http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Sierra_LeoneFind stories, videos, and photos about Sierra Leone from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:54:23 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Sierra_Leone14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Sierra Leone from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/02/sierra.leone.peace.corps/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/02/sierra.leone.peace.corps/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. and Sierra Leone government officials have agreed to re-establish a Peace Corps program in Sierra Leone after a 15-year absence, the Peace Corps said Monday.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:09:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/08/west.africa.flooding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/08/west.africa.flooding/index.html#cnnSTCTextTorrential rains and flooding since June have affected 600,000 people in 16 West African nations, the United Nations reported Tuesday.Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/07/14/liberia.taylor.hague/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/07/14/liberia.taylor.hague/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Liberian President Charles Taylor expressed his incredulity at the testimony against him at his war crimes trial Tuesday, saying "there is no way" he is guilty of any of the charges.Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/06/15/diaz.diamonds.going.green/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/06/15/diaz.diamonds.going.green/index.html#cnnSTCTextGrowing up surrounded by generations of jewelry wearing tradition, I was drawn to the brilliance and transparency of diamonds from an early age. Later, it was the fact that diamonds are a unique resource, evoking beauty and eternal love that lead me to found DIAZ Fine Jewelry.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/03/av.isaiahwashington/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/03/av.isaiahwashington/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmerican actor Isaiah Washington discovered he had roots in Sierra Leone and took dual citizenship. CNN explores one man's journey of discovery and his impact on a country with a troubled recent history.Mon, 04 May 2009 02:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/08/sierra.leone.war.crimes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/08/sierra.leone.war.crimes/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree former guerrilla leaders -- who helped command what one activist called "one of the most brutal rebel movements in modern days" -- were sentenced Wednesday in Freetown, Sierra Leone, for crimes against humanity.Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:59:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/27/news/international/congo.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/27/news/international/congo.fortune/index.htmFirst there were "blood diamonds," the gems that fueled conflict and human rights abuses in Liberia and Sierra Leone. Then there was "conflict cocoa," the chocolate source that's harvested by children and funds civil war in Ivory Coast. Now concern is rising about the minerals that go into common consumer electronics. Could that be a BloodBerry or a Conflict Cell in your pocket?Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/sierra.leone.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/sierra.leone.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree former leaders of Sierra Leone's brutal Revolutionary United Front guerrilla movement were found guilty Wednesday of crimes against humanity including murder, rape, sexual slavery and forced marriages, the Special Court for Sierra Leone announced.Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:46:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/07/23/rand.ancestry/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/07/23/rand.ancestry/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith a flick of the wrist, James Johnson uses an elongated cotton swab along the inside of his 102-year old mother's cheek.Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:37:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20258803,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20258803,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnIn a provocative video gone viral, the actress nurses a child for an African motherFri, 13 Feb 2009 13:29:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/28/liberia.caterpillars.emergency/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/28/liberia.caterpillars.emergency/index.html#cnnSTCTextLiberia's president has declared a state of emergency after hordes of ravenous caterpillars infested the country.Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:02:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/22/veneman.childbirth/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/22/veneman.childbirth/index.html#cnnSTCTextEvery day in the United States, thousands of women and families experience one of the most joyous occasions in their lifetime -- the birth of a child.Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:21:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/12/stremlau.ghana/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/12/stremlau.ghana/index.html#cnnSTCTextSupporters of democracy around the world can celebrate the January 7 inauguration of Ghana's new president, professor John Evans Atta Mills, who defeated the leader of the incumbent party in a December 28 runoff election by a mere 41,566 votes out of 9,001,478.Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:24:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/12/06/sanjayan.planet/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/12/06/sanjayan.planet/index.html#cnnSTCTextI am watching a 10-year-old boy carefully burn the fur off a dead monkey. And I'm learning again why nature is the ultimate safety net for the world's rural poor, about one sixth of the world's population.Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:59:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/10/14/world.health.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/10/14/world.health.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a Nairobi slum, more than one in four children under 5 will die, but in a wealthier part of the Kenyan capital, the mortality rate is one in almost 67, according to a World Health Organization report released Tuesday.Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:53:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20230761,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20230761,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe actress lends her name to a UNICEF health campaign for mothers and babiesThu, 02 Oct 2008 19:12:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1846695,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1846695,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHollywood mom Salma Hayek is lending her star power to a UNICEF campaign to eradicate tetanusThu, 02 Oct 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1841327,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1841327,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe U.N. Children's Fund said Friday the number of children who die before the age of five has declined by 27 percent over the last two decades, and the rate is expected to continue fallingMon, 15 Sep 2008 20:50:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20207488,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20207488,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnWith twins on the way, the activist still finds time to promote a cause close to her heartWed, 18 Jun 2008 18:47:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1815405,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1815405,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsConflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq have forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes, driving up the global number of refugees after several years of decline, the UN reportedTue, 17 Jun 2008 18:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/04/20/mls.galaxy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/04/20/mls.galaxy/index.html#cnnSTCTextDavid Beckham supplied two trademark passes for a Landon Donovan brace as the Los Angeles Galaxy held two-time defending champions Houston Dynamos to a 2-2 home draw in Major League soccer action on Saturday night.Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/10/pygmy.hippos/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/10/pygmy.hippos/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn endangered and secretive animal rarely seen in the wild has been caught on camera in West Africa. Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:21:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/01/30/iraq.footballer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/01/30/iraq.footballer/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has been asked to intervene after Iraqi international Nashat Akram was refused a work permit.Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:25:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173803,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173803,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnDavid Beckham's trip to West Africa made a profound impression on the soccer star.Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:05:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20172948,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20172948,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnDavid Beckham made a secret trip to West Africa's Sierra Leone last weekend on behalf of the international children's charity UNICEF.Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/07/taylor.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/07/taylor.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Liberian President Charles Taylor appeared in court Monday at the resumption of his war crimes trial, six months after boycotting the opening session and calling the trial a "charade."Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:15:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1700945,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1700945,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe first witness in the trial of hte former Liberian President talks, not about atrocities, but about "blood diamonds"Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1688131,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1688131,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsArms embargoes imposed by the United Nations since 1990 have been effective in only about a fourth of the cases, according to a new studyTue, 27 Nov 2007 17:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/23/magazines/fortune/rubies12_10.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/23/magazines/fortune/rubies12_10.fortune/index.htmIf it's rubies you're dreaming of for Christmas, you might need to rush. Both Cartier and Bulgari have sworn off the precious gems - 90 percent of which are mined in Myanmar - and won't be restocking their showcases.Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:28:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/09/13/cocacola.facts/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/09/13/cocacola.facts/index.html#cnnSTCTextCoca Cola was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 8, 1886. Dr. John Stith Pemberton, a local pharmacist, produced the syrup for Coca-Cola. It was put on sale at the nearby Jacobs' Pharmacy for five cents a glass as a soda fountain drink.Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/08/28/sierra.leone.elections.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/08/28/sierra.leone.elections.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextSierra Leone's President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah has warned he could declare a state of emergency across the former British colony if violence ahead of next month's presidential run-off vote worsens.Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/08/25/sierraleone.poll.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/08/25/sierraleone.poll.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextSierra Leone will hold a presidential election run-off on September 8 after no candidate won 55 percent of the vote in the first round, the West African country's electoral commission said on Saturday.Sat, 25 Aug 2007 11:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/08/20/charles.taylor.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/08/20/charles.taylor.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextJudges on Monday postponed until January 2008 the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor on charges of directing atrocities in Sierra Leone after his defense asked for more time to prepare.Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:48:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20049464,00.htmlhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20049464,00.htmlIsaiah Washington says he found solace doing charity work in Sierra Leone after being fired from Grey's Anatomy in June.Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:04:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20042927,00.htmlhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20042927,00.htmlIsaiah Washington says he's moving on after being fired from Grey's Anatomy.Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/06/04/taylor.trial/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/06/04/taylor.trial/index.htmlFormer Liberian President Charles Taylor on Monday boycotted the start of his U.N.-backed court war crimes trial in The Hague, calling it a "charade" in a letter read by his court-appointed lawyer who later walked out.Mon, 04 Jun 2007 09:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/03/25/togo.adebayor/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/03/25/togo.adebayor/index.htmlArsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor said he was considering his international future after receiving death threats before Togo's 3-1 win over Sierra Leone in an African Nations Cup qualifier on Saturday.Sun, 25 Mar 2007 09:50:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/02/19/8400256/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/02/19/8400256/index.htmOne of the many joys of the World Cup is engaging in a 30-day frenzy of flag-hugging nationalism. Many Americans root for more than one team: the U.S. and the country of their ancestors. If you're ... Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:50:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/02/12/btsc.koinange.childsoldiers/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/02/12/btsc.koinange.childsoldiers/index.htmlI still get chills when I think about my first encounter with child soldiers. It came only minutes before my cameraman burst into my room -- blood splattered on his shirt and tears in his eyes.Mon, 12 Feb 2007 14:22:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/01/22/8397997/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/01/22/8397997/index.htmConflict Diamonds Mon, 22 Jan 2007 05:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/05/pysk.jolie/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/05/pysk.jolie/index.htmlActress Angelina Jolie is becoming almost as well known for her international charity projects, particularly those involving refugees, as she is for her roles in movies.Fri, 05 Jan 2007 17:05:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/12/12/diamonds.koinange/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/12/12/diamonds.koinange/index.htmlAt a bend in a tributary of the mighty Congo River, dirt-poor villagers feverishly pan for the shiny stones that have proved as elusive as they are rare -- diamonds.Tue, 12 Dec 2006 15:57:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/fortune/blood_diamonds/index.htmlhttp://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/fortune/blood_diamonds/index.htmlThe $60-billion-a-year diamond industry looks very different from Sierra Leone, where the average man earns $220 a year and dies at age 39.Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:28:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/08/ew.mov.diamond/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/08/ew.mov.diamond/index.htmlRighteous indignation is exhausting in a movie -- maybe not for the indignant, but certainly for the unsuspecting moviegoing bystander in the path of all that onrushing rectitude.Fri, 08 Dec 2006 14:48:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/10/02/8387622/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/10/02/8387622/index.htmConflict diamonds, the stones sold to finance some of the bloodiest wars in Africa, should be history. But a recent USAID report on Sierra Leone - where these men were sifting old mine tailings for... Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:28:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/11/news/companies/diamondjewelry_movie/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/11/news/companies/diamondjewelry_movie/index.htmAs U.S. jewelry merchants see it, "Blood Diamond" could mean a blue Christmas.Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/08/30/btsc.koinange/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/08/30/btsc.koinange/index.htmlI've traveled to close to half-a-dozen refugee and displaced people's camps across Africa -- from Sierra Leone to Uganda, Kenya to Congo -- in the year since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans.Wed, 30 Aug 2006 09:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/08/27/france.marseille/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/08/27/france.marseille/index.htmlAmbitious Olympique Marseille claimed back the Ligue 1 top spot from Olympique Lyon on Sunday when they beat Le Mans 2-0 at Stade Velodrome.Sun, 27 Aug 2006 18:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/21/taylor.hague/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/21/taylor.hague/index.htmlFormer Liberian President Charles Taylor spent his first night in a Dutch prison as prosecutors prepared to move quickly to bring him to trial on 11 war crimes charges.Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/20/taylor.transfer/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/20/taylor.transfer/index.htmlFormer Liberian President Charles Taylor arrived Tuesday in the Netherlands, where he will stand trial on 11 war crimes charges, an International Criminal Court spokeswoman said.Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/19/koinange.africa/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/19/koinange.africa/index.htmlJust imagine for a moment that everything you own -- from your hard-earned money to your home to your car to little mementos like pictures on the wall -- has just been taken from you by a group of people who don't like the way you look or the shade of your skin or the shape of your nose. Everything gone except, perhaps, the clothes on your back.Mon, 19 Jun 2006 21:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/15/taylor.nigeria/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/15/taylor.nigeria/index.htmlBritain has promised to hold Liberia's Charles Taylor in jail if he is convicted of war crimes, paving the way for the West African country's former president to be tried in the Netherlands.Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/04/03/btsc.koinange/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/04/03/btsc.koinange/index.htmlIt's 8 a.m., and a soccer game is under way on a makeshift field by the exotic beaches of Sierra Leone, along the Atlantic Ocean.Mon, 03 Apr 2006 15:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/03/30/taylor.trial/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/03/30/taylor.trial/index.htmlA U.N.-backed court in Sierra Leone has asked the Dutch government to stage the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor in the Netherlands, the Dutch Foreign Ministry said Thursday, and the government has set conditions for that to happen.Thu, 30 Mar 2006 13:35:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/03/29/taylor.profile/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/03/29/taylor.profile/index.htmlLiberian President Charles Ghankay Taylor -- known as "Pappy" to his band of child soldiers -- is a wanted man in West Africa.Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:15:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/03/29/taylor.nigeria/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/03/29/taylor.nigeria/index.htmlFormer Liberian President Charles Taylor, captured while trying to flee his home-in-exile in Nigeria, has arrived in Sierra Leone, where he was taken into custody on war-crimes charges and will face court.Wed, 29 Mar 2006 09:11:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/03/28/taylor.nigeria/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/03/28/taylor.nigeria/index.htmlFormer Liberian President Charles Taylor has vanished from the Nigerian villa where he was living in exile, days after Nigeria said Liberian authorities could repatriate the man wanted for war crimes, a Nigerian government spokesman said Tuesday.Tue, 28 Mar 2006 13:27:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/03/17/liberia.taylor/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/03/17/liberia.taylor/index.htmlLiberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Friday asked her Nigerian counterpart to hand over Charles Taylor, the exiled former Liberian leader who faces war crimes charges.Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/11/11/liberia.un/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/11/11/liberia.un/index.htmlU.N. peacekeepers in Liberia now have the authority to arrest former President Charles Taylor and transfer him to Sierra Leone for trial should he return to the country.Fri, 11 Nov 2005 21:51:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/03/18/britain.honor/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/03/18/britain.honor/index.htmlAn armored vehicle driver who saved 30 colleagues from an ambush in Iraq has become the first soldier to win Britain's top military honor, the Victoria Cross, in more than 20 years.Fri, 18 Mar 2005 10:25:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/football/07/21/monaco.kallon/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/football/07/21/monaco.kallon/index.htmlInter Milan's Sierra Leone striker Mohamed Kallon has signed a four-year contract with Champions League finalists Monaco.Wed, 21 Jul 2004 18:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/21/uk.defense.cuts/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/21/uk.defense.cuts/index.htmlBritain is slashing thousands of jobs from its armed forces over the next four years in an effort to save money and revamp the military for modern warfare.Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:59:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/05/31/370694/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/05/31/370694/index.htmMacartan Humphreys has a gig teaching game theory at Columbia University, but you're just as likely to find him in a dingy drinking hole in Sierra Leone, or Colombia, or any number of other war-rav...Mon, 31 May 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/03/10/sleone.tribunal/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/03/10/sleone.tribunal/index.htmlSierra Leone's U.N.-backed war crimes court has been inaugurated amid tight security and concerns over whether it can deliver justice after the country's decade-long war.Wed, 10 Mar 2004 10:31:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/03/02/athletics.barber/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/03/02/athletics.barber/index.htmlWorld outdoor long jump champion Eunice Barber has pulled out of France's team for this weekend's World Indoor Championships.Tue, 02 Mar 2004 19:49:00 EST