As part of a dramatic battle with the Russian president playing out before an online audience of millions, the opposition leader and his team detailed a lavish compound costing more than $1 billion.
Tag: Corruption (Institutional)
On Arab Spring Anniversary, Tunisia, Its Birthplace, Erupts
Tunisians are putting their hard-won right to criticize the government to good use. They just wish there were less to protest.
Mexico Clears Salvador Cienfuegos, Ex-Defense Minister, in Drug Case
Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda returned to Mexico last year after the Department of Justice abruptly dropped drug-trafficking and corruption charges.
U.S. Penalizes Venezuelan Officials Involved in Imprisoning 6 American Oil Executives
The so-called Citgo 6 were lured to Venezuela for a business meeting in 2017 and have been sentenced to prison on charges of corruption.
Lebanese Officials Try to Limit Inquiry Into Deadly Beirut Blast
Months after a huge explosion in Beirut’s port, the investigation has become mired in politics as powerful forces band together to block efforts to hold leaders accountable.
Beirut Explosion: Lebanon Prime Minister Charged With Negligence
An investigating judge named the caretaker prime minister, Hassan Diab, a suspect, a significant step toward holding the top levels of power accountable in the August explosion that killed 200.
Paolo Gabriele, Pope’s Butler in ‘Vatileaks’ Scandal, Dies at 54
He admitted to stealing files and giving them to a journalist as a way to expose Vatican corruption and protect his boss, Benedict XVI.
Donors Pledge Less Aid to Afghanistan During a Violent Chapter
Intense violence, including a deadly market bombing on Tuesday in one of the few remaining Afghan havens, Bamiyan, has Afghan officials pleading for continued assistance.
Corruption Trial of Ex-President Sarkozy Opens in France
Nicolas Sarkozy is the first French head of state since 1945 to attend his own trial. He is accused of trying to obtain confidential information from a judge by offering to help him land a job.
Top A.N.C. Official Charged With Corruption in South Africa
The secretary general of the governing African National Congress faces 21 charges including kickbacks and fraud, in a case likely to deepen divisions within the party.