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Thousands join competing Moscow rallies
MOSCOW — Thousands protested Russia’s ruling regime in central Moscow on Saturday calling for transparent elections as the pro-Kremlin Nashi movement staged a massive anti-corruption demonstration. Up to 3,000 people protested on Moscow’s Bolotnaya square near the Kremlin in a protest organised by the unregistered oppositional Party for People’s Freedom,…
Wave of unrest shakes Syria, crowds torch party HQ
DAMASCUS – Crowds set fire to the headquarters of the ruling Baath Party in the Syrian city of Deraa Sunday, residents said, as the wave of unrest in the Arab world shook even one of its most authoritarian states. The demonstrators also set ablaze the main courts complex and two…
Blagojevich asks to be sentenced and avoid retrial
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich asked on Wednesday to cancel his retrial on corruption charges and be sentenced on one charge of lying to federal officials . Blagojevich said he wanted to skip the retrial “in the interests of justice and saving taxpayer funds,” according to a…
Oman forces disperse protesters peacefully
SOHAR, Oman – Tanks peacefully dispersed protesters blocking the port in Oman’s industrial city of Sohar and the coast road to Muscat Tuesday as protests were also reported elsewhere, AFP journalists and witnesses said. Meanwhile, demonstrators have camped in Muscat outside the consultative council, the Gulf state’s equivalent of a…
Pentagon’s ultra-secretive fuel contractor linked to revolutions in Kyrgyzstan
The Department of Defense paid billions of dollars to an ultra-secretive fuel contractor linked to two revolutions in Kyrgyzstan and turned a blind eye to corruption that threatened diplomatic relations, a congressional report published Monday found. The 75 page report was prepared by the House Subcommittee on National Security and…
Exclusive: Wikileaks chief said he has 5GB of secret docs on Bank of America
In an interview published Monday, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange revealed that his whistleblower website intends to publish a trove of secret documents exposing the corruption of a major American bank. He declined to say which bank, but he offered what may be a telling hint last year as to who…
Pentagon report shows little progress, rampant corruption in Afghanistan
Little progress has been made against Taliban fighters and the Afghan government remains weak and rife with corruption, according to the Pentagon’s semiannual report to Congress on the war in Afghanistan. The report, titled “Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan,” was released this week and outlines the failures and…
WikiLeaks release to feature corruption among world leaders, governments
The Obama administration on Wednesday warned that the next release of documents from whistleblower Web site WikiLeaks could damage relations between the US and foreign governments. Now, a report from Reuters offers an explanation as to why that may be. According to “sources familiar with the State Department cables held…
Poll: Majority of Afghans back talks with Taliban
Poll: 83 percent of Afghans back the government’s efforts to negotiate with the Taliban An overwhelming majority of Afghans support the government’s efforts to negotiate peace with Taliban insurgents, according to a poll released Tuesday that ranks insecurity as the top concern among citizens, followed by unemployment and corruption. Some…
Revealed: Chamber of Commerce funding effort to weaken anti-bribery law
The US Chamber of Commerce, which has injected massive sums into 2010 election races, is allegedly behind a massive push to weaken anti-bribery laws. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, first enacted in 1977, prohibits companies from paying bribes to foreign officials in order to retain or obtain business. Both US…
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