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News New Vioxx trial to start in Texas
New Vioxx trial to start in Texas
Krystal MacIntyre
January 23, 2006 01:47:00 pm

Jury selection is slated to begin Tuesday in Rio Grande City, Texas, in the latest wrongful death case involving the painkiller Vioxx . The family of Leonel Garza is suing Merck Pharmaceutical...

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News Uzbek opposition demands open trial for leader on corruption charges
Uzbek opposition demands open trial for leader on corruption charges
Krystal MacIntyre
January 23, 2006 01:04:00 pm

In a statement issued Monday, Uzbek opposition group Sunshine Uzbekistan called on authorities to hold open proceedings when opposition leader, Sanjar Umarov goes on trial. Umarov, a business man with ties to...

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News Accused Serb war criminal arrested in Australia
Accused Serb war criminal arrested in Australia
Krystal MacIntyre
January 20, 2006 11:21:00 am

Former Serb commander Dragan Vasiljkovic was arrested in Australia Thursday at the request of the Croatian government, who want to prosecute Vasiljkovic for war crimes committed during Croatia's 1991-1995 independence war. Vasiljkovic, now a...

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News Lawyers seek delay in deportation of Haitian illegal immigrants
Lawyers seek delay in deportation of Haitian illegal immigrants
Krystal MacIntyre
January 20, 2006 10:38:00 am

Lawyers across the country filed motions Thursday asking immigration judges to reconsider sending illegal immigrants back to Haiti. The motions are in response to the decision of the Department of Homeland Security to continue deporting Haitian immigrants,...

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News Retired military officers urge Bush clarification on torture ban
Retired military officers urge Bush clarification on torture ban
Krystal MacIntyre
January 20, 2006 10:00:00 am

A group of retired military leaders have sent a letter to President Bush seeking clarification on the president's plans to enforce a recently passed ban on the use of torture against terror detainees. Last month,...

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News Fiji coup amnesty legislation delayed
Fiji coup amnesty legislation delayed
Krystal MacIntyre
January 18, 2006 01:52:00 pm

Fiji Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase has said legislation offering amnesty to those involved in a May 2000 racially-motivated coup will be delayed. The Reconciliation, Tolerance, and Immunity Bill has prompted widespread controversy since...

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News US soldier accused in death of Iraqi general says interrogation methods approved
US soldier accused in death of Iraqi general says interrogation methods approved
Krystal MacIntyre
January 18, 2006 01:15:00 pm

The military court-martial of Army Chief Warrant Officer Lewis Welshofer Jr. continued Tuesday with arguments from Welshofer's lawyer that interrogation methods used by the army officer were approved by his commander and were not the cause of the death...

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News Human rights abuses problematic in Asia: HRW
Human rights abuses problematic in Asia: HRW
Krystal MacIntyre
January 18, 2006 01:07:00 pm

Respect for human rights in Asia has been on a serious decline over the past year, according to a report released Wednesday by Human Rights Watch . HRW says that the governments of some Asian countries, including Nepal,...

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News Saddam trial judges disagree over choice of new chief judge
Saddam trial judges disagree over choice of new chief judge
Krystal MacIntyre
January 17, 2006 12:24:00 pm

Judges on the Iraqi High Criminal Court (formerly, the Iraqi Special Tribunal ), the court trying Saddam Hussein , are in disagreement over how to choose a new chief judge to replace Rizgar Amin ....

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News Putin signs law limiting foreign NGOs
Putin signs law limiting foreign NGOs
Krystal MacIntyre
January 17, 2006 11:52:00 am

Russia's official newspaper, Rossiskaya Gazeta reported Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law granting tighter state control over non-governmental organizations, including those foreign-based, though there has been no official announcement from the...

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