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News Russia billionaire placed under house arrest on money laundering charges
Russia billionaire placed under house arrest on money laundering charges
Addison Morris
September 17, 2014 04:36:47 pm

Vladimir Yevtushenkov , Sistema's chairman and largest shareholder, was placed on house arrest Tuesday after being accused of money laundering. Yevtushenkov is one of Russia's richest men and is estimated by Forbes to be worth approximately...

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News Bangladesh court commutes Jamaat leader’s life sentence
Bangladesh court commutes Jamaat leader’s life sentence
Addison Morris
September 17, 2014 02:36:59 pm

The Supreme Court of Bangladesh on Wednesday commuted the death sentence of top Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Vice President Delwar Hossain Sayedee, sentencing him to life behind bars for crimes committed during the 1971...

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News AI urges Thailand junta to end ‘spiral of repression’
AI urges Thailand junta to end ‘spiral of repression’
Addison Morris
September 11, 2014 10:49:06 am

Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday called upon Thailand's military to end the "spiral of repression" that has been present since the military imposed martial law in May. The report, entitled "Attitude adjustment—100 days under...

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News HRW accuses Israel of war crimes in Gaza
HRW accuses Israel of war crimes in Gaza
Addison Morris
September 11, 2014 10:04:12 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday accused the Israeli military of committing war crimes over the summer by attacking schools where hundreds of displaced Palestinians sought shelter. The three attacks, which took place on July...

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News Federal appeals court denies challenge to expired lethal injection drug in Texas
Federal appeals court denies challenge to expired lethal injection drug in Texas
Addison Morris
September 10, 2014 03:08:56 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday denied a Texas death row inmate's challenge to the drugs that would be used in his lethal injection. Convicted killer Willie Trottie alleged in...

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UNODC urges prosecution of maritime narcotics traffickers
Addison Morris
September 10, 2014 02:08:18 pm

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Tuesday hosted an event to bring attention to the issue of maritime drug smuggling taking place across international waters, urging prosecution of offenders. There has been...

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News UN: 250,000 have fled fighting in Libya
UN: 250,000 have fled fighting in Libya
Addison Morris
September 4, 2014 11:21:43 am

Militia fighting in Tripoli and Benghazi have forced 250,000 people to flee over the last four months, the UN reported Thursday. According to the report, released by the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and...

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Saudi court sentences 24 for terrorist activity
Addison Morris
September 4, 2014 10:42:32 am

A Saudi Arabian court on Wednesday sentenced 24 individuals to prison for conspiring to attack Saudi Arabia. Of the group, one is an US national and one is Yemeni, and the rest are Saudi. While details of their arrest...

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News Egypt judge orders investigation of human rights lawyers
Egypt judge orders investigation of human rights lawyers
Addison Morris
September 4, 2014 09:17:14 am

An Egyptian judge on Wednesday ordered prosecutors to investigate three lawyers after they demanded to see their hunger-striking client in court. Three activist lawyers appeared in court to represent their client, Ahmed Douma, an activist who is serving a...

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Macedonia court finds opposition leader guilty of slandering PM
Addison Morris
September 4, 2014 08:10:01 am

A court in the Republic of Macedonia on Wednesday found Zoran Zaev, the leader of the country's main opposition party, guilty of slandering Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski. According to the private lawsuit filed by the prime minister,...

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Kosovo declares independence from Serbia

On February 17, 2008 the Assembly of Kosovo declared independence from Serbia. While Serbia denounced the declaration as illegal, the international community has remained divided on this issue. Several nations including the United States, United Kingdom, France, Taiwan, and Turkey have recognized Kosovo's independence, but others such as Russia maintain that the declaration violates international law. The majority of countries and international organizations, including the UN, have yet to take a position on the legality of Kosovo's independence. The Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo went into effect on June 15, 2008. Read the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.

US Supreme Court ruled on equal Congressional districts

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