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News eBay sued for $3.8 billion in patent infringement case
eBay sued for $3.8 billion in patent infringement case
Ann Riley
July 15, 2010 08:16:08 am

Connecticut company XPRT Ventures LLC filed suit Tuesday against eBay in the US District Court for the District of Delaware , claiming the infringement of six patents for online auctions and payment systems....

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Canada government to appeal Khadr rights ruling
Ann Riley
July 13, 2010 11:13:45 am

The Canadian Department of Justice on Monday announced that it will appeal a court ruling ordering the government to provide Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr with a list of remedies...

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UN begins arms treaty negotiations
Ann Riley
July 13, 2010 10:52:31 am

The UN Office for Disarmament Affairs on Monday began negotiating a treaty to regulate the arms trade and prevent guns from entering conflict zones. The Arms Trade Treaty Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) , established following a 2008...

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News Rwanda ex-official dies while facing genocide trial at ICTR
Rwanda ex-official dies while facing genocide trial at ICTR
Ann Riley
July 2, 2010 08:24:34 am

Joseph Nzirorera , former president of the Rwanda National Assembly and secretary general of the National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development (MRND), died Thursday following complications from a long illness. Nzirorera was arrested by the...

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House committee votes to lift Cuba travel, trade restrictions
Ann Riley
July 2, 2010 07:26:38 am

The US House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture voted 25-20 Thursday to lift travel and trade restrictions to Cuba. The Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act , which would eliminate travel bans...

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Rights group urges East Timor to ban amnesty for international war criminals
Ann Riley
June 29, 2010 07:42:00 am

Amnesty International (AI) on Monday called on the government of East Timor to close legal loopholes in that allow for national amnesties and pardons for war crimes. In a report...

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Pakistan court sentences Americans to prison on terrorism charges
Ann Riley
June 25, 2010 09:41:51 am

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Thursday sentenced five Americans to 10 years in prison for plotting attacks on Pakistan. Waqar Hussain Khan, Ahmed Minni, Ramy Zamzam, Aman Yemer and Umar Farooq, all students from the Washington, DC metro area,...

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Rwanda doctor arrested in Gabon on genocide charges
Ann Riley
June 25, 2010 08:29:12 am

Gabon police arrested Rwandan doctor Jean-Chrysostome Ndindabahizi on charges of conspiracy to commit genocide, crimes against humanity and murder in connection to the 1994 Rwandan genocide , according to Rwandan National Public Prosecution...

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Connecticut AG launches multistate privacy investigation against Google
Ann Riley
June 22, 2010 07:32:56 am

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced Monday that he will lead a multistate investigation into whether Google violated privacy laws while collecting information over Wi-Fi networks for its Street View...

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Canada commission faults law enforcement in 1985 Air India bombing final report
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June 18, 2010 10:23:05 am

Canada's Commission of Inquiry into the 1985 bombing of Air India Flight 182 released its final report Thursday. Led by former Canadian Supreme Court justice John Major , the Commission...

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Indian National Congress founded

The Indian National Congress (INC) was founded on December 28, 1885 in Bombay (now Mumbai), India. In subsequent decades, the so-called Congress Party would advocate for Indian independence from the UK, which was eventually achieved in 1947. The first Prime Minister of independent India, Jawaharlal Nehru, was elected as a member of the INC. Learn more about the history and founding of the Indian National Congress.

Congress recognized Pledge of Allegiance

On December 28, 1945, Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance and encouraged its recitation in schools. The Pledge was supposedly written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy, a Baptist minister, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Columbus Day. The words “under God” were added by Congress in 1954. The revised version of the Pledge was the subject of litigation before the United States Supreme Court originally brought by Michael Newdow, a parent who unsuccessfully objected to his daughter's school district policy requiring daily recitation of the Pledge. The court ruled that Newdow had no standing.

Nepal ends monarchy, establishes republic

On December 28, 2007, the Kingdom of Nepal's interim parliament ended the country's monarchy and established the Republic of Nepal. Free elections were held on April 10 of the following year to elect a Constituent Assembly.

Learn more about the rise of democracy in Nepal.

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