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News Pakistan high court orders PM to explain refusal to reopen case against president
Pakistan high court orders PM to explain refusal to reopen case against president
Sung Un Kim
August 8, 2012 11:41:40 am

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday ordered Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf to appear before the court by the end of this month to explain his refusal to reopen the investigation into corruption allegations...

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News Russia court reduces sentence for Khodorkovsky partner
Russia court reduces sentence for Khodorkovsky partner
Rebecca DiLeonardo
August 8, 2012 10:50:07 am

A Russian court on Wednesday reduced the sentence of the former business partner of jailed Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky . Platon Lebedev has been incarcerated since 2003 for various...

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News Tucson shooter pleads guilty to killing federal judge, wounding congresswoman
Tucson shooter pleads guilty to killing federal judge, wounding congresswoman
Brandon Gatto
August 8, 2012 08:21:45 am

The man charged with killing six people and wounding 13 others in the January 2011 Tucson shooting pleaded guilty on Tuesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of California [official...

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News ICC outlines first-ever reparation plan for victims
ICC outlines first-ever reparation plan for victims
Rebecca DiLeonardo
August 7, 2012 03:02:20 pm

The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced Tuesday that it would begin implementation of a plan to provide reparations to the victims of convicted war criminal Thomas Lubanga Dyilo . Funds will be...

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News Scotland does not have legal right to hold independence referendum: report
Scotland does not have legal right to hold independence referendum: report
Sung Un Kim
August 7, 2012 02:36:24 pm

The Scottish Affairs Committee on Tuesday released a report finding that the Scottish Parliament does not have the legal right to hold a binding independence referendum on separation from the UK, expressly stating that only the...

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Obama signs law limiting protests at military funerals
Rebecca DiLeonardo
August 7, 2012 02:24:58 pm

US President Barack Obama on Monday signed the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 , which provides a number of benefits to veterans and limits the ability...

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News Israel amendment could limit Palestinians and others filing lawsuits: rights lawyer
Israel amendment could limit Palestinians and others filing lawsuits: rights lawyer
Sung Un Kim
August 7, 2012 01:55:41 pm

Gisha organization human rights lawyer Sari Bashi on Tuesday expressed her concern over a civil regulations amendment by the Israeli Ministry of Justice . Scheduled to take effect on September 1, Amendment...

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Federal prosecutors appeal injunction on indefinite detention law
Rebecca DiLeonardo
August 7, 2012 01:26:55 pm

Federal prosecutors filed an appeal on Monday seeking to end an injunction barring enforcement of a US law that allows authorities to detain certain suspects indefinitely if they are found to have aided al Qaeda, the Taliban or "associated...

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South Africa prosecutors investigating former Madagascar president
Rebecca DiLeonardo
August 7, 2012 12:23:53 pm

South African prosecutors told reporters on Monday that they are investigating the former president of Madagascar for possible crimes against humanity. A spokesperson for the office of the prosecutor said that recent information about former president Marc...

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Rights groups ask Saudi Arabia to make trials against activists public
Sung Un Kim
August 7, 2012 11:50:50 am

Several international human rights groups have asked the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Justice to allow them to observe the trials of four rights activists. In a letter sent to Saudi...

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On May 18, 1804, the French Senate declared Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor of France.

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