"Architect" of Marbella corruption scheme sent to prison until his ...

"Architect" of Marbella corruption scheme sent to prison until his ...
International Herald Tribune - France
Juan Antonio Roca, a Marbella public works aide who was arrested along with 22 others in a corruption scandal that has rocked the resort town, was sent to ...
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Anti-corruption war stalls in Kenya
Mail & Guardian Online - Johannesburg,South Africa
More than a month has passed since authorities in Kenya pledged a fresh drive against high-level graft in the corruption-riddled East African country, but no ...
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Royal Call To end Corruption
Bru Direct - Brunei Darussalam
Bandar Seri Begawan - "Corruption has to be stopped as it is believed to bring about bad effects to the community and national harmony, besides being against ...

Non-transparent assistance of donors cause of corruption: Upadhyay
Nepalnews.com - Kathmandu,Nepal
Chief Commissioner of the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Surya Nath Upadhyay, has said corruption has thrived in the country due to ...
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Reconstruction Corruption Watch Part III
Yahoo! News - USA
The Nation -- Last week, an Iraqi-American translator was arrested and charged with offering over $60,000 in bribes to win a $1 million contract for providing ...

Fighting corruption a national challenge
New Vision - Kampala,Uganda
... from the seven districts of Buganda at his home in Rwakitura on Friday, urged the National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders to stand firm against corruption. ...
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Marbella corruption: the Murcia connection
Typically Spanish - Malaga,Spain
... in La Verdad newspaper that a company controlled by the man who Judge Miguel �ngel Torres describes as the real brains behind the corruption in Marbella Town ...

Corruption an issue in Solomons poll
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
While corrupt electoral practices such as vote buying are under way as usual, broader corruption questions surrounding Prime Minister Allan Kemakeza and his ...
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Sewer corruption trial to start
Birmingham News - Birmingham,AL,USA
Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of former Jefferson County Commissioner Chris McNair and eight other defendants who are accused of wrongdoing in the ...

After weeks of street protests over alleged corruption, Thais to ...
OhmyNews International - South Korea
... Thaksin's ruling Thai Rak Thai party was running uncontested_ capping several weeks of protests against the leader who critics accuse of corruption and abuse ...
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Vietnam Punching at Corruption
Prensa Latina - Havana,Cuba
... Latina) Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai has asked the ruling Communist Party to suspend his transport minister amid a major corruption scandal, state ...

 

As the feds expand their Capitol hill corruption case, Tom DeLay ...

As the feds expand their Capitol hill corruption case, Tom DeLay ...
U.S. News & World Report - USA
By Edward T. Pound. When Tom DeLay decided last week to give up his re-election bid for a 12th term in the House, many Washington ...

Family members may be dragged into Abramoff corruption scandal
Raw Story - Cambridge,MA,USA
Family members and spouses of "central targets" in the Abramoff corruption scandal may be dragged in, according to a story set for Sunday's edition of the New ...

The World Bank weeds out corruption: Will it touch the roots?
Bretton Woods Project - London,UK
A series of loan suspensions and internal investigations has everyone at the World Bank talking about corruption; despite high-profile moves by president Paul ...

Piarco airport corruption inquiry-
Trinidad News - Port of Spain,Trinidad and Tobago
ANOTHER controversy has erupted at the Piarco Airport corruption inquiry. The defence wants disclosure of the documents which were ...
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I�m not protecting President over corruption, says Karua
Standard - Nairobi,Kenya
By Munene Kamau. President Mwai Kibaki does not require protection over the Anglo Leasing scandal because he is not involved in the ...
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Corruption charges dropped against RWMC
Eyewitness News - East Providence,RI,USA
A judge yesterday agreed to dismiss the charges after federal prosecutors said the medical center was making internal reforms. The ...
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Officers in corruption case guilty of gun, drug charges
Baltimore Sun - United States
... King, the son of a police officer, and Murray, who had been shot in the line of duty and returned to uniform only to face a slew of public corruption charges. ...
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Brazilian parliament publishes report on corruption in Lula ...

Brazilian parliament publishes report on corruption in Lula ...
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
The Brazilian parliament on Wednesday published a report on corruption in the government of President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, accusing 200 officials and ...
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Head of state bodies with corruption must resign
VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi,Vietnam
�The Prime Minister said that it is necessary to have regulations on resignation of the head of state bodies where there is corruption,� Mr Quoc said. ...
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Keeping high-ranking offices corruption free
Messenger.ge - Tbilisi,Georgia
The Georgian government adopted an anti-corruption strategy action plan, which in addition to other measures, includes developing a special anti-corruption ...

More arrests, seizures in Marbella corruption case
Spain Herald - Madrid,Spain
22 persons have been arrested so far in the case of corruption in the municipal government of Costa del Sol boomtown Marbella. Police ...

Jail for lying in corruption probe
Australian - Sydney,Australia
A GOLD Coast businessman has been jailed for six months for giving false testimony to a Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) probe into council corruption. ...

US Senate votes to clean up its act as corruption case looms
Political Gateway - Deerfield Beach,FL,USA
... The US Senate voted overwhelmingly to toughen lobbying regulations in a bid to avert voter backlash in November, amid a growing corruption scandal centred on ...
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Government firm in fighting corruption: PM
Nhan Dan - Hanoi,Vietnam
Prime Minister Phan Van Khai asserted the Government's determination to combat corruption and embezzlement as he referred to a corruption scandal recently ...
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Kenya vice head could face corruption probe
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
... The committee said Kibaki must have been aware of the Anglo Leasing fraud - Kenya's biggest corruption scandal since Goldenberg. ...
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Malawi has more corruption and drug trafficking cases
African News Dimension - Johannesburg,South Africa
Lilongwe (AND) The South African based Institute for Security Studies (ISS) has said Malawi is rocked with corruption and drug trafficking problems while other ...

Allegations of Jewish corruption go beyond chutzpah
J. - the Jewish News weekly of Northern California - San Francisco,CA,USA
... History,� claims to be �an iconoclastic interrogation of the new anti-Semitism� and a �meticulously researched expos� of the corruption of scholarship ...

George Redmond facing corruption trial this November
Irish Independent - Dublin,Ireland
Former assistant Dublin city and county manager George Redmond will go on trial on a corruption charge on November 20th next. The ...
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Cancer of corruption is costly to Kenyans, Af­rica
Kenya Times - Kenya
This gathering is taking place at a most opportune time for Kenya as issues of corruption and the need for accountability dominate Kenyan attention. ...
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ACC's new brain wave
The Daily Star - Bangladesh
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is going to launch its so-called "trap case drive", in an apparent bid to catch the corrupt in the act in 12 government ...
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Kenya crime rivals corruption as threat to investors
Ely Times - NV, USA
... la Porte, who heads the United Nations Development Program in Nairobi, said crime was more of an obstacle to private sector inflows than corruption, which has ...

China corruption crackdown nets 400
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
BEIJING, China (UPI) -- A secret Chinese anti-corruption sweep in January and February snared more than 400 government officials accused of various crimes. ...
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Govt begins corruption case against Phesheya
The Swazi Observer - Mbabane,Swaziland
By Alec Lushaba. Government, through the Ministry of Natural Resources and Energy, will argue in the High Court that the close relationship ...
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Jury acquits former Erie mayor in corruption case
Penn Live - Harrisburg,PA,USA
WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) � Former Erie Mayor Rick Filippi was acquitted Saturday of charges that he used information he gained in ...
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Pensions of officials convicted of corruption could be revoked
Journal Inquirer - Manchester,CT,USA
HARTFORD - Judges would be able to decide whether to revoke the pensions of state officials convicted of corruption charges if legislation approved by a key ...

Mullei suspended over corruption
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation - Nairobi,Kenya
By Nelly Moraa ( Saturday, March 25, 2006). Central bank governor Andrew Mullei has now been suspended until the corruption case against him is determined. ...
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Former CEC calls for debate on poll reforms
Hindu - Chennai,India
... He was of the view that though state funding of political parties for elections would not completely root out corruption, it might help some political parties ...
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Korean Civil Servants Face Golf Ban
OhmyNews International - South Korea
... play sports, particularly golf, with any members of the business sector might now face suspension, a new presidential panel against corruption said Wednesday. ...
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�UNITED� DISCLOSURE OF CORRUPTION
Panorama.am - Yerevan,Armenia
Today at the press conference member of �National; Unanimity� party Alexan Karapetyan started the disclosure of a number of corrupt deals touching upon the ...

 

Corruption satire still relevant

Corruption satire still relevant
Australian - Sydney,Australia
IN the conservative 1950s, playwright Dario Fo began satirising abuses of power, corruption and civil rights. Awarded the Nobel ...
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POLITICS-VIETNAM: PARTY IGNORES CALLS TO REEL IN CORRUPTION
TMCnet - USA
27, 2006 (IPS/GIN) -- Hopes that Vietnam's Communist Party would take aim at high-level corruption were dashed this week when the party sidestepped an ...
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Corruption is systematic (II)
The Tide - Port Harcourt,Niger Delta,Nigeria
... Even though the war against corruption is for all, the challenge is more on those occupying positions of trust and their friends and family members who always ...

China, US call for cooperation in fighting corruption
Viet Nam News Agency - Hanoi,Vietnam
... have made a joint declaration at an APEC workshop in Shanghai, calling for intensifying exchanges and cooperation between APEC economies to fight corruption. ...
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Two Sentenced In Connecticut Corruption Scandal
North Country Gazette - Chestertown,NY,USA
... The scandal which occurred in Rowland's administration led to the Governor's resignation and ended another phase of the four-year corruption investigation. ...
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Tsika fired on sex and corruption charges
Dispatch Online - South Africa
... In a 38-page summary of findings, Advocate Mick Nzondo, who chaired the internal disciplinary tribunal, found Tsika guilty of sexual harassment and corruption. ...

Development banks adopt common strategy to counter corruption
CIOB International News - Ascot,Berkshire,UK
�Corruption is often at the very root of why governments don�t work�, he said. �It weakens the systems and distorts the markets. ...
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Swaziland: Parly won�t interfere in ministers� corruption ...
African News Dimension - Johannesburg,South Africa
Parliament will not interfere with the probe established by Prime Minister Themba Dlamini to investigate allegations of corruption against two Cabinet ministers ...

Geldof: 'African corruption blocking aid'
Ireland Online - Dublin,Ireland
Live 8 organiser Bon Geldof fears corruption in Africa is blocking billions of dollars in aid from reaching those dying from poverty. ...
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New Details Emerge in Corruption Probe
WIVB - Buffalo,NY,USA
Last week, we were first to tell you about a probe into alleged corruption in Buffalo City Hall. Senior Correspondent Rich Newberg has the latest developments. ...
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Latest Developments in Public Works Corruption Probe
WIVB - Buffalo,NY,USA
The documents are wanted for a wide-ranging criminal probe into possible corruption. It's a story you saw First on 4 last week. ...

 

NCP-SPLM, corruption fireworks

NCP-SPLM, corruption fireworks
Sudan Tribune - Sudan
By Kwathi Ajawin*. Mar 30, 2006 � The aroma of the Sudan government corruption surprises not many, either locally or nationally. ...

Govt resolute to curb corruption in donor-funded projects
Financial Express.bd - Bangladesh
... International. "We must fight corruption to ensure predictability of resources from the WB," a senior official of the ERD told the FE. ...

Corruption: Another Abramoff-related lobbyist pleads guilty.
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
The Senate this weak declined to pass a tough package of ethics and lobbying reform, favoring a water-down package instead. The ...
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Nancy Pelosi's 'Culture of Corruption' Not Inclusive
Post Chronicle - USA
... Unless, that is, it involves a Democrat caught in the "Culture of Corruption," in which case exclusion by illogic is the operative phrase. ...
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United Nations provides easy cover for corruption
Ottawa Citizen - Ontario, Canada
... At perhaps a deeper level of corruption, the "UN ideal" provides ideological cover to the whited sepulchres of the international left -- a rhetorical cudgel to ...

Congress is fountainhead of corruption
Sify - Taramani,Chennai,India
By Rajinder Puri. The current crisis over the Ordinance controversy impels one to recall events. On May 16, 1999 The Statesman carried ...

 

Three cops charged with corruption

Three cops charged with corruption
radiojamaica.com - Jamaica
The three were charged Wednesday morning following a ruling by the Director of Public Prosecutions. They are Constables Orlando ...

Mayor held in corruption investigation
Guardian Unlimited - UK
The mayor of Marbella was arrested yesterday as police moved against alleged corruption involving politicians and builders along the south coast of Spain. ...
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MPs TELL GOVERNMENT TO GET TOUGH ON CORRUPTION
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
�Corruption is bleeding Africa to death and the cost is borne by the poor. Some estimates put money corruptly leaving the continent ...
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Our enemy is corruption, not Sonia: BJP
Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai,India
... It is our duty to question and criticise every wrong move. Our enemy is corruption, people spreading terror, vote bank and divisive politics.�. ...

Fighting corruption German experience to help Yemen
Yemen Times - Sana'a,Yemen
Yemen will get help from German experiences for fighting corruption. It comes after a German delegation conducted discussions with ...

Bills set up new AFP corruption watchdog
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Federal police will come under the gaze of a corruption watchdog with royal commission powers under bills introduced to parliament. ...
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Blair's aides facing probe on corruption
Scotsman - United Kingdom
SOME of the Prime Minister's closest aides face a Metropolitan Police corruption inquiry over the loans-for-peerages scandal. A ...
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�Implementation of RTI Act a possible cure to corruption�
Kolkata Newsline - New Delhi,India
... governance system. �Complete implementation of the Act will help in bringing down the level of corruption,� he said. The seminar ...

Call for Brazil corruption action
BBC News - UK
More than 100 people, including MPs and two former government ministers, should face criminal charges, an inquiry into a Brazil corruption scandal recommends. ...
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Former Philippine President Resumes Testimony in Corruption Trial
Voice of America - USA
... It could be mid May before Mr. Estrada finishes his testimony at the Sandinganbayan, or anti-corruption court, because the case is only being heard one day per ...
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Former NKF chief faces two corruption charges

Former NKF chief faces two corruption charges
Channel News Asia - Singapore
... Accompanied by his older brother, 57-year-old Durai declined to speak to reporters and marched into the courthouse to face two counts of corruption. ...
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Vietnam's Communist Party takes on corruption
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
HANOI (AP) - Vietnam's ruling Communist Party opened its congress Tuesday with a focus on tackling the deep-seated corruption that threatens economic growth ...
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Rane slams Uddhav over corruption charges
Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai,India
... Tuesday hit back at the Shiv Sena by describing its working president Uddhav Thackeray "as the most corrupt person" and leveled corruption charges pertaining ...
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Bulgarian Business on Corruption Crusade
Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria
Corruption erodes moral foundations of society and captures people down in poverty, according to Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov. ...
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Nigeria: 3rd Term And Anti-Corruption War
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The seemingly anti-corruption war of President Olusegun Obasanjo's administration received yet another bash last Wednesday, when some members of the House of ...

World Bank May Delay Some Africa Debt Relief Over Corruption
Bloomberg - USA
April 18 (Bloomberg) -- The World Bank, concerned about allegations of government corruption in Africa, may delay some debt relief announced with fanfare in ...
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Former Illinois governor guilty in corruption case
Seattle Times - United States
... George Ryan was convicted of corruption charges Monday in the scandal that ended his political career in 2003 at the same time he was winning international ...
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Afghanistan battles corruption
PakTribune.com - Pakistan
KABUL: Rampant corruption exists at the heart of Afghanistan�s government, police and judiciary, senior officials tasked with securing the country�s ...

Former NKF chief accused of falsifying claims, corruption
TODAYonline - Singapore
... suit, former National Kidney Foundation (NKF) chief TT Durai was back in court � this time to face two charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act. ...
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Six children paid ultimate price for culture of corruption
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
... a guilty verdict on all counts brings us to a seismic moment where, finally, more citizens can see the innocent victims who pay the high price of corruption. ...
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Nigeria: Accountants Charged to Fight Corruption
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... Prof. Edet Iwok has charged professional accountants to join the federal government in the crusade against corruption. Prof. Iwok ...

