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News Supreme Court declines to hear Guantanamo wiretapping appeal
Supreme Court declines to hear Guantanamo wiretapping appeal
Zach Zagger
October 5, 2010 08:22:14 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied certiorari in Wilner v. NSA , in which lawyers for Guantanamo Bay detainees were seeking disclosure of whether...

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News Dutch politician’s trial for Anti-Islamic statements suspended soon after it begins
Dutch politician’s trial for Anti-Islamic statements suspended soon after it begins
Matt Glenn
October 4, 2010 02:43:42 pm

The Amsterdam District Court adjourned the trial of right-wing Dutch politician Geert Wilders Monday after a lawyer for Wilders accused a judge of bias. After Wilders, on trial for making...

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News Supreme Court opens October 2010 term with arguments on bankruptcy, sentencing
Supreme Court opens October 2010 term with arguments on bankruptcy, sentencing
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
October 4, 2010 01:46:56 pm

The US Supreme Court opened its October 2010 term Monday by hearing oral arguments in Ransom v. MBNA . In this case, the court...

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News Africa survey sees decline in rights, rule of law despite economic advancements
Africa survey sees decline in rights, rule of law despite economic advancements
Ann Riley
October 4, 2010 12:16:28 pm

Many African nations are seeing a decline in democratic rights and the rule of law despite making economic advances, according to a survey Monday by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation . The annual Ibrahim Index of African...

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News Thailand court delays US extradition of suspected Russia arms dealer
Thailand court delays US extradition of suspected Russia arms dealer
Carrie Schimizzi
October 4, 2010 08:05:41 am

The Bangkok Criminal Court decided Monday not to drop additional charges against Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout , further delaying his extradition to the US. The court denied US and Thai requests to drop the...

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News Israel military tribunal convicts soldiers of using boy to search for explosives
Israel military tribunal convicts soldiers of using boy to search for explosives
Erin Bock
October 3, 2010 09:49:29 pm

Two Israeli soldiers were convicted by a military tribunal on Sunday of using a 9-year-old Palestinian boy to search confiscated bags for explosives in during the 2008-2009 Gaza war . The boy described the incident in an affidavit...

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News Afghanistan government confiscating weapons of private security firms under Karzai decree
Afghanistan government confiscating weapons of private security firms under Karzai decree
Erin Bock
October 3, 2010 09:08:42 pm

The Afghan government on Sunday began the process of assuming responsibility for the country's security by disbanding eight Afghan and foreign private security firms and confiscating their weapons and ammunition. The banning of the firms is being...

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News Fiji ex-PM detained for violating law against public meetings
Fiji ex-PM detained for violating law against public meetings
Dwyer Arce
October 3, 2010 01:24:05 pm

Fijian opposition leader Mahendra Chaudry was arrested by military authorities Friday for allegedly holding public meetings in violation of regulations imposed by the military government of Prime Minister Commodore Josaia Voreqe "Frank" Bainimarama . Chaudry, a former prime...

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News Ecuador to revise austerity law following unrest
Ecuador to revise austerity law following unrest
Dwyer Arce
October 3, 2010 12:07:47 pm

The Ecuadorean government will revise a controversial austerity law following unrest and a suspected coup attempt, government officials announced Saturday. The announcement came after days of unrest , during which protesting police officers fired tear gas at President...

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News US financial oversight committee convenes for first meeting
US financial oversight committee convenes for first meeting
Sarah Paulsworth
October 2, 2010 05:15:28 pm

The US Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) convened for the first time on Friday and approved a number of documents related to its duties under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act [text,...

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Russia ends serfdom with Emancipation Manifesto

On February 19, 1861, Tsar Alexander II promulgated the Emancipation Manifesto, which abolished serfdom in Russia after over two hundred years. Read the Emancipation Manifesto.

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