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India court sentences 11 to death over train fire that sparked riots
Zach Zagger
March 1, 2011 11:24:34 am

A special court in India sentenced 11 Muslims to death Tuesday in connection with the Godhra train burning in 2002 that killed 59 Hindu nationalists and started the 2002 Gujarat riots . Special judge PR Patel handed down...

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Obama administration challenges health care ruling
Matt Glenn
March 1, 2011 09:37:11 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a brief with the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Tuesday asking the court to overturn a December decision by...

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Argentina court begins trial over ‘Dirty War’ baby thefts
Aman Kakar
March 1, 2011 08:40:39 am

An Argentine court on Monday commenced the trial of former dictators Jorge Videla and Reynaldo Bignone for allegedly overseeing a systematic plan to steal babies born to political prisoners during...

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Iran opposition leaders jailed: reports
Aman Kakar
March 1, 2011 07:41:48 am

Iranian opposition leaders Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi and their wives were arrested and jailed in Heshamatiyeh prison on Monday, according to Mousavi's website Kaleme...

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