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News Sudan government agrees to accept Darfur peace deal
Sudan government agrees to accept Darfur peace deal
Elizabeth Schultz
April 30, 2006 11:58:00 am

The Sudanese government said Sunday that it is ready to formally accept the peace deal mediated by the African Union for the war-torn region of Darfur . Majzoub al-Khalifa,...

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News Malawi VP arrested on treason charges for assassination plot against president
Malawi VP arrested on treason charges for assassination plot against president
Elizabeth Schultz
April 30, 2006 10:54:00 am

Malawi Vice President Cassim Chilumpha has been arrested on treason charges for allegedly plotting to assassinate Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika , Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Henry Phoya said Saturday. Chilumpha was arrested late Friday...

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News FBI issued over 9,000 national security letters in 2005: DOJ report
FBI issued over 9,000 national security letters in 2005: DOJ report
Elizabeth Schultz
April 30, 2006 10:05:00 am

The FBI issued a total of 9,254 National Security Letters (NSLs) in 2005 related to 3,501 US citizens and legal residents, according to a new US Department of Justice report. The NSLs...

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News Israel court calls Palestinian Authority a ‘state’ outside Israeli legal jurisdiction
Israel court calls Palestinian Authority a ‘state’ outside Israeli legal jurisdiction
Elizabeth Schultz
April 23, 2006 10:42:00 am

The Jerusalem District Court issued a landmark decision Sunday saying that the Palestinian Authority (PA) meets the legal requirements needed to be considered a state and that therefore Israel has no legal jurisdiction over...

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News Convictions of Nazi war criminals up in 2005
Convictions of Nazi war criminals up in 2005
Elizabeth Schultz
April 23, 2006 10:35:00 am

In 2005 sixteen Nazi war criminals were convicted for atrocities during World War II in Italy, Germany and Poland, a marked increase in convictions over the previous year, according to a new report issued by the Simon Wiesenthal Center...

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Protests continue in Nepal despite curfew
Elizabeth Schultz
April 23, 2006 10:22:00 am

Thousands of Nepalese pro-democracy protesters marched toward Kathmandu Sunday despite an all-day curfew that was imposed on the city and surrounding areas last week. Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at demonstrators and several injuries...

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News Federal prosecutor says US trial of former Russian nuclear minister ‘pointless’
Federal prosecutor says US trial of former Russian nuclear minister ‘pointless’
Elizabeth Schultz
April 23, 2006 10:01:00 am

A US federal prosecutor said Friday that proceeding with a US trial of former Russian nuclear energy minister Yevgeny Adamov on charges of fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion for diverting to his own...

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News Israel justice ministry extends travel ban for nuclear whistleblower
Israel justice ministry extends travel ban for nuclear whistleblower
Elizabeth Schultz
April 20, 2006 09:54:00 am

A travel ban on Israeli nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu has been extended for another year, Vanunu's lawyer said Thursday. Israel's Ministry of Justice has rejected Vanunu's appeal, saying that he could reveal more military secrets....

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News Yukos lawyer convicted of embezzlement and tax evasion
Yukos lawyer convicted of embezzlement and tax evasion
Elizabeth Schultz
April 20, 2006 09:10:00 am

Svetlana Bakhmina , a lawyer for the Russian oil company Yukos , was convicted Wednesday of tax evasion and embezzlement for her part in a scheme to strip assets worth over $300 million from...

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News Reid urges quick return to immigration debate in Senate
Reid urges quick return to immigration debate in Senate
Elizabeth Schultz
April 13, 2006 10:40:00 am

US Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has called for a quick return to the debate on immigration reform when the Senate reconvenes on April 25. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader...

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World Intellectual Property Organization created

On April 26, 1970, the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) went into force, creating WIPO. WIPO is a United Nations agency that works to promote intellectual property rights in the international community. Today, 184 nations have signed the convention.

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US soldier arrested for killing John Wilkes Booth

On April 26, 1865, Sergeant Thomas P. Corbett was placed under technical arrest for killing John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln.

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