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News International brief ~ Legality of Kenyan government dismissal questioned
International brief ~ Legality of Kenyan government dismissal questioned
D. Wes Rist
November 25, 2005 07:42:00 am

Leading Friday's international brief, Kenyan legal experts have raised concerns that Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki acted illegally and unconstitutionally when he sacked all 29 ministers and their deputies within 24 hours of his draft constitution being rejected...

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News International brief ~ Turk parliament votes to investigate security forces for killing
International brief ~ Turk parliament votes to investigate security forces for killing
D. Wes Rist
November 24, 2005 07:43:00 am

Leading Thursday's international brief, the Turkish Parliament has voted to investigate the grenade bombing of a former Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) member in the primarily Kurdish town of Semdinli. The attacker, an informant...

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News International brief ~ Nepal Supreme Court suspends NGO law
International brief ~ Nepal Supreme Court suspends NGO law
D. Wes Rist
November 23, 2005 12:30:00 pm

Leading Wednesday's international brief, the Nepal Supreme Court issued a ruling Wednesday suspending the new Code of Conduct law that governs the behavior of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Nepal. Justice Parmananda Jha issued the stay in light...

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News International brief ~ Kenyans reject draft constitution in referendum
International brief ~ Kenyans reject draft constitution in referendum
D. Wes Rist
November 22, 2005 08:15:00 am

Leading Tuesday's international brief, Kenya's anti-draft constitution Orange Movement has gained an insurmountable lead according to the Electoral Commission of Kenya following Monday's national referendum on the proposed draft Constitution . The Electoral Commission released...

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News International brief ~  UN Security Council expansion plans likely dead
International brief ~ UN Security Council expansion plans likely dead
D. Wes Rist
November 18, 2005 11:40:00 am

Leading Friday's international brief, UN officials are now admitting that membership of the Security Council is unlikely to change anytime soon, despite months of negotiation and calls for changes to the body's composition. UN Secretary General Kofi...

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News International brief ~ South Africa, Zimbabwe sign intelligence, defense agreement
International brief ~ South Africa, Zimbabwe sign intelligence, defense agreement
D. Wes Rist
November 17, 2005 08:37:00 am

Leading Thursday's international brief, Senior government ministers from South Africa and Zimbabwe met Thursday to sign an official agreement strengthening ties between the nations' intelligence, defense, and police services. The agreement creates a joint commission...

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News International brief ~ Former Indonesian elections chief guilty on corruption charges
International brief ~ Former Indonesian elections chief guilty on corruption charges
D. Wes Rist
November 16, 2005 08:22:00 am

Leading Wednesday's international brief, Former Indonesian acting secretary-general of the General Elections Commission (KPU) Sussongko Sahardjo has been found guilty on charges of corruption and bribery and is facing sentencing that could...

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News International brief ~ Kenyan high court throws out case against constitutional referendum
International brief ~ Kenyan high court throws out case against constitutional referendum
D. Wes Rist
November 15, 2005 08:24:00 am

Leading Tuesday's international brief, three judges from the Kenyan Constitutional Court ruled that a legal challenge to the legitimacy of the upcoming Kenyan national referendum on the proposed draft constitution was invalid and that neither the legislative...

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News International brief ~ South Sudan legislature inaugurated
International brief ~ South Sudan legislature inaugurated
D. Wes Rist
September 30, 2005 11:35:00 am

Leading Friday's international brief, the South Sudan legislature has been inaugurated, marking a key step in the development of a functioning government for the now autonomous southern region of Sudan. In accordance with the January 9 Comprehensive Peace Agreements...

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News International brief ~ Security Council warns about cease-fire violations in Darfur
International brief ~ Security Council warns about cease-fire violations in Darfur
D. Wes Rist
September 29, 2005 10:07:00 am

Leading Thursday's international brief, the current president of the UN Security Council , Philippine Ambassador Lauro Baja condemned the renewed violence in the Darfur region of Sudan , and warned that the...

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No lynchings reported in US for first time

On December 30, 1952, the Tuskegee Institute reported that 1952 was the first year of no lynchings of African Americans in the United States in the 71 years it had kept records. Learn more about lynching and listen to Billie Holiday's jazz recording of the 1938 protest song Strange Fruit.

USSR established

On December 30, 1922, representatives of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and the Transcaucus approved the Treaty on the Creation of the USSR and the Declaration of the Creation of the USSR, creating the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). During World War II, the USSR would also annex Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Moldova. Learn more about the history of the USSR from the BBC.

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