Defence lawyers for former Liberian ruler Charles Taylor say they will call a final witness at his war crimes trial.

Supermodel Naomi Campbell arrived at court today to give evidence at the war crimes trial of former Liberian leader Charles Taylor.

THE plot could have come straight from a John le Carre novel — with a cast including a former warlord, a supermodel, an actress and a bag full of blood diamonds.

Charles Taylor will begin his defence today against charges that he led rebels in Sierra Leone who murdered, raped and mutilated villagers in a brutal terror campaign during the country’s civil war.

Former Liberian president Charles Taylor goes on trial today for allegedly orchestrating unspeakable atrocities in Sierra Leone’s bloody civil war.