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News France justice ministry rejects Noriega request to be treated as POW
France justice ministry rejects Noriega request to be treated as POW
Zach Zagger
April 30, 2010 10:34:00 am

The French Justice Ministry on Thursday denied a request from former Panamanian military leader Manuel Noriega to be treated as a prisoner of war (POW). Noriega currently awaits trial in France on money laundering...

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News Japan abolishes statute of limitations for murder
Japan abolishes statute of limitations for murder
Zach Zagger
April 28, 2010 12:50:41 pm

The Japanese Diet on Tuesday approved a bill abolishing the statute of limitations for murder. The new law abolishes the statute of limitations for serious capital crimes, which was previously 25 years, and extends the limitation...

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News Iraq detainees tortured in secret prison: HRW
Iraq detainees tortured in secret prison: HRW
Zach Zagger
April 28, 2010 12:31:14 pm

Iraqi detainees were repeatedly tortured in a secret prison in Baghdad, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday. HRW says that detainees held at the Muthanna facility, run by Iraqi authorities, were hung upside-down, deprived of air, kicked,...

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News Japan abolishes statute of limitations for murder
Japan abolishes statute of limitations for murder
Zach Zagger
April 28, 2010 12:11:00 pm

The Japanese Diet on Tuesday approved a bill abolishing the statute of limitations for murder. The new law abolishes the statute of limitations for serious capital crimes, which was previously 25 years, and extends the limitation...

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News Iraq detainees tortured in secret prison: HRW
Iraq detainees tortured in secret prison: HRW
Zach Zagger
April 28, 2010 10:21:00 am

Iraqi detainees were repeatedly tortured in a secret prison in Baghdad, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday. HRW says that detainees held at the Muthanna facility, run by Iraqi authorities, were hung upside-down, deprived of air, kicked,...

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News Proposal to legalize limited commercial whaling unveiled
Proposal to legalize limited commercial whaling unveiled
Zach Zagger
April 23, 2010 01:29:00 pm

The International Whaling Commission (IWC) unveiled a draft proposal Thursday that would make limited commercial whaling legal for the first time in 25 years. The proposal reflects a compromise for the countries...

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News Kyrgyzstan to hold constitutional referendum in July
Kyrgyzstan to hold constitutional referendum in July
Zach Zagger
April 22, 2010 02:04:00 pm

Kyrgyzstan interim deputy leader Omurbek Tekebayev announced Thursday that the country would hold a referendum on a new constitution on July 27. Tekebayev, part of the interim government that took power two weeks ago amid an anti-government uprising [JURIST...

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News CIA documents reveal possible cover-up of interrogation video destruction
CIA documents reveal possible cover-up of interrogation video destruction
Zach Zagger
April 16, 2010 02:14:00 pm

Internal Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) documents released Thursday reveal that the former head of the agency Porter Goss may have agreed with the destruction of videotapes [JURIST news...

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News Federal judge rules National Day of Prayer unconstitutional
Federal judge rules National Day of Prayer unconstitutional
Zach Zagger
April 16, 2010 01:02:00 pm

A judge for US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin ruled Thursday that the National Day of Prayer is an unconstitutional government endorsement of religion. Judge Barbara Crabb issued summary judgment...

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News Israel ex-PM suspected of corruption in Jerusalem real estate scandal
Israel ex-PM suspected of corruption in Jerusalem real estate scandal
Zach Zagger
April 15, 2010 03:21:00 pm

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert was named a suspect Thursday in an investigation into the Holyland bribery scandal that occurred during his time as mayor of Jerusalem. It is expected that law enforcement...

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On October 17, 1977, President Jimmy Carter signed a bill retroactively restoring the US citizenship of Jefferson Davis, former President of the Confederate States of America, US Senator from Mississippi and US Secretary of War in the administration of President Franklin Pierce.

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