 

Brazil Panel OKs Report on Corruption

Brazil Panel OKs Report on Corruption
Houston Chronicle - United States
... committee gave its final approval Wednesday to a report recommending prosecution of over 100 people linked to a campaign finance and corruption scheme run by ...
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Spain dissolves corruption-tainted local council
Xinhua - China
... resort of Marbella, following the arrest of Marbella mayor and 20 other town officials implicated in a multi-billion-dollar corruption scandal last week. ...
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Corruption scandal: Vietnam minister held
NDTV.com - New Delhi,India
... Binh is the second Cabinet minister to resign in connection with alleged corruption. In 2004, Agriculture Minister Le Huy Ngo stepped ...
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Slaughter tries to get colleagues to post corruption report online
The Hill - Washington,DC,USA
Louise Slaughter (DN.Y.) is organizing a group of House Democrats to post her 122-page report alleging Republican corruption on their congressional websites ...

Does Museveni really care about corruption?
New Vision - Kampala,Uganda
Corruption in Uganda has become a common phenomenon since Idi Amin�s days. ... On the contrary, corruption is on the increase since 1986. ...

Corruption scam rocks Vietnam
Aljazeera.net - Qatar
A corruption scandal that forced a Vietnamese government minister to quit and also mired his entire department in controversy has now drawn the World Bank's ...
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Namibia: Nanso Claims Corruption Compromises Unam Degrees
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Nanso's Secretary General, Neville Andre Itope, said yesterday that they were embarrassed by the corruption at institutions such as the University of Namibia ...
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Corruption has hurt BJP: Advani
Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai,India
... A day before he embarks on yet another yatra, senior BJP leader LK Advani again spoke about his party's image saying �factionalism and corruption� hurt the ...
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Taking a stand against corruption
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
... Will it make the babus think again? Don't hold your breath. Corruption in this country is treated as a job entitlement, not a crime. ...
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Hurt by taint of corruption, DeLay decides to step down
Globe and Mail - Canada
... bogeyman to target in the midterm election this fall, but his critics insisted the scandal-plagued politician still stands as a symbol of Republican corruption ...
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Nigeria: Corruption: We've Not Cleared Ngige, Says EFCC

Nigeria: Corruption: We've Not Cleared Ngige, Says EFCC
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has not cleared former governor of Anambra State, Dr, Chris Ngige of allegation of financial misconduct ...
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Parties See Different Messages In Poll On Corruption
WTOV9.com - Steubenville,OH,USA
A new poll suggests Ohioans have had it with corruption in politics and want some new faces in office. The University of Akron poll ...

Corruption and development~II
The Statesman - Kolkata,India
In his work �Grand Corruption in Third World Development�, George Moody-Stuart, identified areas which are most vulnerable to corruption. ...
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Parole officer facing corruption charges
Ninemsn - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
... CSOs). The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) was also told on Monday that the officer had used drugs with the two men. ...
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Haiti launches judicial corruption inquiry
Washington Post - United States
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters) - More than 20 Haitian judges and prosecutors are under investigation for suspected bribery and corruption, according to ...

Reconstruction Corruption Watch IV
Yahoo! News - USA
Iraq ties an outbreak of bacterial infections among soldiers to foul-smelling water she noticed at Qayyarah Airfield West during the same time period. ...

KOSOVO: UN CHIEF CRITICISED FOR 'TOLERATING CORRUPTION'
AKI - Rome,Italy
... the United Nations administration in Serbia�s southern Kosovo province (UNMIK), Soren Jessen Petersen, has been accused of tolerating corruption, some Kosovo ...

Petersen accused of tolerating corruption
B92 - Serbia and Montenegro
PRISTINA -- The United Nations Office of Internal Oversight has accused the UNMIK Chief of tolerating corruption activity. UNOIOS ...

Guv, CM agree: Corruption in education must go
Hindustan Times - India
GOVERNOR TV Rajeswar today said corruption in education would not be tolerated under any circumstances and reminded that vice-chancellors of a few State ...

Kenya: I'm Not Protecting President Over Corruption, Says Karua
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
President Mwai Kibaki does not require protection over the Anglo Leasing scandal because he is not involved in the scam, Justice and Constitution Affairs ...

PERSPECTIVE: Parties see different messages in poll on corruption
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The state Democratic and Republican parties are looking carefully at the results of a new poll that found corruption-weary Ohioans appear ...

 

South Africa: MEC Takes Step to Counter Corruption in Housing ...

South Africa: MEC Takes Step to Counter Corruption in Housing ...
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... poor. This follows a moratorium on a number of low cost housing projects due to alleged maladministration and corruption. "During ...

Police find cash stash at home of Marbella corruption boss
Think Spain - Spain
... between the towns of Los Alc�zares and Torre Pacheco in Murcia, which is owned by Juan Antonio Roca, the man allegedly behind the Marbella corruption scandal. ...
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Downer urges end to Solomons' corruption
ABC Online - Australia
... Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer is expected to deliver a strong message today to the new Solomon Islands Prime Minister to tackle corruption. ...
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Senior traffic cop charged with corruption
RJR - Jamaica
... handed over. Over the past year, the PSB has been investigating senior traffic cops suspected of being involved in corruption. The ...

The Culture Of Corruption? Bring It On
RedState - Mclean,VA,USA
Mollohan's decision comes in an election year when his party is accusing majority Republicans of allowing a "culture of corruption" in Congress. ...
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SC Defers Hearing In Corruption Cases Against Badal
Indlaw.com - New Delhi,India
... for vacating the stay granted against the trial court proceedings pending against former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal in a corruption case against ...
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UBE: SERAP urges UN commission to probe allegation of corruption
Vanguard - Apapa,Lagos,Nigeria
The United Nation Commission on Human Rights on right to education has been urged to investigate the allegation of corruption in the management of the ...

World Bank head's anti-corruption drive under fire
Reuters South Africa - Johannesburg,South Africa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, who unveiled anti-corruption measures last week, came under fire on Thursday from non-governmental ...
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Widow of Parliament attack martyr battles corruption
Chandigarh Newsline - Chandigarh,India
... The UT Vigilance Department has registered a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act against both Rajesh and Gurmukh who would be produced in court tomorrow ...
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Anti-corruption team requires two deputies
The Swazi Observer - Mbabane,Swaziland
... Affairs Prince David has promised that his ministry will make sure a mature officer, who is not corrupt, is appointed Commissioner of the Anti-corruption team. ...
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Ustinov Targets Corruption, Courts

Ustinov Targets Corruption, Courts
The Moscow Times - Russia
Prosecutor General Vladimir Ustinov on Friday called for the creation of a national program to fight corruption, defended the court that acquitted a teenager ...
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City known for crime and corruption has fast-rising home prices
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
By GEOFF MULVIHILL. CAMDEN, NJ -- Last Sunday, real estate agent Dee Sica listed a home in downtown Camden for $149,900. By Wednesday ...
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SKorean investigators raid Hyundai Motor in corruption probe
Forbes - USA
SEOUL (AFX) - Investigators raided the headquarters of Hyundai Motor Co, the country's top automaker, in a widening corruption probe into a local business ...
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VW's Pischetsrieder, Piech to testify in corruption probe - report
Forbes - USA
... AG CEO Bernd Pischetsrieder and supervisory board head Ferdinand Piech will be summoned to testify in an ongoing probe over allegations of corruption at the ...

ACC faces fund constraints
Independent-Bangladesh - Dhaka,Bangladesh
Plagued by many ills since its birth the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is now facing a new kind of problem: fund constraint to launch a campaign to create ...
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Venezuelan CGR barely responding to cases of corruption dating ...
VHeadline.com - Worth,IL,USA
VHeadline.com News Editor Patrick J. O'Donoghue writes: Anzoategui State Governor Tarek William Saab has gone on the warpath against corruption. ...

Don Monkerud: Corruption runs deep in GOP
Santa Cruz Sentinel - Santa Cruz,CA,USA
Republicans claim that saying their party fosters "a culture of corruption" is an exaggeration and merely politics as usual, but closer examination reveals ...

BOTSWANA : Govt rejects British MP's advice on alleged corruption
African News Dimension - Johannesburg,South Africa
... and Public Administration, Phandu Skelemani has rejected the advice of a member of the British House of Lords, Lord Avebury�s to root out alleged corruption. ...

East Africa Corruption investigations -Lesson for Ghana
Gye Nyame Concord - Ghana
... arm of Transparency International Daniel Batidam has called on Ghanaian and other West African leaders to draw lessons from recent corruption investigations in ...

JK SVO arrests two govt officials on charges of corruption
NewKerala.com - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
... Kashmir State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) has arrested a Junior Engineer (JE) and a Special Police Officer (SPO) on charges of alleged corruption in separate ...
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Ex-Erie Mayor Acquitted in Corruption Case
Houston Chronicle - United States
By RAMESH SANTANAM Associated Press Writer. PITTSBURGH � Former Erie Mayor Rick Filippi and two of his business associates were ...
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GOP Senator expects seven lawmakers headed to prison after ...

GOP Senator expects seven lawmakers headed to prison after ...
Raw Story - Cambridge,MA,USA
... Tulsa World reports that Coburn indicated that six congressman and a senator would end up being convicted on corruption charges and that "members of both ...
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Interpol plan to combat corruption
Hindu - Chennai,India
SINGAPORE: The Interpol has, for the first time, considered widening its agenda to cover corruption as a "priority crime area." Delegates at the Interpol's ...
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Corruption, greed, dishonesty create suffering
Gye Nyame Concord - Ghana
Tamale, April 14, GNA - The Bishop of the Northern Ghana Diocese of the Methodist Church, Right Reverend Atto Brown, has observed that corruption of greed and ...

Agency to conduct corruption survey
Nigerian Tribune - Ibadan,Nigeria
AS part of efforts aimed at reducing corruption in the country, a non governmental organisation, Independent Advocacy Project (IAP), has outlined plans to ...

Brazil Asks High Court to Probe Corruption
Leading The Charge - Milton,Queensland,Australia
By VIVIAN SEQUERA, Wed Apr 12, 9:20 PM ET. BRASILIA, Brazil - Federal prosecutors charged a former top presidential aide and dozens ...

Power sector plagued by corruption
The New Nation - Bangladesh
... the country, the state-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) continues to suffer colossal revenue loss annually because of corruption., according to ...

Colville church grazed by corruption probe
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
... of an evangelical church here may end up regretting their work for a conservative advocacy group that's been targeted in a federal public corruption probe. ...
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Top Vietnam officials cleared of covering up corruption
China Post - Taipei,Taiwan
Police in Vietnam have cleared a group of top officials including a Cabinet minister of allegations they were involved in bribery to cover up graft at the ...
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Benn to urge IMF to punish corrupt regimes
Guardian Unlimited - UK
The Development Secretary, Hilary Benn, is to call for new rules this week to stamp out corruption and prevent aid being squandered in developing countries. ...
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ACB Moves To Reduce Corruption
Bru Direct - Brunei Darussalam
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has conducted>a study on the procedure for endorsement of foreign driving licence in Brunei to identify ...
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More on corruption
Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper - Bhutan
14 April 2006- The government's commitment to uprooting corruption, coming from the highest levels in the system, is quite clear. ...

 

Nigeria: Corruption: Senate Probes Mantu

Nigeria: Corruption: Senate Probes Mantu
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The Senate yesterday mandated its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to investigate Deputy Senate President Ibrahim Nasir Mantu for alleged ...

Baghdassaryan: Corruption Hampers Normal State Development
PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan,Armenia
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Corruption is evil, which hampers normal state development, Armenian National Assembly (NA) Speaker Artur Baghdassaryan stated at Role of ...
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WB Postpones Funding Indian Health Program On Corruption Claims
noticias.info - Spain
... info/ �The World Bank has postponed funding to the crucial second phase of a child health program, citing possible fraud and corruption in procurement of ...
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Marbella corruption: council dissolved and in new hands by next ...
Sur - Spain
... will be in fresh hands as present councillors cannot be members of the committee, irrespective of whether or not they are involved in the corruption case. ...
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Fight against corruption a central task for Russia - Medvedev
Interfax Russia - Moscow,Russia
April 6 (Interfax) - The fight against corruption is one of Russia's principal tasks, First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told the Cabinet on Thursday. ...

Spokesman reiterates Viet Nam's resolve to fight corruption
Viet Nam News Agency - Hanoi,Vietnam
Ha Noi (VNA) - Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Dung reiterated the resolve of the Vietnamese Government in the fight against corruption at a regular press ...
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Brazil corruption scandal dogs Lula, not Congress
Reuters - USA
... He is the eighth of 18 congressmen to have been acquitted of corruption charges. Only three were found guilty and have been expelled from Congress. ...
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Former Immigration Official Says Fraud, Corruption Rife at Agency
ABC News - USA
April 6, 2006 � The agency that's supposed to protect our borders and keep out terrorists is riddled with fraud and corruption, according to testimony before ...
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EU calls for corruption blacklist to aid decisions
Mail & Guardian Online - Johannesburg,South Africa
The European Parliament called on Thursday for the creation of a European Union blacklist of countries where corruption is rife, to help the EU make decisions ...
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SC acquits ex-ministers on corruption cases
Nepaleyes - Kathmandu,Nepal
Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted defendants including former ministers Padma Sundar Lawoti, Dan Bahadur Shahi and Senate Shrestha from corruption charges. ...
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Kenyan ministers say anti-corruption fight on track

Kenyan ministers say anti-corruption fight on track
Reuters.uk - UK
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kenya said on Saturday reforms to root out corruption were on track as officials convened a news conference on the sidelines of the IMF ...
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Attorney General refutes corruption claims
Guymon Daily Herald - Guymon,OK,USA
... hint of scandal in the Attorney General's office in 12 years and I don't think any other Attorney General has been more dedicated to fighting corruption than I ...

Countries call for W.Bank anti-corruption strategy
Reuters - USA
... April 23 (Reuters) - The World Bank's Development Committee on Sunday called on the lender to develop a broad strategy on fighting corruption by the time its ...

Rich companies share anti-corruption duty: World Bank chief
TODAYonline - Singapore
World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz targeted bribe-givers in the rich world as he underlined his determination to root out the "cancer" of corruption in poor ...

Apartheid-era corruption under spotlight
Cape Times (subscription) - Cape Town,South Africa
Johannesburg: A report on corruption in the apartheid years will be discussed at a special meeting to be held within six weeks by the National Anti-Corruption ...

NPA ready to face the music in corruption charges
SABC News - Auckland Park,South Africa
... Authority (NPA) says it will abide by any findings made by the justice department regarding allegations of tender rigging and corruption against Marion Sparg ...
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Wolfowitz gets backing for anti-corruption battle
Reuters - USA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz won backing for his anti-corruption agenda although the bank's 184-member countries called for clear ...
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On Corruption, Reform and Aid: A Response to the World Bank
U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
WASHINGTON, April 23 /US Newswire/ -- World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz today stressed the importance of addressing corruption in promoting development, and ...

Sunday Telegraph: Sofia's Crime and Corruption Make It Unfit To ...
Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria
Sofia. Corruption and organised crime are so rife in Bulgaria that the country's admission to the European Union should be delayed, advisers to the European ...
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Solomons must target corruption: Downer
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says the Solomon Islands must strengthen its legal institutions to deal with corruption. Mr Downer ...
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A `Corruption Scheme'
Hartford Courant - United States
... prosecutors have laid out a series of official actions by, or influenced by, Ellef and gifts and favors from Tomasso in what they call "a corruption scheme of ...
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Kenyan ministers say anti-corruption fight on track

Kenyan ministers say anti-corruption fight on track
Reuters.uk - UK
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kenya said on Saturday reforms to root out corruption were on track as officials convened a news conference on the sidelines of the IMF ...
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Attorney General refutes corruption claims
Guymon Daily Herald - Guymon,OK,USA
... hint of scandal in the Attorney General's office in 12 years and I don't think any other Attorney General has been more dedicated to fighting corruption than I ...

Countries call for W.Bank anti-corruption strategy
Reuters - USA
... April 23 (Reuters) - The World Bank's Development Committee on Sunday called on the lender to develop a broad strategy on fighting corruption by the time its ...

Rich companies share anti-corruption duty: World Bank chief
TODAYonline - Singapore
World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz targeted bribe-givers in the rich world as he underlined his determination to root out the "cancer" of corruption in poor ...

Apartheid-era corruption under spotlight
Cape Times (subscription) - Cape Town,South Africa
Johannesburg: A report on corruption in the apartheid years will be discussed at a special meeting to be held within six weeks by the National Anti-Corruption ...

NPA ready to face the music in corruption charges
SABC News - Auckland Park,South Africa
... Authority (NPA) says it will abide by any findings made by the justice department regarding allegations of tender rigging and corruption against Marion Sparg ...
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Wolfowitz gets backing for anti-corruption battle
Reuters - USA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz won backing for his anti-corruption agenda although the bank's 184-member countries called for clear ...
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On Corruption, Reform and Aid: A Response to the World Bank
U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
WASHINGTON, April 23 /US Newswire/ -- World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz today stressed the importance of addressing corruption in promoting development, and ...

