S.Leone chooses president under shadow of violence
Voting began calmly in Sierra Leone on Saturday despite a turbulent campaign for a presidential runoff vote meant to consolidate peace after a civil war. Rival groups of former combatants have clashed with guns and machetes in the former British colony since the first round on Aug 11 in which opposition candidate Ernest Bai Koroma of the All People’s Congress (APC) led with 44 percent. Full Story