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News Ally of Ivory Coast ex-president charged with war crimes
Ally of Ivory Coast ex-president charged with war crimes
Julie Deisher-Edwards
January 22, 2013 11:18:50 am

Charles Ble Goude , the former Ivory Coast Minister for Sports and Youth and close political ally of ex-president Laurent Gbagbo , was charged Tuesday with war crimes and murder. Goude has been in hiding since...

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News UN report details abuse, torture of Afghanistan detainees
UN report details abuse, torture of Afghanistan detainees
Dan Taglioli
January 22, 2013 11:11:38 am

Prisoners in some Afghan-run detention facilities are still being beaten and tortured, according to an annual report released Sunday by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) . UNAMA interviewed 635 conflict-related detainees in detention facilities...

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News Sri Lanka lawmakers approve bill expanding police power
Sri Lanka lawmakers approve bill expanding police power
Samuel Franklin
January 22, 2013 10:42:06 am

The Sri Lankan Parliament on Tuesday voted 110-33 in favor of legislation extending the detention time for suspects arrested by police from 24 to 48 hours. Under the newly-amended law, titled, "Code of Criminal Procedure...

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News Charles Taylor begins appeal of war crimes convictions
Charles Taylor begins appeal of war crimes convictions
Dan Taglioli
January 22, 2013 10:18:24 am

Former Liberian president Charles Taylor on Tuesday began his appeal in The Hague against his conviction and 50-year sentence for war crimes committed during the civil war in Sierra Leone . Taylor's...

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News Federal court dismisses appeal in terrorism funding case
Federal court dismisses appeal in terrorism funding case
Sung Un Kim
January 21, 2013 01:38:23 pm

US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Friday dismissed an appeal by Arab Bank, PLC from an order imposing discovery sanction for lack of jurisdiction in a lawsuit brought against the bank under...

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News Lawyer for Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko under criminal investigation
Lawyer for Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko under criminal investigation
Sung Un Kim
January 21, 2013 01:11:47 pm

A lawyer for former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko announced Monday that a criminal investigation has been initiated against him. The criminal investigation against Serhiy Vlasenko involves alleged car theft, robbery and...

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News Milan court sets Berlusconi sex trial verdict for after February elections
Milan court sets Berlusconi sex trial verdict for after February elections
Alison Sacriponte
January 21, 2013 10:37:05 am

A Milan court on Monday set a timetable for hearings in the underage sex trial of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi , setting the last session of the trial for early March, two weeks...

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News Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentences Jamaat-e-Islami member to death
Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentences Jamaat-e-Islami member to death
Benjamin Minegar
January 21, 2013 10:37:01 am

The second International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh (ICTB) on Monday sentenced to death 64-year-old televangelist Abul Kalam Azad, also known as "Bachchu Razakar," for crimes committed during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War ....

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News US declines to withdraw conspiracy charge against accused 9/11 plotters
US declines to withdraw conspiracy charge against accused 9/11 plotters
Max Slater
January 20, 2013 01:05:13 pm

The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Friday that it will not withdraw charges of conspiracy against five accused plotters of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, including Khalid Shaikh Mohammed . Chief Guantanamo prosecutor,...

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News Mali security forces killing civilians in small town: HRW
Mali security forces killing civilians in small town: HRW
Max Slater
January 20, 2013 12:27:41 pm

Malian security forces have killed civilians in the town of Niono in central Mali, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Saturday. HRW said that Mali's army has been targeting ethnic groups associated with rebels in...

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On July 20, 1990, Justice William J. Brennan retired from the US Supreme Court after 34 years of service. Learn more about Justice Brennan from Oyez.

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On July 20, 1987, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 598, which condemned the Iran-Iraq War. The resolution further called on both parties to move for an immediate cease-fire and a return to the borders that existed before the conflict.

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