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News Federal appeals court rules online community  not liable for discriminatory housing ads
Federal appeals court rules online community not liable for discriminatory housing ads
Andrew Gilmore
March 16, 2008 10:43:00 am

The US Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that the online community craigslist is not liable for third-party postings to its website which attempt to discriminate against people seeking housing. The plaintiffs in the...

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News UN rights chief calls for Israel probe of Palestinian deaths in Gaza airstrikes
UN rights chief calls for Israel probe of Palestinian deaths in Gaza airstrikes
Andrew Gilmore
March 3, 2008 06:43:00 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour Monday called on Israel to conduct an impartial investigation into the deaths of Palestinians during recent Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip , noting that...

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News Nigeria opposition candidate appeals election decision to Supreme Court
Nigeria opposition candidate appeals election decision to Supreme Court
Andrew Gilmore
March 3, 2008 05:53:00 pm

Nigerian opposition leader and presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Supreme Court of Nigeria to review last week's decision by the country's election tribunal to uphold the results of last year's disputed presidential elections...

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News Mukasey meets with prosecutors during first visit to Guantanamo Bay
Mukasey meets with prosecutors during first visit to Guantanamo Bay
Andrew Gilmore
February 27, 2008 07:42:00 pm

US Attorney General Michael Mukasey made his first visit to the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay Wednesday, where he met with military and Justice Department officials working on the military...

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News US military designates Afghan journalist as enemy combatant
US military designates Afghan journalist as enemy combatant
Andrew Gilmore
February 27, 2008 06:38:00 pm

An Afghan journalist working as a cameraman for Canadian television network CTV has been designated as an enemy combatant , a US military spokesperson said Wednesday. US officials alleged that Jawed Ahmad [SAJA report; CPJ...

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News Canada MPs join Khadr lawyer in call for Guantanamo repatriation push
Canada MPs join Khadr lawyer in call for Guantanamo repatriation push
Andrew Gilmore
February 25, 2008 06:44:00 pm

Three Canadian opposition MPs and a US military lawyer urged the Canadian government Monday to request the extradition and repatriation of Omar Khadr , a Canadian citizen being detained at Guantanamo Bay ....

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News Europe lawmakers call for EU terror list reforms to protect rights
Europe lawmakers call for EU terror list reforms to protect rights
Andrew Gilmore
February 20, 2008 06:11:00 pm

Members of the European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee have criticized the European Union's terrorism watch list as unfair and opaque, saying that the process for adding names to the list should be changed, according to...

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News UN rights chief criticizes Nepal for ‘culture of impunity’
UN rights chief criticizes Nepal for ‘culture of impunity’
Andrew Gilmore
February 18, 2008 11:49:00 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour on Sunday criticized Nepal for failing to hold military and government officials accountable for human rights abuses. Arbour spoke on the anniversary of...

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News WTO rules against China in imported car parts tariff case
WTO rules against China in imported car parts tariff case
Andrew Gilmore
February 14, 2008 05:29:00 am

World Trade Organization (WTO) judges ruled against China Wednesday in a case brought by the US, EU, and Canada over China's taxation scheme for imported car parts. The complaint alleged that China was taxing...

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News Turkish lawyer sentenced to life in prison for murder of judge in headscarf ruling
Turkish lawyer sentenced to life in prison for murder of judge in headscarf ruling
Andrew Gilmore
February 13, 2008 06:16:00 pm

A Turkish court sentenced a lawyer to life in prison Wednesday for the murder of Turkish Judge Mustafa Yucel Ozbilgin in May 2006. Alparslan Arslan was accused of opening fire in Turkey's highest administrative court, the Council...

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US and Japan sign Kanagwa Treaty

On March 31, 1854, US Commodore Matthew Perry and representatives of the Japanese government signed the Convention of Kanagawa. The terms of the treaty marked the end of Japan's 500 years of self-imposed isolation by opening the Ports of Shimoda and Hakodate. Four years later, Japanese-American relations were further expanded by the Treaty of Amity and Commerce (Harris Treaty), which opened more Japanese ports to US trade and set up a system of extraterritoriality for Americans in Japan.

Spanish royal decree ordered expulsion of Jews

On March 31, 1492, King Ferdinand of Spain signed a decree expelling Jews from his kingdom. Read a contemporary account of the expulsion, originally written in Hebrew by an Italian Jew in 1495.

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