Abuse of Power

Rep. Jose Dirceu, the former cabinet-level chief of staff accused of masterminding a scheme to bribe congressmen to support the government, speaks to the media in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, Oct. 21, 2005. (AP Photo/Ueslei Marcelino) fa0

Brazil jails Lula's ex-aide for vote buying
Al Jazeera | Brazil's supreme court has capped the country's biggest-ever political corruption trial by sentencing former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's ex-chief of staff to nearly 11 years in prison for ... (photo: AP Photo/Ueslei Marcelino)

Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander, U.S. Central Command, addresses Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) during the ship's port visit to Bahrain.

Petraeus hoped affair would stay secret
The Independent | CIA Director David Petraeus did not intend to resign from his position until it became clear that his extramarital affair with his biographer would become public after a federal investigation of his... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan Schaeffer)

Pope Benedict XVI waves to faithful during his weekly audience in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 11, 2012.

Pope Benedict XVI declares it is 'beautiful to be old'
The Daily Telegraph The Pope declared that it is "beautiful to be old" on Monday but acknowledged that many elderly people are suffering as a result of the global economic crisis. | Pope Benedict XVI Photo: GABRIEL ... (photo: AP / Riccardo De Luca)

China's Vice President Xi Jinping waves upon arrival at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Dec. 14, 2009.

XI Hu to step down as military chief
The Hindu China’s new leader in waiting, Xi Jinping will have a surprise head-start to emerge as the most influential leader, as outgoing President Hu Jintao has reportedly decided to step down from all p... (photo: AP / Shizuo Kambayashi)

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All Indian congress committe General Secterary Rahul Gandhi with PCC Chief Professor Saif-ud-din Sooz and other Senior Congrees Leaders at SKICC in Srinagar on 26, September 2011. he arrived here only two day visit of jammu and kashmir to promote Membership of the part in jammu and kashmir.

Rahul's inevitable rise to the top
New Straits/Business Times | BORN TO RULE: India's governing party, Congress, is keen to pass on the baton to another Gandhi | 1 / 1 | CONGRESS, India's oldest political party, now in power ... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)

INDIA-JUSTICE-MINISTER-VEERAPPA-MOILYIndia justice Minister Veerappa Moily adressing a party activities during a party rally in kolkata on Friday 01 July 2011 in Eastern India City ----- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK

Union govt is planning for self-sufficiency in oil: Moily
The Times Of India MANGALORE: The Union ministry for petroleum and natural gas is drawing up a road map to ensure the country's self-reliance in fossil fuel and natural gas. While India for... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)

Keira Knightley absorbs 'Anna Karenina'
San Francisco Chronicle | Toronto -- | There is a moment in "Anna Karenina," Joe Wright's adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's novel, when Keira Knightley as the titular 19th century Russian aristocrat w... (photo: AP / Carlo Allegri)

Chinese President Hu Jintao addresses the opening session of the 18th Communist Party Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012.

How Hu changed China: from hoarded cabbages to Starbucks and Jaguars, but new leaders face problems
The Daily Telegraph As China's National Party Congress prepares for a once-in-a-decade change of leadership, Kathleen McLaughlin looks at how the country has been transformed over her 10 yea... (photo: AP / Lee Jin-man)

Michael K. Hall: Will U.S. ever learn from history?
Buffalo News | On Sept. 29, I stood on the flight line of the Army Aviation Support Facility in Rochester and said goodbye to my oldest son. He is a helicopter pilot in the National G... (photo: US Army / Abram Pinnington)

File - U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, center left, walks with U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, right, the commander of International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan, after Gates' arrival in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 4, 2011.

FBI security fears over 'harassing' emails led to CIA chief David Petraeus's resignation
The Independent | The web of extramarital intrigue that led to the resignation of the CIA's director, David Petraeus, was becoming more complex by the hour this weekend. | Not only was t... (photo: US DoD / Cherie Cullen)

Federal Minister for Interior, Senator A. Rehman Malik talking to media persons after a hearing in the Honourable Supreme Court in Islamabad on November 2, 2012

India hopes to get voice samples of 26/11 accused
Newstrack India | Tweet | New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) India Saturday said the dates of Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik's visit to the country had not yet been finalised and express... (photo: Press Information Dept. of Pakistan)

Anna Hazare holds meeting in Delhi
Deccan Herald | Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare Saturday met members of his old team to discuss the future course of action on the anti-corruption movement. | Among those who atte... (photo: AP / Gurinder Osan)

Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari, Special Envoy of UN Secretary General on Global Education Gordon Brown and Federal Minister & Chairperson BISP Ms. Farzana Raja handing over School Enrolment Certificate to a girl from BISP beneficiary family at Waseela-e-Taleem Launching Ceremony here at President House on November 9, 2012.

Pakistan marks "Malala Day", poor children to get cash for school
CNBC | ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The families of more than 3 million poor children in Pakistan will receive cash stipends if their children go to school, the government said as of... (photo: Press Information Dept. of Pakistan)