Sunday Telegraph: Sofia's Crime and Corruption Make It Unfit To ...
Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria
Sofia. Corruption and organised crime are so rife in Bulgaria that the country's admission to the European Union should be delayed, advisers to the European ...
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Solomons must target corruption: Downer
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says the Solomon Islands must strengthen its legal institutions to deal with corruption. Mr Downer ...
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A `Corruption Scheme'
Hartford Courant - United States
... prosecutors have laid out a series of official actions by, or influenced by, Ellef and gifts and favors from Tomasso in what they call "a corruption scheme of ...
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MP blames corruption on Govt

MP blames corruption on Govt
Kenya Times - Kenya
By JAMES WAINAINA. He said the Narc Government should shoulder the blame of the Anglo leasing scandal and desist from looking for scape-goats. ...

Sources: Probe into corruption reaches DeLay's inner circle
SouthCoastToday.com - New Bedford,MA,USA
WASHINGTON � The latest plea deal in the GOP lobbying corruption scandal has moved the investigation to Rep. Tom DeLay's inner ...

China journalist faces charges for corruption report
Reuters.uk - UK
... Xiaoqing had told his wife he knew how to handle the risks of his job, but that was before he was arrested after reporting claims of corruption, joining the ...

India continues to tolerate corruption
Sify - Taramani,Chennai,India
By ML Kotru |. Wasn't it one of our more distinguished Prime Ministers who told us that corruption was not something unique to India? ...

German corruption watchdog warns sport at risk
Reuters.uk - UK
... 3 (Reuters) - German-based anti-graft watchdog Transparency International on Monday called on sport governing bodies to tackle corruption with coordinated ...

Vietnamese minister faces suspension in corruption, betting ...
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
Hanoi - Vietnamese Transport Minister Dao Dinh Binh faced possible suspension Monday in a growing corruption scandal involving a shady state-owned construction ...
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Probe into corruption reaches DeLay's inner circle, sources say
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
BY KENNETH R. BAZINET. WASHINGTON - The latest plea deal in the GOP lobbying corruption scandal has moved the investigation to Rep. ...
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World Bank to cut corruption in developing countries

World Bank to cut corruption in developing countries
Financial Director - London,UK
The World Bank has launched a comprehensive anti-corruption initiative, which will use auditing and accounting procedures to drive graft out of developing ...

Geldof takes aim at corruption in Africa
Mail & Guardian Online - Johannesburg,South Africa
Billions of dollars in aid will achieve "zero" in Africa unless governments on the continent are serious about fighting corruption and poverty, Irish rocker ...
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Oil industry corruption crippling Iraq economy
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
BAGHDAD (AP) � Corruption and smuggling in Iraq's oil industry have become the biggest threat to the country's economy, a new report said Tuesday. ...
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World Bank Battles Corruption And Pollution
noticias.info - Spain
/noticias.info/ The World Bank was given a mandate during its Spring Meetings Sunday to attack corruption in poor and rich countries, on the one hand, and air ...
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China, US vow to deny safe haven for corruption
Xinhua - China
BEIJING, April 25 (Xinhua) -- China and the United States are holding an anti-corruption workshop in Shanghai to fulfill their commitment at last year's APEC ...

Hyundai Motor Chairman Faces Arrest for Corruption
Chosun Ilbo - Seoul,South Korea
... s Office will reportedly recommend to the prosecutor general that Hyundai Motor chairman Chung Mong-koo should be arrested in a massive corruption scandal but ...
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Northeast Ohio Contractor pleads guilty to corruption in state ...
WKYC-TV - Cleveland,OH,USA
PAINESVILLE -- A northeast Ohio contractor has pleaded guilty in Painesville to corruption in a deal involving a $3 million state development loan. ...

US: Sofia anti-corruption drive advances
Political Gateway - Deerfield Beach,FL,USA
SOFIA, Bulgaria, April 25 (UPI) -- A US legal expert says Bulgaria's fight against corruption is bringing results, adding to optimism the nation will be able ...
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Illinois called 'petri dish' for corruption
Chicago Tribune - United States
A convicted former governor and scandals at Chicago City Hall have earned Illinois the dubious distinction of "petri dish for corruption" at a national meeting ...
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No corruption charges, says NPA boss
iAfrica.com - Cape Town,South Africa
No charges of corruption or tender rigging were pending against any National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) employees, NPA head Vusi Pikoli said on Tuesday. ...
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CORRUPTION AFFECTS BULGARIA'S EU ACCESSION CHANCES
Sofia Echo - Bulgaria
Corruption and organised crime affect Bulgaria�s chances for timely EU accession, Sunday Telegraph reported. Both negative developments ...
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George Ryan Isn�t Alone In The Culture Of Corruption
Southwest News-Herald - Chicago,IL,USA
By RAY HANANIA. No one symbolizes the phrase �culture of corruption� more than former Governor George Ryan. But, he�s not alone. ...
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Tackling corruption the World Bank way
Financial Express.bd - Bangladesh
The World Bank (WB) has, of late, come up with a comprehensive formula to tackle corruption. A report published in The Financial ...
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Corruption battle goes on
Springfield State Journal Register - Springfield,IL,USA
... racketeering conviction of former Gov. George Ryan doesn't close the book on their war against corruption in Illinois. "As long as they ...
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Bulgaria's chief prosecutor launches 7 high-level corruption ...
Bulgarian News Network - Sofia,Bulgaria
SOFIA (bnn)- Prosecutor General Boris Velchev ordered Wednesday investigations in seven alleged cases of high-level corruption that a pa`rliamentary watchdog ...
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NBA alleges corruption in rehabilitation of SSP oustees
Zee News - Noida,India
Bhopal, Apr 19: Alleging corruption in rehabilitation of Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) oustees, Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) today launched a campaign to expose ...

Namibia: Fight Against Corruption Reaches 'Major Milestone'
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
OVER the next three years, Government plans to spend at least N$20 million to root out corruption. Yesterday, Prime Minister Nahas ...
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Corruption claims sparked violence
Australian - Sydney,Australia
THE riots in Solomon Islands after Tuesday's election of Prime Minister Snyder Rini have their roots in corruption allegations against the veteran politician ...
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NBA alleges corruption in Narmada rehabilitation
Sify - Taramani,Chennai,India
Bhopal: Alleging corruption in rehabilitation of Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) oustees, Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) on Wednesday launched a campaign to expose ...

TIB plans to publish more reports on corruption
The New Nation - Bangladesh
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) will publish more than a dozen diagnostic reports on widespread corruption in various vital service-delivering ...
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Zambia: Millennium Challenge Corporation Helps Zambia Fight ...
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has approved a two-year, $24.3 million Threshold Program with Zambia to fight corruption and improve government ...
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Another person sent to prison in Marbella corruption case
Typically Spanish - Malaga,Spain
... estate business in Murcia, who is thought to be the front man for two companies set up by the man alleged to be at the centre of the corruption, Juan Antonio ...
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Scandals breed corruption 'petri dish,' official says

Scandals breed corruption 'petri dish,' official says
Northwest Herald - Crystal Lake,IL,USA
CHICAGO (AP) � A convicted former governor and scandals at Chicago City Hall earned Illinois the dubious distinction of "petri dish for corruption" at a ...
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Heckling at corruption
INQ7.net - Philippines
... the corrupt politicians and bureaucrats in the Philippines. Graft and corruption is the No. 1 cause of poverty in the Philippines.

BULGARIA'S POLICE AND FINANCE MINISTRY WORK TOGETHER TO LIMIT ...
Sofia Echo - Bulgaria
The Bulgarian police and Finance Ministry will co-operate to limit corruption and financial crime. Such joint actions in the past ...
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GELDOF: 'AFRICAN CORRUPTION IS BLOCKING AID'
PR Inside (Pressemitteilung) - Wien,Austria
Live 8 organiser SIR BOB GELDOF fears corruption in Africa is blocking billions of dollars in aid from reaching those dying from poverty. ...
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Author speaks about corruption in Lake County
Munster Times - Munster,IN,USA
HIGHLAND -- The Coalition Against Corruption in Lake County launched an initiative this morning that has author and former drug cop Alex Richardson making his ...

Report: Corruption Threatens Iraq Oil Industry
All Headline News - USA
Baghdad, Iraq (AHN) � A report states the Iraqi oil industry is being marred by corruption during a time when insurgents have increased attacks on the nation ...
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'Corruption biggest obstacle to charter change'
ABS CBN News - Philippines
Widespread perception of corruption in the government is hindering moves to change the Constitution, the charter change advocacy group of the Consultative ...

China, US call for intensifying cooperation in fighting corruption
Xinhua - China
... made a joint declaration at an APEC workshop in Shanghai, calling for intensifying exchanges and cooperation between APEC economies to fight against corruption ...
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Mozambique: Assembly Ratified Anti-Corruption Conventions
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, on Wednesday unanimously ratified the anti- corruption conventions of the African Union and of the ...
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Corruption at core of legal forum
Gary Post Tribune - Gary,IN,USA
The National Association of Attorneys General held its first national conference on corruption at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago on Tuesday. ...
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Transcript: Corruption in Paradise?

Transcript: Corruption in Paradise?
FOX News - USA
... VAN SUSTEREN: It talks about, it says the "tragic untold story of Natalee Holloway and corruption in paradise." That's the first time I've heard you say sort ...
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Durban prosecutor arrested for corruption
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
A Durban prosecutor has been arrested for corruption after he allegedly tried have the case of an alleged drug dealer thrown out of court by stealing the case ...
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Update 3: Australian Denies Knowledge of Corruption
Forbes - USA
... Like Trade Minister Mark Vaile on Monday, Downer repeatedly denied having seen a string of warnings sent by diplomats about AWB's possible corruption. ...
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Progress slow in war on corruption
Advertiser Adelaide - Adelaide,South Australia,Australia
INDONESIA'S war on corruption will not see significant results for at least a generation, its President said yesterday. Opening ...
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CENTRAL ASIA: Travellers suffer from border corruption
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
CHERNYAEVKA, 11 April (IRIN) - High levels of corruption and tough bureaucratic procedures are making normal border crossings between Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan ...

Interim Haitian leader to probe corruption
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haiti's interim leader announced a probe into the finances of all government agencies amid allegations of corruption by state officials ...
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China plans soccer corruption crackdown
TMCnet - USA
(UPI Sports News Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)The Chinese government has announced a crackdown on corruption in professional soccer. ...
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Wolfowitz unveils anti-corruption strategy
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
JAKARTA, April 11 (Reuters) - World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz unveiled corruption fighting measures on Tuesday that will change the way the bank designs ...
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Magistrate freed of corruption charges
Malawi's Daily Times - Malawi
... Magistrates� Court freed Dalton Road Senior Resident Magistrate Patrick Matitha and Asian businessman Imtiaz Hussein Patel of corruption charges following a ...
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Thanda Reserve denies corruption charges
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
The management of Thanda Private Game Reserve near Hluhluwe, whose main investor has been embroiled in a corruption scandal in Sweden, is confident that he ...
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UN Kosovo chief denies ignoring corruption
ISN - Zurich,Switzerland
... The UN's governor in Kosovo has denied accusations by the UN's Office of Internal Oversight that is had turned a blind eye to systematic corruption at the ...

 

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Rath�s former adviser prosecuted for corruption
Prague Daily Monitor - Prague,Czech Republic
Prague, March 23 (CTK) - Police have accused Eva Klimovicova, former close aide to Health Minister David Rath, of corruption, state attorney Julius Lachnitt ...
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SFUSD FACILITIES MANAGER SENTENCED ON CORRUPTION CHARGES
CBS 5 - San Francisco,CA,USA
... Solutions. District Attorney Kamala Harris said in a statement, "Public corruption is a serious crime with serious consequences.''. ...

Clay County commissioner indicted in dumping, corruption scandal
Gainesville Sun - Gainesville,FL,USA
... indicted a Clay County commissioner and a former public works director Thursday for their alleged roles in a $9 million dumping scandal and other corruption. ...

Ex-Advisor to Kim Dae-jung Probed in Corruption Scandal
Korea Times - South Korea
By Kim Tong-hyung. The prosecution is investigating allegations that a former head of a leading corporate finance company received ...

Back With More Anti Corruption Dramas
Bru Direct - Brunei Darussalam
By Kartika Rahman. Bandar Seri Begawan - A new season of the local anti-corruption drama is set to kick-off sometime in April. The ...

Two more arrested in gambling, corruption case
Thanh Nien Daily - Ho Chi Minh city,Vietnam
Police in Vietnam arrested Thursday two more people in connection with the gambling and bribery case in which Bui Tien Dung, general director of a transport ...
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Zambia: Prevention Best Way to Curb Corruption - Mutti
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
PREVENTION is an easier and effective way to reduce corruption, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) chairperson Nellie Mutti has said. ...
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Delhi HC May Direct Probe Into Corruption In MCD
Indlaw.com - New Delhi,India
The Delhi High Court today said it would direct an investigating agency to probe the corruption in Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), if the authorities did ...

Prosecutor General calls for federal program to resist corruption
Interfax-Religion - Moscow,Russia
MOSCOW. March 24 (Interfax) - Russian Prosecutor General Vladimir Ustinov has suggested adopting a special federal program to resist corruption. ...
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Basdeo Panday testifies in corruption hearing
radiojamaica.com - Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago's Opposition Leader, Basdeo Panday, took the witness stand Friday, on day five of his integrity in public life hearing. ...

Namibia: Pohamba Promises to Root Out Corruption
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
President Hifikepunye Pohamba marked his first year in office on Tuesday pledging to root out corruption from the country. Namibia ...
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Mayor of Marbella held in town hall corruption scandal

Mayor of Marbella held in town hall corruption scandal
Independent - London,England,UK
By Elizabeth Nash in Madrid. The disgraced mayor of Marbella was taken in handcuffs before magistrates yesterday accused of corruption and fraud. ...
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China-Taiwan rivalry causing unrest and corruption: report
ABC Online - Australia
An Australian parliamentary report says rivalry between China and Taiwan is causing corruption and political unrest in the south Pacific. ...

10-year-old trial: One sentenced in corruption case
Chandigarh Newsline - Chandigarh,India
... trial, Special CBI Judge Jagdeep Jain today sentenced imprisonment of one year to local resident GR Baru who was accused under the Prevention of Corruption Act ...
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Kenya: 1,300 Corruption Cases Reported to Kacc in Two Months
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
About 1,300 corruption cases have been reported to the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (Kacc) in only two months this year. This ...
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VALLEJO GROCERY WORKERS ALLEGE UNION CORRUPTION
CBS 5 - San Francisco,CA,USA
Members of a Northern California grocery workers union this morning called for an election of new union leaders sometime after June. ...

Kenyan Parliament Urged to Act on Corruption
Voice of America - USA
The anti-corruption group Transparency International - Kenya has urged Kenya's parliament to debate and act on a report alleging the involvement of the vice ...
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KOSOVO: OPPOSITION LEADER ACCUSES GOVERNMENT OF CRIME AND ...
AKI - Rome,Italy
Pristina, 31 March (AKI) - An ethnic Albanian opposition leader in Kosovo, Hasim Taci, on Friday accused the local government of crime and corruption at a ...

Donors tell RP: Curb corruption, spend more
INQ7.net - Philippines
TAGAYTAY CITY�The international donor community yesterday urged the government to plug expenditure leakages caused by corruption and free up more funds for ...
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Police operation strikes corruption at the heart of Marbella Town ...
Sur - Spain
The Mayor of Marbella and 20 others were arrested on Wednesday in a National Police operation, nicknamed �Operation Malaya�, against corruption in Marbella ...
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Namibia: Pohamba Launches Corruption's Zero Tolerance Campaign
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
President Hifikepunye Pohamba this week launched Namibia's zero tolerance for corruption campaign, and reiterated that his government would strive for good ...
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Anti-Corruption

Anti-Corruption
The Bank has identified corruption as the single greatest obstacle to economic
... Corruption sabotages policies and programs that aim to reduce poverty, ...

Brazilian finance minister resigns amid corruption scandal
Xinhua - China
... March 27 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Finance Minister Antonio Palocci handed in his resignation on Monday following a renewed flare up of corruption allegations that ...
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Iraqi corruption busters venture above the parapet
Reuters - USA
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi officials charged with uncovering state corruption said on Tuesday that the government was not doing enough to support the campaign ...

