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News Spain court to hear suit against China officials for pro-Tibet protest violence
Spain court to hear suit against China officials for pro-Tibet protest violence
Nick Fiske
August 6, 2008 08:36:00 am

Spain's National Court agreed Tuesday to hear a suit filed by pro-Tibet advocacy groups alleging that seven Chinese officials committed acts of genocide in connection with China's attempts to suppress protests against Chinese rule in...

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News Pakistan woman alleged to be al-Qaeda agent appears in US court
Pakistan woman alleged to be al-Qaeda agent appears in US court
Mike Rosen-Molina
August 5, 2008 01:56:00 pm

The first woman scheduled to stand trial in the US on charges related to suspected al-Qaeda ties has been extradited to the US and appeared before the District Court for the Southern District of New York Tuesday...

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News US criticizes Egypt defamation conviction of rights activist
US criticizes Egypt defamation conviction of rights activist
Devin Montgomery
August 5, 2008 01:43:00 pm

The US State Department on Monday criticized Egypt's sentencing of Saad Eddin Ibrahim to two years in prison for defaming the country. Ibrahim has been a prominent human rights activist and outspoken critic of...

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News South Africa court delays ruling on Zuma corruption charges
South Africa court delays ruling on Zuma corruption charges
Mike Rosen-Molina
August 5, 2008 01:02:00 pm

A South African judge on Tuesday delayed a ruling on whether to drop corruption charges against politician Jacob Zuma until September 12 in order consider Zuma's argument that he should have been consulted before the...

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News Guantanamo interviews may have been recorded
Guantanamo interviews may have been recorded
Mike Rosen-Molina
August 5, 2008 12:18:00 pm

Meetings between Guantanamo Bay detainees and representatives of their governments may have been recorded, according to a Tuesday Washington Post report . In 2002 and 2003, the US State Department advised foreign delegations that their meetings...

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News Khadr lawyer moves for dismissal due to government misconduct
Khadr lawyer moves for dismissal due to government misconduct
Devin Montgomery
August 5, 2008 11:45:00 am

Navy Lt. Cmdr. William Kuebler, lawyer for Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr , said on Monday that he has filed three separate motions to dismiss the case against his client due to alleged government misconduct....

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News Jury deliberation begins in Hamdan military commission trial
Jury deliberation begins in Hamdan military commission trial
Deirdre Jurand
August 5, 2008 11:14:00 am

The prosecution for the military commissions trial of Salim Ahmed Hamdan moved Tuesday for the judge to recall the jury and issue new instructions on what constitutes a war crime. Prosecutors said...

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News Colombia constitutional reforms favor presidential allies: Human Rights Watch
Colombia constitutional reforms favor presidential allies: Human Rights Watch
Mike Rosen-Molina
August 5, 2008 10:31:00 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday criticized proposed constitutional amendments put forth by Colombian President Alvaro Uribe that would strip the country's High Court of the authority...

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News Bush signs bill giving Libya immunity from existing lawsuits
Bush signs bill giving Libya immunity from existing lawsuits
Devin Montgomery
August 5, 2008 10:17:00 am

US President George Bush on Monday signed into law the Libyan Claims Resolution Act , which allows the Secretary of State to settle remaining civil claims brought by US citizens against Libya for bombings allegedly carried out...

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News Italy PM deploys troops to cities in effort to reduce crime
Italy PM deploys troops to cities in effort to reduce crime
Deirdre Jurand
August 5, 2008 09:14:00 am

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi deployed about 3,000 military troops to major Italian cities on Monday in a movement designed to reduce crime throughout the country. The plan...

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Organization of American States established

On April 30, 1948, the Organization of American States (OAS) was established in Bogota, Colombia with the signing of the Charter of the Organization of American States at the Ninth International Conference of American States.

Louisiana Purchase Treaty signed

On April 30, 1803, the United States and France signed the Louisiana Purchase Treaty in Paris, by which France ceded its Louisiana Territory to the US for $15 million.

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