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News Kuwait appeals court upholds acquittal of eight accused of planning attack on US base
Kuwait appeals court upholds acquittal of eight accused of planning attack on US base
Aman Kakar
October 28, 2010 11:51:00 am

A Kuwaiti appeals court on Thursday upheld the acquittal of eight men accused of attempting to form an al Qaeda cell and planning to attack a US base 70 miles south of Kuwait City. The men were tried and...

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News Bahrain coup plot trial begins for Shiite opposition leaders
Bahrain coup plot trial begins for Shiite opposition leaders
Drew Singer
October 28, 2010 11:42:43 am

The trial of 25 Shia Muslim opposition activists began in Bahrain on Thursday with the activists pleading not guilty to charges of plotting to overthrow the government and supporting terror cells. The activists said that they were working for...

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News UN SG: Cambodia genocide court to decide on future of Khmer Rouge trials
UN SG: Cambodia genocide court to decide on future of Khmer Rouge trials
Andrea Bottorff
October 28, 2010 11:01:50 am

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday that the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) will decide whether to prosecute additional Khmer Rouge officers. Ban spoke to reporters after...

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News UN children’s rights expert urges US not to imprison Khadr
UN children’s rights expert urges US not to imprison Khadr
Jay Carmella
October 28, 2010 09:18:26 am

The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict urged the US on Wednesday not to imprison Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr . Radhika Coomaraswamy...

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FTC ends Google privacy inquiry
Erin Bock
October 28, 2010 08:33:34 am

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday announced that it has ended an inquiry into internal policies and procedures at Google that led to the company inadvertently collecting data on unsecured...

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Federal judge refuses to throw out Blagojevich conviction
Erin Bock
October 28, 2010 07:06:57 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Wednesday refused to overturn a false statements conviction assessed against former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich . Blagojevich...

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South Korea rights commission finds military gay ban unconstitutional
Ann Riley
October 27, 2010 05:59:03 pm

The South Korean National Human Rights Commission (NHRCK) has determined that the provision of the military penal code banning same-sex relationships is unconstitutional, according to a report released Wednesday. Under Article 92 of the South...

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Poland prosecutors grant terror suspect victim status
Ann Riley
October 27, 2010 04:39:04 pm

Polish prosecutors investigating the secret CIA prison in Poland on Wednesday gave Saudi terror suspect Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri victim status, recognizing the validity of his claims that he was mistreated by...

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Cambodia PM rejects further prosecution of Khmer Rouge officials by UN tribunal
Sarah Miley
October 27, 2010 12:48:46 pm

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen informed UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a meeting Wednesday that the government will not allow the prosecution of low-ranking Khmer Rouge officers by the Extraordinary...

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Ninth Circuit strikes down Arizona voter registration law
LaToya Sawyer
October 27, 2010 12:43:41 pm

A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday struck down a portion of an Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration. The court held that the...

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World Intellectual Property Organization created

On April 26, 1970, the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) went into force, creating WIPO. WIPO is a United Nations agency that works to promote intellectual property rights in the international community. Today, 184 nations have signed the convention.

Learn more about WIPO.

US soldier arrested for killing John Wilkes Booth

On April 26, 1865, Sergeant Thomas P. Corbett was placed under technical arrest for killing John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln.

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