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News Croatia lawmaker convicted of war crimes in death of Serbian civilians
Croatia lawmaker convicted of war crimes in death of Serbian civilians
Brian Jackson
May 8, 2009 11:21:00 am

Croatian parliament member Branimir Glavas was convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison for the killing of Serbian civilians during the Croatian war of independence . Glavas stood accused of ordering the torture...

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News Federal jury convicts ex-US soldier in Mahmudiya rape-murder case
Federal jury convicts ex-US soldier in Mahmudiya rape-murder case
Bhargav Katikanen
May 8, 2009 09:48:00 am

A jury in US District Court for the Western District of Kentucky on Thursday convicted former Pfc. Steven D. Green of the rape and murder of an Iraqi girl , and the...

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News Specter to chair Senate judiciary crime and drugs subcommittee
Specter to chair Senate judiciary crime and drugs subcommittee
Bhargav Katikanen
May 8, 2009 08:49:00 am

Newly-declared Democratic Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) was appointed chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs on Thursday. Specter received that post from Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) who voluntarily...

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News New Jersey high court bars sex offender residence restrictions
New Jersey high court bars sex offender residence restrictions
Lucas Tanglen
May 8, 2009 08:35:00 am

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Thursday that local ordinances prohibiting convicted sex offenders (CSOs) from living near schools, playgrounds, and other public areas were preempted by the state's Megan's Law and, therefore, invalid....

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News House Republicans propose bill to let states refuse to take Guantanamo detainees
House Republicans propose bill to let states refuse to take Guantanamo detainees
Lucas Tanglen
May 8, 2009 07:31:00 am

Republican leaders in the US House of Representatives on Thursday announced the "Keep Terrorists Out of America Act," which would require approval from a state's governor and legislature before Guantanamo Bay detainees...

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News Supreme Court justice rejects stay of deportation for accused Nazi guard
Supreme Court justice rejects stay of deportation for accused Nazi guard
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 7, 2009 03:36:00 pm

US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens on Thursday denied an application for stay of deportation filed by accused Nazi prison guard John Demjanjuk . Demjanjuk faces deportation...

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News Blackwater security firm ends Baghdad operations as contract expires
Blackwater security firm ends Baghdad operations as contract expires
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 7, 2009 01:20:00 pm

The security company known formerly as Blackwater Worldwide on Thursday concluded its operations in Baghdad as its contract to protect American diplomats in Iraq ended. A spokesperson from the US Embassy in Iraq [official...

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News France to take Algerian Guantanamo detainee
France to take Algerian Guantanamo detainee
Andrew Gilmore
May 7, 2009 12:13:00 pm

The French government on Wednesday confirmed that it will accept Algerian Guantanamo Bay detainee Lakhdar Boumediene after his release from the detention center. Boumediene was the named plaintiff in the US Supreme Court case...

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News UK proposes changes to national DNA database to remove innocent people
UK proposes changes to national DNA database to remove innocent people
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 7, 2009 11:56:00 am

The UK Home Office on Thursday released new proposals for a controversial DNA database that would remove the DNA information of innocent people. The Home Office said that DNA information...

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News Czech Republic senate ratifies EU reform Treaty
Czech Republic senate ratifies EU reform Treaty
Andrew Gilmore
May 7, 2009 11:26:00 am

The Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic voted Wednesday to approve the European Union (EU) reform treaty, also known as the Lisbon Treaty , sending the document to Czech President Vaclav Klaus [official...

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Treaty relinquishing Panama Canal signed

On September 7, 1977, US President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian Chief of Government Omar Torrijos signed the Panama Canal Treaty relinquishing American control over the canal effective in the year 2000.

Boxer Protocol signed, ending Boxer Rebellion in China

On September 7, 1901, the Boxer Protocol was signed between the Qing Dynasty of China on one side and eight Western Powers and Japan on the other. The treaty ended the Boxer Rebellion in China. Among other clauses, it levied an indemnity on China and allowed foreign troops to be stationed in Peking.

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