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AllAfrica.com
May 17, 2012
Johannesburg - A new, dedicated corruption-busting unit should be set up to bolster the work of the Hawks, the Institute of Accountability said on Tuesday.
The News International
May 17, 2012
Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that the
Punjab Province is a shining example of good governance, development and transparency in Pakistan which is in the quagmire of corruption, problems and hardships. He said that development ...
Zee News
May 17, 2012
New Delhi: Several issues, ranging from CBI probe into corruption in the Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) to raising the quota of Haj pilgrims from
Uttar Pradesh, were raised in the Lok Sabha during the Zero Hour on Wednesday.
Foreign Policy (blog)
May 17, 2012
Earlier this month, Jordan's new prime minister, Fayez Tarawneh, unveiled his new cabinet and reaffirmed the kingdom's self-described commitment to combating corruption. But for the new government -- Jordan's fourth since the Arab Spring began -- the ...
Independent Online
May 17, 2012
WHILE corruption was undermining public trust in public servants, the slow response of government departments in acting to combat the scourge was eroding state employees' morale, Acting Public Service and Administration Minister Mildred Oliphant said ...
Times of India
May 17, 2012
BHANDARA : "Fourteen central ministers involved in corruption have been served notices. If they do not give a reply by June, we will launch an agitation against them in Delhi.
Plain Dealer
May 17, 2012
Last year, Lioi agreed to release audio recordings at the end of two county corruption trials involving Common Pleas
judges Bridget McCafferty and Steven Terry, both of whom were convicted of federal
crimes.
Wall Street Journal (blog)
May 17, 2012
By Samuel Rubenfeld A roundup of corruption-related news from Dow Jones and other sources. You can also receive a newsletter version of Corruption Currents here. Corporate America shrugged at the
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. bribery scandal because a 2003 case ...
The Nation Newspaper
May 17, 2012
By Yusuf Alli, Managing Editor, Northern Operation 3 hours 5 minutes ago The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Mr.
Wall Street Journal (blog)
May 17, 2012
Government Working on Private Sector Corruption Law: In an attempt to bring the fight against bribery to the private sector, the home ministry is working on tough amendments to the anti-corruption law. (Source: Hindustan Times) Imams' Body to ...
Sydney Morning Herald
May 17, 2012
The Greens are pushing for a new anti-corruption body for parliamentarians and their staff and an
advisor to oversee MPs entitlements in the wake of the Craig Thomson and Peter Slipper scandals.
ESPNcricinfo.com
May 17, 2012
The BCCI has begun its investigation of the corruption charges against five players, with Shalabh Srivastava deposing before its inquiry commission in
New Delhi.
The Express Tribune
May 17, 2012
By Azam Khan AUDIT RESULTS: Rs4.68 billion was recorded as business losses, whereas Rs9.99 billion incurred due to corruption. PHOTO: FILE Expressing a lack of confidence in the sluggish progress of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in the ...
Los Angeles Times
May 15, 2012
Steve Cooley said Tuesday that the
corruption investigation of Assessor John Noguez has grown to include multiple targets and that he intends to seek grand
jury indictments in the near future.
South Asian News Agency
May 13, 2012
During the hearing of scrap scandal case, the NAB
prosecutor stated that the investigation has been completed and it is revealed that former general manager of Railways Saeed Akhtar was also involved in the corruption of repairing of Chinese engines.
Leadership Newspapers
May 13, 2012
In this interview with IGHO OYOYO, he alleges that dishonesty and corruption are the key triggers of the current state of insecurity that is claiming the lives of innocent
Nigerians and generating considerable tension.
WKBW-TV
May 13, 2012
By WKBW News BUFFALO, NY ( WKBW ) Officials with the City of Buffalo have had their eye on the tow truck business long before allegations of corruption surfaced recently after a two truck driver was shot and killed. Sources tell Eyewitness News the ...
AllAfrica.com
May 13, 2012
By Mosoku Geoffrery, 11 May 2012 The Public Service Commission has renewed contracts of 63 officers of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission whose contracts expired last week. Justice and Constitutional Affairs PS Gichira Kibara wrote to the EACC ...
The Nation, Pakistan
May 13, 2012
Karachi - PTI Vice-Chairman
Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Saturday that it was the government of those people who gave preference to vested interests over national ones and to veil their corruption, they disobey the Supreme Court orders.
Haaretz
May 13, 2012
Citizens Voice
May 13, 2012
He traces the genesis of the name to last year's public corruption trial of former Lackawanna County Commissioner Robert C. Cordaro and a witness description of the palatial home purchased by the cash-flush commissioner who is now serving an 11-year ...
AllAfrica.com
May 13, 2012
On Thursday this week, parliament approved the list of top officials who are to serve in the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, ending a months-long stalemate which had crippled the operations of this all-important commission.
AllAfrica.com
May 13, 2012
For sometime, successive governments in Nigeria have mouthed their resolve to give
Nigerians a new lease of life by eradicating corruption. But much as they hyped this resolve, they also ended up not achieving it and in some ways, unfortunately, ...
