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Liberian media are reporting that a government official has been shot and killed by a gang of men outside the African country's capital.
An American-owned rubber company is disputing claims by the Liberian government that the company's waste products are polluting creeks.
Liberia's president said Thursday she has not ruled out running for office again in 2011, despite campaign promises to only serve one term.
A new language class is providing an opportunity for Liberians to learn Mandarin as China expands its economic presence in the West African country.
The bones and skulls of hundreds of people killed 15 years ago near the small Liberian village of Kpolokpai were transported in wheelbarrows to a marked mass grave where they were buried during a formal ceremony Sunday.
The remains of hundreds of people killed 15 years ago near a Liberian village are being reburied in a mass grave with a ceremony marking the massacre.
Liberia's defense minister says police have arrested six Pakistani men who tried to enter Liberia on fake U.S. passports with possible intent to carry out terrorism.
Liberia's truth and reconciliation commission has recommended barring President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and 50 other high-profile figures from public office for three decades for supporting armed groups in the country's civil wars.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf apologized to her nation Thursday for the role she once played in supporting the man who launched the country's 14-year civil war.
Swarms of crop-eating pests are laying more larvae in the West African country, experts said Tuesday, warning that the caterpillars also have been identified as a species capable of more damage than previously believed.
A caterpillar plague in Liberia is spreading, and has now affected 400,000 people in more than 100 villages in the West African nation, the U.N. said Wednesday.
Hordes of voracious caterpillars are destroying crops and prompting terrified villagers to flee their homes in northern Liberia in what is described as the West African country's worst plague in 30 years, a U.N. agency said Thursday.
Conjoined twin baby girls from Liberia who were traveling to New York for medical treatment died aboard a plane that was diverted to Canada on Thursday.
The Peace Corps will return to war-ravaged Liberia on Sunday for the first time since fighting erupted nearly two decades ago, its goal to help rebuild the West African nation's shattered education system.
Disputes over land ownership and property boundaries are threatening to undermine Liberia's fragile peace, the nation's reconciliation body and the European Union warned Monday.
A former Liberian warlord whose drugged fighters once appeared on camera holding up a human heart dodged questions Wednesday and refused to accept any wrongdoing during an appearance before a public commission.
One of Liberia's most infamous warlords admitted Tuesday that he had trained in Libya and helped topple the government of Burkina Faso before overthrowing Liberia's president.
U.S. Peace Corps volunteers will return to Liberia for the first time since civil war broke out in this West African nation nearly two decades ago, U.S. and Liberian officials said Monday.
All Africans must speak out about injustices in places like Zimbabwe, Liberia's leader said Saturday during a speech honoring former South African President Nelson Mandela.
At least eight people suffocated at an overcrowded stadium during a soccer match between Liberia and Gambia on Sunday, a doctor and an aid worker said.
Liberia banned all food exports Monday, saying profiteers have been taking advantage of its cheap rice prices to truck the grain — already in short supply in Liberia — to neighboring countries to sell at higher prices.
The deep distrust of government created by years of war is evident in Liberian villages like this one, where people don't understand why census workers have been chalking numbers on every house, lean-to, hut and shack.
One of Liberia's most notorious rebel commanders, known as Gen. Butt Naked for charging into battle wearing only boots, has returned to confess his role in terrorizing the nation, saying he is responsible for 20,000 deaths.
Liberia's government is giving away specially programmed cell phones so citizens in the country impoverished by civil wars can report rapes and other violence as crime soars amid a shortage of police officers.
A former president of Liberia was arrested Friday for violating the conditions of his bail while on trial on charges of embezzling $1.3 million in government funds, the prosecutor said.
Charles Taylor 'duped' by NigeriaFormer Liberian President Charles Taylor has said he was duped by Nigeria into being arrested and facing international justice.
Chinese Language Class Starts in LiberiaA new language class is providing an opportunity for Liberians to learn Mandarin as China expands its economic presence in the West African country.
Memo to the President - Liberia - Good readingIt seems citizens everywhere have problems with their government and government everywhere has problems with their people. Evidently the President of Liberia has been taking kickbacks from a logging firm. This is a good read for those concerned about our US Federal Administration.
Lessons of Failed States: Rebuilding Sierra Leone and LiberiaSANNIQUELLIE, Liberia: The chain of events prompted by that terrible day in September 2001 has begun to blur, and the electorates in the US and Britain are eager to end their countries' involvement in wars that ensued.
Clinton Has Praise and Criticism for Nigeria - NYTimes.comSecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sent a message of tough love to Nigeria on Wednesday, praising the country's strong military and showing public appreciation for its huge oil industry, but also harshly criticizing the government for being corrupt.
