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News Libya NTC publishes draft law for electing constitutional assembly
Libya NTC publishes draft law for electing constitutional assembly
Alexandra Malatesta
January 4, 2012 11:05:27 am

The Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) published a draft law Monday establishing guidelines for the election of the assembly that will create Libya's new constitution. The law would ban any former members...

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News Ecuador court upholds multi-billion dollar fine against Chevron
Ecuador court upholds multi-billion dollar fine against Chevron
Alexandra Malatesta
January 4, 2012 10:16:55 am

A three-judge panel of the Provincial Court of Justice of Sucumbios in Lago Agrio, Ecuador, on Tuesday upheld a multi-billion dollar fine against Chevron for polluting the Amazon Jungle in the 1980s. The...

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News Israel lawmakers approve new rules for selecting Supreme Court justices
Israel lawmakers approve new rules for selecting Supreme Court justices
Alexandra Malatesta
January 3, 2012 11:07:04 am

The Israeli Knesset passed a new law on Tuesday that changes the rules governing the selection of Supreme Court justices. The contentious law has been criticized for undermining the independence of the judiciary...

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News Tens of thousands protest Hungary constitution
Tens of thousands protest Hungary constitution
Alexandra Malatesta
January 3, 2012 10:17:44 am

Tens of thousands of protesters gathered outside of the Hungarian State Opera on Monday to protest the the country's controversial new constitution, which took effect January 1. A gala was being held to celebrate the new constitution, which the...

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News US extradites woman suspected of war crimes to Bosnia
US extradites woman suspected of war crimes to Bosnia
Alexandra Malatesta
December 28, 2011 11:39:50 am

The US has extradited Rasema Handanovic, a woman accused of killing Bosnian Croat civilians during the 1992-1995 Bosnian Civil War , according to US officials Tuesday. Handanovic, along with Edin Dzeko who was extradited last week, served...

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News Federal judge rules BP not negligent in Alaska oil spill
Federal judge rules BP not negligent in Alaska oil spill
Alexandra Malatesta
December 28, 2011 09:28:09 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Alaska on Tuesday dismissed the petition of federal prosecutors, finding that British Petroleum (BP) was not negligent in a 2009 oil...

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News Ethiopia sentences Sweden journalists to 11 years for breaking terrorism law
Ethiopia sentences Sweden journalists to 11 years for breaking terrorism law
Alexandra Malatesta
December 27, 2011 11:22:54 am

Two Swedish journalists found guilty last week in an Ethiopian court of supporting terrorism and entering the country illegally were sentenced Tuesday to 11 years in prison. The journalists contended that they traveled...

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News Trial begins in Iran for alleged CIA spy
Trial begins in Iran for alleged CIA spy
Alexandra Malatesta
December 27, 2011 10:33:46 am

Preliminary hearings for the trial of alleged United State Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) spy, Iranian-American Amir Mirzaei Hekmati began in an Iranian Court Tuesday. Leading evidence against Hekmati includes a confession made on Iranian state television [Naharnet...

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News Rights group urges new Yemen government to raise legal marriage age
Rights group urges new Yemen government to raise legal marriage age
Alexandra Malatesta
December 8, 2011 10:43:41 am

Human Rights Watch called Thursday for the government of Yemen to increase the minimum age for girls to enter into marriage. In a 54-page report titled "How Come You Allow...

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News US citizen sentenced to prison for insulting Thailand royalty
US citizen sentenced to prison for insulting Thailand royalty
Alexandra Malatesta
December 8, 2011 10:32:33 am

Thai-born American citizen Joe Gordon (Thai name Lerpong Wichaikhammat) was sentenced Thursday to two-and-a-half years in a Thai prison after pleading guilty to violating Section 112 of the Thai Penal Code by defaming the royal family by translating...

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Taiwan opposition leader indicted

On February 13, 2007, Ma Ying-jeou, the chairman of Taiwan's opposition party was indicted on embezzlement charges from his time as Mayor of Taipei. That same day, Ma stepped down as leader of the Kuomintang Party and proceeded to announce his candidacy for the Presidency of Taiwan. In the indictment, Ma was accused by the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office of embezzlement. He was ultimately acquitted of these charges by the Supreme Court and elected President of Taiwan in 2008.

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