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News Somali man convicted of piracy for role in German, US hijackings
Somali man convicted of piracy for role in German, US hijackings
Jamie Davis
April 28, 2012 10:55:48 am

Somali national Mohommad Saaili Shibin was convicted in a US court on Friday of piracy for his role in the hijacking of a German merchant vessel and a US yacht in 2010 and 2011. Shibin, who...

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News China activist escapes house arrest to US protection
China activist escapes house arrest to US protection
Jamie Davis
April 28, 2012 09:52:37 am

Blind Chinese rights activist Chen Guangcheng fled the guarded home where he was being kept under house arrest to the protection of US officials last week, reports said Friday. While the US embassy has not confirmed...

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News Obama order allows sanctions for using technology to violate human rights
Obama order allows sanctions for using technology to violate human rights
Jamie Davis
April 23, 2012 02:09:14 pm

US President Barack Obama on Monday issued an executive order that will allow the US to impose sanctions on foreign nationals who have used technology to participate in violation of human rights. Obama signed the order...

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News Iceland ex-PM convicted of single charge over role in banking collapse
Iceland ex-PM convicted of single charge over role in banking collapse
Jamie Davis
April 23, 2012 01:33:22 pm

A special court in Iceland on Monday convicted former prime minister Geir Haarde on one out of the four criminal charges he faced concerning the collapse of the country's banking system in...

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News North Carolina court vacates death sentence due to racial bias
North Carolina court vacates death sentence due to racial bias
Jamie Davis
April 21, 2012 07:28:34 pm

A North Carolina judge on Friday commuted a man's death sentence to a sentence of life in prison without parole after he determined that racial bias was a major influence behind the original sentence 18 years...

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News Council of Europe announces ECHR reforms agreement
Council of Europe announces ECHR reforms agreement
Jamie Davis
April 21, 2012 07:11:45 pm

The 47 member states composing the Council of Europe on Friday agreed to a declaration that will bring new changes to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in order to make it more...

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News Google fined $25,000 for impeding US investigation
Google fined $25,000 for impeding US investigation
Jamie Davis
April 16, 2012 10:12:39 pm

Google, Inc. was fined $25,000 on Friday by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the company's failure to cooperate with the a federal investigation. Google incurred the fine by refusing to disclose...

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News Philippines supreme court dismisses suits challenging martial law
Philippines supreme court dismisses suits challenging martial law
Jamie Davis
April 16, 2012 01:22:18 pm

The Supreme Court of the Philippines on Monday released its 9-6 decision dismissing seven suits filed against former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo that challenged the constitutionality of the declaration of martial law she made in 2009....

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News Nevada same-sex marriage ban challenged
Nevada same-sex marriage ban challenged
Jamie Davis
April 11, 2012 09:03:36 am

National gay rights advocacy group Lambda Legal on Tuesday filed suit on behalf of eight same-sex couples against the state of Nevada claiming that the state's ban on same-sex marriage violates their rights...

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News ECCC releases full text of Khmer Rouge leader appeal judgment
ECCC releases full text of Khmer Rouge leader appeal judgment
Jamie Davis
April 9, 2012 02:04:32 pm

The Supreme Court Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on Monday released the full text of its appeals judgment in the case of Kaing Guek Eav , also known as...

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Peace treaty between Japan and 48 nations formally ended WWII

On April 28, 1952, a peace treaty between Japan and 48 nations took effect, formally ending World War II.

Review the terms of the San Francisco Treaty.

Former CIA official Aldrich Ames pleads guilty to spying for USSR

On April 28, 1994, Aldrich Ames, a former CIA official, pleaded guilty to passing US secrets to the USSR during the Cold War. Ames further confessed that he continued spying for Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Learn more about the case of Aldrich Ames from the FBI. Also read a CNN interview with Ames.

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