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News UN rights expert urges Greece to protect migrants
UN rights expert urges Greece to protect migrants
Samuel Franklin
December 4, 2012 12:04:23 pm

UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants Francois Crepeau on Monday urged Greece and the EU to increase their efforts to ensure that the rights of all migrants are fully respected as they...

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News Federal court refuses to order waterway closure to block Asian carp
Federal court refuses to order waterway closure to block Asian carp
Michael Haggerson
December 4, 2012 10:48:14 am

The US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois dismissed a nuisance suit by Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio and Pennsylvania to compel the US Army Corp of Engineers and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago...

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News Ericsson seeks to ban import of Samsung products
Ericsson seeks to ban import of Samsung products
Michael Haggerson
December 4, 2012 10:07:49 am

Swedish telecom company Ericsson filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission on Friday against Samsung seeking an import ban on Samsung's Galaxy line of products. This came just three days...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on when settlement offer moots an issue
Supreme Court hears arguments on when settlement offer moots an issue
Julia Zebley
December 4, 2012 07:32:46 am

The US Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases Monday. The first case, Genesis HealthCare Corp. v. Symczyk , concerned whether an issue at the center of a lawsuit is moot...

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News UN rights expert urges justice in Ivory Coast
UN rights expert urges justice in Ivory Coast
Blake Lynch
December 3, 2012 03:57:16 pm

The Ivory Coast could face ongoing violence and be deprived of justice if human rights offenders are not prosecuted, a senior UN rights official warned Monday. While visiting the city of Abidjan, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights...

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Egypt top judges to oversee constitutional referendum
Brandon Gatto
December 3, 2012 02:21:04 pm

Egypt's Supreme Judicial Council on Monday agreed to oversee a national referendum on the country's new constitution . The Council, which is Egypt's highest administrative body overseeing the courts, plans to delegate judges to monitor the...

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News Federal judge rules US has jurisdiction over Somali pirates in murder trial
Federal judge rules US has jurisdiction over Somali pirates in murder trial
Addison Morris
December 3, 2012 01:09:24 pm

The Chief Judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled Friday that Somalia's territorial waters extend no more than 12 miles from shore, concluding that the US has jurisdiction to prosecute a...

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News ICJ begins herings on maritime border dispute between Chile and Peru
ICJ begins herings on maritime border dispute between Chile and Peru
Daniel Mullen
December 3, 2012 12:12:28 pm

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began hearings on Monday regarding a longtime border dispute between Chile and Peru . Peru first filed its application with the ICJ in 2008 alleging...

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UK authorities appeal Abu Qatada extradition denial
Benjamin Minegar
December 3, 2012 11:21:01 am

UK authorities led by Home Secretary Theresa May on Monday challenged a UK immigration decision that effectively blocked Jordanian extradition requests for Muslim cleric Abu Qatada . Qatada is wanted in Jordan on...

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Kosovo demands investigation into former UN prosecutor
Alison Sacriponte
December 3, 2012 09:02:23 am

Kosovo authorities called Sunday for an investigation into the work of former UN chief prosecutor Carla del Ponte for her role in bringing war crimes charges against former Kosovo prime minister and Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) commander...

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Marie Antoinette convicted of treason and guillotened

French Queen consort Marie Antoinette was convicted of treason by a Revolutionary court and then guillotined on October 16, 1793. The queen consort was convicted of conspiring with foreign powers, depleting the treasury, and high treason only four days after her initial arrest on October 12. Her husband Louis XVI was executed nine months prior. Learn more about the trial and execution of Marie Antoinette.

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On October 16, 1946, 10 Nazi war criminals, including former German Foreign Minister von Rippentrop, were hanged following the verdicts of the Nuremberg war crimes tribunal.

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