The News Review:

- Liberian Ruler Can Be Tried, Court Rules
- Saudi Security Forces Hunt For Escaped Hostage-Takers
- Sierra Leone Insurance Commission Sets New Policy.
- Millicom to Launch ‘Leone Buzz-Cards’ in Sierra Leone.
- New Mission Orders in Iraq To Aid New Government

Liberian Ruler Can Be Tried, Court Rules
New York Times – Jun 1, 2004
Taylor, the former Liberian president accused of crimes against humanity in connection with a rebel insurrection in neighboring Sierra Leone, can be prosecuted by an international war crimes tribunal, a United Nations-backed court in Sierra Leone ruled Monday. Taylors lawyers had argued that a court in one country had no right to try the head of state of another country. But the four judges on the appeals panel of the Special Court for Sierra Leone rejected that argument, ruling that as an international tribunal, the special court does have that authority. The ruling clears the last legal hurdle for the prosecution, but another more daunting one remains.

Saudi Security Forces Hunt For Escaped Hostage-Takers
Washington Post – Jun 1, 2004
MEXICO CITY — An administration review of the killings of scores of women in Ciudad Juarez is expected to blame state authorities for botching the effort so badly that in many of the cases the killers may never be identified. Federal authorities, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the report is expected to point to shoddy detective work hampered by widespread corruption and complicity by state and municipal authorities. AFRICA FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — A U. -backed court ruled that ousted Liberian leader Charles Taylor is not immune from prosecution for war crimes. He is accused of backing Sierra Leone’s rebels in a brutal civil war. ASIA TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — A detainee who died in jail this month showed no signs of torture, a Canadian forensic expert said, casting doubt on a report by Human Rights Watch, which reported the May 21 death of Andrei Shelkovenko as the fifth “torture death” it had documented in the past year.

Sierra Leone Insurance Commission Sets New Policy.
Free with registration – Asia Africa Intelligence Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jun 1, 2004
Sierra Leone Insurance Commission Sets New Policy. | Asia Africa Intelligence Wire (June, 2004). Anthony Kanu last weekend informed the Motor.

Millicom to Launch ‘Leone Buzz-Cards’ in Sierra Leone.
Free with registration – Asia Africa Intelligence Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jun 1, 2004
Millicom to Launch ‘Leone Buzz-Cards’ in Sierra Leone. | Asia Africa Intelligence Wire (June, 2004). , the low tariff cellular company, is set to transform the industry within the Republic of Sierra Leone by introducing Buzz-top.

New Mission Orders in Iraq To Aid New Government
New York Times – Jun 1, 2004
At least two people were killed in the rioting, local news media reported. A7 Liberian Ex-Ruler Can Be Tried Charles G. Taylor, the former Liberian president accused of crimes against humanity in connection with a rebel insurrection in neighboring Sierra Leone, can be prosecuted by an international war crimes tribunal, a United Nations-backed court in Sierra Leone ruled. A6 Bombing Trials Postponed Confusion over a recent change in Turkey’s Constitution forced the government to postpone the high profile trials of 69 men charged in connection with four suicide bombings last year in Istanbul that have been linked to Al Qaeda. A7 Madrid Bombing Warrant A high court judge has issued an international arrest warrant for Daoud Ouhnane, an Algerian whose fingerprints were found on a plastic bag containing traces of explosives and detonators of the type used in the March 11 train bombings in Madrid. A4 NATIONAL A10-16 Medicare Drug Discounts Begin but Sign-Ups Lag Elderly people can start using Medicare drug discount cards today in an experiment that has gotten off to a slow start, but promises to have big implications for politics and health policy. The program is the first major test of the new Medicare law before the November elections.