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News UN rights officials: indiscriminate violence worsening aid situation in Syria
UN rights officials: indiscriminate violence worsening aid situation in Syria
Cynthia Miley
January 19, 2013 11:59:32 am

UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay stated on Friday that the continued violence in Syria is harming civilian human rights...

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News Federal appeals court upholds controversial Wisconsin collective bargaining law
Federal appeals court upholds controversial Wisconsin collective bargaining law
Cynthia Miley
January 19, 2013 11:14:09 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Friday upheld Wisconsin's controversial Budget Repair Bill which significantly limits the collective bargaining rights of public sector unions. Act 10 was signed...

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News UN report: Mali turmoil has led to human rights violations
UN report: Mali turmoil has led to human rights violations
Addison Morris
January 18, 2013 01:45:21 pm

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a November 2012 report on Friday, stating the crisis in Mali has led to...

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News Italy court rejects Berlusconi’s request to suspend trial until after election
Italy court rejects Berlusconi’s request to suspend trial until after election
Alison Sacriponte
January 18, 2013 12:37:26 pm

Judges for the Second Court of Appeals of Milan on Friday rejected a request by the lawyers of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berulsconi to suspend his appellate proceedings until...

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News US military judge denies defense motions in 9/11, USS Cole trials
US military judge denies defense motions in 9/11, USS Cole trials
Benjamin Minegar
January 18, 2013 12:22:56 pm

The chief US military judge at Guantanamo Bay on Thursday denied defense motions filed in both the 9/11 military commission trial and the 2000 USS Cole bombing trial. Defense counsel for accused 9/11 ...

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News UN rights chief criticizes impeachment of Sri Lanka chief justice
UN rights chief criticizes impeachment of Sri Lanka chief justice
Samuel Franklin
January 18, 2013 11:50:03 am

A spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay expressed concern on Friday over the impeachment and removal of Sri Lanka's Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake . In a statement, the...

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News HRW: Myanmar shelling violates laws of war
HRW: Myanmar shelling violates laws of war
Sarah Paulsworth
January 18, 2013 10:24:38 am

Myanmar's campaign of shelling on the state of Kachin violates the laws of war , Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Friday, the same day the government announced a ceasefire. President Thein Sein ordered...

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News Bahrain court releases human rights activist on bail pending trial
Bahrain court releases human rights activist on bail pending trial
Max Slater
January 18, 2013 10:22:20 am

A court in Bahrain on Thursday released human rights activist Sayed Yousif Al-Muhafda on bail pending trial for charges of spreading false news to harm security, according to Amnesty International (AI) . Al-Muhafda,...

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News Federal judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Indiana right-to-work law
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Indiana right-to-work law
Max Slater
January 18, 2013 09:34:47 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit brought by a union challenging Indiana's right-to-work law on the grounds that the challenge could not succeed...

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News Iran human rights lawyer temporarily released from prison
Iran human rights lawyer temporarily released from prison
Sarah Posner
January 18, 2013 08:53:35 am

Iranian lawyer and prominent human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh was temporarily released from prison on Thursday, after spending over two years in prison, her husband said. Sotoudeh left prison in Tehran for three days and was...

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Titanic sinking precipitated multiple lawsuits

The Titanic sank early in the morning of April 15, 1912 after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic. Of 2228 passengers and crewmembers aboard, only 705 survived. The sinking gave rise to a variety of lawsuits against the White Star Line, the Titanic's owners.

Andrew Johnson sworn in after Lincoln assassination

On April 15, 1865, Vice-President Andrew Johnson was sworn in as the seventeenth President of the United States, after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. Johnson became the first US President to be impeached, but he was not convicted. Learn more about Andrew Johnson and his impeachment from the US Senate.

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