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News Thailand begins trial of journalists critical of navy
Thailand begins trial of journalists critical of navy
Emelina Perez
July 15, 2015 10:09:45 am

Testimony began Tuesday in a criminal defamation lawsuit brought on by the Thai Royal Navy against the website Phuketwan over a report it published claiming the military ignored refugee trafficking from Myanmar in exchange for monetary bribes....

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Obama calls for criminal justice reforms
Emelina Perez
July 15, 2015 08:37:44 am

US President Barack Obama , speaking at the NAACP Annual Convention on Tuesday, urged Congress to reform the criminal justice system by enacting legislation that would enforce criminal laws fairly and reduce disparities. Obama...

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News Pentagon announces plan to lift transgender military ban
Pentagon announces plan to lift transgender military ban
Alexandra Farone
July 14, 2015 02:53:57 pm

US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter released a statement on Monday announcing the comprehensive plan of the US Department of Defense (DOD) to move in the direction of allowing transgender troops to serve...

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News Iran, world powers reach nuclear agreement
Iran, world powers reach nuclear agreement
Alexandra Farone
July 14, 2015 02:32:11 pm

Negotiations between Iran and six world powers concluded in a nuclear agreement on Tuesday. The JCPOA outlines details of the agreement, in which Iran agreed not to create a nuclear bomb in...

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Romania prime minister charged with corruption
Brittany Felder
July 14, 2015 01:27:47 pm

Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Monday was charged with fraud, tax evasion and money laundering. The charges date back as far as 2007 before he was prime minister and the court has seized property...

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HRW: China restricts travel for religious minorities
Brittany Felder
July 14, 2015 11:29:36 am

China has significantly restricted the freedom of movement for Tibetans and other minorities said Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday. Referencing a report released by HRW last week, the rights group stated that China's...

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Obama commutes sentences of 46 drug offenders
Valerie Howell
July 14, 2015 10:44:00 am

US President Barack Obama on Monday granted commuted sentences to 46 drug offenders in what he said was part of an effort by his administration to remedy the unfairness of the criminal justice system. In...

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Iran holds third trial of US journalist
Valerie Howell
July 14, 2015 09:16:01 am

The Iranian Revolutionary Court began on Monday the third closed-door hearing for Jason Rezaian , a Washington Post correspondent accused of espionage for allegedly collecting confidential information, handing it to hostile governments, and acting...

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Federal court hears challenge to North Carolina voting restrictions
Devin Montgomery
July 13, 2015 03:59:35 pm

The US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina on Monday began hearing a challenge complaint, PDF; Advancement Project materials] to a North Carolina law limiting early voting and same-day voter registration. The...

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EU leaders reach preliminary deal on Greece debt
Devin Montgomery
July 13, 2015 01:05:48 pm

The European Council on Monday announced a preliminary deal to manage Greek debt without the country defaulting or leaving the European Union. The agreement requires Greece to increase tax revenue, cut costs and implement a number...

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Nuremberg war crimes trials began

On October 18, 1945, the Nuremberg Trials of Nazi war criminals began. Read US prosecutor Robert H. Jackson's opening statement.

Women declared "Persons" in Canada

On October 18, 1929, The Privy Council of the United Kingdom declared that women were considered "persons" under the laws of Canada. The Supreme Court of Canada had held in Edwards v. Canada that women were not considered "persons" under Canada's governing law, the British North America Act. The Privy Council overturned this ruling, declaring "that the exclusion of women from all public offices is a relic of days more barbarous than ours. And to those who would ask why the word 'persons' should include females, the obvious answer is, why should it not?"

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