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News DOJ: Number of US deportation cases steadily declining
DOJ: Number of US deportation cases steadily declining
Taylor Gillan
April 17, 2014 11:16:49 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday released statistics that show a steady decline in new deportation cases brought by the Obama administration in US immigration courts over the last five years,...

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News Iran to sue US over UN nominee’s visa denial
Iran to sue US over UN nominee’s visa denial
Taylor Gillan
April 14, 2014 11:30:19 am

A foreign ministry spokesperson on Monday said that Iran plans to sue the US over its refusal to grant an entry visa to Hamid Aboutalebi, Tehran's newly-proposed ambassador to the United Nations (UN) . As the UN is...

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News Libya trial of Gaddafi sons and ex-officials begins
Libya trial of Gaddafi sons and ex-officials begins
Taylor Gillan
April 14, 2014 10:55:25 am

Prosecutors in Libya on Monday opened the trial of former Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi's sons, Saadi Gaddafi and Saif al-Islam , and more than two dozen of his former officials for...

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News Nepal parliament to vote on amnesty bill for crimes committed during civil war
Nepal parliament to vote on amnesty bill for crimes committed during civil war
Taylor Gillan
April 10, 2014 01:30:08 pm

A senior lawmaker in Nepal on Thursday stated that those found guilty of committing crimes committed during Nepal's civil war could be granted amnesty due to the introduction of a new bill in parliament on Wednesday that aims to...

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News HRW: New Ukraine law threatens judicial independence
HRW: New Ukraine law threatens judicial independence
Taylor Gillan
April 10, 2014 12:17:36 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday criticized a law passed by the Ukrainian parliament , saying that it violates judicial independence and should be struck down. The law, On Restoring Confidence in the Judiciary,...

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News Egypt court upholds sentences of revolution activists
Egypt court upholds sentences of revolution activists
Taylor Gillan
April 7, 2014 11:32:16 am

An Egyptian court of appeals on Monday upheld the jailing of three men who co-founded the April 6 opposition movement which played a large role in the country's 2011 revolution. The ruling has been described as part of a...

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News Dutch politician faces discrimination complaints after anti-Moroccan comments
Dutch politician faces discrimination complaints after anti-Moroccan comments
Taylor Gillan
April 3, 2014 12:53:50 pm

Dutch prosecutors on Thursday said that more than 5,000 people in the Netherlands have filed complaints against Party for Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders for discrimination following anti-Moroccan comments Wilders...

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News Mississippi lawmakers approve 20-week abortion ban
Mississippi lawmakers approve 20-week abortion ban
Taylor Gillan
April 3, 2014 12:20:03 pm

The Mississippi Legislature on Tuesday passed a bill that bans abortions from being performed beyond 20 weeks after a woman's last menstrual period, or 18 weeks of pregnancy. The bill, which grants an exception ...

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News Pakistan court charges Musharraf with high treason
Pakistan court charges Musharraf with high treason
Taylor Gillan
March 31, 2014 11:48:54 am

A court in Pakistan on Monday charged former president Pervez Musharraf with high treason. If convicted, the former leader could face the death penalty. Musharraf pleaded not guilty to each of the charges against...

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News ICJ: Japan must halt whaling program
ICJ: Japan must halt whaling program
Taylor Gillan
March 31, 2014 11:18:37 am

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled Monday that Japan cannot continue its annual whale hunt, finding that it is not being carried out for the scientific purposes the Japanese government had claimed. This 12-4...

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US and Japan sign Kanagwa Treaty

On March 31, 1854, US Commodore Matthew Perry and representatives of the Japanese government signed the Convention of Kanagawa. The terms of the treaty marked the end of Japan's 500 years of self-imposed isolation by opening the Ports of Shimoda and Hakodate. Four years later, Japanese-American relations were further expanded by the Treaty of Amity and Commerce (Harris Treaty), which opened more Japanese ports to US trade and set up a system of extraterritoriality for Americans in Japan.

Spanish royal decree ordered expulsion of Jews

On March 31, 1492, King Ferdinand of Spain signed a decree expelling Jews from his kingdom. Read a contemporary account of the expulsion, originally written in Hebrew by an Italian Jew in 1495.

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