Malawi corruption witness missing
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The Malawi government  promises to make a statement about the fate of a key witness in two trials.
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NAMALINDE, Malawi  - Maria Semu holds back tears  as she tells how she lost her husband Ngalu to a crocodile --  another victim of growing conflict between man and beast in one  of Africa's poorest countries.
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Prosecution and defense lawyers asked for another delay in the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor on Thursday, saying the defense will not have enough time to prepare for the first witness, who is due to testify July 3.
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A soldier believed to be in possession of a firearm goes missing in Birmingham, sparking concerns about his welfare.
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The former lover of Home Secretary David Blunkett reportedly wants to testify before an inquiry into allegations that he fast-tracked a visa application for her Filipina nanny.
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The lawyer for Abimael Guzman, ex-leader of Peru's Shining Path rebels, says he is denied access to his client.
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Zimbabwe's attorney general faces corruption charges after being briefly detained over allegations he promised to help a fugitive banker who had fled the southern African nation avoid arrest, police said on Thursday.
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The first witness in the trial of hte former Liberian President talks, not about atrocities, but about "blood diamonds"
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Concern grows for a County Antrim historian missing in Sri Lanka following the undersea earthquake disaster.
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Judges delayed Charles Taylor's trial on charges of directing atrocities in Sierra Leone on Monday after the former Liberian President failed to show up in court, saying he lacked funds for a defense.
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HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwe's High Court yesterday ordered police to allow lawyers access to opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who was said to be "in bad shape" after suffering head injuries while in police custody.
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An insider once close to Charles Taylor will testify that the toppled Liberian president had links to militias who rampaged through Sierra Leone, the chief prosecutor said Friday.
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HBN, PRETORIA, South Africa, Mon. Nov. 15: South African officials say they will not hand over former Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide to interim authorities in Haiti, even if an international warrant exists.
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Jacob Zuma, who defeated Thabo Mbeki to become African National Congress leader, has been charged with alleged corruption, his lawyer says
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Former Liberian President Charles Taylor's war crimes trial was delayed until next week after he failed to show up in court on Monday, saying he lacked the money for an adequate defense team.
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Liberia's former President Charles Taylor was absent at the start of his trial in The Hague on Monday by a U.N.-backed court for war crimes during Sierra Leone's civil war.
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A prominent Chinese AIDS activist has gone missing after meeting with police in a suspected clampdown ahead of World AIDS Day, his organization said Saturday.