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Guatemala judge looks set to restart Rios Montt trial-lawyers
ReutersBy Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY, April 29 (Reuters) - A Guatemalan judge is likely to order the resumption of the genocide trial of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, sources at the attorney general's office and a human rights lawyer said on Monday. The...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hate Crimes, Human Rights, International Law, Trials
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ICC-charged Kenyatta expected to join Somalia meeting in London
ReutersNAIROBI, May 3 (Reuters) - Kenya's newly elected President Uhuru Kenyatta, who faces international charges of crimes against humanity, is expected to attend a Somalia conference next week in London at the invitation of the British government, sources said...Tags: Somalia, International Law, Kenya, International Criminal Court, United Kingdom
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Guatemalan judge reopens genocide trial of Rios Montt
ReutersBy Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY, May 2 (Reuters) - A Guatemalan judge on Thursday restarted the genocide trial of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt following a two-week suspension due to a fight over who should oversee the case. Judge Yasmin Barrios...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hate Crimes, International Law, Trials, Genocide
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Venezuela opposition challenges Maduro's win in court
ReutersBy Brian Ellsworth and Diego Ore CARACAS, May 2 (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles challenged President Nicolas Maduro's narrow election victory before the Supreme Court on Thursday, prolonging what appears to be a futile effort...Tags: Social Sciences, Caracas (Venezuela), Government, Elections, International Law
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Kenya chief justice denies taking bribe in presidential petition
Reuters* Petition was biggest test of reformed judiciary * Legal resolution of vote challenge a boost to Kenya's image * Mutunga warned of harassment against court before election By James Macharia NAIROBI, April 29 (Reuters) - Kenya's chief justice on...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Media Industry, Elections, Bribery
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Rep. Lamar Smith defends tentative changes to research funding
Republicans in Congress, long skeptical of the value of some taxpayer-supported research, have taken aim at the National Science Foundation with a bill that seeks to limit the scope of its grants. A draft bill by House Science Committee Chairman Lamar...
Tags: Agriculture, Agricultural Research and Technology, Tom Coburn, International Law, Parties and Movements
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Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam to appear in court
ReutersZINTAN, Libya, May 2 (Reuters) - Saif al-Islam, the son of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, will appear in court on Thursday in the town of Zintan, where a militia has held him since his capture in November 2011, a local council official said. Saif...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Muammar Gaddafi, War Crimes, Lawyers
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In Guatemala, a twist as genocide trial nears end
MEXICO CITY — On the first day of trial, a witness named Bernardo Bernal recounted how, as a 9-year-old in the spring of 1983, he hid in a stream and watched Guatemalan soldiers kill his parents and two younger brothers. On the second day of...Tags: Defendants, Book, Human Rights, Sociology, Trials
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Old animosities thrive in post-Kadafi Libya
ZINTAN, Libya — The prized scion of Moammar Kadafi is a prisoner of tribesmen in these mountains of scrub and ocher rock. The rebels who captured him after the 2011 civil war that toppled his father have refused to turn him over to the central...
Tags: Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Libya, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Petroleum Industry
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Bethlehem monastery loses court battle on Israeli wall
Reuters* Israeli wall would surround convent on three sides * Israel says wall prevents attacks on its citizens By Noah Browning RAMALLAH, West Bank, April 26 (Reuters) - A Catholic monastery and convent in a secluded valley outside Bethlehem lost a seven-...Tags: Palestinian Liberation Organization, Christianity, Human Rights, International Law, Israel
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Guatemala high court apparently restarts ex-dictator's trial
MEXICO CITY -- Guatemala’s highest court issued a ruling late Thursday that appears to have broken the complicated legal logjam in the case of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, who is facing genocide charges in the slaughter of ethnic Maya during...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hate Crimes, Human Rights, International Law, Trials
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NBC Sets Summer Premiere Dates for 'Crossing Lines,' Nick Lachey, Jane Lynch Game Shows
ReutersApr 25 (TheWrap.com) - NBC has set its premiere dates for its new scripted drama series from creator Edward Bernero ("Criminal Minds") in June and alternative series The Winner Is…" and "Hollywood Game Night," hosted by Nick Lachey and Jane Lynch,...Tags: Criminals, Nick Lachey, Game Shows, Entertainment, International Law
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