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News Serbian general facing war crimes charges surrenders
Serbian general facing war crimes charges surrenders
Matthew Shames
January 28, 2005 10:35:00 am

Vladimir Lazarevic, a Serbian army general accused of war crimes in Kosovo in 1999 , surrendered to Serbian authorities on Friday. Lazarevic, the former commander of the army's "Pristina Corps" stands accused of planning, instigating, ordering, and...

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News Russian military officers arrested for helping terrorists seize school
Russian military officers arrested for helping terrorists seize school
Matthew Shames
January 28, 2005 10:07:00 am

Two high-ranking Russian military officers have been arrested and warrants have been issued for the arrest of several others after the Russian parliamentary commission investigating last year's terrorist seizure of a school in Beslan handed over evidence to law...

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News Australian Guantanamo detainee freed
Australian Guantanamo detainee freed
Matthew Shames
January 28, 2005 09:52:00 am

Mamdouh Habib , an Australian who has been held for the last 3 years at the terror suspect detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, returned home to Australia Friday. Habib was arrested in Pakistan in 2001,...

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News EU leaders to push for ban on Nazi symbols
EU leaders to push for ban on Nazi symbols
Matthew Shames
January 28, 2005 09:32:00 am

Luxembourg Justice Minister Luc Frieden , speaking Friday at a meeting of EU justice ministers, has called for the European Union to institute a ban on the use of Nazi symbols as part of a larger effort to...

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News Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Friday, Jan. 28
Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Friday, Jan. 28
Chris Buell
January 28, 2005 06:00:00 am

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Friday, Jan. 28.At the US Department of State , Condoleezza Rice will be sworn in as the nation's 66th secretary of state at...

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News Former Gitmo soldier describes sexual interrogation tactics
Former Gitmo soldier describes sexual interrogation tactics
Russell Adkins
January 27, 2005 09:32:00 pm

Female interrogators at the US military prison camp at Guantanamo Bay used various sexual tactics, including touching, provocative attire, and even smearing a prisoner's face with fake menstrual blood in their attempts to obtain information from Muslim detainees, according...

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News FCC won’t appeal Third Circuit ruling on media ownership restrictions
FCC won’t appeal Third Circuit ruling on media ownership restrictions
Russell Adkins
January 27, 2005 08:52:00 pm

Fearful that going before the Supreme Court could jeopardize the entirety of its media ownership limits, the FCC will not seek to challenge a ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ...

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News US lawmakers call for pressure on Sudan to halt violence
US lawmakers call for pressure on Sudan to halt violence
Russell Adkins
January 27, 2005 07:38:00 pm

Responding to violence in Sudan's western Darfur region that has claimed some 70,000 lives, US lawmakers gathered on Capitol Hill Thursday to call on world leaders to put pressure on both rebels and government forces...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ First overseas votes cast in Iraq election
BREAKING NEWS ~ First overseas votes cast in Iraq election
Jeannie Shawl
January 27, 2005 03:16:00 pm

AP is reporting that overseas voting has started in the Iraqi elections. Polls opened to expatriate Iraqis in Australia at 7:00 AM local time on Friday, January 28. The Iraq Out-of Country Voting Program has more....

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News UN panel criticizes Mexico for unsolved murders of women
UN panel criticizes Mexico for unsolved murders of women
Jeannie Shawl
January 27, 2005 03:08:00 pm

The UN committee charged with monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women released a report Thursday accusing Mexico of "grave and systemic violations" of women's...

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English Queen consort Anne Boleyn arrested on adultery accusations

English Queen consort Anne Boleyn, whom King Henry VIII married after famously divorcing Catherine of Aragon, was arrested on charges of adultery on May 2, 1536. The following trial, orchestrated by prominent minister of state Thomas Cromwell, led to Anne's conviction and eventual execution two weeks after her arrest despite Anne's denial of the charges. Henry VIII would marry Jane Seymour later that month. Learn more about Anne Boleyn.

FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover died

Longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover died on May 2, 1972 at age 77, having led the agency since 1924. He built his reputation on battling bootleggers during Prohibition and communist and pro-rights groups after World War II. Review Hoover's official FBI personnel file, released under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act.

European Central Bank founded

On May 2, 1998, the European Central Bank (ECB) was founded to set monetary policy for the sixteen EU nations who use the Euro as their primary currency. Learn more about the ECB from the organization's website.

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