Global IssuesNews headlines for “Corruption”, page 32
GUATEMALA: Nine Arrested for Murder that Caused Political Turmoil
- Inter Press Service
Nine suspects, including police officers and members of the military, have been arrested in Guatemala for the murder of prominent lawyer Rodrigo Rosenberg, who had accused President Álvaro Colom of his murder in a video broadcast after his death.
CHINA: Communist Resort Makeover Mirrors State’s Populist Shift?
- Inter Press Service
The summer capital of China’s political intrigue is taking a break from the years of intense infighting and maneuvering that Chinese communist leaders used to engage in while hidden in their secluded villas.
MEXICO: Priests Targeted in Drug-Related and Other Violence
- Inter Press Service
The priesthood has joined journalism as one of the most dangerous occupations in Mexico, according to a report by the Roman Catholic Bishops' Conference.
SOUTH AFRICA: Price Fixing Can Land Company Directors in Jail
- Inter Press Service
A series of high-profile cases in which big South African companies have been found guilty of fixing the prices of even basic foodstuffs have led to the adoption of a new law that will allow directors and managers to be sent to jail for 10 years or receive a fine of 45,000 euros.
COLOMBIA: From Espionage to Sabotage and the Dirty War (Part 3)
- Inter Press Service
For decades now, privacy in personal electronic communications has existed only on paper. But the most serious aspect of the espionage scandal that broke this year in Colombia lies in the use given to the information that was gathered.
LATIN AMERICA: Investigative Journalists Show Their Mettle
- Inter Press Service
'One way of ensuring the future of journalism is to improve content quality, and this means investigating what is deliberately hidden, like corruption,' said Gerardo Reyes, a reporter for the Miami newspaper El Nuevo Herald, on a visit to the Peruvian capital.
FINANCE-US: 'Vulture Funds' Prey on Poor Debtor Nations
- Inter Press Service
Fifty advocacy organisations are calling on the U.S. Congress to put a stop to investment funds which purchase heavily indebted countries' debt and jeopardise the impact of bilateral and multilateral debt cancellation to over 30 countries.
AFGHANISTAN: Karzai and Warlords Mount Massive Vote Fraud Scheme
- Inter Press Service
Afghanistan's presidential election has long been viewed by U.S. officials as a key to conferring legitimacy on the Afghan government, but the evidence that Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his powerful warlord allies have planned to commit large-scale electoral fraud that could have the opposite effect.
GUATEMALA: Impunity, Corruption Drive Wave of Kidnappings
- Inter Press Service
Byron Ranulfo Rustrián was just 12 years old. He loved playing football and was a good student. On Jul. 23, a group of youngsters he didn't know invited him to play a match and he agreed, but it was a trap: he was kidnapped and his body turned up five days later.
AFRICA:: Ethiopia’s Pop Star Out of Jail, to Stage Big Concert
- Inter Press Service
He has not yet decided where and when it will be, but Ethiopia’s sensational musician Tewodros Kassahun a.k.a. Teddy-Afro, will stage a major concert for the first time after his release from controversial imprisonment.
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