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News US border arrests down significantly in 2006: DHS
US border arrests down significantly in 2006: DHS
Brett Murphy
October 31, 2006 01:51:00 pm

US Customs and Border Patrol agents arrested significantly fewer illegal immigrants attempting to cross US borders in fiscal year 2006 than in the previous year, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported...

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Gomery blames Conservatives for inaction on sponsorship scandal recommendations
Brett Murphy
October 25, 2006 04:18:00 pm

Quebec Justice John Gomery told CBC News Wednesday that his recent recommendations on limiting government corruption and abuse of power in the wake of the federal sponsorship scandal have been lost in a "black hole"...

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ICTY postpones Serb nationalist war crimes trial
Brett Murphy
October 25, 2006 03:39:00 pm

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday postponed the trial of Serbian war crimes suspect and former nationalist politician Vojislav Seselj previously scheduled to begin on November 2,...

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News Russian Politkovskaya murder probe focuses on former police officers
Russian Politkovskaya murder probe focuses on former police officers
Brett Murphy
October 25, 2006 03:07:00 pm

Russian officials investigating the October 7 death of reporter Anna Politkovskaya are focusing their probe on former police officers who Politkovskaya linked to the killing and torture of Chechen civilians, Russian newspaper Kommersant reported Wednesday. According to...

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EU-US agreement will allow sharing of information on criminal probes
Brett Murphy
October 24, 2006 02:30:00 pm

European Union officials said Tuesday that the EU has reached an agreement with the US to allow EU transnational organized crime-fighting body Eurojust and US prosecutors to share information about investigations on terrorism...

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UN arms sales treaty urged by Nobel Peace Prize laureates
Brett Murphy
October 24, 2006 01:31:00 pm

Fifteen Nobel Peace Prize laureates sent a letter to United Nations member states Tuesday urging the UN General Assembly to explore an arms-trade treaty. The letter signers said they believe it "imperative for humanity that the...

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US brings civil suit against Lay estate seeking $12.7 million in assets
Brett Murphy
October 24, 2006 11:07:00 am

The US government has filed a civil lawsuit against the estate of former Enron chairman Ken Lay , seeking $12.7 million. The Justice Department brought suit Monday "to recover property that constitutes proceeds of the...

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Vioxx claims rejected in German court
Brett Murphy
October 18, 2006 05:01:00 pm

A civil court in Berlin Wednesday dismissed two claims against a German distributor of the drug Vioxx , manufactured by US pharmaceutical firm Merck & Co. , citing plaintiffs' failures in both cases to demonstrate a...

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Iraqi lawmakers announce plan for national human rights commission
Brett Murphy
October 18, 2006 04:18:00 pm

Plans for the organization of a national human rights commission in Iraq were announced Wednesday by members of the Iraqi parliament at a workshop sponsored by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI)...

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DOJ charges 78 nationwide with bankruptcy fraud following sweep
Brett Murphy
October 18, 2006 03:42:00 pm

Seventy-eight people have been charged with bankruptcy fraud and related counts as a result of a nationwide federal law enforcement sweep entitled "Operation Truth or Consequences," a top US Department of Justice (DOJ) official announced ...

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European Court ruled against hitting schoolchildren in the UK

On February 25, 1982, in Campbell & Cosans v. The United Kingdom, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that parents can prevent teachers in the United Kingdom from striking their schoolchildren. At the time of the court's decision, the UK was the only Western European nation that permitted corporal punishment in schools.

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