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News Venezuela Supreme Court overrides impeachment of President Maduro
Venezuela Supreme Court overrides impeachment of President Maduro
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
January 10, 2017 12:46:05 pm

The Venezuelan Supreme Court on Monday annulled Parliament's decision to begin impeachment proceedings against President Nicolás Maduro , ruling that the action went beyond Parliament's constitutional power . The High Court reaffirmed...

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News Former Chad president Hissene Habre appeals life sentence
Former Chad president Hissene Habre appeals life sentence
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
January 7, 2017 06:16:58 pm

Former president of Chad Hissène Habré will begin his appeal on Monday against the life sentence and fines imposed on him this past summer by the Extraordinary African Chambers , a body created...

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News Sri Lanka panel backs hybrid courts for investigation of war crimes
Sri Lanka panel backs hybrid courts for investigation of war crimes
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
January 7, 2017 05:48:26 pm

A Sri Lankan panel of the Consultation Task Force on Reconciliation Mechanisms has recommended the appointment of a hybrid court composed of local and international judges to oversee the adjudication of allegations of war crimes committed...

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News Bolivia president pardons 1,800 prisoners
Bolivia president pardons 1,800 prisoners
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
December 26, 2016 02:08:00 pm

Bolivia President Evo Morales pardoned 1,800 prisoners on Saturday in a continued attempt to cut down on prison overcrowding . Those that Morales pardoned include inmates with sentences of less than five years, one-time offenders, prisoners...

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News Tunisia authorities arrest three suspects in association with recent Berlin attack
Tunisia authorities arrest three suspects in association with recent Berlin attack
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
December 26, 2016 01:26:16 pm

Tunisian authorities have arrested three individuals suspected of being involved in the December 19th terror attack at a Berlin Christmas Market where a loaded truck ran into the crowded market. One of the men is the nephew of Anis Amri,...

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News IMF chief found negligent in running fraud investigation
IMF chief found negligent in running fraud investigation
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
December 19, 2016 01:22:27 pm

Christine Lagarde, current head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) , was found negligent by a special French court Monday in her handling of a long-running fraud case involving a USD $400 million payment to French businessman and Nicolas...

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Apple launches legal challenge to EU tax ruling
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
December 19, 2016 12:39:35 pm

Apple on Monday launched a legal challenge to a $14 billion tax penalty that the EU has levied against the company. The EU claimed in August that Apple took advantage of illegal state aid from Ireland, where Apple...

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News Lebanon takes step to revoke marriage rape law
Lebanon takes step to revoke marriage rape law
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
December 9, 2016 08:21:25 am

Lebanese lawmakers took steps on Wednesday to overturn a law that allows rapists to avoid prosecution if they marry their victims. Article 522 of the penal code was ratified in the 1940s and maintains that those found guilty...

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South Korea lawmakers introduce impeachment motion
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
December 8, 2016 03:42:47 pm

The South Korean Parliament on Thursday introduced a motion to begin impeachment proceedings against President Park Geun-hye. The opposition-led parliament will need at least three-fourths of the parliament's votes for the motion to proceed. The motion is only...

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News Army Corps of Engineers to find alternate path for Dakota Access Pipeline
Army Corps of Engineers to find alternate path for Dakota Access Pipeline
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
December 5, 2016 11:54:12 am

The US Army Corps of Engineers announced Sunday that an alternate route will be investigated for the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) . Jo-Ellen Darcy, the Assistant Secretary for Civil Works, continued that in...

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UK House of Lords becomes an elected body

On March 7, 2007, Britain's lower house of Parliament, the House of Commons, voted to change the upper chamber, the House of Lords, to an elected body. Previously, appointments to the House of Lords were based on noble birth.

Selma-Montgomery march began with 'Bloody Sunday'

On March 7, 1965, 525 civil rights activists began a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. Just outside Selma, heavily armed police and deputies broke up the march with billy clubs and tear gas, injuring 65 people and hospitalizing 17 in a melee that became known as "Bloody Sunday." After federal court protection had been secured, 3,200 marchers started out again on March 21. By the time they reached Montgomery on March 25, their numbers had swelled to 25,000. Learn more about the Selma-to-Montgomery March from the US National Parks Service, which preserves the route as a National Historic Trail.

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