S Leone takes control of Freetown
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UN peacekeepers hand control of security in the Sierra Leone capital, Freetown, to local forces after the end of a brutal war.
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Britain's Prince Charles on his first ever visit to Sierra Leone arrived in the west African country.
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KOIDU, Sierra Leone  - The battle for Sierra Leone's eastern diamond fields fuelled its 11-year civil war, but now the muddy pits are being returned to farming under a scheme funded by U.S. luxury jewelers Tiffany & Co.
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FAST bowler Nuwan Zoysa ripped through South Africa&#39;s top-order to guide Sri Lanka to a comfortable 37-run win in the second limited-overs international at the Premdasa Stadium in Colombo.
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Voting began calmly in Sierra Leone on Saturday despite a turbulent campaign for a presidential runoff vote meant to consolidate peace after a civil war.
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Voters in Sierra Leone go to the polls on Saturday in the decisive second round of a close presidential election.
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Text of report by Sierra Leone radio on 11 December  The minister of energy and power, Lloyd Ado-During, has officially commissioned Radio Numbara FM 102.5 at Bumbuna Town in the north of Sierra Leone.
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US and Iraqi forces announced they seized control of the Iraqi city Samarra on Saturday, after engaging in fierce battles with anti-occupation fighters.
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The West Indies claimed three early South African wickets as they moved into a strong position on the fourth day of the first Test at St George's Park.
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Sri Lanka's military has taken control   of the northeastern area of Sampur from Tiger rebels after days   of fighting to secure the southern lip of strategic Trincomalee   harbour, a military official said on Monday.
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Opposition candidate Ernest Bai Koroma has won Sierra Leone's presidential run-off, election officials declared Monday.
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Voting began Saturday in Sierra Leone's presidential runoff, a ballot to choose the diamond-rich but impoverished West African nation's first new leader since U.N. peacekeepers withdrew two years ago.
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FREETOWN, Sierra Leone - Battle-weary citizens chose an opposition leader as their next president, voting against the party that ushered the country out of a devastating war in 2002 and for the promise of less corruption and more jobs.
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LATIFIYAH, Iraq - US-led forces on Friday seized control of the lawless town of Latifiyah south of Baghdad, in the latest effort to restore order in war-torn Iraq ahead of January polls.
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La meta' per fame, Sierra Leone ed Angola in testa
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South Africa claimed their second sporting title within five days thanks to a 4-3 penalty shootout victory against Zambia in the Castle Cup final Wednesday.
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Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Brian Lara Sunday scored in contrasting style to guide the West Indies to a five-wicket win over South Africa and into the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy.