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News US appeals court denies ‘right to deletion’ of digital evidence
US appeals court denies ‘right to deletion’ of digital evidence
Alonso Diaz
May 29, 2016 01:09:13 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Friday concluded that enforcement officials acted in good faith when they retained and searched copies of electronic files seized during a separate investigation that took place...

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Israeli authorities recommend indictment of Sara Netanyahu for financial irregularities
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May 29, 2016 12:22:28 pm

The national Israeli Police on Sunday recommended that Sara Netanyahu, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife, be indicted for improper behavior and misuse of state funds. The allegations include breach of trust, falsifying documents and receiving...

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Judge temporarily suspends extradition of “El Chapo” to US
Alonso Diaz
May 28, 2016 03:29:27 pm

A Mexican judge granted a temporary suspension on the extradition of Joaquín "el Chapo" Guzmán to the US on Saturday. The decision comes after Guzmán's lawyers filed an appeal arguing...

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News Former Argentina dictator, military leaders sentenced to prison for Operation Condor
Former Argentina dictator, military leaders sentenced to prison for Operation Condor
Alonso Diaz
May 28, 2016 02:37:57 pm

Argentina's last dictator, Reynaldo Bignone, and other former military officers were sentenced to prison on Friday for their roles in Operation Condor in the 1970s. The criminal court in Buenos Aires, composed of judges Adrián...

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Brazil president suspended following senate vote for impeachment trial
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May 12, 2016 01:17:42 pm

The senate of Brazil voted on Thursday to suspend and initiate an impeachment trial against President Dilma Rousseff for allegedly borrowing from state banks to cover a deficit and pay for social programs to secure her...

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Italy parliament approves same-sex civil unions
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May 12, 2016 11:53:50 am

Italian members of parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of a law recognizing civil unions of same-sex couples. The Italian Parliament voted 372 to 51 with 99 abstentions in favor of the law. The...

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Canada to adopt UN indigenous rights declaration
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May 10, 2016 01:20:17 pm

Canada's Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Carolyn Bennett said on Monday, will drop its objector status against the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples . The minister made the announcement at the UN...

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Mexico judge grants ‘El Chapo’ extradition to US
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May 10, 2016 12:35:11 pm

A judge in Mexico's Third District for Penal Processes ruled in favor of extraditing Joaquín "el Chapo" Guzmán to the US, a federal court authority said on Monday. Guzmán faces charges of drug trafficking, kidnapping, money laundering and murder in...

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Mexico government hampered probe into missing students: report
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April 25, 2016 03:48:51 pm

A panel of experts released on Sunday its second and last report on its inquiry into the 43 undergraduate students from a teachers college in Ayotzinapa who went missing in Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico in 2014, stating...

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UN rights expert: equality and justice foundations of stability in Iraq
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April 25, 2016 02:55:40 pm

UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kate Gilmore urged Iraq on Monday to take concrete steps to plan for "the day after" the defeat of the Islamic State (IS). The statements come after a week-long visit to...

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India sues Union Carbide over Bhopal industrial disaster

On April 8, 1985, the government of India filed a lawsuit against the Union Carbide Corporation for the Bhopal industrial disaster in which forty-two tons of methyl isocyanate gas was released from the pesticide plant of a Union Carbide subsidiary in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. The disaster initially killed 2,000 Indians and injured another 200,000. These injuries led to another 16,000 deaths as a result of exposure to the gas. In 1989, the parties reached a $470 million settlement out of court. Learn more about the Bhopal industrial disaster from the Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department of the government of Madhya Pradesh.

Seventeenth Amendment ratified

On April 8, 1913, the Seventeenth Amendment to the US Constitution, providing for the election of senators by popular vote rather than selection by state legislatures, was ratified. Learn more about the Seventeenth Amendment.

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