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News UK High Court bans prayer at town council meetings
UK High Court bans prayer at town council meetings
Jaimie Cremeans
February 12, 2012 04:29:13 pm

The UK High Court of Justice ruled Friday that the Bideford Town Council does not have authority to conduct prayers at the beginning of its official meetings. The judgment followed a Judicial Review initiated by the National...

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News Malaysia deports Saudi Arabia reporter facing death penalty
Malaysia deports Saudi Arabia reporter facing death penalty
Jaimie Cremeans
February 12, 2012 03:27:14 pm

Malaysian officials confirmed Sunday that a Saudi reporter facing a possible death penalty charge in his country was handed over to Saudi officials for deportation. Malaysia national spokesman Ramli Yoosuf announced that Hamza Kashgari, 23, was flown back to...

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News Utah court will allow execution by firing squad
Utah court will allow execution by firing squad
Matthew Pomy
February 12, 2012 11:50:07 am

Utah's Fourth Judicial District Court Wednesday granted a death row inmate's request to be put to death by firing squad. Michael Archuleta, 49, was convicted in 1989 of first-degree murder for the beating death of a college...

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News Nuclear Regulatory Commission approves first new plant in over 30 years
Nuclear Regulatory Commission approves first new plant in over 30 years
Matthew Pomy
February 12, 2012 10:37:23 am

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) voted Thursday to issue the first US license for a new nuclear power plant in over 30 years. In a 4-1 vote the NRC approved an application by Southern Company...

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News Groups petition Supreme Court to overturn Montana ban on corporate campaign spending
Groups petition Supreme Court to overturn Montana ban on corporate campaign spending
Michael Haggerson
February 11, 2012 03:18:17 pm

American Tradition Partnership, Montana Shooting Sports Association and Champion Painting have petitioned the US Supreme Court to reverse the decision by the Montana Supreme Court in Western Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. Montana that...

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Apple sues Motorola in federal court over patent claims in Germany
Michael Haggerson
February 11, 2012 02:30:53 pm

Apple brought suit against Motorola Mobility in the US District Court for the Southern District of California on Friday seeking an injunction to stop Motorola from bringing patent claims...

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UN concerned over prosecution of Spain judge Garzon
Jamie Davis
February 11, 2012 10:54:35 am

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday expressed its concern over the trial of Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon , which involve his investigations of acts that occurred during the Spanish...

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News Federal appeals court refuses to reconsider Texas sonogram law
Federal appeals court refuses to reconsider Texas sonogram law
Jamie Davis
February 11, 2012 09:44:54 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Friday denied a request filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) to hold an en banc hearing to reconsider a challenge to...

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News Former Croatia interior minister pleads not guity to war crimes charges
Former Croatia interior minister pleads not guity to war crimes charges
Jerry Votava
February 10, 2012 04:30:42 pm

Former Croatian military commander and senior interior minister Tomislav Mercep pleaded not guilty Friday for war crimes committed against Serbians during the 1990s conflict in the Balkans. The Municipal Court in Zagreb charged that he...

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Rights group urges South Sudan to prosecute those responsible for ethnic violence
Jaimie Cremeans
February 10, 2012 02:47:19 pm

Human Rights Watch Director Daniel Bekele on Friday urged South Sudan to investigate attacks made on Murle villages in December and prosecute those responsible. In this organized attack , thousands...

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