War crimes indictment of ex-Kosovo PM Ramush Haradinaj [ICTY] News
War crimes indictment of ex-Kosovo PM Ramush Haradinaj [ICTY]

The Prosecutor v. Ramush Haradinaj, Idriz Balaj and Lahi Brahimaj, Indictment, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, released March 10, 2005 [charging the ex-Kosovo PM and former KLA commander with 17 counts of crimes against humanity – including inhumane acts, destruction of property, unlawful detention, deportation or forcible transfer of civilians, murder, rape – and 20 counts of violations of the laws or customs of war – including cruel treatment, murders and rape]. Read the full text of the indictment. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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US judge upheld wartime detention of Japanese-Americans

On September 1, 1942, a federal judge in Sacramento, California, US, upheld the wartime detention of Japanese-Americans and Japanese nationals during World War II. Learn more about Japanese-American internment.

ANZUS Treaty signed

On September 1, 1951, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States signed ANZUS, a mutual defense accord similar to NATO in Europe. The alliance between the US and New Zealand, however, has been suspended since 1985, after the institution of New Zealand's nuclear-free zone prohibited US nuclear warships from entering New Zealand's ports.