Abuse of Power

Sidiki Lamine Sow Permanent Representative of Mali to the United Nations Office at Geneva addresses during the 20th session of the Human Rights Council. 6 July 2012. Photo by Jean-Marc Ferr

Mali crisis: Who's who?
BBC News Mali is in the grip of an unprecedented political crisis, one of the most serious since the landlocked West African country gained independence from France in 1960. | France has deployed troops after ... (photo: UN / Jean-Marc Ferr)

Malaysian protesters listen to their leader's speech during the People's Uprising Rally at Merdeka Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. More than 45,000 Malaysians have joined the massive opposition rally in a show of force ahead of general elections due in months.

Malaysia opposition holds mass election rally
Al Jazeera | At least 45,000 people have joined a massive opposition rally in Malaysia's largest city in a show of force ahead of key general elections due in months. | Police sealed off main roads in downtown K... (photo: AP / Lai Seng Sin)

Foxconn Technology Group Chairman Terry Gou speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the company's headquarters in Shanghai, China, Thursday, May 10, 2012.

Foxconn faces another strike in China: rights group
The Daily Telegraph Australia | OVER 1000 workers went on strike over working conditions at a plant linked to Foxconn, a rights group said, in the latest controversy to hit the Taiwanese technology giant. | Hong Kong-based Student... (photo: AP / Photo)

U.S. Army participants in the Bataan Memorial Death March pass through water misters along the course here March 25. The team from Fort Bragg, Texas, finished first with a time of 5:25:19. They carried backpacks weighing more than 35 pounds. The first team in the military - light category, Team White 2 Alpha, finished in 5:56:06.

Texas military assault scandal prompts congressional hearings
Stars and Stripes | HOUSTON - About 4 percent of female service members experience some form of sexual assault each year compared to 1 percent of male service members, according to information gathered for a report dis... (photo: DOD / Public Domain)

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Aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Dec. 2, 2002 -- International action-movie star and Hong Kong native Jackie Chan enjoys his experiences on the flight deck

Jackie Chan anti-Americanism? 'Rush Hour' star calls U.S. 'most corrupt country'
Zap2it | When you think of Jackie Chan you think of his action-packed, and sometimes funny, movies like "Rush Hour" and "Shanghai Knights." What most Americans don't know i... (photo: Public Domain / A)

Czechs elect president by ballot for 1st time
Springfield News-Sun | For the first time, citizens of the Czech Republic are electing their president, and their nine choices to replace euro-skeptic Vaclav Klaus run the full gamut: from ve... (photo: AP / Petr David Josek)

The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Shri Virbhadra Singh with the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia to finalize annual plan 2005-06 in New Delhi on February 9, 2005.

Himachal to probe illegal property transactions
Newstrack India | Tweet | Dharamsala, Jan 11 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Friday announced he will order a high-level probe into illegal property deals by the p... (photo: PIB )

File - Members of Congress, the Cabinet, and Supreme Court applaud as President Barack Obama enters the House Chamber to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, Jan. 27, 2010.

Unworthy Governments and the Paine of It All
WorldNews.com Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | "Lay then, the axe to the root, and teach governments humanity. It is their sanguinary punishments which corrupt mankind.... (photo: White House / Pete Souza)

Press Secretary to the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.

Russia to wait a year on adoption law
The Washington Post | MOSCOW — A controversial new Russian law banning adoptions by Americans will not go into effect for another year, President Vladimir Putin’s chief spokesman... (photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office)

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.

Politics and economics, not troops, will decide Afghanistan's future
Foreign Policy | As Afghan President Hamid Karzai visits Washington to discuss a bilateral strategic agreement between the United States and Afghanistan, policymakers and the public are... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider)

US plays tough with Karzai on Afghan troops
Khaleej Times US officials plan a mix of hardball negotiating and flattery during a visit by Afghan President Hamid Karzai as President Barack Obama decides how deeply to cut forces in... (photo: DOD / Public Domain)

Gujarat state Chief Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi speaks during an election campaign in Allahabad, India, Sunday, April 12, 2009. India will hold general elections in five phases beginning April 16.

Analysis: Modi's Gujarat growth model might not work across India
Reuters | SURAT, India (Reuters) - Turning a single Indian state with a long tradition of entrepreneurship and a solid political majority into an investor-friendly economic power... (photo: AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh)

INDIA-TENNIS-PLAYER-LEANDER-PASEIndia Tennis Player Leander Pase at Kolkata in Eastern India City ----- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK

Indiaâ€™s Top Tennis Players Agitate for Better Support
The New York Times CHENNAI, India — In a reprise of the operatic bickering last summer over the Olympics, India’s top tennis players are once again locked in a bitter dispute wi... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)