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News Serbia files genocide suit against Croatia in ICJ
Serbia files genocide suit against Croatia in ICJ
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
January 4, 2010 03:09:00 pm

The Serbian government on Monday filed a lawsuit against Croatia in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) , accusing the Croatian government of committing genocide during the 1991-1995 Balkan War . The suit is...

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News Federal judge upholds former UBS banker prison sentence
Federal judge upholds former UBS banker prison sentence
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
January 4, 2010 02:10:00 pm

A federal judge on Monday refused to reconsider a 40-month prison sentence given to former UBS banker Bradley Birkenfeld in August. Birkenfeld admitted to helping a California real-estate developer hide $200 million to avoid paying...

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News US HIV/AIDS travel ban lifted
US HIV/AIDS travel ban lifted
Matt Glenn
January 4, 2010 01:04:00 pm

A US rule ending a policy prohibiting people with HIV or AIDS from entering the country went into effect on Monday. The decision by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to remove HIV from...

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News Malaysia appeals ruling allowing non-Muslims to use ‘Allah’ as translation for ‘God’
Malaysia appeals ruling allowing non-Muslims to use ‘Allah’ as translation for ‘God’
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
January 4, 2010 12:44:00 pm

The Malaysian Home Ministry on Monday appealed last week's ruling by the High Court that non-Muslims can use the word "Allah" as a translation for the word "God." The case was...

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News Threats against US judges and attorneys more than doubled in six years: report
Threats against US judges and attorneys more than doubled in six years: report
Matt Glenn
January 4, 2010 12:05:00 pm

Threats against judges, US attorneys, and assistant US attorneys have more than doubled over the last six years, according to a report released Monday by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) . The report, conducted by...

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News China high court ex-vice president to stand trial on corruption charges: reports
China high court ex-vice president to stand trial on corruption charges: reports
Haley Wojdowski
January 4, 2010 11:07:00 am

Former vice-president of China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) Huang Songyou will stand trial on corruption charges, according to Sunday media reports. Prosecutors have not yet completed their investigation against Huang, who is accused of accepting...

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News Serbia police arrest war crimes suspect
Serbia police arrest war crimes suspect
Hillary Stemple
January 4, 2010 10:15:00 am

Serbian police arrested alleged war criminal Darko Jankovic on Sunday. Jankovic is accused of killing at least 19 civilians in eastern Bosnia during the 1992-95 Bosnian civil war . A spokesperson for Serbia's Office of the War...

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News Egypt court upholds niqab ban for university examinations
Egypt court upholds niqab ban for university examinations
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
January 4, 2010 09:03:00 am

An Egyptian court on Sunday upheld a ban against wearing the niqab , or full-face veil, while taking university examinations. The Cairo Administrative Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by 55 niqab-wearing university students...

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News Afghanistan lower house rejects Karzai justice minister nominee, 16 others
Afghanistan lower house rejects Karzai justice minister nominee, 16 others
Andrew Morgan
January 3, 2010 11:32:00 am

Incumbent Afghan Minister of Justice Sarwar Danish was among 17 cabinet nominees who were rejected on Saturday by the Wolesi Jirga , Afghanistan's lower house of parliament. Danish, who has served as Minister of...

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News Peru Supreme Court upholds Fujimori sentence
Peru Supreme Court upholds Fujimori sentence
Andrew Morgan
January 3, 2010 10:10:00 am

The Peruvian Supreme Court has upheld a 25-year sentence given to former president Alberto Fujimori after his conviction on charges of ordering assassinations and kidnappings during his 1990-2000 presidency. The First...

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Benito Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy

Fascist leader Benito Mussolini became Prime Minister of Italy on October 31, 1922 after being appointed by King Victor Emmanuel II. Mussolini came to power after his paramilitary "blackshirts" marched on Rome to take control of the country's government. Italy would be under Mussolini's authoritarian rule until 1943, after which he was arrested and subsequently freed by the Nazis. Mussolini would rule a breakaway republic in Italy's north until his execution by anti-fascist partisans in 1945. Learn more about Benito Mussolini.

Nevada admitted to US after telegraphing Constitution

On October 31, 1864, Congress admitted Nevada as the 36th state in the US. With President Lincoln coming up for re-election and looking for support for his proposed 13th Amendment to the Constitution, Nevadans had moved quickly to meet the legal requirements for statehood, ultimately sending the entire text of the proposed state constitution to Washington by telegraph, creating in the longest—and most expensive—telegram on record to that date.

India PM Indira Gandhi assassinated

On October 31, 1984, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two security guards, precipitating riots throughout the country.

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