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News Zimbabwe police detain US, UK diplomats
Zimbabwe police detain US, UK diplomats
Deirdre Jurand
June 5, 2008 01:47:00 pm

Zimbabwean police detained US and UK diplomatic envoys for several hours at a roadblock Thursday, threatening them and beating one of their drivers, according to US Ambassador to Zimbabwe James McGee, who described the incident as an "illegal action."...

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News Afghan journalist files lawsuit against Bush administration for illegal detention
Afghan journalist files lawsuit against Bush administration for illegal detention
Deirdre Jurand
June 5, 2008 11:29:00 am

An Afghan journalist employed by a Canadian television network who is being held as an "enemy combatant" in Afghanistan filed a lawsuit against the Bush administration Tuesday, alleging violations of due process and the right...

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News US Marine cleared of all charges in Haditha civilian killings case
US Marine cleared of all charges in Haditha civilian killings case
Deirdre Jurand
June 5, 2008 09:53:00 am

A court-martial panel Wednesday acquitted a US Marine intelligence officer charged in connection with the November 2005 killings of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha . US Marine Corps 1st Lt. Andrew Grayson [defense...

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News US military tribunal best venue for terror cases: AG Mukasey
US military tribunal best venue for terror cases: AG Mukasey
Deirdre Jurand
June 5, 2008 08:41:00 am

Terror suspects should be tried in military commissions, not federal courts, US Attorney General Michael Mukasey said in a Wednesday speech to judges at the 2008 DC Circuit Judicial Conference . Mukasey...

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News UK Home Secretary limits terror detention bill
UK Home Secretary limits terror detention bill
Deirdre Jurand
June 3, 2008 02:49:00 pm

A proposed UK anti-terror bill that would allow authorities to detain terror suspects without charge for up to 42 days has been amended to only apply in cases of "grave and exceptional" terrorist...

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News Chief Guantanamo judge insists dismissal of Khadr judge not political
Chief Guantanamo judge insists dismissal of Khadr judge not political
Deirdre Jurand
June 3, 2008 01:54:00 pm

The recent dismissal of the US military judge presiding over the military commission trial of Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr was not politically motivated, chief Guantanamo judge Marine Col. Ralph H. Kohlmann...

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News China urged to release Tiananmen protesters before Beijing Olympics
China urged to release Tiananmen protesters before Beijing Olympics
Deirdre Jurand
June 3, 2008 12:23:00 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Tuesday called on China to release the remaining imprisoned Tiananmen Square protesters as part of a wider effort to improve the nation's human rights image before the 2008 Olympic Games. HRW...

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News Bolivia voters in two more states approve autonomy measures in referenda
Bolivia voters in two more states approve autonomy measures in referenda
Deirdre Jurand
June 3, 2008 11:18:00 am

Voters in two rural Bolivian states Sunday voted in favor of autonomy measures that would allow the provincial governments to form legislatures, gather police forces and become more independent of national...

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News Russia president opposes media libel law amendment
Russia president opposes media libel law amendment
Deirdre Jurand
June 3, 2008 09:10:00 am

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Monday encouraged the Russian parliament to reject a bill that would allow officials to close media outlets suspected of spreading libel or slander. The measure, which passed the parliament's first reading [St. Petersburg...

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News China official denounces US human rights report
China official denounces US human rights report
Deirdre Jurand
June 3, 2008 08:12:00 am

A Chinese official has dismissed a new US report on the state of Chinese human rights, calling it incorrect and groundless . Findings in the US Department of State's 2008 Advancing Freedom and Democracy Reports , released late...

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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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