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News UN urges Turkish government to respect freedom of expression
UN urges Turkish government to respect freedom of expression
Andrea Bottorff
March 15, 2011 02:29:51 pm

A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday urged Turkish officials to respect journalists' freedom of expression . The international concern increased after the Turkish government...

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News Lawyer for ex-Liberia president argues bias in war crimes trial
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Andrea Bottorff
March 9, 2011 11:20:53 am

A defense lawyer representing former Liberian president Charles Taylor on Tuesday accused the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) of political bias during his closing arguments in Taylor's trial in...

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DOJ appeals Florida health care ruling
Andrea Bottorff
March 9, 2011 10:14:13 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday appealed a ruling in the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida declaring the health care reform law ...

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News Austria police arrest former Bosnian general on war crimes charges
Austria police arrest former Bosnian general on war crimes charges
Andrea Bottorff
March 4, 2011 10:10:30 am

Austrian authorities announced Friday they have arrested former Bosnian general Jovan Divjak under a 2008 international warrant issued by Serbian officials that accuses Divjak of war crimes. Divjak was arrested Thursday night at Vienna International Airport while traveling from...

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Supreme Court hears arguments on child-abuse investigations, public disclosures
Andrea Bottorff
March 1, 2011 02:35:31 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in the consolidated cases of Camreta v. Greene and Alford v. Greene on whether the...

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New York appeals court allows surviving same-sex spouse to inherit estate
Andrea Bottorff
February 25, 2011 09:33:59 am

The New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division, First Department on Thursday upheld a lower court decision allowing the surviving spouse of a same-sex marriage to inherit the deceased spouse's estate. Kenneth Ranftle...

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Supreme Court hears arguments on enumerated powers, speedy trial deadlines
Andrea Bottorff
February 22, 2011 03:42:11 pm

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in Bond v. United States on whether a criminal defendant may challenge the constitutionality...

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UN rights chief urges Russia to protect rule of law
Andrea Bottorff
February 18, 2011 11:18:08 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday urged Russian officials to reform institutions to protect the rule of law in Russia. Pillay claimed that the Russian people do not trust government institutions,...

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US Defense Secretary says Guantanamo closing unlikely
Andrea Bottorff
February 18, 2011 09:48:23 am

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said at a congressional hearing Thursday that Guantanamo Bay is unlikely to be closed because of security concerns. Responding to a question from the Senate Armed Forces Committee...

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Egypt military appoints judges to amend constitution
Andrea Bottorff
February 15, 2011 02:57:17 pm

The Egyptian Supreme Council of the Armed Forces announced Tuesday that it has formed a committee of judges and politicians to oversee amending the Egyptian constitution within the next 10 days. When the council assumed power on Sunday,...

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Dutch East India Company established

On March 20, 1602, the States-General of the Netherlands established the Dutch East India Company (VOC). The creation edict granted VOC a monopoly over Dutch colonial activities in Asia for twenty-one years. During that time, VOC became the world's first multinational company and the first to issue stock. Read a history of the VOC and view the world's oldest share of stock, as issued by the VOC.

First woman executed by electric chair

On March 20, 1899, Martha Place, convicted of the murder of her stepdaughter, became the first woman to die in the electric chair. The execution was carried out at New York's Auburn Prison.

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