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News EU pledges troops and funds to Central African Republic
EU pledges troops and funds to Central African Republic
Theresa Donovan
January 20, 2014 02:02:15 pm

European Union (EU) foreign ministers agreed on Monday to increase military presence in the Central African Republic (CAR) , and EU member states and other international donors also raised half a billion dollars...

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News EU calls on Ukraine to repeal anti-protest laws
EU calls on Ukraine to repeal anti-protest laws
Max Slater
January 20, 2014 11:11:23 am

The European Union (EU) on Monday urged Ukraine's government to repeal a series of laws that limit the right to protest government actions. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich signed an anti-protest...

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News Syria opposition group refuses to attend peace talks if Iran also attends
Syria opposition group refuses to attend peace talks if Iran also attends
Max Slater
January 20, 2014 10:35:54 am

The National Coalition , the main opposition group in Syria, announced on Monday that it will not attend peace talks this week in Switzerland unless the UN withdraws its invitation to Iran to...

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News UNICEF: more than 6,000 child soldiers may be involved in CAR fighting
UNICEF: more than 6,000 child soldiers may be involved in CAR fighting
Elizabeth LaForgia
January 19, 2014 02:56:57 pm

The UN reported on Friday that more than 6,000 child soldiers may be involved in the conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) . According to UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) [official...

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News Egypt constitution approved by 98% of voters
Egypt constitution approved by 98% of voters
Elizabeth LaForgia
January 19, 2014 02:16:08 pm

Egypt ratified a new constitution on Saturday after 98.1 percent of voters approved the document. It was the first Egyptian vote after the overthrow of Mohamed Morsi last July. According to Egypt's Supreme Electoral...

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News Federal judge rules North Carolina abortion ultrasound law is unconstitutional
Federal judge rules North Carolina abortion ultrasound law is unconstitutional
Bradley McAllister
January 19, 2014 01:08:46 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina on Friday ruled that a North Carolina state law requiring women seeking an abortion to undergo an ultrasound procedure is unconstitutional...

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News Federal appeals court denies claim by former Guantanamo detainee
Federal appeals court denies claim by former Guantanamo detainee
Bradley McAllister
January 19, 2014 11:15:10 am

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Friday that a lower court was correct in dismissing the claim for damages brought by Abdul Rahim Abdul Razak Al Janko, a former...

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News Ukraine president signs controversial anti-protest bill
Ukraine president signs controversial anti-protest bill
Matthew Pomy
January 18, 2014 02:19:31 pm

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Friday signed a bill punishing by fines or arrest the blockading of public buildings, protesters wearing masks or helmets, the dissemination of Internet slander, and providing facilities...

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News UN rights expert urges Cambodia political parties to reconcile
UN rights expert urges Cambodia political parties to reconcile
Nicholas Tomsho
January 18, 2014 12:05:55 pm

UN Special Rapporteur Surya Subedi called Friday for the government and opposition parties of Cambodia to end their ongoing political impasse and come together on human rights reforms. The impasse arose from still contested elections held in July...

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News Iran has executed 40 people in two weeks: Amnesty International
Iran has executed 40 people in two weeks: Amnesty International
Nicholas Tomsho
January 18, 2014 11:13:57 am

The Iranian government has carried out 40 executions in the two weeks since the beginning of 2014, claims human rights group Amnesty International in a statement published Thursday. "The spike in the number of executions...

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United Nations Day

October 24 is United Nations Day. On October 24, 1945, the UN Charter, signed on June 26, 1945, formally entered into force. Review the text of the UN Charter.

Civil Rights pioneers Jackie Robinson and Rosa Parks die

On October 24, 1972, the first African-American to play Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson, died at the age of 53 in Stamford, Connecticut. On the same day in 2005, Rosa Parks passed away in Detroit at the age of 92. Parks inspired the Montgomery Bus Boycott when she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama. Both Parks and Robinson were symbols of the civil rights movement, which led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.

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