Abuse of Power

Pakistan's cricketer Danish Kaneria celebrates after taking the last Sri Lankan wicket of Tillakaratne Dilshan, on the second day of their third cricket test match in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, July 21, 2009.

Cricketer Kaneria gets life ban
Irish Times | Cricket: Former Pakistan international Danish Kaneria was today banned from English and Welsh domestic cricket for life and described as "a grave danger" to the sport following his involvement in a ... (photo: AP / Gurinder Osan)

In this Nov. 17, 2010 file photo, artist Ai Weiwei arrives at the Wenyuhe court to support fellow artist Wu Yuren during his trial in Beijing.

Chinese crackdown boosts artist Ai on world stage
Reuters | LONDON (Reuters) - The worse things get for Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei at home, the greater his reputation as an artist and activist becomes abroad, a point campaigners say Beijing may want to bear... (photo: AP / Andy Wong)

FILE--This is a 1987 file photo of former Afghan president Najibullah. Najibulla, who had been in hiding for four years since losing power, was seized from a United Nations compound Friday, September 27, 1996, and executed.

Executed Afghan president stages comeback
Al Jazeera | For four years, Mohammad Najibullah Ahmadzai, the man whose build and notorious temper earned him the moniker gow - "the bull" - was contained in a small room in the Afghan capital, Kabul. | T... (photo: AP)

File - A portrait of Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan, during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summits meeting on Afghanistan in Lisbon, Portugal, 20 November, 2010.

Afghanistan's Karzai confronts graft, opponents
The Star | KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai called on Thursday for the country's parliament to fight the graft and nepotism that is eroding international confidence in his government ahead of a ... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider)

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Afghanistan expects $4 billion in aid pledges at July conference
The Himalayan | Added At: 2012-06-21 1:54 PM | Last Updated At: 2012-06-21 1:54 PM | The Himalayan Times - Saved Articles(s) | The headlines has be... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod)

How McDonald's uses Photoshop to touch up their menu burgers
The Daily Telegraph McDonald's has disclosed how it most popular products look their tastiest best for advertising shoots and campaigns by using Photoshop. | McDonald's have published a vide... (photo: WN / RTayco)

Back water of dam - irrigation project - Maharashtra

Irrigation project costs hit the roof
DNA India | Corruption, administrative apathy and lack of political will has led to consistent hikes in per hectare irrigation costs, reaching Rs4.18 lakh from just Rs93,625 in Jun... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)

Pentagon probing alleged abuse at Afghan military hospital
The Star | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is investigating a U.S.-funded Afghan military hospital where there have been allegations of corruption and abuse of patients, a Def... (photo: US DoD / Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo)

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh addresses after dedicating the Bina Refinery to the Nation, at Bina, Madhya Pradesh on May 20, 2011.

Crisis in Pak may force PM to abort visit
The Times Of India SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweet NEW DELHI: With Pakistan's politics on the skids, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's desired visit to the neighbouring country may also run into t... (photo: PIB of India / Photo Division, Ministry of I & B Govt. of India)

Federal police on a vehicle guard one of the three forensic trucks where several bodies were placed after dozens of bodies, some of them mutilated, were found on a highway connecting the northern Mexican metropolis of Monterrey to the U.S. border found in the Km 47 of the Reynosa-Cadereyta road in the town of San Juan near the city of Monterrey, Mexico, Sunday, May 13, 2012.

Dirty money thrives despite Mexico drug war
Al Jazeera | - Sitting in the smart office of a London-based financial security firm, Martin Woods seems far removed from the drug violence tearing at Mexico's soul. | A former comp... (photo: AP / Christian Palma)

Chelsea's Didier Drogba reacts after scoring a goal against Barcelona during their Champions League semifinal first leg soccer match at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Wednesday, April 18, 2012.

Didier Drogba signs with Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua
CBC | One month after sealing Chelsea's victory in the European Champions League final, Didier Drogba signed with Shanghai Shenhua on a two-year contract that will reportedly... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham)

Afghans slow to warm to their stable currency
Reuters | KABUL (Reuters) - Abdullah Kakar, an employee in the agriculture department in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, converts most of his wages into Pakistani rupees ea... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod)

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh- India- Politics

G-20 countries for enhancing resources of IMF: Manmohan Singh
Newstrack India Tweet | Los Cabos, June 20 (ANI): Stating that India has contributed USD 10 billion to the IMF's additional firewall, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has said the G-20 ... (photo: PIB of India / )