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News Cambodia genocide tribunal seeks additional funding
Cambodia genocide tribunal seeks additional funding
Daniel Richey
September 8, 2010 08:03:12 am

Representatives from the Cambodian government and the UN met Tuesday with officials from 30 countries seeking additional money to fund the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) . The tribunal, established by the UN and the...

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News HRW calls on Zambia to stop police abuse of prisoners
HRW calls on Zambia to stop police abuse of prisoners
Sarah Miley
September 7, 2010 02:35:03 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged the Zambian government to investigate the inhumane treatment of prisoners in the nation's jails and to hold those implicated accountable. HRW claims that Zambian police officials "routinely engage"...

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News Rwanda genocide tribunal opens trial of ex-mayor
Rwanda genocide tribunal opens trial of ex-mayor
Sarah Paulsworth
September 7, 2010 02:28:34 pm

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Monday began the trial of former Kivumu, Rwanda, mayor Gregoire Ndahimana . Ndahimana was charged in July 2001...

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News Rights groups file suit challenging border laptop search policy
Rights groups file suit challenging border laptop search policy
Sarah Miley
September 7, 2010 01:48:56 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the New York Civil Liberties Union and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ...

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News Black farmers urge US Senate to fund settlement in discrimination case
Black farmers urge US Senate to fund settlement in discrimination case
Jay Carmella
September 7, 2010 12:48:44 pm

Founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association (NBFA) James Boyd, Jr. called Tuesday for the US Senate to fund a settlement in a discrimination case involving minority...

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News Spain high court confirms trial for judge Garzon over Franco probe
Spain high court confirms trial for judge Garzon over Franco probe
Jay Carmella
September 7, 2010 11:31:34 am

The Criminal Chamber of the Spanish Supreme Court unanimously confirmed on Tuesday the lower court order that National Court judge Baltasar Garzon abused his power and must face trial. Garzon...

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News Kenya court convicts Somali pirates
Kenya court convicts Somali pirates
Hillary Stemple
September 7, 2010 11:23:00 am

A Kenyan court on Monday convicted seven Somali pirates on charges related to the attack on a German naval supply ship in March 2009, sentencing them to five years in prison. According to prosecutors, the men...

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News Federal judge allows indefinite detention of Guantanamo detainee
Federal judge allows indefinite detention of Guantanamo detainee
Hillary Stemple
September 7, 2010 10:40:45 am

A federal judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Friday that the US government can indefinitely hold an Afghan detainee at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. The...

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News Sri Lanka high court approves constitutional changes to remove presidential term limits
Sri Lanka high court approves constitutional changes to remove presidential term limits
Carrie Schimizzi
September 7, 2010 10:24:51 am

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka on Tuesday approved a proposed constitutional amendment to eliminate presidential term limits, holding that the amendment is not inconsistent with the Sri Lankan Constitution . The proposed amendment, which...

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News Norway suspect pleads not guilty in country’s first terror financing trial
Norway suspect pleads not guilty in country’s first terror financing trial
Carrie Schimizzi
September 7, 2010 09:10:48 am

A Somalia native pleaded not guilty Tuesday in an Oslo District Court at Norway's first trial under its 2002 terror financing law. The unidentified Somali-born Norwegian citizen has been accused [AP...

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Bruno Hauptmann indicted for murdering Lindbergh baby

On October 8, 1934, undocumented German immigrant Bruno Hauptmann was indicted for the murder of flying pioneer Charles Lindbergh's infant son. Learn more about the case against Hauptmann.

Future Argentina President Juan Peron born

On October 8, 1895, the future President of Argentina, Juan Peron was born. He would serve two terms before being deposed in a coup in 1955. He was then returned to power in 1973, serving until his death the next year. His policies and personality became the inspiration for the Argentine political movement Peronism. Learn more about the legacy of Juan Peron.

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