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News Egypt court sentences top Muslim Brotherhood official to life in prison
Egypt court sentences top Muslim Brotherhood official to life in prison
William Helbling
July 6, 2014 05:44:34 pm

An Egpytian high court sentenced Mohamed Badie , a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, on Saturday to life in prison for inciting violence and protests near the al-Istiqamah Mosque in the Giza. Presiding Judge Hassan Farid referred...

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News Germany summons US Amabassdor in surveillance investigation
Germany summons US Amabassdor in surveillance investigation
William Helbling
July 5, 2014 10:39:30 am

The German government summoned the US ambassador John B. Emerson on Friday after the arrest of a man who is claimed to be a US spy working surveillance throughout the country. The German foreign ministry ...

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News UN agency urges to end refugee detention
UN agency urges to end refugee detention
William Helbling
July 5, 2014 10:10:20 am

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Thursday issued a new global strategy to help countries stop detaining asylum seekers, refugees and stateless people worldwide. The UN agency is concerned for the lasting physical and psychological...

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News EU court rules on transparency of commission planning transatlantic trade agreement
EU court rules on transparency of commission planning transatlantic trade agreement
Julie Deisher-Edwards
July 4, 2014 10:22:14 am

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Thursday that the European Commission is not being sufficiently transparent regarding negotiations with the US on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) . The...

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News European Union urge for deeper investigation into Afghan election fraud
European Union urge for deeper investigation into Afghan election fraud
Dominic Yobbi
July 4, 2014 12:17:42 am

The European Union (EU) on Thursday called on Afghanistan to conduct a more extensive investigation into vote-rigging in their presidential election. Observers involved with the EU specifically stated that other aspects of the election should be investigated,...

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Missouri Supreme Court to hear challenge to gun measure
Dominic Yobbi
July 3, 2014 10:15:54 pm

The Missouri Supreme Court will hear legal challenges to a proposed constitutional amendment dealing with state gun rights that will appear on the ballot next month. Proposed Constitutional Amendment 5 would ask voters whether...

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Pakistan passes strict anti-terrorism bill
Nicholas Tomsho
July 3, 2014 04:37:17 pm

Pakistan's parliament on Wednesday passed a new anti-terrorism bill that detractors are claiming grants excessive power to police. The proposed legislation, known as the Protection of Pakistan Ordinance, allows police to use lethal...

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News UN: human rights abuses against children continuing with impunity
UN: human rights abuses against children continuing with impunity
Nicholas Tomsho
July 3, 2014 04:27:51 pm

According to a report issued by the UN on Tuesday, children continued to be victims of violence and military recruitment in 23 conflict zones around the world in 2013. Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed...

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News Government privacy watchdog endorses NSA surveillance of foreign nationals
Government privacy watchdog endorses NSA surveillance of foreign nationals
William Hibbitts | JURIST Deputy Editorial Director
July 3, 2014 04:25:10 pm

The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) issued a report Wednesday endorsing the National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance program before a final meeting to discuss and vote on...

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News North Dakota moves to dismiss challenge to same-sex marriage ban
North Dakota moves to dismiss challenge to same-sex marriage ban
Julie Deisher-Edwards
July 3, 2014 04:13:02 pm

The office of the North Dakota Attorney General on Wednesday filed a motion to dismiss a challenge to the state's constitutional amendment limiting marriage to a union between one man and one woman. Seven couples...

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US Supreme Court said bussing could be used to achieve racial integration

On April 20, 1971, the US Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education that busing of school students could be ordered to achieve racial desegregation.

League of Nations dissolved

On April 20, 1946, the League of Nations was officially dissolved with the close of its final session. Thirty-four countries had attended the final meeting at which they elected to dismantle the organization and bequeath its assets to the United Nations. Read a history of League of Nations from the UN.

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