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News Guantanamo detainee charged with USS Cole bombing
Guantanamo detainee charged with USS Cole bombing
Mike Rosen-Molina
June 30, 2008 02:41:00 pm

US Department of Defense prosecutors announced Monday they had filed charges related to the 2000 al Qaeda attack on the USS Cole against Guantanamo Bay detainee...

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News US should expedite Guantanamo closure: European investigator
US should expedite Guantanamo closure: European investigator
Devin Montgomery
June 30, 2008 01:08:00 pm

The United States should set a concrete deadline for closure of the military prison at Guantanamo Bay , according to a Monday report by an investigator from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe...

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News Colombia president calls for election referendum after court orders legal inquiry
Colombia president calls for election referendum after court orders legal inquiry
Mike Rosen-Molina
June 30, 2008 12:30:00 pm

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Monday moved forward with plans for a national referendum on the country's 2006 presidential election. Last week, the Colombian High Court ruled that a legal...

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News Pakistan must change constitution to reinstate judges: justice minister
Pakistan must change constitution to reinstate judges: justice minister
Mike Rosen-Molina
June 30, 2008 11:54:00 am

The Pakistani constitution must be amended in order to reinstate the judges who were ousted last year by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf , Pakistani Law and Justice Minister Farooq H. Naik said Sunday. He said...

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News Five Iraq appeals court judges survive assassination attempts
Five Iraq appeals court judges survive assassination attempts
Andrew Gilmore
June 30, 2008 11:49:00 am

Unknown bombers made unsuccessful assassination attempts on the lives of five Iraqi appeals court judges Monday. The five judges - Ali al-Alaq, Suleiman Abdullah, Ghanim Janab, Alaa al-Timimi, and Hassan Fouad - are all members of the al-Rasafa Court...

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News Germany police torture threats did not violate right to fair trial: ECHR
Germany police torture threats did not violate right to fair trial: ECHR
Mike Rosen-Molina
June 30, 2008 11:02:00 am

A German man's right to a fair trial was not violated by police torture threats, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Monday. In 2003, Magnus Gaefgen was convicted of kidnapping and killing a...

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News Lawyer for ex-Thailand PM jailed for bribery attempt
Lawyer for ex-Thailand PM jailed for bribery attempt
Devin Montgomery
June 30, 2008 11:01:00 am

Thana Tansiri, a lawyer for former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra , began serving a six-month prison sentence Monday for his role in an attempt to bribe officials overseeing a corruption case against...

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News Iran court sentences man to death for spying for Israel
Iran court sentences man to death for spying for Israel
Mike Rosen-Molina
June 30, 2008 10:25:00 am

Iran's Revolutionary Court sentenced an Iranian electronics salesman to death Monday after convicting him of espionage, according to a state media report . Ali Ashtari, who was arrested last year, was charged with using his sales connections in...

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News Dutch judiciary will not prosecute politician for anti-Islamic statements
Dutch judiciary will not prosecute politician for anti-Islamic statements
Deirdre Jurand
June 30, 2008 10:00:00 am

The Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM) will not prosecute politician Geert Wilders for his video and printed statements against the Quran and Islam because the statements are not punishable under anti-discrimination...

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News Malaysia: Anwar files suit against accuser after leaving Turkish embassy
Malaysia: Anwar files suit against accuser after leaving Turkish embassy
Andrew Gilmore
June 30, 2008 09:23:00 am

Malaysian opposition politician Anwar Ibrahim filed a lawsuit  on Monday against a former aide who had accused him of sodomy on Saturday.  In the lawsuit, Anwar said that the aide's allegations against...

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Denmark constitution signed

On June 5, 1849, Denmark became a constitutional monarchy with the signing of its first constitution. Prior to the promulgation of its constitution, Denmark was an absolute monarchy. The Danish constitution protected civil liberties, limited the power of the king, and created a bicameral legislature called the Rigstag, consisting of the Folketing and the Landsting. Today, Constitution Day is celebrated as a national holiday in Denmark every year on June 5. Learn more about Denmark's system of government from the country's official website.

US Supreme Court ordered U. Texas law school to admit black students

On June 5, 1950, in Sweatt v. Painter, the US Supreme Court ordered the University of Texas Law School to admit black students because a law school founded for blacks could not be equal to the established and prestigious white law school. Learn more about Sweatt v. Painter.

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