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Honduras high court rejects OAS call to reinstate deposed president
Ximena Marinero
July 4, 2009 12:22:00 pm

The Honduras Supreme Court has refused a Friday petition by Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza calling for the reinstatement of Manuel Zelaya as the...

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Iran conservative paper urges Mousavi be tried for treason
Ximena Marinero
July 4, 2009 10:09:00 am

A prominent conservative newspaper in Iran urged in an editorial Saturday that opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi and former reformist president Mohammad Khatami be tried for crimes against the...

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British embassy staff facing Iran trial for allegedly provoking protests
Steve Czajkowski
July 3, 2009 11:56:00 am

Iranian employees at the British Embassy in Iran will face trial over accusations they contributed to the political protests that followed Iran's recent disputed presidential election according to statements made Friday by Ayatollah...

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Liberia truth commission urges war crimes prosecutions in special court
Bhargav Katikanen
July 3, 2009 09:56:00 am

Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) urged Thursday that several one-time military and political leaders be prosecuted in a special Liberian court for war crimes. Those named include ex-president Charles Taylor , now...

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Florida high court rules governor cannot delay judicial appointment for diversity
Steve Czajkowski
July 3, 2009 09:45:00 am

The Florida Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Republican Governor Charlie Christ could not delay a decision on filling a vacancy in Florida's Fifth District Court of Appeal in order...

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Israel, Hamas committed Gaza war crimes: Amnesty International report
Benjamin Hackman
July 3, 2009 07:22:00 am

Both Hamas and Israeli forces committed war crimes during fighting in Gaza in December 2008 and January 2009, according to Amnesty International (AI). A report issued by Amnesty Thursday alleges that Israeli attacks killed 1,400...

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Italy senate passes law criminalizing illegal immigration
Benjamin Hackman
July 3, 2009 02:12:00 am

Italy’s Senate voted 157-124 Thursday to pass a controversial law making illegal immigration a crime , punishable by a fine of between 5,000 and 10,000 euros. The law also increases from two months...

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Court vacancy diversity consideration ruling [Florida SC]
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Pleus v. Crist, Florida Supreme Court, July 2, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's...

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Illegal immigration criminalization law [Italy Senate]
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Disegno Di Legge, Senato della Repubblica (Italian Senate), July 2, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on Italian immigration law and policy....

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India court declares anti-sodomy law unconstitutional
Andrew Morgan
July 2, 2009 02:58:00 pm

The Delhi High Court on Thursday decriminalized homosexual conduct by declaring India's anti-sodomy law unconstitutional. In a petition originally filed and rejected by the court in 2004, the Naz Foundation challenged...

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Dutch East India Company established

On March 20, 1602, the States-General of the Netherlands established the Dutch East India Company (VOC). The creation edict granted VOC a monopoly over Dutch colonial activities in Asia for twenty-one years. During that time, VOC became the world's first multinational company and the first to issue stock. Read a history of the VOC and view the world's oldest share of stock, as issued by the VOC.

First woman executed by electric chair

On March 20, 1899, Martha Place, convicted of the murder of her stepdaughter, became the first woman to die in the electric chair. The execution was carried out at New York's Auburn Prison.

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