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News ICTY rules prosecution may amend Karadzic indictment
ICTY rules prosecution may amend Karadzic indictment
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
February 16, 2009 01:31:00 pm

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Monday granted in part the prosecution's motion to amend the indictment against former Bosnian Serb leader and war crimes...

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News UK Guantanamo detainee medically cleared for potential release
UK Guantanamo detainee medically cleared for potential release
Tarah Park
February 16, 2009 12:14:00 pm

UK resident and Guantanamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed was found by British authorities on Sunday to be healthy enough to return to the UK if the US government acquiesces to the...

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News Europe rights court rules Russia illegally deported US missionary
Europe rights court rules Russia illegally deported US missionary
Christian Ehret
February 16, 2009 10:49:00 am

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday ruled that the Russian government was guilty of infringing on US missionary Patrick Nolan's religious freedoms and other human rights by expelling...

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News Venezuela voters approve amendment abolishing presidential term limits
Venezuela voters approve amendment abolishing presidential term limits
Tere Miller-Sporrer
February 16, 2009 08:11:00 am

Venezuelan voters approved a constitutional amendment abolishing presidential term limits in a national referendum Sunday. President of the National Electoral Council (CNE) Tibisay Lucena...

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News Afghanistan appeals court upholds prison sentence for Koran translators
Afghanistan appeals court upholds prison sentence for Koran translators
Jay Carmella
February 16, 2009 08:03:00 am

An appeals court in Afghanistan on Sunday upheld a lower court's decision to sentence two men convicted of translating the Koran to 20 years in prison. The three-judge panel ruled that the men were guilty of modifying...

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News Zimbabwe minister nominee indicted on terrorism and other charges
Zimbabwe minister nominee indicted on terrorism and other charges
Devin Montgomery
February 15, 2009 12:44:00 pm

Zimbabwe Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party treasurer general Roy Bennett has been indicted on terrorism and other charges, a lawyer for Bennett said Sunday. Bennett, who was scheduled to be sworn in as deputy agriculture minister...

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News Venezuela votes on constitutional amendment ending presidential term limits
Venezuela votes on constitutional amendment ending presidential term limits
Devin Montgomery
February 15, 2009 12:10:00 pm

Venezuelans began voting Sunday on a proposed constitutional amendment that would eliminate presidential term limits in the country. The amendment, which would allow President Hugo Chavez to seek re-election in 2012,...

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News Kenya PM still pursuing election tribunal after rejection by parliament
Kenya PM still pursuing election tribunal after rejection by parliament
Lucas Tanglen
February 15, 2009 11:27:00 am

Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Saturday maintained that the government was determined to form a local tribunal to address the December 2007 post-election violence , despite a defeat in the Kenyan...

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News Rights group warns Cambodia Khmer Rouge trials threatened by credibility problems
Rights group warns Cambodia Khmer Rouge trials threatened by credibility problems
Lucas Tanglen
February 15, 2009 10:34:00 am

The first trial in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) is in danger of being tainted by the body's failure to meet international fair trial standards , Human Rights...

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Palestinian leaders urge ICC investigation of Israeli actions in Gaza
Andrew Gilmore
February 14, 2009 08:36:00 pm

Palestinian leaders urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) and its Chief Prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Friday to initiate an investigation into alleged Israeli war crimes during the recent conflict in Gaza . Palestinian...

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English Queen consort Anne Boleyn arrested on adultery accusations

English Queen consort Anne Boleyn, whom King Henry VIII married after famously divorcing Catherine of Aragon, was arrested on charges of adultery on May 2, 1536. The following trial, orchestrated by prominent minister of state Thomas Cromwell, led to Anne's conviction and eventual execution two weeks after her arrest despite Anne's denial of the charges. Henry VIII would marry Jane Seymour later that month. Learn more about Anne Boleyn.

FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover died

Longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover died on May 2, 1972 at age 77, having led the agency since 1924. He built his reputation on battling bootleggers during Prohibition and communist and pro-rights groups after World War II. Review Hoover's official FBI personnel file, released under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act.

European Central Bank founded

On May 2, 1998, the European Central Bank (ECB) was founded to set monetary policy for the sixteen EU nations who use the Euro as their primary currency. Learn more about the ECB from the organization's website.

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