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News Federal judge upholds JPMogran settlement
Federal judge upholds JPMogran settlement
Amy Mathieu
January 9, 2014 12:10:36 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York approved a deal on Wednesday between the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York and JPMorgan Chase [corporate...

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News France court orders extradition of former Kazakhstan energy minsiter
France court orders extradition of former Kazakhstan energy minsiter
Amy Mathieu
January 9, 2014 11:35:44 am

A French court in Aix-En Province order the extradition of Mukhtar Ablyazov , Kazakhstan's former energy minister accused of misappropriating $6 billion from BTA Bank . The French court agreed to the extradition requests from...

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News Pakistan court demands Musharraf attend hearing despite medical reports
Pakistan court demands Musharraf attend hearing despite medical reports
Peter Snyder
January 9, 2014 11:19:59 am

The Islamabad Special Court on Thursday ordered the former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf to appear at a hearing on January 16 despite his lawyers' position that he is too sick to attend. According to...

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News Egypt court convicts 113 Muslim Brotherhood supporters in three trials
Egypt court convicts 113 Muslim Brotherhood supporters in three trials
Peter Snyder
January 9, 2014 10:47:41 am

Three courts in Egypt sentenced 113 supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday. In one of the largest mass trials to date, 63...

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News France data authorities fine Google for non-compliance with privacy policy
France data authorities fine Google for non-compliance with privacy policy
Cynthia Miley
January 9, 2014 09:44:33 am

The Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertes (CNIL) , an independent data protection oversight authority set up by the French government, has fined Google €150,000 after Google failed to act upon CNIL's order...

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New York governor proposes medical marijuana pilot program
Cynthia Miley
January 9, 2014 09:24:49 am

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced during his State of the State address on Wednesday plans for a medical marijuana pilot program which would permit up to 20 hospitals to distribute medical marijuana to patients...

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News Utah governor directs Cabinet not to recognize same-sex marriages
Utah governor directs Cabinet not to recognize same-sex marriages
Theresa Donovan
January 9, 2014 08:16:47 am

The office of Utah Governor Gary Herbert on Tuesday sent an e-mail to state Cabinet members, directing them to place legal recognition of same-sex marriages within the state on hold until further notice . This directive...

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News UN rights expert urges humanitarian assistance in Central African Republic
UN rights expert urges humanitarian assistance in Central African Republic
Theresa Donovan
January 9, 2014 07:29:51 am

Chaloka Beyani, UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, on Wednesday urged the international community to assist the approximately one million individuals who have been internally displaced by the ongoing violence in the...

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News Croatia court approves extradition of ex-spy to Germany
Croatia court approves extradition of ex-spy to Germany
Elizabeth LaForgia
January 8, 2014 12:39:25 pm

A Croatian court on Wednesday approved the extradition of a communist-era intelligence chief who is wanted in Germany for the killing of a Yugoslav dissident in the 1980s. Former intelligence chief Josip Perkovic was arrested on January...

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France court upholds burqa ban conviction
Kimberly Bennett
January 8, 2014 12:01:58 pm

A French court on Wednesday convicted Cassandra Belin for wearing a burqa in violation of the controversial law banning women from wearing full-face veils in public, rejecting her bid to have the...

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