Phoenix officials say case of 4 boys charged in 8-year-old girl’s rape is ‘deeply disturbing’PHOENIX — Officers responding to a report of hysterical screams found an 8-year-old girl partially clothed and four boys, barely in their teens, running from an empty shed. Mauritanian court declares coup leader winner of contentious presidential electionNOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — The man who led last year’s coup in Mauritania has officially won the presidency in weekend elections, the Constitutional Court said late Thursday — just hours after the head of the election commission resigned over doubts about the ballot. Anger as Dutch government hands back severed head of Ghanaian chief slain 171 years agoTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — The descendants of an African chief who was hanged and decapitated by a Dutch general 171 years ago reluctantly accepted the return of his severed head Thursday, still angry even as the Dutch tried to right a historic wrong. Nigerian militants free 6 hostages from oil tanker, Norwegian company saysABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerian militants have freed six crew members abducted earlier this month from an oil tanker, a Norwegian oil services company said. Nigerian militants free 6 hostages from chemical tanker, oil company saysABUJA, Nigeria — A Norwegian oil services company says Nigerian militants have freed six of its crew members who were seized earlier this month from a chemical tanker. Ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor calls key prosecution witness at war crimes trial ‘crazy’THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor said Tuesday that a key prosecution witness at his war crimes trial was a low-level official who “went crazy” years before testifying against him. Rights group: Nigeria security forces killed more than 130 civilians in November clashesJOHANNESBURG — An international rights group says the Nigerian government should investigate security officials for allegedly killing more than 130 people during mob violence in November. Ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor denies looting funds, blood diamonds from Sierra Leone warAMSTERDAM — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor on Monday challenged anyone to find a bank account of his holding illicit funds or “blood diamonds” from the civil war in Sierra Leone. Former Liberian leader challenges anyone to find booty from the war in Sierra LeoneAMSTERDAM — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor issued a challenge at his war crimes trial Monday to find any bank account owned by him holding illicit funds or “blood diamonds” from the civil war in Sierra Leone. Monitors say Mauritania’s vote free of anomalies but critics call it a “electoral coup”NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — International observers found no major problems with Mauritania’s presidential election, French officials said Monday, countering opposition claims that the landslide win by the country’s former junta leader was a fraudulent “electoral coup.” Former Liberian leader denies role in creating Sierra Leone rebel group or invading neighborTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor denied on Monday that he had played any part in forming the guerrilla force that invaded Sierra Leone in the early 1990s. Mauritania coup leader wins presidency, opposition claims fraudNOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — Nearly a year after seizing power in a military putsch that ousted Mauritania’s first freely elected leader, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz won the presidency Sunday in a landslide vote his opponents decried as a fraudulent “electoral coup.” Mauritanian election results show ex-junta chief in lead, opposition claims fraudNOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — The former head of the junta that toppled Mauritania’s first freely elected leader had a massive lead Sunday in this Islamic country’s presidential ballot. But his opponents said the poll was marred by fraud and called it an “electoral coup.” Mauritania holds presidential vote with coup-leader as front-runnerNOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — A former army general who seized power by overthrowing this Islamic republic’s first freely elected president last year is gunning for Mauritania’s presidency again — this time legitimately, through the ballot box. Mauritania security chief says detained Islamic radicals killed American last monthNOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — Mauritania’s state security chief says two men detained in a late-night shootout in the capital are part of an al-Qaida-linked terror cell that killed an American citizen last month. Post-coup Mauritania holds presidential election to restore civilian ruleNOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — A former army general who seized power by overthrowing this Islamic republic’s first freely elected president last year is gunning for Mauritania’s presidency again — this time legitimately, through the ballot box. Post-coup Mauritania to hold presidential election to restore civilian ruleNOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — A former military general who ousted this Islamic nation’s first freely elected president is vying to become its legitimate ruler in elections Saturday expected to return power to civilian rule. Mauritania police say they exchanged fire with Islamic radicals, killing oneNOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — Police in Mauritania’s capital say they exchanged fire with suspected Islamic extremists, killing one and wounding another who was wearing explosives wrapped around his body. Mauritania seeks to take one more step on democracy’s long roadLEMDEN, Mauritania — At the end of a long road that disappears in a scrub-brush desert where camels trek across orange ribbons of sand, the first freely elected president in Mauritania’s history believes he is watching a democratic revolution unfold. Nigerian government says as many as 10,000 fighters can take amnesty for oil sabotageABUJA, Nigeria — As many as 10,000 militants who have sabotaged oil production in Nigeria’s restive Niger Delta could take advantage of an amnesty deal offered last month, an official said Friday. Ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor admits he allowed the use of enemy skulls at roadblocksTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — In an unusual defense against war crimes charges, former Liberian President Charles Taylor told judges Thursday that he saw nothing wrong with displaying the skulls of slain enemy soldiers at roadblocks. Ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor says he allowed the use of human skulls at roadblocksTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor told a war crimes court Thursday he saw nothing wrong with displaying the skulls of slain fighters at roadblocks as his rebel forces swept into the country in a 1989 revolution. Ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor says his troops were trained to avoid atrocitiesTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor has told a war crimes court his band of rebel fighters were trained in Libya to avoid atrocities as they swept into the country in a 1989 revolution. Analysis: Nigeria oil truce won’t end conflict; government must resolve decades-old grievancesJOHANNESBURG, South Africa — A truce called by Nigeria’s leading militant group may provide a brief respite in a conflict crippling Africa’s biggest oil producer but is unlikely to end the fight unless the government addresses decades-old grievances such as pollution, underdevelopment, corruption and lack of freedom. Nigerian rebels call cease-fire but say troop movements threatens peace in oil regionABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerian militants called a halt Wednesday to their campaign of attacking oil installations and kidnapping foreigners, then said military gunboats and troops were heading toward a rebel camp in a move that could upend the deal. Nigerian rebels: troop movement threatens 12-hour cease-fire in oil-rich southABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s main militant group claimed Wednesday that military gun boats and troops were heading toward one of their camps in the oil-rich south, threatening a rebel cease-fire just 12 hours after it was called. Ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor rejects war crimes charges, says he was a corruption fighterTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — The American CIA and Libya’s leader Moammar Gadhafi both had a hand in Charles Taylor’s rise to power as Cold War politics and pan-African struggles helped propel him to the presidency in Liberia, according to his testimony Wednesday at his war crimes trial. Nigerian militants halt in oil region, invite talks with government, after rebel releasedABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s main militant group called a 60-day cease-fire Wednesday, halting its campaign of vandalizing oil installations and kidnapping foreigners after the government released an ailing rebel leader. Ex-Liberian leader portrays himself as corruption fighter in early years of rise to powerTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Charles Taylor retraced his rise to power in Liberia to war crimes judges Wednesday, casting himself as an anti-corruption fighter in his army-ruled nation before ousting the military in a coup to restore democracy. Former Liberian leader portrays himself as fighter of corruptionTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Charles Taylor has testifed before war crimes judges that he was an anti-corruption fighter in Liberia before ousting the military in a coup to restore democracy. |
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