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News Sri Lanka to end emergency laws
Sri Lanka to end emergency laws
Maureen Cosgrove
August 9, 2011 02:45:03 pm

The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday announced it would lift emergency laws that have been in place for 30 years, though Parliament would renew some provisions temporarily. The emergency laws were established during...

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News Uganda court acquits opposition leader of charges in ‘Walk to Work’ protests
Uganda court acquits opposition leader of charges in ‘Walk to Work’ protests
Chris Morris
August 9, 2011 02:32:51 pm

A Ugandan court Tuesday acquitted opposition leader Kizza Besigye of charges of rioting and inciting violence. Besigye was arrested earlier this year in connection with protests against rising food and fuel costs. The protests...

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News Zambia court permits president to run for re-election
Zambia court permits president to run for re-election
Maureen Cosgrove
August 9, 2011 01:30:09 pm

A Zambian court on Tuesday ruled that President Rupiah Banda can run for re-election. The country's opposition party, the Patriotic Front (PF) , had alleged that Banda's father was born in Malawi , a factor that would...

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News US trade commission to probe Apple infringement claim against HTC
US trade commission to probe Apple infringement claim against HTC
Chris Morris
August 9, 2011 12:37:40 pm

The US International Trade Commission (USITC) announced Monday that it will investigate a claim made last month by Apple that HTC committed patent infringement related...

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News DC Circuit upholds ban on foreign campaign contributions
DC Circuit upholds ban on foreign campaign contributions
Maureen Cosgrove
August 9, 2011 11:43:19 am

A three-judge panel from the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Monday upheld a law banning campaign finance contributions from foreigners. Two Canadian citizens filed suit against the Federal Elections Commission (FEC)...

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News Torture, rights violations occurring in Zimbabwe diamond mines: BBC
Torture, rights violations occurring in Zimbabwe diamond mines: BBC
Chris Morris
August 9, 2011 11:33:25 am

Zimbabwe security forces are running illegal mining camps in the country's Marange area where recruited civilian workers are regularly tortured and forced into labor, the BBC reported Monday. According to the report, workers are subject to mauling...

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News Federal appeals court urged to uphold Indiana abortion funding restrictions
Federal appeals court urged to uphold Indiana abortion funding restrictions
Maureen Cosgrove
August 9, 2011 10:25:14 am

The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) on Monday filed an amicus curiae brief seeking to uphold an Indiana state law that would block Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood of Indiana...

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News Federal appeals court allows Rumsfeld torture suit to proceed
Federal appeals court allows Rumsfeld torture suit to proceed
Chris Morris
August 9, 2011 10:12:53 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled Monday that a torture suit against former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld can proceed. Two American citizens brought a cause of action recognized...

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News Guatemala high court bars ex-first lady from running for president
Guatemala high court bars ex-first lady from running for president
Maureen Cosgrove
August 9, 2011 09:39:08 am

The Guatemalan Constitutional Court on Monday ruled that former first lady Sandra Torres is ineligible to run for the office of president because of her relationship to current President Alvaro Colom , her ex-husband....

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News Cambodia genocide tribunal judges have ‘doubts’ about suspects’ responsibility
Cambodia genocide tribunal judges have ‘doubts’ about suspects’ responsibility
Maureen Cosgrove
August 8, 2011 03:23:20 pm

Judges for the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) announced on Monday that they have "serious doubts" that the suspects being investigated by the court are those "most responsible" for...

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US Supreme Court said bussing could be used to achieve racial integration

On April 20, 1971, the US Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education that busing of school students could be ordered to achieve racial desegregation.

League of Nations dissolved

On April 20, 1946, the League of Nations was officially dissolved with the close of its final session. Thirty-four countries had attended the final meeting at which they elected to dismantle the organization and bequeath its assets to the United Nations. Read a history of League of Nations from the UN.

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