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News Philippines prosecutors charge 197 for November massacre
Philippines prosecutors charge 197 for November massacre
Ann Riley
February 9, 2010 01:39:00 pm

The Philippine Department of Justice (PDOJ) on Tuesday charged 197 people with murder in connection with the November massacre in the semi-autonomous Maguindanao province that left 57 dead. Among those charged is Andal Ampatuan Sr.,...

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News Germany court rules welfare law unconstitutional
Germany court rules welfare law unconstitutional
Ann Riley
February 9, 2010 10:45:00 am

Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court ruled Tuesday that the country's five-year-old social welfare benefit law is unconstitutional. The benefit, known as Hartz IV, merges unemployment and social assistance programs and is only granted...

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News UK judge criticizes banning of Sikh ceremonial dagger in public places
UK judge criticizes banning of Sikh ceremonial dagger in public places
Ann Riley
February 8, 2010 10:53:00 am

Sir Mota Singh QC, Britain’s first Asian judge, said in an interview with BBC's Asian Network Monday that Sikhs should be permitted to wear their ceremonial daggers to school and other public places. Sikhism...

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News Togo court rules opposition candidate ineligible for presidential election
Togo court rules opposition candidate ineligible for presidential election
Ann Riley
February 2, 2010 11:44:00 am

The Constitutional Court of Togo ruled Tuesday that presidential candidate Kofi Yamgnane is not eliglble to run in the February 28 election. Yamgnane was to face incumbent President Faure Gnassingbe [official...

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News Dutch high court orders retrial of suspected ‘Hofstad’ terrorists
Dutch high court orders retrial of suspected ‘Hofstad’ terrorists
Ann Riley
February 2, 2010 10:26:00 am

The Dutch Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed the 2008 acquittals of seven men charged with belonging to a terrorist network, ordering a new trial. The seven men, suspected of belonging to...

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News Israel military officials disciplined for exceeding authority in Gaza offensive
Israel military officials disciplined for exceeding authority in Gaza offensive
Ann Riley
February 1, 2010 10:31:00 am

Two high-ranking Israeli military officers have been disciplined for firing shells into a populated area of the Gaza strip during last year's Operation Cast Lead , it was revealed Monday. The information was contained in a 46-page report...

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News China court sentences 4 more to death for Xinjiang riot killings
China court sentences 4 more to death for Xinjiang riot killings
Ann Riley
January 26, 2010 11:21:00 am

A Chinese court Tuesday sentenced four more people to death in connection with the July Xinjiang riots . The Intermediate People's Court of Urumqi sentenced eight others to life in prison and one to the death penalty...

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News US government bans texting for commercial drivers
US government bans texting for commercial drivers
Ann Riley
January 26, 2010 10:32:00 am

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Tuesday a federal ban on texting while driving for commercial truck and bus drivers. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said that the prohibition will take effect...

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News Zimbabwe court rejects coerced statements in trial of cabinet nominee
Zimbabwe court rejects coerced statements in trial of cabinet nominee
Ann Riley
January 25, 2010 10:31:00 am

Zimbabwe’s high court Monday struck out evidence from a key witness in the trial of Zimbabwe Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party treasurer and deputy agriculture minister-nominee Roy Bennett . Peter Michael Hitschmann...

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News UK introduces compensation scheme for victims of overseas terrorist attacks
UK introduces compensation scheme for victims of overseas terrorist attacks
Ann Riley
January 19, 2010 11:29:00 am

The British Government announced Monday plans for a new scheme to compensate victims of terrorist attacks abroad. Home Secretary Alan Johnson introduced the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme as part of the...

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First former Warsaw Pact countries join NATO

On March 12, 1999, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland became the first former members of the Warsaw Pact join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Read the NATO accession treaties for the Czech Republic, the Republic of Hungary, and the Republic of Poland.

Janet Reno sworn in as first female US Attorney General

On March 12, 1993, Janet Reno was sworn in as the first female US Attorney General. Learn more about Janet Reno from the US Department of Justice Attorney General's website as it stood on November 9, 2000.

Mahatma Gandhi begins Salt March

Indian independence advocate Mahatma Gandhi and 78 others began a 3.5-week-long march to the Arabian Sea on March 12, 1930 to defy monopolistic colonial laws prohibiting the collection of salt by Indians. The demonstration exemplified Gandhi's strategy of Satyagraha. The march ended with thousands joining in in other cities, Gandhi being briefly jailed and then granted a seat at the 1930-1932 India Round Table Conference in London. Learn more about the Salt March.

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