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News Top Europe rights official urges Turkish government to ‘change course’
Top Europe rights official urges Turkish government to ‘change course’
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
February 16, 2017 07:54:01 am

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks on Wednesday urged Turkey to "change course and to display the responsibility and tolerance expected in a democratic society." The commissioner's document comes amid increased...

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News EU parliament approves CETA trade deal with Canada
EU parliament approves CETA trade deal with Canada
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
February 15, 2017 02:33:02 pm

The EUParliament on Wednesday approved the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the EU. CETA was passed by 408 votes to 254, with 33 abstentions. The deal, which , has been under negotiation...

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News Gambia president: country will remain in ICC
Gambia president: country will remain in ICC
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
February 10, 2017 12:17:38 pm

New Gambian President Adama Barrow has confirmed through a top EU official that The Gambia will remain in the International Criminal Court (ICC) . Neven Mimica , the EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development,...

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News Peru judge orders arrest of former president
Peru judge orders arrest of former president
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
February 10, 2017 11:52:55 am

Peruvian Judge Richard Concepcion on Thursday ordered the arrest of former president Alejandro Toledo for his alleged involvement with a bribery scandal involving the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht SA . Concepcion ordered Toledo to spend...

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News Sri Lanka to seek additional time to investigate war crimes
Sri Lanka to seek additional time to investigate war crimes
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
February 8, 2017 03:33:10 pm

The Sri Lankan Foreign Minster said Wednesday that the country will petition the UN for more time to investigate the allegations of war crimes occurring during the country's 26-year-long civil war . Sri Lanka...

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News Peru AG seeks arrest of former president
Peru AG seeks arrest of former president
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
February 8, 2017 02:48:49 pm

Peru's Attorney General Pablo Sanchez sought the arrest of former president Alejandro Toledo Tuesday on charges of laundering of assets and influence trafficking. Peruvian prosecutors opened a formal investigation earlier this week into allegations that Toledo took USD $20 million...

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News Treasury Department places sanctions on Iran
Treasury Department places sanctions on Iran
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
February 3, 2017 01:37:02 pm

The Department of the Treasury placed sanctions on 25 individuals and companies connected to Iran's ballistic missile program and those providing support to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Qods Force on Friday....

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News DOJ releases memo approving of immigration order
DOJ releases memo approving of immigration order
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
February 3, 2017 01:17:57 pm

The US Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel released a memorandum Thursday approving of President Donald Trump's executive order to restrict immigration refugee entry into the US. The document outlines the actions the Department...

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News Senate Judiciary Committee advances nomination of Jeff Sessions for attorney general
Senate Judiciary Committee advances nomination of Jeff Sessions for attorney general
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
February 1, 2017 03:49:13 pm

The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination of Jeff Sessions for US attorney general on Wednesday. All 11 Republicans on the committee backed Sessions' nomination, while all nine Democrats opposed him. It is estimated the full Senate...

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News African Union leaders back leaving ICC
African Union leaders back leaving ICC
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
February 1, 2017 03:10:48 pm

Leaders of multiple African countries announced Wednesday that they have backed a "strategy of collective withdrawal" from the International Criminal Court (ICC) . Prior to this weeks' African Union (AU) summit, the AU issued a document seen...

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Benito Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy

Fascist leader Benito Mussolini became Prime Minister of Italy on October 31, 1922 after being appointed by King Victor Emmanuel II. Mussolini came to power after his paramilitary "blackshirts" marched on Rome to take control of the country's government. Italy would be under Mussolini's authoritarian rule until 1943, after which he was arrested and subsequently freed by the Nazis. Mussolini would rule a breakaway republic in Italy's north until his execution by anti-fascist partisans in 1945. Learn more about Benito Mussolini.

Nevada admitted to US after telegraphing Constitution

On October 31, 1864, Congress admitted Nevada as the 36th state in the US. With President Lincoln coming up for re-election and looking for support for his proposed 13th Amendment to the Constitution, Nevadans had moved quickly to meet the legal requirements for statehood, ultimately sending the entire text of the proposed state constitution to Washington by telegraph, creating in the longest—and most expensive—telegram on record to that date.

India PM Indira Gandhi assassinated

On October 31, 1984, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two security guards, precipitating riots throughout the country.

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