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News Texas oil company owner pleads guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in oil-for-food deal
Texas oil company owner pleads guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in oil-for-food deal
Mike Rosen-Molina
August 17, 2007 07:07:00 pm

A Texas oil baron pleaded guilty Friday to charges that he paid millions in bribes to Iraqi officials in connection with the UN oil-for-food scandal. David Chalmers, owner of Bayoil USA Inc and Bayoil Supply and Trading Ltd, pleaded...

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News Netherlands reaches agreement with UN to host Hariri tribunal
Netherlands reaches agreement with UN to host Hariri tribunal
Mike Rosen-Molina
August 17, 2007 06:06:00 pm

The government of the Netherlands reached an agreement with the United Nations Friday to host the ad hoc tribunal that will investigate and try suspects involved in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri [JURIST news...

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News UN tribunal cancels transfer of Rwanda genocide case to Netherlands court
UN tribunal cancels transfer of Rwanda genocide case to Netherlands court
Brett Murphy
August 17, 2007 03:52:00 pm

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Friday revoked a previous order transferring the case against 1994 Rwandan genocide suspect Michel Bagaragaza to a local court in the Netherlands. In addition...

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News Interpol seeks arrest of daughter of Saddam Hussein
Interpol seeks arrest of daughter of Saddam Hussein
Brett Murphy
August 17, 2007 03:33:00 pm

Interpol issued a red notice Friday seeking the arrest of Raghad Saddam Hussein , daughter of the former Iraqi dictator, on charges of terrorism. Interpol circulated the notice to member countries, saying Iraq accuses...

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News Iran summons Argentina officials for fabricating case against Iran in 1994 bombing
Iran summons Argentina officials for fabricating case against Iran in 1994 bombing
Brett Murphy
August 17, 2007 02:53:00 pm

An Iranian court has issued a summons for five Argentinean officials, accusing them of fabricating a case against Iran in the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish Community Center , Iranian media reported Thursday. The Argentineans were...

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News FTC appeals ruling allowing Whole Foods to proceed with acquisition
FTC appeals ruling allowing Whole Foods to proceed with acquisition
Brett Murphy
August 17, 2007 02:03:00 pm

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed an appeal with the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit Friday contesting a DC District Court decision allowing organic food company Whole Foods Market to buy rival...

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News Army Corps of Engineers claims immunity in Katrina class action
Army Corps of Engineers claims immunity in Katrina class action
Brett Murphy
August 17, 2007 01:35:00 pm

The US Army Corps of Engineers argued Thursday that it cannot be sued for negligence over the collapse of a flood wall and levee caused by Hurricane Katrina because the Flood Control Act of...

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News Pakistan court allows prosecutors to reopen corruption case against exiled former-PM
Pakistan court allows prosecutors to reopen corruption case against exiled former-PM
Michael Sung
August 17, 2007 10:55:00 am

A Pakistani court ruled Friday that government prosecutors may reopen their investigation into alleged corruption committed by exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif , dealing a blow to Sharif's bid to return to Pakistan. Sharif, exiled for 10...

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Whole Foods acquisition ruling [US DC]
August 17, 2007 10:16:00 am

Federal Trade Commission v. Whole Foods Market, Inc., and Wild Oats Markets, Inc., US District Court for the District of Columbia, August 16, 2007 . Read the...

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News Germany paroles former Red Army Faction terrorist
Germany paroles former Red Army Faction terrorist
Michael Sung
August 17, 2007 10:13:00 am

A German court announced the parole of former Red Army Faction member Eva Haule on Friday, saying that the court believed that Haule no longer viewed violence as an appropriate method of furthering political agendas and thus...

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