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News Spain judge orders arrest of US troops suspected of shooting journalist in Iraq
Spain judge orders arrest of US troops suspected of shooting journalist in Iraq
Daniel Richey
July 29, 2010 11:24:09 am

Spanish National Court Judge Santiago Pedraz issued an arrest warrant Thursday for three US troops suspected of gunning down Spanish journalist Juse Couso in Iraq. Couso, a television cameraman, was...

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Russia president signs bill expanding secret police powers
Daniel Richey
July 29, 2010 09:51:42 am

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday signed into law a bill that will grant controversial new powers to the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), the Russian Federation's successor to the...

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News UK appeals court rules terror suspects may sue over wrongful control orders
UK appeals court rules terror suspects may sue over wrongful control orders
Daniel Richey
July 28, 2010 02:35:16 pm

The UK Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that two terrorism suspects can sue the government for damages over wrongfully imposed control orders . The appellants, known only as AF and AE...

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News China orders police to stop public shaming of prisoners
China orders police to stop public shaming of prisoners
Daniel Richey
July 28, 2010 11:39:43 am

The Chinese Ministry of Public Security issued an order Monday directing the country's police forces to abandon the practice of publicly shaming suspects and prisoners. The order stems from public response...

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News ICTY denies early release of former Serb parliament head
ICTY denies early release of former Serb parliament head
Daniel Richey
July 27, 2010 02:48:17 pm

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Monday denied early release to former Bosnian Serb Assembly leader and convicted war criminal Momcilo Krajisnik . Krajisnik was sentenced...

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US government increasing enforcement of immigration laws: report
Daniel Richey
July 27, 2010 11:05:59 am

Mounting emphasis on enforcement of existing immigration laws under the Obama administration has seen a sharp rise in deportations by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) , according to a Washington Post report Monday. The new emphasis...

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China looks to increase Internet regulation, decrease anonymity
Daniel Richey
July 13, 2010 03:36:24 pm

Chinese Internet regulators have plans to drastically reduce internet anonymity by requiring users to use their real names when posting on certain Chinese websites, according to documents released Tuesday by New York-based human rights group Human Rights in...

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Italy police arrest hundreds, seize millions in organized crime raid
Daniel Richey
July 13, 2010 12:28:16 pm

Italian police on Tuesday arrested more than 300 individuals and seized millions of euros worth of assets in a countrywide raid on the 'Ndrangheta crime organization. The predawn operation, dubbed "Il crimine," the...

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News China expands income-reporting rules to fight corruption
China expands income-reporting rules to fight corruption
Daniel Richey
July 12, 2010 03:28:08 pm

The Chinese government instituted new regulations Sunday requiring a wide variety of government officials to disclose to the state details about their personal finances and the legal statuses of their family members. The new regulations , which apply...

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News UK court sentences 3 in 2006 airliner bomb plot to life in prison
UK court sentences 3 in 2006 airliner bomb plot to life in prison
Daniel Richey
July 12, 2010 01:35:06 pm

The UK Woolwich Crown Court on Monday sentenced three British Muslims charged in connection with a 2006 plot to blow up numerous transatlantic flights to life in prison. Ibrahim Savant, Arafat Waheed Khan and Waheed Zahman [GlobalSecurity...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

France abolishes slavery

On February 4, 1794, the legislature of France abolished slavery throughout the territories of the French Republic. The practice was then reinstituted by Napoleon in 1804, before being banned permanently in 1814 after Bonaparte was exiled to Elba. As of 2001, slavery is defined as a "crime against humanity" by French law.

Civil rights activist Rosa Parks born

On February 4, 1913, late civil rights activist Rosa Parks—who became famous in 1956 for refusing to give up her seat to a white man and go to the back of a Montgomery Alabama bus—was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. Learn more about Rosa Parks.

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