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News UN rights expert condemns attack on West Jerusalem synagogue
UN rights expert condemns attack on West Jerusalem synagogue
Alison Sacriponte
November 18, 2014 12:41:03 pm

The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process on Tuesday strongly condemned the attack on a synagogue in West Jerusalem. The Special Coordinator, Robert Serry, called on all sides to do everything possible...

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News Egypt court refers 5 students for military trial
Egypt court refers 5 students for military trial
Alison Sacriponte
November 17, 2014 02:46:00 pm

An Egyptian court on Monday referred five students from Al-Azhar University to a military trial over a violent protest in January when part of a campus building was torched. The referral took place under a...

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News UK student found guilty of terrorism-related offense in semi-secret trial
UK student found guilty of terrorism-related offense in semi-secret trial
Alison Sacriponte
November 17, 2014 02:18:47 pm

Last week a law student was found guilty for a terrorism-related offense in the UK after a semi-secret trial. The Turkish-born student, Erol Incedal, was found guilty of possessing a bomb-making document that is likely useful to terrorists. Prosecutors...

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News Xinjiang court sentences 22 people to jail for religious activities
Xinjiang court sentences 22 people to jail for religious activities
Alison Sacriponte
November 11, 2014 01:18:39 pm

The People's Court of Kashgar in China's western region of Xinjiang sentenced 22 people to prison terms for illegal religious activities and other crimes. The Xinhua News Agency stated it is the latest sign of unease over...

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News South Korea court jails captain of capsized ferry for 36 years
South Korea court jails captain of capsized ferry for 36 years
Alison Sacriponte
November 11, 2014 12:41:56 pm

A South Korean court sentenced the captain of the ferry Sewol to 36 years in jail after being found guilty of negligence. He was acquitted of homicide for which prosecutors had sought the death penalty. The Sewol...

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Federal judge strikes down Arizona law on smuggling immigrants
Alison Sacriponte
November 10, 2014 11:32:15 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Arizona on Friday struck down an Arizona law that made smuggling immigrants a state crime because it conflicts with federal laws governing immigration. The...

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Catalans vote for independence in mock poll
Alison Sacriponte
November 10, 2014 10:24:37 am

Around 2 million people in Spain's Catalonia region voted in a mock independence poll for Catalonia's independence from Spain. Results released on Monday showed that 1.6 million voters favored breaking away from Spain to create their own nation. However,...

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Thailand student sentenced for insulting king in Facebook post
Alison Sacriponte
November 4, 2014 01:41:01 pm

A Thai court sentenced university student Akkaradet Eiamsuwan to two-and-a-half years in prison for posting a message on Facebook that the court said insulted the country's king. The criminal court judge found Eiamsuwan guilty of violating the nation's lese...

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Pirate Bay co-founder arrested while entering Thailand
Alison Sacriponte
November 4, 2014 12:59:27 pm

A founder of the file-sharing website The Pirate Bay was arrested under an Interpol warrant on Monday when he was trying to cross from Laos into Thailand. Hans Fredrik Lennart Neij, along with other Pirate Bay...

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Argentina judge asks Spain to extradite 20 Franco-era officials
Alison Sacriponte
November 3, 2014 11:42:26 am

A federal judge in Argentina on Friday requested that Spain arrest and extradite 20 former Spanish officials suspected of human rights violations during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco . The judge, Maria Servini de Cubria, said she is...

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Puerto Ricans granted US Citizenship

On March 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Jones-Shafroth Act, granting Puerto Rico status as a United States territory and granting all of its residents US citizenship. The Bill furthermore constructed a government and a bill of rights for the island and allowed its residents to serve in the US military. In 1952, the rights of Puerto Rico and its residents were further extended when the island promulgated its own constitution.

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Lord Mansfield (William Murray), Chief Justice of the King's Bench and developer of English commercial law, was born in Scone, Scotland, on March 2, 1702. Learn more about Lord Mansfield.

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