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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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Algerian National Liberation Front announces independence campaign

The pro-Algerian independence National Liberation Front released a proclamation on November 1, 1954 announcing the beginning of its campaign for Algerian independence from France, marking the start of the Algerian War. The war would rage for seven years and claim hundreds of thousands of lives until it was ended by the 1962 Évian Accords. Algeria would win its independence on July 3, 1962. Read the full November 1 declaration.

Rent control established in New York City

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