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News Germany officials propose law to lift statute of limitations on stolen property
Germany officials propose law to lift statute of limitations on stolen property
Amy Mathieu
February 14, 2014 11:27:33 am

The Bavarian justice minister Winfried Bausback presented a bill on Friday to the German Parliament that would lift the statute of limitations for certain cases involving stolen property. The...

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News Kenya refuses to release president’s financial records to ICC absent court order
Kenya refuses to release president’s financial records to ICC absent court order
Matthew Pomy
February 14, 2014 09:33:23 am

Kenyan Attorney General Githu Muigai told the International Criminal Court (ICC) Thursday that Kenya would not turn over financial records of President Uhuru Kenyatta without a court order in compliance with Kenyan...

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News Egypt officials order new trials for Morsi supporters
Egypt officials order new trials for Morsi supporters
Matthew Pomy
February 14, 2014 08:44:58 am

Egyptian authorities on Thursday ordered 242 supporters of former president Mohammed Morsi to face new trials in relation to the violent protests against the new government. Most of the individuals are low level members of the Muslim...

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News Federal appeals court overturns California concealed weapons ban
Federal appeals court overturns California concealed weapons ban
Kimberly Bennett
February 14, 2014 07:43:43 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday struck down a California concealed weapons rule , ruling it violates the Second Amendment right to bear arms. The rule required concealed weapons applicants...

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News HRW: Gaddafi and former officials held without due process
HRW: Gaddafi and former officials held without due process
Kimberly Bennett
February 14, 2014 07:04:04 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday reported that Libya has failed to grant due process rights to Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and other detained former government officials. On January 23 HRW interviewed Gaddafi, who revealed that...

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News UN special court acquits two Rwanda officials in 1994 genocide
UN special court acquits two Rwanda officials in 1994 genocide
Taylor Gillan
February 13, 2014 01:23:02 pm

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Tuesday announced that Augustin Ndindiliyimana, the former chief of staff of the Rwandan parliamentary police, and Francois-Xavier Nzuwonemeye, the former commander of a military reconnaissance battalion, had been acquitted...

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News Couples challenge Louisiana law against recognizing same-sex marriages
Couples challenge Louisiana law against recognizing same-sex marriages
Peter Snyder
February 13, 2014 12:12:23 pm

Four married same-sex couples have joined with the Forum for Equality Louisiana in filling a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging the Louisiana Constitution's prohibition against recognizing same-sex marriages performed legally in other...

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News Rand Paul files complaint against NSA surveillance program
Rand Paul files complaint against NSA surveillance program
Taylor Gillan
February 13, 2014 12:12:23 pm

US Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against President Barack Obama, the Director of National Intelligence, the director of the NSA, and the director of the FBI challenging the constitutionality of...

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News Federal judge prevents pharmacy from providing lethal injection drugs
Federal judge prevents pharmacy from providing lethal injection drugs
Amy Mathieu
February 13, 2014 11:52:00 am

Judge Terence Kern for the US District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma issued a temporary restraining order on The Apothecary Shoppe in Tulsa to stop the pharmacy from providing an execution...

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News Sri Lanka opposition party demands domestic war crimes investigation
Sri Lanka opposition party demands domestic war crimes investigation
Peter Snyder
February 13, 2014 11:29:26 am

The main opposition party in Sri Lanka, The United National Party (UNP) released a statement Thursday demanding the Sri Lankan government conduct an investigation into alleged war crimes that occurred during the 26 year Sri Lankan Civil...

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Cultural Revolution begins in China

On May 16, 1966, the Chinese Communist Party launched the Cultural Revolution with the issuance of the May Sixteenth Notice.

President Andrew Johnson found "not guilty" in impeachment trial

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