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PA high court refuses to reinstate AG Kane’s law license
Jacqueline Jones
February 7, 2016 02:00:23 pm

Pennsylvania's Supreme Court on Friday refused to reinstate Attorney General Kathleen Kane's law license while investigations persist into her alleged leak of grand jury materials. Kane requested that the court reinstate her law...

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UN SG condemns North Korea missile launch
Jacqueline Jones
February 7, 2016 01:19:51 pm

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday called on North Korea's government to stop violating international obligations after a missile launch conducted by the country. The launch, which the statement calls "deplorable," violates "relevant Security Council resolutions"...

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Supreme Court allows Virginia elections to proceed under new redistricting plan
Jacqueline Jones
February 2, 2016 11:17:24 am

The US Supreme Court refused Monday to delay the implementation of a new redistricting plan in Virginia for the upcoming election to the US House of Representatives. The case, Wittman v. Personhuballah , involves...

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News India high court to review decision banning gay sex
India high court to review decision banning gay sex
Jacqueline Jones
February 2, 2016 10:27:26 am

The Supreme Court of India agreed Tuesday to review its 2013 decision reinstating an 1861 law prohibiting sex between consenting adults of the same sex. The law, Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, was...

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HRW: Yemen rebels preventing aid from reaching besieged city
Jacqueline Jones
February 1, 2016 07:29:08 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called Sunday for Iranian-backed Yemeni insurgents to stop illegally confiscating aid to people in the besieged of Taiz. HRW claims that rebels have confiscated items including food, water, cooking gas and...

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El Salvador ex-president dies awaiting trial for corruption
Jacqueline Jones
January 31, 2016 02:00:07 pm

Former president of El Salvador Francisco Flores died Saturday in San Salvador while under house arrest and waiting to stand trial on embezzlement charges. Officials from his Nationalist Republican Alliance party say that the cause of death was...

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China authorities release detained Sweden rights advocate
Jacqueline Jones
January 26, 2016 11:14:19 am

Chinese authorities on Tuesday released and deported Swedish citizen charged with training and funding unlicensed lawyers, after the Swedish embassy expressed concerns over the charges last week. Peter Dahlin had appeared on Chinese national television...

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Texas grand jury indicts activists behind Planned Parenthood video
Jacqueline Jones
January 26, 2016 10:47:29 am

A Texas grand jury has found no criminal wrongdoing by Planned Parenthood over allegations of selling fetal tissue, instead indicting two activists responsible for releasing videos that spurred the allegations. Harris County District Attorney Devon...

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UN SG expresses concern over delayed Haiti election
Jacqueline Jones
January 24, 2016 01:36:46 pm

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday expressed concern over the delay of Haiti's presidential election and urged political actors to reject all forms of violence. The election, which was to be held on Sunday, was postponed...

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Iran parliament defines ‘political offenses’
Jacqueline Jones
January 24, 2016 12:57:43 pm

The Parliament of Iran on Sunday passed a law defining what constitutes a political crime. Under the country's constitution, individuals accused of committing "public offenses" are guaranteed public trials and other legal protections. Prior to...

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Taiwan opposition leader indicted

On February 13, 2007, Ma Ying-jeou, the chairman of Taiwan's opposition party was indicted on embezzlement charges from his time as Mayor of Taipei. That same day, Ma stepped down as leader of the Kuomintang Party and proceeded to announce his candidacy for the Presidency of Taiwan. In the indictment, Ma was accused by the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office of embezzlement. He was ultimately acquitted of these charges by the Supreme Court and elected President of Taiwan in 2008.

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