Global IssuesNews headlines for “Corruption”, page 16
INDIA: Now the 'Mother of All Scams'
- Inter Press Service
As India is rocked by a series of billion-dollar scams, the question on everybody's mind is whether the perpetrators will go scot-free in what has been described as a low-risk, high-gain activity in this country.
KOSOVO: Dragging Corruption Into the Net
- Inter Press Service
Kosovo youths looking to address issues treated as taboo by mainstream media are taking increasingly to online activism. The new platform is being used particularly to fight high-level corruption.
Foreclosure Mess Reveals Longstanding Problems
- Inter Press Service
The discovery of apparent massive fraud in mortgage and foreclosure documents has called into question millions of pending foreclosures in the U.S. Several banks have enacted partial or complete moratoriums until the issues can be resolved.
U.S. Slides on Corruption Index
- Inter Press Service
Iraq and Afghanistan rank near rock-bottom in an index of corruption in 178 countries that found that nearly three- quarters of the countries surveyed showed serious corruption problems.
MALAWI: While the President Flies, the People Queue for Fuel
- Inter Press Service
A public spat has developed between the Malawian government and organisations in the small south-eastern African country over foreign exchange being 'wasted' on foreign trips undertaken by President Bingu wa Mutharika. The consequence has been repeated fuel shortages, organisations say.
Senate Urges Pentagon to Rein in Afghan Contractors
- Inter Press Service
Failures in vetting, training and supervising Defence Department private security contractors are putting U.S. and coalition troops as well as Afghan civilians at risk and unwittingly aiding Afghan militants by hiring security contractors provided by the Taliban and by warlords, warns a new report released last week by the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee.
MEXICO-U.S.: Visas No Guarantee for Migrant Worker Rights
- Inter Press Service
Mexican Alberto Rivero joined the ranks of seasonal workers in the United States in 2005, and for the last three years he has had to pay all the expenses associated with his visa, transportation and housing, although the law states that these are the responsibility of his U.S. employer.
WATER-ZAMBIA: Vanished Funds Mean Fields Stay Dry
- Inter Press Service
The M’cheleka Irrigation Scheme was meant to answer water and food security challenges in the Chadiza district of Zambia's Eastern Province. But ten years after the completion of the dam wall, only six families are benefiting from the water.
MEXICO: Freedom of Information Laws a Model; Not So the Practice
- Inter Press Service
Mexico has suffered a setback in terms of government transparency and access to public information, according to Thomas Blanton and Kate Doyle, experts with the Washington-based National Security Archive (NSA).
DEVELOPMENT-AFRICA: Tax Could be The Way Out of Aid Dependence
- Inter Press Service
Many African countries struggle with debt and finding money for national budgets because they fail to recognise taxation as a sustainable source of funding. Moreover, multinational companies are too easily given tax breaks while siphoning off money through illegal tax evasion.
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