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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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News Canada government to appeal Khadr rights ruling
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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News House committee votes to lift Cuba travel, trade restrictions
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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News Rights group urges East Timor to ban amnesty for international war criminals
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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News Pakistan court sentences Americans to prison on terrorism charges
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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News Rwanda doctor arrested in Gabon on genocide charges
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
Ann Riley
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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English Queen consort Anne Boleyn arrested on adultery accusations

English Queen consort Anne Boleyn, whom King Henry VIII married after famously divorcing Catherine of Aragon, was arrested on charges of adultery on May 2, 1536. The following trial, orchestrated by prominent minister of state Thomas Cromwell, led to Anne's conviction and eventual execution two weeks after her arrest despite Anne's denial of the charges. Henry VIII would marry Jane Seymour later that month. Learn more about Anne Boleyn.

FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover died

Longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover died on May 2, 1972 at age 77, having led the agency since 1924. He built his reputation on battling bootleggers during Prohibition and communist and pro-rights groups after World War II. Review Hoover's official FBI personnel file, released under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act.

European Central Bank founded

On May 2, 1998, the European Central Bank (ECB) was founded to set monetary policy for the sixteen EU nations who use the Euro as their primary currency. Learn more about the ECB from the organization's website.

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