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News Mexico criminal court clears ex-president of genocide charges
Mexico criminal court clears ex-president of genocide charges
Michael Sung
July 13, 2007 09:55:00 am

The Mexican federal Third United Criminal Tribunal Thursday absolved former President Luis Echeverria of any criminal responsibility for a 1968 student protester massacre , despite ruling that the student massacre, which took place during...

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News Peru appeals Chile court ruling denying Fujimori extradition
Peru appeals Chile court ruling denying Fujimori extradition
Michael Sung
July 13, 2007 09:29:00 am

Peru filed an appeal Thursday against a Chilean court ruling denying a Peruvian request for the extradition of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori . Peruvian prosecutor Carlos Briceno said he was disappointed with...

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News Dutch MP seeks to criminalize burqa-wearing after government aborts ban
Dutch MP seeks to criminalize burqa-wearing after government aborts ban
Michael Sung
July 13, 2007 08:49:00 am

Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders submitted a legislative proposal to prohibit the public wearing of burqas Thursday, proposing a fine of up to €3,350 euros or 12 days in jail [press...

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News England civil court judges abandoning traditional wigs
England civil court judges abandoning traditional wigs
Michael Sung
July 13, 2007 08:02:00 am

The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, announced reforms to judicial working dress Thursday, abolishing the traditional wigs , wing collars, and bands for civil and family court judges, as well as...

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News UN Hariri investigation identifies suspects, evidence
UN Hariri investigation identifies suspects, evidence
Michael Sung
July 12, 2007 03:10:00 pm

UN International Independent Investigation Commission (IIIC) head Serge Brammertz said in a report to the UN Security Council Thursday that the probe into the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri [JURIST news...

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News American convicted of torturing Afghan detainees sues AP
American convicted of torturing Afghan detainees sues AP
Michael Sung
July 12, 2007 02:31:00 pm

Jonathan 'Jack' Idema , an American civilian convicted of illegal imprisonment and torture as a rogue vigilante in Afghanistan in 2004, filed a lawsuit against the Associated Press Thursday, alleging that AP defamed,...

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News Russia court begins preliminary hearings in Berezovsky embezzlement case
Russia court begins preliminary hearings in Berezovsky embezzlement case
Michael Sung
July 12, 2007 01:29:00 pm

A Moscow court Thursday initiated preliminary hearings for exiled business tycoon Boris Berezovsky who is accused of embezzling millions from Russian national airline Aeroflot , granting Berezovsky's court-appointed lawyer a two-week postponement of...

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News EU justice commissioner rejects targeted killings
EU justice commissioner rejects targeted killings
Michael Sung
July 12, 2007 12:39:00 pm

EU Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security Franco Frattini rejected targeted assassinations of terror suspects in an interview with the Financial Times Deutschland Thursday, adding that he is personally against all forms of the death...

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News Michigan man pleads guilty to spying for Saddam-era Iraq
Michigan man pleads guilty to spying for Saddam-era Iraq
Michael Sung
July 12, 2007 12:03:00 pm

Ghazi al-Awadi, an Iraqi-born naturalized US citizen, pleaded guilty to spying for the Iraqi government under Saddam Hussein Wednesday, admitting in Detroit federal court that he provided the Iraqi Intelligence Service (IIS) with information...

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News Darfur crimes being pursued: Sudan to UN
Darfur crimes being pursued: Sudan to UN
Michael Sung
July 12, 2007 11:04:00 am

The Sudanese government defended its handling of military and police personnel allegedly involved in human rights abuses in Darfur before the UN Human Rights Committee Wednesday, denying allegations that the government was collaborating with...

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West Germany becomes a sovereign nation

On May 5, 1955, the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) became a fully sovereign nation. Four days later on May 9, West Germany joined NATO. West Germany then became a founding member of the European Economic Community in 1958. Read the German Basic Law (Grundgesetz), which served as the constitution of West Germany and became the governing document of the reunited Germany in 1990.

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