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News Treason trial of Uganda opposition leader resumes
Treason trial of Uganda opposition leader resumes
Michael Sung
June 4, 2007 10:35:00 am

The treason trial of Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye and ten other opposition members resumed Monday, after a year-long delay following the voluntary withdrawal of two judges. Besigye, who has been charged ...

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News Srebrenica massacre survivors sue UN, Netherlands
Srebrenica massacre survivors sue UN, Netherlands
Michael Sung
June 4, 2007 09:42:00 am

Thousands of survivors of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre filed a class action lawsuit against the United Nations and the Netherlands Monday, alleging that both are liable for their failure to protect civilians, many of...

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News Taylor boycotts opening arguments in war crimes trial
Taylor boycotts opening arguments in war crimes trial
Michael Sung
June 4, 2007 07:53:00 am

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor boycotted the opening of judicial proceedings against him Monday at the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) , saying in a letter to the court that his...

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News Padilla trial judge refuses to suppress FBI wiretap evidence
Padilla trial judge refuses to suppress FBI wiretap evidence
Michael Sung
June 2, 2007 10:55:00 am

US District Judge Marcia Cooke declined to exclude FBI wiretap evidence from the trial of accused terrorist supporter Jose Padilla Friday, rejecting arguments by defense attorneys that phone conversations that mentioned Osama bin Laden...

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News Ukraine parliament approves early election bills
Ukraine parliament approves early election bills
Michael Sung
June 2, 2007 10:30:00 am

Ukraine's parliament Friday approved a series of bills paving the way for early parliamentary elections on September 30. The bills, reflecting an earlier political compromise between rivals President Viktor Yushchenko [official website; JURIST...

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News Thousands in Pakistan defy ban to rally for suspended chief justice
Thousands in Pakistan defy ban to rally for suspended chief justice
Michael Sung
June 2, 2007 10:00:00 am

Thousands of Pakistanis rallied in support of suspended Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Saturday, defying a government ban on unauthorized rallies of more than five people declared Friday. The rally...

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News Turkish ruling party pushes for early constitutional  referendum
Turkish ruling party pushes for early constitutional referendum
Michael Sung
June 1, 2007 03:35:00 pm

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Friday announced plans to hold a national referendum to decide whether the country's president will be elected by popular vote instead of by parliament. Prime Minister...

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News Bush condemns Iran detention of Iranian-American scholars, journalist
Bush condemns Iran detention of Iranian-American scholars, journalist
Michael Sung
June 1, 2007 02:36:00 pm

President George W. Bush strongly condemned the Iran's detention of four Iran-Americans Friday, saying in a statement that "they should be freed immediately and unconditionally." Bush named Dr. Haleh Esfandiari , Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh ,...

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News Ethiopia seeking death penalty for former dictator convicted of genocide
Ethiopia seeking death penalty for former dictator convicted of genocide
Michael Sung
June 1, 2007 01:57:00 pm

Ethiopian special prosecutor Joseph Kiros told Reuters Friday that the Ethiopian government will seek to raise the sentence of convicted former dictator Mengistu Haile Miriam from a life in prison to the death penalty...

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News Thailand protesters rally against political ban of ex-PM, dissolution of party
Thailand protesters rally against political ban of ex-PM, dissolution of party
Michael Sung
June 1, 2007 01:26:00 pm

Approximately a thousand demonstrators gathered in Bangkok Thursday to protest a Wednesday order by the Constitutional Court of Thailand banning former Prime Minister Thaksin Sinawatra and 110 other Thai Rak Thai...

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French king revoked Edict of Nantes on religious freedom

On October 22, 1685, the Edict of Nantes, which permitted religious freedom in France, was revoked by King Louis XIV, prompting thousands of French Protestants, Huguenots, to flee the country. Read the instrument of revocation in English.

President Kennedy announces blockade of Cuba

On October 22, 1962, President John Kennedy announced a naval blockade of Cuba. After six days of negotiations, the Soviet Union agreed to remove its missiles from Cuba, ending the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Learn more about the Cuban Missile Crisis from the George Washington University.

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