Cambodia approves Khmer Rouge trial tribunal law
Cambodia's Senate passed a UN backed bill to create a mixed Cambodian and international court to try Khmer Rouge leaders. The law awaits Constitutional Council and royal approval with aims to prosecute the most responsible figures for the 1975 to 1979 terror regime.
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Slain Daughter Sends New Year Card From 2001
Japanese parents Kaitsu Uchida and Naomi receive a New Year card written by their daughter Yuki in 199 (sic) but mailed in 2001 from a time capsule. Yuki, 19, was abducted and killed in 1998 by a man posing as a journalist. her body was found a week later. The case drew national shock and raised questions about safety.
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Court reduces and postpones flogging of Nigerian teen
An Islamic court in Zamfara state reduced a 180 lash sentence to 100 lashes for premarital sex and indefinitely postponed the punishment for Bariya Ibrahim Magazu, a 17 year old who says she was pressured by her father. The court cited human rights appeals timing. Amnesty International notes lack of representation. Baobab and NGOs plan protests in Lagos.
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Magistrate orders hostel fire suspect to stand trial
Queensland magistrate sends 37 year old fruit picker Robert Paul Long to Brisbane Supreme Court on arson and murder charges over the June 23 Palace Backpackers Hostel blaze in Childers that killed 15 tourists. Police allege Long confessed and officers testify survivors describe the inferno. Long faces life imprisonment if convicted. no trial date set.
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