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News Canada RCMP charge two in 2005 Mountie killings
Canada RCMP charge two in 2005 Mountie killings
Gabriel Haboubi
July 9, 2007 12:48:00 pm

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have charged two men with murder for their role in the 2005 shooting deaths of four Mounties in an Alberta ambush , the highest death...

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News Taylor allocated $100,000 monthly for defense against war crimes charges
Taylor allocated $100,000 monthly for defense against war crimes charges
Gabriel Haboubi
July 6, 2007 04:47:00 pm

The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) has increased to approximately $100,000 a month the funds available for former Liberian president Charles Taylor to defend himself in his ongoing...

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News Bangladesh court jails UN rights expert ahead of corruption trial
Bangladesh court jails UN rights expert ahead of corruption trial
Gabriel Haboubi
July 6, 2007 03:56:00 pm

A Bangladeshi court jailed UN human rights expert Sigma Huda Thursday, pending a trial over allegations connecting her to a government corruption case . Prosecutors allege Huda assisted her husband, former Bangladeshi communications minister...

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News Russia criticizes UK refusal to prosecute Putin foe for inciting terrorism
Russia criticizes UK refusal to prosecute Putin foe for inciting terrorism
Gabriel Haboubi
July 6, 2007 02:58:00 pm

Russia expressed displeasure with the UK Friday over British refusal to prosecute exiled business tycoon Boris Berezovsky for his calls to overthrow Russian President Vladimir Putin . Berezovsky, who has been living in the...

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News South Dakota to execute first prisoner under new protocols
South Dakota to execute first prisoner under new protocols
Gabriel Haboubi
July 6, 2007 02:05:00 pm

South Dakota is preparing to hold its first execution in 60 years next week, AP reported Friday. The execution was halted last year by Governor Mike Rounds , but the passage of new lethal injection protocols...

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News ICTY denies prosecution request to move Bosnian war crimes trial out of The Hague
ICTY denies prosecution request to move Bosnian war crimes trial out of The Hague
Gabriel Haboubi
July 6, 2007 01:22:00 pm

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has denied a prosecution motion which sought to move the trial of former Bosnian army commander Rasim Delic [ICTY case backgrounder, PDF; Trial Watch...

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News Former Australia chief justice denounces anti-terrorism laws
Former Australia chief justice denounces anti-terrorism laws
Gabriel Haboubi
July 5, 2007 04:21:00 pm

Former Australian High Court chief justice Sir Gerard Brennan Wednesday denounced anti-terrorism laws being used to detain an Indian doctor believed to be connected to last week's attempted terror attacks in...

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News Former Thailand PM refuses return unless fair trial, democracy guaranteed
Former Thailand PM refuses return unless fair trial, democracy guaranteed
Gabriel Haboubi
July 5, 2007 03:07:00 pm

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra told Japan's Kyodo News Thursday that he will not return to Thailand to face charges of corruption unless he can be sure that his...

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News Argentine police chaplain goes on trial for alleged rights abuses in ‘dirty war’
Argentine police chaplain goes on trial for alleged rights abuses in ‘dirty war’
Gabriel Haboubi
July 5, 2007 02:00:00 pm

The trial of former police chaplain Christian Von Wernich began Thursday in Argentina , where the Roman Catholic priest is alleged to have been involved in human rights abuses including torture and murder during...

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News Prosecutors want Bosnian war crimes trial moved out of ICTY
Prosecutors want Bosnian war crimes trial moved out of ICTY
Gabriel Haboubi
July 5, 2007 01:14:00 pm

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Thursday filed an urgent motion seeking to move the trial of former Bosnian army commander Rasim Delic ...

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English Queen consort Anne Boleyn arrested on adultery accusations

English Queen consort Anne Boleyn, whom King Henry VIII married after famously divorcing Catherine of Aragon, was arrested on charges of adultery on May 2, 1536. The following trial, orchestrated by prominent minister of state Thomas Cromwell, led to Anne's conviction and eventual execution two weeks after her arrest despite Anne's denial of the charges. Henry VIII would marry Jane Seymour later that month. Learn more about Anne Boleyn.

FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover died

Longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover died on May 2, 1972 at age 77, having led the agency since 1924. He built his reputation on battling bootleggers during Prohibition and communist and pro-rights groups after World War II. Review Hoover's official FBI personnel file, released under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act.

European Central Bank founded

On May 2, 1998, the European Central Bank (ECB) was founded to set monetary policy for the sixteen EU nations who use the Euro as their primary currency. Learn more about the ECB from the organization's website.

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