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News US military judge postpones Army sniper hearing on killings of unarmed Iraqis
US military judge postpones Army sniper hearing on killings of unarmed Iraqis
Michael Sung
September 30, 2007 10:45:00 am

A US military judge postponed an Article 32 hearing on US Army sniper Sgt. Evan Vela Sunday, following a fellow Army sniper's acquittal on premeditated murder charges . Vela, who has argued that he was simply...

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News Suu Kyi temporarily released from house arrest to meet UN Myanmar envoy
Suu Kyi temporarily released from house arrest to meet UN Myanmar envoy
Michael Sung
September 30, 2007 10:35:00 am

Myanmar opposition leader and democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi was briefly released from house arrest Sunday to met with visiting UN Special Envoy to Myanmar Ibrahim Gambari, but Gambari was not allowed to meet with...

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News Pakistan lawyers clash with police over Musharraf re-election ruling
Pakistan lawyers clash with police over Musharraf re-election ruling
Michael Sung
September 30, 2007 10:16:00 am

Pakistani riot police clashed with lawyers demonstrating outside the Supreme Court of Pakistan and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Saturday, as hundreds protested a high court ruling allowing Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf ...

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News ICTY Vukovar massacre sentences too lenient: Croatia
ICTY Vukovar massacre sentences too lenient: Croatia
Michael Sung
September 30, 2007 09:02:00 am

Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader has criticized the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for its judgments on Serb suspects allegedly involved in the 1991 Vukovar massacre , saying in...

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News US soldier sentenced to 5 months for role in Iraqi civilian murders
US soldier sentenced to 5 months for role in Iraqi civilian murders
Jeannie Shawl
September 29, 2007 09:15:00 pm

US Army Spc. Jorge G. Sandoval was sentenced Saturday to five months in prison for his role in covering up the shootings of three unarmed Iraqis. Sandoval was convicted Friday at his court-martial of planting evidence but was acquitted...

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News Federal judge refuses to dismiss Murtha defamation lawsuit over Haditha comments
Federal judge refuses to dismiss Murtha defamation lawsuit over Haditha comments
Jeannie Shawl
September 29, 2007 07:36:00 pm

A federal judge has refused to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against US Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) and ruled that Murtha must provide a deposition in the case. US Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich , who is facing...

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News New Japan PM to push anti-terrorism law renewal
New Japan PM to push anti-terrorism law renewal
Katerina Ossenova
September 28, 2007 03:14:00 pm

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda , the newly elected successor to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe , said Friday that he plans to submit a new anti-terrorism law to parliament that will allow Japan...

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News Kenya president rejects bill restraining corruption watchdog
Kenya president rejects bill restraining corruption watchdog
Mike Rosen-Molina
September 28, 2007 01:37:00 pm

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki Thursday refused to sign a bill that would have limited the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) to only investigating crimes committed after 2003. The amendment, deleting portions of the 2003...

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News US soldier acquitted of Iraqi civilian premeditated murder charges
US soldier acquitted of Iraqi civilian premeditated murder charges
Katerina Ossenova
September 28, 2007 01:12:00 pm

A military panel Friday found US Army Spc. Jorge G. Sandoval not guilty of murder in the shooting deaths of three unarmed Iraqis but convicted him of planting evidence to cover up the shootings. Sandoval, along with Staff Sgt....

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News Cuba detains protestors demanding humane treatment for political prisoners
Cuba detains protestors demanding humane treatment for political prisoners
Lisl Brunner
September 28, 2007 12:33:00 pm

The government of Cuba Thursday detained at least forty protesters who gathered outside the Ministry of Justice to demand humane treatment for the country's estimated 250 political prisoners. All but one of those detained were released...

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English Queen consort Anne Boleyn arrested on adultery accusations

English Queen consort Anne Boleyn, whom King Henry VIII married after famously divorcing Catherine of Aragon, was arrested on charges of adultery on May 2, 1536. The following trial, orchestrated by prominent minister of state Thomas Cromwell, led to Anne's conviction and eventual execution two weeks after her arrest despite Anne's denial of the charges. Henry VIII would marry Jane Seymour later that month. Learn more about Anne Boleyn.

FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover died

Longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover died on May 2, 1972 at age 77, having led the agency since 1924. He built his reputation on battling bootleggers during Prohibition and communist and pro-rights groups after World War II. Review Hoover's official FBI personnel file, released under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act.

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