After Oxfam’s Sex Scandal: Shocking Revelations, A Scramble For Solutions
In the past few weeks there have been additional reports of sexual misconduct in the aid community — and the start of a tense debate on how to halt such behavior.
How Russians View The Country’s Presidential Election Varies Greatly By Geography
Russia is the biggest country in the world by land mass, so when you ask what Russians think about the presidential election this Sunday, the answers vary greatly by geography.
Saudi Prince May Have Trouble Finding U.S. Investors After Anti-Corruption Campaign
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince began a tour of the U.S. Friday to try and drum up foreign investment. That may be a hard sell after 200 princes and wealthy businessmen were detained at a luxury hotel in Riyadh for three months as part of the prince’s anti…
Election Watchdog Group In Moscow Says Russian Voter Fraud Is Rising
When Russians head to the polls to vote for president on Sunday, thousands of election observers will be watching for fraud. The head of an election watchdog group in Moscow and a woman who blew the whistle on election fraud in 2011 talk about what it …
In Tariff War, Europe Could Target U.S. Orange Juice, Cranberries, Crocheted Garments
The European Union has published an exhaustive 10-page list of hundreds of U.S. products that could be subject to European tariffs.
Slovaks Take To The Streets After Prime Minister’s Resignation
Protesters are demanding new elections and arrests for the murders of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak, who had been reporting on political corruption, and his fiancée Martina Kusnírová.
Jacob Zuma To Be Prosecuted On Long-Dormant — And Now Revived — Corruption Charges
The former South African president, who resigned his post last month under heavy pressure, now faces 16 counts — ranging from fraud to racketeering — for his role in an arms deal two decades ago.
Russian Nikolai Glushkov’s Death In London Was A Murder, Police Say
The cause of death was “compression to the neck,” police say. Glushkov was a former close associate of a noted critic of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.
South Africa sings in the anti-corruption chorus
On March 16, Jacob Zuma of South Africa became the latest current or former leader of a democracy to be charged with corruption. Mr. Zuma, who was forced to step down as president last month by the ruling African National Congress (ANC), faces charges…
No, the Irish were not slaves in the Americas
You might hear, for instance, that St. Patrick chased the snakes out of Ireland (they were never there in the first place), that the color historically associated with him is green (it’s actually blue), that he evangelized with a four-leaf clover (thre…
Global decline in democracy? The lesson from India may be ‘Not so fast.’
When the Indian filmmaker Sanjay Bhansali announced the nationwide release early this year of his film “Padmaavat” – a historical drama based on the legend of a 14th century Rajput queen who along with 16,000 women of the Rajput caste chose to die by s…
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