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News Serbia police charge 80 in embassy attacks during Kosovo protest
Serbia police charge 80 in embassy attacks during Kosovo protest
Jaime Jansen
February 29, 2008 10:40:00 am

Serbian police filed criminal charges Friday against 80 people allegedly involved in attacks on the US and other embassies in Belgrade during protests last week over US support of independence for Kosovo . The protesters...

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News Canada resumes Afghan detainee transfers after abuse probe
Canada resumes Afghan detainee transfers after abuse probe
Jaime Jansen
February 29, 2008 09:52:00 am

The Canadian military has resumed the transfer of Afghan detainees to Afghan authorities, Canadian military officials said Friday. The Canadian government ceased transferring Afghan detainees to Afghan custody in November after Canadian monitors in Afghanistan...

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News Bolivia Congress approves referendum on new constitution
Bolivia Congress approves referendum on new constitution
Jaime Jansen
February 29, 2008 09:19:00 am

The National Congress of Bolivia narrowly approved a national referendum on a new constitution Thursday after members of the Bolivian Constitutional Assembly approved the draft constitution ...

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News Federal appeals court rejects Black bid to remain free on bail pending appeal
Federal appeals court rejects Black bid to remain free on bail pending appeal
Jaime Jansen
February 29, 2008 08:41:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Thursday upheld a district court ruling denying a bid by Canadian-born financier and former media mogul Conrad Black to remain free on...

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News Iraq Presidency Council approves ‘Chemical Ali’ execution for Anfal crimes
Iraq Presidency Council approves ‘Chemical Ali’ execution for Anfal crimes
Jaime Jansen
February 29, 2008 08:04:00 am

Iraq's Presidency Council on Friday approved the execution of Ali Hassan al-Majid , better known in the western media as "Chemical Ali," after months of deliberations over the fate of al-Majid and two other men...

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Thailand ex-PM returns to face corruption charges
Jaime Jansen
February 28, 2008 09:22:00 am

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Thailand Thursday from self-imposed exile to face corruption charges laid against him after he was ousted in a military coup in September 2006. Thai...

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Chad president agrees to international probe into abuse of power allegations
Jaime Jansen
February 28, 2008 08:41:00 am

Chadian President Idriss Deby agreed to an international investigation into allegations of abuse of power during a meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy Wednesday. The decision follows accusations...

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News Egypt police continue Muslim Brotherhood arrests ahead of local elections
Egypt police continue Muslim Brotherhood arrests ahead of local elections
Jaime Jansen
February 28, 2008 08:04:00 am

Egyptian police arrested 25 members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood Wednesday, following the arrest of 17 members on Tuesday. Muslim Brotherhood members believe the arrests targeted potential candidates for the upcoming April 8 provincial council...

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UK Enron bankers sentenced to 3 years in prison for wire fraud
Jaime Jansen
February 22, 2008 01:00:00 pm

David Bermingham, one of three British bankers known as the NatWest Three was sentenced to over three years in prison Friday after pleading guilty in November to one count of wire fraud. Bermingham, along...

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Sierra Leone war crimes court upholds prison sentences for AFRC junta leaders
Jaime Jansen
February 22, 2008 11:24:00 am

The appeals chamber of the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone on Friday upheld the sentences of three former leaders of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council who were convicted...

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Georgia became first US state to ban lynching

On December 20, 1893, Georgia became the first state in the Union to pass a law against lynching, making the act punishable by four years in prison.

The statute was not particularly effective - read the text of the 1899 pamphlet Lynch Law in Georgia by anti-lynching activist Ida Wells-Barnett.

UN Drug Trafficking Convention signed

On December 20, 1988, the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances was signed in Vienna, Austria. The treaty provides mechanisms for international coordination in preventing the manufacture and distribution of drugs worldwide. Over 170 countries have signed the treaty to date.

Learn more about the treaty from the UN.

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