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Saudi Arabia criminalizes domestic violence
Sung Un Kim
August 29, 2013 09:27:53 am

Saudi Arabia's cabinet on Monday passed a new law that would criminalize different forms of abuse at home and in workplace. Offenders may be imprisoned for a term ranging from one month to a year or...

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News Bosnia police chief sentenced to 14 years for war crimes
Bosnia police chief sentenced to 14 years for war crimes
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August 28, 2013 12:19:25 pm

The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday sentenced Goran Saric, a former police chief, to 14 years for crimes against humanity. His charges specifically involved detention, forced transfer and murder of civilian...

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Iran lawmakers approve bill to sue US for role in 1953 coup
Sung Un Kim
August 28, 2013 11:27:20 am

Iran's Parliament on Wednesday approved a bill that would direct the government to sue the US for its involvement during the 1953 coup. The recent decision came amid the release of newly declassified documents [National...

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US trade commission rules against Samsung in Apple patent dispute
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August 10, 2013 01:28:54 pm

The International Trade Commission (ITC) on Friday ruled that Samsung infringed two patents of Apple . The two patents involves the detection of users' finger movements on smartphone touchscreens and the way its plugs...

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US President calling for reform of surveillance systems
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August 10, 2013 12:19:05 pm

President Barack Obama on Friday gave a speech proposing a four-step reform to increase the credibility and legitimacy of the National Security Agency (NSA) and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) . The first step will reform...

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Israel cabinet approves conscription law reform
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July 7, 2013 01:31:31 pm

The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday approved a bill that would reverse the currently existing draft exemption for, among others, ultra-Orthodox men. The new bill, approved by a vote of 14-0 with four abstentions, would limit the number of men...

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Egypt blogger jailed for insulting Morsi released from prison
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July 7, 2013 11:32:02 am

Egyptian blogger Ahmed Douma, who had been sentenced to six months in prison for insulting ousted president Mohammed Morsi was released on Saturday, according to the state news agency MENA . The prosecution...

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Retrial begins against Kosovo politician accused of war crimes
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April 19, 2013 01:07:27 pm

The European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) on Thursday began the retrial of Fatmir Limaj , a prominent political figure in the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and...

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Pakistan court places Musharraf under house arrest
Sung Un Kim
April 19, 2013 12:39:21 pm

Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf was placed under house arrest on Friday. He appeared before a magistrate after he was arrested in his home in the suburbs of Islamabad. Musharraf escaped the...

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Pakistan court issues arrest warrant for Musharraf
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April 18, 2013 12:02:47 pm

A Pakistani judge on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for former president Pervez Musharraf on charges of detaining judges during his time in office. With the arrest warrant, Judge Shaukat Siddiqui also canceled [Guardian...

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Cuba leases Guantanamo Bay to the US in perpetuity

On February 23, 1903, Cuba leased Guantanamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity" as part of the Cuban-American Treaty. The United States subsequently used the lease to establish a Naval Base at Guantanamo. With the US invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001, a military prison was built at Guantanamo to house prisoners of war and terrorism suspects captured by American forces, becoming the subject of much controversy over its detentions without trial.

NAACP founder W.E.B. DuBois born

W.E.B. DuBois, founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), was born on February 23, 1868. Review the W.E.B. DuBois Papers at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and released FBI files on DuBois kept because of his affiliation with "communist front groups."

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