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News Guantanamo detainees plan to fight release to Algeria
Guantanamo detainees plan to fight release to Algeria
Matthew Pomy
November 30, 2013 01:42:11 pm

The attorney for Belkacem Bensayah and Djamel Ameziane, two Algerian detainees being held in Guantanamo Bay said on Friday the two will oppose their release back to Algeria, which could take place as early as this week....

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News Thailand PM says there will be no early election to appease protesters
Thailand PM says there will be no early election to appease protesters
Matthew Pomy
November 30, 2013 12:52:37 pm

Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced on Friday that there will be no early election in response to recent protests by citizens who want her removed from office. Shinawatra said she is...

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News UK House of Commons approves bill to hold EU membership referendum
UK House of Commons approves bill to hold EU membership referendum
Julie Deisher-Edwards
November 30, 2013 10:29:12 am

The UK House of Commons on Friday approved of a bill that would order a nationwide referendum in 2017 to determine whether the UK will remain within the European Union (EU) after its third...

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News Egypt blogger arrested for violating new law restricting protests
Egypt blogger arrested for violating new law restricting protests
Julie Deisher-Edwards
November 30, 2013 09:51:26 am

Egyptian blogger and activist Alaa Abd El Fattah was arrested Thursday on charges of inciting a demonstration in violation of the country's recently enacted law circumscribing citizens' right to protest in public....

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News Thailand protesters seek help overthrowing government
Thailand protesters seek help overthrowing government
Theresa Donovan
November 29, 2013 03:30:41 pm

Protestors in Thailand on Friday demand assistance in overthrowing the government, after Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra survived a no-confidence vote by parliament on Thursday. Despite the vote, thousands of protesters have gathered around government buildings seeking Shinawatra's...

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Netherlands say Google violates data protection law
Theresa Donovan
November 29, 2013 02:41:36 pm

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) on Thursday stated that Google is in violation of the country's data protection act. For a website to comply with the country's data protection act, it must...

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News Children suffer trauma from Syrian war: UN rights experts
Children suffer trauma from Syrian war: UN rights experts
Cynthia Miley
November 29, 2013 10:17:21 am

A UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) issued a 60-page multimedia report on Friday that Syrian refugee children are suffering trauma from the Syrian Civil War , which has killed over 120,000 people. The report states...

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Iraq police locate 18 bodies of suspected al Qaeda victims
Cynthia Miley
November 29, 2013 10:00:36 am

Iraqi police forces on Friday alleged al Qaeda is responsible for the bodies of 18 men found who had been abducted and shot in the head. The victims were taken from their houses early...

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News Russia court orders release of Greenpeace activist
Russia court orders release of Greenpeace activist
Kimberly Bennett
November 28, 2013 12:11:13 pm

A Russian court on Thursday granted bail to Australian Colin Russell, one of the 30 Greenpeace International crew members detained since their September protest against Arctic oil drilling. Greenpeace says Russell will be released from...

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Italy senate expels former PM Berlusconi
Kimberly Bennett
November 28, 2013 12:00:28 pm

The Italian Senate voted on Wednesday to expel Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from parliament, effective immediately, following his conviction for tax fraud. Berlusconi could face prosecution for other...

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On June 30, 1971, the 26th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, making the legal voting age 18. Learn more about the history surrounding the passage of the 26th Amendment.

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