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Mladic again seeks 6-month delay in trial
Former Bosnian Serb military chief Gen. Ratko Mladic is asking judges to delay by six months the first witness testimony in his trial on charges of masterminding Serb atrocities throughout the 1992-95 Bosnian war.In a motion released Thursday by the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal, Mladic's defense team says ongoing problems accessing prosecution evidence is hampering their preparations.Mladic's trial

Money challenge to tribes' sentencing authority
American Indian tribes authorized to triple the amount of time tribal members can spend in jail say they're challenged by a lack of funding.

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Judges sentence Charles Taylor to 50 years

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor was sentenced to 50 years imprisonment Wednesday for arming and supporting murderous rebels in Sierra Leone in return for "blood diamonds," a landmark

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Judges sentence Charles Taylor to 50 years

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor was sentenced to 50 years imprisonment Wednesday for arming and supporting murderous rebels in Sierra Leone in return for "blood diamonds," a landmark

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UN urges concerted effort against narcotics in Afghanistan
Highlighting the importance of political commitment and action, the head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov, on Tuesday welcomed efforts by the Afghan Government to combat the menace of trafficking and production of narcotics in the country.

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Bangladesh indicts Islamic leaders for war crimes
The chief of Bangladesh's largest Islamic party and one of his deputies were indicted Monday for alleged crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 independence war against Pakistan.

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