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News UK government wards off terror law amendment by one vote
UK government wards off terror law amendment by one vote
Jamie Sterling
November 2, 2005 11:54:00 am

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair won a narrow victory in the House of Commons Wednesday as his government warded off an amendment to its proposed counter-terrorism legislation by one vote. The government defeated a proposal...

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News Federal appeals court to rehear appeal of accused Cuban spies
Federal appeals court to rehear appeal of accused Cuban spies
Jamie Sterling
November 2, 2005 11:23:00 am

A US federal appeals court has agreed to rehear the appeal of five accused Cuban spies , convicted of serving as unregistered agents of a foreign government and conspiracy to commit espionage. The decision to rehear the case...

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News Pentagon to investigate alleged desecration of Taliban dead by US soldiers
Pentagon to investigate alleged desecration of Taliban dead by US soldiers
Jamie Sterling
October 20, 2005 12:50:00 pm

The US military announced late Wednesday that it is conducting an investigation into the alleged desecration of the bodies of two dead Taliban fighters in Afghanistan by US soldiers. The troops burned two bodies and used the...

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News Spain court urged to drop arrest warrant for US soldiers
Spain court urged to drop arrest warrant for US soldiers
Jamie Sterling
October 20, 2005 12:33:00 pm

Prosecutors for Spain's National Court asked Thursday that the court drop an arrest warrant issued for three American soldiers who allegedly killed Spanish journalist Jose Couso and a Ukrainian cameraman in Iraq, according to a court official....

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News Milosevic denied more time to question witnesses
Milosevic denied more time to question witnesses
Jamie Sterling
October 20, 2005 12:00:00 pm

Judges at The Hague Thursday refused a request by Slobodan Milosevic , on trial for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) , for more time...

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News Iraqi tribunal to hear testimony from ailing prosecution witness
Iraqi tribunal to hear testimony from ailing prosecution witness
Jamie Sterling
October 20, 2005 11:50:00 am

Although the Saddam Hussein trial has been delayed until next month , a key witness seriously ill with cancer will testify before the trial resumes, presiding Judge Rizgar Amin announced Thursday. The witness, Wadah Ismael...

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News 2002 Bali bombers decline to seek presidential pardon of death sentences
2002 Bali bombers decline to seek presidential pardon of death sentences
Jamie Sterling
October 20, 2005 11:12:00 am

Three militant fighters convicted for the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings that killed over 200 have refused to seek presidential pardons, saying that they are prepared to be executed, a prosecutor said Thursday. The bombing in Bali earlier...

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News Australia pressing UN to put Mugabe on trial
Australia pressing UN to put Mugabe on trial
Jamie Sterling
October 20, 2005 10:32:00 am

Australia is urging the UN Security Council to put Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe on trial before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against his own people. Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer ...

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News New arrest warrant issued for Milosevic’s wife
New arrest warrant issued for Milosevic’s wife
Jamie Sterling
October 13, 2005 11:50:00 am

Serbian authorities issued a new arrest warrant for the wife of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic Thursday. Mirjana Markovic , who fled Russia in 2003 in the face of an international warrant, failed...

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News Ohio high court says cash-only bonds unconstitutional
Ohio high court says cash-only bonds unconstitutional
Jamie Sterling
October 13, 2005 11:42:00 am

The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional for judges to require cash-only bonds pending trial. In a 4-3 ruling Wednesday, the court said that a 1993 decision that said that Ohio defendants...

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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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