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News Federal judge upholds guilty verdicts in Fort Dix conspiracy
Federal judge upholds guilty verdicts in Fort Dix conspiracy
March 5, 2009 04:01:00 pm
Andrew Gilmore

A federal judge at the US District Court for the District of New Jersey on Thursday upheld the guilty verdicts reached by a jury against five men convicted of plotting to kill US soldiers at...

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News Europe rights court holds Russia responsible for Chechen death
Europe rights court holds Russia responsible for Chechen death
March 5, 2009 03:23:00 pm
Andrew Gilmore

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Thursday that Russia is liable for the death of an ethnic Chechen at the hands of Russian forces in 2000, finding Russia in violation of the European...

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News Sudan president Bashir derides ICC warrant
Sudan president Bashir derides ICC warrant
March 5, 2009 03:06:00 pm
Devin Montgomery

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Thursday scoffed at the warrant for his arrest issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) earlier this week. Speaking to a crowd...

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News Iran to seek INTERPOL arrest warrants for Israeli war crimes suspects
Iran to seek INTERPOL arrest warrants for Israeli war crimes suspects
March 5, 2009 03:01:00 pm
Caitlin Price

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Court will seek INTERPOL arrest warrants for more than 100 Israelis on war crimes charges stemming from the conflict in Gaza , prosecutors said Thursday. Iran announced in December that it would establish...

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News UN rights chief warns Afghanistan situation worsening
UN rights chief warns Afghanistan situation worsening
March 5, 2009 12:19:00 pm
Benjamin Hackman

Afghanistan's human rights progress has been thwarted by armed conflict, censorship, abuse of power, and violence against women, according to a report delivered Thursday to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) ...

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News Federal judge partially overturns sailor terrorism conviction
Federal judge partially overturns sailor terrorism conviction
March 5, 2009 12:09:00 pm
Andrew Morgan

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Connecticut on Thursday reversed a former Navy signalman's conviction for material support of terrorism. Judge Mark Kravitz set aside the conviction of Hassan Abu-Jihaad,...

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News Jemaah Islamiyah member admits role in foiled 2001 terror attack
Jemaah Islamiyah member admits role in foiled 2001 terror attack
March 5, 2009 11:49:00 am
Safiya Boucaud

A Singaporean member of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist group admitted his role in plotting the foiled 2001 attack of an Indonesian airport, while testifying at the trial of two Indonesian terrorist suspects in...

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News Rove, Miers agree to testify on US attorney firings before House committee
Rove, Miers agree to testify on US attorney firings before House committee
March 5, 2009 10:55:00 am
Steve Czajkowski

Former White House advisor Karl Rove and former White House Counsel Harriet Miers will provide testimony before the US House Judiciary Committee concerning the firing of US Attorneys , allegedly for political reasons,...

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News Europe court rules UK mandatory retirement law not discriminatory
Europe court rules UK mandatory retirement law not discriminatory
March 5, 2009 09:16:00 am
Steve Czajkowski

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Thursday that UK regulations permitting mandatory retirement policies for workers who reach the age of 65 do not violate an EU anti-discrimination law. The case was...

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News Zimbabwe high court invalidates regional court decision on land reform
Zimbabwe high court invalidates regional court decision on land reform
March 5, 2009 08:08:00 am
Ximena Marinero

The Zimbabwe High Court ruled on Wednesday that the Southern Africa Development Community Tribunal (SADC Tribunal) is not superior to the courts of the individual SADC member countries, in a decision invalidating a SADC Tribunal...

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21st Amendment ended Prohibition

On December 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, ending the ban on the legal sale and importation of alcohol that had been introduced in 1919 by the 18th Amendment.

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On December 5, 1977, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat broke off diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria and South Yemen in response to the Declaration of Tripoli, which imposed sanctions on Eygpt. These hardline Arab nations had promulgated the Declaration in order to punish Egypt for establishing diplomatic relations with Israel. In 1979, Egypt signed a formal peace treaty with Israel, leading to Sadat's assassination in 1981.


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