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News UN rights experts commends progress in Chad
UN rights experts commends progress in Chad
Rebecca DiLeonardo
April 5, 2012 12:46:45 pm

The UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kyung-wha Kang said Wednesday that Chad has made significant progress in its human rights improvements, but that the Chadian government must continue to work on...

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News Brazil prosecutor files second lawsuit against Chevron for oil spills
Brazil prosecutor files second lawsuit against Chevron for oil spills
Rebecca DiLeonardo
April 4, 2012 12:25:19 pm

A Brazilian federal prosecutor on Tuesday filed a second $11 billion lawsuit against Chevron after the company reported a new leak in its Frade oil field in the Campos Basin. Eduardo Santos de Oliviera filed the first...

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News Canada high court will not hear case on Afghan detainee documents
Canada high court will not hear case on Afghan detainee documents
Rebecca DiLeonardo
March 29, 2012 01:01:53 pm

The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday denied the government leave to appeal a decision requiring them to turn over redacted documents providing information about Afghan prisoner treatment. The complaint was filed...

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News Blagojevich aide sentenced to 10 days in prison
Blagojevich aide sentenced to 10 days in prison
Rebecca DiLeonardo
March 29, 2012 12:05:09 pm

John Harris, former chief of staff to Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich , was sentenced to 10 days in prison this week in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois for his part...

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News Uganda opposition leader pleads not guilty to unlawful assembly charges
Uganda opposition leader pleads not guilty to unlawful assembly charges
Rebecca DiLeonardo
March 28, 2012 01:18:55 pm

Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges of unlawful assembly stemming from an incident at a protest last week. Besigye and other protesters were arrested last week after a...

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News Poland ex-intelligence head faces charges for involvement in secret CIA prison
Poland ex-intelligence head faces charges for involvement in secret CIA prison
Rebecca DiLeonardo
March 28, 2012 12:32:33 pm

The former head of the Polish Intelligence Agency may face charges for his assistance of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in operating a secret prison in Poland. Zbigniew Siemiatkowski told a Polish newspaper...

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News Mali soldiers take control of government, suspend constitution
Mali soldiers take control of government, suspend constitution
Rebecca DiLeonardo
March 22, 2012 12:46:20 pm

The president of Mali was removed from office on Wednesday after Malian soldiers took control of the government and suspended the constitution. After removing President Amadou Toumani Toure , the soldiers announced the suspension of the constitution...

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News Florida governor signs law authorizing random drug tests for state employees
Florida governor signs law authorizing random drug tests for state employees
Rebecca DiLeonardo
March 22, 2012 08:00:56 am

Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) on Monday signed the Drug-Free Workplace Act , which allows state employers to randomly test up to 10% of their workforce. The act does not create a "duty" to test, but allows...

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News Same-sex couples not entitled to adoption: ECHR
Same-sex couples not entitled to adoption: ECHR
Rebecca DiLeonardo
March 22, 2012 07:45:27 am

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) last week ruled that the right of a person in a same-sex partnership to adopt his or her partner's child is not protected by the European...

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News ICTY war crimes suspect Seselj says tribunal is biased
ICTY war crimes suspect Seselj says tribunal is biased
Rebecca DiLeonardo
March 15, 2012 01:01:48 pm

Serb nationalist politician and war crimes suspect Vojislav Seselj on Thursday told judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) that he believes the tribunal is biased...

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English Queen consort Anne Boleyn arrested on adultery accusations

English Queen consort Anne Boleyn, whom King Henry VIII married after famously divorcing Catherine of Aragon, was arrested on charges of adultery on May 2, 1536. The following trial, orchestrated by prominent minister of state Thomas Cromwell, led to Anne's conviction and eventual execution two weeks after her arrest despite Anne's denial of the charges. Henry VIII would marry Jane Seymour later that month. Learn more about Anne Boleyn.

FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover died

Longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover died on May 2, 1972 at age 77, having led the agency since 1924. He built his reputation on battling bootleggers during Prohibition and communist and pro-rights groups after World War II. Review Hoover's official FBI personnel file, released under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act.

European Central Bank founded

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