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News Thailand anti-corruption commission to investigate former prime minister
Thailand anti-corruption commission to investigate former prime minister
Alexis Unkovic
November 29, 2007 05:41:00 pm

Thailand's National Counter-Corruption Commission (NCCC) has approved the creation of three subcommittees to investigate former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and two of his former senior administration officials, according to an NCCC spokesperson...

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News Serbia indicts 14 for roles in 1991 massacre of Croats
Serbia indicts 14 for roles in 1991 massacre of Croats
Alexis Unkovic
November 29, 2007 05:01:00 pm

Serbia's Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor Thursday indicted 14 former soldiers and paramilitaries on war crimes charges in connection with the October 1991 Lovas Massacre in Croatia, a spokesperson told Reuters. Half...

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News UN Hariri probe pursuing new leads: Brammertz
UN Hariri probe pursuing new leads: Brammertz
Alexis Unkovic
November 29, 2007 04:12:00 pm

UN International Independent Investigation Commission (IIIC) head Serge Brammertz told the UN Security Council Wednesday that unspecified "persons of interest" have been identified and other progress has been made in...

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News Philippines officers linked to 2003 coup take over hotel, demand Arroyo resignation
Philippines officers linked to 2003 coup take over hotel, demand Arroyo resignation
Alexis Unkovic
November 29, 2007 03:14:00 pm

About a dozen officers on trial in the Philippines in connection with a failed 2003 mutiny Thursday walked out of court, took control of a Manila hotel, and demanded the resignation of Philippine President...

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News Russia opposition figure Kasparov released from jail
Russia opposition figure Kasparov released from jail
Kiely Lewandowski
November 29, 2007 02:57:00 pm

Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov was released from jail Thursday after serving five days in custody for organizing an unsanctioned protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin and resisting arrest. The former...

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News Russia court sentences Berezovsky to six years on embezzlement charges
Russia court sentences Berezovsky to six years on embezzlement charges
Joshua Pantesco
November 29, 2007 12:46:00 pm

A Russian court Thursday found exiled business tycoon Boris Berezovsky guilty of embezzling 214 million rubles from Russian national airline Aeroflot . The court sentenced him to six years in prison, though prosecutors...

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News Israel police recommend dropping Bank Leumi corruption case against PM
Israel police recommend dropping Bank Leumi corruption case against PM
Gabriel Haboubi
November 29, 2007 12:43:00 pm

Israeli police Thursday concluded a corruption investigation into Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert , telling prosecutors at the Ministry of Justice that they do not believe there is enough evidence to indict Olmert...

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News Leahy rejects White House executive privilege claim in US Attorney firings probe
Leahy rejects White House executive privilege claim in US Attorney firings probe
Joshua Pantesco
November 29, 2007 12:00:00 pm

US Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) on Thursday rejected White House assertions of executive privilege in the ongoing congressional investigations into the US Attorneys firing scandal . Leahy issued a ruling ...

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News Musharraf pledges to lift Pakistan emergency rule December 16
Musharraf pledges to lift Pakistan emergency rule December 16
Joshua Pantesco
November 29, 2007 11:27:00 am

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf pledged to lift emergency rule in the country on December 16 in a televised speech Thursday delivered after he took the presidential oath of office as a civilian Thursday morning. Pakistani...

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UK Enron bankers plead guilty in fraud case
Joshua Pantesco
November 29, 2007 10:52:00 am

The three British bankers known as the NatWest three pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of wire fraud as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. David Bermingham, Giles Darby and Gary had been indicted on...

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On February 25, 1982, in Campbell & Cosans v. The United Kingdom, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that parents can prevent teachers in the United Kingdom from striking their schoolchildren. At the time of the court's decision, the UK was the only Western European nation that permitted corporal punishment in schools.

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