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News Myanmar constitution talks adjourned until late 2006
Myanmar constitution talks adjourned until late 2006
Krystal MacIntyre
January 31, 2006 11:48:00 am

The ruling military junta in Myanmar has closed constitutional talks until late 2006, delegates said Tuesday. The convention to draft a constitution has been held intermittently since 1993, and is the first step on a...

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News War crimes trial postponed for former Afghan intelligence chief
War crimes trial postponed for former Afghan intelligence chief
Krystal MacIntyre
January 31, 2006 11:33:00 am

Afghan Judge Abul Basit Bakhitari has postponed the trial of Assadullah Sarwari for twenty days so that he may hire a lawyer. Sarwari, the former director of Afghanistan's intelligence service, faces charges stemming from his operation under...

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News HRW slams closed trial for Uzbek rights activist
HRW slams closed trial for Uzbek rights activist
Krystal MacIntyre
January 31, 2006 10:47:00 am

Human Rights Watch criticized Uzbek officials for blocking access to the trial of rights activist Mutabar Tojiboeva , in a statement issued Tuesday. Uzbek police have blocked off the court building and set...

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News Georgia rebuffs death penalty moratorium proposal
Georgia rebuffs death penalty moratorium proposal
Krystal MacIntyre
January 31, 2006 10:13:00 am

State officials and politicians in Georgia have indicated that there are no immediate plans to add death penalty reform to the legislative agenda, despite the highly critical Georgia Death Penalty Assessment Report ...

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News Enron judge warns jurors against righting wrongs in Lay-Skilling trial
Enron judge warns jurors against righting wrongs in Lay-Skilling trial
Krystal MacIntyre
January 30, 2006 02:20:00 pm

US District Judge Sim Lake Monday told potential jurors in the trial of Enron founder Kenneth Lay and former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling that it was not up to them...

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News Federal court hears Ebbers appeal of fraud conviction
Federal court hears Ebbers appeal of fraud conviction
Krystal MacIntyre
January 30, 2006 01:29:00 pm

Lawyers for former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers urged federal appeals court judges Monday to reconsider his 25-year prison sentence , questioning the fairness of the prosecution during trial proceedings. Ebbers was convicted of...

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News US criticizes new Russian NGO law at OSCE meeting
US criticizes new Russian NGO law at OSCE meeting
Krystal MacIntyre
January 30, 2006 01:20:00 pm

US diplomats at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) have expressed concern over Russia's newly adopted NGO law , which grants the Russian government tight control over the registration, financing, and activities of...

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News Former Pakistan PM wanted on corruption charges
Former Pakistan PM wanted on corruption charges
Krystal MacIntyre
January 27, 2006 11:20:00 am

International arrest warrants have been issued for former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and husband Asif Ali Zardari on charges of corruption in a number of unspecified cases stemming from the former prime minister's term...

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News Military trials begin for US soldiers accused of abusing Afghan detainees
Military trials begin for US soldiers accused of abusing Afghan detainees
Krystal MacIntyre
January 27, 2006 10:48:00 am

The US military in Afghanistan began court-martial proceedings Friday for a US soldier accused of abusing detainees last year in the southern Uruzgan province. Army Spc. James Hayes is accused of punching...

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News Draft Aceh self-rule law submitted to Indonesian parliament
Draft Aceh self-rule law submitted to Indonesian parliament
Krystal MacIntyre
January 27, 2006 10:02:00 am

The Indonesian government on Thursday submitted a draft law to parliament that would grant the Aceh province some degree of self-rule. The proposal comes after the historic signing of...

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Copyright infringement made US crime

On March 4, 1909, the Copyright Act of 1909 became law, making infringement of a copyright a federal crime for the first time. Review a brief history of copyright in the United States.

First woman appointed to the Canada Supreme Court

On March 4, 1982, Bertha Wilson became the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.

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The International Criminal Court issued its first arrest warrant for a sitting head of state when it sought Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir on March 4, 2009 for allegedly directing attacks against civilians and being an indirect participant in murder, rape, and torture during the conflict in Darfur. Al-Bashir was removed from power in 2019. The former president remains in a Sudanese prison. Learn more about the case against al-Bashir and read the arrest warrant.

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