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File - Police detain physically challenged persons inside a police vehicle during a protest in Srinagar on Tuesday 10, May 2016.

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India uses outdated laws to silence dissent, HRW says
Tue 24 May 2016
NEW DELHI: India routinely uses outdated and loosely worded laws to crack down on dissent, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday, urging the government to repeal or amend legislation used to stifle free spe... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)

U.S. President Barack Obama, right, greets Okla. Gov. Mary Fallin at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., May 26, 2013, en route to surrounding areas damaged by recent tornadoes. President Obama issued a major disaster declaration for Cleveland, Lincoln, McClain and Pottawatomie counties

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Oklahoma law effectively bans abortion
Fri 20 May 2016
New York: Oklahoma has passed a law that would effectively ban abortions by subjecting doctors who perform them to felony charges and revoking their medical licences, the first legislation of it... (photo: US Army / SSgt. Jonathan Snyder)

Enrique Pena Nieto, President of the United Mexican States, addresses the U.N. special session on global drug policy, Tuesday April 19, 2016 at UN. headquarters.

Time Magazine Tue 17 May 2016
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto Proposes Legalizing Gay Marriage
(MEXICO CITY) — Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Tuesday proposed legalizing gay marriage, a move that would enshrine on a national level a Supreme Court ruling last year that it was unco... (photo: AP / Bebeto Matthews)
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A police officer beats a student protester in Letpadan, 140 kilometers (90 miles) north of Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday March 10, 2015.

Al Jazeera Tue 17 May 2016
Myanmar takes legal action against protesters
Myanmar police have begun legal action against five protesters over a weekend rally intended to promote religious tolerance. | The move on Monday came as rights groups raise concerns about efforts by ... (photo: AP / Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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	Hollande 'won't give in' amid labour reforms protests BBC News

In this April 30, 2012 photo, students walk across campus at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vt. A new report says the tuition at Vermont's public colleges and university has risen by about 27 percent over the last five years.

Report:1.2 million college students drink alcohol on typical day

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Google beats Oracle in $9 billion Android trial

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaking with supporters at a "Get Out the Caucus" rally at Valley Southwoods Freshman High School in West Des Moines, Iowa.

Video of testimony in Clinton email lawsuit ordered sealed

Planning law changes pave way for Poolbeg film studio The Irish Times
Final sentence due for historic Carmarthen court BBC News
60 Minutes investigation: Did Channel Nine sacrifice Stephen Sydney Morning Herald
Allahabad high court initiates contempt proceedings against The Times Of India
Three injured in clash between BJP and SP workers in Allahab The Times Of India
India seeks fresh treaties with 47 nations The Times Of India
Sheetla Mata road may face waterlogging again, civic agencie The Times Of India
Texas authorities report high-water rescues amid floods Austin American Statesman
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Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP Files Securities Class Action La Stockhouse
Netherlands rejects request to ban boycott of Israel Press TV
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Billion-dollar funds tried and failed to force US oil giants Business Insider
Hutch and pal in brutal street fight with killer on night be Belfast Telegraph
‘Don’t call me luvvie’: how Tom Conti became the MLK o The Guardian
Chargers, châteaux, and the Channel Tunnel: can you really The Guardian
As a research fellow, should I move universities to get job The Guardian
Why politicians are granted immunity from prosecution The Economist
RK Pachauri did not quit, Teri ended his contract The Times Of India
Low iron causes: not getting enough or losing too much Herald Tribune

File - A British Army patrol crossing a stream during the Mau Mau rebellion. The Mau Mau rebellion was a military conflict that took place in British Kenya between 1952 and 1960.

