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News Pakistan government reappoints 8 judges removed by Musharraf
Pakistan government reappoints 8 judges removed by Musharraf
Joe Shaulis
August 27, 2008 09:53:00 am

The Pakistani government reinstated eight judges in the Sindh High Court in Karachi on Wednesday. The judges had previously refused to take office until the reinstatement of all 60 judges dismissed last year by former...

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News Russia recognition of Georgia territories violates international law: NATO
Russia recognition of Georgia territories violates international law: NATO
Joe Shaulis
August 27, 2008 08:12:00 am

The North Atlantic Council (NAC) , made up of representatives from 26 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member nations, urged Russia to reverse its recognition of the independence of two Georgian territories [AP...

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News Guantanamo Bay detainees transferred to Algeria
Guantanamo Bay detainees transferred to Algeria
Abigail Salisbury
August 26, 2008 04:22:00 pm

The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Tuesday announced that two Guantanamo detainees have been transferred to Algeria. The DOD hailed the move as proof of the effectiveness of its review processes,...

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News ICTR begins genocide trial of former Rwanda military officer
ICTR begins genocide trial of former Rwanda military officer
Leslie Schulman
August 26, 2008 04:16:00 pm

Lieutenant-Colonel Ephrem Setako went to trial Tuesday before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) . Setako is the former director of the Judicial Affairs Division of the Rwandan Ministry of Defence,...

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News States sue EPA over Clean Air Act compliance for oil refineries
States sue EPA over Clean Air Act compliance for oil refineries
Leslie Schulman
August 26, 2008 03:06:00 pm

New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Monday that twelve states have filed suit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its alleged failure to enforce provisions of the Clean Air...

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News District court upholds Massachusetts law mandating abortion protester ‘buffer zone’
District court upholds Massachusetts law mandating abortion protester ‘buffer zone’
Joe Shaulis
August 26, 2008 01:22:00 pm

US District Judge Joseph Tauro held Friday that a Massachusetts statute establishing a 35-foot buffer zone outside facilities which perform abortions does not violate protesters' constitutional rights. Tauro found that the...

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News China committee considers criminal code amendments
China committee considers criminal code amendments
Devin Montgomery
August 26, 2008 12:40:00 pm

A change to Chinese criminal law which would strengthen insider trading prohibitions was introduced before the country's Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (SCNPC) on Monday. If adopted during the committee's week-long session, the...

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News Swiss drop money-laundering charges against Pakistan presidential candidate
Swiss drop money-laundering charges against Pakistan presidential candidate
Joe Shaulis
August 26, 2008 12:03:00 pm

Swiss Prosecutor General Daniel Zappelli announced on Monday that he will not pursue money-laundering charges against Pakistani presidential candidate Asif Ali Zardari , who is the widower of the assassinated former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto [BBC obituary;...

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News Massachusetts abortion protest buffer zone ruling [US DC]
Massachusetts abortion protest buffer zone ruling [US DC]
August 26, 2008 10:41:00 am

Eleanor McCullen, et al. v. Martha Coakley, US District Court for the District of Massachusetts, August 22, 2008 ....

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News Former Guantanamo detainees petition US Supreme Court to hear rights appeal
Former Guantanamo detainees petition US Supreme Court to hear rights appeal
Devin Montgomery
August 26, 2008 10:33:00 am

British nationals and former Guantanamo Bay detainees Shafiq Rasul, Asif Iqbal, Rhuhel Ahmed and Jamal Al-Harith have petitioned the US Supreme Court to hear a lawsuit in which they...

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On April 18, 1949, the Republic of Ireland Act went into force, creating a republic in the state of Ireland.

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