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News German justice minister balks at draft constitutional amendment on hijack shoot-downs
German justice minister balks at draft constitutional amendment on hijack shoot-downs
Michael Sung
January 7, 2007 11:42:00 am

A proposed German constitutional amendment supported by Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble that would grant the military the legal authority to shoot down a hijacked aircraft drew opposition Sunday from Justice Minister Brigitte Zypries ....

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News Cambodia ruling party denounces critics of Khmer Rouge genocide tribunal
Cambodia ruling party denounces critics of Khmer Rouge genocide tribunal
Michael Sung
January 7, 2007 09:06:00 am

The Cambodian People's Party (CPP) , the ruling party of Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen , urged critics of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) Sunday to...

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News Federal court rules Michigan in contempt for failing to improve prison health care
Federal court rules Michigan in contempt for failing to improve prison health care
Michael Sung
December 8, 2006 11:21:00 am

The US District Court for the Western District of Michigan ruled Thursday that the Michigan Department of Corrections in contempt of court for failing to conform with medical care requirements mandated by the...

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News Guantanamo detainees relocated to new maximum security prison
Guantanamo detainees relocated to new maximum security prison
Michael Sung
December 8, 2006 10:46:00 am

A first group of more than 40 detainees held at the US Naval Base Guantanamo Bay were transferred Thursday to a new $37 million dollar maximum-security prison built by Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg...

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News Indonesia court overturns law creating Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Indonesia court overturns law creating Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Michael Sung
December 8, 2006 09:50:00 am

The Indonesian Constitutional Court on Friday overturned as unconstitutional a 2004 law establishing a Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Indonesia to investigate, compensate, and resolve many human rights violations that occurred...

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News Zambia opposition leader arrested for alleged financial improprieties
Zambia opposition leader arrested for alleged financial improprieties
Michael Sung
December 5, 2006 03:39:00 pm

Michael Sata , Zambia's opposition leader and head of the Patriotic Front , was arrested Tuesday for allegedly making false declarations on August 11 concerning his assets in his presidential candidate form. If convicted, Sata faces a...

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News Federal appeals court upholds Hawaii school admissions policy favoring natives
Federal appeals court upholds Hawaii school admissions policy favoring natives
Michael Sung
December 5, 2006 03:01:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday that the Kamehameha Schools , a private school that accepts no federal funding, can utilize an admissions policy that gives priority to...

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News ICTY postpones Seselj trial due to health of hunger-striking defendant
ICTY postpones Seselj trial due to health of hunger-striking defendant
Michael Sung
December 3, 2006 10:30:00 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has postponed until further notice the war crimes trial of Serb nationalist Vojislav Seselj , who has been on a hunger strike ...

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Iran council approves US visitor fingerprinting legislation
Michael Sung
December 3, 2006 09:53:00 am

A spokesman for Iran's Guardian Council said Saturday that it has approved a bill passed by Iran's Majlis two weeks ago instituting mandatory fingerprinting of all visiting US citizens....

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Four Dutch defendants convicted for plotting terror attacks on politicians
Michael Sung
December 1, 2006 03:18:00 pm

Four of six Dutch terror suspects on trial for planning attacks against Dutch politicians and government facilities were found guilty in Amsterdam Friday. The convicted include 20-year-old Samir Azzouz , who was sentenced to a prison...

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Sewing machine patented

On September 10, 1846, United States patent number 3640 was awarded to Elias Howe for his sewing machine. In 1854, Howe brought legal action against Isaac Singer, because he alleged Singer's machine infringed upon the patent. Howe won the case and was awarded royalties from the Singer sewing machines.
Learn more about Elias Howe from the University of Rochester.

Last French execution by guillotine

On September 10, 1977, Hamida Djandoubi, a Tunisian immigrant convicted of murder, became the last person executed by guillotine in France.

The French death penalty was formally abolished by President Francois Mitterand in 1981. Learn more about the history of the guillotine.

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