Monrovia, Liberia A Liberian judge on Tuesday found three media institutions guilty of spreading hate messages ahead of last week’s disputed presidential poll but allowed them back on air.

Washington,D.C.,U.S.A. The United States Tuesday welcomed results confirming the re-election of Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, and praised the creation of an inquiry commission to probe alleged fraud.

Monrovia,Liberia As if winning the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize wasn’t enough, Forbes Magazine, one of the most influential business publications in the United States, has, in its maiden Africa issue, honored President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia by naming her the most powerful woman on the African continent, among 20 women listed.

Monrovia, Liberian Liberia on Saturday closed its borders after the opposition rejected as “flawed” provisional election results placing incumbent President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, this year’s Nobel Peace Laureate, in the lead.

Monrovia, Liberian president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has won 44.5 per cent of votes counted so far in the west African country’s election, the state’s poll body said yesterday as it released the first official tally.

New York The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Ban Ki-moon, welcomes the smooth holding of the presidential and legislative elections in Liberia yesterday. He commends the people of Liberia for exercising their right to vote in a calm and peaceful manner. This election is an important milestone in the efforts to consolidate peace and democracy in the country.

Monrovia, Liberia The Supreme Court of Liberia has dismissed a writ of prohibition filed by the Movement for Progressive Change (MPC) of businessman Simeon Freeman, which sought the disqualification of six Presidential candidates in the race, including incumbent President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and the leader of the main opposition Congress for Democratic Change Cllr. Winston Tubman.

Oslo, Norway Three women who have campaigned for rights and an end to violence in Liberia and Yemen, including Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, won the Nobel Peace Prize today, the head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee said.

By Eugene K. Myers, Monrovia The Justice Ministry says it has launched background investigation into an alleged secret deal entered into by the vice standard bearer of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), Ambassador George M. Weah and Alan White, a former Chief of Investigations who served the Special War Crimes Court in Sierra Leone in 2005.The Ministry says the the secret deal was arranged between the two in June…

Interview by Geraldine Coughlan for Radio Netherlands, Leidschendam The judgment in the high-profile trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor is expected within months.