Global IssuesNews headlines for “Corruption”, page 21
UNESCO Catches Heat Over Prize Named for 'Dictator'
- Inter Press Service
Human rights groups are expressing outrage over a decision to proceed with the UNESCO-Obiang Nguema Mbasogo International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences, named after and funded by the controversial president of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.
ICELAND: Int'l Arrest Warrant Against Top Bank Official
- Inter Press Service
Vigorously pursuing those allegedly responsible for Iceland’s 2008 financial crisis, investigators have got issued an international arrest warrant against Sigurdur Einarsson, chairman of the board of governors of the failed Kaupthing Bank.
Corruption Muddies Egypt’s Labour Pool
- Inter Press Service
Saeed El-Masry was born poor, raised poor and, unless he can get ‘kosa,’ will probably die poor. Kosa is the Arabic word for zucchini, but it also means someone in a position of power who can open doors to gainful employment.
Q&A: ‘Corporate Lobbying Affects EC Credibility’
- Inter Press Service
The intimate relationship between Europe’s top policy-makers and major corporations has been underscored once more in recent days. Barely six months after they ceased being members of the European Commission, Germany’s Günter Verheugen and Ireland’s Charlie McCreevy have been handed lucrative posts with the Royal Bank of Scotland and the no-frills airline Ryanair.
MEXICO: Terror Returns to Oaxaca
- Inter Press Service
A violent incident in which two activists were killed in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca has raised fears among human rights groups of a return to the unrest and severe clashes between protesters and police that virtually paralysed the state in 2006.
A 'Green' President for Colombia?
- Inter Press Service
Colombian presidential candidate Antanas Mockus of the Green Party has been gaining as many as 10,000 new fans a day on Facebook. From just 200 friends at the start, he now has more than 450,000.
BURMA: Pressure Mounts on Energy Giant Chevron to Disclose Revenue
- Inter Press Service
When shareholders of the multinational company Chevron gather for their annual meeting in the U.S. city of Houston in late May, they will come face to face with Naing Htoo, whose community has suffered due to the exploits of the energy giant in military-ruled Burma.
Q&A: Death Threats for Supreme Court Justices Facing 'Biggest Mafia'
- Inter Press Service
The Supreme Court's opposition to the far-right paramilitary groups' growing control over Colombian society from within the state itself has put it in 'real and imminent danger,' in the words of former foreign minister Augusto Ramírez Ocampo.
PERU: Questions About Big Ticket Military Purchases
- Inter Press Service
The indefinite postponement of the purchase of five Chinese tanks and a failed test of Israeli missiles have called into question the transparency and effectiveness of major military purchases in Peru.
POLITICS: Not Quite Cricket: India’s Most Popular Sport on Trial
- Inter Press Service
Allegations that India’s junior foreign minister Shashi Tharoor had swung outsize ‘sweat equity’ for a female friend in a newly floated professional cricket league franchise may have cost him his job, but it may also expose the multi- million dollar India Premium League (IPL) as a massive money-laundering enterprise.
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