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News Death of Khmer Rouge leader may call genocide trials into question
Death of Khmer Rouge leader may call genocide trials into question
Andrew Wood
July 21, 2006 09:58:00 am

Following the death of former Khmer Rouge military leader Ta Mok Thursday, local observers say that with few top Khmer Rouge officials left to be prosecuted before the new Khmer Rouge genocide tribunal...

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News Key former Khmer Rouge leader in coma, unlikely to face genocide trial
Key former Khmer Rouge leader in coma, unlikely to face genocide trial
Andrew Wood
July 17, 2006 05:11:00 am

Ek Choeun, also known as Ta Mok has slipped into a coma in a Phnom Penh hospital. His lawyer has told reporters he could die this week and is unlikely to survive until the Khmer Rouge...

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News Khmer Rouge genocide tribunal judges sworn in at Cambodia royal palace
Khmer Rouge genocide tribunal judges sworn in at Cambodia royal palace
Andrew Wood
July 3, 2006 10:21:00 am

Seventeen Cambodian judges and 10 others from Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Japan, Poland, Sri Lanka, the Netherlands, and the US who will serve on the Khmer Rouge genocide tribunal were sworn in Monday in...

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News Zimbabwe president threatens opposition with harsh penalties
Zimbabwe president threatens opposition with harsh penalties
Andrew Wood
April 18, 2006 04:29:00 pm

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday threatened harsh punishments for any groups that oppose his government in an Independence Day speech. He said, "Anyone who dares go against the law ... dares lead any...

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News Russia MP rules out constitutional amendment for third Putin term
Russia MP rules out constitutional amendment for third Putin term
Andrew Wood
April 18, 2006 03:37:00 pm

The speaker of the Russian Duma , Russia's lower house of parliament, said Tuesday that parliament would not hold another vote on whether to modify the constitution to allow the president to run for a third term. The...

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News New Abu Ghraib photo handed over by Pentagon under court order
New Abu Ghraib photo handed over by Pentagon under court order
Andrew Wood
April 11, 2006 04:42:00 pm

A new photograph of detainees from Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq was released by the ACLU Tuesday after having been turned over by the US Department of Defense (DOD) pursuant to a federal court...

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News Nigeria constitutional amendment allowing third presidential term proposed
Nigeria constitutional amendment allowing third presidential term proposed
Andrew Wood
April 11, 2006 03:23:00 pm

The Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate introduced a proposed constitutional amendment Tuesday that would allow the country's president and state governors to seek a third term in office. Nigeria's constitution currently permits two four-year terms,...

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News Besigye pleads not guilty to treason charges in Uganda
Besigye pleads not guilty to treason charges in Uganda
Andrew Wood
April 4, 2006 04:36:00 pm

Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye and 22 others pleaded not guilty to treason charges Tuesday at the opening of their trial in Kampala. The charges allege that the men plotted to forcefully overthrow the...

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News Nepal government cracks down on planned protests
Nepal government cracks down on planned protests
Andrew Wood
April 4, 2006 03:45:00 pm

King Gyanendra and the royal government of Nepal on Tuesday banned all public meetings in the cities of Kathmandu and Lalitpur, a move the opposition has vowed to fight. The ban, which...

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News Federal judge restricts disclosure of classified information in Padilla case
Federal judge restricts disclosure of classified information in Padilla case
Andrew Wood
March 28, 2006 04:12:00 pm

The Miami federal judge presiding over the trial of terror suspect Jose Padilla Tuesday placed tight restrictions on disclosure of evidence containing classified material. US District Judge Marcia Cooke's order under the Classified Information Procedures Act...

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Dutch East India Company established

On March 20, 1602, the States-General of the Netherlands established the Dutch East India Company (VOC). The creation edict granted VOC a monopoly over Dutch colonial activities in Asia for twenty-one years. During that time, VOC became the world's first multinational company and the first to issue stock. Read a history of the VOC and view the world's oldest share of stock, as issued by the VOC.

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