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News Libya declares martial law in southern region
Libya declares martial law in southern region
Michael Haggerson
December 17, 2012 12:33:25 pm

The Libyan government closed the country's southern border with Algeria, Niger, Chad and Sudan on Sunday and declared southern Libya as a military zone. The move was in response to growing lawlessness [Al...

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News Federal court refuses to order waterway closure to block Asian carp
Federal court refuses to order waterway closure to block Asian carp
Michael Haggerson
December 4, 2012 10:48:14 am

The US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois dismissed a nuisance suit by Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio and Pennsylvania to compel the US Army Corp of Engineers and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago...

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News Ericsson seeks to ban import of Samsung products
Ericsson seeks to ban import of Samsung products
Michael Haggerson
December 4, 2012 10:07:49 am

Swedish telecom company Ericsson filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission on Friday against Samsung seeking an import ban on Samsung's Galaxy line of products. This came just three days...

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News UK court denies Jordan extradition request for Muslim cleric Abu Qatada
UK court denies Jordan extradition request for Muslim cleric Abu Qatada
Michael Haggerson
November 12, 2012 12:58:56 pm

The UK Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) on Monday granted the appeal of Muslim cleric Abu Qatada , allowing him not to be extradited to Jordan. The judge ruled to not...

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News Libya postpones trial of former PM
Libya postpones trial of former PM
Michael Haggerson
November 12, 2012 12:22:17 pm

The trial of former Libyan prime minister Al Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi began on Monday, but the hearing was postponed until December 10 to give counsel from both sides additional time to prepare for the case. Mahmoudi...

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News Pakistan army chief issues warning about undermining the military
Pakistan army chief issues warning about undermining the military
Michael Haggerson
November 5, 2012 01:28:43 pm

Pakistani Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani released a statement though the Pakistan Inter-Services Public Relations on Monday that any effort to undermine the military by creating a wedge between it and the...

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News Human rights organizations criticize ASEAN proposed rights protections
Human rights organizations criticize ASEAN proposed rights protections
Michael Haggerson
November 5, 2012 12:22:27 pm

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) , a coalition of 164 human rights groups, released a statement on Monday criticizing the current draft of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) [official website; JURIST news...

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News UN: Syria execution video may show war crimes
UN: Syria execution video may show war crimes
Michael Haggerson
November 2, 2012 12:17:52 pm

A UN official said on Friday that a video posted on the Internet of Syrian rebels executing government soldiers who had surrendered may be evidence of war crimes. Syrian rebels killed 28 government soldiers...

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Russia Internet regulation law takes effect
Michael Haggerson
November 2, 2012 11:34:10 am

A controversial Russian Internet regulation law which gives the Russian government the ability to completely block access to certain websites went into effect on Thursday. The bill's stated purpose is to block access to child pornography...

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FBI: violent crime drops again in 2011
Michael Haggerson
October 29, 2012 12:54:39 pm

The FBI released its annual report on violent and property crime, Crime in the United States 2011 , on Monday, which found that the number of violent crimes reported to law enforcement decreased for the fifth consecutive...

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Treaty with Russia ceded Alaska to the United States

On March 30, 1867, the US and Russia signed a treaty ceding Alaska to the United States for a payment of $7,200,000 in gold.

Review the terms of a Treaty concerning the Cession of the Russian Possessions in North America by his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias to the United States of America, the terms of which were included in the Treaty's Proclamation by President Andrew Johnson on June 20, 1867.

Treaty of Paris ends Crimean War

On March 30, 1856, representatives of Great Britain, France, Sardinia, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire signed the Treaty of Paris of 1856, ending the Crimean War. The treaty confirmed Russia's loss of power and territory a result of the war. The Black Sea region and some Russian islands were demilitarized, and Russia lost its influence over Romanian principalities and Christians in the Ottoman Empire under the terms of the treaty.

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