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News Libya government to charge 21 members of rebel alliance
Libya government to charge 21 members of rebel alliance
Julia Zebley
July 6, 2011 01:47:31 pm

Libyan Judge Khalifa Isa Khalifa announced Wednesday that charges are being filed against 21 rebels attempting to overthrow Libyan leader Mummar Gaddafi . Charges include facilitating foreign intervention in Libya , providing...

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News UN: rape being used as weapon of war in DRC
UN: rape being used as weapon of war in DRC
Julia Zebley
July 6, 2011 11:54:15 am

The UN Organization Stabilization Mission in DR Congo (MONUSCO) released a report confirming the use of rape as a weapon of war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last summer, but continued investigations...

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News Georgia to appeal immigration law ruling
Georgia to appeal immigration law ruling
Julia Zebley
July 6, 2011 11:06:10 am

Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens filed a notice of appeal in the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on Tuesday, stating that he plans to appeal the recent injunction [JURIST...

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News Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko’s energy company under investigation
Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko’s energy company under investigation
Julia Zebley
July 6, 2011 09:04:43 am

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced on Tuesday that they are launching a criminal investigation into United Energy Systems of Ukraine (UESU), an energy company at one time headed by...

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News Tunisia ex-president Ben Ali sentenced in absentia to 15 years on drug and gun charges
Tunisia ex-president Ben Ali sentenced in absentia to 15 years on drug and gun charges
Julia Zebley
July 4, 2011 02:37:11 pm

Former Tunisian president Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali was sentenced to an additional 15 years in prison on Monday by the Tunisian Court of Criminal Appeal after being found guilty...

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News Mladic removed from ICTY courtroom, not guilty plea entered for him
Mladic removed from ICTY courtroom, not guilty plea entered for him
Julia Zebley
July 4, 2011 11:54:31 am

Ratko Mladic made his second appearance Monday at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) , but was removed from the courtroom for disrupting the proceedings. Throughout the proceedings,...

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News DOJ files brief in Supreme Court to stay execution of Mexico national
DOJ files brief in Supreme Court to stay execution of Mexico national
Julia Zebley
July 4, 2011 10:42:54 am

The US Department of Justice Friday filed an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court in an attempt to stay the execution of Mexican national Humberto Leal Garcia . Leal Garcia's defense...

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News Federal appeals court finds Michigan affirmative action ban unconstitutional
Federal appeals court finds Michigan affirmative action ban unconstitutional
Julia Zebley
July 1, 2011 02:56:56 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled Friday that Proposal 2 , an amendment to the Michigan Constitution banning affirmative action in public employment, public education and...

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News DHS demands international consensus on cybersecurity
DHS demands international consensus on cybersecurity
Julia Zebley
July 1, 2011 12:51:02 pm

US Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) Janet Napolitano on Friday criticized other nations for not advancing and embracing new technology, thus leaving themselves open to attacks from cyber-criminals. At an international security conference in...

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News UN urges Texas to halt execution of Mexican national
UN urges Texas to halt execution of Mexican national
Julia Zebley
July 1, 2011 11:16:15 am

Officials from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) appealed to Texas Governor Rick Perry Friday to stop the execution of Mexican national Humberto Leal Garcia [advocacy...

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Treaty with Russia ceded Alaska to the United States

On March 30, 1867, the US and Russia signed a treaty ceding Alaska to the United States for a payment of $7,200,000 in gold.

Review the terms of a Treaty concerning the Cession of the Russian Possessions in North America by his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias to the United States of America, the terms of which were included in the Treaty's Proclamation by President Andrew Johnson on June 20, 1867.

Treaty of Paris ends Crimean War

On March 30, 1856, representatives of Great Britain, France, Sardinia, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire signed the Treaty of Paris of 1856, ending the Crimean War. The treaty confirmed Russia's loss of power and territory a result of the war. The Black Sea region and some Russian islands were demilitarized, and Russia lost its influence over Romanian principalities and Christians in the Ottoman Empire under the terms of the treaty.

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