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By Efam Dovi Accra 30 September 2006 In Ghana, a senior police officer and 17 others are being prosecuted for their involvement in a major cocaine drug scandal that has engulfed the West African nation. ----- Ghana Ghana's government last July set u
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: As President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his inauguration, the federal ethics laws are showing their age. They were written for an earlier time, when rich politicos invested in commodities like paper or just stocks and bonds.
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 25 September 2007 A new corruption scandal is dogging Israel's embattled Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, it could distract him from efforts to revive the peace process with
By Bill Rodgers Washington 02 January 2007 watch Memorial report Final respects were paid in Washington today for former President Gerald Ford, who died last Tuesday at the age of 93. Ford's body was moved from the Capitol, where he had been lying i
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 27 December 2006 Former President Gerald Ford - the longest-living American president - has died at the age of 93. A statement from his wife, Betty, did not cite a cause of death. Mike O'Sullivan reports, Mr. Ford took
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev is calling for legislation by the end of this year to fight corruption. But as VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports, the Russian leader expects corruption of the anti-corruption effort. Russian President
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 29 May 2008 The noose may be tightening around Israel's embattled prime minister in a corruption scandal, but he is pressing on. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is brushing
Entertainment Pioneer Dick Clark Dies at 82 He was not a singer or musician, but Dick Clark was one of the most famous names in rock and roll. In the 1950s and 60s his afternoon television show, American Bandstand, was a daily staple for teens across
Illegal Fishing Threatens Tonie Sap Lake Villagers' Livelihood Despite a government ban on commercial fishing across Tonle Sap Lake - the largest lake in Southeast Asia -- fishing communities say bribery of corrupt local officials has meant the illeg
HRW: Critics of DRC Oil Plans Threatened 人权观察:刚果(金)石油计划的批评者受威胁 A rights group said park rangers and environmental activists in the DRC are receiving death threats, after criticizing plans for oil exploration. Human
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Dramatic developments this morning in South Korea for one of the world's biggest companies. Prosecutors have asked a court to issue an arrest warrant for the leader of Samsung. It's all in connection to this ongoing corruption sc
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: In the live-free-or-die state of New Hampshire, the state Legislature is wrestling with how much free speech may be too much for its members. This is all because of revelations that one lawmaker is the founder of The Red Pill for
DAVID GREENE, HOST: Here in Los Angeles, there is a vast, green space in a very posh neighborhood that may soon become a haven for homeless veterans. And this is going to be a big change for the campus of the West Los Angeles Veterans Administration.
Major political change is going on right now in South Korea. The Asian country's former president left the executive mansion yesterday, three months after lawmakers voted to impeach her and a few days after the nation's constitutional court voted to
By Ron Corben Bangkok 18 April 2007 Interpol and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime are placing new emphasis on combating financial crime, including money laundering and corruption. Ron Corben reports from Bangkok that also officials say th
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 06 April 2006 Uganda's Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by opposition politician Kizza Besigye to challenge the results of the country's recent elections, won by incumbe
Chinas CPC discipline watchdog has just held an online discussion with internet users to explain how it carries out its work. The discussion which was hosted on the official website of the Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Central Committee
By Brian Padden Washington, DC 08 January 2007 watch New Congress report 110th Congress is sworn in at U.S. Capitol 4 Jan 2007 One of the first orders of business for the new congress with its Democratic majority is changing how the people's busines
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 19 November 2007 Nigerian President Umaru YarAdua says allegations by German telecommunications giant Siemens that it paid bribes to some former Nigerian officials will be investigated and legal action taken against anyone f
From 'The Water's Edge To The Cutting Edge': Fish Skeletons, CT Scans And Engineering MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: So now it's time for a fish tale - no pun intended. Have you ever asked yourself, how can a fish as soft as a stingray crush hardshell prey? Yo