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News UN calls for end to fighting in disputed Sudan Kordofan region
UN calls for end to fighting in disputed Sudan Kordofan region
Maureen Cosgrove
July 18, 2011 03:32:28 pm

UN Officials and the UN Security Council on Monday called for an end to fighting in the Southern Kordofan area of Sudan . Ivan Simonovic, Assistant Secretary-General for UN Office of the High Commissioner...

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News Ukraine court dismisses ex-PM Tymoshenko’s defense attorney
Ukraine court dismisses ex-PM Tymoshenko’s defense attorney
Maureen Cosgrove
July 18, 2011 02:59:04 pm

A Ukraine court on Monday dismissed Serhiy Vlasenko, a lawyer representing former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko , from judicial proceedings. Vlasenko had been defending Tymoshenko in a criminal case related to United Energy Systems of...

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News HRW urges Bahrain to end attacks on medics, patients linked to protests
HRW urges Bahrain to end attacks on medics, patients linked to protests
Maureen Cosgrove
July 18, 2011 01:36:05 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged the Bahraini government to end systematic attacks on injured patients and stop arresting medical professionals linked to recent anti-government protests. In a 54-page report entitled "Targets...

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News Former newspaper CEO arrested in phone hacking scandal
Former newspaper CEO arrested in phone hacking scandal
Maureen Cosgrove
July 18, 2011 11:55:41 am

Rebekah Brooks, former chief executive of News International (NI) and former editor of the newspaper News of the World , was arrested Sunday by UK police on charges related to a wide-spread phone hacking scandal. Police arrested Brooks...

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News ICJ orders Thailand, Cambodia to withdraw troops from border temple
ICJ orders Thailand, Cambodia to withdraw troops from border temple
Maureen Cosgrove
July 18, 2011 10:07:50 am

The UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday ordered that both Thailand and Cambodia immediately withdraw military personnel from a disputed area along the border between the two countries. The Temple of Preah...

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News Hungary court drops war crimes charges against accused Nazi
Hungary court drops war crimes charges against accused Nazi
Maureen Cosgrove
July 18, 2011 09:24:39 am

A Hungarian court on Monday dropped war crimes charges against accused Nazi Sandor Kepiro, who was alleged to have participated in the 1942 Novi Sad massacre in Serbia. Thirty-five people were killed by Hungarian forces under Kepiro's control during...

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News Federal judge dismisses BP oil spill fraud lawsuit
Federal judge dismisses BP oil spill fraud lawsuit
Maureen Cosgrove
July 17, 2011 11:12:07 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Friday dismissed consolidated racketeering claims against British Petroleum (BP) in connection with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news...

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News Rights groups urge UAE to end trial of pro-democracy activists
Rights groups urge UAE to end trial of pro-democracy activists
Maureen Cosgrove
July 17, 2011 10:24:43 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW), Amnesty International (AI), the Arabic Network For Human Rights Information (ANHRI) and Front Line Defenders (FLD) on Saturday urged United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities to end the trial of five pro-democracy...

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News Federal appeals court rejects challenge to TSA body scans
Federal appeals court rejects challenge to TSA body scans
Maureen Cosgrove
July 15, 2011 03:10:14 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday unanimously rejected a constitutional challenge to the full-body scans conducted at airports by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) . The appeals...

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News FBI to probe News Corp in 9/11 phone hacking scandal
FBI to probe News Corp in 9/11 phone hacking scandal
Maureen Cosgrove
July 15, 2011 02:03:04 pm

US Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday announced that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will open an inquiry into whether journalists working for the media company News Corporation (News Corp.) and its...

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West Germany becomes a sovereign nation

On May 5, 1955, the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) became a fully sovereign nation. Four days later on May 9, West Germany joined NATO. West Germany then became a founding member of the European Economic Community in 1958. Read the German Basic Law (Grundgesetz), which served as the constitution of West Germany and became the governing document of the reunited Germany in 1990.

Scopes arrested for teaching evolution in TN public schools

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