Twenty killed in Sierra Leone attack and nearly 2,000 prisoners escape
By Umaru Fofana FREETOWN (Reuters) -Twenty people were killed and nearly 2,000 inmates escaped during Sunday's attack on a military
2023-11-28 02:22
Sierra Leone country profile
Provides an overview of Sierra Leone, including key dates and facts about this west African state.
2023-11-27 21:52
Liberia country profile
Provides an overview of Liberia, including key dates and facts about this west African country.
2023-11-20 19:22
Napoleon Bonaparte's hat to go on sale at Paris auction
The black bicorne felt hat was a trademark of the French emperor, and is expected to fetch up to €800,000.
2023-11-19 08:55
Princess Leonor of Spain's royal profile rises as she comes of age
Princess Leonor of Spain's birthday is on Tuesday, prompting talk of what sort of royal she will be.
2023-10-29 07:57
Wrongfully convicted man fatally shot by a deputy 'deserved better'
Two months after the state of Florida formally apologized to Leonard Cure for the 16 years he lost following a wrongful conviction for armed robbery, authorities say he was fatally shot Monday by a sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop just across the state line in Georgia.
2023-10-19 01:57
A wrongfully convicted man who was exonerated after 16 years is shot and killed during traffic stop
A Florida man who was exonerated after serving more than 16 years for a crime he did not commit has been shot and killed by a deputy in Georgia during a traffic stop, according to a news release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigations.
2023-10-18 19:24
Nearly 5 decades after he was wrongfully convicted of rape in New York, new DNA testing exonerates 72-year-old man
Nearly five decades after he was wrongfully convicted of rape, a New York judge has overturned the conviction of Leonard Mack following new DNA testing that eliminated him as the perpetrator and identified a different man who has since confessed to the crime, prosecutors announced.
2023-09-06 13:20
Investor Leon Black settles with US Virgin Islands over Epstein probe
Apollo Global Management Inc co-founder Leon Black paid $62.5 million to the U.S. Virgin Islands to avoid any
2023-07-22 07:45
FBI: American who was kidnapped in Mexico headed back home after 8 months
Monica De Leon Barba, a United States citizen who was kidnapped last November while walking home in Mexico, is being transported to the US after her captors set her free, according to FBI authorities in San Francisco.
2023-07-17 02:49
Sierra Leone president wins re-election, says electoral commission
FREETOWN (Reuters) -Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio secured victory in the West African country's presidential election with more than
2023-06-28 01:21
Sierra Leone election: Tense poll amid fears of violence
The president and diplomats have called for calm amid a rise in violent incidents in the vote's run-up.
2023-06-24 09:20