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News Thailand constitution to be finished by July; martial law lifted in 41 provinces
Thailand constitution to be finished by July; martial law lifted in 41 provinces
Lisl Brunner
January 26, 2007 11:43:00 am

The new constitution of Thailand will be finalized and ready to face a referendum by July 6, according to an announcement Friday from the Constitutional Drafting Committee. The 35-member committee began work on the document on...

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News North Korea scolds South Korea over Internet censorship
North Korea scolds South Korea over Internet censorship
Tatyana Margolin
January 26, 2007 11:26:00 am

North Korea accused South Korea of Internet censorship Friday, saying that preventing the South Korean public from accessing pro-North Korea websites violates their citizens' basic human rights and freedom to access information. Since...

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News UK Commons passes bill allowing complex fraud trials without juries
UK Commons passes bill allowing complex fraud trials without juries
Michael Sung
January 26, 2007 10:28:00 am

The UK House of Commons passed the Fraud (Trials Without a Jury) Bill 281-246 on its third reading Thursday, sending the bill to the House of Lords . The proposed bill will allow...

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News Maine legislature refuses to enforce federal Real ID Act
Maine legislature refuses to enforce federal Real ID Act
Michael Sung
January 26, 2007 09:47:00 am

Both the Maine House of Representatives and Senate approved a joint resolution Thursday refusing to implement the federal Real ID Act . The resolution had broad support across both parties,...

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News DOJ asks federal appeals court to drop ‘moot’ domestic surveillance lawsuit
DOJ asks federal appeals court to drop ‘moot’ domestic surveillance lawsuit
Michael Sung
January 26, 2007 09:05:00 am

The US Department of Justice asked the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Thursday to drop the DOJ's appeal of a lower court ruling declaring the NSA...

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News Foreign judges in Khmer Rouge genocide trial may step down over procedures
Foreign judges in Khmer Rouge genocide trial may step down over procedures
Gabriel Haboubi
January 26, 2007 07:39:00 am

Some non-Cambodian judges involved in the multinational Khmer Rouge genocide trials may resign because of a protracted dispute over procedural rules among the various jurists overseeing the upcoming tribunal, the International Herald Tribune reported Thursday. Tribunal...

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News Italy moves towards criminalizing Holocaust denial
Italy moves towards criminalizing Holocaust denial
Gabriel Haboubi
January 25, 2007 08:33:00 pm

Italy is set to become the latest country in Europe to criminalize Holocaust denial after the cabinet of Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi unanimously approved a draft bill ...

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News Bangladesh attorney general latest to resign in government shakeup
Bangladesh attorney general latest to resign in government shakeup
Robert DeVries
January 25, 2007 08:06:00 pm

Bangladesh Attorney General AJ Mohammad Ali stepped down from his post Wednesday in what is believed to be a response to demands for his resignation from a left-leaning 14-party coalition led by the Awami League (AL) [party...

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News HRW urges speedy Habre trial
HRW urges speedy Habre trial
Robert DeVries
January 25, 2007 06:38:00 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Senegal to accelerate the process of bringing former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre to justice in a briefing paper released Thursday. Following a recommendation ...

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News Indonesia bringing civil action against Suharto for misuse of charitable funds
Indonesia bringing civil action against Suharto for misuse of charitable funds
Brett Murphy
January 25, 2007 05:12:00 pm

Indonesia Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh announced Thursday that by the end of the month the state plans to bring a civil action against former president Haji Mohammad Suharto for alleged misuse of charitable funds. The suit...

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Catholic priest Girolamo Savonarola burned at the stake

Radical Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola was burned at the stake in the Republic of Florence on May 23, 1498 for preaching against the practices of the powerful within the Catholic Church, including Pope Alexander VI, and celebrating mass while excommunicated. Learn more about the life of Savonarola and his execution.

Captain Kidd hanged for piracy

On May 23, 1701, Captain William Kidd, convicted of piracy and murder, was hanged in London. His body was later tarred and hung up in a gibbet - an iron cage - at the mouth of the River Thames as a warning to others.

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South Carolina becomes eighth U.S. state

On May 23, 1788, South Carolina ratified the US Constitution, becoming the eighth American state. Learn more about the history of South Carolina.

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