Charles Taylor trail continues Lawyers representing former Liberian President, Charles Taylor, today will continue to plead with the Judges at the Hague.
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Japan expels ambassador The Japanese government has expelled the Syrian ambassador in Tokyo, Mohamed Ghassan Al Habash. al Habash has been asked to leave the country as soon as possible.
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Viewpoint: The desecration of bodies in war Why do people mutilate bodies in war?
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AUDIO: Back to Benin: Brazil’s slave and voodoo ties The journey of an Afro-Brazilian priest to Benin and the cultural links he discovered.
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Foreign donors pledge $4bn for Mali Donors pledge more than $4bn (£2.6bn) to help rebuild Mali, where French-led forces have been fighting Islamist militants in the north.
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Former Congolese president implicated at ICC Congolese warlord, Thomas Lubanga has been sentenced to 14 years by the International Criminal Court for recruiting child soldiers.
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VIDEO: Why Niger’s nomads like rock’n’roll Omar “Bombino” Moctar, a Tuareg musician from Niger, tells the BBC why desert nomads like rock music.
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