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Cambodians mourn King Norodom Sihanouk in lavish style
NEW DELHI -- Thousands of people lined the streets of Cambodia's capital Friday for the funeral of King Norodom Sihanouk, a controversial monarch who helped build the young nation after French rule before cozying up to the homicidal Khmer Rouge regime....
Tags: Movies, Hate Crimes, Arts and Culture, Diabetes, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Former Guatemalan dictator to stand trial on genocide charges
MEXICO CITY – Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt will stand trial on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, a Guatemalan judge ruled Monday, in incidents that took place during the height of the Central American nation's brutal...
Tags: Hate Crimes, War Crimes, International Court or Tribunal, Mexico, Civil Rights
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Design selected for Armenian genocide memorial in Pasadena
L.A. NOWThe winning design for a public memorial in Pasadena commemorating the Armenian genocide was announced Tuesday. The design by Catherine Menard – a student at the Art Center College of Design, which submitted the concept to the Pasadena Armenian... -
Northwestern to inquire into founder's ties to Indian massacre
As one of the founders of Northwestern University, John Evans is a prominent presence on campus, his name gracing the walls of the institution's alumni center and attached to a number of professorships set up in his honor. But in response to pressure...
Tags: Social Sciences, Executive Branch, Arts and Culture, Government, Massacres
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Former Rwandan minister sentenced to 35 years on genocide charges
A former Rwandan minister was sentenced Thursday to 35 years in jail for crimes tied to the nation's brutal genocide, including handing out machetes to a Hutu militia and spurring them to kill Tutsis. Witnesses described Augustin Ngirabatware as being...
Tags: United Nations, Punishment, Hate Crimes, International Court or Tribunal, Criminals
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Iranians react to new EU sanctions over nuclear development
World NowSoon after he learned of the new European Union sanctions on Iran, Mohammad decided to take out a large bank loan so he could place an order for zinc plates from China.... -
A young survivor of genocide takes her message around the world
At 24, Clemantine Wamariya knows more about trauma and survival than most of us ever will. If we're lucky. When Wamariya was 6, she and her sister were forced to flee the ethnic killings in Rwanda, spending the next several years in a series of...
Tags: Hate Crimes, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Massacres, Oprah Winfrey, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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Elie Wiesel's story endures, empowers
NEW YORK — A slender, silver-haired gentleman steps onto a nearly bare stage, the instantaneous applause continuing long after he reaches the spare wooden table awaiting him. For a moment, amid the din, he studies the audience — young and...
Tags: United Nations, Book, War Crimes, Arts and Culture, French Literature
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Grace under ire: Bill Nelson’s wife’s passionate plea for civility
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelFor his whole career, newly-re-elected U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson has preached centrist, bi-partisan politics although his opponents, this time around Republican U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV, have insisted he's really a lockstep liberal in moderate's clothing.... -
Former Balkan leader proclaims innocence of genocide charges
World NowFormer Balkan war leader defends himself in international court; Radovan Karadazic says he is innocent of war crimes and should be rewarded... -
Armenian Genocide fund down to last details
A U.S. District Court judge ruled this week that an accounting firm can halt what so far have been unsuccessful efforts to contact 16 descendants of Armenian Genocide victims who are due payouts from an insurance fund. Judge Christina Snyder said the...Tags: Lawyers, Hate Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Justice System
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Questions roil Armenian Genocide compensation fund
More than $1.6 million has been paid out from a compensation fund for descents of Armenian Genocide victims, according to a status report filed in a lengthy lawsuit in U.S. District Court. However, four of the 32 claimants who haven’t been paid...Tags: Hate Crimes, First California Bank , Unrest, Conflicts and War, Massacres, Axa SA
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