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News Soldier challenges India army ban on HIV-positive personnel
Soldier challenges India army ban on HIV-positive personnel
Mike Rosen-Molina
June 27, 2008 01:17:00 pm

An HIV-positive soldier has challenged his upcoming dismissal from the Indian Army, the Supreme Court announced Friday. A Human Rights Law Network lawyer who is representing the soldier argued that the policy barring HIV-positive personnel...

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News Canada court rules sponsorship scandal commissioner was biased against ex-PM
Canada court rules sponsorship scandal commissioner was biased against ex-PM
Andrew Gilmore
June 27, 2008 11:52:00 am

The Canadian Federal Court ruled in two separate opinions Thursday that media comments by Quebec Justice John Gomery , who led the inquiry into the sponsorship scandal involving the Liberal Party and...

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News Austria chancellor to push for referenda on Lisbon Treaty
Austria chancellor to push for referenda on Lisbon Treaty
Deirdre Jurand
June 27, 2008 11:47:00 am

Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer promised in an open letter Thursday that he would push for Austria to hold national referenda in deciding whether to accept future modifications of the EU...

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News Germany court rules China counterfeit cars infringe on BMW design
Germany court rules China counterfeit cars infringe on BMW design
Mike Rosen-Molina
June 27, 2008 11:33:00 am

A German court Friday ruled that a sports utility vehicle manufactured in China bore an unacceptable resemblance to a model manufactured by German automaker BMW , ordering the SUV's importers to stop...

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News Iraq criminal appeals court judge assassinated
Iraq criminal appeals court judge assassinated
Devin Montgomery
June 27, 2008 11:21:00 am

Unidentified assailants Thursday shot and killed a top Iraqi judge while he was traveling on a Baghdad highway. Kamel al-Shewaili was the president of the al-Rasafah Court of Appeal, one of two appeals courts in Baghdad, and presided over...

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News ICC holds confirmation of charges hearings on Congo militia leaders
ICC holds confirmation of charges hearings on Congo militia leaders
Mike Rosen-Molina
June 27, 2008 10:04:00 am

Hearings to confirm war crimes charges against two former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) militia leaders began at the International Criminal Court (ICC) Friday. Germain Katanga is accused of...

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News Sudan removes Darfur aid worker for refusing to cooperate with investigation
Sudan removes Darfur aid worker for refusing to cooperate with investigation
Steve Czajkowski
June 27, 2008 09:13:00 am

Banu Altunbasof, the Sudan head of international aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) , was ejected from the country's Darfur region Thursday, after authorities said that she blocked state investigations into alleged MSF transgressions. The...

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News UN rights chief criticizes Zimbabwe parties for rights abuses in election lead-up
UN rights chief criticizes Zimbabwe parties for rights abuses in election lead-up
Devin Montgomery
June 27, 2008 09:03:00 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour Thursday sharply criticized Zimbabwean political groups for violence surrounding the country's ongoing presidential elections and said that mediation efforts should be based on the...

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News Ashcroft involved with torture memos: Bush administration lawyers
Ashcroft involved with torture memos: Bush administration lawyers
Deirdre Jurand
June 27, 2008 08:54:00 am

Controversial US interrogation policies outlined in two 2002 and 2003 memoranda were reviewed by top Department of Justice (DOJ) officials, including former Attorney General John Ashcroft , according to two former Bush administration officials...

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Federal court enforces Facebook trade secret settlement
Steve Czajkowski
June 27, 2008 08:45:00 am

A judge in the US District Court for the Northern District of California Wednesday granted a motion to enforce a previous settlement agreement between two social networking websites, Facebook and ConnectU ....

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