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Economics Report - Anti-Corruption Group Says Abuse of Power Still Very High in Many Countries From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report in Special English. A group that brings attention to the issue of corruption says levels of bribery
AS IT IS 2013-07-19 Survey Says More Deadly Violence Happens Among Civilians Than Soldiers From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. Welcome back. Im Caty Weaver. Today, we tell about a report that shows how people view corruption in their countri
By Raymond Thibodeaux Mbuwa, Uganda 24 February 2006 Leaders of Uganda's main opposition party and European Union observers are saying the Ugandan election was biased toward the ruling party and its p
The noose may be tightening around Israel's embattled prime minister in a corruption scandal, but he is pressing on. 身陷腐败丑闻的以色列总理奥尔默特的处境可能越来越艰难了,但是他仍然没有退意。 Prime Minister Ehu
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By Nico Colombant Dakar 09 April 2008 Plans to lift presidential term limits in Cameroon are being sped through the country's national assembly, angering the opposition. President Paul Biya has been in power a quarter century, and the change would al
By Jim Malone Washington 01 June 2006 A controversy over federal agents raiding the office of a congressman has its roots in the formation of the U.S. Constitution more than 200 years ago. The controv
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 16 May 2006 Nigeria President Olusegun Obasanjo (File photo) The Nigerian senate Tuesday voted to throw out a bill to give President Olusegun Obasanjo the option to stand for
By Bill Rodgers Washington 24 July 2006 watch Corruption report Bribery, nepotism, and other forms of corruption exist to a greater or lesser extent in all countries, but its corrosive effects hurt poor nations the most. The World Bank considers cor
By Deborah Tate Washington 02 August 2007 The U.S. Senate Thursday approved legislation that strengthens ethics and lobbying laws. The measure, which passed the House of Representatives earlier this week, now goes to President Bush for his signature.
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 24 May 2006 In an unusual bipartisan step, Republican and Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives are calling for the U.S. Justice Department to return documents seized by federal agents in an unprecedent
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 25 September 2009 For the first time, a former Israeli leader has been put on trial. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert leaves a courthouse in Jerusalem, 25 Sep 2009 Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert went on
The Nigerian government said it is ready to prosecute those implicated in a multi-million-dollar bribery case involving a subsidiary of the U.S.-based Halliburton Corporation. Information Minister Dora Akunyili told reporters the Nigerian government
By Gary Thomas Washington, D.C 17 November 2009 Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has been roundly criticized in the international community for presiding over a corrupt government. A new report reinforces the perception of widespread corruption in
AILSA CHANG, HOST: A court in South Korea has found the leader of Samsung guilty in a corruption case involving South Korea's former president. A Seoul court sentenced the billionaire, Jay Y. Lee, to five years in prison just hours ago. NPR's Elise H
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: South Korea's former president may be spending the rest of her life in jail. A Seoul court handed down a 24-year sentence to Park Geun-hye on more than a dozen abuse of power and bribery charges. That happened just hours ago. Thi
By Dan Robinson Washington 02 February 2006 After weeks of intense campaigning and behind-the-scenes maneuvering, Republicans in the House of Representatives have chosen a new leader, replacing Congre
Gabonese President Omar Bongo is dead. Gabon's prime minister said Africa's longest-serving leader died in a Spanish clinic. Gabon's President Omar Bongo (File) Albert Bernard Bongo was born in December of 1935 near the border with the Republic of C
By Ivana Kuhar Washington 11 July 2007 World Bank Governance report According to the World Bank, a number of countries are making progress in improving governance and fighting corruption. In a new report released Tuesday, the World Bank says good gov