Global IssuesNews headlines for “Corruption”, page 9
Film Revisits Abuses by U.N. Peacekeepers in Bosnia
- Inter Press Service
'The Whistle Blower', a feature film inspired by actual events that occurred in 1999, follows the story of Kathy Bolkovac (Academy Award-winner Rachel Weisz), a U.S. police officer who takes a job working as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia.
MALAWI: Concerns of Protesters Need to be Taken Seriously
- Inter Press Service
Unless Malawi’s government does something to find solutions to its economic and governance problems, the country will see more nationwide protests like the ones last week where 18 people were killed and 275 arrested, analysts say.
COLOMBIA: Europe Presses for Justice in Wiretapping Case
- Inter Press Service
Colombia's DAS domestic secret police service was under the authority of then president Álvaro Uribe 'and it is impossible to think that he didn't know about' the intelligence agency's illegal spying activities, Isabelle Durant, a vice president of the European Parliament, said on a recent visit to this South American country.
Brooks to Face Phone-Hacking Questions
- Inter Press Service
Rebekah Brooks, the former head of media mogul Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper wing, will face questioning by British parliamentarians on Tuesday following her release on bail on suspicion of bribing police and illegally intercepting voicemail messages.
Egypt Embraces Oil Monarchs, Dubiously
- Inter Press Service
With the nation's economy in tatters from the uprising that ousted its dictator of 30 years, Egypt's transitional government has turned its back on the Western lending institutions that once propped the Mubarak regime. But its decision to accept the massive aid packages dangled by the oil-rich Arab Gulf states has raised suspicions about their intentions, as well as its own.
Cambodia Stock Exchange to Push Transparency
- Inter Press Service
Besides attracting international investors, Cambodia’s new stock exchange is expected to nudge this Southeast Asian country towards greater transparency.
CUBA: Communist Academic Recovers His Party Card
- Inter Press Service
Cuban historian and columnist Esteban Morales, who was reinstated as a member of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) after being expelled a year earlier for writing articles about corruption in the country, said he would continue exercising his right to express criticism, as the duty and moral obligation of 'any revolutionary intellectual.'
ZAMBIA: Millions Meant for the Poor Stolen or Missing
- Inter Press Service
Every year the Zambia government allocates billions of Kwacha for poverty reduction, but much of the money has been stolen or misappropriated.
MIDEAST: Germany to Deliver Weapons to Saudi Arabia
- Inter Press Service
The decision by the German government to deliver 200 state-of-the-art armoured tanks to Saudi Arabia, despite the Wahhabi monarchy’s human rights record and its recent violent intervention in Bahrain to repress the popular rebellion against the local ruling family there, illustrates the rhetorical nature of Western support to the so called Arab democratic spring.
UNDP Calls for Reforms to Deter Violence, Fraud in Asian Polls
- Inter Press Service
When the longtime dictatorial president of an authoritarian regime in Southeast Asia eventually agreed to hold nationwide elections, he ensured the polls were rigged favouring his ruling party's victory.
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