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News UK Home Office approves extradition of Muslim cleric to US on terror charges
UK Home Office approves extradition of Muslim cleric to US on terror charges
Benjamin Klein
February 7, 2008 06:18:00 pm

The UK Home Office Thursday approved the extradition of Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri to the United States on charges of supporting terrorism. Abu Hamza, currently serving a seven-year sentence in the...

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News Nepal human rights violations threatening peace: UN official
Nepal human rights violations threatening peace: UN official
Benjamin Klein
February 3, 2008 03:10:00 pm

UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kyung-wha Kang said Sunday that unchecked human rights violations in Nepal remain a barrier to achieving sustainable peace in the country. Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and Maoist rebel...

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News Iraq VP opposes bill allowing reinstatement of ex-Baath party members
Iraq VP opposes bill allowing reinstatement of ex-Baath party members
Benjamin Klein
January 31, 2008 06:44:00 pm

Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi said Thursday that he is opposed to a proposed law that would allow most members of Saddam Hussein's defunct Baath Party to be reinstated to...

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News Russia top court upholds life sentence for ex-Yukos security chief
Russia top court upholds life sentence for ex-Yukos security chief
Benjamin Klein
January 31, 2008 05:57:00 pm

The Russian Supreme Court Thursday rejected an appeal to overturn a life sentence for former Yukos security chief Alexei Pichugin for his involvement in organizing a series of contract killings....

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News Iran ex-presidents plan appeal over ban on thousands of parliamentary candidates
Iran ex-presidents plan appeal over ban on thousands of parliamentary candidates
Benjamin Klein
January 27, 2008 04:03:00 pm

Two former Iranian presidents and an ex-parliamentary speaker said Sunday that they plan to appeal to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to overturn a ban prohibiting moderates and reformists in Iran from running in...

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News Netherlands lawmakers call for reform of terror legislation in wake of court ruling
Netherlands lawmakers call for reform of terror legislation in wake of court ruling
Benjamin Klein
January 24, 2008 06:26:00 pm

Dutch parliamentarians called for changes to the country’s terrorism laws Thursday in response to a Wednesday appeals court decision overturning the convictions of seven men suspected of belonging to the Dutch Muslim Hofstad Network . The...

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News Turkey ends weeklong YouTube ban
Turkey ends weeklong YouTube ban
Benjamin Klein
January 24, 2008 05:52:00 pm

Turkey Thursday lifted a nationwide ban imposed last week on the popular video-sharing website YouTube . Last week, a Turkish court ordered Turk Telecom to block access to YouTube in reported response to video...

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News Turkish court reimposes YouTube ban for offensive content
Turkish court reimposes YouTube ban for offensive content
Benjamin Klein
January 20, 2008 03:01:00 pm

A Turkish court has reordered telecom providers in the country to block access to popular video-sharing website YouTube . Reports surfacing in the Turkish media on Sunday suggest that the ban, originally reimposed Thursday, was a response to...

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White House rejects claims that e-mails missing
Benjamin Klein
January 17, 2008 06:03:00 pm

White House Deputy Press Secretary Tony Fratto Thursday dismissed allegations that millions of electronic messages prior to October 2003 had been deleted, saying the White House had found no evidence that any electronic data had been lost. Fratto told...

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Croatia parliament strips lawmaker’s immunity for war crimes case
Benjamin Klein
January 13, 2008 03:08:00 pm

Croatian lawmaker Branimir Glavas , charged with committing war crimes against Serbs during the 1991 Serbo-Croatian war , was stripped of his parliamentary immunity on Saturday so that lawyers could proceed with his prosecution....

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Eritrean independence referendum begins

Eritrea's referendum for independence from Ethiopia began on April 23, 1993. The effort would later be successful, with over 99 percent of voters choosing independence. The referendum followed an independence war that lasted over thirty years. Learn more about the Eritrea/Ethiopia Conflict and Eritrea's independence.

Charles II of England crowned in restoration of monarchy

Charles II was crowned King of England on April 23, 1661, officially marking the restoration of the monarchy following a period of republican rule under Oliver and Richard Cromwell. The king's coronation took place 12 years after his father, Charles I, was executed for treason. Charles II was already recognized as King of Scotland more than 10 years prior. Learn more about Charles II.

RFK assassin sentenced to death

On April 23, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Review a 1998 statement by Sirhan attorney Larry Teeter claiming Sirhan did not commit the crime. Sirhan was most recently denied parole in March 2023.

U.S. Army reserve created

On April 23, 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt created the U.S. Army Reserve.

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