Transport minister fingered in major corruption scam at PMU18
Thanh Nien Daily - Ho Chi Minh city,Vietnam
With corruption running rife through the state road-building Project Management Unit 18 (PMU18), the Prime Minister of Vietnam put the blame squarely on the ...

Democrats Have Become the Party of �Sex, Crime, and Corruption ...
The Conservative Voice - Kernersville,NC,USA
In their new book, DONKEY CONS: Sex, Crime, and Corruption in the Democratic Party veteran reporters Lynne Vincent and Robert Stacey McCain, discover that the ...

AIADMK promises corruption-free govt
Chennai Online - Chennai,India
Chennai, March 28: Promising a corruption-free, honest and transparent administration in Tamil Nadu, the ruling AIADMK today said it would work for upgradation ...
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Nazri: Long-term measures needed to eradicate corruption
New Straits Times - Persekutuan,Malaysia
Should both the givers and takers of bribes be caned to solve corruption in the country? ... It may help reduce other types of crime, but not corruption.�. ...

Honduran Minister Accused of Corruption
Prensa Latina - Havana,Cuba
... Caronte Rojas Zavala, Tuesday accused Interior Minister Jorge Antonio Reina, intending to privatize the service offered by that institution, of corruption. ...

Whipping Not Sufficient To Prevent Corruption - Nazri
Bernama - Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Whipping is not enough to put fear in the society's heart to stay away from corruption, Minister in the Prime Minister's ...
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Kibaki reopens Kenyan parliament, insists on anti-corruption war
AngolaPress - Angola
Nairobi, Kenya, 03/22 - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki Tuesday reopened parliament after a five-month recess, amid allegations of corruption and resignations of ...

Fourth defendant sentenced in Memphis police corruption case
WMC-TV - Memphis,TN,USA
... John D. Vaughan said. Vaughan was the last of four sentenced in the 2004 police corruption case. Vaughan admitted accepting money ...
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Anti-corruption chief complains of US�s treatment of DR�s ...
Dominican Today - Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic
SANTO DOMINGO.- The director of the Corruption Prevention Department (Depreco) today complained about the treatment given by the United States to the Dominican ...

 

Corruption-linked Capital Flight Sinks Africa

Corruption-linked Capital Flight Sinks Africa
OhmyNews International - South Korea
The anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI) released a report in Nairobi, Kenya, April 7 calling on Western governments to assist Africa ...

Can Simpson Miller eliminate corruption?
Jamaica Gleaner - Kingston,Jamaica
IN HER inaugural speech, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller vowed to eliminate corruption. Her ideal was posited exactly 14 years ...
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Govt covering up its corruption by corrupt measure
The Daily Star - Bangladesh
... Awami League (AL) yesterday said the ruling alliance has "secretly" appointed a lobbyist group in the US to cover up government corruption by "another corrupt ...

Orihuela demonstrates against corruption
Typically Spanish - Malaga,Spain
... youth association, took to the streets of Orihuela on Saturday, to demand that the legal system take prompt action in the corruption investigation into the ...

IIT-K students wage war against corruption
Lucknow Newsline - Lucknow,India
... in the country, the Bharat Uday Mission, a common platform established by a group of IIT Kanpur students in October 2004, has declared war against corruption. ...

Politicisation causing zakat funds corruption
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Politicisation of zakat distribution is the main cause of corruption in the system, reveals a report of the Economic Committee of the Council of ...

Talks on anti-corruption measures
Hindu - Chennai,India
... Secretariat, Communist Party of China's Central Committee, held talks with Central Bureau of Investigation officials on vigilance and anti-corruption measures. ...

Pope laments corruption in world
Reuters.uk - UK
... Pope Benedict led the Roman Catholic Church towards the first Easter season of his pontificate on Sunday and said selfishness and corruption were devastating ...
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Senior officials provide clues in multimillion-dollar corruption
Thanh Nien Daily - Ho Chi Minh city,Vietnam
Those arrested earlier for gambling, bribery and corruption, all senior officials of the transport ministry underwent an emotional blow after their bosses ...

Corruption and development~I
The Statesman - Kolkata,India
The World Bank has defined corruption as �the use of public office for private good�. In its widest connotation, corruption ...

Yisrael Beiteinu's Lieberman still being probed for corruption
Ha'aretz - Tel Aviv,Israel
There is still one Lieberman investigation pending: suspicion of illicit business dealings in Russia and corruption offenses related to election campaign ...

 

Democratic Culture of Corruption

Democratic Culture of Corruption
RedState - Mclean,VA,USA
The FBI has notified three nonprofit organizations created by Representative Alan B. Mollohan and financed primarily through special federal appropriations he ...

Liberia : President Sirleaf Issues Stern Warning Against ...
African News Dimension - Johannesburg,South Africa
... a statement from the President�s office today, she expressed grave concern that despite of the efforts by her government to curtail corruption, there still ...
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In pictures: Staging corruption
BBC News - UK
Kenyan students performing at their national drama festival this year have adopted the battle against corruption as their theme. ...
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Mozambique adopts UN and African Union anti-corruption measures
Macauhub - Macau,China
Maputo, Mozambique, 28 April � Mozambique has officially adopted anti-corruption measures set out by the United Nations (UN) and the African Union, which ...

Nevada Focus: Corruption trial bares all in Las Vegas
Las Vegas Sun - Las Vegas,NV,USA
... way of life and old-timers fondly recall when the mob ran the casinos - the steady stream of revelations flowing from a federal political corruption trial has ...
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Mbeki slams �cash-cow� municipal corruption
The Herald Eastern Cape - Port Elizabeth,Eastern Cape,South Africa
IN a strongly worded Freedom Day address in Kimberley yesterday, President Thabo Mbeki lashed out at �greedy and corrupt� councillors, businessmen and ...

Hampered by corruption, UN reform remains far off
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
... Nations' annual $3.8 billion budget, Mr. Walker told the House International Relations Committee, giving it "incentive to see that corruption is minimized.". ...
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Government taking steps to eliminate corruption in panchayats ...
Hindu - Chennai,India
Bangalore: Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj CM Udasi has said that steps are being taken to weed out corruption in panchayats, and panchayat ...

 

Deputy PM calls for efficient fight against drug and corruption ...

Deputy PM calls for efficient fight against drug and corruption ...
Viet Nam News Agency - Hanoi,Vietnam
... measures to prevent and control crimes, with focus to be put to uncovering organised crimes and the crimes related to drug, human trafficking and corruption. ...

Corruption investigators seize files from Hyundai Motor
Auto Industry - UK
Investigators from the South Korean Prosecutor General�s office seized files from South Korea�s largest vehicle manufacturer Hyundai yesterday, according ...
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919 corruption complaints during SAC's 7 months period in Jammu ...
NewKerala.com - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
... in Jammu and Kashmir, dubbed as the country's second-most corrupt state, the State Accountability Commission has registered 919 corruption complaints which ...

'Chicago Tribune' Stories Roil Ex-Governor's Corruption Trial
Editor & Publisher - USA
By Mark Fitzgerald. CHICAGO The judge who has presided over the 5 1/2-month federal corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. George ...
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Corruption hotline rings company alarm bells
Swissinfo - Switzerland
... If we think it could be a case of corruption, we try to convince the whistleblower to go to the police.". The success of the hotline ...
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Namibia [opinion]: The President And Corruption
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Last week, the President spelt out the dangers that corruption can cause to a country in very strong terms. The President said corruption ...

Fight against corruption makes progress, says Party official
Viet Nam News Agency - Hanoi,Vietnam
... thorough and resolute investigations into severe wrongdoings at the Project Management Unit 18 (PMU18), proving that the fight against corruption and negative ...
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Teaching de-corruption
Norway.org - Norway
Few people are more crucial in the global rebellion against corruption than Norwegian Eva Joly. Hailed by believers in transparency ...

Police report drop in alleged cases of campaign corruption
Ha'aretz - Tel Aviv,Israel
Police have received 13 corruption-related complaints thus far in this year's election season, marking a dramatic decline in relation to the 2003 campaign ...

Ustinov Targets Corruption
St.Petersburg Times.ru - St. Petersburg,Russia
MOSCOW � Prosecutor General Vladimir Ustinov on Friday called for the creation of a national program to fight corruption, defended the court that acquitted a ...
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Venezuelan president reaffirms fight against corruption
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
The Venezuelan government will fight corruption without mercy, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday . Chavez said during ...

 

Fraser-Moleketi highlights anti-corruption report

Fraser-Moleketi highlights anti-corruption report
SABC News - Auckland Park,South Africa
Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, the public service and administration minister and head of the national anti-corruption forum, says recommendations on how the much ...
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: Politicians Urged To Curb Corruption
Pacific Magazine - Honolulu,HI,USA
... Morning Herald reports that Australia's Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has urged Solomon Islands Prime Minister Snyder Rini to address corruption, during a ...

Northerners urged to stop conflicts to reduce corruption
Public Agenda - Ghana
... Executive Secretary of Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) has called on people in the Northern Region to reduce conflicts since it gave room for corruption. ...

Downer warns Solomons to get real on corruption
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
THE Howard Government has warned the Solomon Islands to tackle official corruption as Australian and local police yesterday began to arrest alleged ringleaders ...
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New Delhi: Security can be Compromised Beacause of Corruption ...
Daijiworld.com - Mangalore,India
by reciprocal arrangement with Star of Mysore. New Delhi, Apr 22:A security personnel at Taj Mahal, Agra, recently gave me an insight ...

Delegates debate national goals, corruption and ethnic minorities
Viet Nam News - Hanoi,Vietnam
... The fight against corruption should be deepened-and breakthroughs made-to consolidate the people�s confidence in the Party�s determination to combat ...
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Grand Jury Investigates Claims of Corruption in Buffalo and ...
WIVB - Buffalo,NY,USA
... Our big story Saturday morning is one that is months in the making, and one you saw First on 4. A Grand Jury is investigating claims of corruption in Buffalo ...

Corruption: moral perversion
Jamaica Observer - Kingston,Jamaica
... One of the most troubling outcomes of this situation is that the absence of moral accountability has made it possible for corruption to find a settled place ...

 

Haiti: Latortue Calls For Corruption Probe

Haiti: Latortue Calls For Corruption Probe
Hardbeatnews.com - Jackson Heughts,NY,USA
... prime minister, Gerard Latortue, who is set to demit office by May 21, wants all government officials in his administration to be subject to a corruption probe ...
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Terrorism, corruption on new FBI chief's agenda
Philadelphia Daily News - Philadelphia,PA,USA
... Fighting public corruption will be high on the agenda. ... That's a city, like Philadel- phia, that's had its fair share of public corruption over the years. ...

Culture of Corruption
NewsByUs - Boise,ID,USA
... favorite terms of endearment employed by the left in pursuit of their return to power, is that their enemies constitute a �culture of corruption.� You can ...

Ex-corruption boss for trial
Daily Telegraph - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
FORMER West Australian corruption fighter Moira Rayner will go on trial for perverting the course of justice. Ms Rayner pleaded ...
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Brazil Asks High Court to Probe Corruption
Washington Post - United States
... the Supreme Court to investigate Jose Dirceu and 39 other high-ranking politicians, bankers and businessmen for alleged links to the corruption scandal that ...
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Nigeria: Corruption: Nuhu Aliyu Testifies Against Mantu
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to testify against the Deputy Senate President, Alhaji Nasir Ibrahim Mantu over alleged corruption and impugning on ...
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Progress in Jammu and Kashmir not possible till corruption curbed ...
NewKerala.com - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
Jammu: Progress and development in Jammu and Kashmir cannot take place until corruption is curbed with the active cooperation of the public, state Assembly ...
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China Fights Corruption In Its Football Leagues
All Headline News - USA
Beijing, China (AHN) � Chinese authorities have launched a campaign to weed out corruption rampant in the country's professional soccer leagues. ...
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Posting the goss on New York bribery and corruption
Australian - Sydney,Australia
NO SOONER had we finished trashing the gossips than we find the gossips trashed. While I was banging on about the appalling journalistic ...
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Serb judges detained on corruption charges
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
... Police have detained a group of Serbia`s Trade Court judges and lawyers as part of an investigation into alleged involvement in corruption and organized crime. ...

 

Massive corruption exposed in metal-smuggling

Massive corruption exposed in metal-smuggling
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
... This lucrative, high-level corruption has been exposed in a joint, continuing police and Scorpions investigation dating back to 1999. ...

Massive corruption taints tsunami relief
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (UPI) -- Widespread corruption is draining tsunami relief donations 16 months after a the massive wave rocked Asia, killing more than ...
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Anti-corruption plan after Kebble debacle
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
A group of non-governmental bodies with an anti-corruption mandate will attempt to uncover the failings of corporate governance at this week's closed National ...

Workshop to Fight Corruption; Oversight Recommended
News Yemen - Sanaa,Yemen
Deputy general, Dr. Abdullah Al-Ulfi, stated that reforms must be made to the law concerning corruption crimes to such a degree that large and small officials ...

Corruption tracked electronically
Tempo - Manila,Philippines
... to establish a SALN database system that would reinforce the fight against corruption by expediting the detection of unusual and suspicious wealth accumulation ...

KwaZulu-Natal team cracks Gauteng corruption
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
... "I thought we had cleared it [corruption] out," he said. "We do monitor it and have a corruption unit that works closely with counterparts in KwaZulu-Natal... ...

Nigeria: FG: Anti-Graft War Won't Spare Anybody
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The Federal Government at the weekend, reaffirmed its commitment to the fight against corruption, with a stern warning to corrupt Nigerians, particularly ...

 

Nigeria: Corruption: We've Not Cleared Ngige, Says EFCC

Nigeria: Corruption: We've Not Cleared Ngige, Says EFCC
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has not cleared former governor of Anambra State, Dr, Chris Ngige of allegation of financial misconduct ...
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Parties See Different Messages In Poll On Corruption
WTOV9.com - Steubenville,OH,USA
A new poll suggests Ohioans have had it with corruption in politics and want some new faces in office. The University of Akron poll ...

Corruption and development~II
The Statesman - Kolkata,India
In his work �Grand Corruption in Third World Development�, George Moody-Stuart, identified areas which are most vulnerable to corruption. ...
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Parole officer facing corruption charges
Ninemsn - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
... CSOs). The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) was also told on Monday that the officer had used drugs with the two men. ...
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Haiti launches judicial corruption inquiry
Washington Post - United States
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters) - More than 20 Haitian judges and prosecutors are under investigation for suspected bribery and corruption, according to ...

Reconstruction Corruption Watch IV
Yahoo! News - USA
Iraq ties an outbreak of bacterial infections among soldiers to foul-smelling water she noticed at Qayyarah Airfield West during the same time period. ...

KOSOVO: UN CHIEF CRITICISED FOR 'TOLERATING CORRUPTION'
AKI - Rome,Italy
... the United Nations administration in Serbia�s southern Kosovo province (UNMIK), Soren Jessen Petersen, has been accused of tolerating corruption, some Kosovo ...

Petersen accused of tolerating corruption
B92 - Serbia and Montenegro
PRISTINA -- The United Nations Office of Internal Oversight has accused the UNMIK Chief of tolerating corruption activity. UNOIOS ...

Guv, CM agree: Corruption in education must go
Hindustan Times - India
GOVERNOR TV Rajeswar today said corruption in education would not be tolerated under any circumstances and reminded that vice-chancellors of a few State ...

Kenya: I'm Not Protecting President Over Corruption, Says Karua
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
President Mwai Kibaki does not require protection over the Anglo Leasing scandal because he is not involved in the scam, Justice and Constitution Affairs ...

PERSPECTIVE: Parties see different messages in poll on corruption
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The state Democratic and Republican parties are looking carefully at the results of a new poll that found corruption-weary Ohioans appear ...

 

Senate gives nod to Anti-Corruption Bill

Senate gives nod to Anti-Corruption Bill
The Swazi Observer - Mbabane,Swaziland
... �May I take this opportunity to praise the president and senators for their commitment to the debate of the Anti-Corruption Bill. ...

Report on apartheid-era corruption postponed
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
The release of a report on corruption during the apartheid years has been postponed to Sunday, SABC news reported on Thursday. The ...
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Getting to the roots of corruption
Thanh Nien Daily - Ho Chi Minh city,Vietnam
Making greater efforts to crack down on corruption and waste is among the major tasks mentioned in the Political Report at the ongoing tenth National Party ...
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Chicago FBI moves agents, money to fight public corruption CHICAGO ...
nwitimes.com - Munster,IN,USA
... agents and money from its other law enforcement branches, including drug enforcement and organized crime, in the fight against public corruption, an agency ...
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No Plans For Secret Service To Fight Corruption, Dewan Told
Bernama - Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 (Bernama) -- The government so far has no plans to form a secret service to combat corruption in the country, the Dewan rakyat was told ...

