Calderon: Violence Price Worth Paying in Drug War

September 2nd, 2010

Calderon urges Mexicans to support his drug war, says rising violence is price worth paying Health - Drugs - Illegal - War on Drugs - Mexico

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Participa México en instalación de academia global contra corrupción

September 2nd, 2010

México, 2 Sep. (Notimex).- La titular de la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores (SRE), Patricia Espinosa, participó en la instalación de la Academia Internacional para el Combate a la Corrupción, que tendrá su sede en Luxemburgo, Austria.

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Drug shootout with army kills 25 in Mexico

September 2nd, 2010

As many as 25 people were killed when Mexican soldiers clashed on Thursday with suspected drug gang members in rural northeastern Mexico, local media reported on Thursday.

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Corruption and democracy in Afghanistan and Iraq

September 2nd, 2010

I wonder why we make a big fuss about corruption in Afghanistan [“Corruption probe ruffles U.S.-Afghan relations,” Nation &amp World, Aug. 31]. I worked in the Middle East for four years and so-called corruption, or baksheesh, is the shadow economy that much of the world relies on.

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UN-Backed Anti-Corruption Academy Inaugurated

September 2nd, 2010

An anti-corruption academy co-sponsored by the United Nations opened today in Austria with the aim of filling the rising global need for training, research and contemporary measures and techniques in the fight against corruption.

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Pakistan players charged under ICC corruption code

September 2nd, 2010

The fixing scandal surrounding the Pakistan cricket team escalated Thursday when three players were charged with corruption and suspended by the sport’s governing body in a case that has rocked the team’s tour of England and tainted the integrity of the game. The International Cricket Council said that Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were charged with “various…

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Anti-Corruption Efforts: Words, Not Deeds

September 2nd, 2010

Analysts at the Justice Ministry have reviewed official statistics and concluded that there has been no improvement in the battle against corruption. The actual number of corrupt officials exposed and punished has not increased over the last three years, though the topic is much more frequently in the news.

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Anti-corruption academy, billed as first of its kind, opens in Austria

September 2nd, 2010

VIENNA - An international anti-corruption academy, billed as the first of its kind, has opened in Austria.

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Una ciudad brasileña amaneció sin autoridad: todos arrestados por corrupción

September 2nd, 2010

RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) - Dourados, la segunda mayor ciudad del estado de Mato Grosso do Sul, en el centro oeste de Brasil, amaneció este jueves sin alcalde, adjunto, o cualquier otra autoridad que pueda asumir la Alcaldía, tras una operación policial que los arrestó a todos por sospecha de corrupción.

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Gates: Afghans should lead corruption fight

September 2nd, 2010

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that while the fight against corruption must be led by Afghans, the U.S. is working on new ways to prevent millions of American dollars flowing into the nation from underwriting bribery and graft.

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US Def Sec: Afghans should lead corruption fight

September 2nd, 2010

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that while the fight against corruption must be led by Afghans, the U.S. is working on new ways to prevent millions of American dollars flowing into the nation from underwriting bribery and graft.

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U.S. Closes Corruption Inquiry as Ghana Probes Alleged Bribery at Jubilee

September 2nd, 2010

The U.S. ended a corruption probe into oil-and-gas explorer Kosmos Energy LLC without filing charges after the company was reported by a partner for possible bribery related to the development of Ghana’s offshore Jubilee field, according to a May 12 U.S. Justice Department letter obtained by Bloomberg News.

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Personal Thought: Political will to fight corruption must

September 2nd, 2010

The cancer of corruption has been eating into the vitals of the governance in India. Every one has been complaining about corruption and is fed up. The aam aadmi looks to the government for succour.

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Defence Minister pledges to cut tentacles of corruption after deputy minister is implicated in arms corruption scandal

September 2nd, 2010

A Czech newspaper has blown the whistle on what appears to be a far reaching political corruption cartel involving multi-billion crown defence contracts. The Minister of Defence has sacked a long standing deputy minister and promised far reaching reform.

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Anti-corruption campaign in Russia remains on paper: survey

September 2nd, 2010

The fight against corruption in Russia remained on paper only and the number of bribe-takers has not decreased for the last three years, a survey of Russia’s Ministry of Justice showed.

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Philippines’ corruption crackdown

September 2nd, 2010

MANILA - THE Philippines filed corruption cases on Thursday against five Bureau of Customs employees for helping a rice importer evade duties, the first time the new government has filled such charges against state workers. President Benigno Aquino’s two-month-old government has been filing one case a week against tax evaders and smugglers as part of its pledge to cut the budget deficit by …

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Aquino gov’t’s anti-corruption drive not reflected in revenue targets for 2011

September 2nd, 2010

IBON NEWS | 2 September 2010 | On this key measure, it does not appear that the government expects its supposed anti-corruption drive to result in significantly increased revenues.

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Long queues at Afghan bank amid corruption claims

September 2nd, 2010

Long queues formed at branches of Kabul Bank in cities across Afghanistan Thursday, a day after authorities denied allegations of corruption at the country’s biggest bank.

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From the front in the war on drugs: It’s paying off

September 2nd, 2010

GARY — Despite the serious tone of the discussions, the acknowledged problems and daunting challenges ahead, participants of a daylong workshop left buoyed with hope and optimism. “For those of you who serve the community and don′t think you are making a difference, you do,” Kendra Johnson, a Roosevelt High School parent assistant told the group. More than 75 people, including police, teachers …

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Lonq queues at Afghan bank amid corruption claims

September 2nd, 2010

Long queues formed at branches of Kabul Bank in cities across Afghanistan Thursday, a day after authorities denied allegations of corruption at the country’s biggest bank.

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