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News Spain urged to take measures against racism
Spain urged to take measures against racism
Sung Un Kim
January 28, 2013 02:28:03 pm

UN Special Rapporteur Mutuma Ruteere on Monday urged the Spanish government at every level to increase its focus on addressing the racial intolerance within its borders. Ruteere noted that a successful campaign against racial discrimination...

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News UN rights experts urge Iran not to execute Ahwazi activists
UN rights experts urge Iran not to execute Ahwazi activists
Sung Un Kim
January 28, 2013 01:57:59 pm

A group of independent UN human rights experts on Friday urged Iran to stop the execution of five Ahwazi activists. UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran Ahmed Shaheed...

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News Federal appeals court finds Obama recess appointments unconstitutional
Federal appeals court finds Obama recess appointments unconstitutional
Sung Un Kim
January 25, 2013 02:54:27 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday ruled that the recess appointment of three members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) by President Barack Obama [official...

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News Canada top court: Quebec common law couples do not have rights of married couples
Canada top court: Quebec common law couples do not have rights of married couples
Sung Un Kim
January 25, 2013 01:47:42 pm

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday that common law couples do not have the same rights as married couple in Quebec. The case involves a common law couple with three children in which the...

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News Federal court dismisses appeal in terrorism funding case
Federal court dismisses appeal in terrorism funding case
Sung Un Kim
January 21, 2013 01:38:23 pm

US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Friday dismissed an appeal by Arab Bank, PLC from an order imposing discovery sanction for lack of jurisdiction in a lawsuit brought against the bank under...

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News Lawyer for Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko under criminal investigation
Lawyer for Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko under criminal investigation
Sung Un Kim
January 21, 2013 01:11:47 pm

A lawyer for former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko announced Monday that a criminal investigation has been initiated against him. The criminal investigation against Serhiy Vlasenko involves alleged car theft, robbery and...

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News Pakistan official refuses to arrest prime minister
Pakistan official refuses to arrest prime minister
Sung Un Kim
January 17, 2013 11:40:09 am

Pakistan's top anti-corruption official on Thursday refused to arrest Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf for corruption charges pursuant to a court order. Chief of the National Accountability Bureau, Fasih Bokhari, argued that there was insufficient...

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News Russia denies petition to repeal US adoption ban
Russia denies petition to repeal US adoption ban
Sung Un Kim
January 14, 2013 02:07:40 pm

The Russian State Duma on Monday rejected a petition challenging a recently passed bill that would prohibit US citizens from adopting Russian children. The petition asked the government to lift the controversial...

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News Zimbabwe must make legal reforms for 2013 elections: HRW
Zimbabwe must make legal reforms for 2013 elections: HRW
Sung Un Kim
January 10, 2013 12:22:13 pm

Zimbabwe must still reform its current legislative and electoral environment before this year's elections, according to a report published Thursday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . In the report, HRW stated that the unity government, established...

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News Federal judge rules Guantanamo detainee has no right to top secret information
Federal judge rules Guantanamo detainee has no right to top secret information
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January 10, 2013 11:40:44 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Wednesday that lawyers for a detainee at Guantanamo Bay may not review top secret documentation. Wali Mohammed Morafa, who has...

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Fall of Srebrenica precipitates massacre of Bosnian Muslims

On July 11, 1995, Bosnian Serb forces captured the predominantly-Muslim town of Srebrenica, which had been designated a "safe zone" protected by Dutch NATO peacekeepers. In the days that follows, the Serb army and militias separated men from women and children, taking the men away in buses and killing some 7000 in mass-executions or ambushes. Learn more about the Srebrenica massacre.

William Howard Taft becomes Supreme Court Chief Justice after serving as President

On July 11, 1921, William Howard Taft was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He had previously served as US President from 1907 through 1911. Taft is still the only person to have served in both offices.

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