Global IssuesNews headlines for “Corruption”, page 34
VENEZUELA: Drug Trafficking Getting Worse, Says U.S. Report
- Inter Press Service
Governmental corruption and the refusal to cooperate with U.S. counter-drug efforts are worsening a ballooning drug trafficking problem in Venezuela, according to a new report by the investigative office of the U.S. Congress.
NEPAL: Crime Grows Amid Political Instability
- Inter Press Service
Khyati Shrestha, a 17-year-old high school student in Kathmandu, was abducted and brutally murdered last month. 17 days later, her body parts were found in the outskirts of the valley. The accused, Biren Pradhan, later chillingly revealed that she was killed within 24 hours of kidnapping.
Q&A: Tax Havens, Bank Secrecy, and Tricks
- Inter Press Service
At a recent conference in Miami organised by Offshore Alert, a specialised media organisation focused on financial crime, IPS correspondent Lucy Komisar sat down with veteran investigator Bob Roach to discuss the hurdles facing regulators trying to crack down on tax havens, which cost the U.S. alone an estimated 100 billion dollars annually.
AFRICA: Western Recipient Governments Cling to Dirty Money
- Inter Press Service
In 2007, the French corruption watchdog Catholic Committee against Hunger and for Development (known by its French acronym CCFD) issued a first report on the colossal sums stolen by corrupt heads of states and hidden in mostly Western secret bank accounts. Figures are hard to come by, given the secrecy that shrouds such looting of public funds.
CHILE: Home Truths About the Dictator and His Family?
- Inter Press Service
'La Familia. Historia privada de los Pinochet' (The Family: Private History of the Pinochets), a book that delves into the personal life of the late Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and his immediate family, has had a mixed reception in this country and in Ecuador, where a man claiming to be his illegitimate son may soon identify himself.
SPAIN-EQUATORIAL GUINEA: More Trade, Little Pressure
- Inter Press Service
Trade between Spain and Equatorial Guinea is flourishing, amidst calls by activists for the government of Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero to push for democracy in this tiny country on the Atlantic coast of Africa, still under the yoke of dictatorship.
EQUATORIAL GUINEA: Elites Hoarding Oil Revenues, Report Charges
- Inter Press Service
The government of Equatorial Guinea has looted billions of dollars in oil revenue instead of improving the lives of its citizens, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released Thursday.
RIGHTS: New Charges Added to Blackwater Lawsuit
- Inter Press Service
New charges filed against private security contractor Blackwater accuse the company of murder, destruction of audio and videotaped evidence, distribution of controlled substances, tax evasion, child prostitution, and weapons smuggling.
ECONOMY: Zimbabwe Can’t Repay Loans; Insisting on 'Debt Strategy'
- Inter Press Service
The Zimbabwean coalition government cannot afford to repay debts incurred when President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF was ruling on its own and will not repay those debts.
EAST TIMOR: Prime Minister Embroiled in Contract Scandal
- Inter Press Service
Pressure to resign is mounting on East Timor’s Prime Minster, Xanana Gusamo, amid claims that he misused authority when he signed-off on a multi-million dollar government contract last year to a company his daughter has ties with.
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