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  • March 2008

    • Thais Nab 'Merchant of Death'

      New York Times  |  Mar 6, 08 5:18 PM CST

      Thais Nab 'Merchant of Death'

      (Newser) - The Russian arms dealer branded "the merchant of death" was apprehended in Thailand today after US intelligence linked him to Colombia rebels, the New York Times reports. Victor Bout is on international most-wanted lists for allegedly using his private air fleet to supply al Qaeda and the Taliban—plus war-torn African countries—with weapons. The US plans to seek his extradition. More »

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      Colombia  • FARC  • Rwanda  • weapons  • Liberia  • arms trafficking  • Sierra Leone  • arms

  • January 2008

    • 'Blood Diamonds' Trial Opens

      Times (UK)  |  Jan 7, 08 3:29 AM CST

      'Blood Diamonds' Trial Opens

      (Newser) - The war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor is set to begin in The Hague after months of costly delays—forcing the court to ask for financial handouts to complete the proceedings. Taylor, 59, trained Sierra Leone's notoriously violent Revolutionary United Front in exchange for "blood diamonds," so called because of their cost in human lives,  He is charged with crimes against humanity, murder and rape. More »

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      murder  • rape  • war crimes  • Liberia  • blood diamonds  • crimes against humanity  • Sierra Leone  • Charles Taylor

  • November 2007

    • UN: Iceland Best Place to Live

      Reuters  |  Nov 27, 07 1:21 PM CST

      UN: Iceland Best Place to Live

      (Newser) - Iceland has inched out longtime champ Norway as the best place in the world to live, and sub-Saharan Africa is the worst. The UN list, out today, ranks countries by real per-capita GDP, education, and life expectancy. The US ranked 12th, down from 8th last year, as relatively low life expectancy offset the world’s second-highest per-capita GDP, Reuters reports. More »

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      list  • United Nations  • Norway  • GDP  • Iceland  • life expectancy  • Sierra Leone

  • June 2007

    • Sierra Leone Tribunal Convicts 3

      BBC  |  Jun 20, 07 4:14 PM CDT

      Sierra Leone Tribunal Convicts 3

      (Newser) - The UN-backed Sierra Leone war crimes tribunal handed down its first verdicts today, convicting three leaders of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The rebel leaders face lengthy prison terms after being convicted of 11 of 14 charges, including murder, rape, and the recruitment of child soldiers during the  civil war in Sierra Leone. More »

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      war crimes  • civil war  • blood diamonds  • Sierra Leone  • tribunal  • Charles Taylor  • international court  • child soldier

    • Charles Taylor Skips War Crimes Trial

      BBC  |  Jun 4, 07 4:46 AM CDT

      Charles Taylor Skips War Crimes Trial

      (Newser) - Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia, didn't show up for the opening of his  war-crimes trial in The Hague today, the BBC reports. He is accused of fostering a long bloody civil war in Sierra Leone marked by crimes against humanity, terrorism, rape and the use of child soldiers. The trial is the first of an African former head of state. More »

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      Africa  • trial  • war crimes  • civil war  • The Hague  • Liberia  • Sierra Leone  • Charles Taylor

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