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News Serb president blames ICTY for Milosevic death but promises continued cooperation
Serb president blames ICTY for Milosevic death but promises continued cooperation
Krista-Ann Staley
March 13, 2006 03:42:00 pm

Serbian President Boris Tadic Monday blamed the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia for the unexpected death of Slobodan Milosevic on Saturday, telling the Associated Press that...

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News France PM holds line on youth labor law after protests
France PM holds line on youth labor law after protests
Christopher G. Anderson
March 13, 2006 03:03:00 pm

French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin said that despite widespread protests he remains committed to a proposed labor law that will make it easier for companies to fire workers under the age of 26. Villepin...

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News Gonzales announces new DOJ National Security Division
Gonzales announces new DOJ National Security Division
Krista-Ann Staley
March 13, 2006 02:57:00 pm

US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Monday announced the creation of a new National Security Division at the Department of Justice, bringing "under one umbrella the Department's primary national security elements" as authorized by the...

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News Vietnam War deserter in US military prison after border arrest
Vietnam War deserter in US military prison after border arrest
Krista-Ann Staley
March 13, 2006 02:16:00 pm

A US Vietnam-era deserter is being held at a military prison in California after being arrested late last week while crossing the border from Canada. Allen Abney, 56, deserted the US Marine Corps and fled to Canada in 1968...

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News Abu Ghraib dog handler faces court-martial
Abu Ghraib dog handler faces court-martial
Alexandria Samuel
March 13, 2006 11:04:00 am

A military court-martial is set to begin Monday for US Army dog handler Sgt. Michael J. Smith, facing 14 counts of misconduct for using unmuzzled dogs to abuse detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in 2003 and...

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News Moussaoui judge recesses trial  as government misconduct puts death penalty on line
Moussaoui judge recesses trial as government misconduct puts death penalty on line
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
March 13, 2006 10:20:00 am

US District Judge Leonie Brinkema stunned courtroom observers Monday by calling a recess in the September 11 hijacking trial of Zacarias Moussaoui Monday after being informed that government lawyers had coached witnesses in the case. The...

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News Nigeria lawyers strike to protest government disregard of court judgments
Nigeria lawyers strike to protest government disregard of court judgments
Lisl Brunner
March 13, 2006 10:09:00 am

Nigerian lawyers have begun a two-day boycott of the country's courts in protest at what they say is "failure of the government to comply with court orders and the violation of human rights." Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) ...

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News Turkey urges EU states to extend defamation laws to protect Islam
Turkey urges EU states to extend defamation laws to protect Islam
Lisl Brunner
March 13, 2006 09:32:00 am

Turkey has urged European countries to reexamine their religious defamation laws and ensure that they protect Muslims in the wake of the Muhammad cartoons controversy . At a weekend conference of EU foreign ministers in Austria, Turkish...

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News Indonesia high court rejects appeal by militia leader convicted for East Timor killings
Indonesia high court rejects appeal by militia leader convicted for East Timor killings
Holly Manges Jones
March 13, 2006 09:24:00 am

The Supreme Court of Indonesia has denied the appeal of pro-Indonesia militia leader Eurico Guterres for charges stemming from his involvement in massacres that occurred during the 1999 violence in East...

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News Russia confirms Milosevic letter, wants to review post mortem results
Russia confirms Milosevic letter, wants to review post mortem results
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
March 13, 2006 09:17:00 am

Russian Foreign Ministry officials confirmed Monday that they had received a letter written by Slobodan Milosevic on March 8 complaining about his medical care while in prison at The Hague and pressed for Russian medical experts...

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On April 18, 1949, the Republic of Ireland Act went into force, creating a republic in the state of Ireland.

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