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News Russian prosecutors open probe into Beslan victims group accused of ‘extremism’
Russian prosecutors open probe into Beslan victims group accused of ‘extremism’
Eric Firkel
January 11, 2008 04:09:00 pm

Russian prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into a survivor organization formed after the 2004 Beslan school siege , according to the organization's chairwoman, quoted by AP Friday. The Voice of Beslan [advocacy website, in...

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News Federal jury convicts former Muslim charity leaders for hiding terror links
Federal jury convicts former Muslim charity leaders for hiding terror links
Eric Firkel
January 11, 2008 03:14:00 pm

A federal jury in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts Friday convicted three former leaders of defunct Muslim charity Care International Inc. (not to be confused with CARE ) were convicted Friday of...

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News Bhutto husband repeats call for Hariri-style UN probe into assassination
Bhutto husband repeats call for Hariri-style UN probe into assassination
Eric Firkel
January 5, 2008 05:38:00 pm

Asif Ali Zardari , the husband of slain former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto , called again Saturday for a UN-led international investigation into the circumstances surrounding his wife's assassination . This is...

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News UN report finds DRC rights violations during 2007 post-election violence
UN report finds DRC rights violations during 2007 post-election violence
Eric Firkel
January 5, 2008 04:20:00 pm

UN rights investigators with the United Nations Human Rights Office in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (UNHRO) have documented serious human rights violations committed in the DRC following post-electoral violence in the capital Kinshasa in March 2007, including...

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News French aid workers sentenced to 8 years hard labor in Chad ‘Darfur orphans’ case
French aid workers sentenced to 8 years hard labor in Chad ‘Darfur orphans’ case
Eric Firkel
December 26, 2007 04:42:00 pm

Six French aid workers were sentenced to eight years of hard labor Wednesday after being convicted in a Chadian court for attempting to kidnap 103 African children . The six, affiliated with the Zoe's Ark charity,...

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News Serbia war crimes prosecutor says Mladic hiding in Serbia
Serbia war crimes prosecutor says Mladic hiding in Serbia
Eric Firkel
December 26, 2007 03:40:00 pm

Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor Vladmir Vukcevic said Wednesday that fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Ratko Mladic is in Serbia, and that authorities are closing in on him. Vukevic's comments are the first acknowledgement by a...

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News Chicago to settle lawsuits over alleged police torture in 1970s, 80s
Chicago to settle lawsuits over alleged police torture in 1970s, 80s
Eric Firkel
December 8, 2007 05:03:00 pm

The City of Chicago is willing to pay $20 million to settle lawsuits filed by four former death row inmates who claim to have been tortured by Chicago Police officers during interrogations before being wrongly...

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News US Marine sergeant re-charged with Fallujah detainee murder
US Marine sergeant re-charged with Fallujah detainee murder
Eric Firkel
December 8, 2007 04:33:00 pm

US Marine Sgt. Jermaine A. Nelson was charged Friday with the November 2004 murder of an Iraqi detainee in Fallujah . This is the second time Nelson has been charged with the murder. The original charges against...

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News Federal judge upholds Arizona immigration law
Federal judge upholds Arizona immigration law
Eric Firkel
December 8, 2007 03:26:00 pm

A federal judge Friday dismissed a lawsuit challenging a new Arizona law aimed at preventing employers from knowingly hiring illegal immigrants . The Legal Arizona Workers Act , enacted in...

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News Bush administration invoking secrecy defense to avoid Abramoff files release
Bush administration invoking secrecy defense to avoid Abramoff files release
Eric Firkel
December 2, 2007 09:25:00 am

The Bush administration is invoking a secrecy defense known as Glomarization to avoid disclosing hundreds of documents concerning White House visits by former lobbyist Jack Abramoff , according to AP citing court papers filed Friday....

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Laws of Burgos put into effect

The Spanish Crown put the Laws of Burgos into effect on December 27, 1512. These laws governed the relationship of Spanish settlers with the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean. The laws established the encomienda system of labor, promoted conversion to Catholicism, and safeguarded the indigenous peoples from physical abuse.  However, historians argue that the laws were ineffective at protecting the rights of the indigenous population. Learn more from the Library of Congress.

Prohibitionist Carrie Nation carried out her first public bar smashing

On December 27, 1900, militant Prohibitionist Carrie Nation carried out her first public smashing of a bar, at the Carey Hotel in Wichita, Kansas. Nation argued that destroying bars was an acceptable means of battling the liquor trade since the Kansas Constitution prohibited alcohol. Learn more about Carrie Nation.

World Bank created

On December 27, 1944, the World Bank was created during the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA. Learn more about the history of the World Bank.

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