Lawrence Taylor Arrested

By: paretta

National Football League Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor is in trouble with the law again.  He was arrested in Florida on Sunday for leaving the scene of an accident.  The incident took place in Dade County after Taylor, who spent his entire NFL career with the New York Giants, was involved in a hit-and-run.  He was released on 500 ...

15 days ago

No Need to Call Off Elections, Issue Green Ballots for Karzai, and Red ...

By: robertweller

No need to call off elections, issue yes/no ballots with green yes and red noBy Robert WellerAs an old Africa hand I think I have a way to allow the Afghanistan election to go ahead with perhaps no more than a week’s delay.One cautionary note, most of the 30 African nations I visited rarely bothered with elections.The late Zaire President ...

22 days ago

Sierra Leone: Special Court renders final judgment in RUF case

By: chnarendra

Amnesty International said today’s decision by the Special Court for Sierra Leone to uphold the convictions  of three former senior leaders of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) is a positive step in the fight against impunity for the worst crimes committed during the country’s eleven-year civil war. The Appeals Chamber of ...

29 days ago