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News Yemen security officials illegally detaining hundreds: HRW
Yemen security officials illegally detaining hundreds: HRW
Michael Sung
October 25, 2008 10:00:00 am

Yemeni security officials have unlawfully and arbitrarily detained hundreds of individuals as part of its campaign against northern Yemeni rebels since 2004, according to a report released Friday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) ....

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Michael Sung
October 11, 2008 11:15:00 am

The Portuguese Assembly of the Republic on Friday voted overwhelmingly against two opposition proposals to legalize same-sex marriage . The two proposals, introduced separately by the Left Bloc and the Green Party [party...

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Alaska legislature panel report finds Palin in violation of ethics act
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October 11, 2008 09:58:00 am

The Alaskan Legislative Council on Friday released a report finding that Alaskan Governor and current Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin violated the state's Executive Branch Ethics Act by allowing personal...

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Ethiopia releases eight Kenya terrorism suspects
Michael Sung
October 4, 2008 11:57:00 am

Kenyan police Saturday confirmed that Ethiopian authorities have released eight suspected Kenyan terrorists, saying that the suspects have been reunited with their families. Kenyan authorities rendered the suspects to Somalia in early 2007, where they were handed over to...

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October 4, 2008 10:40:00 am

The US Department of Defense Friday announced the referral of nine terrorism-related charges against Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani , who is accused of involvement in the 1998 US embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania...

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ICC confirms charges against Congolese rebel leaders
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September 27, 2008 10:01:00 am

The Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday authorized the Office of the Prosecutor to proceed with the prosecution of Congolese rebel militia leaders Germain Katanga and Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui...

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September 13, 2008 10:42:00 am

Council of Europe (COE) Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg released his report on the status of human rights in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on Friday, praising ongoing...

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DC Circuit issues temporary stay blocking Miers testimony
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September 6, 2008 12:24:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit has issued a temporary stay delaying the enforcement of a district court ruling compelling the testimony of former White House Counsel and US Supreme Court nominee...

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Pakistan lawmakers elect Bhutto widower new president replacing Musharraf
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September 6, 2008 11:21:00 am

Pakistani national and provincial legislators on Saturday elected Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Asif Ali Zardari as president. Zardari, the widower of assassinated former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto , defeated two...

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August 30, 2008 10:10:00 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) quashed a 25-year prison sentence against former Rwandan army officer Tharcisse Muvunyi Friday, ruling that there was insufficient evidence for his conviction on charges...

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Stamp Act passed by British Parliament

On March 22, 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, a revenue-raising measure under which all pamphlets, almanacs, newspapers, bonds, notes, leases, insurance policies, and legal papers had thenceforward to be issued on stamped paper that could only be purchased from the king's officers. American colonists objected to the Act, saying that Parliament did not have the right to impose duties and taxes on a people who were not represented in the House of Commons. Review the terms of the Stamp Act and see the resolution of the colonies' Stamp Act Congress of October 1765, petitioning for repeal.

Arab League formed

On March 22, 1945, the League of Arab States was formed in Cairo, Egypt to promote the cultural and political interests of the Arab World. Since then, the original six-nation roster of Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Transjordan (now Jordan), Lebanon, and Iraq has now expanded to 22 member states. Read the Charter of the League of Arab States and a profile of the Arab League from the BBC.

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