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News UK announces public inquiry into 2003 death of Iraqi detainee
UK announces public inquiry into 2003 death of Iraqi detainee
Andrew Gilmore
May 14, 2008 03:32:00 pm

The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) announced Wednesday that it will conduct a public inquiry into the death of Baha Mousa , an Iraqi hotel receptionist who died in British...

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News Indiana appeals court partially overturns sex offender residence law
Indiana appeals court partially overturns sex offender residence law
Mike Rosen-Molina
May 14, 2008 01:43:00 pm

The Indiana Court of Appeals Tuesday ruled that a 2006 state law barring convicted sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of a school, public park or youth center is unconstitutional...

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News Russian gallery director charged for show of banned art
Russian gallery director charged for show of banned art
Mike Rosen-Molina
May 14, 2008 01:00:00 pm

The curator of a Russian art gallery has been charged with "inciting hatred" for hosting an exhibit of art banned from other galleries, including pieces that mocked the Russian Orthodox Church and the nation's military,...

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News US peace groups file constitutional challenge to Iraq war
US peace groups file constitutional challenge to Iraq war
Mike Rosen-Molina
May 14, 2008 12:41:00 pm

A coalition of anti-war activists represented by the Constitutional Law Clinic at Rutgers University Law School-Newark Tuesday filed a lawsuit in US District Court for New Jersey seeking a declaratory judgment that...

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News DOD stalling on security clearances for civilian Guantanamo lawyers: ACLU
DOD stalling on security clearances for civilian Guantanamo lawyers: ACLU
Mike Rosen-Molina
May 14, 2008 12:05:00 pm

The US Department of Defense has still not issued security clearances to civilian lawyers seeking to participate in the defense of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other detainees held...

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News US immigration agents face problems transiting drugged deportees overseas
US immigration agents face problems transiting drugged deportees overseas
Andrew Gilmore
May 14, 2008 12:03:00 pm

US immigration agents transiting involuntarily sedated immigration deportees through foreign countries have been challenged by local authorities, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. The paper said French and Belgian law enforcement officials had raised objections to the sedation of individuals...

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News Italy court rules Berlusconi can be called to testify in CIA rendition case
Italy court rules Berlusconi can be called to testify in CIA rendition case
Andrew Gilmore
May 14, 2008 10:44:00 am

Italian Judge Oscar Magi ruled on Wednesday that Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi can be called to testify in the trial of 26 Americans and several former Italian intelligence officials for the...

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News Ecuador election court clears former president to run for office
Ecuador election court clears former president to run for office
David Hanna
May 14, 2008 10:23:00 am

Ecuador's election court announced Wednesday that a two-year suspension from politics for former Ecuadorian President Lucio Gutierrez, had formally come to an end Sunday, leaving him free to run for...

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News Australia weighing ICJ genocide incitement lawsuit against Iran president
Australia weighing ICJ genocide incitement lawsuit against Iran president
Andrew Gilmore
May 14, 2008 10:05:00 am

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd told Australian news service Sky News Wednesday that his government is considering bringing a lawsuit against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) [court...

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News Malaysia court rules ethnic Indian protesters legally detained
Malaysia court rules ethnic Indian protesters legally detained
Andrew Gilmore
May 14, 2008 09:07:00 am

The Federal Court of Malaysia Wednesday rejected an appeal by five ethnic Indian protesters being detained by Malaysian authorities under a controversial security law. The five detainees, prominent members of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) [advocacy...

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On January 15, 1991, the deadline issued by United Nations for Iraq to withdraw its troops from of Kuwait expired. After Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 678, giving Iraq until January 15, 1991 to leave.

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