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News Baltimore judge denies motion to drop charges against police in Freddie Gray trial
Baltimore judge denies motion to drop charges against police in Freddie Gray trial
Laura DeGeer
September 2, 2015 02:34:51 pm

Baltimore City Circuit Judge Barry Williams on Wednesday rejected motions to drop charges against six police officers implicated in the case of Freddie Gray, a black man who was injured in police custody and later died in April. The...

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UNESCO: destruction of Temple of Bel is crime against civilization
Laura DeGeer
September 2, 2015 02:01:08 pm

The Director-General of UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) , Irina Bokova on Tuesday condemned the destruction of the Temple of Bel by Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria, calling it an "intolerable...

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News India law commission recommends abolition of death penalty for all non-terrorists
India law commission recommends abolition of death penalty for all non-terrorists
Laura DeGeer
August 31, 2015 02:53:57 pm

The Law Commission of India has recommended that the death penalty be abolished as a mode of punishment for all crimes except terrorism. This is the first time the Commission has addressed the death penalty...

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Ukraine parliament passes decentralization resolution
Laura DeGeer
August 31, 2015 02:41:47 pm

Ukraine's parliament , on Monday, voted to give eastern regions a special status through constitutional changes in hopes of weakening their separatist drive. The bill was approved on a first reading, but still faces legislative and...

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Serbia and Kosovo sign agreements furthering reconciliation
Laura DeGeer
August 27, 2015 10:34:09 am

Serbia and Kosovo signed agreements Tuesday in several key areas, taking a major step towards reconciling ties since the 1990s war. The agreement areas include energy, telecoms, establishment of the Association/Community of Serb majority municipalities as well as the...

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UN panel: Conditions in South Sudan worsening
Laura DeGeer
August 27, 2015 09:37:09 am

A panel of United Nations (UN) experts told the Security Council Tuesday that there has been increased hostility and violence in South Sudan since the adoption of a resolution imposing sanctions on the...

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UNESCO: bombing of Syria temple a war crime
Laura DeGeer
August 24, 2015 02:58:25 pm

Irina Bokova, the Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) , on Monday condemned the destruction of Palmyra's ancient temple of Baalshamin by Islamic State (IS) militants, labeling it a war crime. The...

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Federal judge orders Palestinian Authority to post $10 million bond in terror case
Laura DeGeer
August 24, 2015 01:11:14 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Monday ordered the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization to post USD $10 million in bond or cash while...

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News Former Iran prosecutor acquitted of killing prisoners
Former Iran prosecutor acquitted of killing prisoners
Laura DeGeer
August 20, 2015 02:20:15 pm

Former Iranian prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi was acquitted Wednesday of murder charges relating to the 2009 killing of three prisoners which he oversaw. The prisoners were detained in 2009 for protesting against former President Mahmous Ahmedinejad's ...

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Thailand police issue warrant for bombing suspect
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August 20, 2015 10:09:57 am

The Royal Thai Police on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant, based on a sketch from a security video, for a foreign man thought to be the bomber who targeted and bombed the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok...

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US Supreme Court struck down statute prohibiting interracial marriage

On June 12, 1967, the US Supreme Court struck down a Virginia state law prohibiting interracial marriages. Learn more about Loving v. Virginia.

Former C.A.R. leader sentenced to death

On June 12, 1987, the Central African Republic's former leader Jean-Bédel Bokassa sentenced to death in C.A.R. for treason, embezzlement, and murder of political dissenters. His sentence was then commuted to life in prison before he was released as part of a general amnesty program at the end of his life.

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