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News Federal judge denies release to Yemeni and Tunisian Guantanamo detainees
Federal judge denies release to Yemeni and Tunisian Guantanamo detainees
Devin Montgomery
December 31, 2008 05:24:00 pm

Judge Richard Leon for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday ruled that the US government could continue to hold Guantanamo Bay detainees Hisham Sliti and Moath Hamza...

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News Zimbabwe judge denies bail for activists charged with planning coup
Zimbabwe judge denies bail for activists charged with planning coup
Devin Montgomery
December 31, 2008 04:14:00 pm

A Zimbabwe magistrate ruled Wednesday that Zimbabwe Peace Project leader Jestina Mukoko and several others would have to remain in jail until their hearings before the Zimbabwe Supreme Court. Mukoko and the other activists were charged...

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News Federal court rules against North Korea for 1968 abuse of US soldiers
Federal court rules against North Korea for 1968 abuse of US soldiers
Devin Montgomery
December 31, 2008 11:24:00 am

Judge Henry Kennedy for the US District Court for the District of Columbia  on Wednesday ruled in favor of three former US soldiers suing North Korea for alleged mistreatment they suffered...

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News North Korea detainee abuse civil damages ruling  [US DC]
North Korea detainee abuse civil damages ruling [US DC]
December 31, 2008 10:55:00 am

William Thomas Massie, et al. v. The Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, US District Court for the District of Columbia, December 31, 2008 [ruling in favor of three US servicemen suing North Korea for mistreatment they suffered...

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News China dairy executive pleads guilty in contaminated milk trial
China dairy executive pleads guilty in contaminated milk trial
Devin Montgomery
December 31, 2008 08:48:00 am

Chinese diary company chairwoman Tian Wenhua on Wednesday pleaded guilty to charges that she allowed her company to sell milk contaminated with the industrial chemical melamine even after she knew of the contamination, according to...

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News Russia amends constitution to extend presidential terms
Russia amends constitution to extend presidential terms
Jake Oresick
December 30, 2008 01:02:00 pm

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday signed into law amendments to the Russian Constitution extending presidential terms from four to six years and terms for parliament members [Article...

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Hasina elected Bangladesh PM in heavily-monitored elections
Devin Montgomery
December 30, 2008 12:45:00 pm

The Bangladesh Election Commission (BEC) on Tuesday released results for the country's Monday elections, in which voters elected Sheikh Hasina as prime minister and members of her Bangladesh Awami League party as...

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News Iraq court delays trial of shoe-throwing journalist
Iraq court delays trial of shoe-throwing journalist
Jake Oresick
December 30, 2008 11:59:00 am

The Central Criminal Court of Iraq (CCCI) on Tuesday postponed the trial of Muntadhar al-Zaidi , the journalist accused of throwing his shoes at US President George W. Bush . The trial will resume...

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News China dairy companies to pay $160 million in compensation for contaminated milk
China dairy companies to pay $160 million in compensation for contaminated milk
Devin Montgomery
December 30, 2008 10:49:00 am

Twenty-two Chinese dairy companies are expected to pay a total of $160 million to compensate the families of nearly 300,000 children harmed by melamine-contaminated milk , according to a Tuesday report by China Daily. Government sources...

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News Zimbabwe court delays ruling on release of rights activist
Zimbabwe court delays ruling on release of rights activist
Benjamin Klein
December 29, 2008 04:46:00 pm

A Zimbabwean court on Monday delayed ruling on whether leading human rights campaigner Jestina Mukoko and eight other activists charged with plotting to overthrow the government should be released pending trial. Mukoko, the head of the Zimbabwe...

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