the next 10 years. Current officials who lose their post will be replaced by either.... [more]
Phoenix police holds gun buyback before gun resale law takes effect
May 5, 2013 by Cynthia Miley
The Phoenix, Arizona police department on Saturday held the first of three gun buyback programs in an attempt to complete the buyback before a law signed by Governor Jan Brewer on April 29 that requires surrendered weapons to be sold instead of destroyed takes effect. The law will take effect on.... [more]
Libya Congress to vote on ban of Gaddafi regime officials from new administration
May 5, 2013 by Cynthia Miley
Libya's General National Congress (GNC) met Sunday to vote on a draft law that could ban anyone who worked for Muammar Gaddafi, including Libya's Prime Minister, Ali Zeidan, from holding a position in Libya's current administration. If voted into effect, it would cover anyone who held an official....... [more]
Florida legislature passes bill to extend early voting
May 4, 2013 by Cynthia Miley
The Florida House and Senate both passed a bill (HB 7013) on Friday to extend the state's early voting period. The bill revises election law to allow elections supervisors to hold 14 days of early voting instead of the current maximum amount of eight days. The bill also increases the sites where.... [more]
UN urges Mexico to protect human rights, reduce military policing
May 4, 2013 by Cynthia Miley
The UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Christof Heyns urged Mexico's Government on Friday to increase protections for human rights, particularly reducing the need to use force and reducing the military's involvement in policing. Heyns stated that establishing.... [more]
Musharraf's political party calls for removal of Pakistan judge
April 21, 2013 by Cynthia Miley
The All Pakistan Muslim League (APML), the political party of former president Pervez Musharraf demanded that Islamabad High Court Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui be removed from office and that his decisions be declared void. The request for Siddiqui's removal follows his order that Musharraf to.... [more]
Rights group: Saudi Arabia must end trial of human rights lawyer
April 21, 2013 by Cynthia Miley
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday called on the Saudi government to immediately end the 18-month prosecution of human rights lawyer Walid Abu al-Khair. Abu al-Khair is known for his defense of other human rights activists, including a group of a dozen men known for demanding human rights and.... [more]
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