LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Rebel fighters hacked off Jabati Mambu's right hand more than 13 years ago in Sierra Leone. This week, Mambu says his wounds may finally be healed. On Thursday, judges ...

June 4 (Reuters) - Charles Taylor, 59, former president of Liberia and one of Africa's most feared warlords, will stand trial in The Hague on Monday on war crimes charges. Here are some facts about ...

Former Liberian President denies charges: ordering rape, mutilation, amputation. July 14, 2009— -- Former Liberian President Charles Taylor took the stand today in The Hague and vehemently ...

Lawyer for accused blood diamond-financed president slams Tribunal for "racism." Oct. 27, 2009 — -- The lawyer for the African despot accused of financing rape and pillage with stolen diamonds, ...

Pulling the microphone toward him, the dapper 61-year-old man in sunglasses creased his forehead, cleared his throat emphatically and introduced himself to the war-crimes court in the Hague: “My name ...

Charles Taylor's lawyer launched a scathing attack Wednesday on judges in the former Liberian President's war crimes trial, accusing them of putting ego ahead of justice in the landmark case. If you ...

Opening statements began Monday in the Arizona trial of "Doomsday mom" Lori Vallow Daybell, the mother who was sentenced to life in prison in Idaho for killing her children in 2019. In Arizona, Vallow ...

Charles Thomas Taylor, 91, of Coolville and Little Hocking, entered the presence of the Lord under the care of his loving wife, Susie and Amedisys Hospice. He was born Dec. 14, 1932, in Athens, Ohio, ...

The war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, once among West Africa's most powerful figures, ended Friday with judges expected to take months to reach a verdict on whether he can ...

An Alameda County judge denied a motion Friday to dismiss a case against a former San Leandro police officer who is accused of shooting and killing a man at a Walmart in 2020.

MONROVIA, Liberia, March 30 -- President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf said Thursday that she supported a bid to move the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor from neighboring Sierra ...

May 18 (Reuters) - Former Liberian President Charles Taylor faces war crimes charges at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone, set up to try those most responsible for the 1991-2002 conflict.