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News Nepal rights groups praise court rulings against caste-based discrimination
Nepal rights groups praise court rulings against caste-based discrimination
Ann Riley
March 22, 2010 10:23:00 am

Nepalese rights groups on Sunday praised two recent judgments by the District Court in Baitadi against caste-based discrimination. Earlier this month, the court sentenced a man accused of assaulting the father of the groom during a...

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China officials warn Google to obey state Internet laws
Ann Riley
March 16, 2010 11:24:00 am

Chinese officials on Tuesday repeated warnings to Google that even if the company decides to leave the country, it must obey Chinese laws and continue to filter search results. Spokesperson for China's Ministry...

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News US transfers control of Camp Taji prison to Iraq authorities
US transfers control of Camp Taji prison to Iraq authorities
Ann Riley
March 15, 2010 10:37:00 am

The US military on Monday transferred Camp Taji , one of the two remaining detention facilities under US control, to Iraqi authorities. Located approximately 25 kilometers north of Baghdad, Taji currently houses about 2,900 detainees held...

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News US, Russia leaders look ahead to new nuclear arms reduction treaty
US, Russia leaders look ahead to new nuclear arms reduction treaty
Ann Riley
March 14, 2010 09:37:00 am

In a telephone conversation Saturday, US President Barack Obama and Russia President Dmitry Medvedev approved of progress towards the first nuclear weapons reduction treaty since 1991. Wrapping up talks on the treaty to...

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News Turkish general, prosecutor charged over Ergenekon coup plot
Turkish general, prosecutor charged over Ergenekon coup plot
Ann Riley
March 2, 2010 10:32:00 am

Turkish prosecutors have charged an army general and a state prosecutor with belonging to the Ergenekon network and plotting to uproot Turkey's ruling Justice Development Party (AKP) [party website, in...

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Turkish PM to unveil constitutional reforms toward EU membership bid
Ann Riley
March 1, 2010 10:25:00 am

The Turkish government will submit a European Union (EU) reform package with proposed constitutional changes to Parliament by the end of March, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday, following...

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News Niger rights group urges prosecution of ousted president
Niger rights group urges prosecution of ousted president
Ann Riley
February 23, 2010 10:38:00 am

Nigerien rights group, the United Front for the Safeguard of Democratic Assets (Fusad), called Tuesday for the prosecution of ousted president Mamadou Tandja on treason charges. Fusad, which is allied with the opposition party that led last...

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Turkish police detain more than 40 in alleged coup plot
Ann Riley
February 22, 2010 09:36:00 am

Turkish police on Monday detained more than 40 people in connection with an alleged military plot to overthrow the Islamic-rooted government. According to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan , the arrests occurred during...

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Myanmar court sentences Suu Kyi supporters to prison
Ann Riley
February 16, 2010 10:45:00 am

A closed prison court in Myanmar on Monday sentenced Naw Ohn Hla and three other women to two years imprisonment with hard labor. The women, supporters of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi , were...

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Pakistan lawyers boycott courts over judicial appointments dispute
Ann Riley
February 15, 2010 11:25:00 am

Hundreds of Pakistani lawyers boycotted the courts Monday in protest of the recent clash between President Asif Ali Zardari and the Supreme Court of Pakistan . Lawyers protested and boycotted the courts , refusing to attend court...

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Northern Ireland votes to remain in UK

On March 9, 1973, residents of Northern Ireland voted to remain part of the United Kingdom. 98 percent voted in favor of the referendum, but only 57% of the population participated. Catholic voters overwhelmingly boycotted the vote and The Troubles continued in Northern Ireland until the Good Friday Agreement, which provides for Northern Ireland's union with the United Kingdom until a majority of its population votes otherwise. Read a history of the conflict in Northern Ireland from the University of Ulster.

Amistad slave ship case decided

On March 9, 1841, the US Supreme Court ruled in The Amistad case that a group of slaves who took over their ship were free. Learn more about The Amistad case.

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