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News Somalia court sentences alleged rape victim, journalist
Somalia court sentences alleged rape victim, journalist
Peter Snyder
February 5, 2013 11:11:01 am

A Somali court on Tuesday sentenced a woman who accused Somali security forces of rape to a year in prison for insulting a government body and making false claims. The same court in Mogadishu also sentenced freelance...

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News Arkansas House approves ban on abortions after 20 weeks
Arkansas House approves ban on abortions after 20 weeks
Samuel Franklin
February 5, 2013 11:03:15 am

The Arkansas House of Representatives on Monday approved a ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. With a 75-20 vote the bill will now advance to the state Senate, which last week passed a...

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News DOJ drone strike memo publicly released in NBC exclusive
DOJ drone strike memo publicly released in NBC exclusive
Dan Taglioli
February 5, 2013 10:47:12 am

NBC News on Monday released a Department of Justice (DOJ) confidential "white paper" that reveals details of the legal justifications for the Obama administration's unprecedented use of lethal drone strikes [JURIST...

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News Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentences Islamist party leader to life
Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentences Islamist party leader to life
Julie Deisher-Edwards
February 5, 2013 10:45:45 am

The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) on Tuesday handed down its second verdict, sentencing Abdul Quader Mollah, leader of the Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) , to life in prison. This sentence...

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News Military judge refuses to halt USS Cole hearing
Military judge refuses to halt USS Cole hearing
Sung Un Kim
February 4, 2013 02:27:05 pm

A military judge on Monday refused to halt further hearings in the 2000 USS Cole bombing trial. The chief US military judge at Guantanamo Bay Colonel James Pohl held that the defense attorney failed to...

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News India president signs sexual assault ordinance
India president signs sexual assault ordinance
Alison Sacriponte
February 4, 2013 01:08:27 pm

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee signed an ordinance on Sunday imposing stricter penalties for rape. The ordinance, which was passed by the Union Cabinet on Friday , will be tabled before the parliament within...

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News Lebanon judge issues arrest warrant for top Syria intelligence official
Lebanon judge issues arrest warrant for top Syria intelligence official
Peter Snyder
February 4, 2013 12:12:41 pm

A Lebanese judge on Monday issued an arrest warrant for a top Syrian intelligence official and his aide for alleged involvement in a bombing plot in Lebanon. Brigadier General Ali Mamlouk is accused of being involved...

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News Rwanda genocide tribunal overturns two convictions
Rwanda genocide tribunal overturns two convictions
Benjamin Minegar
February 4, 2013 11:58:02 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Monday overturned the genocide convictions of former Rwandan ministers Justin Mugenzi and Prosper Mugiraneza after concluding that the trial chambers had erred in assessing...

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News Georgia Supreme Court rejects death row inmate’s appeal
Georgia Supreme Court rejects death row inmate’s appeal
Sarah Posner
February 4, 2013 11:43:37 am

The Supreme Court of Georgia on Monday rejected claims by death row inmate Warren Lee Hill that the Board of Corrections violated the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act (APA) by not holding...

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News Vietnam court hands down lengthy prison sentences to local dissidents
Vietnam court hands down lengthy prison sentences to local dissidents
Dan Taglioli
February 4, 2013 10:52:58 am

A group of 22 Vietnamese activists were sentenced to lengthy prison terms by the local People's Court in southern central Phu Yen province on Monday after the group was convicted of engaging in subversive activities to overthrow the county's...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Watergate trial began

On October 4, 1974, the trial of Watergate conspirators HR Haldeman, John Erlichman, John Mitchell, Robert Mardian, and Kenneth Parkinson began, with Judge John Sirica presiding. Review transcripts of the Watergate tapes played at the outset of their trial.

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On October 4, 1830, the country of Belgium was born, when the region was separated from The Netherlands. Learn more about the founding of Belgium.

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