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News Israeli police officer testifies in ex-professor terror trial
Israeli police officer testifies in ex-professor terror trial
D. Wes Rist
August 16, 2005 02:20:00 pm

Israeli police officer Yuval Avargil testified Monday in the ongoing trial against Sami Al-Arian , a former University of South Florida professor that has been charged , along with three other men, with raising...

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News Army report allegedly clears National Guard unit of domestic spying charge
Army report allegedly clears National Guard unit of domestic spying charge
D. Wes Rist
August 16, 2005 01:57:00 pm

National Guard acting adjutant general Brigadier Gen. John R. Alexander has said that a confidential report released Monday proves that the National Guard unit known as the Information Synchronization, Knowledge Management and Intelligence Fusion program was not...

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News UK fertility law changes up for public review
UK fertility law changes up for public review
D. Wes Rist
August 16, 2005 01:35:00 pm

Public commentary on the proposed revisions to Britain's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act (1990) began Tuesday, as the government opened up communication for medical professionals and the general public to provide commentary on proposed changes to the...

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News IACHR orders compensation for Suriname massacre survivors
IACHR orders compensation for Suriname massacre survivors
D. Wes Rist
August 16, 2005 01:15:00 pm

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights , part of the judicial branch of the Organization of American States regional body, has ordered the Suriname government to pay $13,000 (USD) to each of...

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News Cambodia requests more funding for Khmer Rouge tribunal
Cambodia requests more funding for Khmer Rouge tribunal
D. Wes Rist
August 16, 2005 12:56:00 pm

Despite initial optimism, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has warned the international community that Cambodia , one of Asia's poorest nations, cannot afford its share of the projected costs for an international criminal tribunal targeting Khmer...

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News Palestinian Authority demands release of Gaza Strip prisoners by Israel
Palestinian Authority demands release of Gaza Strip prisoners by Israel
D. Wes Rist
August 15, 2005 01:40:00 pm

Palestinian Minister of Prisoners' Affairs Sufian Abu Zaydeh said Monday that the Palestinian Authority is demanding that the Israeli government release some 650 prisoners arrested during the Israeli settlement process of the Gaza Strip . Palestinian officials...

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News Israeli court allows use of soldiers in Gaza pullout as first eviction notices are given
Israeli court allows use of soldiers in Gaza pullout as first eviction notices are given
D. Wes Rist
August 15, 2005 01:11:00 pm

A three judge panel of Israel's High Court Sunday rejected a petition to prevent Israeli Defense Forces personnel from being employed to seal off areas of the Gaza Strip after the current Israeli settlers there have been...

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News Iran appoints new Secretary of National Security, negotiator for nuclear talks
Iran appoints new Secretary of National Security, negotiator for nuclear talks
D. Wes Rist
August 15, 2005 12:49:00 pm

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has appointed Ali Larijani as Secretary of Supreme National Security Council, a position that carries the responsibility of negotiating with European nations concerning Iran's continued insistence on...

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News California settles claims against Reliant for abuse during energy crisis
California settles claims against Reliant for abuse during energy crisis
D. Wes Rist
August 15, 2005 12:01:00 pm

California Attorney General Bill Lockyer announced Monday that Reliant Energy and California, Oregon, Washington and three other utility companies, have reached a financial settlement for legal claims against Reliant concerning its alleged price-gouging and manipulation of energy...

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News Former Iraqi agents face trial in Yemen for targeting Western embassies
Former Iraqi agents face trial in Yemen for targeting Western embassies
D. Wes Rist
August 15, 2005 11:48:00 am

Ahmed Salman Dawd al-Zubaidi, Ahmed Muthanna Jassem Ahmed Al-Aani, and Mohammed Mahdi Abderrahman Aasi al-Kanani, all Iraqi intelligence agents under the Saddam Hussein regime, entered pleas of not guilty Monday as they were arraigned before a Yemeni court for...

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On April 18, 1949, the Republic of Ireland Act went into force, creating a republic in the state of Ireland.

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On April 18, 1958, treason charges against American poet Ezra Pound, first laid in 1943 in connection with his wartime broadcasts for the Italian Fascist government of Benito Mussolini, were dropped.

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