The Daily Telegraph Charles Taylor accuses prosecutors of paying witnesses Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president convicted of crimes against humanity, accused United Nations prosecutors of paying witnesses to testify against him and threatening them if they refused. ... (photo: AP / George Osodi) Court Crimes Photos UN Wikipedia: Charles Taylor (Liberian politician) Al Jazeera Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali | Amnesty International has accused armed Tuaregs and groups fighting to impose Sharia law in northern Mali of carrying out grave rights abuses such as rape, murder and using child soldiers. | A repor... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore) Human Rights Mali Military Photos Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'tat Top Stories Independent online Zille speech interrupted DA leader Helen Zille was interrupted while speaking at a protest against Cosatu over the youth wage subsidy when violence erupted in Johannesburg on Tuesday. | Tension w... (photo: AP) Johannesburg Photos Politics Protest Wikipedia: Helen Zille The Independent Nato defends its role over civilian deaths in Libya | Human Rights Watch (HRW) has published evidence that scores of ordinary civilians, many of them women and children, were wrongly targeted in a series of missile attacks... (photo: AP / Darko Bandic) Human Rights Libya Nato Photos Wikipedia: 2011 military intervention in Libya Graphic Veep Urges Ghanaians To Promote National Unity The Vice-President, Mr John Dramani Mahama, has urged Ghanaians, irrespective of their political and cultural differences, to pursue activities that will promote national... (photo: AP / Olivier Asselin) Cultural Ethnic Ghana Photos Wikipedia: Culture of Ghana Novosti Rights Group Pressures NATO Over Libya Civilian Deaths | MOSCOW, May 14 (RIA Novosti) - A leading human rights group called on NATO on Monday to investigate the deaths of 72 civilians in air strikes in Libya last year. | The ... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) Libya Nato Photos Rights Security Wikipedia: United Nations Security Council The Boston Globe Togo opposition leader threatens poll boycott | LOME, Togo-Togo's opposition leader is threatening to boycott an election slated for October if the president doesn't seek consensus on electoral reforms. | Jean-Pierre... (photo: WN / Eteh) Elections Lome Photos Politics Wikipedia: Togolese parliamentary election, 2012 Al Jazeera Aid group slams Nigeria for lead poisoning | A deadly lead poisoning outbreak that began two years ago in northern Nigeria continues to claim young victims even today, an aid agency official has said. | Ivan Gayto... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba) Health Mining Nigeria Photos Wikipedia: Zamfara State lead poisoning epidemic CounterPunch Gay Marriage – It May Destroy Western Civilization, But It Sure is a Wonderful Fundraiser | It started with lesbian couples in Vermont in the mid-90s, freaked out they’d lose their babies. Vermont Freedom to Marry was born, and is now the most powerful Dem... (photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin) Culture Photos Politics US Wikipedia: Same-sex marriage in the United States Peace FM Online Obama Raises $1M Within 90 Min of Endorsing Gay Marriage *In the first 90 minutes after news of President Obama's support of gay marriage Wednesday, his campaign banked $1 million in spontaneous contributions, according to Buzz... (photo: AP / Mark J. Terrill) Government Obama Photos President Wikipedia: Barack Obama
