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News Federal appeals court vacates Hamdan conviction
Federal appeals court vacates Hamdan conviction
Daniel Mullen
October 16, 2012 01:27:19 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday vacated the conviction of Salim Ahmed Hamdan , Osama bin Laden's former driver. Hamdan was convicted of conspiracy...

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UN urges integrated approach to halt transnational organized crime
Fangxing Li
October 16, 2012 01:08:20 pm

The UN's top anti-crime official on Monday urged an integrated international response to target transnational crime syndicates which seek to avoid prosecution by moving to a new country when faced with increased law enforcement pressure. UN Office...

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News EU authorities urge Google to clarify privacy policy
EU authorities urge Google to clarify privacy policy
Benjamin Minegar
October 16, 2012 11:27:07 am

European regulators led by the French National Commission on Computing and Freedom (CNIL) on Tuesday urged Google to clarify its updated privacy policy . Google's new unified policy, which...

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News Russia PM proposes bill banning tobacco advertising
Russia PM proposes bill banning tobacco advertising
Peter Snyder
October 16, 2012 11:06:34 am

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday proposed legislation that would ban tobacco advertisements and public smoking and raise taxes on tobacco products. On his video blog Medvedev acknowledged that...

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News Military judge rules 9/11 accused do not have to attend hearings
Military judge rules 9/11 accused do not have to attend hearings
Sarah Paulsworth
October 16, 2012 09:50:11 am

Five men accused of planning the 9/11 attacks do not have to attend court proceedings against them, a military judge ruled Monday. Army Col. James Pohl ruled that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ,...

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ICTY opens final war crimes trial
Sarah Paulsworth
October 16, 2012 09:03:08 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday opened the trial of Goran Hadzic , the last suspect to be tried by the court. Hadzic, one 161 people tried by...

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News Ukraine ex-PM trial delayed again due to health
Ukraine ex-PM trial delayed again due to health
Julia Zebley
October 16, 2012 07:58:24 am

A tax evasion hearing for former Ukraine prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko was delayed Monday again due to Tymoshenko's health. Tymoshenko's lawyer, Serhiy Vlasenko, requested the trial be postponed before court...

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Supreme Court to consider Arizona voter eligibility law
Julia Zebley
October 16, 2012 06:55:20 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted review of Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. , the first case of the term where they will consider one of the...

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HRW urges Tunisia to investigate 10-month span of attacks by religious extremists
Brandon Gatto
October 15, 2012 02:52:03 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday called on Tunisian authorities to investigate a series of attacks by religious extremists over the last 10 months and to bring to justice those responsible. Of the artists, intellectuals...

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Bahrain court urged to release rights activist leader
G. Redd
October 15, 2012 11:55:06 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday urged Bahrain's court of appeals to overturn the conviction of human right advocate Nabeel Rajab . Rajab, president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BHCR) [advocacy...

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UN replaces Republic of China with People's Republic of China

On October 25, 1971, the United Nations dismissed the Republic of China (Taiwan) and allowed the People's Republic of China to replace it in all UN bodies, including China's permanent seat on the Security Council. The Republic of Taiwan has sought to rejoin the UN in its own right, but these efforts have been consistently blocked by the People's Republic of China.

First trial televised in New York

On October 25, 1988, the murder trial of Joel Steinberg became the first trial to be televised in New York during an 18-month experiment with televised courtroom proceedings that eventually led to the founding of Court TV in July 1991.

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