Daily Archives: January 31, 2012
China Doubts Sudanese Claim It Freed Captives
The fate of twenty-nine Chinese construction workers kidnapped in Sudan is unclear after Chinese officials cast doubts on reports that some were freed. Chinese state news agency Xinhua quoted embassy officials in Khartoum as saying all the workers were still … Continue reading
Khmer Rouge Tribunal Cannot Pay Cambodian Staff
Cambodia’s U.N.-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal has run out of money to pay the wages of hundreds of workers as contributions from donor countries have dried up. None of the more than 300 Cambodians working at the tribunal, from judges to … Continue reading
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On This Day…
In 1865, the House of Representatives passed a constitutional amendment to abolish slavery.
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