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News Thailand cabinet lifts martial law restrictions in more districts
Thailand cabinet lifts martial law restrictions in more districts
Alexis Unkovic
October 30, 2007 01:22:00 pm

Thailand's cabinet voted Tuesday to lift martial law in 221 of the country's 400 districts where it is still in force, according to Deputy Secretary-General of the National Security Council Thawil Pliensri. Martial law will remain...

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News BP settles fraud, environmental crime lawsuits for over $370M
BP settles fraud, environmental crime lawsuits for over $370M
Alexis Unkovic
October 25, 2007 04:08:00 pm

British Petroleum (BP) will pay approximately $373 million in fines and restitution to settle three separate claims against the corporation, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said Thursday. BP will pay just over $300 million...

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News Federal appeals court refuses to re-hear appeal of Illinois ex-governor Ryan
Federal appeals court refuses to re-hear appeal of Illinois ex-governor Ryan
Alexis Unkovic
October 25, 2007 02:12:00 pm

The full US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Thursday declined review of the August ruling of a three-judge Seventh Circuit panel affirming the conviction of former Illinois Gov. George Ryan on...

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News Kyrgyzstan president signs constitutional amendments into law
Kyrgyzstan president signs constitutional amendments into law
Alexis Unkovic
October 23, 2007 02:35:00 pm

Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev Tuesday signed into law amendments to the Kyrgyz constitution approved by citizen vote in a constitutional referendum Sunday. Bakiyev also issued a decree Tuesday setting...

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News Federal judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Oklahoma immigration law
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Oklahoma immigration law
Alexis Unkovic
October 23, 2007 01:51:00 pm

US District Judge James Payne of the Northern District of Oklahoma Monday dismissed a federal lawsuit which alleged that a recently approved state law limiting government privileges to illegal immigrants is unfair to all immigrants. The lawsuit...

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News Serbia intelligence knows location of war crimes fugitive Mladic: rights activist
Serbia intelligence knows location of war crimes fugitive Mladic: rights activist
Alexis Unkovic
October 23, 2007 01:10:00 pm

Serbia's Security Information Agency has located former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic and is considering apprehending him, Serbian human rights activist Natasa Kandic said Tuesday. Once captured, Mladic can...

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News Myanmar forming constitution-drafting commission
Myanmar forming constitution-drafting commission
Alexis Unkovic
October 18, 2007 03:57:00 pm

The military government of Myanmar Thursday said it will form a 54-member commission to draft a new national constitution as the next stage in its seven-step plan to move toward democratic rule. The...

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News Khmer Rouge second-in-command selects Dutch lawyer for war crimes trial
Khmer Rouge second-in-command selects Dutch lawyer for war crimes trial
Alexis Unkovic
October 18, 2007 03:08:00 pm

Former Khmer Rouge official Nuon Chea on Thursday selected Dutch lawyer Michiel Pestman to serve as foreign counsel in his upcoming trial before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC)...

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News Mukasey likely to be confirmed as AG: Leahy
Mukasey likely to be confirmed as AG: Leahy
Alexis Unkovic
October 16, 2007 01:49:00 pm

US Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) said Tuesday after a meeting with Attorney General nominee Michael B. Mukasey that the Senate will likely approve Mukasey without undue delay. Mukasey's confirmation...

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News ICTY upholds war crimes acquittal of former Bosnian army chief
ICTY upholds war crimes acquittal of former Bosnian army chief
Alexis Unkovic
October 16, 2007 01:11:00 pm

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) at The Hague Tuesday affirmed the November 2005 lower court acquittal of former Bosnian Army commander Sefer Halilovic [ICTY case...

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Biological Weapons Convention goes into force

On March 26, 1975, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction went into force. Today, 162 countries have signed the Convention, pledging never "to develop, produce, stockpile or otherwise acquire or retain" biological weapons. Some signatory nations, however, have reserved the right to hold certain biological weapons for "prophylactic" purposes. Learn more about the UN Biological Weapons Convention.

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