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News ICC sentences ex-Congolese military leader Bemba to 18 years
ICC sentences ex-Congolese military leader Bemba to 18 years
Brittany Felder
June 22, 2016 08:38:12 am

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday sentenced ex-Congolese military leader Jean-Pierre Bemba to 18 years in jail for crimes against humanity and war crimes stemming from his involvement in the conflict in...

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News Federal judge rejects Texas attempt to block Syrian refugees
Federal judge rejects Texas attempt to block Syrian refugees
Brittany Felder
June 17, 2016 09:34:25 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas on Wednesday signed an order rejecting Texas' attempts to halt Syrian refugee resettlement in the state. The order provided a factual...

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News UN: Islamic State committing genocide against Yazidi people
UN: Islamic State committing genocide against Yazidi people
Brittany Felder
June 17, 2016 08:18:31 am

A UN-mandated human rights inquiry reported Thursday that the Islamic State (IS) has been committing genocide against the Yazidi people, in addition to a carrying out a variety of other war crimes and human rights violations. The...

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News Bahrain court suspends opposition group
Bahrain court suspends opposition group
Brittany Felder
June 16, 2016 08:27:03 am

A Bahraini court on Tuesday issued a three month suspension of the group Al-Wefaq. . The court found that the group has engaged in "terrorism, extremism, and violence." The ban is pending a verdict to determine...

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News Venezuela officials ask top court to block referendum to remove president
Venezuela officials ask top court to block referendum to remove president
Brittany Felder
June 16, 2016 08:05:27 am

Venezuelan government officials on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to deny a referendum to remove President Nicolas Maduro proposed by opposition leaders. Following the declaration by the National Electoral College (CNE) that more than 600,000...

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News EU court: migrants cannot be jailed for illegally crossing border
EU court: migrants cannot be jailed for illegally crossing border
Brittany Felder
June 8, 2016 09:01:10 am

The European Court of Justice ruled Tuesday that non-EU immigrants who illegally enter the Schengen area across an internal border should not be jailed solely on that basis. They can, however, be returned...

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News UN rights chief: civilians fleeing Fallujah facing abuse
UN rights chief: civilians fleeing Fallujah facing abuse
Brittany Felder
June 8, 2016 08:25:58 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein urged the Iraqi government to "take immediate measures to ensure that" those fleeing the city of Fallujah are "treated in strict accordance with international human rights...

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EU court adviser: sanctions against Russia legally valid
Brittany Felder
June 1, 2016 09:41:33 am

A senior adviser to the European Court of Justice submitted an advisory opinion Tuesday finding the July 2014 EU economic sanctions against Russia legally valid. In response to a challenge by Russian oil and...

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Cambodia parliament opens investigation into opposition leader
Brittany Felder
June 1, 2016 08:17:33 am

Te Cambodian parliament voted Monday to allow the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to open an investigation into opposition leader Kem Sohka regarding his alleged involvement with a prostitute. Many have called this move an attempt by the Cambodian People's...

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Obama presses Vietnam on human rights concerns
Brittany Felder
May 25, 2016 09:42:55 am

US President Barack Obama delivered a speech in Vietnam Tuesday pressing the government on human rights concerns in the nation. Stating that he was not intending to single any one nation out, Obama commended Vietnam on...

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Catholic priest Girolamo Savonarola burned at the stake

Radical Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola was burned at the stake in the Republic of Florence on May 23, 1498 for preaching against the practices of the powerful within the Catholic Church, including Pope Alexander VI, and celebrating mass while excommunicated. Learn more about the life of Savonarola and his execution.

Captain Kidd hanged for piracy

On May 23, 1701, Captain William Kidd, convicted of piracy and murder, was hanged in London. His body was later tarred and hung up in a gibbet - an iron cage - at the mouth of the River Thames as a warning to others.

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South Carolina becomes eighth U.S. state

On May 23, 1788, South Carolina ratified the US Constitution, becoming the eighth American state. Learn more about the history of South Carolina.

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