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Mia Farrow Challenges Naomi Campbell's 'Blood Diamonds' Testimony
Associated PressLEIDSCHENDAM -- Naomi Campbell told Mia Farrow that she received a "huge diamond" from the former president of Liberia, the actress said from the witness stand Monday, contradicting the model's testimony that she didn't know the value of the gift from...Tags: Quincy Jones, London Heathrow Airport, Justice and Rights, Assault, Human Rights
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Two Acclaimed War Photographers Killed in Libya Fighting
CNNLIBYA -- Oscar nominee Tim Hetherington and acclaimed photojournalist Chris Hondros died Wednesday while chronicling the gritty violence in the war-torn city of Misrata in Libya, their agencies said. Two other photojournalists were hurt in the incident,...Tags: U.S. Military, Documentary (genre), CNN (tv network), Justice and Rights, Human Rights
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Police: 8 year old Girl Gang Raped by 4 Boys
Associated PressPHOENIX -- Officers responding to a report of hysterical screams found an 8-year-old girl partially clothed and four boys, barely in their teens, running from an empty shed. The boys, ages 9 to 14, face charges ranging from sexual assault to kidnapping,...Tags: Family, Justice System, Lawyers, Social Issues, Assault
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Hollywood honors winners of Great Neighborhoods Challenge
Community collaboration and pride were on full display Monday evening as city officials awarded property owners $107,000 in cash prizes for embracing a citywide challenge to spruce up properties, boost curb appeal and in turn raise property values. "It...
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Florida and the Civil Rights
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe voices of those who lived when Florida was segregated can better explain history at the time. In an attempt to preserve history, Kitty Oliver, a professor at Florida Atlantic University, interviewed people who lived in Liberia, a predominately black...Tags: African American Research Library, Florida, Broward County, Minority Groups, Social Issues
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Liberia's Charles Taylor guilty of aiding, abetting war crimes
World NowFormer Liberian President Charles Taylor is found guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity. Taylor faces a possible life sentence for his role in arming ruthless rebels in neighboring Sierra Leone in exchange for "blood... -
Former prosecutor hails Charles Taylor guilty verdict
World NowFounding prosecutor the the Special Court for Sierra Leone, David M. Crane, hails Charles Taylor's guilty verdict for war crimes: David M. Crane, founding prosecutor at the Special Court for Sierra Leone, said Thursday’s conviction of former... -
Conviction of Liberia's Charles Taylor seen as double-edged
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The litany of abuses was chilling: mass murder, rape, sexual slavery. Forcing children to fight. Chopping off victims' limbs. Former Liberian President Charles Taylor's conviction Thursday by an international tribunal...
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Ugandans pull Kony spotlight to mysterious nodding disease
World NowIn the flurry of attention that a viral video on notorious militia leader Joseph Kony has drawn to Uganda, some Ugandans are trying to pull the international spotlight instead to nodding disease, a fatal and mysterious illness that plagues thousands of... -
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Wave of bombings across Iraqi capital kills 57 people, injures nearly 200
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A wave of bombings ripped across Baghdad on Thursday morning, killing at least 57 people and injuring nearly 200 in the worst violence Iraq has seen for months. The...Tags: U.S. Military, Ron Paul, Music, Civil Unrest, L.A. Reid
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Rev. Glenwood Paris Roane Sr. Passes Away
Rev. Glenwood Paris Roane Sr., Esquire, Pastor of Second Congregational United Church of Christ, passed away December 30, 2011, at the age of 81. Rev. Roane died following a long illness. Rev. Roane, also a trained lawyer, was a career diplomat with the...Tags: Kenya, Ghana, NAACP, Georgetown University, Religion and Belief
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