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News Egypt opposition files lawsuit demanding public debate of budget
Egypt opposition files lawsuit demanding public debate of budget
Matthew Pomy
April 28, 2013 08:50:25 am

Several Egyptian opposition groups, including the Strong Egypt Party, the Socialist Popular Alliance Party, the Egyptian Social Democratic Party, the Egyptian Current Party and the Federation of Independent Trade Unions, filed a lawsuit on Saturday...

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News Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules on gas rights issue
Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules on gas rights issue
Matthew Pomy
April 27, 2013 11:05:45 am

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a deed dispute over Marcellus shale gas rights that the gas is not considered a "mineral." The dispute dates back to an 1881 deed that conveyed partial mineral...

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News Bosnia president arrested for corruption
Bosnia president arrested for corruption
Matthew Pomy
April 27, 2013 10:03:48 am

Zivko Budimir, president of the Bosniak-Croat Federation, one of the governing entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) , was arrested on Friday along with 17 other officials as part of a corruption investigation and crackdown. Budimir and others...

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News Sudan war crimes suspect reportedly killed in rebel fighting
Sudan war crimes suspect reportedly killed in rebel fighting
Matthew Pomy
April 24, 2013 12:41:23 pm

Deputy commander of the JEM-Bashar and International Criminal Court (ICC) war crimes suspect, Saleh Mohammed Jerbo Jamus has reportedly been killed in Northern Darfur. The group reported his death on Monday ,...

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News Pakistan court denies bail for former president Musharraf
Pakistan court denies bail for former president Musharraf
Matthew Pomy
April 24, 2013 12:21:00 pm

Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf was denied bail on Wednesday in the case regarding the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto . Musharraf was applying for pre-arrest...

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News Iraq executes 21 convicted of terrorism
Iraq executes 21 convicted of terrorism
Matthew Pomy
April 18, 2013 10:23:18 am

The Iraqi Justice Ministry executed 21 individuals on Tuesday who were convicted of terrorism. The men were convicted under Article 4,of Iraq's anti-terrorism law, which includes the use of improvised explosive devices, assassinations of doctors and kidnapping...

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News New Zealand parliament votes to legalize same-sex marriage
New Zealand parliament votes to legalize same-sex marriage
Matthew Pomy
April 17, 2013 02:14:29 pm

The New Zealand Parliament on Wednesday voted 77-44 in favor of an amendment to the existing Marriage Act of 1955 that would allow same-sex couples to marry. The debate surrounding the controversial legislation was heated,...

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News Judge raises standard of proof in Wikileaks case
Judge raises standard of proof in Wikileaks case
Matthew Pomy
April 11, 2013 09:35:55 am

At a preliminary hearing on Wednesday Military Judge Denise Lind ruled the state must prove Pfc. Bradley Manning knowingly helped al Qaeda. Manning has pleaded guilty to several other charges, but is contesting [Guardian...

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News Rights group urges Egypt President to address sectarian violence
Rights group urges Egypt President to address sectarian violence
Matthew Pomy
April 10, 2013 01:24:25 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called upon Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi Wednesday to do more to address violence between religious groups. Nadim Houry, deputy director for Middle East and North Africa at HRW,...

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News Ukraine court dismisses Tymoshenko ally appeal
Ukraine court dismisses Tymoshenko ally appeal
Matthew Pomy
April 4, 2013 10:22:40 am

A Ukrainian court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by opposition leader Yuriy Lutsenko, who is currently serving a four-year sentence. Lutsenko, the former interior minister and ally of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko , was...

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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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