BREAKING: Senator Ted Stevens Guilty on All Counts [UPDATED]
Region: United States
Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) has been found guilty on all counts of his indictment today in Washington, D.C. This verdict will make his run for re-election much more difficult if not impossible and may lead to hi... more
Views: 1266Nepal Brothels Ignore Government Curfew
Region: NepalNight brothels mostly run by affiliates of smuggling networks have utterly disobeyed home ministry's order to close after 11 p.m. The brothels, in the name of serving night customers, have been extremely exploiting destitu... more
Views: 4077Grin and Bear It II
Region: PhilippinesThe social degeneration continuously changing the moral standard of the human race and it is terribly unthinkable. What if sensible people can not endure it? Maybe they could just stay in the sideline and grin and bear it ... more
Views: 1327Uzbekistan Again Recognised as 'Failed State'
Region: Uzbekistan
A News Briefing Central Asia Report Uzbekistan’s high position in a new list of so-called failed states can be attributed to a lack of democracy and the slow pace of economic development, say local observers. In ... more
Views: 1911Northern Ugandan Aid Programme Probed
Region: Uganda
Ten arrested, others flee as corruption inquiry into development projects gathers pace. By Bill Oketch and Patrick Okino in Lira The authorities are belatedly cracking down on suspected fraud that has plagued a long-runn... more
Views: 1740EU Chastises Bulgaria, Romania on Corruption
Region: Bulgaria
Posted by Veronica Khokhlova to Global Voices Online Every six months, the European Commission issues reports “on progress with judicial reform, the fight against corruption and, concerning Bulgaria, the fight aga... more
Views: 1948Medvedev Tells Russian Government to Go Online or Go Home
Region: Russian Federation
Posted by Liz Colville to findingDulcinea Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has vowed to eliminate corruption by putting all documents online, but computer literacy among government officials is an obstacle. During a nat... more
Views: 89420 Kilos of Hashish and Its Porters Arrested
Region: NepalMedia reports in Kathmandu say patrolling police have arrested five persons in Bardia while carrying 20 Kgs of hashish to New Delhi. The arrestees are Laxmi Pun (woman), Tek Bahadur Budha and Raman Budha of Kapilvastu dist... more
Views: 1268As Black Market Thrives in Nepal, Government Does Nothing
Region: Nepal
Nepal is a country so far controlled by smugglers, black marketers and other criminal gangs. Corruption is all-pervasive across the nation. Everyone has admitted this. Criminalization of politics has facilitated a ground f... more
Views: 1988Olmert Under the Spotlight
Region: Israel
An undisclosed police investigation might lead to the downfall of Ehud Olmert, the current Prime Minister of Israel. Judges have refused to speak to the press about the details of this investigation but many speculat... more
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