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News Turkish top court may hear case seeking to ban ruling party
Turkish top court may hear case seeking to ban ruling party
Michael Sung
March 17, 2008 09:55:00 am

The Constitutional Court of Turkey on Monday said it will decide whether to consider a bid to disband the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) within ten days, adding that the...

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News Dalai Lama accuses China of ‘cultural genocide’ in Tibet after protest crackdown
Dalai Lama accuses China of ‘cultural genocide’ in Tibet after protest crackdown
Michael Sung
March 17, 2008 08:56:00 am

Exiled Tibetan spiritual and political leader Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama on Sunday accused China of committing "cultural genocide" in Tibet, and said he will not call for an end to ongoing...

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News Newly sworn-in Pakistan parliament will weigh reinstatement of ousted judges
Newly sworn-in Pakistan parliament will weigh reinstatement of ousted judges
Brett Murphy
March 17, 2008 08:35:00 am

Newly elected members of the National Assembly of Pakistan took their oaths of office Monday, marking a shift in power to a new majority opposed to Pakistani President Pervez Musharaf . Though neither...

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News Ukraine court convicts former police officers in journalist murder
Ukraine court convicts former police officers in journalist murder
Brett Murphy
March 17, 2008 08:15:00 am

Three former police officers have been convicted and sentenced to jail by a Ukrainian court for their roles in carrying out the murder of prominent Ukraine opposition journalist Heorhiy Gongadze . Mykola Protasov was sentenced Saturday to 13...

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News RIAA facing racketeering, fraud, spying claims over anti-piracy tactics
RIAA facing racketeering, fraud, spying claims over anti-piracy tactics
Devin Montgomery
March 16, 2008 04:47:00 pm

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is facing allegations of racketeering, fraud, and illegal spying after an Oregon woman on Friday added claims to an existing lawsuit against the RIAA, several recording companies, and...

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News China blocks YouTube access after Tibet protests
China blocks YouTube access after Tibet protests
Devin Montgomery
March 16, 2008 02:55:00 pm

The Chinese government on Sunday blocked Internet users in the country from accessing the video-sharing website YouTube after videos of a recent government crackdown on Tibetan protesters challenging Chinese rule were posted on the site....

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News Venezuelan prosecutors summon ex-president over 1986 student killings
Venezuelan prosecutors summon ex-president over 1986 student killings
Andrew Gilmore
March 16, 2008 12:55:00 pm

Prosecutors in Venezuela have ordered former Venezuelan President Jaime Lusinchi to appear in court in connection with the killings of nine leftist students in the western Venezuelan town of Yumare in 1986....

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News Federal judge ‘hopeful’ of resolution in California prison overcrowding case
Federal judge ‘hopeful’ of resolution in California prison overcrowding case
Andrew Gilmore
March 16, 2008 11:39:00 am

Judge Thelton Henderson of the US District Court for the Northern District of California told the Sacramento Bee Saturday he was "hopeful" that a court battle between the state of California and inmate advocacy groups...

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News Federal appeals court rules online community  not liable for discriminatory housing ads
Federal appeals court rules online community not liable for discriminatory housing ads
Andrew Gilmore
March 16, 2008 10:43:00 am

The US Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that the online community craigslist is not liable for third-party postings to its website which attempt to discriminate against people seeking housing. The plaintiffs in the...

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News Turkish PM assails prosecutor bid to ban ruling party for ‘anti-secular’ activities
Turkish PM assails prosecutor bid to ban ruling party for ‘anti-secular’ activities
Benjamin Klein
March 15, 2008 04:05:00 pm

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that a bid by the country's top prosecutor to disband his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and to bar him and...

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Titanic sinking precipitated multiple lawsuits

The Titanic sank early in the morning of April 15, 1912 after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic. Of 2228 passengers and crewmembers aboard, only 705 survived. The sinking gave rise to a variety of lawsuits against the White Star Line, the Titanic's owners.

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On April 15, 1865, Vice-President Andrew Johnson was sworn in as the seventeenth President of the United States, after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. Johnson became the first US President to be impeached, but he was not convicted. Learn more about Andrew Johnson and his impeachment from the US Senate.

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