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News Northern Iraq minorities victims of ‘human rights catastrophe’: HRW
Northern Iraq minorities victims of ‘human rights catastrophe’: HRW
Ann Riley
November 11, 2009 11:06:00 am

Minority groups in northern Iraq have been the target of attacks by Sunni Arab extremist groups and harassment by Kurdish forces because of ongoing disputes with the country's central government, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW)...

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News Iran prosecutor charges 3 US backpackers with espionage
Iran prosecutor charges 3 US backpackers with espionage
Ann Riley
November 9, 2009 11:58:00 am

Iran’s prosecutor general Abbas Jafari Dolat-Abadi said Monday that the three American hikers arrested in July for illegally entering Iran are being charged with espionage . In statements to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Dolat-Abadi further declared...

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News EU agrees on rules to reform telecommunications markets
EU agrees on rules to reform telecommunications markets
Ann Riley
November 6, 2009 09:55:00 am

The European Parliament and the Council of Ministers on Thursday unanimously reached an agreement on rules to increase competition between telecommunications providers and protect the consumer rights of Internet and mobile phone users. The agreement...

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News Sri Lanka opposing US plan to interview military commander on rights violations
Sri Lanka opposing US plan to interview military commander on rights violations
Ann Riley
November 2, 2009 12:03:00 pm

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama objected Monday to plans by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to question military commander General Sarath Fonseka about the alleged war crimes committed during the...

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News France judge orders ex-president Chirac to stand trial for corruption
France judge orders ex-president Chirac to stand trial for corruption
Ann Riley
October 30, 2009 10:06:00 am

Judge Xaviere Simeoni on Friday ordered former French president Jacques Chirac to stand trial on charges of embezzlement and misuse of public funds. While serving as mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995, Chirac allegedly...

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News Uruguay voters reject referendum to end amnesty for dictator-era rights abuses
Uruguay voters reject referendum to end amnesty for dictator-era rights abuses
Ann Riley
October 26, 2009 01:22:00 pm

Uruguayan voters on Sunday rejected an initiative to end the country's Expiry Law , which grants amnesty to military officials accused of human rights violations during the country’s 1973-1985 dictatorship. With approximately 48 percent voting in support,...

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News China officials ‘disappeared’ Uighurs after Xinjiang riots: HRW
China officials ‘disappeared’ Uighurs after Xinjiang riots: HRW
Ann Riley
October 21, 2009 12:21:00 pm

More than 40 Uighur men have disappeared since being detained by Chinese security forces following the July Xinjiang riots , according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released Tuesday. HRW...

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News ICC begins Sudan rebel leader preliminary hearing
ICC begins Sudan rebel leader preliminary hearing
Ann Riley
October 19, 2009 12:12:00 pm

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday commenced the confirmation of charges hearing against Sudanese war crimes suspect and rebel leader Bahr Idriss Abu Garda , the first suspect to appear before the ICC in regard...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US President William McKinley dies after shooting

US President William McKinley died on September 14, 1901, eight days after being shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Czolgosz was executed over McKinley's assassination on October 29, 1901. Read more about William McKinley.

Eugene Debs sentenced for opposing US entry into WWI

On September 14, 1918, socialist and labor activist Eugene Debs was sentenced to ten years in prison for violating the Espionage Act and opposing the entry of the United States into World War I. Incarcerated in the Atlanta Penitentiary, he was still there when he ran for President as the Socialist Party candidate in the 1920 election, receiving 919,799 votes. He was pardoned by President Warren Harding in December 1921. Learn more about Eugene Debs on the website of the Debs Foundation.

OPEC founded

On September 14 1960, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was founded in Baghdad, Iraq. OPEC was created to promote higher crude oil prices for its members through the restriction of global supply. Learn more about the history of OPEC.

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