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Wanted Bosnian Serb general to surrender

[JURIST] Former Bosnian Serb general Vinko Pandurevic [ICTY case information sheet], wanted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia for war crimes [indictment] during Bosnia's 1992-1995 war, has agreed to surrender [AFP report] to the UN war crimes court in The Hague. Pandurevic is wanted for his connection with the massacre of some 8,000 Muslims [Wikipedia entry] by Serb forces in the eastern town of Srebrenica. The Serbian government says Pandurevic will travel [Melbourne Herald Sun report] with a government official to The Hague on Wednesday.

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Charles Manson sentenced to death

On April 19, 1971, Charles Manson was sentenced to death for ordering the murders of Sharon Tate and others. The sentence was then commuted to life after the Supreme Court of California overturned the death penalty in 1972. Learn more about the trial of Charles Manson from the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law.

The Beatles signed 10-year partnership

On April 19, 1967, John, Paul, George and Ringo - aka "The Beatles" - signed a partnership deed agreeing that the group would continue for a (further) period of ten years. When The Beatles split up prematurely in 1970, Paul applied to have the partnership terminated and a receiver appointed.

Read a legal analysis of Paul McCartney’s 1970 lawsuit against John, George and Ringo.

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