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News CIA tortured top al Qaeda terror detainee at secret location
CIA tortured top al Qaeda terror detainee at secret location
Natalie Hrubos
September 10, 2006 02:54:00 pm

CIA operatives taking over the interrogation of captured top al Qaeda operative Abu Zubaydah from FBI agents in 2002 had him stripped, exposed to extreme cold and subjected to loud rock music in an effort to...

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News Iraqi lawmakers feud over federalism bill
Iraqi lawmakers feud over federalism bill
Natalie Hrubos
September 7, 2006 08:25:00 pm

Iraq's parliament adjourned abruptly Thursday following a heated debate about a draft law that would divide the country into autonomous regions. Sunnis oppose the plan because it would leave them without access to Iraq's oil as most...

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News UN sends human rights experts to Middle East to probe war abuses
UN sends human rights experts to Middle East to probe war abuses
Natalie Hrubos
September 7, 2006 08:15:00 pm

Four human rights experts appointed by the United Nations are heading to the Middle East to investigate possible abuses during the recent Mideast conflict between Israel and Lebanon. Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s Representative on the...

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News Canada PM makes landmark committee appearance to push Senate reform
Canada PM makes landmark committee appearance to push Senate reform
Natalie Hrubos
September 7, 2006 07:31:00 pm

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Thursday urged members of the Canadian Senate's Special Committee on Senate Reform to support legislation that would limit terms in the country's unelected Senate to...

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News Israel officials warned of possible war crimes prosecutions abroad
Israel officials warned of possible war crimes prosecutions abroad
Natalie Hrubos
September 4, 2006 11:51:00 am

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned senior government and military officials that inflammatory statements some made about the recent conflict with Lebanon, such as advocating the bombing of villages that housed Hezbollah rebels, could lead...

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News UK trial for 8 airplane bomb plot suspects not expected until 2008: prosecutor
UK trial for 8 airplane bomb plot suspects not expected until 2008: prosecutor
Natalie Hrubos
September 4, 2006 11:13:00 am

Eight men allegedly involved in a plot to blow up US-bound planes leaving a London airport will probably not go to trial until 2008, prosecutor Colin Gibbs told the Central Criminal Court during a brief...

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News US military denies dead soldiers linked to Mahmudiya murders
US military denies dead soldiers linked to Mahmudiya murders
Natalie Hrubos
September 4, 2006 10:32:00 am

US military officials in Iraq said Monday that, despite press reports to the contrary, three soldiers killed earlier this summer near Mahmudiya were not involved in the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl ...

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News DOJ prosecuting fewer terror cases: report
DOJ prosecuting fewer terror cases: report
Natalie Hrubos
September 4, 2006 09:46:00 am

The number of terrorism-related prosecutions has sharply declined in the years following the Sept. 11 attacks and less than half of those convicted on terror charges received prison sentences, according to a study released Sunday...

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News Zuma South African corruption trial set to start after two postponements
Zuma South African corruption trial set to start after two postponements
Natalie Hrubos
September 3, 2006 04:14:00 pm

Former South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma is set to appear in court again Tuesday, where he faces corruption charges stemming from an arms-procurement scandal. Zuma was fired as South Africa's deputy president in June...

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News Former Bosnian Serb police chief convicted of war crimes found dead
Former Bosnian Serb police chief convicted of war crimes found dead
Natalie Hrubos
September 3, 2006 03:17:00 pm

A former Bosnian Serb police chief convicted of war crimes in 2001 was found dead in his home in Bosnia Friday with a gunshot to his head and a pistol in his hand. An autopsy has not...

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LA Riots break out following beating of Rodney King

Riots that would grip the city of Los Angeles, California for six days broke out on April 29, 1992, after LAPD officers who beat Rodney King while being filmed were acquitted by a jury. The verdict ignited a powder keg of discontent about police discrimination against LA's Black community. The riots would result in more than 60 deaths and $1 billion in property damage. Learn more about the LA Riots from NPR.

Chemical Weapons Convention goes into force

On April 29, 1997, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction went into force. The Convention prohibits member nations from creating and deploying chemical weapons and is overseen by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Oliver Ellsworth born

Oliver Ellsworth, third Chief Justice of the United States and primary author of the Judiciary Act of 1789 that established the federal court system, was born in Windsor, Connecticut, on April 29, 1745.

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