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News New York Catholic diocese ordered to pay $11M damages in sex abuse suit
New York Catholic diocese ordered to pay $11M damages in sex abuse suit
Michael Sung
May 19, 2007 10:45:00 am

A New York jury found the Long Island Diocese of Rockville Centre negligent in the hiring and retention of a youth minister who repeatedly molested two victims between 1999 and 2002 on Friday, and was ordered to...

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News Former Guantanamo military lawyer sentenced to 6 months for leaking names
Former Guantanamo military lawyer sentenced to 6 months for leaking names
Michael Sung
May 19, 2007 10:31:00 am

US Navy Lt. Cmdr. Matthew M. Diaz, a former staff judge advocate stationed at Guantanamo Bay , was sentenced Friday to six months in prison and is to be dismissed from the US Navy for leaking detainee...

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News Spain prosecutors appeal indictment of US soldiers in Iraq death of journalist
Spain prosecutors appeal indictment of US soldiers in Iraq death of journalist
Michael Sung
May 19, 2007 09:56:00 am

Spanish National Court prosecutors Friday appealed investigating magistrate Santiago Pedraz's indictment of three US soldiers with homicide and "a crime against the international community" in the 2004 death in Iraq of cameraman Jose Couso [advocacy website, in English; JURIST...

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EU leaders press Putin on Russia human rights at summit
Michael Sung
May 18, 2007 03:17:00 pm

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other European Union (EU) leaders criticized Russia's human rights record in a series of exchanges at a press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday, marking the...

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News State-mandated Internet censorship on the rise: report
State-mandated Internet censorship on the rise: report
Michael Sung
May 18, 2007 12:36:00 pm

A study released Friday by the OpenNet Initiative (ONI) has found a "substantial growth in the scale, scope and sophistication" of Internet censorship worldwide. The study, focusing on state-mandated censorship, found evidence of content...

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News Afghanistan journalists sentenced for violating mass media law, disobeying AG
Afghanistan journalists sentenced for violating mass media law, disobeying AG
Michael Sung
May 18, 2007 11:31:00 am

Authorities in Afghanistan have sentenced two Tolo Television journalists for "violating mass media law" and disobeying orders of the attorney general, according to state-controlled Afghanistan National Television (ANTV) Wednesday. In April, Afghan Attorney General...

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News House calls for Guantanamo shutdown plan in defense spending bill amendment
House calls for Guantanamo shutdown plan in defense spending bill amendment
Michael Sung
May 18, 2007 10:45:00 am

The US House of Representatives voted 220-208 Thursday to pass an amendment to the FY'08 Defense Authorization Bill to require the Office of the Secretary of Defense to...

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News Nigeria unions plan strikes to protest election fraud
Nigeria unions plan strikes to protest election fraud
Michael Sung
May 18, 2007 10:23:00 am

Nigerian union leaders Thursday called for a two-day national strike to protest the May 29 inauguration of president-elect Umaru Yar'Adua , who they say was elected fraudulently. The strike, which will involve both blue-collar and white-collar unions, is...

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News India court hands down first sentences in 1993 Mumbai bombing case
India court hands down first sentences in 1993 Mumbai bombing case
Michael Sung
May 18, 2007 09:53:00 am

A court in India sentenced five people to three years in prison and a fine of $610 each Friday for their role in the deadly 1993 Mumbai bombings that killed 257 people and injured...

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News US and allies circulate Security Council resolution for Hariri tribunal
US and allies circulate Security Council resolution for Hariri tribunal
Michael Sung
May 18, 2007 08:58:00 am

The United States, France, and the United Kingdom circulated a draft UN Security Council resolution Thursday, which if approved will unilaterally establish a tribunal under Chapter VII of the UN Charter to investigate and try suspects in the...

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Kellogg-Briand Pact signed renouncing war

On August 27, 1928, representatives of thirty-two nations gathered in Paris signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact, renouncing war as an instrument of national policy and agreeing to the peaceful settlement of disputes between them. Frank B. Kellogg, the US Secretary of State who proposed the treaty, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in 1929. The treaty's exceptions and qualifications, however, and the absence of any means of enforcement, ultimately guaranteed its failure. Review the text of the Kellogg-Briand pact.

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