Charles Taylor

Charles Taylor

• Former Liberian president Moses Blah dies

  Officials say that Moses Blah, the man who served as Liberia's president for two months after Charles Taylor stepped down, has died. He was in his ... 

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  UN appeals court acquits ex-Serb military chief

  In a stunning reversal, U.N. appeals judges on Thursday acquitted the former chief of the Yugoslav National Army of aiding and abetting atrocities by ... 

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  As atrocities pile up, Syrians collect evidence

  Syrian activist Yashar hopes the security agents who tormented him during five months of detention will one day be put on trial. In detention, he ... 

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  Charles Taylor appeals war crimes conviction

  Prosecutors urged judges Tuesday to reject former Liberian President Charles Taylor's appeal against his war crimes conviction and 50-year prison ... 

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  'Restrepo' director has sorrowful Sundance return

  Sebastian Junger wishes his latest Sundance Film Festival documentary never had to be made. It's been a bittersweet return for Junger at Sundance, ... 

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  Jailed Liberian ex-president wants his pension

  Charles Taylor may be locked up while appealing his 50-year prison sentence for war crimes, but the former Liberian president still wants his ... 

• US: Arms dealer's associate arrested in Australia

  An associate of a notorious Russian arms dealer was arrested in Australia and charged with conspiring to buy planes so that weapons could be ... 

• Senegal trial of Chad dictator operational soon

  Victims of Chad's ex-dictator may finally have their day in court, as a tribunal set-up to try the former leader is due to become operational in ...