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News UN may investigate Sudan for expelling foreign aid groups
UN may investigate Sudan for expelling foreign aid groups
Bhargav Katikanen
March 6, 2009 08:23:00 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights spokesman Rupert Colville said Friday that his office may investigate whether Sudan's expulsion of foreign aid agencies is a possible breach of human rights law or war crime. Colville...

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News Cambodia court orders Khmer Rouge lawyers to remove documents from website
Cambodia court orders Khmer Rouge lawyers to remove documents from website
Bhargav Katikanen
March 3, 2009 12:10:00 pm

Defense lawyers for former Khmer Rouge foreign minister Ieng Sary , on trial for crimes against humanity , have been ordered to remove documents relating to their case...

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News ‘Enemy combatant’ al-Marri to be tried in US criminal court
‘Enemy combatant’ al-Marri to be tried in US criminal court
Bhargav Katikanen
February 27, 2009 08:19:00 am

Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri , a suspected Al Qaeda operative held in the Navy brig in South Carolina since 2003, is to be officially charged and tried in US federal court, according to news reports....

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News Pentagon releases Guantanamo detainee treatment review
Pentagon releases Guantanamo detainee treatment review
Bhargav Katikanen
February 24, 2009 12:24:00 pm

The US Department of Defense Monday officially released its anticipated report on detainee treatment at Guantanamo Bay in compliance with President Barack Obama's January 22 executive order mandating the review . As expected,...

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"The Beatles" legally dissolved

On December 31, 1970, Paul McCartney filed suit in London to dissolve the Beatles' artistic and commercial partnership. Read a detailed legal analysis of Paul's case against John, George and Ringo.

West Virginia created

On December 31, 1862, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signed legislation, creating the State of West Virginia. The Bill split the western section of Virginia from the rest of the state, which had left the Union to join the Confederacy. However, West Virginia was not granted formal statehood until this legislation took effect on June 20, 1863 after a statewide referendum approved the measure. Read a history of the creation of West Virginia.

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