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Top Bosnia court orders release of president, charged with graft
ReutersSARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnia's Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that the president of the autonomous Muslim-Croat federation, charged with corruption, had been detained illegally, and ordered a lower court to release him immediately. Zivko Budimir was...Tags: Human Rights, Politics, Political Corruption, Islam, Prosecution
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Balkan states back TAP, IAP gas pipeline projects
ReutersTIRANA, May 23 (Reuters) - Four Balkan states backed the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project on Thursday, weeks before the Shah Deniz 2 consortium picks between TAP and its rival Nabucco West project. The TAP project aims to bring 10 billion cubic...Tags: E.ON AG, Austria, Montenegro, Germany, Norway
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Bosnia under pressure to change if it wants EU membership
Reuters* Bosnia's EU prospects falling further behind * Brussels says can assist, facilitate where needed * Sarajevo needs to act or face consequences By Martin Santa BRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) - Bosnia is falling behind on commitments to human rights and...Tags: Human Rights, Justice and Rights, Minority Groups, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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BRIEF: UNH graduation at 10 a.m. today
Foster's Daily Democrat, Dover, N.H.The University of New Hampshire commencement will take place today, with Dover-native Lt. Gen. Mary Legere speaking. The lieutenant graduated from UNH in 1982 and is now a U.S. Army veteran. Her career led her through tours in Germany, the Republic of...Tags: Graduation, University of New Hampshire, U.S. Army, U.S. Department of Defense
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Maryland National Guard celebrates foreign partnerships
For Capt. Martin Noorsalu, deploying to Afghanistan with the Maryland National Guard last year was an unusual opportunity. Noorsalu is one of only a dozen helicopter pilots in the Estonian Air Force. The sole air defense service of the former Soviet...
Tags: Armed Forces, Baltic Region, Balkan Peninsula, Martin O'Malley, Armed Conflicts
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Gays are second-class in South Dakota
Rhode Island has just become the 10th state to grant same-sex couples marriage. South Dakota is one of the embarrassments to the U.S. Constitution to which it claims to be a signatory. In 1996, South Dakota passed a bill whose language would become...Tags: Social Issues, Defense of Marriage Act, Gays and Lesbians
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EU-bound Croatia craves investors but drags feet on reforms
Reuters* Red tape suffocates investment * Trails peers in attracting foreign investment * Croatia four years in recession * Some local firms move production to non-EU neighbours By Igor Ilic and Sasa Kavic DUBROVNIK, Croatia, May 10 (Reuters) - The barren...Tags: Macedonia, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Food Industry, Zagreb (Croatia), Slovakia
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Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., Ruben Rosario column
St. Paul Pioneer PressThey escorted the alleged monster of Cleveland into an Ohio courtroom Thursday, May 9. He was in manacles, wearing a jail-issued blue jumpsuit. If the depraved evildoer described in the kidnapping and rape charges were in a drawing, it would depict a...Tags: Philosophy, Sex Crimes, Rape, Kidnapping, Criminals
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71 new citizens pledge oath of allegiance during naturalization ceremony
St. Cloud Times, Minn.With their right hands raised, 71 people from 24 countries became American citizens Wednesday in St. Cloud. Federal Judge Gregory Kishel administered the oath of allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at St. Cloud Public Library. Mana Komai...Tags: Pakistan, Judges, Naturalization, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Crime, Law and Justice
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Survey: Many Muslims want sharia, but differ on what that means
In Afghanistan, Iraq and many other countries across the globe, most Muslims support making sharia, or Islamic law, the official law of the land, according to a sweeping survey released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center. But sharia means different...
Tags: Pakistan, Crime, Law and Justice, Egypt, Suicide, Science and Technology
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Court orders detention of Bosnia federation head in graft probe
ReutersSARAJEVO, April 28 (Reuters) - A Bosnian court on Sunday ordered that the president of the country's autonomous Muslim-Croat federation and four other officials be detained for a month after prosecutors said they took bribes to arrange pardons for...Tags: Political Corruption, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Crimes, Police Arrests
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Serb president seeks pardon 'on my knees' for Srebrenica
Reuters* Most conciliatory statement yet by Serbia's Nikolic * Surprise comments follow Bosnian Muslim leader's visit * Serbia in line to start EU accession talks By Daria Sito-Sucic SARAJEVO, April 25 (Reuters) - Serbia's nationalist president has...Tags: Sarajevo (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Serbia, Crime, Law and Justice, Hate Crimes, War Crimes
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