Claims of maltreatment in Mau Mau rebellion 'cannot be fairly tried'

Former Valve Employee Sues For $3.1m

Former Valve Employee Sues For $3.1m

New Orleans BP Oil Flood Protest, Jackson Square. Protest against the great oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

New Mexico is first to sue EPA, mine owners over toxic spill

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Despite arrest, Toronto-born prof's murder still a myste Toronto Sun
Manila using specious arguments to circumvent Convention CNTV
Akron discriminating against black firefighters Ohio
Consumer forum orders postal dept to pay compensation of Rs1 The Times Of India
Plea to probe Mahatma Gandhi’s fourth bullet wound Deccan Chronicle
Now, environment litigation filed over realignment of Metro Indian Express
Mystery remains after arrest in killing of Florida professor The Miami Herald
Two Latur agri officials siphon off Rs 24L, suspended The Times Of India
Apna Mumbai Abhiyan opposes elevated Metro line, wants under DNA India
Judicial Scandal: Supreme Court Dismisses Suit Against Chief Modern Ghana
HC notice to Centre, state to make highway motorable The Times Of India
Manila using specious arguments to circumvent Convention China Daily
Gov't confident JUSSAG will call off strike – Haruna I Modern Ghana
Bell Group litigation could go on to 2031, State Solicitor s Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Google wins Java copyright case v Oracle, defeating a $US9b Sydney Morning Herald
Posers on riverbed metro alignment The Times Of India
SUPREME COURT Feldman: The Clarence Thomas dissent that brok Richmond Times Dispatch
Fired US Muslim Workers Lodge Discrimination Complaint Voa News
Tech billionaire is unlikely Hulk Hogan ally in Gawker fight The Oklahoman

Troy Ave performs at Christmas in Brooklyn at the Barclays Center on Friday, Dec. 19, 2014, in Brooklyn, New York.

Rapper Troy Ave arrested over T.I. concert shooting that killed man

File - Woman holding her baby cries after crossing the river along with other migrants, north of Idomeni, Greece, attempting to reach Macedonia on a route that would bypass the border fence, Monday, March 14, 2016.

Greece to start evacuating Idomeni migrant camp within days

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Ex-NYC cop convicted in Social Security benefits scheme

Appeal following burglary, Acton (The Metropolitan Police) # Public Technologies
Ballarat policeman promoted to sergeant despite 16 complaint Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Police officer Rick Flori to stand trial for leaking police Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Rapper Troy Ave arrested over T.I. concert shooting that kil Belfast Telegraph
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Up to 200kg of meth seized after foreign boat intercepted of Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Groceryland in Dayton hit by armed robber Dayton Daily News
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Woman finds camera in bathroom ceiling, man arrested Dayton Daily News
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Judge denies motion for new Gawker-Hulk Hogan trial

File - Parts of the wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 are displayed in a hangar at Gilze-Rijen airbase, Netherlands, Tuesday, March 3, 2015.

MH17 victim families sue Putin, Russia in European rights court

French police have issued a photograph of a man wanted in connection with Friday's deadly attacks in Paris. The man, named as Belgian-born Abdeslam Salah, 26, is described as dangerous.

Paris Attacks Suspect Salah Abdeslam Refuses to Answer Questions in Court

Convicted killer appears in court Otago Daily Times
High Court rejects race standard Toledo Blade
Cop-killer’s twin has court date Boston Herald
Apex court relaxing bail for Italian marine sets row between DNA India
Ohio is fighting a US court ruling that expanded early votin Business Insider
R.I. Senate unanimously approves Michael B. Forte to head Fa The Providence Journal
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Judicial Scandal: Supreme Court Dismisses Suit Against Chief Modern Ghana
Ohio appeals federal court’s ruling striking down limi Raw Story
California court tosses murder conviction in bite-mark case The Miami Herald
Britain probes whether some Sharia courts legitimise forced Zeenews
Cuts have left court system ‘close to breaking point’ an The Independent
Judge pauses to define kidnapping Otago Daily Times
N.J. court: State funding of yeshiva, seminary unlawful Philadelphia Daily News
In federal court, a municipal judge pleads guilty in case-fi Philadelphia Daily News
SUPREME COURT Feldman: The Clarence Thomas dissent that brok Richmond Times Dispatch
Federal judge throws out suit against Doe prosecutors Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Hatch steadfast in holding up Supreme Court confirmation aft Deseret News
N.L. rejects recommendation to raise pay by $32,000 for prov CBC
Judge orders agency to give prison whistleblower a hearing Tampa Bay Times

