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News Obama, Congress denounce Uganda anti-gay bill
Obama, Congress denounce Uganda anti-gay bill
Zach Zagger
February 5, 2010 01:15:00 pm

US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hilary Clinton on Thursday denounced proposed legislation in the Ugandan parliament that would implement harsh punishments for homosexual behavior, including the death penalty in some circumstances. Obama...

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News New York AG sues Bank of America for misleading shareholders
New York AG sues Bank of America for misleading shareholders
Zach Zagger
February 4, 2010 02:18:00 pm

The New York Office of the Attorney General on Wednesday filed civil charges against Bank of America (BOA) , former CEO Ken Lewis, and former CFO Joseph Price, alleging that the bank misled investors in...

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News Canada high court rules government not required to seek Khadr repatriation
Canada high court rules government not required to seek Khadr repatriation
Zach Zagger
January 29, 2010 01:21:00 pm

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday that while the treatment of Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr violated his rights, the government does not have to press for his...

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News EU considering ‘enhanced cooperation’ to develop cross-border divorce laws
EU considering ‘enhanced cooperation’ to develop cross-border divorce laws
Zach Zagger
January 22, 2010 01:33:00 pm

European Union (EU) justice ministers considered Friday whether to use "enhanced cooperation" to enable some EU countries to work together to create uniform marriage laws for mixed-nationality couples. Incoming EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding [official...

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News Federal employee sues for same-sex spouse health benefits
Federal employee sues for same-sex spouse health benefits
Zach Zagger
January 21, 2010 09:34:00 am

A federal employee filed suit on Wednesday against the federal government seeking to add her same-sex spouse to her family health insurance plan. Lambda Legal brought the suit in the US District Court for the...

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News Italy court again postpones Berlusconi corruption trial
Italy court again postpones Berlusconi corruption trial
Zach Zagger
January 15, 2010 02:11:00 pm

The corruption trial of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi resumed Friday but was immediately postponed to February 27. Judges for the tenth section of the Milan Tribunal postponed the...

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News International maritime piracy hits worst level since 2003: report
International maritime piracy hits worst level since 2003: report
Zach Zagger
January 14, 2010 01:56:00 pm

2009 marked the worst year for maritime piracy in six years, according to a report issued Thursday by the International Chamber of Commerce International Maritime Bureau (IMB) . The total reported incidents of...

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News Ninth Circuit denies disclosure of Proposition 8 internal campaign documents
Ninth Circuit denies disclosure of Proposition 8 internal campaign documents
Zach Zagger
December 13, 2009 11:11:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Friday that California same-sex marriage supporters cannot access Proposition 8 supporters' internal campaign communications. The court denied disclosure of...

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News Cambodia genocide court to allow individual prosecutions for government actions
Cambodia genocide court to allow individual prosecutions for government actions
Zach Zagger
December 9, 2009 03:00:00 pm

The co-investigating judges for the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) released an order Wednesday that will allow the use of the controversial legal concept of joint criminal enterprise (JCE) to...

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News Guatemala ex-colonel sentenced to prison for enforced disappearances in civil war
Guatemala ex-colonel sentenced to prison for enforced disappearances in civil war
Zach Zagger
December 5, 2009 09:17:00 am

A retired Guatemalan colonel has been sentenced to 53 years in prison for his role in the disappearance of eight indigenous Guatemalans during the 36-year Guatemalan civil war . A three-judge court Thursday found Col. Marco Antonio Sanchez...

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Peace treaty between Japan and 48 nations formally ended WWII

On April 28, 1952, a peace treaty between Japan and 48 nations took effect, formally ending World War II.

Review the terms of the San Francisco Treaty.

Former CIA official Aldrich Ames pleads guilty to spying for USSR

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