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News Guinea commission finds former junta aide solely responsible for Conakry killings
Guinea commission finds former junta aide solely responsible for Conakry killings
Sarah Paulsworth
February 2, 2010 03:32:00 pm

Former Guinean junta aide Lieutenant Aboubacar Cherif "Toumba" Diakite is the sole government official to blame for the killing of more than 150 civilians in Conakry in September, a commission created by Guinea's junta announced on Tuesday....

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News Nigeria court rules president not required to transfer power to VP
Nigeria court rules president not required to transfer power to VP
Sarah Paulsworth
January 29, 2010 11:59:00 am

A Nigerian court ruled Friday that ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua is not required to formally transfer his powers to Vice President Goodluck Jonathan or any other interim leader. The Federal High Court in Abuja...

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News Israel legislature adopts measure to pardon 400 protesters of 2005 Gaza disengagement
Israel legislature adopts measure to pardon 400 protesters of 2005 Gaza disengagement
Sarah Paulsworth
January 26, 2010 02:46:00 pm

Israel's Knesset approved legislation on Monday to grant immunity to approximately 400 protesters involved in violent protests in connection with the 2005 removal of settlers in the Gaza Strip . The...

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News Iraq Interior Ministry targeted in car bombing
Iraq Interior Ministry targeted in car bombing
Sarah Paulsworth
January 26, 2010 12:15:00 pm

A suicide bomber detonated a car bomb outside of the Forsenics Lab of the Iraqi Ministry of Interior's Criminal Investigation Department on Tuesday, killing 21 people and injuring at least 80 others. The building collapsed shortly...

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News Task force recommends trials or military tribunals for 35 Guantanamo detainees: AP
Task force recommends trials or military tribunals for 35 Guantanamo detainees: AP
Sarah Paulsworth
January 22, 2010 12:46:00 pm

A presidential task force has recommended that 35 Guantanamo Bay prisoners face trial or military commissions , the Associated Press reported on Friday. Government officials said that the proceedings for these detainees will most likely...

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News Nigeria court orders cabinet to pass resolution on president’s ability to govern
Nigeria court orders cabinet to pass resolution on president’s ability to govern
Sarah Paulsworth
January 22, 2010 12:04:00 pm

Nigeria’s cabinet must pass a resolution within 14 days on whether ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua is capable of running the country, according to an order issued on Friday by Judge Dan Abutu of Federal High Court in...

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News Malaysia court rules sodomy ban constitutional
Malaysia court rules sodomy ban constitutional
Sarah Paulsworth
January 19, 2010 01:47:00 pm

An appeals court in Malaysia ruled on Tuesday that the country's ban on sodomy is constitutional. The court made the ruling while considering the appeal of Abdul Rahim Abdul Rahaman, who was convicted of sodomizing a 14-year-old...

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News China high court ex-vice president sentenced to life on corruption conviction
China high court ex-vice president sentenced to life on corruption conviction
Sarah Paulsworth
January 19, 2010 12:15:00 pm

Former vice president of China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) Huang Songyou was convicted on bribery and embezzlement charges on Tuesday and sentenced to life imprisonment . Huang is the highest-ranking judge to be charged...

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News Russia lower house ratifies Europe rights court reform protocol
Russia lower house ratifies Europe rights court reform protocol
Sarah Paulsworth
January 15, 2010 12:11:00 pm

The Russian State Duma on Thursday passed a resolution to ratify Protocol 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights , making the Russian Federation the last Council of Europe (COE) [official...

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News UK court begins first non-jury criminal trial
UK court begins first non-jury criminal trial
Sarah Paulsworth
January 12, 2010 12:54:00 pm

A UK court on Tuesday began the first non-jury criminal trial in England or Wales in more than 400 years. Defendants John Twomey, Peter Blake, Barry Hibberd, and Glen Cameron appeared at the Royal Courts of Justice, accused of...

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On April 17, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of assassinating Senator Robert F. Kennedy and sentenced to death. The sentence was later commuted to life in prison after the Supreme Court of California overturned the death penalty in the state.

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