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News Israel Cabinet approves internal probe of flotilla raid
Israel Cabinet approves internal probe of flotilla raid
Ann Riley
June 15, 2010 08:29:24 am

The Israeli cabinet on Monday unanimously approved plans for an internal probe into the May 31 Israeli raid on several Turkish ships bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip . Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...

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Israel launches internal military probe of flotilla attack
Ann Riley
June 8, 2010 08:27:33 am

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday launched an internal investigation of the May 31 Israeli raid on several Turkish ships bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip . Chief of the General Staff Gabi...

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News Federal court begins trial of Illinois ex-governor Blagojevich
Federal court begins trial of Illinois ex-governor Blagojevich
Ann Riley
June 4, 2010 08:29:41 am

The US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Thursday began the trial of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich on charges of federal honest services fraud, racketeering, attempted extortion, bribery, conspiracy to...

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European Commission to pursue legal action against UK for air pollution
Ann Riley
June 4, 2010 07:28:28 am

The European Commission announced Thursday that it would pursue legal action against the UK for its failure to comply with EU air quality standards. The Directive on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe...

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Maldives offers to accept two Guantanamo detainees
Ann Riley
May 16, 2010 02:40:29 pm

Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed has offered to accept two detainees held at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay , discussing his decision during his weekly radio address on Friday. The offer is...

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Thailand court sentences protesters to six months in prison
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May 16, 2010 01:08:42 pm

A Thai court on Saturday sentenced 27 protesters to six months in prison, according to the chief of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) Tarit Pengit. The accused are members of the United Front for...

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UN expert urges legal reforms to fight global hunger crisis
Ann Riley
May 15, 2010 01:34:34 pm

UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food Olivier De Schutter on Friday urged reforms to legal systems to fight hunger and promote the right to food. The UN High-Level Task...

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Iraq recount shows no signs of fraud in March elections
Ann Riley
May 15, 2010 12:13:16 pm

Spokesman for Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) Qassim al-Aboudi announced Friday that the completed recount of votes cast in the March 7 parliamentary elections showed no signs of fraud or major...

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France to send legal experts to help reform Jordan courts
Ann Riley
April 26, 2010 11:48:22 am

French Justice Minister Michele Alliot-Marie and Jordan's King Abdullah II met Sunday to discuss increasing cooperation between France and Jordan's judicial and legislative branches and strengthening the ties between the two...

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France to send legal experts to help reform Jordan courts
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April 26, 2010 10:32:00 am

French Justice Minister Michele Alliot-Marie and Jordan's King Abdullah II met Sunday to discuss increasing cooperation between France and Jordan's judicial and legislative branches and strengthening the ties between the two...

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Convention on Psychotropic Substances signed

On February 21, 1971, the United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances was signed in Vienna, Austria. The Convention was promulgated to regulate psychotropic drugs, extending the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, which applied to cannabis-, cocoa-, and opium-based drugs. In 1988, the UN Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances was promulgated to address international drug manufacture, possession, and distribution, primarily in organized crime. 175 nations are now parties to the Convention. Member nations have implemented the Convention in the form of domestic laws such as the US Psychotropic Substances Act, the UK Misuse of Drugs Act, and the Canadian Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

Former Nixon AG Mitchell sentenced to prison for Watergate

On February 21, 1975, former US Attorney General John Mitchell, Nixon Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman and domestic adviser John Ehrlichman were sentenced to prison terms of 2 1/2 to 8 years for obstructing justice in the Watergate affair.

Learn more about John Mitchell from the Washington Post.

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