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China to send nuclear-armed submarines into Pacific amid tensions with US

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Vietnam won't pursue military buildup in South China Sea: new PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc

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At Crime Commission, UN official urges stepped-up responses to curb human trafficking

Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP Files Securities Class Action La Stockhouse
Netherlands rejects request to ban boycott of Israel Press TV
Hutch and pal in brutal street fight with killer on night be Belfast Telegraph
Three journalists arrested in three weeks in Nepal The Oslo Times
Dear Abby: Let’s share a moment to honor the fall Chicago Sun-Times
Indonesia's new child rape punishments a pyrrhic victor Sydney Morning Herald
G7 leaders pledge collective action on sagging global growth The Times Of India
Sex workers suffer 'horrific' rape, beatings and dis Deccan Chronicle
Trump now sounds like every other right-wing Republican on e Grist
Despite arrest, Toronto-born prof's murder still a myste Toronto Sun
Indonesia will now chemically castrate child sex offenders Mashable
U.S. opens patent probe into Chinese carbon, alloy steel Xinhua
60 Minutes Beirut review: Producer Stephen Rice gone as repo Sydney Morning Herald
Letters No tax money for redundant rail Palm Beach Post
Fabricating facts: An old-fashioned political tool Al Jazeera
Rupee gains for third day, up 12 paise to 67.05 against US d The Times Of India
China is searching for clues on the Fed's next move Business Insider
G7 says 'concerned' by situation in East, South Chin Deccan Chronicle
Marines issue: Pinarayi slams Centre The Times Of India
Social media boosts luxury goods counterfeit economy Sydney Morning Herald

File - Parfait Onanga-Anyanga (wearing white cap), Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic country (MINUSCA), visits a polling station on the day of the voting, 14 February 2016.

Head of UN mission in Central African Republic pledges to end troop abuses

Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Sierra Leone addresses the delegates at the Sierra Leone Trade & Investment Forum in London, Wednesday, Nov.18, 2009.

Sierra Leone News : President Koroma Opens International Conference on Women in Leadership

File - A British Army patrol crossing a stream during the Mau Mau rebellion. The Mau Mau rebellion was a military conflict that took place in British Kenya between 1952 and 1960.

Claims of maltreatment in Mau Mau rebellion 'cannot be fairly tried'

Operation Condor: Landmark human rights trial reaches finale BBC News
IHRE to hold orientation programme on human rights education The Times Of India
Mexican Military Kill Rates Leave People Fearful Inquisitr
Human rights settlement turns into $20K donation for Moose J CBC
Gates leaves Boy Scouts presidency, defends gay adult policy Dayton Daily News
17 workers flogged for protests after losing work at Iran mi NCRI
After focus on social issues, Pence facing tough re-election Dayton Daily News
U.N. Suspends Torture Inquiry in Ukraine New York Times
Towns in Texas, Arizona are battlegrounds in bathroom debate Dayton Daily News
African-American Student Accused of 'Bias Incident' Alternet
UN committee denies credentials to press freedom group Dayton Daily News
Holocaust Survivor and Human Rights Activist Hedy Epstein Di Common Dreams
The Courts Both Uphold the Rule of Law and Prioritise the Hu Huffington Post
Scottish Cops Train Police in Nations With Dubious Human Rig Sputnik
20-Week Abortion Ban-Georgia story Dayton Daily News
Pakistani husbands can ‘lightly beat’ their wive The Washington Post
Submission to the United Nations Human Rights Committee Amnesty
Human rights defenders in India in dire need of protection The Oslo Times
More and more Americans question the Hiroshima bombing. But The Washington Post
Fight over LGBT rights scuttles energy spending bill Dayton Daily News

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