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News EU representative pulls Bosnian Serb party funds over war crimes fugitive
EU representative pulls Bosnian Serb party funds over war crimes fugitive
Katerina Ossenova
January 5, 2006 02:53:00 pm

Lord Paddy Ashdown , the EU High Representative to Bosnia-Herzegovina on Thursday confiscated funds from the Serb Democratic Party (SDS) because its founder and wanted war crimes criminal Radovan Karadzic remains a fugitive. In...

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News Florida Supreme Court strikes down school voucher law
Florida Supreme Court strikes down school voucher law
Katerina Ossenova
January 5, 2006 02:14:00 pm

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday held that the state's 1999 school voucher law violates the state constitutional requirement of a uniform system of free public schools. The Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) , which was...

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News Bosnian war crimes suspect captured by EU troops
Bosnian war crimes suspect captured by EU troops
Katerina Ossenova
January 5, 2006 01:49:00 pm

A suspected Bosnian Serb war criminal was captured by European Union EUFOR peacekeeping troops on Thursday in a firefight at the suspect's home. Dragomir Abazovic and his 12-year-old son were shot and injured , while his...

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News Levin disputes Bush administration move to dismiss Guantanamo cases
Levin disputes Bush administration move to dismiss Guantanamo cases
Katerina Ossenova
January 5, 2006 01:07:00 pm

US Sen. Carl M. Levin (D-MI) has said that the Bush administration cannot use recent legislation in an attempt to dismiss already filed habeas corpus petitions of Guantanamo Bay detainees . The 2006...

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News US may refer Iran to UN Security Council, Rice says
US may refer Iran to UN Security Council, Rice says
Katerina Ossenova
January 5, 2006 12:41:00 pm

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice issued a warning on Thursday that the US is considering referring Iran to the UN Security Council if it continues its plans to resume nuclear fuel...

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UN rights chief calls for respect for international law in Nepal
Katerina Ossenova
January 5, 2006 12:02:00 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour on Thursday called for the full respect for international humanitarian and human rights law in the ongoing conflict in Nepal . Last...

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Cheney says domestic surveillance might have prevented 9/11
Katerina Ossenova
January 4, 2006 04:40:00 pm

US Vice President Dick Cheney offered a forceful defense of the NSA warrantless surveillance program in use since the September 11 terrorist attacks in an address to a Heritage Foundation audience...

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News Eritrea accepts ruling that Ethiopia invasion violated international law
Eritrea accepts ruling that Ethiopia invasion violated international law
Katerina Ossenova
January 4, 2006 03:11:00 pm

The government of Eritrea has accepted an international panel's conclusion that it violated international law when it invaded Ethiopia in May 1998, precipitating a two-year war. The Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission (EECC) concluded [BBC...

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EU condemns Belarus court ruling against human rights group
Katerina Ossenova
January 4, 2006 02:26:00 pm

The European Union Wednesday condemned a court decision in Belarus imposing harsh penalties on a leading human rights group. The Belarussian Helsinki Committee (BHC) had been fined for alleged unpaid taxes on money...

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Ethiopia election protesters challenge court jurisdiction
Katerina Ossenova
January 4, 2006 12:51:00 pm

A group of Ethiopian opposition members charged with treason, inciting violence and genocide appeared in court Wednesday, challenging the court's authority to hear their case, but Federal Court Judge Adil Ahmed ordered the case to proceed after denying the...

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Paris Peace accords formally end Vietnam War

On January 27, 1973, representatives of the United States, North Vietnam, and South Vietnam signed the Paris Peace Accords, ending the Vietnam War. The United States's chief negotiator, Dr. Henry Kissinger, was awarded the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in concluding the treaty and ending hostilities.

Read important excerpts from the Paris Peace Accords as compiled by Vasser College.

Outer Space Treaty signed

On January 27, 1967, representatives of over 60 nations signed the "Outer Space Treaty" banning the orbiting of nuclear weapons.

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