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News Federal judge upholds rule limiting logging in Alaska forest
Federal judge upholds rule limiting logging in Alaska forest
Matt Glenn
February 18, 2010 08:09:00 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia granted summary judgment for the National Forest Service (NFS) Wednesday, upholding an agreement limiting the amount of timber that can be...

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News Israeli Hezbollah rocket victims sue Iran in US court
Israeli Hezbollah rocket victims sue Iran in US court
Matt Glenn
February 18, 2010 07:15:00 am

Eighty-five victims of rocket attacks in Israel have filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia seeking damages from Iran and Iran's central bank for for injuries suffered in the...

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News Italy court says corruption cases have dramatically increased over past year
Italy court says corruption cases have dramatically increased over past year
Carrie Schimizzi
February 17, 2010 02:56:00 pm

The Italian audit court, Corte del Conti , announced Wednesday that the number of corruption cases in Italy have risen by 229 percent over the past year. Court president Tullio Lazzaro voiced...

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News Ukraine court delays presidential election certification pending appeal
Ukraine court delays presidential election certification pending appeal
Brian Jackson
February 17, 2010 02:38:00 pm

The Supreme Administrative Court of Ukraine on Wednesday delayed an official declaration of victory for the recent presidential elections pending a suit filed by election runner-up Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko [personal...

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News Group claims Google Buzz social networking service may violate privacy laws
Group claims Google Buzz social networking service may violate privacy laws
Brian Jackson
February 17, 2010 01:49:00 pm

An Internet privacy advocacy group on Wednesday filed a complaint with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging that the new Google social networking service Buzz violates privacy laws. The complaint was filed...

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Cluster munitions treaty to take effect August 1 after 30 countries ratify
Haley Wojdowski
February 17, 2010 01:15:00 pm

The UN announced on Tuesday that the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) will enter into force on August 1 after being ratified by 30 countries. Burkina Faso and Moldova both submitted their instruments of...

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Finland government commission proposes semiautomatic handgun ban
David Manes
February 17, 2010 01:07:00 pm

A Finnish government commission established to investigate a 2008 school shooting proposed a ban on semiautomatic handguns in a report released Wednesday. If approved by the Finnish Parliament [official website, in...

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News Former HealthSouth executive sentenced to 5 months in prison
Former HealthSouth executive sentenced to 5 months in prison
Haley Wojdowski
February 17, 2010 12:33:00 pm

A judge from the US District Court for the Northern District of Alabama sentenced former HealthSouth executive Ken Livesay to five months in prison on Tuesday for his involvement in the company's...

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News Malaysia appeals court refuses to dismiss sodomy charge against opposition leader
Malaysia appeals court refuses to dismiss sodomy charge against opposition leader
Carrie Schimizzi
February 17, 2010 12:03:00 pm

A Malaysian appeals court on Wednesday denied a request by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to dismiss the charge of sodomy against him. Anwar was appealing the Malaysian high court's December decision not...

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Federal judge dismisses Guantanamo detainee wrongful death suit
David Manes
February 17, 2010 11:54:00 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Tuesday that claims of unlawful treatment and wrongful death brought on behalf of two former Guantanamo Bay detainees are...

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French king revoked Edict of Nantes on religious freedom

On October 22, 1685, the Edict of Nantes, which permitted religious freedom in France, was revoked by King Louis XIV, prompting thousands of French Protestants, Huguenots, to flee the country. Read the instrument of revocation in English.

President Kennedy announces blockade of Cuba

On October 22, 1962, President John Kennedy announced a naval blockade of Cuba. After six days of negotiations, the Soviet Union agreed to remove its missiles from Cuba, ending the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Learn more about the Cuban Missile Crisis from the George Washington University.

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