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News Suriname ex-military dictator goes on trial for 1982 killings
Suriname ex-military dictator goes on trial for 1982 killings
Benjamin Klein
July 5, 2008 12:03:00 pm

The military trial of former Suriname dictator Desi Bouterse for the “December Murders” at Fort Zeelandia, Paramaribo in 1982 commenced Friday with former bodyguard Onno Flohr testifying that Bouterse was present at the killings of 15 political opponents,...

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News Pakistan high court upholds emergency declaration, ouster of judges
Pakistan high court upholds emergency declaration, ouster of judges
Benjamin Klein
July 5, 2008 10:58:00 am

The reconstituted Supreme Court of Pakistan validated President Pervez Musharraf's declaration of emergency rule and concomitant ouster of judges, including former Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry , in an opinion...

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News Myanmar opposition members sentenced to year in prison for constitution protest
Myanmar opposition members sentenced to year in prison for constitution protest
Steve Czajkowski
July 5, 2008 10:16:00 am

Four members of Myanmar's National League for Democracy (NLD) have been jailed for a year for having campaigned against the country's then-draft constitution , according to NLD spokesperson Nyan Win as quoted by AP. Win said Friday...

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News Former Congo rebel leader Bemba arraigned before ICC
Former Congo rebel leader Bemba arraigned before ICC
Nick Fiske
July 4, 2008 01:30:00 pm

Former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba appeared before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the first time Friday after Belgium's Court of Cassation approved his...

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News Judge orders release of US Marines jailed for not testifying on Iraqi detainee deaths
Judge orders release of US Marines jailed for not testifying on Iraqi detainee deaths
Nick Fiske
July 4, 2008 11:13:00 am

A US district court judge Thursday released two US Marines who had previously been jailed for refusing to testify about the deaths of Iraqi detainees during the November 2004 offensive in Fallujah ....

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News ICC expects trial of Congo ex-militia leader Lubanga to proceed after evidence glitch
ICC expects trial of Congo ex-militia leader Lubanga to proceed after evidence glitch
Nick Fiske
July 4, 2008 10:53:00 am

Officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC) told journalists Thursday that the trial of Congolese ex-militia leader Thomas Lubanga would proceed as planned after evidentiary problems which had threatened the case were settled,...

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News White House claims top court ruling could lead to ‘dangerous detainees’ released in US
White House claims top court ruling could lead to ‘dangerous detainees’ released in US
Devin Montgomery
July 4, 2008 09:19:00 am

White House Press Secretary Dana Perino said Thursday that the administration is still working to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center , but suggested that a recent US Supreme Court decision could lead to...

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News Sharia law could be part of UK legal system: top judge
Sharia law could be part of UK legal system: top judge
Steve Czajkowski
July 4, 2008 08:42:00 am

Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers said Thursday that there may be applications of Sharia law in the British legal system during a speech ...

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US seeking UN sanctions against Mugabe
Steve Czajkowski
July 4, 2008 06:32:00 am

US Ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad submitted a draft resolution in the UN Security Council Thursday calling for sanctions against Zimbabwe's newly reinstalled president Robert Mugabe and eleven...

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News UN urges Mongolia to protect rights under post-vote state of emergency
UN urges Mongolia to protect rights under post-vote state of emergency
Devin Montgomery
July 3, 2008 04:56:00 pm

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has urged the Mongolian government to "exercise the utmost restraint" in dealing with protests of the country's recent parliamentary elections. President Nambar Enkhbayar ...

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First Fleet departs from England to establish penal colony in Australia

On May 13, 1787, the First Fleet departed from England, carrying 780 British convicts to establish a penal colony in Australia. Led by Captain Arthur Philip, all eleven ships arrived safely in Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia in January of 1788.

Read Captain Philip's account of his voyage on Project Gutenberg, and learn more about the journey and its impact from First Fleet online.

Federal government denied funding to segregated school districts

On May 13, 1966, the US federal government took its first action against violators of the desegregation guidelines of the 1964 Civil Rights Act by denying federal education funding for 12 segregated Southern school districts. Learn more about school desegregation.

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