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Monday After: Stark man went from educator to Liberian war claims
The Repository via Yahoo News· 1 month agoWhen George S. Boley lived and worked in Stark County almost a half century ago he wanted to become...
Liberians protest over economic hardship and president's absence
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMore than a thousand people joined a demonstration in a suburb of Liberia's capital on Saturday,...
New Liberia forest boss plans to increase exports, denies working with war criminal Charles Taylor
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Finance· 1 month agoLiberia, West Africa’s most forested country, has a long history of illegal logging, which the...
Liberian warlord convicted of war crimes in Swiss court
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA Liberian warlord has been convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity in a landmark case in Swiss court. The Swiss Federal Criminal Court upheld a conviction and 20-year sentence for ...
Who Is Viktor Bout, the Notorious ‘Merchant of Death’ Swapped for Brittney Griner?
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe United States has handed over notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout to Russian authorities in a...
Finnish appeals court begins Liberia war crime hearing
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA Finnish court of appeal began on Tuesday hearing an international war crime case in which a Sierra Leonean man is charged with murders, rapes and other atrocities during the Liberian civil ...
Connecting Juneteenth, Monroe and Monrovia, Liberia
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJuneteenth, also known as Black Independence Day, celebrates the day on June 19, 1865, when all slaves were made aware of the Emancipation Proclamation,...
International Criminal Court marks 20th anniversary
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe International Criminal Court marked the 20th anniversary of its establishment Friday as its prosecutors probed war crimes in countries around the...
Swiss court confirms historic war crimes ruling against Liberia warlord
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA Swiss court on Thursday upheld a guilty verdict for war crimes in the case of a former Liberian rebel commander and convicted him of crimes against humanity in a landmark case. Alieu Kosiah ...
India’s opposition fumbles, Dutch coalition stumbles, Japan’s LDP tumbles
Semafor via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe News This year is being defined by elections. With so many votes around the world, it can be...