Charles Taylor begins appeal against 50-year sentence

Liberian warlord Charles Taylor has begun his appeal against a 50-year prison sentence handed down by Sierra Leone's UN-backed special court.

Court to hear Charles Taylor's appeal

Charles Taylor's defence has filed 42 grounds of appeal, calling the trial chamber's decision a "miscarriage of justice".

ICC acquits Congolese ex-militia boss of war crimes

The ICC has acquitted Congolese ex-militia boss Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui of war crimes and ordered his immediate release.

Congolese militia boss Ngudjolo awaits war crimes verdict

The International Criminal Court is to hand down its judgement against Congolese ex-militia boss Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui.

War crimes court jails Liberia's Taylor for 50 years

A UN-backed war crimes court has sentenced Liberia's former president Charles Taylor to 50 years in jail.