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News Lithuania foreign minister resigns amid disagreement over secret CIA prisons
Lithuania foreign minister resigns amid disagreement over secret CIA prisons
Steve Czajkowski
January 23, 2010 08:00:00 am

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Vygaudas Usackas resigned Thursday in the midst of a dispute with President Dalia Grybauskaite over secret US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) secret prisons in the...

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News Turkish high court overturns law allowing civil courts to prosecute military personnel
Turkish high court overturns law allowing civil courts to prosecute military personnel
Steve Czajkowski
January 22, 2010 03:57:00 pm

The Constitutional Court of Turkey on Thursday overturned a law that allowed the prosecution of military personnel in civilian courts and prevented military prosecution of civilians during peacetime. The court was unanimous in...

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News Spain lawmaker considering legal action over lifted US Bin Laden image
Spain lawmaker considering legal action over lifted US Bin Laden image
Steve Czajkowski
January 17, 2010 03:24:00 pm

A Spanish lawmaker Saturday expressed anger over the use of his image as a basis for an FBI mock-up of Osama bin Laden , saying he would like a formal explanation and may file...

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News UN rights chief criticizes proposed Uganda legislation against homosexuality
UN rights chief criticizes proposed Uganda legislation against homosexuality
Steve Czajkowski
January 15, 2010 03:30:00 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday strongly criticized proposed legislation in Uganda which would implement harsh punishments for homosexual behavior, including the death penalty in...

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News US execution rate now half that of decade ago: report
US execution rate now half that of decade ago: report
Steve Czajkowski
December 18, 2009 01:30:00 pm

The number of executions that took place in the US in 2009 was down 47 percent from 10 years ago, according to the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) annual report released Friday....

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News Cambodia war crimes court charges former Khmer Rouge leader with genocide
Cambodia war crimes court charges former Khmer Rouge leader with genocide
Steve Czajkowski
December 18, 2009 12:33:00 pm

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on Friday charged Khieu Samphan , the former head of state during the Khmer Rouge regime, with genocide...

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Federal judge dismisses fraud charges against former Broadcom executives
Steve Czajkowski
December 16, 2009 12:16:00 pm

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed charges of fraud and conspiracy against two former executives of microchip maker Broadcom Corp. citing prosecutorial misconduct. Judge Cormac Carney of the US District Court for the Central District...

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Democratic lawmakers introduce immigration reform bill
Steve Czajkowski
December 16, 2009 10:43:00 am

An assembly of Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday submitted an immigration reform bill in the US House of Representatives that would give undocumented immigrants an easier path to seek legal status in the country. The proposed...

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News Obama administration favors Illinois prison for Guantanamo detainees
Obama administration favors Illinois prison for Guantanamo detainees
Steve Czajkowski
December 6, 2009 09:46:00 am

The Obama administration is seeking Illinois congressional support for a plan to purchase a prison facility in northwestern Illinois to house terrorism suspects currently being held at Guantanamo Bay , the Washington Post reported...

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News Supreme Court reverses death sentence in post-traumatic stress disorder case
Supreme Court reverses death sentence in post-traumatic stress disorder case
Steve Czajkowski
December 1, 2009 07:58:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday reversed a decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit that had affirmed a death sentence for a veteran convicted of...

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Reign of Terror begins in French Revolution

On April 6, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety took power as the executive agency of France during the French Revolution, starting the Reign of Terror. During this period, the Committee sought to eliminate "enemies of the Revolution" by summary trials of noblemen, clergy, merchants, and peasants alike. The Reign of Terror ended with the overthrow the Committee's last and most prominent member, Maximilien Robespierre. By this time, 20,000 to 40,000 Frenchmen and women had been executed by guillotine. Learn more about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.

'Scottsboro boys' put on trial for alleged rape of white women

On April 6, 1931, the nine "Scottsboro boys" were put on trial in Alabama on false charges of raping two white women during a freight train trip from Tennessee. Learn more about the trial of the Scottsboro boys.

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