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UN chief applauds French Government for anti-death penalty initiative
United Nations Print Email 9 October 2012 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed a new global initiative launched by the French Government to curb the use of the death penalty around the world.... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider)

Real Madrid player Cristiano Ronaldo tips the ball over Ajax goalkeeper Kenneth Vermeer, not seen, to score 4-1 during the Champions League Group D soccer match at ArenA stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday Oct. 3, 2012.

Ronaldo hat-trick leaves Real Madrid in command of Group of Death
CNN October 3, 2012 -- Updated 2150 GMT (0550 HKT) Cristiano Ronaldo is congratulated by his teammates on his way to a hat-trick against Ajax Amsterdam. (CNN) -- Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as... (photo: AP / Peter Dejong)

Manchester United's Robin van Persie, left, fights for the ball against Arsenal's Mikel Arteta during their English Premier League soccer match at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012.

Van Persie on target against old club
Al Jazeera Robin van Persie scored against his old club and Patrice Evra was also on target as Manchester United secured a 2-1 win over 10-man Arsenal at Old Trafford on Saturday. Van Persie, 29, who ended an... (photo: AP / Jon Super)

This photo downloaded from the Arabic language Internet site www.muslm.net and purporting to show a man identified by the Internet site as Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the Sep. 11 attacks, is seen in detention at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The picture was allegedly taken in July 2009 by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and released only to the detainee's family under a new policy allowing the ICRC to photograph Guantanamo inmates, ICRC spokesman Bernard Barrett said Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009.

Self-described 9/11 plotter rails against US
Al Jazeera Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-described mastermind of the September 11 attacks, delivered a scathing anti-American diatribe at a military tribunal in what the judge called a "one-time occurrence".... (photo: AP / www.muslm.net)

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File - Sailors assigned to Navy Expeditionary Guard Battalion escort a detainee at Guantanamo Bay Detention Centre.

9/11 Guantanamo hearings resumes after five months
BBC News Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others accused over the 9/11 attacks have appeared at a US military tribunal for the first time in five months. The week-long pre-trial... (photo: US Navy / MCS2 Elisha Dawkins)

Germany's Philipp Lahm, right, celebrates with Marco Reus, after scoring during the Euro 2012 soccer championship quarterfinal match between Germany and Greece in Gdansk, Poland, Friday, June 22, 2012.

World Player of the Week: Marco Reus - Germany
Goal More On : Borussia Dortmund, FC Barcelona, PFC CSKA Moskva, Standard Liege, Tottenham, Eiji Kawashima, Gareth Bale, Pedro, Sergey Ignashevich, Marco Reus... (photo: AP / Frank Augstein)

File - A Humvee from the Puerto Rico Army National Guard's, 480th Military Police Company, patrols the perimeter of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba

9/11 mastermind back at Guantanamo court
France24 AFP - The self-proclaimed mastermind of the September 11 attacks and his four co-defendants are due back in Guantanamo court Monday for hearings to pave the way to their... (photo: US Army / Staff Sgt. Jim Wagner)

Sept. 11 trial rules under scrutiny at Gitmo
The Washington Times GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — A U.S. military judge is considering broad security rules for the war crimes tribunal of five Guantanamo prisoners charged in... (photo: WN / Marzena J.)

Mexico downs Guyana in late scoring thriller
The Examiner Related topics SoccerMexicoGuyanaCONCACAF World Cup qualifying Advertisement The Mexican national team had a hard time with Guyana at the BBVA Compass stadium Friday yet... (photo: AP / Jon Super)

Experts Call on Iran to Halt Executions
Scoop Saturday, 13 October 2012, 4:05 pm Press Release: United Nations UN Experts Call on Iran to Halt Executions, Including 11 Planned for Saturday New York, Oct 12 2012... (photo: UN / Copyright: Pierre Albouy)

UN experts ask Iran to stop executions
North Jersey UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Three top U.N. human rights experts appealed Friday to Iran to halt 11 executions they say are scheduled to take place Saturday and to declare a... (photo: UN / Pierre Albouy)

Brazil's players celebrate after scoring against Egypt during their international friendly soccer match in Doha. on Monday , Nov 14, 2011.

Player Ratings: Brazil 6-0 Iraq
Goal Goal.com rates the players on show as Kaka and Oscar shine for a rampant Selecao who dominated the Lions of Mesopotamia from start to finish in a comprehensive win By Tom... (photo: AP / Osama Faisal)

File - The Iraqi police duty officer of the jail, orders inmates to move to the other side of the room as he prepares to walk inside the cell, during a walking tour of the Bab al Sheikh Police Station, in Eastern Baghdad, Iraq, May 27, 2008.

Iraqi authorities execute 6 inmates
CNN October 8, 2012 -- Updated 1246 GMT (2046 HKT) Baghdad (CNN) -- Iraqi authorities executed six inmates Monday, the nation's Justice Ministry said. Four of them were... (photo: US Army file / Staff Sgt. Brian D. Lehnhardt)