MyrtleBeachOnline.com
May 13, 2012
AP RALEIGH, NC -- A federal judge refused to throw out campaign corruption charges against John Edwards, so the former presidential hopeful will have to present his case to a
jury.
Los Angeles Times
May 13, 2012
It lies four miles to the south, but the corruption that roils Palomas and the rest of Northern
Mexico may as well be a block away.
Frontier Post
May 12, 2012
Islamabad (APP): Minister for Interior,
Rehman Malik on Friday said that corruption evidences of
Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) will be presented before the courts and Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in coming few days.
Wall Street Journal (blog)
May 12, 2012
By Samuel Rubenfeld A roundup of corruption-related news from Dow Jones and other sources. You can also receive a newsletter version of Corruption Currents here.
global drugmakers are likely to face scrutiny in the US over their dealings in
India after ...
Vanguard
May 12, 2012
For sometime, successive governments in Nigeria have mouthed their resolve to give
Nigerians a new lease of life by eradicating corruption. But much as they hyped this resolve, they also ended up not achieving it and in some ways, unfortunately, ...
The Aiken Leader
May 12, 2012
AIKEN COUNTY, SC - Corruption in SC government is the message Deedee Vaughters brought to Wagener Town Square Pavilion on Thursday (5/10/12).
Jagran Post
May 12, 2012
A number of corrupt practices which have surfaced over the years make us realize that
politicians are not willing to adopt transparency in their functioning.
Independent Online
May 12, 2012
By SAPA Public Protector Thuli Madonsela believes
South Africans should stop politicising public sector corruption and take responsibility for it, her office said on Saturday.
East African
May 12, 2012
According to the 2011 East African Bribery Index carried out by the East African Community,
Tanzania was found to be plunging deeper into corruption with prevalence rates of 31.6 per cent, up from 28.6 per cent in 2010. But the 2011 Transparency ...
Herald Sun
May 12, 2012
A CHAIN of emails sent over 18 days is at the heart of the alleged corruption scandal that has rocked Victoria's new anti-corruption watchdog. The emails allegedly reveal an attempt by two senior Government
workers to solicit a bribe from a private ...
The Express Tribune
May 12, 2012
PHOTO: INP/ FILE
Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) cannot be termed a 'corrupt' party as it has never done corruption even worth Re1, claimed party chief
Nawaz Sharif on Saturday. Addressing a rally in Khushab as part of the protest movement ...
TwoCircles.net
May 12, 2012
Mirror.co.uk
May 12, 2012
The
police watchdog will investigate whether allegations of corruption in the Stephen Lawrence murder investigation were not passed on to a major inquiry.
msnbc.com
May 11, 2012
The murder of an English business man and corruption scandal, involving one of the
China's most powerful men, has gripped the country.
Voice of America
May 11, 2012
May 11, 2012 Task Force Says
Papua New Guinea Riddled with Corruption Phil Mercer | Sydney A task force set up to investigate corruption in Papua New
Guinea says unscrupulous '
mobsters,' including members of parliament, are undermining the South ...
ABC Online
May 10, 2012
By PNG correspondent Liam Fox A task force has found corruption has become widely entrenched in
Papua New Guinea's government.
Voice of America
May 10, 2012
May 10, 2012 Ethiopia's Meles Blames African Corruption on Foreign
investors Peter Heinlein |
Addis Ababa What is the poison that corrupts many African leaders, no matter how honorable their intentions when they take office?
Reuters Africa
May 10, 2012
Nairobi May 10 (Reuters) -
Kenya's parliament approved the appointment of a new anti-graft chief on Thursday, after months of the position being vacant, amid fresh claims of corruption in government. Lawyer Mumo Matemu will head the Ethics and ...
MinnPost.com
May 10, 2012
By Erin Conway-Smith,
global Post | 08:07 am More than 630
police officers were arrested in
South Africa's Gauteng province in 2011, mainly on charges of fraud and corruption, but also for rape and murder, according to the latest statistics.
India Today
May 10, 2012
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay the framing of charges against former Union Minister CK Jaffer Sharief by a special CBI court in connection with a 1995 corruption case. A bench of justices P Sathasivama and J Chelameswar, while refusing ...
Reuters
May 10, 2012
* Glencore, other companies involved in
EU official corruption case * Glencore subsidiary, employee have been charged * Glencore declines to comment By Ben Deighton BRUSSELS, May 10 (Reuters) - A subsidiary of commodities trader Glencore has been ...
BusinessWeek (blog)
May 10, 2012
By Adi Narayan and Siddharth Philip on May 10, 2012
India's top drug regulatory agency violated laws and colluded with
pharmaceutical companies to approve medicines without clinical trials, a parliamentary panel said in a report.
The Guardian
May 10, 2012
Last month, Zana Salih, the mayor of
Iraqi Kurdistan's second largest city, Sulaymaniah, was arrested on corruption charges relating to the embezzlement of close to half a billion dollars.
