Global IssuesNews headlines for “Corruption”, page 15
U.S.-TUNISIA: Obama Applauds People, Urges Calm
- Inter Press Service
Several hours after Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali fled his country in the face of massive protests, U.S. President Barack Obama applauded 'the courage and dignity of the Tunisian people' and appealed for calm and 'free and fair elections in the near future'.
U.S.: Salt Giants 'Locked out' Rivals in Ohio, Probe Finds
- Inter Press Service
When the price of salt in Ohio skyrocketed 236 percent in the winter of 2008, Ted Strickland, the governor of the state, asked the state inspector general to figure out why. Investigators quickly found that two government contractors — Cargill and Morton Salt — were responsible for this sudden price increase.
GUATEMALA: New Law Hits Drug Cartels, Corrupt Officials Where They Hurt
- Inter Press Service
A new law that will allow Guatemalan courts to seize goods and assets obtained through illegal activities, including drug trafficking and corruption, is being hailed as the new hope in fighting organised crime.
GUATEMALA: Women Make Inroads in Key Positions of Power
- Inter Press Service
Guatemala, it seems, is trying out a new image. As of this month, women are at the helm of the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Comptroller General's Office, winning their posts on merit, in what local activists are calling an important step in women's access to political power -- though 'there is a long way to go.'
WIKILEAKS: Africa Offers Easy Uranium
- Inter Press Service
Wikileaks cables have revealed a disturbing development in the African uranium mining industry: abysmal safety and security standards in the mines, nuclear research centres, and border customs are enabling international companies to exploit the mines and smuggle dangerous radioactive material across continents.
PERU: Wikileaks Cables Reveal Two-Faced Politics by US
- Inter Press Service
'It’s not surprising for the United States to cooperate with military or government officials in Peru about which it has information linking them to serious crimes,' said activist Ricardo Soberón, referring to contradictions revealed in cables released by the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks.
GUATEMALA: Allegations Taint Anti-Corruption Commission's Efforts
- Inter Press Service
With accusations now being levelled against the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), the effort to clean up corruption in this Central American nation has become a legal knot that will be difficult to untangle.
Of Wikileaks, Whistleblowers and Whipping Boys
- Inter Press Service
As pro- and anti-Wikileaks forces draw their battle lines, and Wikileaks' impresario Julian Assange marks time in storied, overcrowded and very Victorian Wandsworth Prison in southwest London, a group of his supporters are taking a different tack.
India Bleeding Through Illegal Transfers
- Inter Press Service
A new report suggesting that illegal transfers of funds into accounts abroad by India’s corrupt politicians, officials and businessmen average 19.3 billion dollars a year could turn out to be a 'gross underestimate', watchdogs warn.
RIGHTS-ZIMBABWE: 'Sanctions Are Hurting the Right People'
- Inter Press Service
The word 'sanctions' was among the first five words mentioned to the new European Union (EU) ambassador to Zimbabwe Aldo Dell Ariccia when he first arrived and met with government officials in Zimbabwe a few months ago.
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