The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has urged the Security Council to approve his recommendation for an extended mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in Liberia, while ... Read more »
Following an attack by gunmen in Western Cote d'Ivoire, the Liberian government has announced that it arrested six men fleeing a counter offensive by Ivorian troops. Read more »
Former President Charles Taylor's lawyers are requesting that a new appeal panel composed of judges who did not participate in the decision and sanction against Justice Sow, the ... Read more »
The UN has expressed fears that the legislation currently before lawmakers which seeks to criminalize homosexuality will negatively impact vulnerable people. The bill will need the ... Read more »
The much touted hearing on the 2012/13 national budget took place behind closed doors on Wednesday to the dismay of journalists who had gathered for what should been a public ... Read more »
The National Oil Company of Liberia has clarified reports from The New Dawn that the company had suspended its oil exploration program. A statement issued by the company said ... Read more »
After fleeing the country due to civil unrest, Liberian refugees are returning home from neighbouring West African countries. Read more »
The United Nations has lifted a travel ban on former associates of war crimes convict and former president Charles Taylor - including two of his ex-wives. President Ellen Johnson ... Read more »
Liberians are celebrating a hundred and sixty-five years as a "sovereign and independent state" on the continent of Africa - and while some are advocating pride in the country's ... Read more »
The Liberian Senate has passed into law an anti-gay bill seeking to prevent same-sex marriage in the country. Now the legislation awaits approval from President Ellen Johnson ... Read more »
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