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News Lebanon police arrest radical Muslim cleric convicted of terrorism
Lebanon police arrest radical Muslim cleric convicted of terrorism
Zach Zagger
November 16, 2010 08:08:32 am

Lebanese authorities on Monday arrested Syrian national and radical Muslim cleric, Omar Bakri Mohammed, less than a week after he was convicted of terrorism by a military court. Bakri was after a gunfire riddled car chase arrested ...

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Bosnia authorities arrest Srebrenica war crimes suspect
Zach Zagger
November 16, 2010 07:01:51 am

A suspected Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) war criminal was arrested Monday in connection with the 1995 Srebrenica massacre during the end of 1992-95 Bosnian civil war . The Prosecutors Office for BiH announced...

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News China court rules against plaintiff in first HIV employment discrimination suit
China court rules against plaintiff in first HIV employment discrimination suit
Zach Zagger
November 12, 2010 03:36:38 pm

A Chinese court ruled Friday against a man who claimed he was denied a teaching job because he is HIV-positive, in China's first HIV/AIDs employment discrimination lawsuit. The man, known only by the alias Xiao Wu, said that he...

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News France ex-president Chirac ordered to face second corruption trial
France ex-president Chirac ordered to face second corruption trial
Zach Zagger
November 9, 2010 09:06:53 am

A French judge on Monday ordered former president Jacques Chirac to stand trial on a second set of charges in connection with the funding of his political party during his time as mayor of...

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News Federal judge temporarily blocks Oklahoma amendment banning use of Islamic law
Federal judge temporarily blocks Oklahoma amendment banning use of Islamic law
Zach Zagger
November 9, 2010 07:59:54 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma on Monday temporarily blocked a state constitutional amendment banning courts from considering international or Islamic Law. Chief Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange issued a...

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DC Circuit orders further review of Guantanamo detainee release order
Zach Zagger
November 5, 2010 04:23:33 pm

A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday ordered further review of a lower court decision to release Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohamedou Olud...

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News Canada government to accept Khadr after one year
Canada government to accept Khadr after one year
Zach Zagger
November 2, 2010 08:06:55 am

Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Lawrence Cannon told the House of Commons Monday that the Harper administration has agreed to accept Guantanamo Bay detainee and convicted terrorist Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST...

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News Ninth Circuit hears arguments on Arizona immigration law
Ninth Circuit hears arguments on Arizona immigration law
Zach Zagger
November 2, 2010 07:04:30 am

A three-judge panel of US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments Monday on Arizona's controversial immigration law . The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has argued...

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News Rights groups urge Senate to pass bill allowing cameras in Supreme Court
Rights groups urge Senate to pass bill allowing cameras in Supreme Court
Zach Zagger
October 29, 2010 01:44:17 pm

A coalition of 37 public interest groups, led by the American Civil Liberties Union, the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and the Alliance for Justice , sent a letter to the Senate Thursday urging...

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News Federal court rules government not required to disclose Bagram detainee information
Federal court rules government not required to disclose Bagram detainee information
Zach Zagger
October 26, 2010 08:27:15 am

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York denied a request Monday for documents regarding the detention and treatment of prisoners being held at Bagram Air Base ...

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Margaret Sanger arrested for distributing birth control information

On October 26, 1916, feminist Margaret Sanger was arrested for distributing birth control information shortly after establishing the first US birth control clinic in Brooklyn, New York.

Israel and Jordan sign peace accord

On October 26, 1994, Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres and his Jordanian counterpart Abdelsalam al-Majali signed the Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The treaty ended a state of war that had existed between the two nations since the Arab-Israeli War of 1948. In addition to other provisions, the accord established normal diplomatic relations, agreed upon borders, and shared water.

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