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News Mexico to lobby against US border wall
Mexico to lobby against US border wall
Kate Heneroty
December 23, 2005 11:11:00 am

Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Derbez plans to travel to Washington on December 29 to meet with US Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick to discuss a proposed 800-mile wall to be built along the US-Mexico border...

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News Student appears in UK court on London bombing charges
Student appears in UK court on London bombing charges
Kate Heneroty
December 23, 2005 10:38:00 am

Adel Yahya, a 23-year old student, appeared in a London court Friday after being charged under the Terrorism Act of 2000 with conspiracy to cause explosions in connection with his alleged role in planning a failed series of...

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News Dutch court rules Kurd gassing genocide, convicts businessman of war crimes complicity
Dutch court rules Kurd gassing genocide, convicts businessman of war crimes complicity
Kate Heneroty
December 23, 2005 10:09:00 am

A Dutch court Friday sentenced a Dutch businessman to the maximum term of 15 years in prison for complicity in war crimes for selling chemicals used to produce mustard gas to Saddam Hussein's government. Frans van Anraat ,...

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News Uganda, Congo to negotiate reparations after ICJ ruling
Uganda, Congo to negotiate reparations after ICJ ruling
Kate Heneroty
December 23, 2005 09:37:00 am

Uganda announced Thursday it would commence reparation negotiations with the Democratic Republic of Congo in late 2006, following Monday's International Court of Justice ruling that Uganda violated Congo's sovereignty...

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News Oil-for-food inquiry office to remain open to support international investigations
Oil-for-food inquiry office to remain open to support international investigations
Kate Heneroty
December 23, 2005 09:09:00 am

The office of the UN Independent Inquiry Committee (IIC) tasked with investigating the oil-for-food program will remain open an additional three months, until March 31, so prosecutors can assist "duly authorized law...

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News Judge dismisses civil suit against Pope, recognizing head of state immunity
Judge dismisses civil suit against Pope, recognizing head of state immunity
Kate Heneroty
December 23, 2005 08:08:00 am

A US District Court judge Thursday dismissed a civil suit accusing Pope Benedict XVI of conspiring to conceal clergy sex abuse , citing the pontiff's immunity as head of the Vatican state . Judge...

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News Saddam judge says defendants denied abuse; lawyers flag threat to Clark
Saddam judge says defendants denied abuse; lawyers flag threat to Clark
Kate Heneroty
December 23, 2005 08:03:00 am

Saddam Hussein and his seven co-defendants previously denied in court that they had been beaten by American guards, Iraqi investigative judge Raed Juhi said Thursday. Hussein alleged earlier this week in trial proceedings that he had...

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News Putin calls for amendments to bill limiting NGOs
Putin calls for amendments to bill limiting NGOs
Kate Heneroty
December 5, 2005 10:27:00 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered that possible amendments to a bill regulating non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the country be drafted within the next five days. The NGO proposal, approved by the Duma in November ,...

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News France opposes UK plan to televise EU Council meetings
France opposes UK plan to televise EU Council meetings
Kate Heneroty
December 5, 2005 10:11:00 am

France has signaled opposition to a proposal from British Prime Minister and current EU president Tony Blair to allow cameras into the EU's main decision-making body, the Council of the European Union , during legislative debates....

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News War criminals seeking safe haven in Australia, ex-UN prosecutor says
War criminals seeking safe haven in Australia, ex-UN prosecutor says
Kate Heneroty
December 5, 2005 09:37:00 am

Former ICTY deputy prosecutor Graham Blewitt said Monday that Australia has become a safe haven for war criminals avoiding prosecution . Despite confessing to immigration officials about committing acts of torture, murder and rape, more...

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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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