MIAMI, Jan. 9, 2009 (Reuters) — The son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor was sentenced on Friday to 97 years in prison for mutilations and executions carried out in Liberia, in the first U.S. prosecution for torture committed abroad. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2009 (Reuters) — World Bank President Robert Zoellick on Thursday called for more cooperation between peacekeeping and development teams working in countries emerging from conflict such as Liberia, Afghanistan and Haiti. ... > full story
CONAKRY, Dec. 31, 2008 (Reuters) — Guinea's military junta, suspended by the African Union and condemned by Western donors, reached out to neighboring governments for support this week in one of Africa's most conflict-prone regions. ... > full story
CONAKRY, Dec. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Guinea's military junta was boosted by the endorsement of neighboring Senegal as it attempted to garner international backing, and, after meeting political parties on Saturday, promised to stamp out the burgeoning drugs trade. ... > full story
CONAKRY, Dec. 26, 2008 (Reuters) — Guinea's military junta appealed for support on Friday to lead the country to elections in two years, after seizing power following the death of veteran ruler Lansana Conte. ... > full story
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NATO: Bomb kills soldier in southern Afghanistan Jan. 8, 2009 (Boston Globe) — NATO says that a bomb attack has killed one of its soldiers in southern Afghanistan.. . A spokesman for NATO forces, Sgt. Brian Jones, says the ...
Iraqis nab 100 pounds of heroin at border Jan. 7, 2009 (Middle East Times) — Iraqi security forces seized more than 100 pounds of heroin at a checkpoint along the Jordanian border with Iraq, the U.S. military said.. Iraqi ...
'A DANGEROUS MISSION': Nevada Guard gets call Jan. 7, 2009 (Las Vegas Review-Journal) — More than 630 Nevada National Guard soldiers will leave in the spring for Afghanistan in what will be the largest overseas deployment of a group of ...
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