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News Venezuela rights chief disputes critical OAS report
Venezuela rights chief disputes critical OAS report
Steve Dotterer
February 26, 2010 01:40:00 pm

The top Venezuelan human rights official on Thursday criticized findings in a report issued by the Organization of American States (OAS) Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) . Ombudsman Gabriela...

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Russia court rules civil cases tried in Europe rights court must be reconsidered
Sarah Paulsworth
February 26, 2010 12:34:00 pm

The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation ruled Friday that Russian courts must reconsider civil cases decided by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) , ordering legislative amendments. The...

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News UN, EU condemn Gaddafi call for Jihad against Switzerland
UN, EU condemn Gaddafi call for Jihad against Switzerland
Jonathan Cohen
February 26, 2010 12:22:00 pm

UN Under-Secretary-General Sergei Ordzhonikidze on Friday condemned calls by Libyan leader Muamar Gaddafi for a jihad on Switzerland. Gaddafi issued the call in response to Switzerland's recent vote to ban the construction of...

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News Congress approves Patriot Act extension absent new privacy measures
Congress approves Patriot Act extension absent new privacy measures
Sarah Paulsworth
February 26, 2010 11:20:00 am

The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved a measure to extend expiring provisions of the USA Patriot Act with no new privacy measures. Representatives voted 315-97 in favor of the measure,...

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News Suspected terrorists indicted in New York City subway bomb plot
Suspected terrorists indicted in New York City subway bomb plot
Daniel Makosky
February 26, 2010 11:04:00 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that a federal grand jury in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York has returned a five-count superseding indictment ...

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Thailand court seizes assets from ousted prime minister
Patrice Collins
February 26, 2010 10:08:00 am

The Constitutional Court of Thailand ruled Friday to seize 46.4 billion baht (USD $1.4 billion) in assets from ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra for abuses of power while in office....

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News Myanmar high court rejects Suu Kyi appeal of house arrest extension
Myanmar high court rejects Suu Kyi appeal of house arrest extension
David Manes
February 26, 2010 09:44:00 am

Myanmar's Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the latest appeal by pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi against the extension of her house arrest. The court heard Suu Kyi's latest appeal to the...

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News UK court releases previously withheld section in ex-Guantanamo detainee case
UK court releases previously withheld section in ex-Guantanamo detainee case
Daniel Makosky
February 26, 2010 09:12:00 am

The England and Wales Court of Appeal on Friday disclosed additional text that was omitted from a previous ruling related to former Guantanamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed . The language in question is...

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News Italy high court dismisses bribery charges against ex-Berlusconi lawyer
Italy high court dismisses bribery charges against ex-Berlusconi lawyer
Matt Glenn
February 26, 2010 08:52:00 am

Italy's Supreme Court of Cassation on Thursday overturned the bribery conviction of David Mills , a British barrister and former lawyer to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi ....

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Turkish court continues bringing charges against officers in alleged coup plot
David Manes
February 26, 2010 08:33:00 am

A Turkish court charged an additional 11 military officers Friday morning as the investigation into the military's so-called "Sledgehammer plot" to overthrow the government continues, bringing the total charged so far to 31. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Berlin Airlift ends

The Berlin Airlift, a US-UK effort to circumvent a Soviet blockade of allied-occupied West Berlin, ended on September 30, 1949. After the Soviet Union cut off supply access to West Berlin, the US and UK sent necessities to the enclave by air. The effort ended four months after the Soviet Union ended the Berlin blockade. Learn more about the Berlin Airlift.

22 Nazi leaders convicted of war crimes at Nuremberg

On September 30, 1946, the international military tribunal constituted by the Allied powers in Nuremberg, Germany, found 22 Nazi leaders guilty of war crimes committed during World War II.

Merck pulls Vioxx from drug market and faces class actions suit

On September 30, 2004, the pharmaceutical company, Merck, pulled its arthritis drug, Vioxx from the worldwide market, due to strokes and heart attacks in patients, but the move did not stop over 45,000 former users and their families from suing Merck. The plaintiffs, however, have struggled to collect damages awarded to them in successful litigations. Learn more about the plaintiffs in these suits from the New York Times.

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