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Abu Ghraib dogs used to terrify, humiliate detainees: court-martial witness

March 15, 2006 05:32:00 AM

A witness at the court-martial of Abu Ghraib dog handler Sgt. Michael J. Smith told a military jury Tuesday that he saw Smith using his black Belgian shepherd to terrify two teenage detainees in...

March 3, 2006 12:28:00 PM

Lawyers for Army Sgt. Michael Smith, currently facing court-martial for allegedly torturing prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison with unmuzzled dogs , have withdrawn a request for testimony from prison commander Army Maj. Gen. Geoffrey...

February 27, 2006 02:41:00 PM

US military judge Lt. Col. Paul McConnell Monday delayed the start of a court-martial trial for an army dog handler accused in an Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal. The March 8 trial date for Sgt. Santos Cardona has been...

November 11, 2005 10:51:00 AM

The Crown Prosecution Service released a report on Friday that shows prosecutions for hate crimes during April 2004 to March 2005 up 29 percent over the previous year . A record 4,660 people were...

September 29, 2005 10:07:00 AM

Leading Thursday's international brief, the current president of the UN Security Council , Philippine Ambassador Lauro Baja condemned the renewed violence in the Darfur region of Sudan , and warned that the...

July 30, 2005 03:13:00 PM

In California, US District Judge Audrey Collins ruled Friday that the provision of the USA Patriot Act that forbids "assistance" to known terrorist organizations continues to be overly vague, in violation of her 2004 ruling on the same provision...

July 19, 2005 09:13:00 AM

Opposition legislators in the Philippines said Tuesday that they plan to file criminal charges against President Gloria Arroyo in connection with allegations of election fraud and corruption. Arroyo previously said she would "welcome" impeachment as...

July 17, 2005 10:34:00 AM

An investigation conducted by the US Navy Criminal Investigation Services has found no evidence to support allegations that Australian Guantanamo Bay detainees were abused. In a letter written to Australian Prime Minister John Howard released...

November 10, 2004 01:50:00 PM

Jeff Cooper, Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis:"According to John Ashcroft, "he objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved,". Well, I feel better.Actually, I do feel better knowing that Ashcroft will shortly be...

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Line of Demarcation divides the New World between Spain and Portugal

On May 4, 1493, Pope Alexander VI promulgated the Line of Demarcation, dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal in response the return of Christopher Columbus from his discovery of the American continents. However, neither country was entirely satisfied with the placement of the Line. A year later on June 7, 1494, the two nations signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, which moved the Line of Demarcation further west, giving Portugal claim to Brazil.

Kent State student shootings precipitated lawsuits

On May 4, 1970, National Guardsmen at Kent State University opened fire on students protesting the US invasion of Cambodia, killing four.

Review a legal chronology of the Kent State shootings, from May 5, 1970 (the day the FBI investigation started) to January 4, 1979 (the day the state of Ohio reached an out-of-court settlement for $675,000 with victims and relatives of victims).