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Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Ivory Coast on the east.
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Convicted war criminal and former Liberian President Charles Taylor said during his sentencing hearing Wednesday that he sympathizes with victims of the civil war in Sierra Leone he helped foment, and asked judges to render their sentence against him in a spirit of "reconciliation, not retribution.
"However, he stopped short of admitting any wrongdoing, apologizing for his actions, or expressing remorse.In a landmark ruling in April, judges at the Special Court for Sierra Leone found Taylor guilty of 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder, rape, and conscripting child soldiers. Judges at the U.N.-backed court said his aid was essential in helping rebels in Sierra Leone continue their bloody rampage during the West African nation's decade-long civil war, which ended in 2002 with more than 50,000 dead.It was the first time a former head of state had been convicted of war crimes since the aftermath of World War II.Taylor is due to be sentenced on May 30, with...MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — The unlikeliest of activists — a rampaging elephant that locals claimed was supernaturally possessed — has aired rural Liberians' frustratio...
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — The unlikeliest of activists — a rampaging elephant that locals claimed was supernaturally possessed — has aired rural Liberians' frustratio...
A federal appeals court Thursday upheld the torture convictions and 97-year sentence imposed on the son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, who led a notori...
The U.N.'s top human rights official said Saturday that there should be no amnesty for serious crimes committed in Syria, even if the threat of prosecution might mot...
Defense lawyers for former Liberian President Charles Taylor said the recommendation by prosecutors that he be imprisoned for 80 years is vindictive and excessive, a...
Two new bills introduced into Liberia's legislature would make the country the latest on the African continent to punish homosexuality with possible jail time.Liberi...
Naomi Campbell's former business agent told a war crimes court Monday that the fashion model flirted with former Liberian President Charles Taylor at a 1997 dinner a...
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor testified at his war crimes trial Tuesday that the case against him was built on lies and misinformation, and he denied he h...
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Delta Air Lines Inc. has launched a new flight from the U.S. to Liberia, becoming the first American carrier to serve the West African natio...
Convicted war criminal and former Liberian President Charles Taylor told judges at his sentencing hearing Wednesday that he sympathizes with victims of the civil war...
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Foreign Ministry accused the U.S. on Wednesday of "kidnapping" a Russian pilot in the West African country of Liberia several weeks ago for...
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia's government, still recovering from a 14-year civil war and previous decades of poverty and illiteracy, said Friday it will now requ...
Amputees still struggling to lead normal lives years after being mutilated by rebels in Sierra Leone hailed the decision at The Hague on Wednesday to sentence the ma...
Judges at an international war crimes court have sentenced former Liberian President Charles Taylor to 50 years in prison following his landmark conviction for suppo...
International judges sentenced former Liberian President Charles Taylor to 50 years in prison Wednesday, saying he was responsible for "some of the most heinous and ...
The photos of George Weah's soccer past are rapidly disappearing from the walls of his seaside villa, replaced by mementos of academic achievement and pictures of th...
The son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, who commanded a brutal paramilitary unit in his father's government, was ordered Friday by a federal judge to pa...
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor will take the stand to assert that he was trying to bring peace to Sierra Leone with his actions during a savage civil war t...
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — One of Liberia's most infamous warlords on Wednesday launched his presidential campaign, a race sure to be overshadowed by his reputation fo...
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