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News Chirac says French colonial history law should be overturned
Chirac says French colonial history law should be overturned
Katerina Ossenova
January 4, 2006 12:27:00 pm

French President Jacques Chirac announced Wednesday that he will seek to overturn a controversial law regarding the teaching of France's colonial history. The law , approved in February 2005, requires French history teachers...

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News Uganda opposition leader appears in court on rape charges
Uganda opposition leader appears in court on rape charges
Katerina Ossenova
January 4, 2006 12:03:00 pm

Ugandan opposition leader and presidential challenger Dr. Kizza Besigye appeared in court on Wednesday to face rape charges. His lawyers cross-examined Joanita Kyakuwa who claims that she was raped twice by Besigye, in 1997...

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News Russian prosecutors blame Beslan siege deaths on terrorists, not authorities
Russian prosecutors blame Beslan siege deaths on terrorists, not authorities
Katerina Ossenova
December 26, 2005 04:07:00 pm

Russian prosecutors leading the probe into the September 2004 Beslan school siege issued a report Monday concluding that Chechen terrorists, not Russian authorities, were to blame for the deaths of 330 people, mostly children. Another...

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News Saddam half-brother refused US offer of high Iraqi post for testimony: reports
Saddam half-brother refused US offer of high Iraqi post for testimony: reports
Katerina Ossenova
December 26, 2005 03:35:00 pm

Khalil Dulaimi, chief Iraqi defense counsel for Saddam Hussein, told the Jordanian newspaper Al Arab Al Yawm in a report published Monday that Saddam Hussein's half brother, Barzan Ibrahim had been offered...

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EU Council to televise law-making proceedings
Katerina Ossenova
December 26, 2005 02:53:00 pm

In a move to bolster its democratic credentials, the Council of the European Union , the EU's senior decision-making body, will begin to debate and vote more often in public in the new year. Television cameras will be...

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News Indicted Rwandan cooperating with ICTR genocide probe found dead
Indicted Rwandan cooperating with ICTR genocide probe found dead
Katerina Ossenova
December 23, 2005 03:41:00 pm

A body found in a canal in Brussels, Belgium, was identified on Friday as that of an indicted Rwandan ex-minister cooperating with the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) . Former Rwandan Commerce Minister Juvenal Uwilingiyimana was indicted...

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Italian judge issues Europe-wide arrest warrants for 22 CIA operatives
Katerina Ossenova
December 23, 2005 03:14:00 pm

An Italian judge issued European arrest warrants on Friday for the 22 CIA operatives accused of participating in the kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in 2003 . Milan prosecutor Armando Spataro said the warrants allowed for the arrest...

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News Ruling allows lengthy checks of Muslims returning to US from Canada conference
Ruling allows lengthy checks of Muslims returning to US from Canada conference
Katerina Ossenova
December 23, 2005 02:46:00 pm

Muslim-Americans attending an annual international religious conference in Canada that began Friday and continues through January 4 may be subject to lengthy security checks upon their return to the United States after US District...

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News Alito likely to face questions on illegal wiretapping memo
Alito likely to face questions on illegal wiretapping memo
Katerina Ossenova
December 23, 2005 02:02:00 pm

US Senate Juduciary Committee ranking Democrat Patrick Leahy suggested Friday that US Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito will face additional questions at his January confirmation hearing on unchecked presidential authority and the particular issue of...

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News Bangladesh plans new anti-terror law after Islamist court bombings
Bangladesh plans new anti-terror law after Islamist court bombings
Katerina Ossenova
December 23, 2005 01:42:00 pm

In response to a series of deadly bombings in recent months, the government of Bangladesh plans to introduce a new anti-terrorist law to counter Islamist militants. The attacks, aimed at judges, lawyers, police and journalists, have killed...

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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.

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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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