Amnesty International (AI) Wednesday accused Thai security forces of using "harsh or inadaquate counter-measures" in their response to Islamist/separatist terror attacks in the southern provinces of the predominantly-Buddist country. According to AI, the Thai government has allowed troops to arbitrarily detain terrorist suspects, often without access to a lawyer or interpreter, and has failed to [...]

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The government of Eritrea has accepted an international panel's conclusion that it violated international law when it invaded Ethiopia in May 1998, precipitating a two-year war. The Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission (EECC) concluded in December that Eritrea launched the attacks that sparked the 1998-2000 war which claimed the lives of 80,000 and caused massive damage to [...]

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Syrian diplomats announced Wednesday that Foreign Minister Farouq al-Shara will speak with the UN commission investigating the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri , as requested by outgoing investigation head Detlev Mehlis on Monday. A Syrian official said Tuesday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will refuse an interview request because the Syrian constitution [...]

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As anticipated , former Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff on Wednesday pleaded guilty in federal court in Florida to two conspiracy and fraud charges stemming from the 2000 purchase of the SunCruz Casino by Abramoff and partners. Abramoff initially pleaded guilty to the charges in August, but after the DOJ investigation revealed more connections between Abramoff [...]

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A group of Ethiopian opposition members charged with treason, inciting violence and genocide appeared in court Wednesday, challenging the court's authority to hear their case, but Federal Court Judge Adil Ahmed ordered the case to proceed after denying the defendants bail. 131 opposition politicians, reporters, and aid workers were arrested after street protests in July [...]

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