Plett waits for legal advice on council 'corruption'
Mail & Guardian Online - Johannesburg,South Africa
Plettenberg Bay's Bitou council has asked for advice from lawyers on how it should deal with the allegations against its municipal manager and its former mayor ...
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UPDATE 1-World Bank head's anti-corruption drive under fire
Reuters - USA
WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) - World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, who unveiled anti-corruption measures last week, came under fire on Thursday from non ...
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We must take tough action against corruption
Financial Times - London,England,UK
By Hilary Benn. Corruption, like temptation, exists everywhere, but in poor countries it can kill. ... It is here that the risk of corruption greatest. ...

Iraq corruption probe to expand
Christian Science Monitor - Boston,MA,USA
Philip Bloom, the American businessman at the center of a widening inquiry into corruption in Iraq, pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges of conspiracy ...
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Ryan conviction illustrates need to continue to fight corruption
Munster Times - Munster,IN,USA
Our opinion: This shows the need for the US attorney's office to make fighting public corruption such a high priority. Keep weed. ...
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Norm Ornstein: Culture of Corruption: The Case of Freddie Mac
Yahoo! News - USA
... was heading for oral arguments in a three-judge panel and the Supreme Court, its opponents regularly scoffed at the idea that there was any corruption in the ...

 

Solomons has 'culture of corruption'

Solomons has 'culture of corruption'
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says the Solomon Islands has a deep culture of corruption which will take years to clean out. ...
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Anti-corruption conference starts today
SABC News - Auckland Park,South Africa
... by Fraser-Moleketi, the public service and administration minister, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, who is also the chairperson of the national anti-corruption forum ...
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Tshwane mayor vows to combat corruption
SABC News - Auckland Park,South Africa
Gwen Ramokgopa, the Tshwane executive mayor, has promised to stamp out corruption in the allocation of RDP houses in the Tshwane metro council area. ...
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South Africa: NPA in Corruption Scandal
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
NATIONAL Prosecuting Authority (NPA) chief executive Marion Sparg and her entire executive management team face charges of tender-rigging and corruption. ...
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Sofia''s Crime And Corruption Make It Unfit To Join The EU, Says ...
Mediafax - Bucuresti,Romania
Corruption and organized crime are so rife in Bulgaria that the country''s admission to the European Union should be delayed, advisers to the European ...

Contractor, top Rowland aide face sentencing in corruption case
Boston Globe - United States
... business. Tomasso admitted paying them. Last week, federal prosecutors put a value on that corruption for the first time. They said ...
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South Africa: Forum to Popularise Anti-Corruption Act
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The National Anti-Corruption Forum (NACF) has announced the imminent release of a layman's guide to popularise the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt ...
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Wolfowitz anti-corruption agenda gets cautious nod
Reuters - USA
WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz won backing for his ambitious anti-corruption agenda, but the bank's 184-member countries ...
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ATO 'hiding corruption and interference'
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is hiding corruption and political interference in deals with major companies that left the nation billions of dollars out of a ...

Kenya: Kenya's VP Under Seige Over Corruption
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... "The director of the anti-corruption commission should liaise with the attorney general, the police commissioner and other relevant bodies with a view to ...
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Vietnam party congress to discuss wiping out corruption

Vietnam party congress to discuss wiping out corruption
Thanh Nien Daily - Ho Chi Minh city,Vietnam
Corruption is �a threat to the survival� of the Vietnamese Communist Party and government, and a national party congress next week will focus on rooting it ...
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Taiwan ruling party sacks lawmakers in corruption scandal
Mainichi Daily News - Japan
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- President Chen Shui-bian's ruling party has sacked two lawmakers in the latest of a series of corruption scandals gnawing at its once ...
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Lebanon: Step one for reform and ending of corruption
Ya Libnan - Beirut,Lebanon
... economic reform program which calls for review of the accounts of private and public figures and auditing them, a step one for reform and ending of corruption ...
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Anti-corruption bill is bitter indeed
York Region Era Banner - Newmarket,Ontario,Canada
... December and January? TV commercials about guys in diners ruefully shaking their heads at corruption in Ottawa? The Liberals took ...
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Labour's corruption is beyond endurance
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
We no longer find it surprising; that's the really shocking thing. Presented with allegations of vile corruption, we shrug our shoulders and mutter: "So what?". ...

Judge Rules Against Hamrick in Alabama Corruption Case
WSFA - Montgomery,AL,USA
... Siegelman, former Transportation Director Mack Roberts and ex-HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy await trial May first on government corruption charges that ...

Albania stepping up efforts to curb crime, corruption
dtt-net - Brussels,Belgium
... member of Parliamentary Parliamentary Assembly of Council Europe (PACE) that it has stepped up its efforts against the organised crime and corruption in the ...

'Act on corruption'
Finance24 - Cape Town,South Africa
Johannesburg - The Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC) and Transparency South Africa (TSA) have called for broad, systemic action to stem the tide ...

Corruption Bane Of Nigeria�s Development � ICPC Chairman
Nigeria Daily Independent - Ikeja,Lagos,Nigeria
... from oil since 1958. He said this in the lecture entitled �Corruption: The past, the present and the future. Any hope for sanity ...
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Elections Marred by Chronic Corruption
Korea Times - South Korea
... It may be a surprise for ordinary voters, but many insiders in the political fields say exposure of the chronic corruption scandal was inevitable. ...
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Experts warn corruption in sciences
Xinhua - China
... tighter controls on scientific research funds, to pave the way for the country's science and technology developments, as corruption, particularly embezzlement ...

 

Vietnam's Minister of Transportation Resigns as Anti-Corruption ...

Vietnam's Minister of Transportation Resigns as Anti-Corruption ...
Voice of America - USA
Vietnam's transportation minister has resigned to take responsibility for a huge gambling scandal, and a vice minister has been suspended for corruption on the ...
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'Enforcer' quits Congress in face of corruption row
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
... elections in November. The former rat-catcher bowed to the pressure of a corruption scandal and a battle to keep his seat. But, defiant ...
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WB director highlights Viet Nam's determination to fight ...
Viet Nam News Agency - Hanoi,Vietnam
... World Bank Vietnam Country Director Klaus Rohland has praised the Vietnamese government's determination and seriousness in redressing a corruption scandal in ...
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Cameroon: Anti-corruption : Ministers Call For Responsible Press
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... of Parliament testified by the questions they asked the Ministers included the contribution of the national press in the current anti-corruption drive, good ...
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US to help Albania fight corruption
dtt-net - Brussels,Belgium
(Tirana, DTT-NET.COM)-US government has donated $13.85 million to help Albania to reduce corruption through reforms in tax administration, public procurement ...

Resort council banned over �1.7bn corruption
Times Online - UK
THE Spanish Government dissolved the city council of Marbella yesterday as part of a �2.4 billion (�1.7 billion) corruption investigation that has led to ...
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Fighting corruption in business and politics
Jamaica Gleaner - Kingston,Jamaica
It was quite an appropriate remark because so much of the corruption, mismanagement and waste have to do with the procurement and execution of government ...

Villagers use RTI to expose corruption
NDTV.com - New Delhi,India
... But two years ago, using the Right to Information Act, Revat and his friends got hold of the records of the ration shop and proved the dealer's corruption. ...

Campbell says government officials not involved in latest ...
Canada.com - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
VICTORIA (CP) - Premier Gordon Campbell says he's been told no government or political officials are involved in the latest corruption charges against a former ...
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Steps needed against corruption: Cosatu
Citizen - Johannesburg,pretoria,South Africa
CAPE TOWN - The Congress of South African Trade Unions is demanding emergency measures to root out corruption and the abuse of power in the public service. ...

Reporter detained after alleging local corruption
CPJ Press Freedom Online - New York,NY,USA
... The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the continuing detention of Hunan-based newspaper reporter Yang Xiaoqing who wrote about corruption in the ...
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World Bank Chief Says Corruption Hurts Indonesia Economy

World Bank Chief Says Corruption Hurts Indonesia Economy
Voice of America - USA
The head of the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz, says the biggest obstacle to economic growth in Indonesia is the country's endemic corruption. ...
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Corruption threatens Viet political system
ABC Asia Pacific - Australia
A top communist party official in Vietnam says corruption has become a threat to the entire political system of the country and needs to be addressed at next ...
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Anti-corruption Bill approved
The Swazi Observer - Mbabane,Swaziland
... The Bill comes in as another way by which government is determined to prevent and wipe away any form of corruption prevailing within business circles as well ...

Australian Leader Testifies at Iraq Corruption Hearing
Voice of America - USA
... According to a United Nations report released last year, the company was among hundreds around the world involved in corruption in the oil-for-food program. ...
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Corruption had not crossed my mind, says Howard
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
AGIUS: Was there any formal criteria laid down which indicated the basis on which documents or DFAT cables ought to be brought to your attention? ...

Sierra Leone: Election Official Accused of Corruption
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
A spectre of fear and suspicion now lingers over the country ahead of the 2007 elections especially with the blatant corrupt practices that were discovered in ...

Act on corruption, groups warn
iAfrica.com - Cape Town,South Africa
Broad, systemic action is required to stem the tide of corruption in the private sector. That's the call by the Civil Society Network ...
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Anti- corruption fine too little - senators
The Swazi Observer - Mbabane,Swaziland
SENATE yesterday raised concern over the E120 000 fine for corrupt people, as contained in the Anti-Corruption Bill, saying it was too little considering the ...
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NA Chairman pledges anti-corruption resolution to voters
VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi,Vietnam
VietNamNet - National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Van An has pledged an anti-corruption resolution to voters in central Da Nang city at his meeting with them on ...

Combating corruption
The Daily Star - Bangladesh
At long last the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is about to get down to business with rather an innovative mission named "Trap Case Drive". ...
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50% of Bulgarians Seek Connections for Lifesaving Meds

50% of Bulgarians Seek Connections for Lifesaving Meds
Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria
Half of the people in Bulgaria have needed connections in order to get expensive or lifesaving medications, a report by Transparency International states. ...

For People and Planet
Opinion Journal - Princeton,NJ,USA
... In the nongovernmental sector, organizations such as World Resources Institute, Transparency International, the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible ...

Going to war over a tender is 'business'
Business in Africa (subscription) - South Africa
... It�sa global phenomenon, according to the findings of the latest survey by the Berlin-based organisation, Transparency International, which defines ...

Hot air over corruption
Aliran Monthly - Penang,Malaysia
... International Day Against Corruption. Aliran thanks Transparency International Malaysia for this great honour. You have for the ...

 

Parties questioned on corruption

Parties questioned on corruption
Fijivillage - Suva,Fiji
Transparency International Fiji has today launched its 2006 Transparency commitment project beginning with a questionnaire sent to all political parties in the ...

Billions in aid has brought almost no benefit to Vanuatu's poor ...
Australian - Sydney,Australia
... A joint Electoral Commission and Transparency International report published in 2002 found that Vanuatu had an electoral roll 20 per cent larger than the ...

It takes more than a brave heart to fight corruption and its ...
Daily Nation (subscription) - Nairobi,Kenya
... It may be mentioned that Cameroon was ranked by Transparency International as the most corrupt country in the world in 1998 and 1999 consecutively. ...

ACC's anti-graft blitz
The Daily Star - Bangladesh
... is now a global brand name for corruption with its ranking as the most corruption afflicted country in the world by Transparency International for the fifth ...

Wealthy Armenian Officials �Not Necessarily Corrupt�
Armenialiberty.org - Yerevan,Armenia
... Yesayan dismissed last November Transparency International�s latest global report which suggested that government corruption in Armenia has actually ...

 

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New Orange Revolution needed � in DC
The Hill - Washington,DC,USA
... where the scale of corruption earned the country top standing for such official malfeasance by nongovernmental-organization watchdog Transparency International ...

It's all about accountability
Fiji Times - Suva,Fiji
Transparency International has invited parties contesting the general election to tell the public how they will tackle corruption if elected to power. ...

ONGC, Transparency International ink pact
Sify - Taramani,Chennai,India
New Delhi: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Transparency International (TI), India to ...
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Cleaning up the House

Cleaning up the House
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
... According to Transparency International � an organization committed to fighting corruption � Canada ranks 12th, and the US 17th, on governmental integrity ...

Yes! Chief Minister, go ahead with your noble job
GreaterKashmir.com (press release) - Srinigar,India
... people. The Transparency International seems to be less authentic when it declares our state as runner-up to Bihar in corruption. ...

SSDF Party�s response to president Kiir�s speech to parliament
Sudan Tribune - Sudan
... Despite the fact that the President said that he would invite Transparency International to open a branch in the South to monitor corruption in the South, it ...

 

PanAfrica: Stolen Wealth

PanAfrica: Stolen Wealth
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... Striking a similar theme, representatives of Transparency International's African chapters released the "Nairobi Declaration" on April 7, calling for ...

Bulgaria rejects EU's criticism
Makfax - Skopije,Macedonia
... President Parvanov suggested that EC should consider the study published by Transparency International, which placed Bulgaria way ahead of Romania on the list ...

PNG: Transparency International Says Leadership Tribunal Lacks ...
Pacific Magazine - Honolulu,HI,USA
The chairman of Transparency International Papua New Guinea said the Leadership Tribunal is not doing much to help erase corruption in the country, Radio New ...

AWB puts our 'least corrupt' tag at risk
Australian - Sydney,Australia
Transparency International regional director Peter Rooke said that, before the wheat scandal, Australian companies were considered the least likely in the ...

World Bank sets up anticorruption strategy
Morocco Times - Casablanca,Morocco
... In the latest annual report issued by Transparency International, an anticorruption NGO, Morocco ranked 78th among 158 surveyed countries. ...
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Kenya: Democracy Reaching New Levels in Kenya, "Whistleblower" ...

Kenya: Democracy Reaching New Levels in Kenya, "Whistleblower" ...
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... Shortly afterwards, Githongo, an economist who headed Transparency International in Kenya and who battled corruption in the era of Daniel arap Moi, was ...

 

Tk 142cr bribe paid at Benapole Port: TIB

Tk 142cr bribe paid at Benapole Port: TIB
The New Nation - Bangladesh
... as bribe or speed money from the importers-exporters on the 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 fiscal years, according to a Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB ...
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Transparency is a costly proposition
El Universal Online - Mexico
... The UNAM report said a large budget doesn�t imply effectiveness, recalling that the most recent Transparency International study ranked Mexico 64th. ...

 

A fraud expert at work

A fraud expert at work
Financial Express - Bombay,India
... of fraud. Or does he, for India is still rated in the bottom quarter by Transparency International in terms of corruption. And the ...

Time to raise the bar on corporate governance
Sunday Business Post - Dublin,Ireland
... Transparency International�s Corruption Perception Index 2005 shows Ireland in 19th place, down from 17th in 2004. Notwithstanding ...

Squeeze on �cancer� of graft leaves Cubans hurting
Financial Times - London,England,UK
... Out of 159 countries surveyed for corruption in 2005, Transparency International rated Cuba 59th, well behind Chile (21) and Uruguay (35), but just ahead of ...

 

Testing the Transparency of Transparency International

Testing the Transparency of Transparency International
Deutsche Welle - Germany
Unhappy when a recently-fired employee's complaints ended up on a blog, Transparency International hired lawyers to force the postings off the Internet . ...

Tonga ponders joining Transparency International
Radio New Zealand - Wellington,New Zealand
Tonga could soon join Vanuatu, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands as a member of the anti-corruption organisation, Transparency International. ...

All set for corporate governance conference
Namibian - Windhoek,Namibia
... Other notable speakers will be Professor Alfred Chanda, who is the President of Transparency International Zambia, and local academic and social commentator Dr ...

Moni v Transparency International: Is Moni the next Norma Rae?
Political Cortex - New York,NY,USA
If Transparency International keeps this up, it won't be long before Moni becomes the next Norma Rae. From talking to her it is ...

Transparency International M'sia Against Whipping For Corruption
Bernama - Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 (Bernama) -- Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M) said Wednesday it was against the use of whipping as a method to curb corruption ...

 

What 3rd term scammers are not telling obj

What 3rd term scammers are not telling obj
Vanguard - Apapa,Lagos,Nigeria
... the former member of Eminent Persons Group that set South Africa on its way to a post-apartheid era, the founding member of Transparency International and the ...

