Guatemalan Court Throws Out War Crimes Trial
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Guatemala's highest court has pulled the plug on a landmark war crimes trial against soldiers accused of the mass killing of hundreds of civilians in a jungle village 23 years ago, court officials said on Friday.
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A federal judge on Thursday dismissed former CIA operative Valerie Plame's lawsuit against members of the Bush Administration in the CIA leak scandal
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Chile's Supreme Court on Thursday stripped Gen. Augusto Pinochet of immunity from prosecution, paving the way for a possible trial for the former Chilean dictator on charges of human rights abuses.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - Chile's Supreme Court on  Thursday stripped former dictator Augusto Pinochet of immunity  from prosecution in a notorious human rights case, raising  hopes of victims that he may finally face trial for abuses  during his 17-year regime.
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A federal judge threw out a lawsuit Wednesday by foreign-born terror suspects challenging their detention in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, ruling that last year's landmark Supreme Court ruling did not provide them the legal basis to win their freedom.
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A federal appeals court has tossed out a lawsuit that resulted in a &#36;71 million penalty against Zimbabwe's ruling party for allegedly torturing and killing political opponents.
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A military judge on Monday dismissed terrorism-related charges against a prisoner charged with killing an American soldier in Afghanistan, in a stunning reversal for the Bush administration's attempts to try Guantanamo detainees in military court.
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Chile&#39;s Supreme Court on Thursday morning stripped former leader August Pinochet of immunity from prosecution for the deaths of political opponents during his 1973-1990 rule.
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A US judge throws out a lawsuit brought by ex-CIA agent Valerie Plame against Vice-President Dick Cheney.
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A U.S. military judge dismissed all charges yesterday against a Canadian detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, ruling that his war-crimes trial cannot move forward under the current military commissions law, a decision that could delay future legal proceedings at the U.S. detention facility.
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A major HIV drug trial in Cambodia is shelved after the government said it violated people's human rights.
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An Ethiopian court found exiled  former ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam guilty in absentia of  genocide on Tuesday, ending a 12-year trial.
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A court on Thursday threw out the case against a U.S. soldier charged in the 2005 shooting of an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq, a killing that infuriated Italians and soured relations with Washington.
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A Mexican court suspends the genocide trial of former president Luis Echeverria over student killings in 1968.
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PUEBLO VIEJO, Guatemala  - Mayan Indians ended a  siege of Guatemala's largest dam on Wednesday after the  government agreed to consider demands they be compensated for  land and lives lost in massacres when it was built.
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A Philippine court threw out rebellion charges against a former vice-president, two clergymen and 15 other people on Thursday, saying police failed to establish their role in a botched coup attempt two weeks ago.
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A federal judge dismissed former CIA operative Valerie Plame's lawsuit against members of the Bush administration Thursday, eliminating one of the last courtroom remnants of the leak scandal.