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News ICC prosecutor says court will not use testimony of allegedly bribed Kenya witnesses
ICC prosecutor says court will not use testimony of allegedly bribed Kenya witnesses
Sarah Miley
November 17, 2010 02:14:29 pm

International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Wednesday that the court will not use testimony from three Kenyan witnesses who claim they were bribed to provide false evidence against a high-ranking government official. Ocampo also...

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News Suu Kyi seeks reinstatement of opposition party
Suu Kyi seeks reinstatement of opposition party
Sarah Miley
November 17, 2010 01:09:19 pm

Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi filed a petition with Myanmar's High Court on Tuesday seeking to reinstate her opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD) . Myanmar's military government formally abolished...

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News Iraq president refuses to approve execution of ex-foreign minister
Iraq president refuses to approve execution of ex-foreign minister
Ashley Hileman
November 17, 2010 12:25:56 pm

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said in an interview Wednesday that he will not sign the execution order for former foreign minister Tariq Aziz . Aziz, who served in the...

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News Kyrgyzstan court begins trial of ousted president
Kyrgyzstan court begins trial of ousted president
Andrea Bottorff
November 17, 2010 10:58:52 am

Trials began Wednesday in Kyrgyzstan for former president Kurmanbek Bakiyev and his administration officials who have been charged with mass murder. The charges stem from an April 7 incident in which police...

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News Hungary Parliament restricts Constitutional Court’s powers
Hungary Parliament restricts Constitutional Court’s powers
Ann Riley
November 17, 2010 08:57:28 am

The National Assembly of Hungary passed a bill on Tuesday limiting the jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court on state budget and taxation matters. The law, which passed 261-103, eliminates the court's ability to examine the...

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News Guinea presidential candidate to challenge election in court
Guinea presidential candidate to challenge election in court
Daniel Richey
November 17, 2010 07:37:56 am

Guinean presidential candidate and former prime minister Cellou Dalein Diallo announced Monday that he would take to the Supreme Court to challenge his defeat in the West African nation's November 7 runoff election. The election,...

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News Rights group urges Egypt to investigate death of man allegedly tortured in police custody
Rights group urges Egypt to investigate death of man allegedly tortured in police custody
Sarah Paulsworth
November 16, 2010 03:34:44 pm

Amnesty International (AI) called Tuesday for Egyptian authorities to promptly and thoroughly investigate the death of 19-year-old Ahmed Shaaban who was allegedly tortured in police custody. Shaaban went missing from his hometown in Alexandria, Egypt,...

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News Federal judge denies motion for mistrial in ex-Guantanamo detainee trial
Federal judge denies motion for mistrial in ex-Guantanamo detainee trial
John Paul Putney
November 16, 2010 02:34:56 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Monday denied a defense motion for mistrial in the trial of ex-Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani ....

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News UK government settles with 16 Guantanamo detainees over torture allegations
UK government settles with 16 Guantanamo detainees over torture allegations
Julia Zebley
November 16, 2010 02:27:30 pm

The UK government on Tuesday announced a settlement with 16 Guantanamo Bay detainees over allegations of torture. Details of the settlement agreement, which are legally bound to a confidentiality agreement, have not been released, although at...

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News Federal appeals court upholds New Hampshire school Pledge of Allegiance law
Federal appeals court upholds New Hampshire school Pledge of Allegiance law
Sarah Posner
November 16, 2010 01:31:47 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled Friday that a New Hampshire law requiring schools to schedule voluntary recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance is constitutional. The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF)...

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Montenegrins vote for independence from Serbia

Citizens of Montenegro voted by 55.5-45.5% on May 21, 2006 to secede from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro and declare independence. The new country formally declared independence on June 3 of that year. Learn more about the 2006 Montenegro independence referendum.

Prison reformer Elizabeth Fry born

English prison reformer Elizabeth Fry was born on May 21, 1780. Learn more about Elizabeth Fry.

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