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News State Department inspector general denies interfering with investigations
State Department inspector general denies interfering with investigations
Gabriel Haboubi
November 14, 2007 01:09:00 pm

US State Department Inspector General Howard Krongard Wednesday testified before the US House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and denied allegations that he politicized the Inspector General's Office by obstructing inquiries that...

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Russia Supreme Court denies tsar exoneration bid
Gabriel Haboubi
November 8, 2007 02:21:00 pm

The Russian Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Tsar Nicholas II and his family were murdered by Bolshevik revolutionaries in 1918 , and therefore not eligible for legal rehabilitation. The decision upholds a...

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News South Africa high court allows Zuma documents in possible corruption trial
South Africa high court allows Zuma documents in possible corruption trial
Gabriel Haboubi
November 8, 2007 01:38:00 pm

South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal ruled Thursday that warrants for documents seized from former Deputy President Jacob Zuma were lawfully obtained, and could be used against him in any potential corruption trial....

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News Retired Serb general arrested by Bosnia police for 1995 war crimes
Retired Serb general arrested by Bosnia police for 1995 war crimes
Gabriel Haboubi
November 7, 2007 02:08:00 pm

Bosnian police Wednesday arrested retired Serbian General Novack Djukic for alleged involvement in a 1995 war crime in which the Republika Srpska Army fired a single artillery shell into the central square of...

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News Interpol to issue arrest notices for 1994 Argentina bombing suspects
Interpol to issue arrest notices for 1994 Argentina bombing suspects
Gabriel Haboubi
November 7, 2007 01:23:00 pm

The Interpol General Assembly Wednesday voted to issue arrest notices for five Iranians and one Lebanese man wanted in connection with the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish Community Center . On Monday,...

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London police found guilty in subway shooting trial
Gabriel Haboubi
November 1, 2007 02:30:00 pm

A London jury Thursday found that the Metropolitan Police violated laws relating to health and public safety when it shot and killed Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes in a London...

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Federal judge blocks new US Patent Office rules changing application process
Gabriel Haboubi
November 1, 2007 01:20:00 pm

A federal judge Wednesday enjoined the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) from implementing new rules that would have limited the number of claims that can be...

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Sri Lanka disputes UN claims that torture is ‘routine’
Gabriel Haboubi
October 31, 2007 02:46:00 pm

Sri Lankan Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe Wednesday dismissed claims made earlier this week by UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Manfred Nowak that torture was widespread and routine throughout Sri Lanks. Samarasinghe said that in...

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Spain lower house passes bill condemning Franco era
Gabriel Haboubi
October 31, 2007 02:06:00 pm

Spain's Congress of Deputies Wednesday passed legislation condemning the coup and subsequent fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco , overcoming opposition from conservatives that the bill would reopen...

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Fort Dix plot suspect pleads guilty to lesser charge
Gabriel Haboubi
October 31, 2007 01:20:00 pm

One of the six men arrested in May for plotting an attack on a New Jersey military base pleaded guilty Wednesday to "conspiring to provide firearms and ammunition" to the others, whom he knew...

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Iraq negotiated independence from Britain under treaty

On December 14, 1927, Iraqi and British officials agreed to a new treaty under which Britain would recognize the independence of Iraq and promised to support its admission into the League of Nations in 1932. In return, Iraq granted the British three new airbases in Iraq and agreed that British officers should train the Iraqi army. Learn more about Iraq's history with Britain.

Alabama admitted as 22nd state

On December 14, 1819, Alabama was admitted to the United States of America as the twenty-second state. Read the Constitution of Alabama and learn more about the history of the state.

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