Charles Taylor

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  Taylor Swift Turned Down Invitation To Play At King Charles' Coronation: Report

  However, the book doesn't specify why the pop star said no.

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  Madonna's Rep Denies Singer Was Texting During Show

  "Its not true. She was invited backstage four different times. She texted post the show when they were doing their fundraising pitch. Madonna had already made a generous donation," her representative Liz Rosenberg said

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  Burkina Government Set to be Named After Delay

  The delayed announcement of Burkina Faso's interim government ministers is expected today with the country waiting to see the extent of military influence under civilian President Michel Kafando.

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  Michael Jackson Named 2014's Top Earning Dead Celebrity

  MJ's estate is said to have made almost three times as much as perennial list topper Presley, who made $55 million over the same 12-month period

• Wright Brothers' Mechanic Honoured at Ohio Aviation Museum

  The bike mechanic who designed and built the lightweight aluminum engine for Orville and Wilbur Wright's first powered aircraft was honoured this week with a bronze bust at an aviation museum in Ohio.

• Liberia's Lost Generation of Child Soldiers Comes of Age

  Abdul Sesay used to carry an AK-47 in jailed Liberian warlord Charles Taylor's notorious "Demon Forces" militia, which tortured, killed and raped its way through the country's second civil war.

• South African activist Desmond Tutu wins Templeton Prize

  South African anti-apartheid campaigner Desmond Tutu has won the 2013 Templeton Prize worth $1.7 million for helping inspire people around the world by promoting forgiveness and justice, organisers said on Thursday.

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  World T20, Super Eights: West Indies oust New Zealand in thrilling super-over contest

  A match that began with low-grade cricket from both teams ended in a high-intensity tie that was followed by a Super Over in which West Indies knocked New Zealand out of the ICC World Twenty20 2012. For the second time in the tournament, New Zealand found themselves at the wrong end of a Super Over, and their campaign ended without a single win...

• War crimes court hands Liberia's Taylor 50 years in jail

  Sixty four-year-old Taylor, was convicted last month of all 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity for aiding and abetting Sierra Leone's Revolutionary United Front during the country's brutal 1991-2001 civil war.

• Former Liberian President Charles Taylor's conviction sends warning to tyrants

  Former Liberian President Charles Taylor became the first head of state since World War II to be convicted by an international war crimes court, a historic verdict that sends a message that tyrants worldwide will be tracked down and brought to justice.

• Court holds former Liberian president responsible for war crimes

  In a historic ruling, an international court has convicted former Liberian President Charles Taylor of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity for supporting notoriously brutal Sierra Leone rebels in return for blood diamonds. Presiding Judge Richard Lussick said Thursday the 64-year-old warlord-turned-president provided arms, am...

• Naomi bragged about huge diamond, says Mia Farrow

  Actress Mia Farrow testified at Charles Taylor's war crimes trial on Monday that fashion model Naomi Campbell told her she had been sent a "huge diamond" by the former Liberian ruler in 1997, contradicting Campbell's evidence last week.The prosecution called Farrow and Campbell's former agent Carole White to testify about a gift of uncut diamonds t...

• Naomi's 'blood diamond' testimony at war crimes trial

  Naomi Campbell testified at the war crimes trial of former Liberian ruler Charles Taylor that she received a gift of "dirty-looking stones."

• Naomi Campbell to testify in blood diamond case on August 5

  Naomi Campbell will now testify on August 5 the blood diamond case after appealing to postpone her testimony.