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News Israel sentences two Jewish extremists to six months without charge
Israel sentences two Jewish extremists to six months without charge
Dominic Yobbi
August 9, 2015 12:27:41 pm

Israel on Sunday sentenced two alleged Jewish extremists to six months in prison without formal charges. The arrests are part of a crackdown on Jewish extremists and come after an arson attack on a Palestinian...

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News Federal judge rules New York teacher exam not discriminatory
Federal judge rules New York teacher exam not discriminatory
Dominic Yobbi
August 8, 2015 04:24:49 pm

A federal judge on Friday ruled that a new licensing exam for teachers in the state of New York did not discriminate against minorities. Kimba M. Wood of the US District Court for the Southern...

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News Former Bulgaria intelligence chief sentenced to 10 years in prison
Former Bulgaria intelligence chief sentenced to 10 years in prison
Dominic Yobbi
August 8, 2015 03:35:09 pm

A Bulgarian military court on Friday sentenced former intelligence chief Kircho Kirov to 10 years in prison for embezzlement. Kirov had served as the head of the National Intelligence Service from 2002 until...

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Azerbaijan begins reporter’s trial
Taylor Gillan
August 8, 2015 12:21:27 pm

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty contributor Khadija Ismayilova on Friday went on trial in Baku, Azerbaijan eight months after her arrest. The investigative journalist faces charges of tax evasion, abuse of power and embezzlement,...

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News Colorado gunman sentenced to life in prison
Colorado gunman sentenced to life in prison
Taylor Gillan
August 8, 2015 10:38:29 am

A Colorado jury on Friday sentenced James Holmes to life in prison for killing 12 people and injuring 70 in the 2012 shooting movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado. The sentence , which carries no possibility of...

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News Pennsylvania AG charged with leaking information, perjury
Pennsylvania AG charged with leaking information, perjury
Colleen Mallick
August 7, 2015 12:34:43 pm

Prosecutors on Thursday filed criminal charges against Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane for allegedly leaking grand jury documents to the media to embarrass a critic, and then giving false testimony to a grand jury in...

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News DOJ reaches settlement with LA prisons on mentally ill inmate care
DOJ reaches settlement with LA prisons on mentally ill inmate care
Sarah Boehme
August 7, 2015 12:10:40 pm

The Department of Justice announced Wednesday settlement with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on reforms to LA prisons in an attempt to improve care for mentally ill inmates. The agreement comes after a series of...

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News Israel rights group sues to block Iran asset release
Israel rights group sues to block Iran asset release
Sarah Boehme
August 7, 2015 11:32:40 am

Israeli rights group Shurat HaDin Law Center and two dozen Americans filed a lawsuit Wednesday in an attempt to block the Obama administration from releasing an estimated $100 billion in frozen Iranian funds. The plaintiffs hold...

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News Uganda Supreme court outlaws dowry refund on divorce
Uganda Supreme court outlaws dowry refund on divorce
Colleen Mallick
August 7, 2015 11:06:28 am

Uganda's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the practice of refunding the price of a bride upon the dissolution of a customary marriage is unconstitutional and should be banned. In a 6-1 decision , the majority...

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News Libya judge abducted by Islamic State found dead
Libya judge abducted by Islamic State found dead
Dominic Yobbi
August 7, 2015 10:12:10 am

Libyan officials announced Thursday that they had found the body of a Libyan judge who was abducted by an affiliate of the Islamic State (IS) last month. Judge Mohamed al-Nemli's body, whose death was confirmed [Libya Herald...

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ICTY indictes former Yugoslavia President Slobodan Milošević

On May 27, 1999, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) indicted Slobodan Milošević for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Learn more about the trial of Slobodan Milošević from the ICTY.

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On May 27, 1627, Achsah (sometimes rendered "Alice") Young of Windsor, Connecticut, became the first person executed in North America for witchcraft. Learn more about the legal history of witchcraft in Connecticut.

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