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News Philippines court enters not guilty plea for former president on corruption charges
Philippines court enters not guilty plea for former president on corruption charges
Michael Haggerson
October 29, 2012 12:38:41 pm

A Philippines court entered a not guilty plea on behalf of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Monday. Arroyo is accused of misappropriating $8.8 million in state lottery funds while in office. The judge entered...

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News Berlusconi sentenced to 4 years for tax fraud
Berlusconi sentenced to 4 years for tax fraud
Michael Haggerson
October 26, 2012 01:49:05 pm

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was found guilty of tax fraud on Friday and sentenced to four years in prison on charges that his media empire Mediaset [corporate website,...

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News ICC: Kenya must fully cooperate in post-election violence investigation
ICC: Kenya must fully cooperate in post-election violence investigation
Michael Haggerson
October 26, 2012 12:48:18 pm

International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda expressed concern on Thursday that Kenya's government had delayed in turning over evidence to the ICC regarding the country's 2007-08 post-election violence ....

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News South Korea attempts to halt distribution of anti-North Korea leaflets
South Korea attempts to halt distribution of anti-North Korea leaflets
Michael Haggerson
October 22, 2012 01:42:48 pm

The South Korean government attempted to halt the distribution of anti-North Korea pamphlets across the border into North Korea by activists on Monday after threats from North Korea. North Korea threatened military action if South Korean activists...

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News Two members of Russia feminist rock band transferred to regional prisons
Two members of Russia feminist rock band transferred to regional prisons
Michael Haggerson
October 22, 2012 12:50:49 pm

Maria Alekhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova of Russian feminist rock band Pussy Riot were transferred to separate regional prisons on Saturday to serve out their two-year sentences for hooliganism and religious hatred in connection with...

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News UN: Iran must halt capital punishment
UN: Iran must halt capital punishment
Michael Haggerson
October 12, 2012 02:14:22 pm

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called on Iran Friday to immediately stop all executions , including 11 planned for Saturday. The OHCHR stated that Iran has failed to provide the...

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News HRW: Nigeria Islamist group, government forces committing rights abuses
HRW: Nigeria Islamist group, government forces committing rights abuses
Michael Haggerson
October 12, 2012 01:47:18 pm

Nigerian government security forces and Islamist militant group Boko Haram have likely both committed crimes against humanity in the conflict between the two groups which began in 2009, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported [text, PDF;...

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News Germany court rules for Motorola in Microsoft patent dispute
Germany court rules for Motorola in Microsoft patent dispute
Michael Haggerson
October 5, 2012 01:48:36 pm

The Mannheim Regional Court in Germany ruled for Motorola Mobility, a subsidiary of Google, against Microsoft on Friday. This was the fourth decision in a suit between Motorola and Microsoft to be issued this...

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News UN: proposed Ukraine gay propaganda ban violates human rights
UN: proposed Ukraine gay propaganda ban violates human rights
Michael Haggerson
October 5, 2012 01:08:02 pm

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday condemned a draft law that would ban pro-gay "propaganda" in Ukraine. The OHCHR said that the bill...

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News Switzerland lawmakers reject burqa ban
Switzerland lawmakers reject burqa ban
Michael Haggerson
September 28, 2012 01:22:02 pm

The Swiss Parliament voted 93-87 on Friday against a bill which would ban burqas and other face coverings in public places. Proponents of the bill argued that banning burqas would promote gender...

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Pope Innocent VIII authorizes Germany witchcraft prosecutions

Pope Innocent VIII issued the papal bull Summis desiderantes affectibus on December 5, 1484, authorizing Dominican friars and witch hunters Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger to prosecute witchcraft in Germany. The prosecutions would later give rise to the 1486 publication of Kramer and Sprenger's Malleus Malificarum ("Hammer of the Witches") which prescribed torture as a way to coerce confessions out of suspected witches. Historians view the text as having promoted a misogynistic witch craze in late medieval Europe. Read the full papal bull.

21st Amendment ended Prohibition

On December 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, ending the ban on the legal sale and importation of alcohol that had been introduced in 1919 by the 18th Amendment. Learn how the Voluntary Committee of Lawyers helped bring about Prohibition's repeal.

Egypt breaks diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria and South Yemen

On December 5, 1977, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat broke off diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria and South Yemen in response to the Declaration of Tripoli, which imposed sanctions on Eygpt. These hardline Arab nations had promulgated the Declaration in order to punish Egypt for establishing diplomatic relations with Israel. In 1979, Egypt signed a formal peace treaty with Israel, leading to Sadat's assassination in 1981. Learn more from the BBC.

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