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'état Top Stories Business Day Ethiopian Airlines ignores turbulence to focus on growth | IGNORING the furious winds buffeting the global aviation industry, 66-year-old Ethiopian Airlines is investing more than $2,6bn to ensure it capitalises on its location... (photo: GFDL / Northside) Airlines Business Photos Transport Wikipedia: Ethiopian Airlines Goal Emmanuel Adebayor abandons Togo once more The Tottenham forwards says he will not be playing the upcoming qualifiers with the Sparrow Hawks because the football federation officials have yet to change their ways ... (photo: AP) Football Photos Sportstar Togo Wikipedia: Togo national football team Business Day GAVIN KEETON: New World Bank chief is committed to the poor | DO GLOBAL financial institutions suffer from a "democratic deficit"? Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan recently suggested that the election of an American, Jim Yong Kim, ... (photo: AP / Haraz N. Ghanbari) Business Finance Market Photos Wikipedia: Jim Yong Kim Al Jazeera Deal 'reached' on Palestinian hunger strikers | An agreement deal that would end the hunger strike of some 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails has been reached in Cairo, a senior Palestinian official to... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Cairo Hunger Israel Palestinian Photos Wikipedia: Palestinian political violence Al Jazeera Greece in final bid to avoid fresh elections | Greece's president will meet the leaders of the country's three biggest parties on Sunday in a last-ditch attempt to cobble together a coalition and avoid a repeat elec... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris) Business Elections Photos Politics Wikipedia: Evangelos Venizelos France24 City title triumph can usher in new era - Mancini | AFP - Roberto Mancini believes Manchester City have the ability to dominate the Premier League for years to come - but only if they secure their first title. | City wil... (photo: AP / Scott Heppell/AP/dapd) League Manchester Photos Soccer Wikipedia: Roberto Mancini 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 Al Jazeera What is Obama risking by backing gay unions? | Previously, Barack Obama, the US president, had supported civil unions for same sex couples, but he had not endorsed marriage. | Since 2010 he has maintained that his v... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Government Obama Photos Politics Wikipedia: Barack Obama Al Jazeera Leadership deficit on both sides prolongs the unfinished uprisings | As the Arab uprisings unfold it is increasingly clear that they are taking different forms in different countries. In three cases - Tunisia, Egypt and Libya - dictators... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Arab World Democracy Human Rights Photos Wikipedia: Arab Spring
