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Spain judge orders arrest of US troops suspected of shooting journalist in Iraq

July 29, 2010 11:24:09 AM

Spanish National Court Judge Santiago Pedraz issued an arrest warrant Thursday for three US troops suspected of gunning down Spanish journalist Juse Couso in Iraq. Couso, a television cameraman, was...

July 23, 2010 03:56:45 PM

The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Friday named the members of its fact-finding mission into the May flotilla incident , in which Israeli forces raided several Turkish ships bound for the blockaded...

July 23, 2010 10:38:47 AM

JURIST Guest Columnist Curtis Doebbler, professor of law at An-Najah National University in Nablus, Palestine, says that while the recent opinion of the International Court of Justice on Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence is likely to be an important point...

July 19, 2010 10:50:32 AM

The Israeli Supreme Court on Sunday issued a 90-day injunction against the enforcement of a law preventing the prosecution of 400 protesters arrested during the 2005 Gaza disengagement . The law, passed in January...

July 12, 2010 01:05:10 PM

An Israeli military probe found insufficient intelligence and planning in the May 31 raid on several Turkish ships bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip in a report released Monday , but also concluded that no punishments...

July 6, 2010 12:27:31 PM

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Tuesday that several Israeli soldiers will face disciplinary action for their role in the 2008-2009 Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza strip. The announcement...

July 2, 2010 10:34:08 AM

The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) on Thursday filed eight Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests seeking information relating to the US government's knowledge of the May Israeli raid on several Turkish ships bound...

June 30, 2010 01:03:39 PM

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he is considering widening the scope of the internal probe into the May Israeli raid on several Turkish ships bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip ....

June 24, 2010 09:30:41 AM

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday criticized plans to demolish 22 Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem , describing them as contrary to international law. The plans, called King's Garden, were approved Monday by the...

June 17, 2010 07:12:16 AM

Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday issued a report urging the Israeli government to stop demolishing Palestinian homes found to be constructed illegally in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) . AI cited...

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Benito Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy

Fascist leader Benito Mussolini became Prime Minister of Italy on October 31, 1922 after being appointed by King Victor Emmanuel II. Mussolini came to power after his paramilitary "blackshirts" marched on Rome to take control of the country's government. Italy would be under Mussolini's authoritarian rule until 1943, after which he was arrested and subsequently freed by the Nazis. Mussolini would rule a breakaway republic in Italy's north until his execution by anti-fascist partisans in 1945. Learn more about Benito Mussolini.

Nevada admitted to US after telegraphing Constitution

On October 31, 1864, Congress admitted Nevada as the 36th state in the US. With President Lincoln coming up for re-election and looking for support for his proposed 13th Amendment to the Constitution, Nevadans had moved quickly to meet the legal requirements for statehood, ultimately sending the entire text of the proposed state constitution to Washington by telegraph, creating in the longest—and most expensive—telegram on record to that date.

India PM Indira Gandhi assassinated

On October 31, 1984, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two security guards, precipitating riots throughout the country.