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News Canada court sentences first suspect convicted under new anti-terrorism law
Canada court sentences first suspect convicted under new anti-terrorism law
Andrew Gilmore
March 12, 2009 03:40:00 pm

Ontario Superior Court Justice Douglas Rutherford Thursday sentenced Ottawa software developer Mohammed Momin Khawaja to 10.5 years in prison for his involvement in an alleged terrorist plot to bomb targets in...

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News Bangladesh lifts ban on YouTube for publishing mutiny meeting audio
Bangladesh lifts ban on YouTube for publishing mutiny meeting audio
Caitlin Price
March 12, 2009 12:04:00 pm

Officials from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) said Thursday that a ban on video-sharing website YouTube has been lifted, but did not comment on access to several other blocked websites that also posted a...

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News Iraq shoe-throwing journalist sentenced to 3 years in prison
Iraq shoe-throwing journalist sentenced to 3 years in prison
Caitlin Price
March 12, 2009 11:07:00 am

The Central Criminal Court of Iraq (CCCI) on Thursday sentenced Muntadar al-Zaidi , the Iraqi journalist accused of throwing his shoes at former US president George W. Bush, to three years in...

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News Madoff pleads guilty to securities fraud charges
Madoff pleads guilty to securities fraud charges
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
March 12, 2009 10:32:00 am

US financier Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to all 11 charges of securities fraud . The plea was entered at a hearing before Judge Denny Chin of the US District...

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News EEOC reports significant rise in employment discrimination claims for 2008
EEOC reports significant rise in employment discrimination claims for 2008
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
March 12, 2009 09:02:00 am

The number of employment discrimination charges against private employers filed with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) increased by 15 percent in 2008 to reach record highs, according to EEOC statistics...

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News Zimbabwe opposition cabinet nominee freed on bail
Zimbabwe opposition cabinet nominee freed on bail
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
March 12, 2009 08:16:00 am

Zimbabwean authorities on Thursday released jailed Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party treasurer general and opposition cabinet member-designate Roy Bennett , one day after the nation's Supreme Court denied a state appeal to...

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News Pakistan police arrest lawyers, opposition leaders ahead of protest
Pakistan police arrest lawyers, opposition leaders ahead of protest
Andrew Gilmore
March 11, 2009 04:40:00 pm

Pakistan government forces conducted raids and arrested opposition members, including members of the country's lawyers' movement , prior to a protest rally led Wednesday by former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz...

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News Canada court approves settlement in bacteria contamination class action suit
Canada court approves settlement in bacteria contamination class action suit
Andrew Gilmore
March 11, 2009 03:27:00 pm

The Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench on Tuesday approved a settlement agreement between Canadian meatpacker Maple Leaf Foods and class action plaintiffs who brought suit against the company in connection with...

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News Libya releases 2 political prisoners convicted of plot to overthrow government
Libya releases 2 political prisoners convicted of plot to overthrow government
Tere Miller-Sporrer
March 11, 2009 12:29:00 pm

The government of Libya has released two men convicted in 2007 of planning to overthrow the government and meeting with a foreign official, Human Rights Watch (HRW) announced Tuesday....

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News Iraq court sentences top Saddam officials to 15 years for merchant killings
Iraq court sentences top Saddam officials to 15 years for merchant killings
Andrew Gilmore
March 11, 2009 11:41:00 am

The Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal sentenced Ali Hassan al-Majid and former Iraqi deputy prime minister Tariq Aziz Wednesday to 15 years in prison, respectively, for their...

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