Scar caused by Goldenberg rip-off yet to heal 13 years on
Daily Nation (subscription) - Nairobi,Kenya
... "The Goldenberg scandal made Kenya poorer financially, structurally and morally," former Transparency International director Gladwell Otieno said last October ...

TI Croatia on Financing of Political Parties and Campaigns
OneWorld.net - London,England,UK
The Transparency International Croatia presented yesterday, at the Citizens� Open School in Velika Gorica, the information it gathered on income and ...

Wir und der Kongo
Tagesspiegel - Germany
... Cameroon. According to the global watchdog Transparency International, Cameroon is one of the most corrupt countries in the world. ...

Burma's new capital: a bunker too far
Nation Multimedia - Bangkok,Thailand
... Transparency International, the anti-corruption watchdog, lists Burma as one of the world's second most-corrupt nations, on a par with Haiti. ...

RCC fails to ensure safe life for city dwellers
The Daily Star - Bangladesh
... in Rajshahi city think the city corporation has failed to ensure a safe and smooth life for them, says a survey of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB ...

Water Activists Turn On The Taps And Turn Up The Pressure
Axis of Logic - Boston,MA,USA
... water companies (Suez, Thames Water), state elites (from Egypt, France, Ivory Coast, Mexico, and Pakistan) and two NGOs (Transparency International and WaterAid ...

 

All must join hands to fight against corruption

All must join hands to fight against corruption
Gye Nyame Concord - Ghana
... when he addressed the opening of a two-day workshop organized by Ghana Integrity International, a local chapter of Transparency International in collaboration ...

 

Archbishop AJV Obinna to Nigerian leaders: Let us commit class ...

Archbishop AJV Obinna to Nigerian leaders: Let us commit class ...
Vanguard - Apapa,Lagos,Nigeria
... Not too long ago, the Berlin-based Transparency International (TI) awarded Nigeria the number three position in the corruption index globally. ...

Clouds over legal system stall Indonesian investment
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
... resumed business. Indonesia ranks 137th in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index for 2005, scoring 2.2. The ...

ANGOLA: China entrenches position in booming economy
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... International corruption watchdog Transparency International rated Angola 151st out of 158 countries reviewed in its 2005 annual corruption index. ...

THE FINANCIAL PAGE
New Yorker - United States
... Transparency International, in its latest survey of perceived global corruption, labelled Iraq the most corrupt country in the Middle East. ...

World Bank considers return to Iraq
Financial Times - London,England,UK
... Transparency International ranked Iraq 137th in the world, along with Indonesia, in its Corruption Perception�s Index for 2005. ...
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Media, business and the government
Financial Express.bd - Bangladesh
... of pervasive corruption in the administration as brought by the international watchdog bodies like the Transparency International, the spokespersons of the ...

ONGC for transparency in award of contracts
NewKerala.com - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
... said it would adopt a transparent mechanism in the award of global contracts by formally entering into a pact with the Transparency International (TI) India. ...

Corruption at land ports
Financial Express.bd - Bangladesh
THE Bangladesh chapter of the Transparency International (TI), the Berlin-based global anti-graft watchdog, has come out again with the same old story about ...
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Corruption hotline rings company alarm bells

Corruption hotline rings company alarm bells
NZZ Online - Zurich,Switzerland
An anonymous hotline for white-collar "whistleblowers" is being set up by Transparency International Switzerland, an anti-corruption organisation. ...
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The system works, let no one tell you it does not
Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai,India
... A Transparency International study, carried out in 2005, on corruption in land records and administration in India estimated the value of corruption in land ...

See it from above - I
GreaterKashmir.com (press release) - Srinigar,India
... Remember, the Corruption Perspective Index (CPI) of Transparency International has ranked Nigeria (1.6), Uganda (2.2), Pakistan (2.2), India (2.5) and other ...

Street demos a sure no-no
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
... Transparency International Malaysia regards the continuous public demonstrations to protest against the subsidy reduction as unjustified as the Government has ...

Nigeria`s interests worry US
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
... has dropped from $1,000 to $390 in the last 25 years, a phenomenon that has earned the country third-to-last ranking on Transparency International`s 2005 ...

Bulgaria's President Wants EU-Lobbyist Deal Cancelled
Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria
... Transparency International reported in its 2006 Global Corruption Report that Sheves was found guilty in two cases of using his position "to promote the ...

 

Interview with Miklos Marschall, Regional Director, Europe and ...

Interview with Miklos Marschall, Regional Director, Europe and ...
EurActiv.com - Brussels,Belgium
In an exclusive interview with EurActiv Romania, Transparency International's regional director Miklos Marschall assesses Romania's record in combatting ...

Corruption must be stamped out
Special Broadcasting Service - Australia
German-based anti-graft watchdog Transparency International on Monday called on sport governing bodies to tackle corruption with coordinated efforts in a ...
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Foreboding About the Future in Yemen
Middle East Report Online - Washington,DC,USA
... upward trend in the last few years, while Yemen was ranked 112th (with the least corrupt country in first place) in Transparency International�s 2005 ...

World Bank halts India health funds on fraud claim
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... Watchdog Transparency International estimates corruption costs the Indian taxpayer nearly $7 billion a year, with most lost to bribery in government ...

 

Voters to Be Able to Judge Politicians

Voters to Be Able to Judge Politicians
Fijivillage - Suva,Fiji
... As Transparency International Fiji carries out a survey on the views and recommendations of politicians in Fiji on corruption, Chairman Hari Pal Singh said the ...

Ombudsman system 'best news in years'
New Straits Times - Persekutuan,Malaysia
... ombudsman status. Transparency International chairman Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam said it was "the best news I�ve heard in years". "What ...

Africa and its slush funds
Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
THE global anti-corruption watchdog, Transparency International, has called upon Western governments to enable Africa recover its huge wealth deposited or ...
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How does corrupt India grow fast?

How does corrupt India grow fast?
Times of India - India
... all to the public. Transparency International ranks India low down in 88th position in its Corruption Perception Index. This is on ...

Interpol to open antigraft school in RI
Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia
... corruption. The Berlin-based NGO Transparency International in 2005 ranked Indonesia as one of the world's most corrupt countries. ...

'Millions missing' in Nigeria's oil accounts
African News Dimension - Johannesburg,South Africa
... However, Nigeria is still rated sixth bottom in a corruption league table compiled by fraud watchdog Transparency International. ...

 

Watchdog seeks lost Africa wealth

Watchdog seeks lost Africa wealth
BBC News - UK
... wealth lost through corruption. Transparency International made the appeal in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. The group estimated the ...
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EU Urged To Act Against Bribery
Inter Press Service (subscription) - Rome,Italy
BERLIN, Apr 7 (IPS) - Transparency International has urged the European Commission to rigorously enforce a provision for blacklisting companies found guilty of ...

Anti-graft war needs to outgrow this denial
Standard - Nairobi,Kenya
... Transparency International, the global anti-graft watchdog, annually ranks Kenya highly among the corrupt countries because of impunity, official complicity ...

Fresh vows as election nears while old pledges forgotten
The Daily Star - Bangladesh
... grafts. Transparency International rated Bangladesh as the most corrupt nation in four successive years of the BNP government. The ...

TI wants stolen funds recovered
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation - Nairobi,Kenya
Transparency International says Africa�s only chance in fighting corruption lies in the recovery of stolen wealth stashed in foreign banks. ...
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Judge Anand Satyanand to be Governor-General

Judge Anand Satyanand to be Governor-General
National Business Review - New Zealand
... New Zealand Foundation since 2000, and is currently on the national bodies of the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs and Transparency International ...

Interview With... Seen doing the �dirty work�
New Straits Times - Persekutuan,Malaysia
... Those who know the new chairman of Transparency International (TI) acknowledge that he has always been a straight arrow, a distinguishing characteristic of the ...

National Briefs
Sofia Echo - Bulgaria
... However, Transparency International alleged in its Global Corruption Report 2006 that Sheves, former director general of Israel�s prime minister�s office ...

Transparency International outraged over Vanuatu police actions
Radio New Zealand International - Wellington,New Zealand
Transparency International Vanuatu says the controversial arrest of the publisher of the Daily Post newspaper last week reflects on the serious lack of order ...

 

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State Officials� Property Cards Online
OneWorld.net - London,England,UK
According to Transparency International Croatia, the property cards submitted by the Croatian state officials will be published on internet later this week. ...

They have case to answer
Kenya Times - Kenya
... �The credibility of Githongo was, until the time of his dossier, never put into question, he was recruited by Narc from Transparency International on the ...

 

Recent Scandals Increase Voice for Better Corporate Governance

Recent Scandals Increase Voice for Better Corporate Governance
Korea Times - South Korea
... According to Transparency International's annual Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for 2005, Korea ranked 40th of the 158 nations surveyed, an improvement from ...

We're among best: Qarase
Fiji Times - Suva,Fiji
... He said Mr Chaudhry had based his "falsehood on the deliberate distortion of a report by Transparency International, where Mr Chaudhry's remarks were corrected ...

A time to cry? You be the judge
Manila Standard Today - Philippines
... Transparency International (TI), an unbiased, credible source, has moved the Philippines from 65 in 2001 to 117 on the list of corrupt countries in the world. ...

Health care corruption
Latin America Press - Lima,Peru
The Global Corruption 2006 report by the anti-corruption organization Transparency International found that illegal practices deprives those in most dire need ...

TONGA: Considers Joining Transparency International
Pacific Magazine - Honolulu,HI,USA
Members of Transparency International from New Zealand are in Tonga this week for discussions about how the apolitical organisation functions. ...

 

Profile: Andrew Feldman

Profile: Andrew Feldman
Guardian Unlimited - UK
... "He behaves like a character from the cheapest Latin American soap opera," says Zoran Jacev, former head of Transparency International in Skopje. ...

Germany and Japan balk at OECD anti-corruption guidelines
Canadian Consulting Engineer (subscription) (press release) - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
... Even activist groups such as Transparency International and Canada's Probe International are sceptical about the effectiveness of the draft OECD guidelines. ...

 

Experts warn of corruption in Czech health care sector

Experts warn of corruption in Czech health care sector
Radio Prague - Prague,Czech Republic
... bribing someone.". The Czech branch of the corruption watchdog Transparency International is aware of the situation. The organisation's ...

Blowing the Whistle on Corruption in Sport
Deutsche Welle - Germany
The German branch of watchdog organization Transparency International has called on sports-governing bodies to tackle corruption in the sports sector in the ...

 

India-Land of Tourist Scams

India-Land of Tourist Scams
Resource offers information about tourist scams in India and how to avoid them.

 

Kenya: Move With Speed On Party Funding Law, Urges TI

Kenya: Move With Speed On Party Funding Law, Urges TI
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... high-level corruption aimed at financing political campaigns, especially as next year's elections approach, said Transparency International's Kenya chapter. ...

 

Dhaka scores poorly in Forbes investment climate ranking

Dhaka scores poorly in Forbes investment climate ranking
Financial Express.bd - Bangladesh
... The Heritage Foundation, World Economic Forum, World Bank, Transparency International, Freedom House and Central Intelligence Agency contributed vital analyses ...

Accepting reality: America lost Iraq War
Aljazeera.com - London,UK
... The BBC reported on March 16, 2005 that Transparency International stated in its Global Corruption Report 2005 that foreign contractors should abide by anti ...
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Haitians suffer glare of poverty, instability
B.C. Catholic Newspaper - Vancouver,Canada
... Corruption is so widespread that Transparency International, an international nongovernmental organization fighting corruption, lists Haiti as the second-most ...

 

Indonesia reveals visa scam at its embassy in Tokyo+

Indonesia reveals visa scam at its embassy in Tokyo+
TMCnet - USA
... Indonesia, ranked among the world's most corrupt countries by Transparency International, has intensified its war against corruption since President Susilo ...

India Inc.: Canada wants in on a booming economy
Canadian Business - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
... (The country attained an abysmal score of 2.8 out of a possible 10 on Transparency International's 2004 Corruption Perception Index.) Its bureaucracy is ...

Policy Director - Washington, DC
Foreign Policy Association - USA
Transparency International USA (TI-USA) seeks experienced, entrepreneurial public policy professional to promote broad anti-corruption agenda, including ...
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Top officials charged in fraud scandal

Top officials charged in fraud scandal
Mail & Guardian Online - Johannesburg,South Africa
... at the list what you see is civil servants taking the fall,� said Mwalimu Mati, executive director of the anti-corruption watchdog, Transparency International ...

Uba Calls For Changes To Transparency International�s Index
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
Jude E. Uba, Economic Technologies� Chairman & CEO, today, called for changes to Transparency International�s Index methodology. ...

Grim scenario
GreaterKashmir.com (press release) - Srinigar,India
... Significantly, Transparency International recently termed the state of Jammu and Kashmir number two corrupt state in India only after Bihar. ...

 

Accepting Reality: America Lost the War in Iraq

Accepting Reality: America Lost the War in Iraq
Media Monitors Network - CA,USA
... According to the BBC on March 16, 2005, Transparency International stated in its Global Corruption Report 2005 that foreign contractors should abide by anti ...

Oxfam probes possible tsunami aid theft
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... the till.". Indonesia is the world's sixth most corrupt country according to anti-graft watchdog Transparency International. Cox ...

The call of social activism
Sun2Surf - Petaling Jaya,Selangor,Malaysia
... For example, Petronas actually gives to Transparency International to fight corruption because corruption has become a global issue. ...

IMF sees oil boom opportunity for central Africa
Reuters South Africa - Johannesburg,South Africa
... year it slipped down the United Nations' development index and is ranked in the worst six of countries surveyed by anti-graft lobby Transparency International. ...

Reasons To March
ZNet - Woods Hole,MA,USA
... In its 2005 report, Transparency International, an independent monitor, warned that postwar Iraq could be "the biggest corruption scandal in history". ...

FACTBOX-Key facts about Chad
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... Chad, ranked the world's most corrupt country in a Transparency International survey in 2005, said it wanted to use oil money for more immediate needs, among ...

A new standard formula: Social + responsibility = reward
International Herald Tribune - France
... human rights group Amnesty International, the environmental activist group Greenpeace and the anti-corruption campaigner Transparency International, said the ...

 

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Military Solution Not Answer To Niger Delta Crisis �General ...
Nigeria Daily Independent - Ikeja,Lagos,Nigeria
... country and the military establishment accounted for his very simple lifestyle and his being the General Secretary of Transparency International �the world ...

Nigeria's militants highlight woes amid wealth
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
... In many places, the frustration with a government ranked by Transparency International as the third most corrupt in the world has spilled over into violence. ...

Transparency International
International institutions wield enormous power and are in a position to make a
considerable difference when it comes to fighting corruption.

 

How Secure Is New Pipeline Across Caucasus?

How Secure Is New Pipeline Across Caucasus?
DefenseNews.com (subscription) - USA
... Among the 159 countries surveyed for government transparency in 2005 by Berlin-based Transparency International, Azerbaijan falls at position 137. ...

Attitude Problem in Anti-Graft Drive
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... We have other stakeholders who are members of our board, among them the Transparency International, civil society representatives and the religious sector. ...

Kenya's changing economic landscape
Business in Africa (subscription) - South Africa
... As director of the Kenya chapter of Transparency International, the 39-year-old former journalist had spent years probing Kenya�s culture of rampant graft ...

The corruption crusader
Guardian Unlimited - UK
... When juxtaposed with the corruption perception index of Transparency International, the anti-corruption watchdog, there is often close to perfect correlation. ...

Draft on wealth control continues to stir discontent
Bucharest Daily News - Bucharest,Romania
... On March 8, another non-governmental organization, Transparency International, asked for the draft to be withdrawn and opened to debate once the deficiencies ...

 

London hosted 1st Kazakhstan Investment Summit

London hosted 1st Kazakhstan Investment Summit
Kazinform - Astana,Kazakhstan
... deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources B. Akchulakov, head of International EITI Secretariat Ben Mellor, reps of Transparency International and other ...

Europe's Enron
Standard-Speaker - Hazleton,PA,USA
... tepid and, at worst, amounts to a deliberate effort to enshroud the case in "extreme secrecy," according to corruption watchdog group Transparency International ...

Navaratnam is Transparency chief
New Straits Times - Persekutuan,Malaysia
Tan Sri Ramon V. Navaratnam was elected president of Transparency International Malaysia at its annual general meeting at the Integrity Institute of Malaysia ...

 

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Recovering Africa’s stolen money
csr-news.net (Pressemitteilung) - Germany
... Sese Seko of Zaire and Sanni Abacha in Nigeria, according to a high-level West Africa Regional workshop organised by Transparency International (TI), the ...

