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News Russia court grants Khodorkovsky more access to lawyers
Russia court grants Khodorkovsky more access to lawyers
Tatyana Margolin
March 3, 2006 04:18:00 am

A Moscow court on Thursday granted incarcerated Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky more access to his lawyers, allowing consultation with them during prison working hours. Khodorkovsky, the former owner of a Russian oil giant...

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News Prisons construction focus of last US Iraq rebuilding project
Prisons construction focus of last US Iraq rebuilding project
Tatyana Margolin
March 2, 2006 05:33:00 am

The US State Department has asked Congress for $100 million for building prisons in Iraq, its only remaining large-scale reconstruction project in the country. State Department Iraq Coordinator James Jeffrey describes the...

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News Blair ‘hopes’ for Guantanamo closure
Blair ‘hopes’ for Guantanamo closure
Tatyana Margolin
March 2, 2006 04:49:00 am

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair told the British House of Commons Wednesday that he hopes the US will close its much-criticized detention camp at Guantanamo Bay , but measured his words by adding that...

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News Foreigners face deportation for texting porn, disturbing order under new China law
Foreigners face deportation for texting porn, disturbing order under new China law
Tatyana Margolin
March 2, 2006 04:24:00 am

China's new Law on Public Security Administrative Penalties took effect Wednesday, creating 165 new offenses and setting maximum penalties ranging from 200 yuan ($25 US) to 15 days detention for Chinese citizens all the...

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News National ID card legislation survives UK Commons test
National ID card legislation survives UK Commons test
Tatyana Margolin
February 14, 2006 06:39:00 am

The controversial Identity Cards Bill narrowly passed its critical second reading in the British House of Commons Monday evening despite efforts by opposition parties and rebellious backbenchers from British Prime Minister Tony Blair's ...

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News European Parliament could call top US officials to testify in rendition probe
European Parliament could call top US officials to testify in rendition probe
Tatyana Margolin
February 14, 2006 05:59:00 am

As part of its probe into allegations that the CIA ran secret prisons in EU member countries, a committee of the European Parliament Monday outlined an investigation plan and reviewed a...

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News UK PM-in-waiting calls for re-toughening terror bill
UK PM-in-waiting calls for re-toughening terror bill
Tatyana Margolin
February 13, 2006 10:06:00 am

UK Chancellor Gordon Brown , widely expected to succeed Tony Blair as British Prime Minister before the next election if not sooner, delivered a major policy address Monday calling for a toughening-up of the...

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News British Islamic leaders urge speedy prosecution  of UK troops in abuse video
British Islamic leaders urge speedy prosecution of UK troops in abuse video
Tatyana Margolin
February 13, 2006 03:01:00 am

Islamic leaders in Britain have demanded a speedy prosecution of British soldiers shown beating young Iraqi detainees and defiling an Iraqi corpse in video images that were published in the tabloid...

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News European rights court makes landmark award to Russian police brutality victim
European rights court makes landmark award to Russian police brutality victim
Tatyana Margolin
January 30, 2006 09:42:00 pm

The European Court of Human Rights based in Strasbourg, France, has awarded a landmark compensation payment of 250,000 euros ($300,000) to Alexei Mikheyev, a 29 year old Russian citizen virtually crippled from the waist down as...

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Finland wants to revive EU constitution talks
Tatyana Margolin
January 30, 2006 06:04:00 am

Finnish leaders hinted over the weekend that they would like to put the European Constitution back on the table for discussion at the October summit of European Union leaders scheduled during Finland's six-month...

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Treaty with Russia ceded Alaska to the United States

On March 30, 1867, the US and Russia signed a treaty ceding Alaska to the United States for a payment of $7,200,000 in gold.

Review the terms of a Treaty concerning the Cession of the Russian Possessions in North America by his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias to the United States of America, the terms of which were included in the Treaty's Proclamation by President Andrew Johnson on June 20, 1867.

Treaty of Paris ends Crimean War

On March 30, 1856, representatives of Great Britain, France, Sardinia, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire signed the Treaty of Paris of 1856, ending the Crimean War. The treaty confirmed Russia's loss of power and territory a result of the war. The Black Sea region and some Russian islands were demilitarized, and Russia lost its influence over Romanian principalities and Christians in the Ottoman Empire under the terms of the treaty.

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