Liberian Diplomat Meets With Sobbing 8-Year-Old Rape VictimLiberia's deputy ambassador to the U.S. said he tried to console an 8-year-old rape victim in Phoenix with hugs and a teddy bear in a case that has gripped Liberians worldwide.
Liberian official to meet alleged rape victimLiberia's deputy ambassador to the U.S. will travel to Phoenix in hopes of meeting with an 8-year-old rape victim, the four boys accused of attacking her and their Liberian families.
WFP may ground Africa flights due to lack of funds - Yahoo! NewsThe World Food Programme will be cutting flights, unless they can get donations to continue them. They had already cut some, but had got an infusion of cash to start up again in certain locations.
Who's to blame in sex assault of girl? Father says nobodyIt's a story creating a huge stir across Arizona. The parents of an 8-year-old girl sexually assaulted by four boys are blaming their daughter for the attack, according to police.
Taylor allowed enemy skulls at roadblocksFormer Liberian President Charles Taylor told a war crimes court he saw nothing wrong with displaying the skulls of slain fighters at roadblocks as his rebels swept into the country in a revolution.
Comprehensive Strategy on Combating Sexual Violence in DRC The Office of the Senior Adviser and Coordinator for Sexual Violence has developed a Comprehensive Strategy on Combating Sexual Violence in the DRC consisting of four components.
Liberian President Sirleaf 'surprised' at ban call Liberia's truth commission has called for President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to be barred from office - a decision her spokesman says is "surprising". The commission recommended a 30-year ban for Mrs Johnson-Sirleaf and dozens of other senior politicians.
A Flower Grows in West AfricaIt is a persuasive measure of humanity's boneheaded venality that natural resources endowment often leads to a country's impoverishment.
Civilians 'bear the brunt of war' Civilians bear the brunt of modern conflict, a report by the International Committee of the Red Cross suggests. Henri Dunant founded the organisation after witnessing the dead and dying soldiers at the battle of Solferino during the Italian wars of independence.
Escape from the 'land of blood and tears'Liberia is emerging from 14-year war that turned country into wasteland New effort to collect stories from war survivors is under way Liberia is still reeling from horrors of war American in Liberia: 'It's really feels like the Wild West'
After Wars, Mass Rapes Persist - (Nick Kristof)Traditionally, an international issue was "serious" only if it was arcane and, preferably, incomprehensible. To be respected in foreign policy, it helped to smoke a pipe, spout theories about ballistic missiles, and frequently employ the word "hegemony."
Amputees in Liberia find Hope in Football (Soccer)Amputee football began in Liberia as a means of therapy and healing. It was an initiative of the National Commission for Disarmament, Demobilization, Reintegration and Rehabilitation, which is responsible for assisting former fighters.
Liberia: World Bank Slashes U.S.$1.2 Billion Commercial DebtLiberia, recovering from a 14-year civil war, has slashed its foreign debt by buying back $1.2 billion in outstanding government debt from foreign commercial creditors at a discount of nearly 97 percent of its face value, the steepest discount ever negotiated on developing countr …
Liberia's Blackboard BloggerAlfred Sirleaf is an analog blogger. He take runs the "Daily News", a news hut by the side of a major road in the middle of Monrovia.
Liberia- Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf was elected the first woman President in Africa - Some 64 % of the population lives in poverty - Half of its population is under 15 years of age - 90% of women have been exposed to violence and approx.
Israel's "Black Hebrews"". Labeled over the years as "the Black Hebrews," community members began arriving in Israel in 1969. Led by Ben Ammi Ben-Israel, they came from the United States via Liberia stating they are descendants of the tribe of Judah.
Q&A: Caterpillars ravage LiberiaThis article contains all the information you ever wanted to know about the African Army Worm. It also rather enigmatically indicates that this may not be Army Worms at all.
Op-Ed Columnist - A Crazy Dream - NYTimes.comIn the documentary film "Pray the Devil Back to Hell," a woman whose family had endured the agony of civil war in Liberia talks about a dream she had in 2003 in which someone urged her to organize the women of her church to pray for peace. Skip to next paragraph
Award for Liberian bribe 'hero'An airport customs officer in Liberia has been honoured by the West African country's president for refusing a bribe from a drug trafficker.
Liberia worms trigger emergencyLiberia's president has declared a state of emergency in response to a plague of crop-destroying army worms. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf said all possible resources would be used to fight the insects, that have spread to next-door Guinea and are nearing Sierra Leone.
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