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News ICTY delays Seselj trial over witness intimidation concerns
ICTY delays Seselj trial over witness intimidation concerns
Steve Czajkowski
February 12, 2009 10:25:00 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugolavia (ICTY) on Wednesday indefinitely suspended the trial of Volislav Seselj over fears that witnesses...

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News Italy president blocks measure to stop euthanasia of comatose woman
Italy president blocks measure to stop euthanasia of comatose woman
Steve Czajkowski
February 7, 2009 11:47:00 am

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano Friday refused to sign an Italian government decree intended to stop the father of Eluana Englaro , who has been in a vegetative state for 16 years, from removing her feeding...

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News Leaders spar over rights issues after EU-Russia meeting
Leaders spar over rights issues after EU-Russia meeting
Steve Czajkowski
February 7, 2009 10:03:00 am

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso noticeably irritated Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at a joint news conference held in Moscow Friday when Barroso commented on apparent human rights violations in Russia...

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News Senate amends ‘Buy American’ stimulus clause to comply with trade agreements
Senate amends ‘Buy American’ stimulus clause to comply with trade agreements
Steve Czajkowski
February 5, 2009 11:11:00 am

The US Senate amended the "Buy American" clause of the latest economic stimulus package Wednesday to clarify that the provision will be applied consistent with US obligations under international trade agreements. The revised language...

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News China again calls for return of Uighur Guantanamo detainees
China again calls for return of Uighur Guantanamo detainees
Steve Czajkowski
February 5, 2009 10:03:00 am

China reiterated its request Thursday that all Chinese Muslims, or Uighurs, held at Guantanamo Bay be returned to China after the prison's closing. Spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry [official website, in...

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News Karadzic requests shortened indictment to expedite war crimes trial
Karadzic requests shortened indictment to expedite war crimes trial
Steve Czajkowski
January 29, 2009 10:54:00 am

Former Bosnian Serb leader and war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic requested Thursday that the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) shorten his indictment in order...

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News Lubanga war crimes trial resumes after child soldier witness recants testimony
Lubanga war crimes trial resumes after child soldier witness recants testimony
Steve Czajkowski
January 29, 2009 09:53:00 am

The trial of former Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga resumed Thursday after the first witness to testify withdrew his testimony Wednesday, causing the inaugural war crimes trial of the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official...

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News Malaysia seeking return of 2 Guantanamo detainees
Malaysia seeking return of 2 Guantanamo detainees
Steve Czajkowski
January 24, 2009 04:39:00 pm

The government of Malaysia has asked the United States to permit its security officials to meet with two Malaysian citizens being held in Guantanamo Bay , according to state media Saturday. Prime Minister Datuk Seri...

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News Obama repeals international abortion funding restriction
Obama repeals international abortion funding restriction
Steve Czajkowski
January 24, 2009 09:33:00 am

US President Barack Obama issued a memorandum Friday repealing a ban on federal funding for international family planning programs that provide or give out information and counseling about abortion . The...

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News Child Online Protection Act dead after high court declines to hear DOJ appeal
Child Online Protection Act dead after high court declines to hear DOJ appeal
Steve Czajkowski
January 22, 2009 10:27:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ended a decade-long battle by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to have the Child Online Protection Act of 1998 (COPA) declared constitutional by denying...

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First impeachment trial began in US Senate

On December 17, 1798, the US Senate began its first impeachment trial. Senator William Blount of Tennessee, a land speculator, was accused of plotting with England to wrest control of Florida from Spain.

The Senate ultimately dismissed the charges for lack of jurisdiction - and, perhaps incidentally, lack of Blount, who had gone to Tennessee and had refused to return to the Senate for trial. Read more on the attempted arrest of William Blount.

Simon Bolivar dies

On December 17, 1830, South American revolutionary Simon Bolivar died in Colombia. During his lifetime, Bolivar led successful revolutions against Spanish colonial rule throughout South America. His efforts led to the independence of the modern-day nations of Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Panama, Ecuador and Bolivia, a nation named in his honor.

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