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News Lawyers for ex-Liberia president Taylor seek to reopen war crimes case
Lawyers for ex-Liberia president Taylor seek to reopen war crimes case
Rebecca DiLeonardo
February 1, 2012 12:28:18 pm

Lawyers for former Liberian president Charles Taylor requested Tuesday that the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) reopen Taylor's war crimes case in light of new evidence, including a recent report [text,...

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News Sweden high court refuses to hear appeal in Pirate Bay case
Sweden high court refuses to hear appeal in Pirate Bay case
Jennie Ryan
February 1, 2012 11:44:37 am

The Swedish Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it will not hear an appeal of the copyright convictions of Fredrik Neji, Peter Sunde and Carl Lundstroem for their involvement in running The Pirate Bay , a...

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News UK men plead guilty to London Stock Exchange terror plot
UK men plead guilty to London Stock Exchange terror plot
Katherine Getty
February 1, 2012 11:21:53 am

Four British men pleaded guilty Wednesday to plotting an al Qaeda inspired attack against the London Stock Exchange (LSE) . In December 2010, nine men who met through radical Islamist groups were charged and taken into custody [JURIST...

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News Google defends privacy policy in response to concerns from US lawmakers
Google defends privacy policy in response to concerns from US lawmakers
Jerry Votava
February 1, 2012 08:10:33 am

Google issued a letter Tuesday in response to concerns raised by members of Congress regarding consumer privacy rights as impacted by the search giant's new privacy policy . In its response Google replied...

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Treaty with Russia ceded Alaska to the United States

On March 30, 1867, the US and Russia signed a treaty ceding Alaska to the United States for a payment of $7,200,000 in gold.

Review the terms of a Treaty concerning the Cession of the Russian Possessions in North America by his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias to the United States of America, the terms of which were included in the Treaty's Proclamation by President Andrew Johnson on June 20, 1867.

Treaty of Paris ends Crimean War

On March 30, 1856, representatives of Great Britain, France, Sardinia, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire signed the Treaty of Paris of 1856, ending the Crimean War. The treaty confirmed Russia's loss of power and territory a result of the war. The Black Sea region and some Russian islands were demilitarized, and Russia lost its influence over Romanian principalities and Christians in the Ottoman Empire under the terms of the treaty.

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