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News Bush calls Amnesty International rights report ‘absurd’
Bush calls Amnesty International rights report ‘absurd’
Tom Henry
May 31, 2005 02:54:00 pm

In a White House press conference Tuesday US President George W. Bush slammed a report from rights group Amnesty International as "absurd" after the organization referred to US detention facilities abroad as an...

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News Sudan arrests second Dutch MSF aid worker over rape report
Sudan arrests second Dutch MSF aid worker over rape report
Tom Henry
May 31, 2005 02:17:00 pm

The Sudanese government Tuesday arrested the Darfur coordinator for the Dutch branch of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) , the second arrest of an MSF aid worker in two days. Vince Hoedt was detained over a March 2005 report...

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News Dutch officials seek last-minute support for EU constitution
Dutch officials seek last-minute support for EU constitution
Tom Henry
May 31, 2005 01:46:00 pm

Government officials in the Netherlands are making a final plea to Dutch voters in an effort to persuade them to support the European constitution in a June 1 referendum, an uphill battle after voters in...

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News Iraq president expects Saddam Hussein trial within two months
Iraq president expects Saddam Hussein trial within two months
Tom Henry
May 31, 2005 01:17:00 pm

Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein could face trial for war crimes within two months according to comments made Tuesday by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani in a CNN interview. Talabani said that the Iraqi people...

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News Venezuela threatens retaliation after Supreme Court head’s US visa cancelled
Venezuela threatens retaliation after Supreme Court head’s US visa cancelled
Tom Henry
May 31, 2005 12:45:00 pm

Venezuelan Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel has said US officials may not be welcome to visit Venezuela after the president of the Venezuelan Supreme Court Omar Mora had his tourist...

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Batasuna leader freed on bail in Madrid
Tom Henry
May 27, 2005 03:07:00 pm

Leader of the banned Batasuna party , the political wing of Basque separatist group ETA , Arnaldo Otegi was freed on bail Friday after two days in a Madrid prison. Otegi was freed after his lawyer put...

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News NY court rules mayor must face trial for performing gay marriages
NY court rules mayor must face trial for performing gay marriages
Tom Henry
May 27, 2005 02:03:00 pm

Mayor of New Paltz Jason West will face trial for attempting to marry same-sex couples last year, New York's highest court announced Friday. West faces 24 misdemeanor counts for violating the state's domestic relations law by marrying...

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News Romania charges translator, businessman in Iraq kidnappings
Romania charges translator, businessman in Iraq kidnappings
Tom Henry
May 27, 2005 01:29:00 pm

Prosecutors in Romania on Friday charged translator Muhamed Munaf and Arab businessman Omar Hayssam with orchestrating the kidnapping of three Romanian journalists held for 55 days in Iraq. The two men were specifically charged with "initiating, funding...

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News Congo denies detainee abuse allegations
Congo denies detainee abuse allegations
Tom Henry
May 27, 2005 11:52:00 am

The Congolese government Friday denied allegations by Amnesty International that roughly 65 civilians were being detained and possibly tortured in the southeastern province of Katanga . The human rights organization said that the detainees were accused...

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French judge renews warrant for Pinochet arrest
Tom Henry
May 27, 2005 10:47:00 am

A judge in Paris investigating the disappearance of four French citizens during the dictatorial reign of Gen. Augusto Pinochet in Chile has renewed arrest warrants for Pinochet and 18 other members of the Chilean military. The warrants...

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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.
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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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