The new Europe: respectable populism and clockwork liberalism
Open Democracy - London,UK
... in liberal institutions like the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, newspapers like the New York Times, and NGOs like Transparency International). ...

How Bribery and Other Types of Corruption Threaten the Global ...
Inc.com - New York,NY,USA
... A recent study by Berlin-based Transparency International pegged 70 of 102 countries surveyed as likely places for executives to be hit up for bribes. ...

EU entry for Bulgaria hinges on crime fight
International Herald Tribune - France
... According to the Bulgarian office of Transparency International, which monitors corruption, three-quarters of those polled in a special survey last year said ...

Allies Fighting Corruption in the Water Sector
World Bank Group - Washington,DC,USA
Donal O�Leary, a Senior Adviser to Transparency International, raised one of the forum�s must vexing questions during a panel discussion focusing on how to ...

O Baghdad!
New Anatolian - Ankara,Turkey
... Berlin-based Transparency International, which fights corruption in international transactions, warned early last year that Iraqi reconstruction efforts were ...

 

Oxfam suspends some aid work in Indonesia's tsunami-hit Aceh

Oxfam suspends some aid work in Indonesia's tsunami-hit Aceh
TODAYonline - Singapore
... In its 2005 corruption report released last year, Transparency International warned that tsunami-hit regions were highly vulnerable to corruption. ...
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Soyinka and the youth
Vanguard - Apapa,Lagos,Nigeria
... This category of people brings the name of Nigeria into disrepute and generally aid groups like Transparency International branding Nigeria so badly. ...

1st Kazakhstan Investment Summit started its work in London
Kazinform - Astana,Kazakhstan
... president Lemier, deputy Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Akchulakov, EITI international secretariat chief Mellor, Transparency International reps, other ...

Iraqis escape ruined country
Aljazeera.net - Qatar
... Berlin-based Transparency International (TI), founded in 1993 to curb corruption in international transactions, warned in early 2005 that Iraqi reconstruction ...

 

Corruption cases reduce in Water co.

Corruption cases reduce in Water co.
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation - Nairobi,Kenya
The Nairobi water company has improved on its ratings in corruption according to the just released Transparency international report on corruption in water ...

CHRAJ Needs Power To Prosecute � Adjaho
Daily Graphic - Accra,Ghana
... sub-region. It was organised by the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), the local branch of Transparency International (TI). Mr Adjaho ...

Indonesian parliament agrees to ratify UN anti-graft convention
Xinhua - China
... prison. But anti-graft watchdog Transparency International remains to classify Indonesia into one of the most graft-ridden countries.

Water firm owns up to graft
Daily Nation (subscription) - Nairobi,Kenya
... We have a duty to own up that we have weaknesses which we are ready to address," he said of the study carried out for them by Transparency International-Kenya. ...

Owner of Bulgaria EU Lobbyist Refutes Corruption Charges
Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria
... It later appeared that Shimon Sheves is named in the Transparency International Global Corruption Report 2006. Shimon Sheves, a ...
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NDA forgot its fling with
Hindustan Times - India
... to the defence ministry (May 7, 2002): "The contracting firm may be asked to sign the integrity pact as recommended by Transparency International, which is ...

 

Alarm over bogus degrees

Alarm over bogus degrees
Australian - Australia
... Australia's top two markets for overseas students had worrying scores on a corruption perceptions index published by Transparency International, an anti ...

Blurred lines encourage companies to align morality with tax ...
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
... then that the University of Melbourne's Professor Leslie Holmes, who has worked as a consultant for the World Bank and Transparency International on corruption ...

Oil trade fuels Nigerian strife
Globe and Mail - Canada
... In many places, the frustration with a government that Transparency International, a non-governmental organization dedicated to fighting corruption, ranks as ...
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Little progress in saving Buriganga
The Daily Star - Bangladesh
... properly, as the local influential people have their personal interests in it," said Prof Ahmad who is also the chief of Transparency International Bangladesh. ...

In a World Ravaged by Epidemics and Famine, Democracy Not Always ...
Alarab online - London,UK
By Ali Kassem. In a recent book on corruption networks, Peter Eigen, the Director of Transparency International highlights the factor of corruption. ...

Health sector bosses sent packing in anti-graft war
East African - Nairobi,Kenya
... According to Transparency International, the going-ons at Kenyatta mirror the situation at several provincial hospitals around the country where corruption is ...

 

'JLP, PNP both bad at fighting corruption'

'JLP, PNP both bad at fighting corruption'
Jamaica Gleaner - Kingston,Jamaica
... DO not feel that either the governing People's National Party (PNP) or the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) can do a good job of fighting corruption. ...
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Romania's Ex-PM Resigns over Corruption Charges
Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria
A day earlier the party leaders voted 37-16 against Nastase after prosecutors charged him with corruption. Nastase is the highest ...
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NEW OFFICE TO COUNTERACT CORRUPTION IN BULGARIA
Sofia Echo - Bulgaria
A new administrative unit will counteract organised crime and corruption, Prosecutor-General Boris Velchev said. The aim of the ...
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Kenya orders prosecutions in biggest-ever corruption scandal
African News Dimension - Johannesburg,South Africa
Kenya announced corruption and abuse of office charges against six people, including former top treasury officials and an ex-chief spy, relating to the theft ...

Thousands put Thai leader under siege over 'corruption' claims
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
... besieged the Thai government headquarters yesterday, vowing not to leave until the prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, steps down over allegations of corruption ...
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Democratic control could lead to public corruption, governor says
Pine Bluff Commercial - Pine Bluff,AR,USA
... governor could roll back many of the reforms enacted under the last 10 years and perhaps take the state back to a time of public corruption, Republican Gov. ...
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SD patronage is 'corruption'
The Local - Sweden
The Social Democrats are consistently breaking the United Nations� corruption convention by openly preferring to appoint Social Democrats to powerful ...

Cameroon: Transparency Supports Anti-Corruption Efforts
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The global civil society organisation that is leading the fight against corruption, Transparency International (TI) has qualified recent moves to combat ...
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Curb corruption at its roots: Wu Guanzheng
Xinhua - China
... Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has called for still greater efforts to fight corruption at its roots ...

Uganda [column]: Little Option for Corruption in 2006-2011
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The cries of civil society, political opposition and media against corruption have become so common place in the last two decades that it is difficult to ...
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Corruption trial opens
Baltimore Sun - United States
... badges and 9 mm Glock semiautomatic pistols, a federal prosecutor told jurors Tuesday that two Baltimore police officers being tried on corruption charges used ...

 

Accurate Records Management Programme: the Perfect Weapon to ...

Accurate Records Management Programme: the Perfect Weapon to ...
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... Many reasons are been advanced for the poor management of records in Sierra Leone, among them we have: Those public Servants involved in corruption and fraud ...

Hillary Clinton's Culture of Corruption: The Scandal Queen
The New Media Journal.us - Downers Grove,IL,USA
... Increasingly, Hillary and company have projected onto Republicans the �the culture of corruption� mantra and, onto President Bush, the �I� word ...

Adevarul - The field of corruption
Bucharest Daily News - Bucharest,Romania
Adevarul writes in today's editorial that the future of the Social Democratic Party is hard to predict these days on account of the confusion and chaos within ...
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CSSD members accused of corruption must leave - Paroubek
Czech News Agency - Czech Republic
Prague- Two members of the senior ruling Czech Social Democratic Party (CSSD) who have been accused of alleged corruption have failed morally as well as ...
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GLOBAL WATER DISTRIBUTION HINDERED BY MISMANAGEMENT, CORRUPTION ...
Accra Daily Mail - Accra,Ghana
Citing factors such as "corruption, lack of appropriate institutions, bureaucratic inertia and a shortage of new investments in building human capacity as well ...

Climate Of Corruption II
TheRealityCheck.Org - Shelton,CT,USA
... The Sopranos. "Climate of Corruption" is a cute little catch phrase, however there are always two sides to every story.... For all ...
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Anti-Corruption: NACC Replaces the Observatory
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
President Paul Biya last Saturday signed a decree relating to the setting up, organisation and functioning of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC). ...

Reports of Justice Court corruption resulted in reforms
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... to Superior Court administrators. Reforms intensified in 2002 after years of corruption and management scandals. Reviews by the ...

That old-fashioned corruption
Working for Change - USA
... type of liberal that gives the word a bad name, had a column Thursday in which he made the case that when using the phrase "culture of corruption," the real ...
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Ex minister held harmless from corruption scandal so far
El Universal - Venezuela
Thus far, ex Minister of Agriculture and Lands Antonio Albarr�n does not seem involved in criminal actions, Attorney General Isa�as Rodr�guez commented in ...
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Corruption killed Starkesia Reed

Corruption killed Starkesia Reed
Chicago Tribune - United States
We are focused these days, and rightly so, on public officials whose self-serving acts of corruption victimize American citizens. ... Why? Corruption. ...

Fighting corruption
GreaterKashmir.com (press release) - Srinigar,India
This refers to the letter of SGH Naqshbandi about the eradication of corruption in our state (GK 24th Feb). Mr. Naqshbandi seems ...

Berlusconi and Mills face corruption charges
BreakingNews.ie - Cork,Ireland
... Silvio Berlusconi and British lawyer David Mills, estranged husband of Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell, be indicted on charges of corruption, Italian news ...

Stepping up the fight against corruption in Cameroon
csr-news.net (Pressemitteilung) - Germany
... 2006 � Transparency International (TI) calls on the Cameroonian parliamentarians that began their session today, to assert their anti-corruption mandate and ...

�Earmarking� Funds Leads to Corruption
Wheeling News Register - Wheeling,WV,USA
... His is an epic case of high talent directed to low ends, perhaps the worst and most blatant case of corruption since the Teapot Dome scandal of the 1920s. ...

Between corruption and youth unemployment(II)
The Tide - Port Harcourt,Niger Delta,Nigeria
... The bane of youth unemployment and empowerment is thus corruption. This is because it is corruption that makes society to forget ...
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Berlusconi, Mills Targeted for Corruption Indictment (Update3)
Bloomberg - USA
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is being targeted for indictment for corruption less than a month before the national election ...
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Corruption: ICPC Arrests Kano LG Boss, 3 Others
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
CHAIRMAN of Wudil local government in Kano State, Alhaji Abubakar Abdullahi, and three other top officials of the council, have been arrested by the ...

Jensen's Capitol corruption case goes to jury
WBAY - Green Bay,WI,USA
MADISON, Wis. A Dane County jury is deliberating in the Capitol corruption trial of state Representative Scott Jensen. Testimony ...
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Indonesia ratifies UN convention on corruption
Antara - Antara,Indonesia
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia has ratified the United Nations Convention on Corruption, according to Yuri Thamrin, a spokesman of the Foreign Affairs ...

Police Boss Vows to Curb Corruption
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Inspector General of Police Brima Acha Kamara Tuesday vowed to minimize corruption within the Sierra Leone Police Force by weeding out corrupt police officers. ...

Wolfowitz's New War
Washington Post - United States
Last month, World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz declared war on corruption. And he's getting far better press for that battle than ...
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African governance improving but could be better: ECA report
Xinhua - China
... are the indicators that scored the highest, with percentages above 60 percent, while decentralization, tax system efficiency and corruption scored the lowest ...
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War on corruption has to remain free and fair
Kenya Times - Kenya
In the spirit of fighting corruption, the current public mood is that once an official�s integrity is questioned he should resign or step aside to pave way ...
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US Department of State Criticizes Macedonia for Police Corruption
Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria
... There have been cases of corruption in the police, political pressure has been exerted over the judicial system, there have been cases of discrimination ...

Corruption hinders potable water supply: UN
ABC Online - Australia
Corruption plays a crucial yet nearly invisible role in depriving nearly a fifth of the world's population of access to safe drinking water, a new UN report on ...
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UK ratifies UN Convention Against Corruption
Daily Observer - Banjul,Gambia
The UK has joined a list of 45 countries that have ratified the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), said Jack Straw, the British Foreign ...

Prosecutor: Claims Ryan investigated corruption are 'a lie'
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
... prosecutors showed jurors a TV news clip of Ryan telling reporters that he and his staff investigated every allegation of political corruption made against his ...
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Parliament rejects Japanese aid because of anti-corruption clause
New Anatolian - Ankara,Turkey
... commission turned down a much-awaited Japanese financial aid because it was angered over a clause asking the government to take anti-corruption measures on ...

China banking regulator confirms corruption case at Bank of China
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
BEIJING (AP) - China's banking regulator has confirmed reports of an embezzlement scandal at a branch of the Bank of China, and said lenders should move more ...
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All seven suspects accused of corruption in state administration
Czech News Agency - Czech Republic
Prague- All seven suspects in the case of alleged corruption in the state administration, who were detained on Thursday, including two Transport Ministry ...
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US Accuses Obasanjo of Rights Abuses, Corruption
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
THE United States has scored the Obasanjo administration low, accusing it of serious human rights abuses, massive corruption and poor management of the ...

DRC must tackle corruption to get debt relief
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
The Republic of Congo needs to tackle corruption in its oil sector in order to qualify for massive debt reduction, the World Bank's director for central Africa ...
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US accuses Obasanjo of rights abuses, corruption
Vanguard - Apapa,Lagos,Nigeria
LAGOS�THE United States has scored the Obasanjo administration low, accusing it of serious human rights abuses, massive corruption and poor management of the ...
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Corruption shakes Guatemala anew

Corruption shakes Guatemala anew
Newsweek - USA
... his deputies -- all of whom have pleaded not guilty and now await trial in US District Court -- offer a vivid illustration of the pervasive corruption that has ...

IMF Delays Aid Decision Further Due to Corruption
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will delay further a decision on lending to Kenya following fresh corruption allegations, the 'Financial Times' reported ...
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President's corruption remark worries Region Six -contractors say ...
Stabroek News - Georgetown,Guyana
... that a bill submitted by the Regional Administration of Region Six [East Berbice/Corentyne] amounting to $118 million is an example of corruption has raised ...

NEW ANTI-CORRUPTION LAW TO COVER CONTRACTORS ALSO
Star of Mysore - Mysore,India
... and Panchayat Raj Minister CM Udasi today disclosed that the Government will enact a new law to cover non-officials and contractors also in corruption cases. ...

Chinese top prosecutor reports progress in clampdown on corruption
Xinhua - China
... on high-level officials, "profitable" government sections, monopoly industries and state-owned companies in an effort to weed out corruption, top prosecutor ...

Events in the Capitol corruption scandal
Duluth News Tribune - Duluth,MN,USA
May 10, 2001 - The Wisconsin State Journal begins its reports on state employees illegally campaigning for legislative candidates on taxpayers' time, and on ...
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Address corruption in judiciary, says PM
Deccan Herald - Bangalore,India
... He also asked the judiciary to address instances of corruption in judicial system. Curbing corruption should be a part of reforms ...
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Shortage of judges in China as corruption cases increase
Anglo Celt - Cavan,Ireland
China is facing a shortage of judges as its courts struggle to cope with growing numbers of official corruption cases. Prosecutors ...

Berlusconi may face corruption charges
Politics.co.uk - London,UK
Italian prosecutors have asked a judge to indict prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and lawyer David Mills over corruption allegations. ...
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Bulgarian Tax Officers Nabbed for Corruption
Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria
Two tax officers from Bulgaria's southern city Sandanski have been arrested on corruption charges, it emerged Saturday. The two ...

More charges filed in Lonoke corruption case
Pine Bluff Commercial - Pine Bluff,AR,USA
- The former Lonoke police chief and his wife face additional felony charges and a third person has been charged in an ongoing corruption investigation. ...

 

Is the corruption fight at state firms hurting economy?

Is the corruption fight at state firms hurting economy?
Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia
... In an effort to eradicate corruption the government has tightened bidding and procurement procedures, as stipulated in a 2003 presidential decree, resulting in ...

