In a major setback to beleaguered Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Defence Minister Ehud Barak threatened to topple the coalition government if the Israeli leader does not step down to face corruption charges based on Morris Talansky's reports.
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Family members of the late Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet have been arrested on corruption charges. Judge Carlos Cerda Thursday ordered the arrest of Pinochet's widow, Lucia Hiriart, as well as the couple's five adult sons and daughters.
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The Pakistani government has reopened a corruption case against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and a court has ordered the arrest of Mr. Sharif's brother. The reopening of the case comes just three days before Mr. Sharif was due to return to Pakistan to challenge General Pervez Musharraf for the presidency.
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"Nobody is above the law,"Â Senator Wabara said to dismiss the arrogance of President Olusegun Obasanjo on the PTDF-Gate Scandal in Nigeria.
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The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing will be an ideal opportunity for the Chinese government to showcase their country on a global stage. But greater exposure also means greater risk for the growing Communist nation.
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Jordanian Prime Minister Maruf al-Bakhit says a former Iraqi cabinet minister who escaped from detention in Baghdad earlier this month has arrived in Jordan.
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