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News Former Mali junta detained for murder
Former Mali junta detained for murder
Julie Deisher-Edwards
November 27, 2013 02:55:39 pm

General Amadou Haya Sanogo, the leader of the March 2012 coup that plunged Mali into civil war, was arrested on Wednesday on charges of murder, complicity to murder, assassination and kidnapping. According to one of the arresting...

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News Federal judge blocks Indiana law regulating abortion facilities
Federal judge blocks Indiana law regulating abortion facilities
Julie Deisher-Edwards
November 27, 2013 11:55:21 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana issued a temporary injunction on Tuesday against an Indiana law regulating abortion facilities. Under the law, facilities prescribing Mifepristone, the...

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News South Africa high court rules authorities must investigate Zimbabwe crimes against humanity
South Africa high court rules authorities must investigate Zimbabwe crimes against humanity
Julie Deisher-Edwards
November 27, 2013 09:58:31 am

The South African Supreme Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that South African authorities have a duty to investigate and prosecute international crimes, regardless of where those crimes were committed. In the case, National Commissioner of the...

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News ICC announces arrests for falsifying evidence in Congo rebel leaders’ war crimes trial
ICC announces arrests for falsifying evidence in Congo rebel leaders’ war crimes trial
Julie Deisher-Edwards
November 24, 2013 02:35:24 pm

Four persons have been arrested on charges of falsifying evidence in connection with the trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba , the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced Sunday. On November 20, Judge Cuno...

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News Iran agrees to limit nuclear program in exchange for relief from sanctions
Iran agrees to limit nuclear program in exchange for relief from sanctions
Julie Deisher-Edwards
November 24, 2013 01:16:20 pm

The P5+1 world powers, which include the US, UK, Russia, China, France and Germany, reached an agreement with Iran on Sunday committing Iran to limiting its developing nuclear program in exchange for relief from international sanctions [JURIST...

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News International tribunal orders Russia to release Greenpeace activists
International tribunal orders Russia to release Greenpeace activists
Julie Deisher-Edwards
November 23, 2013 11:47:23 am

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on Friday ordered the release of the Greenpeace International ship Arctic Sunrise as well as the release of the 28 activists and...

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News Italy court begins trial in absentia of Egyptian cleric
Italy court begins trial in absentia of Egyptian cleric
Julie Deisher-Edwards
November 23, 2013 11:07:00 am

Egyptian cleric Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr has gone on trial in absentia in Italy on charges of criminal association with the goal of terrorism and aiding illegal emigration with the goal of terrorism, based on an...

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News Israel cabinet passes law allowing year-long detention for undocumented immigrants
Israel cabinet passes law allowing year-long detention for undocumented immigrants
Julie Deisher-Edwards
November 17, 2013 12:59:18 pm

The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday adopted an amendment to the Law for the Prevention of Infiltration , permitting the state to detain undocumented immigrants for up to one year. The amendment is a direct response to...

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News US House passes bill allowing insurance companies to continue selling certain policies
US House passes bill allowing insurance companies to continue selling certain policies
Julie Deisher-Edwards
November 16, 2013 11:09:14 am

The US House of Representatives passed a measure on Friday which would allow insurance companies to continue selling limited-coverage policies. Insurance companies have canceled and refused to renew a number of these policies because they...

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News Obama issues memo halting deportation of undocumented military families
Obama issues memo halting deportation of undocumented military families
Julie Deisher-Edwards
November 16, 2013 10:34:47 am

President Barack Obama issued a memorandum on Friday giving US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) the authority to "parole in place" the children, spouses and parents of active duty members of the armed...

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Catholic priest Girolamo Savonarola burned at the stake

Radical Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola was burned at the stake in the Republic of Florence on May 23, 1498 for preaching against the practices of the powerful within the Catholic Church, including Pope Alexander VI, and celebrating mass while excommunicated. Learn more about the life of Savonarola and his execution.

Captain Kidd hanged for piracy

On May 23, 1701, Captain William Kidd, convicted of piracy and murder, was hanged in London. His body was later tarred and hung up in a gibbet - an iron cage - at the mouth of the River Thames as a warning to others.

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South Carolina becomes eighth U.S. state

On May 23, 1788, South Carolina ratified the US Constitution, becoming the eighth American state. Learn more about the history of South Carolina.

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