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News Lawyer witnessed Guantanamo suicide attempt
Lawyer witnessed Guantanamo suicide attempt
Kate Heneroty
November 1, 2005 11:07:00 am

Joshua Colangelo-Bryan an American lawyer for Guantanamo Bay detainee Jumah Dossari , recently became the first outsider to witness an attempted suicide at the military prison. Human rights advocates say Dossari...

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Tajik Islamic party criticizes school headscarf ban
Kate Heneroty
November 1, 2005 10:51:00 am

The leading Islamic party in Tajikistan has criticized the country's recent ban on Islamic headscarves in secular schools . The Islamic Renaissance Party (IRP) said the ban was unconstitutional and against the interests of...

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News Michigan appeals court delays same sex benefits ruling
Michigan appeals court delays same sex benefits ruling
Kate Heneroty
November 1, 2005 10:21:00 am

The Michigan Court of Appeals Monday complied with a request by state Attorney General Mike Cox seeking to delay a lower court ruling which allowed public-sector employers to offer domestic partner benefits to employees. In September, a...

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News Syria to allow UN investigator to question relatives of president in Hariri probe
Syria to allow UN investigator to question relatives of president in Hariri probe
Kate Heneroty
November 1, 2005 09:55:00 am

Syria has agreed to allow Detlev Mehlis, the German prosecutor leading the UN probe of the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri , to interview two relatives of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad...

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News Zimbabwe magistrates plead starvation in face of call not to take bribes
Zimbabwe magistrates plead starvation in face of call not to take bribes
Kate Heneroty
November 1, 2005 09:33:00 am

Magistrates in Zimbabwe told court officials Monday that they are starving and unable to afford three meals a day, as the country's inflation soars and more than 75% of the population lives below the poverty line....

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News Muslim leader warns UK terror law may curtail cooperation in terror fight
Muslim leader warns UK terror law may curtail cooperation in terror fight
Kate Heneroty
November 1, 2005 09:03:00 am

Abdurahman Jafar, vice chairman of the legal affairs committee of the of the Muslim Council of Britain , warned the UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights Monday that the country's anti-terror proposals ...

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News UK veteran wins pension appeal in Gulf War syndrome case
UK veteran wins pension appeal in Gulf War syndrome case
Sara R. Parsowith
November 1, 2005 08:49:00 am

Daniel Martin, a 35-year old Gulf War veteran suffering from memory problems, asthma and anxiety, said Tuesday that he feels "vindicated" by a UK Pensions Appeal Tribunal ruling that awarded him a disability pension for...

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Australia to investigate Gitmo detainee abuse allegations
Sara R. Parsowith
November 1, 2005 08:23:00 am

A day after lawyers for Australian Guantanamo Bay prisoner David Hicks , said they have evidence that Hicks suffered sexual abuse and torture while in US custody, the Australian government has...

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IAEA chief urges negotiations to ban nuclear weapons production
Sara R. Parsowith
November 1, 2005 07:56:00 am

Mohamed ElBaradei , Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) , Monday called for the start of negotiations on the long-stalled Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty , a global treaty banning the further production...

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News Oil-for-food investigator sees systemic problems at UN
Oil-for-food investigator sees systemic problems at UN
Sara R. Parsowith
November 1, 2005 07:33:00 am

Paul Volcker, chairman of an independent commission probing the now defunct UN oil-for-food program , blamed lapses at the UN on a "systemic problem" and said he found only "limited" corruption during his testimony [hearing...

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First international arbitration court founded

On February 6, 1900, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) was founded with the ratification of the 1899 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes. Set at The Hague in the Netherlands, the PCA was the first international tribunal established to settle disputes between nations. The PCA was later revised by the subsequent 1907 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes. Today, the PCA is housed at the Peace Palace in The Hague and is comprised of 109 member countries.

20th Amendment to the US Constitution ratified

On February 6, 1933, the 20th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified by the requisite majority of states, moving the start of presidential, vice-presidential and congressional terms from March to January in an effort to shorten the problematic "lame duck" period.

Learn more about the 20th Amendment.

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