WB hails Govt's anti-corruption measures
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation - Nairobi,Kenya
... Bank Country Director Collins Bruce says the Bretton Woods institution is impressed with measures being taken by the government to combat corruption and bad ...
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Coalition against Corruption to judge candidates LAKE COUNTY ...
nwitimes.com - Munster,IN,USA
The Coalition Against Corruption in Lake County, a newly formed citizens organization with the mission to promote good government has scheduled a press ...
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Zille takes aim at corruption
iAfrica.com - Cape Town,South Africa
Cape Town's new Mayor Helen Zille promised to fight corruption and poverty during her term of office. Zille, the Democratic Alliance's ...
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G-Sting: Jurors Hear About Corruption
KLAS-TV - Las Vegas,NV,USA
... Kincaid-Chauncey. Schiess repeatedly told the jury this case is about corruption and about a violation of public trust. Schiess ...
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Luxemburg applauds Albania�s efforts against corruption
dtt-net - Brussels,Belgium
(Luxemburg, DTT-NET.COM)- The Luxemburg government has applauded the fight of Albania�s authorities against the corruption in the country and also promised ...
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High-profile Kenyans face corruption trials
Business Day - Johannesburg,South Africa
... Kenya�s attorney-general has ordered the prosecution of six people, including former top treasury officials and a former spy chief, for corruption and abuse ...
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On Zero-Tolerance Corruption not preserve of politicians - Nduom
Ghanaian Chronicle - Accra,Ghana
The Minister for Public Sector Reforms, Dr Paa Kwasi Nduom, has pooh-poohed the perception that corruption is the preserve of politicians or government ...

Charges in Kenya corruption scandal
Guardian Unlimited - UK
Kenya's attorney-general yesterday signalled his willingness to tackle the country's biggest corruption scandal by charging five men, including the former ...
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Corruption concerns stop Aceh aid
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
A major international charity group has suspended part of its aid program in tsunami-devastated Aceh because of corruption concerns. ...
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Morales Lashing Corruption

Morales Lashing Corruption
Prensa Latina - Havana,Cuba
... of his political program, Bolivia�s President Evo Morales is putting the final touches on a bill with which he will launch an anti corruption offensive, one ...

South Africa : Prosecutor Discharged On Corruption Charges
African News Dimension - Johannesburg,South Africa
A former deputy director of public prosecutions successfully applied for discharge on five charges of fraud and corruption against him in the Pretoria Regional ...
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The Corruption Crusader
noticias.info - Spain
... and brought in new staff with the aim of making the organization - and its borrowers � accountable (�) Wolfowitz is on the right track on corruption. ...
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Former Mobster Alleges Further Corruption In FBI
Boston Channel.com - MA, USA
BOSTON -- Kevin Weeks, who was once Whitey Bulger's right-hand man, told a stunning story Tuesday about the depth of corruption that once flourished inside the ...

Supreme Court Will Not Tolerate Corruption
Liberian Daily Observer - Silver Spring,MD,USA
MONROVIA, March 14 --T he Supreme Court under his administration will tolerate no acts of inefficiency and corruption on the part of legal practitioners in ...

Premier Says China Beset by Corruption and Rural Land Issues
New York Times - United States
... Tuesday that China's rapid economic rise is being accompanied by a "high concentration of all kinds of acute problems," including official corruption by some ...
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Justice minister quizzed in KPU corruption case
Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia
Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators questioned Justice and Human Rights Minister Hamid Awaluddin for more than five hours Monday after ...
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Election '06: GOP's culture of corruption vs. Dems culture of ...
OpEdNews - USA
... First, you saw the House Democratic Leadership publicly pee down its leg in knee-shaking fright, removing a major report on Republican corruption from its ...
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Meriden official caught in corruption probe dies
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
(AP)_ Michael H. Aldi, a Meriden city manager whose rising political career ended with a corruption conviction, has died of cancer at the age of 53. ...
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CBI nabs one of its own on corruption charges
Sify - Taramani,Chennai,India
New Delhi: Cracking the whip in-house, the CBI on Tuesday arrested two of its men, including a Deputy Legal Advisor in Mumbai, on alleged corruption charges. ...
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Cameroon: Anti-Corruption: The New Dimension
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Placed under the authority of the Head of State, the National Anti-Corruption Commission will have overwhelming power in the fight. ...
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Romania Libera - Anti-corruption does not mean dictatorship

Romania Libera - Anti-corruption does not mean dictatorship
Bucharest Daily News - Bucharest,Romania
Romania Libera's editorial today comments that those who blame the president for his bold statements against corruption are actually interested in saving their ...

Ex-Erie mayor goes on trial on public corruption charges
Centre Daily Times - Centre County,PA,USA
This week, both sides will have their say in court. Jury selection was to begin Monday in the public corruption trial of Filippi and two associates. ...

Berlusconi lashes Jowell husband over corruption charges
Unison.ie - Bray,Ireland
... Tessa Jowell. It came just hours after prosecutorsrequested the indictment of Mr Mills and Berlusconi on corruption charges. The ...
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Report: MPs only pretend to hear EU's calls against corruption
Bucharest Daily News - Bucharest,Romania
Romanian lawmakers, unlike those in Bulgaria, merely pretend they hear Brussels' calls referring to the fight against corruption, recently rejecting prosecutors ...
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Bribery and corruption policies hard to find
The Financial Standard - Sydney,NSW,Australia
... from the Centre for Australian Ethical Research (CAER) reveals that only half of Australia�s largest companies have policies banning bribery or corruption. ...

Corruption trial due to begin for two ex-Clark County lawmakers
Las Vegas Sun - Las Vegas,NV,USA
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Jury selection is due to begin Tuesday in a federal corruption trial of two former Clark County commissioners. ...
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Odili urges Christian lawyers to fight corruption
The Tide - Port Harcourt,Niger Delta,Nigeria
... lawyers should demonstrate the virtues of good Christians to reflect on their professional practice by ensuring that the fight against corruption was sustained ...

People are my eyes and ears for Jihad against corruption: Azad
GreaterKashmir.com (press release) - Srinigar,India
... Azad said �to me Jihad stands for endeavouring to wipe out tears from the eyes of poor, uproot the menace of corruption, give justice to every citizen, seek ...

Corruption probe staff cleared
Gulf Daily News - Manama,Bahrain
By MOHAMMED AL A'ALI. STRINGENT investigations have cleared Health Ministry staff of a string of allegations of corruption and malpractice. ...

LTO under fire again; corruption still rampant
Bohol Chronicle - Tagbilaran,Bohol,Philippines
The Land Transportation Office is again under fire for the unabated corruption inside the said government agency. Prov�l Board ...

Govt to "vaccinate" kids against corruption
Xinhua - China
... Having realized it's an urgent task to foster noble probity among its new generation, the Chinese government has launched anti-corruption education among kids. ...

 

Outside View: A call for True reform

Outside View: A call for True reform
United Press International - USA
... corruption laws. Yet, Libya ranks at the bottom of the list in the region according to Transparency International score board. The ...

Keeping Ukraine Poor
Inter Press Service (subscription) - Rome,Italy
... Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index for 2005 placed Ukraine in a worrying 107th place, along with Vietnam and Zimbabwe, accounting for one ...

Our man in Manila
The Standard - Hong Kong
... In the annual corruption rankings collated by the group Transparency International, the Philippines was rated at number 117, a drop of 15 places from the year ...

World Bank's anti-graft drive 'needs resources'
Financial Times - London,England,UK
Paul Wolfowitz, president of the World Bank, won backing yesterday for his drive against corruption from Transparency International, the anti-graft watchdog ...

World Bank�s Anti-Graft Drive �Needs Resources�
noticias.info - Spain
/noticias.info/ Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, won backing on Monday for his drive against corruption from Transparency International, the anti ...

Ghana's Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005
Public Agenda - Ghana
... other security officials; however, a July public opinion survey by the Ghana Integrity Initiative, the local chapter of Transparency International, found the ...

 

Transparency International Mucks It Up on 419

Transparency International Mucks It Up on 419
Transparency International is a respected organization which researches ...
But Transparency International, after some discussion with 419 Coalition, ...

 

Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2003

Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2003
Transparency International, founded in 1993, is the leading international ...
support,� said Peter Eigen, Chairman of Transparency International (TI), ...

Nigerian rebels warn foreign oil workers to leave
World Peace Herald - Washington,DC,USA
... In many places, frustration with a government ranked by Transparency International as the third most corrupt in the world has spilled over into violence. ...

Promote ethical education to build corruption-free society
The Daily Star - Bangladesh
... neither the civil society nor the policymakers take it into account, said Prof Muzaffer, also a trustee of the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB). ...

Freight forwarders battle corruption in ports
The Tide - Port Harcourt,Niger Delta,Nigeria
... �The vanguard will be linking with the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), Transparency International (TI) and other experts associated with maritime fraud ...

Saatchi fights corruption in Kenya
Bizcommunity.com - Cape Town,South Africa
... anti-corruption expectations. "We will also monitor our ranking in the Transparency International Global report. This report is ...
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Daimler slush fund probe unearths 'number' of deals
Motoring - South Africa
... Anti-corruption group Transparency International said German state prosecutors had launched several investigations of such corporate bribery but nobody had yet ...
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Greed creates corruption but sound ethical practice can eradicte ...
Financial Express.bd - Bangladesh
... Actually, corruption spreads due to lust for unlimited money by people," said Transparency International (TI) Bangladesh Trustee Professor Muzaffar Ahmed at a ...

Canada Has No Plans To Suspend Aid to Kenya
Embassy - Ottawa,Ontario,Canada
... on corruption has won praise from Huguette Labelle, the former president of CIDA who was recently appointed as chair of Transparency International, a Berlin ...

DaimlerChrysler Finds Improper Payments
Washington Post - United States
... 1997, several European governments, including Germany's, openly allowed tax deductions for bribery overseas, according to Transparency International, a Berlin ...
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Ratification of Anti-corruption Convention will show governments ...
csr-news.net (Pressemitteilung) - Germany
Amman, Jordan, 7 March 2006 � A high-level conference organised by Transparency International (TI) brought together government ministers, parliamentarians ...

FG saves N160 bn from Due Process
The Tide - Port Harcourt,Niger Delta,Nigeria
... �We are concerned about the Transparency International rating of our country, but this government does not believe they are correct�, he said, adding that ...

Kenyan Media Raid Exposes Cracks in Government
Voice of America - USA
... The executive director of Transparency International - Kenya, Mwalimu Mati, says he is very concerned about the presence of what he calls a "rogue police force ...

Draft on wealth control causes controversy
Bucharest Daily News - Bucharest,Romania
... The non-governmental organization, Transparency International whose representatives also attended the debate, asked for the draft to be withdrawn and be open ...

Big companies 'at risk' on kickbacks
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
... Twenty per cent had operations in countries deemed by anti-corruption organisation Transparency International to be "high risk", and 11 per cent operated in at ...

 

Stepping up the fight against corruption in Cameroon

Stepping up the fight against corruption in Cameroon
Ici Cemac - Cameroon
Transparency International calls for the implementation of constitutional provisions on asset declaration for public officials."There can be no `sacred cows ...

D�lger says Japan�s anti-corruption clause on aid unacceptable
Turkish Daily News (subscription) - Ankara,Turkey
... Turkey improved its ranking in a corruption index to 69th in 2005, just below Peru and above Burkina Faso, according to Transparency International, an NGO that ...

Playing the trading game
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
... Professor Leslie Holmes, who has worked as a consultant for the World Bank and Transparency International on corruption issues, says Australian companies are ...

 

The danger of war spilling over

The danger of war spilling over
Economist - UK
... table. Transparency International, a Berlin-based anti-corruption lobby, judges it the most corrupt country in the world. Poverty ...

 

NCC leads local authorities in corruption

NCC leads local authorities in corruption
Capital FM - Nairobi,Kenya
The report by Transparency International says Nairobi residents get a higher percentage of bribery demands for services from city council workers, compared to ...

TI accuses State of adopting jungle law
Standard - Nairobi,Kenya
Transparency International (TI) Kenyan chapter yesterday accused the Government of adopting "jungle law" to stop the media from reporting on corruption. ...

 

Invoking emergency powers not to be taken lightly

Invoking emergency powers not to be taken lightly
Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia
... Transparency International recently ranked Indonesia as the sixth most corrupt country in the world, with judicial corruption ranked as the worst among 19 ...

 

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World Bank's anti-graft drive �needs resources'
Financial Times - London,England,UK
Paul Wolfowitz, president of the World Bank, won backing on Monday for his drive against corruption from Transparency International, the anti-graft watchdog ...

Daimler slush fund probe unearths 'number' of deals
Automotive News - USA
... Anti-corruption group Transparency International says German state prosecutors have launched several investigations of such corporate bribery but no one has ...

GEORGIA'S PARLIAMENT: READY FOR BUSINESS?
EurasiaNet - New York,NY,USA
... Nina Khatiskatsi, the parliamentary program director at Transparency International Georgia, suggests that many MPs spend more time tending to their own ...

Saatchi hired to help Kenya's 'war on corruption'
Independent - London,England,UK
... The international corruption watchdog Transparency International rated Kenya, east Africa's richest economy, joint 144th in its 2005 Corruption Perception ...

 

National Bank, Transparency sign MoU for `Integrity Pact'

National Bank, Transparency sign MoU for `Integrity Pact'
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
KARACHI: The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) and the Transparency International Pakistan (TIP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the ...

Playing by the Book
Business Today Egypt - Cairo,Egypt
... Egypt ranks 70 out of 159 countries in Transparency International (TI)'s annual corruption perceptions index, significantly below the regional average. ...

As Corrupt as They Come
OhmyNews International - South Korea
... Motions were tabled in the British House of Commons, his former colleagues in Transparency International voiced passionate protests and civil society groups ...

 

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For Indians, the tax man rarely cometh
Christian Science Monitor - Boston,MA,USA
... In a report published last year, Transparency International said that some 66 percent of Indians surveyed felt their country's tax department was corrupt. ...

Deputies' vote locks Nastase's house to prosecutors
Bucharest Daily News - Bucharest,Romania
... vote given by most of the deputies also raised criticism from the civil society, as the non governmental organization Transparency International (TI) said the ...

Kombo to act on TI graft report
Daily Nation (subscription) - Nairobi,Kenya
The minister for Local Government, Mr Musikari Kombo, is to visit 20 municipal councils named by Transparency International (TI) as the most corrupt. ...

Transparency International Criticizes Deputies’ Vote In Case Of ...
Mediafax - Bucuresti,Romania
Transparency International (TI) criticized the vote of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies rejecting the search warrant for two of the houses belonging to former ...

Law Without Boundaries
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... 7) That UN Commission for Human Rights, Amnesty International and Transparency International be served with copies of this ruling. ...

Daimler slush fund probe unearths 'number' of deals
Automotive News - USA
... Anti-corruption group Transparency International says German state prosecutors have launched several investigations of such corporate bribery but no one has ...
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Curb Corruption Now Say Donors
Inter Press Service (subscription) - Rome,Italy
... That corruption in Cambodia -- it is ranked 131 out of 158 countries on Transparency International's 2005 corruption index -- is a concern of the local ...

Lobbying and a briefcase of cash
Chicago Tribune - United States
... have gone a long way toward making the American government one of the cleanest in the world, according to Transparency International, an organization whose ...

Corruption is one of the biggest threats
Stabroek News - Georgetown,Guyana
... is not asleep. Transparency International has rated Guyana as one of the most corrupt countries in which to do business. Of all ...

Saatchi hired to help Kenya's 'war on corruption'
Independent - London,England,UK
... The international corruption watchdog Transparency International rated Kenya, east Africa's richest economy, joint 144th in its 2005 Corruption Perception ...

GEORGIA’S PARLIAMENT: READY FOR BUSINESS?
EurasiaNet - New York,NY,USA
... Nina Khatiskatsi, the parliamentary program director at Transparency International Georgia, suggests that many MPs spend more time tending to their own ...

A false perception of Africa
Business in Africa (subscription) - South Africa
... indexes to gauge their perceptions of countries as investment vehicles – and for many of these indexes, such as Transparency International’s Corruption ...

It is a Serious Test, Mr. President
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... Afterwards, one of his Prime Ministers publicly invited Transparency International to come see for themselves whether corruption existed here at all. ...

‘Our Mining Sector is beginning to attract International ...
Nigeria Daily Independent - Ikeja,Lagos,Nigeria
... I speak with a bit of knowledge, because I am one of those that founded Transparency International globally, and I do know that corruption is a challenge that ...

Now Voters Might Elect Mayors
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... The report, which was presented by the chairman of the Transparency International (Kenya), Ms Evelyn Mungai, and executive director Mwalimu Mati, shows that ...
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Will miners buy Nigeria the good?
Globe and Mail - Canada
... Nigeria has also moved up -- slightly -- in the Corruptions Perceptions Index, maintained by Transparency International, an influential non-governmental ...

World Bank’s anti-graft drive ‘needs resources’
Financial Times - London,England,UK
Paul Wolfowitz, president of the World Bank, won backing on Monday for his drive against corruption from Transparency International, the anti-graft watchdog ...