Fighters from the United Liberation Movement of Liberia shoot their way through downtown Monrovia, Liberia, April 16, 1996, during the West African country's civil war. Jean-Marc Bouju/AP/File By Ayen ...

MAGBURAKA, Sierra Leone -- One man walked across the border from Sierra Leone into Liberia to flee fighting and lack of food. The other went the opposite direction, to Sierra Leone from Liberia, for ...

President Joseph Boakai on Thursday signed an executive order to create a long-awaited war crimes court to deliver justice to the victims of Liberia's two civil wars, characterized by widespread mass ...

* Liberia considering trials for 1989-2003 war crimes * Some former warlords have seats in Senate (Adds opposition reaction) By Tim Cocks MONROVIA, April 25 (Reuters) - Liberia is considering trying ...

Liberia’s Senate on Tuesday endorsed a joint resolution calling for the prosecution of individuals responsible for the more than a decade-long civil war and looting of the country’s resources from ...

(The Center Square) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers continue to arrest and deport war criminals. The latest is a female Liberian war lord and child soldier recruiter. After she ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

FILE - Joseph Boakai, then Vice-President of Liberia, addresses the 64th session of the General Assembly at United Nations headquarters Friday, Sept. 25, 2009. Liberias President Joseph Boakai has ...