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News Iran chief prosecutor urges sedition trials for election protest leaders
Iran chief prosecutor urges sedition trials for election protest leaders
Andrew Morgan
January 11, 2010 10:42:00 am

Iran's Prosecutor-General Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei on Monday called for sedition trials against leaders of protests following last June's contested presidential election . In a statement to Tehran prosecutors , Ejei said that he...

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News First Circuit upholds civil commitment of sex offenders
First Circuit upholds civil commitment of sex offenders
Andrew Morgan
January 9, 2010 03:30:00 pm

A three judge panel from the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on Friday upheld the constitutionality of provisions of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act ,...

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News Obama announces enhanced air security guidelines after completion of review
Obama announces enhanced air security guidelines after completion of review
Andrew Morgan
January 8, 2010 11:42:00 am

US President Barack Obama on Thursday called for stricter airline security measures as he announced the conclusion of two security reviews he ordered after the failed attempt by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to detonate an explosive...

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News Two Blackwater employees charged in 2009 Kabul shootings
Two Blackwater employees charged in 2009 Kabul shootings
Andrew Morgan
January 8, 2010 10:25:00 am

US authorities on Thursday announced charges against two former employees of security firm Blackwater in connection with the May 5 shooting death of two Afghans in Kabul. Justin Cannon and Christopher Drotleff each face...

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News Afghanistan lower house rejects Karzai justice minister nominee, 16 others
Afghanistan lower house rejects Karzai justice minister nominee, 16 others
Andrew Morgan
January 3, 2010 11:32:00 am

Incumbent Afghan Minister of Justice Sarwar Danish was among 17 cabinet nominees who were rejected on Saturday by the Wolesi Jirga , Afghanistan's lower house of parliament. Danish, who has served as Minister of...

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News Peru Supreme Court upholds Fujimori sentence
Peru Supreme Court upholds Fujimori sentence
Andrew Morgan
January 3, 2010 10:10:00 am

The Peruvian Supreme Court has upheld a 25-year sentence given to former president Alberto Fujimori after his conviction on charges of ordering assassinations and kidnappings during his 1990-2000 presidency. The First...

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News US files charges in attempted Detroit plane bombing
US files charges in attempted Detroit plane bombing
Andrew Morgan
December 26, 2009 05:05:00 pm

US authorities on Saturday filed charges against a Nigerian national for allegedly attempting to set off an explosive device on an airplane bound from Amsterdam to Detroit on Friday. According to an affidavit filed by...

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News Canada government releases e-mails alleging torture of Afghan detainees
Canada government releases e-mails alleging torture of Afghan detainees
Andrew Morgan
December 3, 2009 12:19:00 pm

The Canadian government on Wednesday released more than 40 redacted e-mails sent by former diplomat Richard Colvin to then-foreign affairs minister Peter MacKay raising concerns about the torture of detainees who were transferred to Afghan...

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News Holder announces federal trials for accused 9/11 conspirators
Holder announces federal trials for accused 9/11 conspirators
Andrew Morgan
November 13, 2009 12:33:00 pm

US Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday announced that the government will pursue federal charges against five men accused of conspiring to commit the 9/11 terrorist attacks . Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Ramzi...

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FBI charges 14 more in Galleon Group insider trading scandal
Andrew Morgan
November 7, 2009 01:23:00 pm

Federal authorities have filed charges against 14 people in connection with insider trading at the hedge fund company Galleon Group , weeks after the arrest of the company's founder. An investigation by the FBI...

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First Non-Aligned Movement conference closes

On September 6, 1961, the Non-Aligned Movement concluded its first official conference in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. The organization was founded in 1955 to support mostly developing countries who did not wish to side with either of the great Cold War powers. It also worked to shepherd these nations through the process of decolonization.

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about the history and founding principles of the Non-Aligned Movement.

Pilgrims leave Plymouth, England for North America

On September 6, 1620, the Pilgrims left Plymouth, England. They set sail on the Mayflower for North America, where they would found the Plymouth Colony in modern-day Massachusetts.
While in transit, the Pilgrims promulgated the Mayflower Compact, which would serve as their colony's first governing document.

Law requiring German Jews to wear star announced

On September 6, 1941, German authorities announced the adoption of a regulation, formally enacted on September 1, requiring all Jews in German territories to wear a star. Read an English translation of the Police Decree Concerning the Marking of Jews.

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