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News High court upholds impeachment of South Korean president
High court upholds impeachment of South Korean president
Jonathon Churchin
March 10, 2017 11:38:40 am

South Korea's Constitutional Court on Friday upheld parliament's decision to impeach President Park Geun-hye over a scandal related to government bribes paid by Samsung. The Court unanimously upheld the decision to impeach, the first...

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News Washington attorney general asks judge to block new travel ban
Washington attorney general asks judge to block new travel ban
Jonathon Churchin
March 10, 2017 10:52:45 am

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Thursday requested that federal judge James L. Robart block President Trump's new travel ban, arguing that the suspension of the first ban should apply to the second. The...

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News Samsung executives deny bribery charges
Samsung executives deny bribery charges
Lawrenz Fares
March 9, 2017 03:37:51 pm

Five Samsung executives, including the head of Samsung Group , Jay Y. Lee, on Thursday denied all bribery, embezzlement and corruption charges levied against them. During a preliminary hearing at the Seoul Central District...

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News UN rights experts disapprove of EU migrant return procedure
UN rights experts disapprove of EU migrant return procedure
Autumn Callan
March 9, 2017 03:13:19 pm

UN experts said on Thursday that the new recommendation from the European Commission is a "slippery slope" to solve migration problems. According to the UN the recommendation is focused on more rapid return rates and is...

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News UN rights expert urges protection of civilians amid Mali crisis
UN rights expert urges protection of civilians amid Mali crisis
Lawrenz Fares
March 9, 2017 02:48:22 pm

A UN rights expert on Thursday urged the international community to help protect civilians in the northern and central regions of the country amid growing violence and crime sprees. Suliman Baldo , the UN Independent Expert...

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News EU court limits right to be forgotten
EU court limits right to be forgotten
Autumn Callan
March 9, 2017 02:23:36 pm

The European Court of Justice ruled Thursday that individuals cannot demand that their personal data be erased from company records. The court said the ruling came from the public need for legal certainty to protect third party...

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News UN expert: right to strike is fundamental
UN expert: right to strike is fundamental
Elizabeth Lowman
March 9, 2017 01:02:03 pm

The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association said Thursday that the "fundamental right to strike must be preserved." Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai's remarks were in...

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News Colorado House approves bill banning conversion therapy for minors
Colorado House approves bill banning conversion therapy for minors
Elizabeth Lowman
March 9, 2017 12:02:46 pm

The Colorado House of Representatives approved a bill on Thursday that would ban sexual orientation conversion therapy for people under 18. The bill would also make licensed physicians and mental health providers "subject to disciplinary...

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News Texas senate committee approves ‘bathroom bill’
Texas senate committee approves ‘bathroom bill’
Alexis Wheeler
March 9, 2017 11:49:32 am

A Texas Senate committee on Wednesday approved legislation that would limit access to public restrooms to those corresponding to a person's gender as marked on their birth certificate. The bill, promoted as advocating for women's...

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News Europe rights court finds against terror suspect over deprivation of UK citizenship
Europe rights court finds against terror suspect over deprivation of UK citizenship
Alexis Wheeler
March 9, 2017 10:53:27 am

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Thursday against a Sudanese man who was challenging the deprivation of his UK citizenship. The man was born in Sudan and had become a naturalized citizen of...

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The Hague dispatch: international tribunal finds Taliban’s treatment of women amounts to crimes against humanity

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Tojo and other Japanese WWII leaders executed for war crimes

On December 23, 1948, former Japanese premier Hideki Tojo and six other Japanese war leaders were executed for war crimes in Tokyo.

Learn more about the Tokyo War Crimes Trials.

Terry Nichols convicted for Oklahoma City bombing

On December 23, 1997, Terry Nichols was found guilty of conspiracy and involuntary manslaughter for assisting Timothy McVeigh in bombing the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. He was later sentenced to life in prison. On April 19, 1995, McVeigh detonated a truck bomb that gutted the building and killed 168 people, making it the deadliest terrorist attack on US. soil until the attacks of September 11, 2001. McVeigh was convicted for his role before Nichols on June 2, 1997. Learn more about the trials of Terry Nichols and Timothy McVeigh.

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