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Witness in Taylor war crimes trial in hiding UN Tribunal: A key insider witness who testified against Taylor has gone into hiding after being threatened for giving evidence at the war crimes trial
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| Jan.10 |
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Taylor 'secretly sent arms to rebels'| UN Tribunal: Former Liberian President concealed banned weapons and ammunition in rice bags before distributing them to rebels fighting in Sierra Leone | |
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| Jun.4 |
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Taylor boycotts 'charade' trial| UN Tribunal: Former Liberian President Charles Taylor is calling war crimes trial in The Hague a 'charade' in a letter read by his lawyer who later walked out | | |
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| Apr.27 |
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Liberia loses 'blood diamonds' label  | UN Security Council: The Council voted unanimously to lift a ban on Liberian diamond exports imposed when so-called blood diamonds were being used to fuel wars | |
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33 students massacred in class
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| Nov.29 |
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UN troops face child abuse claims Haiti: Children have been subjected to rape and prostitution by peacekeepers in Haiti and Liberia
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| Jun.20 |
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Taylor on way to Hague for trial| UN Tribunal: Former Liberian was on a plane on his way to stand trial on 11 war crimes charges | | |
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| Jun.16 |
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U.N. authorizes Taylor's war crimes trial UN Tribunal: The Security Council authorized the transfer of former Liberian leader to The Hague to stand trial for war crimes
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| Mar.30 |
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Dutch asked to host Taylor trial UN Tribunal: A U.N.-backed court has asked the Dutch government to stage the war crimes trial of former Liberian President
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Boys' electrocution starts riots
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| Jan.17 |
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UN troops enter eastern Liberia United Nations troops are expanding their control over parts of the lawless countryside
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| Oct.1 |
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UN begins peace task Liberia: The biggest United Nations peacekeeping operation in the world has got under way after clashes in the Monrovia | |
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Liberia clashes mar U.N. takeover Shooting erupted between rebels and government soldiers in a suburb of Monrovia as rebel leader visited the city
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| Sep.19 |
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Liberia to get 15,000 UN troops UN Security Council: The Security Council has unanimously approved a force of up to 15,000 peacekeepers
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10,000 dead in heat wave
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| Aug.1 |
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Force approved for Liberia UN Security Council: The Security Council has authorised a multinational force to help implement a ceasefire
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| Jul.25 |
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U.N.: Refugee crisis grave Liberia: The refugee agency is urging the immediate deployment of a peacekeeping force
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| Jun.4 |
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Arrest warrant for President Taylor Liberia: Liberian President has been indicted for war crimes by a United Nations-backed court
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| May.7 |
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Sanctions enforced Liberia: A United Nations ban on diamond exports has been accompanied by a ban on overseas travel for Liberian officials
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| Dec.19 |
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U.N. calls for embargo on diamonds Liberia: U.N. called for diamond embargo from Liberia until it no longer involve in trafficking gems from Sierra Leone
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Closest Presidential election
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