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Louisiana legislature passes bill strengthening euthanasia ban
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May 29, 2012 03:08:08 pm

The Louisiana State Senate on Monday unanimously passed a bill strengthening Louisiana's ban on euthanasia and assisted suicide . Both practices were already prohibited under other laws in Louisiana....

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The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Tuesday in Marx v. General Revenue Corp. to determine whether a defendant may be awarded attorney's fees in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act...

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A judge for the UK Special Immigration Appeals Commission on Monday denied an application for bail by Muslim cleric Abu Qatada . In his decision, Mr. Justice Mitting suggested that the...

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Police in Papua New Guinea on Monday arrested and charged Supreme Court Justice Nicholas Kirriwoma with sedition. Kirriwoma is the second Supreme Court justice that has been arrested for Sedition this month. Last week, police stormed the country's Supreme...

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May 29, 2012 11:37:49 am

The Senate of the Philippines on Tuesday voted to remove Chief Justice Renato Corona on charges of violating the constitution through failure to declare his assets in a sworn statement. Renato was impeached on eight...

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Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab was released on bail on Monday, according to his lawyer. Rajab was arrested for insulting a statutory body through messages he posted on Twitter criticizing the Interior Ministry. Rajab is the...

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Bahraini human rights activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja has ended his hunger strike because he believes he has adequately raised awareness of his cause , Al-Khawaja's wife told Reuters on Monday. Al-Khawaja has been on...

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May 23, 2012 03:28:39 pm

China's chengguan, a para-police organization charged with enforcing non-criminal administrative regulations, is abusing its power, Human Rights Watch reported Wednesday. The report indicated that although the chengguan are not authorized to arrest citizens...

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May 23, 2012 01:57:02 pm

More than 40 Catholic dioceses and other Catholic institutions around the US filed suits on Monday against the Obama administration, alleging that certain employer insurance requirements issued by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ...

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Former Libyan chief of intelligence Abdullah al-Senussi will face charges of illegally entering the country of Mauritania , an anonymous source told Reuters on Monday. Al-Senussi, who served under Muammar Gaddafi, was arrested in Mauritania in...

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Dutch East India Company established

On March 20, 1602, the States-General of the Netherlands established the Dutch East India Company (VOC). The creation edict granted VOC a monopoly over Dutch colonial activities in Asia for twenty-one years. During that time, VOC became the world's first multinational company and the first to issue stock. Read a history of the VOC and view the world's oldest share of stock, as issued by the VOC.

First woman executed by electric chair

On March 20, 1899, Martha Place, convicted of the murder of her stepdaughter, became the first woman to die in the electric chair. The execution was carried out at New York's Auburn Prison.

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