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News Israel to extradite war crimes suspect to Bosnia
Israel to extradite war crimes suspect to Bosnia
Maureen Cosgrove
August 1, 2011 12:47:24 pm

The Jerusalem District Court on Monday ruled that suspected Bosnian war criminal Aleksander Cvetkovic could be extradited to Bosnia to stand trial for crimes committed during the 1992-1995 Bosnian Civil War . Bosnian authorities claim that Cvetkovic...

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News Federal judge blocks Kansas law defunding of Planned Parenthood
Federal judge blocks Kansas law defunding of Planned Parenthood
Zach Zagger
August 1, 2011 12:01:45 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Kansas Monday blocked a Kansas law that would prevent Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri (PPKM) from receiving federal funding....

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News Mubarak trial to be televised
Mubarak trial to be televised
Maureen Cosgrove
August 1, 2011 11:35:09 am

The trial of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak will be televised live, the trial judge announced Monday. The trial will also be held at the national police academy in a room large enough...

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News UN panel calls for release of jailed China dissident Liu
UN panel calls for release of jailed China dissident Liu
Zach Zagger
August 1, 2011 09:50:00 am

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has called for the immediate release of Chinese rights activist and Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo , according to UN documents from May released Monday...

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News Venezuela to release 40 percent of prisoners to reduce overcrowding
Venezuela to release 40 percent of prisoners to reduce overcrowding
Maureen Cosgrove
August 1, 2011 09:30:59 am

Venezuelan Minister for Prisons Iris Varela announced Sunday that she plans to release up to 40 percent of the country's prisoners in an effort to reduce prison overcrowding . Varela, who was appointed ...

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