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News Chief prosecutor in Musharraf case killed
Chief prosecutor in Musharraf case killed
Julie Deisher-Edwards
May 3, 2013 12:42:07 pm

Chaudhry Zulfikar , chief prosecutor in the criminal case against Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf , was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting on Friday. Zulfikar had been due to appear ...

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News Rhode Island governor signs same-sex marriage bill
Rhode Island governor signs same-sex marriage bill
Julie Deisher-Edwards
May 3, 2013 12:27:21 pm

Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee on Thursday signed into law a bill legalizing same-sex marriage . The bill was signed shortly after the House of Representatives approved it by a vote...

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News Guatemala judge reverses suspension of trial against former president
Guatemala judge reverses suspension of trial against former president
Julie Deisher-Edwards
April 20, 2013 03:10:43 pm

Judge Jazmin Barrios, the Guatemala judge presiding over the trial of former president Efrain Rios Montt in Guatemala City, began the trial despite a prior ruling annulling the case. Judge Patricia Flores, who was recently reinstated...

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News Pakistan court orders Musharraf to be held in custody
Pakistan court orders Musharraf to be held in custody
Julie Deisher-Edwards
April 20, 2013 02:35:01 pm

A Pakistani judge ruled Saturday that former president Pervez Musharraf would be held in custody for two weeks until his next hearing on May 4. Pakistan's chief commissioner later declared Musharraf's estate...

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News Pakistan court disqualifies former president Musharraf from upcoming election
Pakistan court disqualifies former president Musharraf from upcoming election
Julie Deisher-Edwards
April 16, 2013 11:20:30 am

A three-member appellate tribunal on Tuesday disqualified former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf from running in the upcoming parliamentary election for the remote northern district of Chitral. Musharraf returned to Pakistan last month...

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News Ireland to hold same-sex marriage referendum
Ireland to hold same-sex marriage referendum
Julie Deisher-Edwards
April 16, 2013 10:46:29 am

Ireland will hold a referendum on same-sex marriage after the Convention on the Constitution , voted Sunday to grant full marriage rights to same-sex couples. Article 46 of the Irish Constitution provides that any...

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News North Dakota House approves ‘fetal pain’ bill
North Dakota House approves ‘fetal pain’ bill
Julie Deisher-Edwards
April 13, 2013 04:36:26 pm

The North Dakota House of Representatives voted on Friday to pass SB 2368 , a measure outlawing abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on the controversial premise that a fetus can feel pain after 20...

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News UN expert: protect Burkina Faso from terrorism
UN expert: protect Burkina Faso from terrorism
Julie Deisher-Edwards
April 13, 2013 03:46:15 pm

UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism Ben Emmerson on Friday called on the international community to protect Burkina Faso from terrorism , warning that attacks on the country's infrastructure or security would undermine social...

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News Singapore high court upholds ban on intercourse between men
Singapore high court upholds ban on intercourse between men
Julie Deisher-Edwards
April 9, 2013 10:55:45 am

The High Court of Singapore has upheld a law banning intercourse between men as an "outrage on decency." Section 337A of the law outlaws intercourse between men in both public and private settings, and imposes...

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News Portugal court finds provisions of 2013 budget unconstitutional
Portugal court finds provisions of 2013 budget unconstitutional
Julie Deisher-Edwards
April 6, 2013 02:38:39 pm

Portugal's Constitutional Court ruled that four out of nine contested austerity measures of the 2013 state budget were unconstitutional. The court's decision came in response to the request of Portugal's President Anibal...

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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying

On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.

Lockerbie bombers turned over for trial

On April 5, 1999, the government of Libya turned over to British authorities two of its citizens who were accused of blowing up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988. The subsequent trial of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi and Al Amin Khalifa Fhimah began on May 3, 2000. When the court reached its verdict, Fhimah was found not guilty and returned to Libya, while Megrahi was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.

Learn more about the Lockerbie Air Disaster and the trial of Megrahi and Fhimah from the Syracuse University Law School. Also, learn more about the investigation into the disaster from the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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