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Transparency International says corruption key in triggering Arab Spring protests Washington Post BERLIN — Widespread corruption ignited protests this year across the Middle East and in those nations badly shaken by Europe's debt crisis as citizens demanded accountability from their governments, an international watchdog said Thursday. ... See all stories on this topic »

FIFA anti-corruption adviser suggests temporary suspension of officials under ... Washington Post ZURICH — FIFA should consider suspending officials who are under criminal investigation as part of its effort to clean up the organization, an independent anti-corruption expert hired by the govering body said Wednesday. Swiss professor Mark Pieth ... See all stories on this topic »

Prosecutors: Blagojevich should get 15 to 20 years CBS News (AP) CHICAGO — Rod Blagojevich deserves a sentence of 15 to 20 years in prison on his multiple corruption convictions for misusing the power of his office "from the very moment he became governor," federal prosecutors said Wednesday. ... See all stories on this topic »

Global corruption index reflects Arab Spring unrest Reuters By Maria Sheahan BERLIN (Reuters) - Awareness of corruption has risen in some Arab countries in the wake of their uprisings earlier this year, a global league table released by Transparency International showed on Thursday. North Korea was included in ... See all stories on this topic »

Is corruption hurting growth of India? IBNLive A survey shows that the relentless campaign against corruption is slowing down decision making as India's GDP slows to 6.9 per cent. http://ibnlive.com/livetv. See all stories on this topic »

Ruling would dismiss corruption convictions at Azusa company Los Angeles Times A tentative ruling would overturn corruption convictions in a foreign bribery case involving Lindsey Manufacturing Co. of Azusa. Federal prosecutor says Justice Department regrets 'mistakes.' By Stuart Pfeifer, Los Angeles Times A federal judge in Los ... See all stories on this topic »

India corruption protesters dump snakes in busy tax office The Guardian Protests against seemingly endemic corruption in India are common. Scams have hit the headlines and badly damaged the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, and his ailing administration. But it is the daily payment of small bribes to petty officials, ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Indonesian corruption trial bad news for ruling party Sydney Morning Herald JAKARTA: The former treasurer of Indonesia's ruling party appeared in court on corruption charges yesterday, striking a defiant tone in a case that has already seriously damaged the political fortunes of the President. The saga of Muhammad Nazaruddin ... See all stories on this topic »

Brazil's Spiraling Corruption Scandals Turn Farcical: Dom Phillips Bloomberg Lupi has been in the spotlight for nearly a month, dodging corruption allegations -- the sixth minister in President Dilma Rousseff's government to face such charges since she took office in January. But he has yet to resign or be dismissed, ... See all stories on this topic »

Russians tire of corruption spectacle BBC News The word "korruptsiya" (corruption) is on the lips of businessmen and pensioners - and even Kremlin spin-doctors. The most infamous recent case of alleged corruption centres on the death of Sergei Magnitsky. He was a young corporate lawyer working on ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Medich denies doing favours for minister ABC Online MARK COLVIN: A New South Wales corruption inquiry threatened to descend into farce today, with repeated obfuscation by a key witness exasperating the commissioner and his counsel assisting. In the box was the Sydney property tycoon Ron Medich, ... See all stories on this topic »

Finmeccanica's Guarguaglini Faces Boardroom Showdown Over Corruption Probe Bloomberg By Marco Bertacche and Sabine Pirone - Thu Dec 01 00:01:01 GMT 2011 Finmeccanica SpA (FNC) Chairman Pier Francesco Guarguaglini faces a showdown with his board over the extent of his powers at the defense contractor as a widening corruption probe fuels ... See all stories on this topic »

Corruption fight weakened by OPI resignations The Age Photo: Justin McManus THE resignation of the Office of Police Integrity's two most senior officials will leave Victoria's anti-corruption system severely weakened for at least six months. The Age revealed online yesterday that OPI director Michael ... See all stories on this topic » The Age

Corruption making euro debt crisis worse: NGO FRANCE 24 Corruption is hampering efforts to tackle the eurozone debt crisis, a top anti-graft watchdog said Thursday, as Greece and Italy scored badly in a list of nations seen to be the most sleaze-ridden. AFP - Corruption is hampering efforts to tackle the ... See all stories on this topic » FRANCE 24

Creative competitions mark youth protest against corruption Times of India NAGPUR: While members of India Against Corruption (IAC) preferred an indefinite hunger strike, the youth took a different path against corruption. Wednesday was the first day of protest organized by Youth Against Corruption (YAC), which is a forum of ... See all stories on this topic »

State Assemblyman Arrested on New Corruption Counts Weeks After Acquittal NBC New York By Jonathan Dienst Just weeks after being acquitted on federal corruption charges, State Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. was arrested again by the FBI on new bribery and extortion charges -- money he allegedly solicited to help pay legal bills from his ... See all stories on this topic »

