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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 26: Danny Care of Harlequins is upended by Manu Samoa Tuilagi of Leicester during the Aviva Premiership final between Harlequins and Leicester Tigers at Twickenham Stadium on May 26, 2012 in London, England.

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  • Judges sentence Charles Taylor to 50 years

    for sponsoring atrocities.Taylor, wearing a blue suit and gold tie, stood grim-faced and silent as Presiding Judge Richard Lussick of Samoa imposed what will likely amount to a life sentence for the 64 year old.Lussick said Taylor's position as head of state   Read more »

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About Samoa

Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa, is a country comprising a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean. Previous names were German Samoa from 1900 to 1919, and Western Samoa from 1914 to 1997. It was admitted to the United Nations on 15 December 1976 (UN members) as Samoa. The entire group was known as Navigators Islands before the 20th century because of the Samoans' seafaring skills. It has a population of 176,710 (2001 census).

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