When the current outbreak of Ebola first reached Liberia, there were only two known cases of the disease anywhere in the country. Both infections were far from Monrovia. But the virus spread rapidly.

Severe flooding in Liberia has led a group of senators to propose relocating the capital city away from overcrowded and poorly managed Monrovia, a suggestion met with a mixture of ...

MONROVIA, Liberia — Mortar shells rained down on this coastal capital Monday, killing and maiming scores of civilians as a small force of U.S. Marines arrived to bolster security at the besieged ...

Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, is the epicenter of an Ebola outbreak that has killed nearly 3,000 people in the West African countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.

Rebels fighting to overthrow Liberia's President Charles Taylor bombard the capital with mortars. Hundreds are killed and wounded in Monrovia, and mortar shells hit the U.S. embassy.

Redemption Hospital is a government-run facility in Liberia's capital city of Monrovia. It offers care to all who come, free of charge. Only now, patients aren't coming.

MONROVIA, Liberia, June 24 -- Shells pounded Liberia's capital today and explosions and machine-gun fire echoed in what President Charles Taylor's forces said was a renewed rebel drive into Monrovia.

Severe flooding in Liberia has led a group of senators to propose relocating the capital city away from overcrowded and poorly managed Monrovia, a suggestion met with a mixture of ...

Severe flooding in Liberia has led a group of senators to propose relocating the capital city away from overcrowded and poorly managed Monrovia, a suggestion met with a mixture of enthusiasm and ...