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News Serbia court considers overturning general’s treason conviction for collaborating with Nazis
Serbia court considers overturning general’s treason conviction for collaborating with Nazis
Valerie Howell
February 27, 2015 01:37:14 pm

A Belgrade court on Friday considered whether to wipe the treason conviction against General Draza Mihailovic for his efforts supporting the Nazi regime during World War II. Serbian nationals showed up in droves to the courthouse to witness the...

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News UN: Syria violence continues after 5 years of conflict
UN: Syria violence continues after 5 years of conflict
Valerie Howell
February 27, 2015 11:55:23 am

Two senior UN relief officials expressed concern Thursday about the brutal violence that continues to plague Syria as a result of the country's internal conflict. In a presentation to the UN Security Council,...

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News Australia PM to toughen citizenship laws to curtail terrorism
Australia PM to toughen citizenship laws to curtail terrorism
Valerie Howell
February 23, 2015 11:55:53 am

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Monday announced a plan to revoke and curb citizenship of Australians involved in terrorist activities. The proposal was made as a response to over a hundred Australian nationals who...

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News Federal judge rules American Express violated antitrust laws
Federal judge rules American Express violated antitrust laws
Valerie Howell
February 20, 2015 01:25:43 pm

Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis of the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of New York decided on Thursday that American Express' practice of barring merchants from asking customers to use one credit card over...

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Kansas senate approves restrictive abortion bill
Valerie Howell
February 20, 2015 12:22:54 pm

The Kansas Senate on Friday approved a bill that would prohibit a common second trimester abortive procedure by redefining it as "dismemberment abortions". The bill was prepared by the National Right to Life Committee and...

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Rights groups call for release of Syria activists
Valerie Howell
February 16, 2015 11:53:15 am

A coalition of 71 human rights groups released a statement on Monday urging the Syrian government to release three prominent human rights defenders on the third anniversary of their imprisonment. The statement identifies the three men,...

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Rights group urges Mexico to investigate thousands of disappearances
Valerie Howell
February 13, 2015 01:29:28 pm

Amnesty International (AI) released a statement on Friday urging the Mexican government to adhere to UN recommendations on how to investigate the disappearances of 22,600 of its citizens. Half of the counted disappearances occurred between...

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HRW: Thailand government must reject pro-military detention amendments
Valerie Howell
February 13, 2015 12:19:16 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Thailand's National Legislative Assembly to reject a proposed amendment to the Military Court Act that would allow the government to detain civilians up to 84 days without charging...

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Missouri towns sued over ‘debtors prisons’
Valerie Howell
February 9, 2015 12:23:35 pm

Rights group Equal Justice Under Law filed suit Fridays against the cities of Ferguson and Jennings , Missouri, for their practice of jailing citizens who fail to pay debts owed to the city for minor offenses...

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UN rights chief calls for change in education to prevent atrocities
Valerie Howell
February 6, 2015 01:51:04 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Thursday called for for a change in education practices and governmental activities in order to curtail the state of current worldwide atrocities. In a...

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WWI gas attack on Canadians led to first chemical weapons ban

On April 24, 1915, the German army used chlorine gas against Canadian troops at Ypres. Gas was later employed by British and French forces against the Germans. Learn more about early efforts by the Red Cross to ban chemical weapons and review the June 1925 Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare.

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On April 24, 1800, US President John Adams approved $5,000 to fund the establishment of the US Library of Congress. Learn more about the history of the US Library of Congress.

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