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News DOJ sues Honeywell over allegedly defective flak jackets
DOJ sues Honeywell over allegedly defective flak jackets
Mike Rosen-Molina
June 6, 2008 10:05:00 am

The US Department of Justice filed a complaint Thursday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia against Honeywell International Inc. , alleging that the company knowingly sold more than 1,700 defective...

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News Alleged 9/11 plotters arraigned before Guantanamo military commission
Alleged 9/11 plotters arraigned before Guantanamo military commission
Mike Rosen-Molina
June 5, 2008 12:31:00 pm

Five men charged with plotting the Sept. 11 attacks were arraigned before a military court at Guantanamo Bay Thursday. The group includes the alleged lead planner of the attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [BBC...

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News Turkish court strikes down headscarf ban amendments
Turkish court strikes down headscarf ban amendments
Mike Rosen-Molina
June 5, 2008 10:06:00 am

The Constitutional Court of Turkey Thursday struck down recent amendments to the country's constitution designed to ease a ban on headscarves in universities, finding that they violated the country's secular principles. Turkey's...

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News New ICTY prosecutor vows to try all war crimes suspects before mandate expires
New ICTY prosecutor vows to try all war crimes suspects before mandate expires
Mike Rosen-Molina
June 4, 2008 03:26:00 pm

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) will complete its caseload before its mandate expires in 2010, Serge Brammertz promised in his first address before the UN...

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News California court denies petitions to stay same-sex marriage decision
California court denies petitions to stay same-sex marriage decision
Mike Rosen-Molina
June 4, 2008 02:45:00 pm

The Supreme Court of California Wednesday denied bids by two conservative groups to stay the Court's May 15 decision overturning a ban on same-sex marriage in the state....

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News Bangladesh police arrest over 10,000 in new security sweep
Bangladesh police arrest over 10,000 in new security sweep
Mike Rosen-Molina
June 4, 2008 01:55:00 pm

Bangladesh police have thusfar arrested at least 10,000 people in a major security sweep ahead of elections slated for later this year, national police chief Nur Mohammad told AFP Wednesday. The arrests, which began last week...

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News Ex-Khmer Rouge leader suffers stroke in detention pending trial
Ex-Khmer Rouge leader suffers stroke in detention pending trial
Mike Rosen-Molina
June 4, 2008 01:36:00 pm

Former Cambodian head of state Khieu Samphan was hospitalized Wednesday after suffering a stroke. The fifth senior Khmer Rouge leader to be detained by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC)...

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News Proposed Pakistan constitutional amendments just stall tactic: bar group
Proposed Pakistan constitutional amendments just stall tactic: bar group
Mike Rosen-Molina
June 4, 2008 10:13:00 am

A Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association (SBCA) committee Tuesday said the proposed constitutional amendment package is just an attempt by the Pakistan People's Party to delay addressing the reinstatement of ousted judges. The committee called for the...

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News Rule of law needed to fight global poverty: UN legal commission
Rule of law needed to fight global poverty: UN legal commission
Mike Rosen-Molina
June 3, 2008 01:10:00 pm

The Commission on the Legal Empowerment of the Poor released a report Tuesday emphasizing the essential nature of the rule of law in eliminating poverty. The report's findings indicated that a vast...

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News Pakistan constitutional amendments could take months to pass: party leaders
Pakistan constitutional amendments could take months to pass: party leaders
Mike Rosen-Molina
June 3, 2008 10:40:00 am

Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders said Tuesday that it will likely take months for parliament to pass a proposed constitutional amendment package that would restore the judiciary deposed by President...

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Convention on Cluster Munitions approved

On May 30, 2008, nations agreed to ban the use of cluster bombs by signing the Convention on Cluster Munitions. The US, Russia, and China each declined to sign the treaty. Learn more about the Convention on Cluster Munitions from the treaty's official website.

Joan of Arc burned at the stake for witchcraft

On May 30, 1431, after being convicted of witchcraft at her trial, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake.

Review the transcripts from Joan of Arc's trial, online from the Fordham University Center for Medieval Studies.

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