Global IssuesNews headlines for “Corruption”, page 37
VENEZUELA: Shootings of Unionists Continue Unabated
- Inter Press Service
Two shots to the head, fired from a van, put a sudden end to the life of Argenis Vásquez, the organising secretary of the Toyota assembly plant workers' union in the city of Cumaná, 400 kilometres east of the Venezuelan capital, as he was leaving his home at 09:00 local time.
VENEZUELA: 'Express' Kidnappings All the Rage
- Inter Press Service
Rosa M. was about to blow out the candles on her cake when the phone rang. Instead of another birthday greeting, she heard her coworker Gladys sobbing and asking her for financial help, because on her way to the party in the Venezuelan capital she had fallen prey to an 'express kidnapping.'
POLITICS: Same Firms Shipping Aid and Arms, Report Says
- Inter Press Service
The military conflicts raging across Africa, Asia and Latin America have been significantly influenced by the heavy flow of illicit small arms, cocaine and rich minerals.
FINANCE: OECD Tax Havens Deal Falls Short, Critics Say
- Inter Press Service
Jeffrey Owens, the tax 'point person' of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), was stung by activist critics of the OECD standards under which countries will be put on a tax haven blacklist and targeted for sanctions.
TRADE: EC Manufactured Bogus ‘African Business’ Support for EPAs
- Inter Press Service
The exposure of the European Commission's (EC) manufacturing of African business support for the contentious economic partnership agreements (EPAs) has so far elicited little action by members of the European Parliament.
POLITICS-INDIA: Criminalisation Deters Women Candidates
- Inter Press Service
While India's major political parties are pledged to increase the space for women in the electoral process, a major deterrent to female participation is the steady criminalisation of politics in this country.
FINANCE-US: IRS on the Track of Tax-Cheating 'John Doe's'
- Inter Press Service
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is hitting pay dirt with a novel legal tactic designed to catch tax evaders. And it's going to use it to force international banks to give up the names of tax cheats.
CAMBODIA: Corruption Allegations Undermine Khmer Rouge Tribunal
- Inter Press Service
The voice of Comrade Duch reverberates daily through the speakers at the 500- seat courtroom in Phnom Penh as he gives testimony in his trial for crimes against humanity.
FIJI: Women Sidelined By Military Regime
- Inter Press Service
Fiji, a multi-racial, multi-cultural country of 300 islands in the South Pacific, has undergone another coup - the fourth in 22 years. The women of Fiji want their voices to be heard as they work on ways to bring peace back to their country, and they are asking for the United Nations to support their efforts.
Q&A: Fujimori Will Serve 'At Least 18 Years'
- Inter Press Service
It is highly unlikely that the Peruvian Supreme Court will overturn or reduce the 25-year sentence handed down to former president Alberto Fujimori, because the verdict is well-supported, said chief prosecutor José Antonio Peláez.
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