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International brief ~ Egyptian parliament approves Sudan peacekeeping force
Leading Monday's international brief, the Egyptian Parliament has unanimously approved a decision by Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak to send Egyptian troops to Sudan under the UN peacekeeping mandate in Security Council Resolution 1590 . T (More) |
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Sudan expected to announce war crimes tribunal in 2-3 months
A senior Sudanese official said Saturday that a tribunal to try people accused of war crimes in Darfur could be announced in 2-3 months. Sudan rejected the UN Security Council's recommendation earlier this year to refer the trials to the Inter (More) |
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International brief ~ Mugabe refuses to sign anti-NGO bill
Leading Thursday's international brief, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has refused to sign a controversial bill that would have severely limited the rights of NGOs to act in Zimbabwe , according to newspaper reports. The Non-Governmental O (More) |
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International brief ~ Spain ratifies European constitution
Leading Wednesday's international brief, Spain officially ratified the EU Constitution today after the Spanish Senate voted 225 - 6 to approve the document. Spain held a non-binding referendum in February that demostrated strong popular sup (More) |
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UN resolutions contributing to Darfur tension
Recent UN Security Council resolutions setting up sanctions against Sudan [Resolution 1591] and referring criminal actions in Darfur to the International Criminal Court [Resolution 1593] have led to protests and heightened tensions in Darfur, accord (More) |
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Darfur militia chief would accept Sudan trial
Musa Hilal, suspected leader of the Janjaweed militia active in the Darfur, said Wednesday that he would stand trial in Sudan rather than face trial outside the country. Hilal, who has consistently denied involvement in alleged Darfur atrocities, (More) |
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Sudan constitution talks get under way
Talks directed towards the framing of a new constitution for the war-torn country of Sudan began Saturday in Khartoum with the official opening of the National Commission for the Reform of the Constitution, formed last week . The Commission, created (More) |
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Former Nepal PM arrested after refusing to appear before corruption probe
Nepalese police arrested former Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba Wednesday in a middle-of-the-night raid on his residence after he had refused to appear as requested before a royal commission investigating government corruption. The arre (More) |
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Sudan forms constitution committee
In an effort to implement a peace deal between Khartoum and southern rebels that formally ended a 21-year civil war, Sudan has formed a committee to draft an interim constitution. The constitution would clear the way for a unified Sudanese governm (More) |
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UN rights commission ends final session
The UN Commission on Human Rights ended its 61st and possibly last session Friday in the wake of UN Secretary Kofi Annan's announced plans to radically overhaul the 53-member body. Annan and others in the international community have criticiz (More) |
Reign of Terror begins in French Revolution
On April 6, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety takes power as the executive agency of France during the French Revolution, starting the Reign of Terror. During this period, the Committee sought to eliminate "enemies of the Revolution" by summary trials of noblemen, clergy, merchants, and peasants alike. The Reign of Terror ended with the overthrow the Committee's last and most prominent member, Maximilien Robespierre. By this time, 20,000 to 40,000 Frenchman and women had been executed by guillotine.
Learn more about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
