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News Federal appeals court rules treaty does not give individual prisoners cause of action
Federal appeals court rules treaty does not give individual prisoners cause of action
Brett Murphy
September 25, 2007 06:53:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday that foreign prisoners do not have a cause of action under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations if police do not inform the inmate...

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News Khadr military commission charges reinstated
Khadr military commission charges reinstated
Mike Rosen-Molina
September 24, 2007 08:00:00 pm

The US Court of Military Commission Review Monday reinstated terrorism charges against Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr . In June, a military commission judge dropped charges against Khadr, ruling that the...

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News Israel opens criminal probe into Olmert real estate purchase
Israel opens criminal probe into Olmert real estate purchase
Melissa Bancroft
September 24, 2007 06:36:00 pm

The Israeli Attorney General announced Monday that he was opening an investigation into a real estate purchase made by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert . The criminal probe centers on a Jerusalem apartment for which Olmert paid the...

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News South Africa president suspends top criminal prosecutor
South Africa president suspends top criminal prosecutor
Melissa Bancroft
September 24, 2007 06:06:00 pm

South African President Thabo Mbeki suspended National Prosecuting Authority chief Vusi Pikoli Monday, citing a strained relationship between Pikoli and his superior, Minister of Justice Bridget Mabandla , as the primary motive for the suspension. Pikoli...

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News Argentina war crimes suspect sentenced in US for visa fraud
Argentina war crimes suspect sentenced in US for visa fraud
Leslie Schulman
September 24, 2007 03:50:00 pm

Former Argentinean military officer Ernesto Guillermo Barreiro has been sentenced in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to six months in jail for one count of visa fraud, US Immigrations and...

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News Indonesia begins court proceedings in civil corruption lawsuit against Suharto
Indonesia begins court proceedings in civil corruption lawsuit against Suharto
Leslie Schulman
September 24, 2007 03:45:00 pm

Indonesian prosecutors began court proceedings Monday against former Indonesian President Haji Mohammad Suharto , bringing the government's civil corruption lawsuit against Suharto for allegedly embezzling $440 million between 1974 and 1998 from the Yayasan Supersemar [official...

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News ABA urges death penalty moratorium in Ohio
ABA urges death penalty moratorium in Ohio
Leslie Schulman
September 24, 2007 03:07:00 pm

The American Bar Association death penalty assessment team has recommended a moratorium on the death penalty in Ohio, in a report released Monday that cited major flaws in the state's...

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News Violent crime in US increases for second year running: FBI
Violent crime in US increases for second year running: FBI
Brett Murphy
September 24, 2007 12:47:00 pm

Violent crime in the US has increased for the second year in a row, according to the 2006 Crime in the United States report released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Monday. The FBI...

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News Federal judiciary concerned over salary gap
Federal judiciary concerned over salary gap
Brett Murphy
September 24, 2007 12:16:00 pm

US federal judges have expressed concern about the salary gap between federal judges and lawyers in the private sector, saying that judges are resigning in greater numbers than ever before due to inadequate pay, USA Today reported Monday. According...

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News Myanmar threatens action against protesting monks
Myanmar threatens action against protesting monks
Brett Murphy
September 24, 2007 12:01:00 pm

The military government in Myanmar on Monday threatened to punish the thousands of monks who have been leading protests against the government . The monks are protesting rights abuses by the government, including the detention...

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US House voted to impeach President Clinton

On December 19, 1998, a divided US House of Representatives voted to impeach President Bill Clinton on charges of lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice in the Monica Lewinsky affair.

Read the Articles of Impeachment.

UK signs Hong Kong over to China

On December 19, 1984, the United Kingdom and China signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration, which ceded control of Hong Kong to the government of mainland China in 1997. The treaty also ensured that Hong Kong would retain its capitalist and democratic systems for at least 50 years after the transfer of power.

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