Liberian Peace Talks Begin
From Times Wire Reports
Liberian peace talks got underway in Akosombo, Ghana, as Liberian President Charles Taylor warned that there could be no end to the bloodshed unless a U.N.-backed war crimes court dropped an indictment against him.
West African mediators have secured a truce between Taylor and rebels who punched into the capital, Monrovia, last weekend. Taylor is accused of being a prime mover behind fighting in neighboring Sierra Leone that was marked by amputations, gang rapes and child conscription.
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