‘Chuck Blazer, a former member of the FIFA Executive Committee, has admitted to receiving bribes to vote for South Africa as the host of the 2010 World Cup as well as during the sale process […]
‘FIFA President Sepp Blatter has announced his intention to step down as head of the world’s governing body of football, amid a corruption scandal that involves several top FIFA officials. In a press conference held […]
‘US prosecutors reportedly believe that Sepp Blatter’s deputy ordered $10 million to be paid to a football official accused of accepting bribes in return for awarding the 2010 World Cup to South Africa. According to […]
‘The US government’s Centers for Disease Control have been taking millions of dollars in drug company money in recent years, according to a news report in The British Medical Journal. Researchers in America and around […]
‘A massive US investigation has led to an early morning raid by Swiss police on senior football officials staying at a Zurich hotel. The suspects face federal corruption charges and may be extradited to the […]
‘Netanyahu heads Israel’s most extremist government in history. He deplores peace and stability. Permanent war on Palestine is official policy. So is treating Arabs the way Hitler treated Jews. Nothing Netanyahu says is credible. He […]
‘A trader at Barclays bank was paid £170million in the five years after the financial crisis brought the country to its knees. Jonathan Hoffman, 42, earned the vast sum at a time when banks were […]
‘Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been sentenced to eight months in prison for fraud and breach of trust. He was convicted at a retrial in March of taking more than $150,000 (£96,000) from […]
‘Its Q I GDP plunged 17.6% year-over-year. It’s down 6.1% from Q IV 2014. Ten of the last 11 quarters saw economic contraction. Kiev depends on outside aid to keep operating. Inflation is out-of-control. The […]
Documents show the extent of BP’s influence on government policy and how their intimate relationship is at odds with UK commitments to reduce carbon emissions. ‘For the oil multinational BP, it was a historic moment […]
‘A year ago, President Obama signed the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act into law at a celebratory ceremony attended by a bipartisan cast of lawmakers. “I want to thank all the members of Congress […]
‘An unprecedented Conservative bid to rewrite the law in order to retroactively erase the RCMP’s mishandling of gun registry records sets the table for legislated, after-the-fact cover-ups of far more serious crimes, Canada’s information commissioner […]
‘Amid growing public disdain within Ukraine over the oligarchs’ tight grip of power in the country, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has focused its ire on President Poroshenko, advising him to take his own medicine: it […]