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Kenya's Kenyatta at Hague, blames Odinga

Kenya"s Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta walks to Parliament
Kenyan Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, appearing at The Hague on Thursday to try to avoid being tried for crimes against humanity, put the blame for violence that followed an election four years ago on his prime minister.

UN court acquits Rwandan ex-ministers of genocide

Former Rwandan health minister Casimir Bizimungu
The U.N. war crimes tribunal for Rwanda on Friday acquitted two former ministers of genocide charges, making them among the most high-profile officials to be found not guilty of playing key roles in the 1994 slaughter of about 800,000 people.
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German Courts Uphold Apple Injunction Banning Samsung Galaxy Device Sales

T-Mobile and Verizon Weigh In On Apple-Samsung Patent Battle

On Wednesday, T-Mobile joined Verizon in filing an amicus brief in the most recently contested Apple vs. Samsung case over the design of the Galaxy line of tablet computers and phones. The original suit was filed in April in Northern California and covered seven utility patents, three design patents, several iOS app icons, and a number of trade dress designs for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, as well as the packaging for the Apple products.
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Who is Yucef Nadarkhani?

The fate of Christian pastor Yucef Nadarkhani hangs in the balance, with Iranian Supreme Court endorsing his death penalty on apostasy charges and giving him an ultimatum to recant his faith, failing which he will be hanged. Some Web sites have published articles that give a colorful account of his life, struggles with the Iranian establishment, the events leading up to his arrest in 2009 and the death sentence that looms over him now.
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Alabama Immigration Law Ruling: Why it Matters, and What's Next

U.S. District Judge Sharon Blackburn's decision to uphold key provisions of Alabama's controversial new immigration law -- characterized by supporters and detractors alike as the toughest in the country -- could have repercussions that reverberate far beyond the Yellowhammer State.
Navy Counselor 1st Class Luz Bautista, who is a lesbian, and Army Specialist William Hayes, who is bisexual, listen to a news conference in Los Angeles

U.S. Court Vacates Ruling on Gays in Military

A court ruling that had struck down as unconstitutional the now-defunct law banning gays from serving openly in the U.S. military must be vacated as moot, a federal appeals court decided on Thursday.
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AstraZeneca Settles One Seroquel XR Lawsuit

AstraZeneca PLC (AZN.L) said on Thursday it has reached a settlement with privately held Handa Pharmaceuticals LLC that will keep the company from selling a generic form of its Seroquel XR anti-psychotic medicine in the United States until late 2016.
Toyota Rolls Out Planned Job Cuts on Melbourne Plant

Judge Throws Out Toyota Bellwether Case

A U.S. federal judge dismissed on Thursday the first scheduled bellwether case in nationwide litigation alleging Toyota Motor Corp made defective vehicles that accelerated unexpectedly.
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Bodyguard Says Jackson Doctor Removed Medicine

Michael Jackson's doctor asked a bodyguard to grab vials of medicine and a saline bag from the singer's bedroom on the morning he died, a Los Angeles court heard on Thursday in the manslaughter trial of Dr. Conrad Murray.

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