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News Zimbabwe court denies bail to rights activist investigating conflict diamonds
Zimbabwe court denies bail to rights activist investigating conflict diamonds
Dwyer Arce
June 22, 2010 10:10:17 am

A Zimbabwean court on Monday denied bail to human rights activist Farai Maguwu, who is being held for allegedly supplying false information about Zimbabwe's controversial diamond mining practices to the international diamond control body the Kimberley Process (KP) [official...

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News Belgium officials accused in murder of former Congo leader
Belgium officials accused in murder of former Congo leader
Andrea Bottorff
June 22, 2010 09:33:43 am

A team of Belgian lawyers on Monday filed a complaint in a Brussels court against 12 Belgian officials accused of planning the 1961 assassination of Patrice Lumumba , the first democratically-elected leader of the Democratic Republic of the...

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News NYC car bomb suspect pleads guilty to terrorism charges
NYC car bomb suspect pleads guilty to terrorism charges
Hillary Stemple
June 22, 2010 09:05:03 am

Pakistani-born US citizen Faisal Shahzad pleaded guilty Monday to 10 counts of terrorism and weapons charges relating to last month's attempted car bombing in New York City's Times Square. Appearing before Judge Miriam...

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News Nebraska city voters pass ban on hiring, renting to illegal immigrants
Nebraska city voters pass ban on hiring, renting to illegal immigrants
Dwyer Arce
June 22, 2010 08:42:50 am

The voters of Fremont, Nebraska on Monday passed an ordinance banning the hiring, harboring or renting property to illegal immigrants . The voters of the eastern Nebraska community of 25,000 approved...

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News Connecticut AG launches multistate privacy investigation against Google
Connecticut AG launches multistate privacy investigation against Google
Ann Riley
June 22, 2010 07:32:56 am

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced Monday that he will lead a multistate investigation into whether Google violated privacy laws while collecting information over Wi-Fi networks for its Street View...

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News Sweden prosecutor to probe possible oil company complicity in Sudan war crimes
Sweden prosecutor to probe possible oil company complicity in Sudan war crimes
Hillary Stemple
June 21, 2010 03:14:45 pm

Sweden's international prosecutor, Magnus Elving, announced Monday that he would investigate the possible role of Lundin Petroleum in crimes against humanity committed in Sudan from 1997 to 2003. The investigation will examine allegations made...

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News India high court orders government to explain action on honor killings
India high court orders government to explain action on honor killings
Dwyer Arce
June 21, 2010 01:53:25 pm

The Supreme Court of India on Monday ordered the central government and seven state governments to explain the steps they have taken to reduce honor killings . The order comes in response to a petition [TOI...

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News Supreme Court limits judicial authority over arbitration agreements
Supreme Court limits judicial authority over arbitration agreements
Sarah Miley
June 21, 2010 01:02:15 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 in Rent-A-Center v. Jackson that, under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) , the arbitrator has the authority to decide...

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News Supreme Court to rule on credit card notice issue
Supreme Court to rule on credit card notice issue
Hillary Stemple
June 21, 2010 12:50:57 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in three cases. In Chase Bank USA v. McCoy , the court will consider whether a creditor seeking to raise...

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News Supreme Court upholds law criminalizing material support for terror organizations
Supreme Court upholds law criminalizing material support for terror organizations
Dwyer Arce
June 21, 2010 10:51:24 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 6-3 in Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project that a federal law criminalizing providing material support for groups designated as terrorist organizations is...

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