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News Europe rights court upholds defamation conviction of French author
Europe rights court upholds defamation conviction of French author
Leslie Schulman
October 22, 2007 06:05:00 pm

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Monday upheld a 1999 conviction of French author Mathieu Lindon for defamation. In his book "The Trial of Jean-Marie Le Pen," Lindon suggested that France's far-right...

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News FTC rejects Intel anti-competition probe
FTC rejects Intel anti-competition probe
Leslie Schulman
October 22, 2007 03:40:00 pm

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will not open a formal investigation into allegations that computer chip maker Intel offered unfair discounts to convince computer makers to buy its products over those made by rival Advanced Micro...

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News Congo militia leader charged with war crimes makes first ICC appearance
Congo militia leader charged with war crimes makes first ICC appearance
Leslie Schulman
October 22, 2007 03:14:00 pm

Former Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) warlord Germain Katanga made an anticipated appearance in the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague Monday. Katanga, only the second...

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News Russian prosecutors pushing for nine-year embezzlement sentence for Berezovsky
Russian prosecutors pushing for nine-year embezzlement sentence for Berezovsky
Leslie Schulman
October 22, 2007 02:46:00 pm

Russian prosecutors will push for a nine-year prison sentence for exiled business tycoon Boris Berezovsky in connection with charges that he embezzled millions from the Russian national airline Aeroflot , a lawyer appointed...

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News Yahoo! executive called to testify at House hearing on China user data handover
Yahoo! executive called to testify at House hearing on China user data handover
Leslie Schulman
October 16, 2007 07:19:00 pm

US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Lantos Tuesday summoned Jerry Yang, chief executive of Yahoo! Inc. , to testify before a hearing next month regarding allegations that the Internet giant gave false information to Congress...

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News Milberg Weiss co-founder pleads not guilty to conspiracy charges
Milberg Weiss co-founder pleads not guilty to conspiracy charges
Leslie Schulman
October 15, 2007 04:13:00 pm

Milberg Weiss partner and co-founder Melvyn Weiss pleaded not guilty Monday to federal charges of conspiracy, racketeering, obstruction of justice and making false statements. Weiss was indicted last month and said at that...

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News Del Ponte says Serbian cooperation with ICTY ‘still too slow’
Del Ponte says Serbian cooperation with ICTY ‘still too slow’
Leslie Schulman
October 15, 2007 03:46:00 pm

Carla Del Ponte , the chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) , on Monday chided Serbian authorities for failing to bring to justice four accused war criminals who are believed...

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News Pakistan says no arrest of ex-PM after return from exile
Pakistan says no arrest of ex-PM after return from exile
Leslie Schulman
October 15, 2007 03:04:00 pm

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto will not be arrested upon her return to Pakistan, Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said Monday. Bhutto has lived in self-exile in London and Dubai since she left the country...

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News Musharraf appoints army deputy ahead of high court election case
Musharraf appoints army deputy ahead of high court election case
Leslie Schulman
October 8, 2007 06:38:00 pm

Current Pakistani president and military leader General Pervez Musharraf appointed General Ashfaq Kiyani as new deputy army chief Monday, in an apparent consummation of his promise to step down as head of the country's military...

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News Afghanistan ends death penalty moratorium with 15 executions
Afghanistan ends death penalty moratorium with 15 executions
Leslie Schulman
October 8, 2007 04:25:00 pm

Afghanistan has ended a three-year moratorium on the death penalty by executing 15 prisoners Sunday by firing squad at Pul-e-Charkhi , the country's largest prison, Afghanistan's chief of prisons said Monday. The executions are the second confirmed reports...

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World Intellectual Property Organization created

On April 26, 1970, the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) went into force, creating WIPO. WIPO is a United Nations agency that works to promote intellectual property rights in the international community. Today, 184 nations have signed the convention.

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US soldier arrested for killing John Wilkes Booth

On April 26, 1865, Sergeant Thomas P. Corbett was placed under technical arrest for killing John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln.

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