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News Zimbabwe president approves controversial electronic surveillance bill
Zimbabwe president approves controversial electronic surveillance bill
Michael Sung
August 6, 2007 11:28:00 am

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has signed off on the controversial Interception of Communications Bill , which establishes a government communications surveillance agency and authorizes the government to intercept communications across the telephone, the Internet, and other...

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News State legislatures introducing more immigration laws: NCSL
State legislatures introducing more immigration laws: NCSL
Michael Sung
August 6, 2007 10:32:00 am

State legislatures across the United States have enacted at least 170 immigration-related bills in 2007 as a result of the "continued absence of a comprehensive federal reform of the United States' challenged immigration system," according to a...

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News Sri Lanka government rights abuses on the rise: HRW
Sri Lanka government rights abuses on the rise: HRW
Michael Sung
August 6, 2007 08:17:00 am

The Sri Lankan government is responsible for a dramatic increase in unlawful killings, enforced disappearances and other serious human rights violations since the resumption of hostilities in 2006 with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) [CFR...

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News Bush signs intelligence surveillance bill
Bush signs intelligence surveillance bill
Michael Sung
August 6, 2007 07:57:00 am

President George W. Bush signed the Protect America Act 2007 Sunday, giving the Executive Branch expanded surveillance authority for a period of six months while Congress works on long-term legislation to "modernize" the Foreign...

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News Muslim Brotherhood military trial resumes in Egypt without outside observers
Muslim Brotherhood military trial resumes in Egypt without outside observers
Natalie Hrubos
August 5, 2007 03:12:00 pm

The military trial of 40 senior members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood resumed in Egypt Sunday despite criticism from Amnesty International regarding the country's failure to allow independent observers into the...

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News Iraqi PM urges Sunni bloc to return to government
Iraqi PM urges Sunni bloc to return to government
Natalie Hrubos
August 5, 2007 02:55:00 pm

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Sunday that he refuses to accept the resignations submitted by six Cabinet ministers who belong to the country's largest Sunni parliamentary bloc. The Iraqi Accordance Front . The...

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News Egypt to lift emergency laws by mid-2008: judiciary minister
Egypt to lift emergency laws by mid-2008: judiciary minister
Natalie Hrubos
August 5, 2007 01:46:00 pm

Egypt's Judicial Affairs Minister Mufid Shehab said Saturday that the country will lift its 25-year-old state of emergency by June 2008, according to state news agency Mena. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak promised in 2005 and...

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US House passes intelligence surveillance bill
Jeannie Shawl
August 5, 2007 10:27:00 am

The US House of Representatives voted 227-183 late Saturday in favor of the Protect America Act 2007 , legislation that gives the Executive Branch expanded surveillance authority for a period of six months while Congress...

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News US Army soldier convicted in Mahmudiya rape-murder case
US Army soldier convicted in Mahmudiya rape-murder case
Michael Sung
August 4, 2007 10:50:00 am

A US military jury on Friday convicted Pfc. Jesse Spielman of four counts of felony murder, rape, conspiracy to commit rape, and housebreaking with intent to commit rape for his role in the March 2006 rape and murder of...

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Senate passes interim intelligence surveillance bill
Michael Sung
August 4, 2007 10:12:00 am

The US Senate on Friday passed the Protect America Act 2007 , under which the Executive Branch would be given expanded surveillance authority for a period of six months while Congress worked on long-term legislation to "modernize"...

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Taiwan opposition leader indicted

On February 13, 2007, Ma Ying-jeou, the chairman of Taiwan's opposition party was indicted on embezzlement charges from his time as Mayor of Taipei. That same day, Ma stepped down as leader of the Kuomintang Party and proceeded to announce his candidacy for the Presidency of Taiwan. In the indictment, Ma was accused by the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office of embezzlement. He was ultimately acquitted of these charges by the Supreme Court and elected President of Taiwan in 2008.

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