(AP) LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands - In a historic ruling, an international court convicted former Liberian President Charles Taylor on Thursday of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against ...

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor was found guilty by an international tribunal of planning, aiding and abetting war crimes during the 1990s. This marks the first time since World War II ...

Today, at long last, an international tribunal has reached a verdict in the trial of the former Liberian warlord-turned-president, Charles Taylor. The court found him guilty of eleven counts of ...

His post reads: “US President Donald Trump has released an order to free former President Charles Taylor.” Findings by Dubawa, a fact-checking organisation, showed none of the executive orders ...

Though Taylor was charged by an international court and convicted of war crimes in 2011, that case involved his actions during a different civil war in neighboring Sierra Leone. He is serving a 50 ...

July 19, 1997 - Taylor is elected president of Liberia in a special election. 2000 - Rebels in Liberia begin a struggle against Taylor’s government. June 4, 2003 - Taylor is indicted for crimes ...

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor concealed banned weapons and ammunition in rice sacks before distributing them to rebels fighting in Sierra Leone's civil war, a former aide and army ...

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor appeared before a war crimes tribunal in the Netherlands for the first time Friday, with his lawyer complaining about the deposed leader’s limited access ...

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor is to be sentenced for war crimes by a UN court in The Hague. Last month Taylor was found guilty of aiding and abetting rebels in Sierra Leone during the ...