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News Intel threatening to end cross-licensing agreement with rival AMD: SEC filing
Intel threatening to end cross-licensing agreement with rival AMD: SEC filing
Andrew Gilmore
March 17, 2009 07:49:00 am

Computer chip maker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) revealed Monday in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that rival chip designer Intel Corp. is threatening to cancel licenses granted...

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News Pakistan lawyers, supporters welcome Chaudhry reinstatement
Pakistan lawyers, supporters welcome Chaudhry reinstatement
Andrew Gilmore
March 17, 2009 06:31:00 am

Members of the Pakistan lawyers' movement on Monday welcomed the reinstatement of Pakistan Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry , hailing the move as a major victory. Lawyers' movement supporters rallied...

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News Pakistan president weighing deal on judges to stop latest protests: report
Pakistan president weighing deal on judges to stop latest protests: report
Andrew Gilmore
March 14, 2009 01:56:00 pm

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and his Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Saturday were considering offering a compromise deal to opposition factions - including members of the lawyers' movement [NYT...

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News China releases two democracy activists: rights group
China releases two democracy activists: rights group
Andrew Gilmore
March 14, 2009 01:18:00 pm

The Chinese government released two democracy activists Thursday after serving eight years of their ten-year prison sentences, according to US-based Human Rights in China (HRIC) . The two activists, Yang Zili and Zhang Yonghai, were...

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News China legal official condemns torture, prison violence
China legal official condemns torture, prison violence
Andrew Gilmore
March 13, 2009 04:42:00 pm

A former official of the China Ministry of Justice criticized torture and violence in Chinese prisons Friday, calling for greater security measures in correctional facilities. The comments come following the February...

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News Afghanistan top court affirms blasphemy sentence in secret hearing
Afghanistan top court affirms blasphemy sentence in secret hearing
Andrew Gilmore
March 13, 2009 03:43:00 pm

The Supreme Court of Afghanistan upheld a 20-year prison sentence for blasphemy against Afghani journalism student Sayad Parwaz Kambaksh in a secret February hearing, according to statements by his lawyer quoted in Thursday media...

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News Pakistan lawyers face government opposition on second ‘long march’
Pakistan lawyers face government opposition on second ‘long march’
Andrew Gilmore
March 12, 2009 05:43:00 pm

Members of the Pakistan lawyers' movement and opposition politicians and supporters began a "long march" from Karachi to Islamabad Thursday against the government of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari ...

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News Canada court sentences first suspect convicted under new anti-terrorism law
Canada court sentences first suspect convicted under new anti-terrorism law
Andrew Gilmore
March 12, 2009 03:40:00 pm

Ontario Superior Court Justice Douglas Rutherford Thursday sentenced Ottawa software developer Mohammed Momin Khawaja to 10.5 years in prison for his involvement in an alleged terrorist plot to bomb targets in...

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News Pakistan police arrest lawyers, opposition leaders ahead of protest
Pakistan police arrest lawyers, opposition leaders ahead of protest
Andrew Gilmore
March 11, 2009 04:40:00 pm

Pakistan government forces conducted raids and arrested opposition members, including members of the country's lawyers' movement , prior to a protest rally led Wednesday by former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz...

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Canada court approves settlement in bacteria contamination class action suit
Andrew Gilmore
March 11, 2009 03:27:00 pm

The Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench on Tuesday approved a settlement agreement between Canadian meatpacker Maple Leaf Foods and class action plaintiffs who brought suit against the company in connection with...

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LA Riots break out following beating of Rodney King

Riots that would grip the city of Los Angeles, California for six days broke out on April 29, 1992, after LAPD officers who beat Rodney King while being filmed were acquitted by a jury. The verdict ignited a powder keg of discontent about police discrimination against LA's Black community. The riots would result in more than 60 deaths and $1 billion in property damage. Learn more about the LA Riots from NPR.

Chemical Weapons Convention goes into force

On April 29, 1997, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction went into force. The Convention prohibits member nations from creating and deploying chemical weapons and is overseen by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Oliver Ellsworth born

Oliver Ellsworth, third Chief Justice of the United States and primary author of the Judiciary Act of 1789 that established the federal court system, was born in Windsor, Connecticut, on April 29, 1745.

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