Read more Liberia stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6033/liberia.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:35:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66948/clinton-leaves-africa-more-committed-than-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHillary Clinton ended her African tour today on a note of optimism colored by disdain, the New York Times reports. The secretary of state visited seven nations over 11 days and made her final remarks on the Cape Verde islands off the coast. “I leave Africa after this remarkable trip...http://www.newser.com/story/66948/clinton-leaves-africa-more-committed-than-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Aug 2009 15:14:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65143/youths-charged-with-sexual-assault-of-8-year-old-girl.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFour boys aged 9 to 14 are being held in connection with the sexual assault of an 8-year-old girl in Phoenix, the Arizona Republic reports. All of the children are Liberian refugees. Police say the boys lured the girl into a shed with chewing gum and “took turns” assaulting her....http://www.newser.com/story/65143/youths-charged-with-sexual-assault-of-8-year-old-girl.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Jul 2009 13:36:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64618/ex-liberian-prez-defends-skull-displays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer Liberian President Charles Taylor defended displaying human skulls along roadways in his country to scare people into obeying soldiers' orders, reports the Times of London. “Skulls were used as symbols of death,” he told the judges at his trial at the Hague. “Enemy soldiers had been killed and their...http://www.newser.com/story/64618/ex-liberian-prez-defends-skull-displays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Jul 2009 5:30:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64358/ex-liberian-prez-war-crimes-charges-lies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer Liberian president Charles Taylor took the stand today in the Hague, calling war-crimes allegations against him “lies,” the BBC reports. “It is very, very, very unfortunate that the prosecution, because of disinformation, misinformation, lies, rumors would associate me with such titles or descriptions,” he said regarding accusations of terrorism,...http://www.newser.com/story/64358/ex-liberian-prez-war-crimes-charges-lies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Jul 2009 10:24:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55747/liberian-prezs-plea-dont-let-global-crisis-kill-african-gains.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfrica is in the midst of a great turnaround, with economies growing and democracy and human rights improving, Liberia’s president writes in the Washington Post . But progress is threatened by a global economic crisis it had no hand in creating. Some $50 billion in income could be lost as jobs...http://www.newser.com/story/55747/liberian-prezs-plea-dont-let-global-crisis-kill-african-gains.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Apr 2009 10:44:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/43900/somali-pirates-capture-another-prize.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSomali pirates hijacked a Liberian chemical tanker with 27 crew members today in the Gulf of Aden. A rescue helicopter arrived too late to prevent the hijacking but did pick up three security guards who had jumped into the sea. Greek authorities, meanwhile, said a Greek-owned cargo ship seized by...http://www.newser.com/story/43900/somali-pirates-capture-another-prize.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Nov 2008 12:39:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/34843/foreign-adoption-getting-harder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHeightened awareness of child trafficking and improving economies abroad are making it harder for Americans to adopt foreign kids. US officials are taking a closer look at visa applications and discouraging adoptions from countries that don’t comply with a new international adoption agreement, USA Today reports. At the same time,...http://www.newser.com/story/34843/foreign-adoption-getting-harder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 Aug 2008 15:44:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21184/pygmy-hippos-found-in-liberia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRare pygmy hippos have been videotaped in the forests of Liberia, proving to a team of zoologists that the rare and elusive mammal has survived through two civil wars, illegal logging, and poaching thought to have wiped it out. Less than 3,000 pygmy hippos, which look like normal hippos...http://www.newser.com/story/21184/pygmy-hippos-found-in-liberia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Mar 2008 10:27:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20922/thais-nab-merchant-of-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Russian arms dealer branded "the merchant of death" was apprehended in Thailand today after US intelligence linked him to Colombia rebels, the New York Times reports. Victor Bout is on international most-wanted lists for allegedly using his private air fleet to supply al Qaeda and the Taliban—plus war-torn...http://www.newser.com/story/20922/thais-nab-merchant-of-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Mar 2008 17:18:00 CST