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News Uruguay president agrees to take five Guantanamo prisoners
Uruguay president agrees to take five Guantanamo prisoners
Stephen Adelgren
March 21, 2014 12:47:51 pm

Uruguayan President Jose Mujica announced on Thursday that his country has agreed with US President Barack Obama to take five inmates at Guantanamo Bay , reportedly stating that they would be "welcome to work...

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News Egypt court sentences police officers for deaths of 37 Islamists
Egypt court sentences police officers for deaths of 37 Islamists
Stephen Adelgren
March 18, 2014 01:22:19 pm

A court in Cairo on Tusday sentenced four police officers convicted of negligence and manslaughter for their roles in connection with the deaths of 37 Islamist detainees who reportedly died of asphyxiation when a tear gas grenade was fired...

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News Myanmar enacts law assuring freedom for local media
Myanmar enacts law assuring freedom for local media
Stephen Adelgren
March 18, 2014 12:32:01 pm

The Myanmar legislature on Tuesday approved a new media law affording greater press freedoms to local media outlets. The law purportedly assures local media freedom from state censorship and attempts...

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News Oman court sentences former executive to 15 years for bribery
Oman court sentences former executive to 15 years for bribery
Stephen Adelgren
March 9, 2014 03:25:37 pm

On Sunday the Oman Court of First Instance sentenced the former executive of Galfar Engineering and Contracting, Muhammad Ali, to 15 years in prison and a fine of 1.7 million Omani rials for conviction in five cases of graft....

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News North Korea holds first parliamentary elections under Kim Jong-un
North Korea holds first parliamentary elections under Kim Jong-un
Stephen Adelgren
March 9, 2014 02:50:58 pm

On Sunday North Korea held its first parliamentary elections under the leadership of Kim Jong-un, successor and son of the late Kim Jong-Il. The elections are held at five-year intervals and are considered more a formality than...

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News HRW urges aid for Libya judicial system
HRW urges aid for Libya judicial system
Stephen Adelgren
March 7, 2014 06:28:30 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the international community Friday to provide assistance to Libya's failing justice system. HRW expressed concern over the mass detention of individuals on what they called an arbitrary basis. The...

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News Alabama House approves execution drug secrecy bill
Alabama House approves execution drug secrecy bill
Stephen Adelgren
March 7, 2014 11:26:03 am

On Thursday the Alabama House of Representatives approved a bill that would require information related to suppliers of drugs used in lethal injections to be kept confidential, citing current difficulties obtaining the drugs. The bill is...

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News Supreme Court rules bankruptcy court exceeded authority
Supreme Court rules bankruptcy court exceeded authority
Stephen Adelgren
March 4, 2014 12:10:55 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday in Law v. Siegel that a bankruptcy court improperly exceeded its authority by ordering legally exempt funds to be used to pay attorney's costs. The case revolved around...

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News Federal appeals court says BP must adhere to settlement agreement
Federal appeals court says BP must adhere to settlement agreement
Stephen Adelgren
March 4, 2014 11:29:25 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled 2-1 Monday that British Petroleum (BP) must adhere to the terms of its Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement agreement with Gulf...

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News Ukraine parliament votes to send ousted president before ICC
Ukraine parliament votes to send ousted president before ICC
Stephen Adelgren
February 25, 2014 12:18:35 pm

The Ukrainian parliamentary body Verkhovna Rada voted on Tuesday to adopt a resolution referring the now-fugitive former president Viktor Yanukovich and other high-ranking state officials to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) ....

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European Community established

On January 1, 1958, the European Community (EC), the predecessor to the European Union (EU), was created when the Treaty of Rome officially went into effect. This represented the culmination of efforts since the end of World War II to closely tie the nations of Europe as a way of preventing future wars. The original members were France, West Germany, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The EC has since expanded to become the EU, encompassing most of Europe in the fifty years since its creation. Learn more about the early development of the EC from 1945 through 1959.

Emancipation Proclamation final version issued

On January 1, 1863, US President Abraham Lincoln issued the final version of the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves in states in rebellion against the Union. Lincoln had issued a previous version in September 1862, warning of the January action. Learn more about the Emancipation Proclamation.

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