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News Egypt parliament meets to appoint constitution panel
Egypt parliament meets to appoint constitution panel
Michael Haggerson
March 24, 2012 12:33:33 pm

The Egyptian parliament met on Saturday to appoint the 100-member panel that will draft the country's new constitution. A significant struggle is expected between the Islamists and liberals to reduce over 1,000 nominations to 100 individuals...

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News Libya intelligence chief arrested
Libya intelligence chief arrested
Michael Haggerson
March 17, 2012 03:27:31 pm

Mauritania announced on Saturday that they have arrested former Libyan chief of intelligence Abdullah al-Senussi, who served under Muammar Gaddafi . Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) , the International Criminal Court (ICC) ...

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News Guatemala must still seek to solve human rights issues: UN rights chief
Guatemala must still seek to solve human rights issues: UN rights chief
Michael Haggerson
March 17, 2012 02:34:42 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay stated on Thursday that Guatemalan government authorities remain willing to solve human rights issues in the country but nonetheless have failed to comply with the 1996 Peace...

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News Sri Lanka government threatens peace with minority group: rights group
Sri Lanka government threatens peace with minority group: rights group
Michael Haggerson
March 16, 2012 10:02:57 am

The Sri Lankan government is threatening peace with the minority Tamils in the Northern Province, the International Crisis Group reported Friday. The report states that the Sinhala majority is encroaching on Tamil land, and the...

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News Hungary must change laws before receiving aid: EU
Hungary must change laws before receiving aid: EU
Michael Haggerson
March 8, 2012 03:30:10 pm

The European Union said Wednesday that Hungary must change two controversial laws that went into effect with the country's new constitution on January 1 in order to comply with EU law before aid will...

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News Egypt court acquits police official charged with murdering protesters
Egypt court acquits police official charged with murdering protesters
Michael Haggerson
March 8, 2012 02:38:10 pm

The North Cairo Criminal Court on Thursday acquitted a police officer, Mohamed Abdel Moneim, charged with killing 20 protesters and injuring another 15 protesters. Moneim's defense lawyers argued that he was just attempting to protect himself and the police...

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News Germany court dismisses smartphone suits between Apple and Samsung
Germany court dismisses smartphone suits between Apple and Samsung
Michael Haggerson
March 2, 2012 10:14:54 am

A German court on Friday dismissed suits by Apple and Samsung against each other over smartphone technology. Samsung alleged that Apple violated its patents for 3G technology while Apple argued that...

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News US court rules Sri Lanka president immune from suit
US court rules Sri Lanka president immune from suit
Michael Haggerson
March 2, 2012 09:43:31 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled on Wednesday that Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is immune from suit under the Torture Victim Protection Act...

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News US lawmakers to appeal Defense of Marriage Act ruling
US lawmakers to appeal Defense of Marriage Act ruling
Michael Haggerson
February 25, 2012 03:02:35 pm

Lawyers for the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group notified the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday that they plan to appeal the ruling earlier this week in the US District Court for the Northern...

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Federal judge dismisses challenge to Google privacy changes
Michael Haggerson
February 25, 2012 02:12:18 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a suit on Friday from the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) , a consumer privacy group, asking the Federal Trade Commission...

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Shoe-bomber sentenced to life in prison

On January 30, 2003, British-born Richard Reid was sentenced to life in a US prison for attempting to destroy an American passenger plane using a bomb hidden in his shoe. Reid attempted to ignite the explosive device on a flight leaving Miami International Airport bound for Paris on December 21, 2001. Before he could light the fuse, Reid was restrained by passengers and crew on board. Reid was convicted on eight counts, and sentenced to life plus 110 years in prison. Read a copy of the indictment in U.S. v. Reid.

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