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News International brief ~ HRW urges UN sanctions on Sudan officials over civilian attacks
International brief ~ HRW urges UN sanctions on Sudan officials over civilian attacks
D. Wes Rist
September 7, 2006 02:53:00 pm

Leading Thursday's international brief, international NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that the Sudanese government has entered a prolonged campaign of randomly bombing civilian locations in the Darfur region [JURIST...

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News International brief ~ ICC refuses immediate amnesty for LRA Uganda rebels
International brief ~ ICC refuses immediate amnesty for LRA Uganda rebels
D. Wes Rist
September 6, 2006 04:20:00 pm

Leading Wednesday's international brief, a spokesperson for the International Criminal Court (ICC) has told the Ugandan paper Daily Monitor that the ICC would make no move to cooperate with demands by Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)...

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News International brief ~ Rwanda parliament to vote on abolishing death penalty
International brief ~ Rwanda parliament to vote on abolishing death penalty
D. Wes Rist
September 5, 2006 02:16:00 pm

Leading Tuesday's international brief, Rwandan Justice Minister Tharcisse Karugarama has confirmed that the Rwandan Parliament would be presented a bill in December aimed at abolishing capital punishment in the African nation. The legislation, immensely unpopular with the...

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News International brief ~ Hyundai chairman indicted in South Korea
International brief ~ Hyundai chairman indicted in South Korea
D. Wes Rist
May 16, 2006 11:53:00 am

Leading Tuesday's international brief, South Korea's Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office confirmed that Hyundai Chairman Chung Mong-koo has been indicted on charges of embezzling company funds and allegedly using secret accounts to bribe politicians. Chung was...

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News International brief ~ Indonesia criticized for dropping prosecution against Suharto
International brief ~ Indonesia criticized for dropping prosecution against Suharto
D. Wes Rist
May 15, 2006 06:33:00 am

Leading Monday's international brief, several civil and human rights groups have criticized the Indonesian government for its refusal to prosecute former Indonesian dictator General Suharto . Public officials say that Suharto's...

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News International brief ~ Five former royal cabinet members arrested in Nepal
International brief ~ Five former royal cabinet members arrested in Nepal
D. Wes Rist
May 12, 2006 09:23:00 am

Leading Friday's international brief, five individuals who served as the political cabinet for King Gyanendra after he dissolved the lawfully elected government in February 2005 have been arrested on charges of "making statements aimed at...

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News International brief ~ UK court recommends extradition for US military hacker
International brief ~ UK court recommends extradition for US military hacker
D. Wes Rist
May 10, 2006 09:09:00 am

Leading Wednesday's international brief, the High Court in London has recommended that the UK hacker behind unprecedented attacks on US military computer systems in late 2001 and early 2002 be extradited to the US to face criminal charges [US...

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News International brief ~ US to request UN resolution on UN peacekeepers in Darfur
International brief ~ US to request UN resolution on UN peacekeepers in Darfur
D. Wes Rist
May 9, 2006 09:06:00 am

Leading Tuesday's international brief, US President George W. Bush has announced that the United States will be asking the UN Security Council to accelerate Sudan's acceptance of UN troops to supplement the...

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News International brief ~ Sudan denies accepting UN peacekeepers for Darfur
International brief ~ Sudan denies accepting UN peacekeepers for Darfur
D. Wes Rist
May 8, 2006 06:30:00 am

Leading Monday's international brief, a Sudanese government official has denied reports that Sudan would accept UN peacekeepers in the Darfur region as inaccurate and unfounded. Sudan has continually rejected all...

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News International brief ~ Nepal forms judicial commission to investigate protest deaths
International brief ~ Nepal forms judicial commission to investigate protest deaths
D. Wes Rist
May 5, 2006 09:38:00 am

Leading Friday's international brief, the newly formed political cabinet in Nepal has agreed on the membership of a judicial commission that will investigate state police and security force actions during pro-democracy protests last month...

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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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