Liberia
Hague judges uphold war crimes conviction of Liberia’s Charles Taylor
World
September 26, 2013
Hague judges uphold war crimes conviction of Liberia’s Charles Taylor
Appeals judges upheld the conviction of former Liberian President Charles Taylor on Thursday, reaffirming the 50-year prison sentence he was…
Report: Shady deals threaten Liberian rainforest
Environment
September 4, 2012
Report: Shady deals threaten Liberian rainforest
Liberia's forestry department has given a quarter of the nation's land to logging firms over the past two years…
Thousands flee after deadly Ivory Coast attacks
World
June 10, 2012
Thousands flee after deadly Ivory Coast attacks
Thousands of civilians in Ivory Coast have fled their homes after seven UN peacekeepers and eight civilians were killed in…
Former Liberian leader Taylor jailed for 50 years
World
May 30, 2012
Former Liberian leader Taylor jailed for 50 years
THE HAGUE — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor was jailed for 50 years on Wednesday for helping Sierra Leonean rebels…
Hague court convicts Taylor of crimes in Sierra Leone
World
April 26, 2012
Hague court convicts Taylor of crimes in Sierra Leone
THE HAGUE — A United Nations-backed court convicted former Liberian president Charles Taylor of war crimes and crimes against humanity,…
Liberia’s Sirleaf takes presidential oath in ‘land of hope’
World
January 17, 2012
Liberia’s Sirleaf takes presidential oath in ‘land of hope’
Liberia's Nobel peace laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was sworn in Monday in a lavish US$1.2 million ceremony and called for…
Observers: Liberia presidential election peaceful
World
October 12, 2011
Observers: Liberia presidential election peaceful
MONROVIA, Liberia - International and local election observers said Liberia's presidential election was peaceful and there were no reported serious…
Liberia abuzz on final day of election campaign
World
October 9, 2011
Liberia abuzz on final day of election campaign
MONROVIA - Liberia's election campaign wraps up on Sunday after being rattled by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's Nobel Peace Prize win,…
Egyptian activists hail Arab Nobel Peace Prize winner
Egypt
October 7, 2011
Egyptian activists hail Arab Nobel Peace Prize winner
CAIRO - Egyptian cyber dissidents who were touted as Nobel Peace Prize candidates congratulated the Yemeni activist on Friday who…
Traffic resumes in Suez Canal as grounded ship is moved
Business
April 3, 2011
Traffic resumes in Suez Canal as grounded ship is moved
Traffic through Egypt's Suez Canal resumed Sunday evening; it had been partially disrupted for a period of three hours due…