SIERRA LEONE: Charles Taylor says he is not guilty of war crimes
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP): Former Liberian President Charles Taylor pleaded not guilty yesterday to war crimes and crimes against humanity, including sexual slavery, mutilation and sending children into combat.
IRAN: Iran test fires torpedo in key Gulf oil nexus
TEHRAN (REUTERS): Iran test fired a new torpedo in the Strait of Hormuz off its south coast, the world's main nexus for shipping oil, state television reported yesterday.
ST LUCIA: St Lucia moving to deal with bird flu
CASTRIES, ST. LUCIA (CMC): St. Lucia has begun activating provisions of a plan, developed with the assistance of the Caribbean Epidemiological Centre, to deal with a possible outbreak of the deadly bird flu epidemic.
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