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News Indonesia court sentences Bali bomber to 20 years
Indonesia court sentences Bali bomber to 20 years
Sung Un Kim
June 21, 2012 02:53:36 pm

A five-judge panel for the West Jakarta district court in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday sentenced Umar Patek to 20 years in prison for his role in several terrorist plots including the Jakarta church bombings in 2000 and the 2002...

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DOJ rejects request for targeted killing information
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June 21, 2012 01:59:24 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday filed a memorandum on behalf of the Obama administration rejecting a request to reveal information about the targeted killing program against suspected terrorists and...

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News Bangladesh tribunal indicts war crimes suspect
Bangladesh tribunal indicts war crimes suspect
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June 21, 2012 01:11:06 pm

The International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh (ICTB) on Thursday indicted Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, secretary general of the Jamaat e Islam (JI) on seven counts of crimes against humanity he allegedly committed during...

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News Bosnia police arrest Srebrenica massacre suspects
Bosnia police arrest Srebrenica massacre suspects
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June 21, 2012 12:43:54 pm

Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) police on Thursday arrested two former Bosnian Serb soldiers accused of involvement in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre . Ostoja Stanisic and Marko Milosevic were detained [WP...

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News Australia court fines Apple for misleading consumers
Australia court fines Apple for misleading consumers
Sung Un Kim
June 21, 2012 11:22:01 am

An Australian federal court on Thursday fined Apple's subsidiary in the country, Apple Pty Limited , 2.25 million Australian dollars (USD $2.29 million) for its misleading marketing and advertising of iPad tablets. Justice Mordecai Bromberg for the...

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Pakistan judge issues arrest warrant against new PM nominee
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June 21, 2012 10:27:14 am

A Pakistani court on Thursday ordered the arrest of Makhdoom Shahabuddin , a former health minister from Punjab Province and the nominee for the country's new prime minister position. President Asif Ali Zardari nominated Shahabuddin earlier...

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News Spain chief justice resigns over embezzlement accusations
Spain chief justice resigns over embezzlement accusations
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June 21, 2012 09:29:41 am

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Spain resigned Thursday over allegations that he used public funds for personal trips between 2008 and 2012. Carlos Divar , who is also the chairman...

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Romania court confirms sentence against former PM
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June 20, 2012 03:53:06 pm

Romania's High Court of Cassation and Justice on Wednesday confirmed the two-year sentence against former prime minister Adrian Nastase . He had been charged with graft and corruption ,...

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Uganda government banning organizations for ‘promoting’ gay rights
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June 20, 2012 03:10:44 pm

The government of Uganda announced on Wednesday that it will ban at least 38 non-governmental organizations that are accused of promoting gay rights and recruiting children to homosexuality. Minister of State for Ethics and...

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Federal judge questions Apple’s request for injunction against Motorola
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June 20, 2012 02:43:31 pm

A federal judge on Wednesday expressed his doubts about a requested injunction against Google Inc's Motorola Mobility unit that would have a significant effect on the company. At the beginning of the trial between Apple ...

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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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