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News ECHR affirms rejection of Poland abortion laws
ECHR affirms rejection of Poland abortion laws
October 1, 2007 12:58:00 pm
Melissa Bancroft

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has confirmed its ruling that a Polish woman's rights were violated when she was denied an abortion based on medical concerns that the pregnancy may cause her to go blind. Alicja Tysiac...

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News Israel opens criminal probe into Olmert real estate purchase
Israel opens criminal probe into Olmert real estate purchase
September 24, 2007 06:36:00 pm
Melissa Bancroft

The Israeli Attorney General announced Monday that he was opening an investigation into a real estate purchase made by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert . The criminal probe centers on a Jerusalem apartment for which Olmert paid the...

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News South Africa president suspends top criminal prosecutor
South Africa president suspends top criminal prosecutor
September 24, 2007 06:06:00 pm
Melissa Bancroft

South African President Thabo Mbeki suspended National Prosecuting Authority chief Vusi Pikoli Monday, citing a strained relationship between Pikoli and his superior, Minister of Justice Bridget Mabandla , as the primary motive for the suspension. Pikoli...

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News Jury hears closing arguments in trial of Muslim charity accused of funding terrorism
Jury hears closing arguments in trial of Muslim charity accused of funding terrorism
September 17, 2007 07:34:00 pm
Melissa Bancroft

Closing arguments began Monday in the case against the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development , a Muslim foundation charged with financing international terrorism by supporting the Palestinian group Hamas . Once the largest Muslim charity...

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News European Commission president urges UK support of EU reform treaty
European Commission president urges UK support of EU reform treaty
September 17, 2007 07:04:00 pm
Melissa Bancroft

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso Monday called on the UK to support the proposed EU Reform Treaty . During a speech to delegates of the UK Liberal Democratic Party , Barroso...

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News EU says Serbia deal dependant on cooperation with war crimes tribunal
EU says Serbia deal dependant on cooperation with war crimes tribunal
September 10, 2007 07:32:00 pm
Melissa Bancroft

The European Union said Monday that it will only sign a new pre-membership aid and economic deal with Serbia when that country has demonstrated its cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) . Carla...

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News Son of ex-Liberian president Taylor pleads not guilty to charges of torture
Son of ex-Liberian president Taylor pleads not guilty to charges of torture
September 10, 2007 07:02:00 pm
Melissa Bancroft

Charles McArthur Emmanuel , son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, pleaded not guilty Monday to a US federal indictment charging him with involvement in killings and torture in Liberia. Emmanuel, a Boston-born US citizen, was the...

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News Hayat sentenced to 24 years for supporting terrorism, lying to FBI
Hayat sentenced to 24 years for supporting terrorism, lying to FBI
September 10, 2007 06:40:00 pm
Melissa Bancroft

California resident Hamid Hayat was sentenced to 24 years in a federal prison Monday following his 2006 conviction for supporting terrorism and lying to the FBI. Because Hayat had no prior criminal record, US...

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News Russian prosecutors investigating lawyer critical of government wiretaps
Russian prosecutors investigating lawyer critical of government wiretaps
July 17, 2007 08:32:00 pm
Melissa Bancroft

A prominent Russian lawyer and government critic was accused Tuesday of disclosing state secrets about government wiretapping to the Russian Constitutional Court . Boris Kuznetsov fled the country recently after a city court...

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News Padilla judge rejects defense motion for acquittal
Padilla judge rejects defense motion for acquittal
July 17, 2007 08:07:00 pm
Melissa Bancroft

US District Judge Marcia Cooke ruled Tuesday that prosecutors had produced enough evidence in the trial of Jose Padilla and his co-defendants that the case should go to a jury, rejecting a motion for acquittal filed...

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