Liberia: UN freezes gunrunners' assets

The United Nations Security Council has urged all governments to freeze the assets and travel of two persons linked to past arms sales to Liberia. The two individuals -- a Syrian-born accountant from Texas and a Ukrainian-born businessman with an address in the United Arab Emirates -- are said to have ties with an international gunrunner linked to former Liberian leader Charles Taylor, who is wanted on war crimes charges in Sierra Leone.