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News Germany high court rejects temporary injunction against Greece bailout contribution
Germany high court rejects temporary injunction against Greece bailout contribution
Haley Wojdowski
May 8, 2010 01:05:15 pm

Germany's constitutional court Saturday refused to issue a temporary injunction against the German government's €22.4 billion ($28.5 billion) contribution to a bailout package for Greece, which...

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News UN SG urges Central African nations to adopt anti-arms trafficking treaty
UN SG urges Central African nations to adopt anti-arms trafficking treaty
Haley Wojdowski
May 1, 2010 12:37:07 pm

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged Central African nations to adopt a legally binding instrument to combat illicit arms trafficking. Ban noted that there is a strong correlation between arms trafficking...

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News Germany court orders release of secret Nazi files
Germany court orders release of secret Nazi files
Haley Wojdowski
May 1, 2010 11:43:07 am

A German federal court on Friday ruled that the government has no legal basis for keeping files on top Nazi official Adolf Eichmann secret, ordering their release. Argentinian...

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News Bosnian Serbs sentenced to 31 years for Srebrenica massacre
Bosnian Serbs sentenced to 31 years for Srebrenica massacre
Haley Wojdowski
April 22, 2010 11:56:00 am

The Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) war crimes court on Thursday convicted Radomir Vukovic and Zoran Tomic for their alleged roles in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre during the Bosnian civil war . The accused...

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Thailand PM demands protesters abide by laws
Haley Wojdowski
April 21, 2010 12:05:00 pm

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva announced Wednesday that he is prepared to negotiate with protesters once they cease their illegal conduct. Government spokesperson Panitan Wattanyagorn stated that the prime minister is willing to speak...

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Pakistan senate approves bill to curb presidential powers
Haley Wojdowski
April 15, 2010 01:49:00 pm

Pakistan's Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a constitutional amendment that would curtail the powers of the president. The 18th Amendment Bill would reverse the expansion of presidential powers under former military leader Pervez Musharraf [BBC...

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News China court sentences former top judicial official to death for corruption
China court sentences former top judicial official to death for corruption
Haley Wojdowski
April 14, 2010 11:06:00 am

A Chinese Intermediate People's Court in Chongqing on Wednesday sentenced former deputy police chief and high-ranking judicial official Wen Qiang to death. Wen was convicted of accepting bribes, protecting criminal gangs, rape, and being unable to justify...

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Pakistan assembly approves bill to curb presidential powers
Haley Wojdowski
April 8, 2010 11:38:00 am

Pakistan's National Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a constitutional amendment that would curtail the powers of the president. The 18th Amendment Bill would reverse the expansion of presidential powers under former military leader Pervez Musharraf...

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News Kosovo war crimes suspect arrested in Sweden
Kosovo war crimes suspect arrested in Sweden
Haley Wojdowski
April 7, 2010 01:09:00 pm

Swedish Police on Wednesday arrested a Kosovo war crimes suspect. The suspect is accused of committing war crimes during the 1998-1999 Kosovo war in the small village of...

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Kenya courts no longer accepting Somalia piracy cases
Haley Wojdowski
April 1, 2010 02:33:00 pm

Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula said Thursday that Kenya will no longer accept Somalian pirate cases to be tried in its courts. Wetangula stated that the large number of Somalian pirate cases referred to Kenya has...

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