Murder of Mexican activist sparks corruption claims New Zealand Herald Photo / AP An activist who publicly accused police of kidnapping his teenage son was shot dead as he drove through his hometown in northern Mexico, a killing that instantly fuelled a bitter nationwide debate over crime and corruption. ... See all stories on this topic »

Corruption at Forbes Border Post The Zimbabwean Investigations by The Zimbabwean have opened a Pandora's Box of corruption at Forbes Border Post. Truck drivers use Clearing Agencies to facilitate the smuggling of goods through Zimbabwe's border posts. Clearing agencies, the Zimbabwe Republic Police ... See all stories on this topic » The Zimbabwean

Meeting urges increased action against corruption Viet Nam News HA NOI — Viet Nam has successfully established a legal framework for anti-corruption measures, but the laws must also be implemented effectively in order to ensure progress, the 10th anti-corruption dialogue in Ha Noi heard yesterday. ... See all stories on this topic »

Anti-corruption campaign underway, as Egyptians go to the polls euronews Those voting are a new generation, using social media to report their experiences and to join the campaign to root out anyone suspected of being involved in past corruption. "The revolutionaries who are in Tahrir Square and those using websites and ... See all stories on this topic » euronews

Former Sheriff guilty of corruption WWL First News There was another blow to Louisiana corruption today, in the federal bribery case against former Plaquemines Parish Sheriff Jiff Hingle. The long time lawman entered guilty pleas to charges of bribery and mail fraud in a jail construction project. ... See all stories on this topic » WWL First News

Uganda: Corruption Allegations - NRM Leaders Should Allow a Smooth Due Process AllAfrica.com We have been reading and hearing news about alleged rampant corruption in the oil sector involving senior government ministers. The revelations, thanks to committed Members of Parliament, are shocking and have taken the country by surprise. ... See all stories on this topic »

Macdonald to face corruption hearing ABC Online Former New South Wales minister Ian Macdonald will face a corruption hearing today over allegations he was rewarded with a prostitute for setting up a business meeting for developer and accused murderer Ron Medic. The state's Independent Commission ... See all stories on this topic »

Kilpatrick seeks to keep infidelities, corruption charges from SkyTel jury The Detroit News Kilpatrick also doesn't want them to know he, his father and friends were indicted on public corruption charges in Detroit. And he wants to prevent jurors from hearing about the content of his infamous text messages that led to Kilpatrick's downfall. ... See all stories on this topic »

Corruption at the Glenview 8 industrial complex The Zimbabwean Self-employed carpenters and welders at the Glenview 8 Complex. built by the government in 2005, are alleging abuse and corruption at the hands of Zanu (PF) staff masquerading as council employees. "The only entrance to the Glenview 8 Complex is manned ... See all stories on this topic »

Barney Frank's Corruption Scandals Caught Up To Him The Moral Liberal While much of the mainstream media seems to blame conservatives in Congress for driving liberal Democrat Barney Frank—a two-time Judicial Watch Most Wanted Corrupt Politician—out of office, the truth is that a number of corruption scandals have ... See all stories on this topic »

Arts Council president rubbishes corruption charges The News International President of the Arts Council of Pakistan Muhammad Ahmed Shah has rejected the allegations of corruption in the recent International Urdu Conference, saying he had been organising the event for the last four years, but never was accused of corruption ... See all stories on this topic »

Gadkari twin attacks: UPA corrupt, Trinamool enjoying booty Expressindia.com The party announced several protest rallies over the next month across Bengal on issues such as price hike, blackmarketeering of fertilisers and corruption in NREGS. "Whenever we ask Manmohanji how the 2G spectrum scam happened, which saw the siphoning ... See all stories on this topic »

Canada clamps down on corruption Calgary Herald Canada's newfound anti-corruption zeal is part of a worldwide push to enforce the rule of law in transborder business. The stunning $9.5-million fine of Niko Resources for bribing a Bangladeshi official is only the beginning of criminal charges in ... See all stories on this topic »

Mubarak's personal photographer wrote novel about corruption CNN (CNN) -- Egyptian author Ahmed Mourad published his first novel in 2007, a political thriller on corruption in the regime of former president Hosni Mubarak. But he was taking a risk writing about the regime; his day job was as Mubarak's personal ... See all stories on this topic »

Corruption hurting India's growth: Poll IBNLive.com New Delhi: If there was a singular idea that dominated the popular discourse in the country in 2011, it was corruption. Or the eradication of it. Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal became household names while corruption became a household battle. ... See all stories on this topic » IBNLive.com

