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News US  copyright group says Canada joining China, Russia as top violator
US copyright group says Canada joining China, Russia as top violator
Deirdre Jurand
February 12, 2008 05:35:00 pm

China, Russia and Canada are the main violators of US copyright law, according to report issued Monday by a US-based industry group. The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA), a consortium of seven trade associations representing 1,900 US...

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News Turkish parliament preliminarily approves headscarf ban amendment
Turkish parliament preliminarily approves headscarf ban amendment
Deirdre Jurand
February 6, 2008 06:30:00 pm

The Grand National Assembly of Turkey Wednesday preliminarily approved a proposed amendment to the country's constitution that would ease a current ban on Islamic headscarves and allow women to wear headscarves in universities. The...

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News ICTY sets trial of former Croatian generals for March
ICTY sets trial of former Croatian generals for March
Deirdre Jurand
February 6, 2008 05:48:00 pm

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) said Wednesday that the trial of former Croatian general Ante Gotovina and two other military commanders will begin March...

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News Federal judge rules Georgia water deal for US reservoir use  invalid
Federal judge rules Georgia water deal for US reservoir use invalid
Deirdre Jurand
February 5, 2008 06:20:00 pm

A federal court of appeals judge struck down a 2003 agreement between Georgia and the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) allowing the state's use of a federal water reservoir. Judge Judith Rogers of the...

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News Iran chief judge limits public executions
Iran chief judge limits public executions
Deirdre Jurand
January 30, 2008 04:54:00 pm

Iran's chief judge issued a ban Wednesday against all public executions not specially permitted by the head of the judiciary. Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi also banned the publication of pictures and videos of executions and...

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News Rights group claims Portugal aided  Guantanamo renditions
Rights group claims Portugal aided Guantanamo renditions
Deirdre Jurand
January 29, 2008 06:11:00 pm

The Portuguese government helped in the rendition of more than 700 prisoners to Guantanamo Bay by allowing the US to use Portuguese territory and airspace, a British prisoner rights group reported Tuesday. Reprieve [advocacy...

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News UN rights chief slams Israeli blockade of Gaza
UN rights chief slams Israeli blockade of Gaza
Deirdre Jurand
January 23, 2008 07:19:00 pm

Addressing a special session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour said Wednesday that Israel's policy of collective punishment, disproportionate use of force and...

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News Federal judge rules California prison healthcare below constitutional standards
Federal judge rules California prison healthcare below constitutional standards
Deirdre Jurand
January 23, 2008 06:24:00 pm

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the healthcare provided in California prisons does not meet constitutional standards even though medical services have improved significantly since the court assumed oversight of the system in 2005. US District Judge...

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News Brocade ex-CEO sentenced for stock options backdating
Brocade ex-CEO sentenced for stock options backdating
Deirdre Jurand
January 16, 2008 04:48:00 pm

A federal judge in San Francisco sentenced former Brocade Communications Systems CEO Gregory Reyes Wednesday to 21 months in prison and imposed a $15 million fine for backdating stock options . Judge Charles Breyer stayed...

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News France charges aid worker in Chad ‘Darfur orphans’ case
France charges aid worker in Chad ‘Darfur orphans’ case
Deirdre Jurand
January 9, 2008 05:47:00 pm

An aid worker was charged in a French court Wednesday with conspiring to allow illegal residents into the country in connection with an aborted airlift of 103 supposed Darfur orphans from Chad to France last year....

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On January 26, 1950, India ratified its constitution, formally making the new country a republic. On the same day, Rajendra Prasad was inaugurated as the republic's first president. The anniversary is celebrated today as Republic Day in India.

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