International Herald Tribune Prosecutors open proceedings against Siemens ex-boss amid corruption investigations | : Prosecutors said they have opened administrative proceedings against former Siemens chief executive and board chairman Heinrich von Pierer on suspicion of possible violation of oversight duty. | H... (photo: Julia Fssbender / Bundesregierung)
BBC News Zambia seizes 'Chiluba millions' | The Zambian government says it has recovered money and assets worth nearly $60m stolen during the rule of former President Frederick Chiluba. | The assets include bank deposits and an upmarket apart... (photo: AP Photo/Salim Henry)
The Star Olmert defies calls to resign over bribe probe | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert defied a barrage of calls to resign on Friday after he admitted taking cash from an American businessman at the centre of a police inquiry in... (photo: AP Photo / GPO, Avi Ohayon, HO) IsraeliJerusalemMinisterOlmertPhotos
News24 McCain 'not a hothead' | Rochester - Republican presidential hopeful John McCain pretended to snarl when asked about his reputedly bad temper on Wednesday. | "How dare you ask that question!" M... (photo: AP Photo / Charles Dharapak) ElectionPhotosPoliticsRepublicansUS
Asia Times Bangladesh turns to tainted tycoons | By Farid Ahmed | DHAKA - Bangladesh's military-backed interim government hopes that a "truth commission" it plans to set up will give tainted businessmen an opportunity... (photo: Public Domain / aruna1) BangladeshBusinessMarketPeoplePhotos
CNN Russia's new president names Putin as PM | MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- Russia's new president Dmitry Medvedev wasted no time in knuckling down to work--naming his predecessor Vladimir Putin as his new prime minister... (photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office / ) NewsPhotosPoliticsPresidentRussia