Liberia: Tough Corruption War Promised AllAfrica.com The next 6 years will witness a far tougher onslaught on corruption, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has vowed as she prepares for her second-term. The President has come under severe criticism for being lenient on graft despite her promise to make it ... See all stories on this topic »

Mehbooba attacks Omar, says his office hub of corruption Hindustan Times The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday aimed its guns at chief minister Omar Abdullah on "all pervasive corrupt system within the state". "Abdullah had lost all moral authority to run a transparent and honest administration. ... See all stories on this topic »

Heath appointment sparks political storm Independent Online By Gaye Davis Advocate Willem Heath expects to formally take over the reins at the corruption-busting Special Investigating Unit on Monday – but for now must ride out the political storm sparked by his appointment. While presidency spokesman Mac ... See all stories on this topic » Independent Online

Be patient re NSW corruption: Edward Rennell Harnesslink The chief executive of Harness Racing New Zealand, Edward Rennell has urged the public to be patient regarding the corruption saga that was revealed in New South Wales last week. The investigation came to life last Thursday when police began a series ... See all stories on this topic »

Uganda: Men Are Corrupt, Let's Elect a Woman President After Museveni AllAfrica.com The level of corruption in Uganda has now reached unprecedented levels. And considering that since independence, the country has been led by men, all indications are that male leadership has failed the country. It is for that reason that I suggest a ... See all stories on this topic »

Councillors were corrupt, inquiry told The West Australian Former Wanneroo deputy mayor Sam Salpietro yesterday made allegations of bribery and corruption at the council, claiming two elected officials accepted five-figure donations "under the table" from developers with proposals before the city. ... See all stories on this topic » The West Australian

Polish official fired over corruption allegations SI.com WARSAW, Poland (AP) -The Polish football federation has fired its secretary general following allegations of possible corruption. Federation official Jacek Masiota said Wednesday that the 17-member board voted to oust Zdzislaw Krecina after a secretly ... See all stories on this topic »

Colombia to sign international anti-corruption convention Colombia Reports It must undergo a rigorous examination of its anti-corruption legislation, to ensure that it respects the organization's norms and that they are actually enforced in the country. OECD vice secretary general Richard Boucher welcomed the moved, saying, ... See all stories on this topic »

UI Rector Denies Corruption Allegations Jakarta Globe The rector of the University of Indonesia Gumilar R Somantri denied corruption allegations reported to the Corruption Eradication Commission stressing that the university's financial report was transparent. "Our financial report has always been ... See all stories on this topic »

Two Czechs to be accused of corruption in Tatra lorries case Czech Happenings Ostrava - The Czech police will accuse two men over alleged corruption during the purchase of the Tatra lorries for the military in the days to come, state attorney Dusan Taborsky confirmed to CTK today. The investigation has ended and the work of the ... See all stories on this topic » Czech Happenings

Hegde hopes GenNew will fight corruption City Journal.in He was speaking at Catholic Priests' Conference of India Colloquium on Good Governance, Corruption and Citizenry held at Dolours' Basillica yesterday. Hegde said he has visited more than 320 institutions in the past five years with a view to instilling ... See all stories on this topic » City Journal.in

Nigeria: Jonathan - Corruption, Nepotism Kill Public Service AllAfrica.com President Goodluck Jonathan has identified corruption and nepotism as factors responsible for the inability of the public service to meet the expectations of Nigerians. Jonathan, who was represented by Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo, ... See all stories on this topic »

Judge upholds guilty verdict for politician Sylvia Poitier on corruption charges MiamiHerald.com A defense attorney argued that prosecutors never presented direct evidence against suspended Deerfield Beach City Commissioner Sylvia Poitier. BY DANIEL CHANG Suspended Deerfield Beach City Commissioner Sylvia Poitier will face sentencing in January on ... See all stories on this topic »

First Woman Elected to Run Cook County Invades Paradise of Graft BusinessWeek 30 (Bloomberg) -- Toni Preckwinkle runs the second- largest US county, a storied sewer of corruption whose embrace of the dark side began more than 140 years ago when commissioners accepted bribes for a contract to paint the seat of local government in ... See all stories on this topic »

Dilma's Legacy: Dealing with Lula's Remnants of Corrupt Aides Brazzil.com Among the most spectacular of the latter is a series of corruption scandals which has led to the fall of no less than five of her ministers. The president personally has not been touched by any of these scandals, and her speed and firmness in insisting ... See all stories on this topic »

Seabrook's Alleged Mistress Wavers During Questioning In Corruption Trial NY1 Defense attorneys on Tuesday questioned the credibility of Gloria Jones-Grant, Councilman Larry Seabrook's alleged mistress and a key witness in his corruption trial. She took the stand for the second time in what the prosecution hoped would provide ... See all stories on this topic » NY1

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