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US President Barack Obama on Monday announced steps the federal government is taking to address air travel security following the Friday attempt by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to detonate an explosive device on Northwest Airlines Flight 253. He said...

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December 1, 2009 09:34:00 am

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has filed a motion made public Monday, challenging the legitimacy of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) . Karadzic claims that the...

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Leaked documents question legality of UK involvement in Iraq
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November 23, 2009 02:02:00 pm

UK government reports leaked on Sunday revealed many shortcomings in the country's involvement in the Iraq War, some possibly rising to the level of illegality. The documents show that the UK's plans for invasion of...

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November 19, 2009 03:03:00 pm

The Constitutional Court of Russia on Thursday extended the moratorium on the death penalty until the Russian parliament ratifies an international treaty abolishing capital punishment. In 1997, Russia...

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Italy court adjourns Berlusconi tax fraud trial until January
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November 16, 2009 02:23:00 pm

An Italian court on Monday reopened the tax fraud trial of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi , but immediately adjourned it until January as a result of official business. Berlusconi was unable to attend the...

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ICTY reduces sentence of Bosnian Serb general
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November 12, 2009 10:13:00 am

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday reduced the sentence of former Bosnian Serb general Dragomir Milosevic from 33 years to 29 years...

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The trial of Zimbabwe Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party treasurer and deputy agriculture minister-nominee Roy Bennett began Monday, but was adjourned until Wednesday to allow Judge Chinembiri Bhunu to make a...

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Indonesia law enforcement officials resign amid corruption scandal
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November 5, 2009 11:46:00 am

Two senior Indonesian law enforcement officials resigned Thursday after being linked to an alleged plot to weaken the Corruption Eradication Commisions (KPK) , an anti-corruption agency. Deputy Attorney General Abdul Hakim Ritonga and Chief Detective Susno...

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Bosnia court convicts former Serb commander of crimes against humanity
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November 2, 2009 01:08:00 pm

The War Crimes Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Friday convicted former Serbian commander Predrag Kujundzic of crimes against humanity and sentenced him to 22 years in jail. The court found Kujundzic...

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Police in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) arrested three former Bosnian Serb policemen on Thursday on genocide charges related to the Srebrenica massacre . Dusko Jevic, Zoran Ilic, and Mendeljev Djuric were...

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Ford pardoned Nixon for Watergate

On September 8, 1974, President Gerald Ford, in a televised address to the American people, pardoned ex-President Richard Nixon for any offenses committed in association with the Watergate break-in.

Read the full text of Ford's address, or listen to him read the pardon (via Watergate.info).

Treaty of San Francisco signed, officially ending WWII in the Pacific

On September 8, 1951, the Treaty of San Francisco was signed between 49 nations and Japan, ending World War II in the Pacific region. In addition to dismantling the Japanese Empire, the accord also provided for compensation to be paid by Japan to prisoners of war and civilians who were victimized by Japan during the War. Communist China did not participate in the San Francisco negotiations and thus signed the separate Treaty of Tapei with Japan.

Ford pardoned Nixon

On Sepetmber 8, 1974, President Gerald Ford pardoned predecessor Richard Nixon for any crimes he may have committed or participated in while in office. Read President Ford's remarks explaining the pardon.

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