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News UN rights expert urges transparent investigation into China chemical explosion
UN rights expert urges transparent investigation into China chemical explosion
Colleen Mallick
August 21, 2015 12:23:31 pm

A UN human rights expert called Thursday on the Chinese government and relevant businesses to ensure transparency in the investigation of a chemical disaster in Tianjin, including both the causes and effects of the explosion. "The Chinese...

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News Senegal court upholds corruption conviction against ex-president’s son
Senegal court upholds corruption conviction against ex-president’s son
Colleen Mallick
August 21, 2015 11:23:31 am

Senegal's highest court on Thursday upheld a graft conviction and six-year prison term against Karim Wade, the son of former president Abdoulaye Wade . Karim Wade, who had several portfolios within his father's government and presidential...

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News Colorado appeals court rules religious beliefs not grounds for refusing service to same-sex couples
Colorado appeals court rules religious beliefs not grounds for refusing service to same-sex couples
Colleen Mallick
August 14, 2015 02:33:56 pm

A Colorado state appeals court ruled on Thursday that a baker violated Colorado's public accommodations law when he refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. The baker, Jack Phillips, refused to make...

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News Pennsylvania AG charged with leaking information, perjury
Pennsylvania AG charged with leaking information, perjury
Colleen Mallick
August 7, 2015 12:34:43 pm

Prosecutors on Thursday filed criminal charges against Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane for allegedly leaking grand jury documents to the media to embarrass a critic, and then giving false testimony to a grand jury in...

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News Uganda Supreme court outlaws dowry refund on divorce
Uganda Supreme court outlaws dowry refund on divorce
Colleen Mallick
August 7, 2015 11:06:28 am

Uganda's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the practice of refunding the price of a bride upon the dissolution of a customary marriage is unconstitutional and should be banned. In a 6-1 decision , the majority...

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News Mexican judge suspends US extradition order for ‘El Chapo’ Guzman
Mexican judge suspends US extradition order for ‘El Chapo’ Guzman
Colleen Mallick
August 1, 2015 12:24:56 pm

A Mexican judge temporarily suspended a US extradition order on Friday for drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman , even though the federal attorney general's office had approved the order earlier that day. No reason was...

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News UN officials denounce West Bank arson attack that killed Palestinian child
UN officials denounce West Bank arson attack that killed Palestinian child
Colleen Mallick
August 1, 2015 10:30:01 am

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and recently appointed UN special envoy in the Middle East Nickolay Mladenov condemned the arson attacks in the West Bank on Friday that killed a...

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News Israel AG orders investigation of Netanyahu expenses
Israel AG orders investigation of Netanyahu expenses
Colleen Mallick
July 22, 2015 12:59:25 pm

Israel's attorney general on Monday ordered a criminal probe into excessive residential spending by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu . The announcement came after the state comptroller reported that large...

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News Citigroup ordered to return $700 million to credit card customers
Citigroup ordered to return $700 million to credit card customers
Colleen Mallick
July 22, 2015 11:16:07 am

US regulators on Tuesday ordered Citigroup to refund $700 million to nine million credit card customers, along with a $70 million fine for illegal and deceptive practices.The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ordered...

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News Haaretz: Israel to open limited dialogue with ICC over Gaza conflict
Haaretz: Israel to open limited dialogue with ICC over Gaza conflict
Colleen Mallick
July 10, 2015 03:07:47 pm

Israel has decided to open a dialogue with the International Criminal Court (ICC) on an investigation into Israel's conduct in the Gaza Strip last summer according to a Thursday report by Israeli newspaper Haaretz. An...

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ABC News correspondent shot and killed by Nicaraguan security forces

An ABC News correspondent, Bill Stewart, was shot and killed on June 20, 1979, by a member of the Nicaraguan National Guard while on assignment in the civil-war-torn Central American country. Video of the execution-style shooting sparked outrage in the US and drastically reduced the country's support for Nicaragua's right-wing Somoza regime. Read a retrospective on the incident from ABC, and read a statement from then-President Jimmy Carter on Stewart's murder.  

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