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Former Liberian President Charles Taylor gets 50 years for war crimes
Former Liberian President Charles Taylorwill likely spend the rest of his life in jail after a U.N.-backed court sentenced him to 50 years in prison for aiding and abetting war crimes. Taylor , 64, is the first former head of state to be convicted by...
Tags: Crimes, Sierra Leone, International Law, Civil Rights, Charles Taylor
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Judges sentence Charles Taylor to 50 years
Associated PressJudges at an international war crimes court have sentenced former Liberian President Charles Taylor to 50 years in prison following his landmark conviction for supporting rebels in Sierra Leone who murdered and mutilated thousands during their country's...Tags: Politics, Sierra Leone, Justice System, Charles Taylor, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Mexican army says Zetas behind killing of 49 in northern Mexico
World NowMexican officials said top leaders of the Zetas gang ordered the killings of 49 people whose mutilated bodies were dumped in northern Mexico last weekend.... -
Soldier faces 5 murder charges in 2009 shootings at Iraq clinic
A soldier accused of gunning down five fellow soldiers at a mental health clinic in Iraq after reportedly being harshly admonished and laughed at by Army psychologists has been ordered to face a court-martial on charges of premeditated murder and could...
Tags: Mental Illness, Psychologists, Death Penalty, International Law, Stress
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Trial of Bosnian military leader Ratko Mladic is suspended
World NowThe war crimes trial of Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb military leader during the wars of the 1990s, was suspended after the judge declared that the prosecution had failed to hand over evidence to the defense.... -
Egypt's presidential campaigns crisscross the nation
World NowEgypt’s first free presidential election is a week away. The 13 candidates -- those with name recognition and those whose mention draw puzzled expressions -- have been set loose upon the land with staffs and stickers, flags and banners, and sound... -
War crimes trial of Ratko Mladic, Bosnia's military leader, begins
World NowBosnia war leader faces war crimes charges; Trial to hear testimony of Balkan atrocities... -
Ratko Mladic shows contempt at start of Bosnia war crimes trial
LONDON — Bosnian Serb Gen. Ratko Mladic confronted the accusations against him at the opening of his war crimes trial in The Hague on Wednesday with contemptuous gestures to the court and the victims who had come to see him face justice for...Tags: International Law, United Nations, Justice System, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Ratko Mladic
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Kelly Thomas beating: Charges possible against third officer
L.A. NOWOrange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said he hasn't ruled out filing more charges against additional officers involved in the fatal beating of Kelly Thomas.... -
Charles Taylor's defense lawyers call 80-year sentence 'excessive'
World NowCharles Taylor's defense lawyers says 80 years jail "excessive": Defense lawyers for former Liberian president, Charles Taylor, convicted of last month of war crimes, said Friday the 80-year jail sentence sought by the prosecution was too harsh. Taylor,... -
KSM & Co. getting what they want at Guantanamo Bay
World NowThe "trial of the century" kicks off at the Guantanamo Bay war crimes tribunal Saturday -- again -- with the arraignment of confessed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four alleged accomplices on mass murder charges that could lead to death... -
Liberia's Charles Taylor guilty of aiding, abetting war crimes
World NowFormer Liberian President Charles Taylor is found guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity. Taylor faces a possible life sentence for his role in arming ruthless rebels in neighboring Sierra Leone in exchange for "blood...
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