Mike Corder

May 03, 2007 | Daily Report Online

By Mike Corder

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March 25, 2013 | Law.com

African warlord Bosco Ntaganda was taken Friday from the U.S. Embassy in Rwanda and flown to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, where he faces charges stemming from rebels' reign of terror in eastern Congo a decade ago.

By Mike Corder

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June 01, 2012 | Law.com

In a landmark case, former Liberian President Charles Taylor has received a 50-year prison term -- a likely life sentence for the 64-year-old -- for arming murderous rebels in Sierra Leone in return for "blood diamonds."

By Mike Corder

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July 14, 2009 | Daily Report Online

By MIKE CORDER

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July 13, 2007 | Daily Report Online

THE HAGUE, Netherlands AP _ ABN Amro's sale of its U.S. arm LaSalle Bank to Bank of America was lawful, the Dutch SupremeCourt ruled Friday _ overturning a lower court's move blocking the proposed $21 billion sale.It was not immediately clear how the ruling would affect the broader fight between Barclays PLC and a consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland PLC over competing bids for all of ABN Amro Holding NV.

By Mike Corder

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February 21, 2013 | Law.com

Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo should stand trial for his alleged involvement in post-election violence that plunged his country into bloody chaos in 2010, the International Criminal Court's prosecutor said Tuesday.

By Mike Corder

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February 04, 2008 | Daily Report Online

THE HAGUE, Netherlands AP - Hidden camera footage broadcast in the Netherlands on Sunday showed Dutch student Joran Van der Sloot saying he was with Natalee Holloway when she collapsed on a beach in Aruba. He said he believed she was dead and asked a friend to dump her body in the sea."She'll never be found," he said.

By MIKE CORDER

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May 15, 2008 | Law.com

Libyan authorities trained Charles Taylor's rebel force in the 1980s before it violently overthrew Liberia's government, the man who succeeded him as Liberia's president testified Wednesday at Taylor's war crimes trial. Moses Blah briefly served as Liberian president in 2003, taking leadership of the war-ravaged country after Taylor was forced into exile. He is the 27th and highest-ranking witness to take the stand against Taylor since his trial began early this year.

By Mike Corder

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August 23, 2007 | Law.com

Three hedge funds investing in steel giant Arcelor have asked a Dutch court to block the company's proposed $40 billion takeover by Mittal Steel, saying that revised terms have cost them $205 million. The hedge funds, which want a higher conversion value for their Arcelor shares, want to block the first phase of the deal under which Mittal is to combine with ArcelorMittal, a holding company. A Mittal lawyer said the Rotterdam Court in the Netherlands had no jurisdiction over the planned buyout.

By Mike Corder

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November 29, 2005 | Law.com

The owners of the Kazaa online file-sharing network are working on a new version to meet a court mandate aimed at preventing users from illegally swapping copyright music and movies. Sharman Networks Ltd. has until next week to develop a filtering system that would block files based on about 3,000 keywords, most likely the names of popular recording artists.

By Mike Corder

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