Abuse of Power

Musician Courtney Love attends a screening of "Rush" hosted by Ferrari & The Cinema Society on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 in New York.

Courtney Love Admits She Lost $27 Million Of Kurt Cobain’s Money
The Inquisitr Love made the admission in an interview with the UK’s Sunday Times. The former Hole singer said she blew through the fortune mostly by settling lawsuits. | “I lost about $27 million,”... (photo: AP / Andy Kropa)

Former chess champion Garry Kasparov (bp4)

Kasparov fails in chess power play
Belfast Telegraph Former world champion Garry Kasparov has failed in his bid to oust the eccentric, longtime head of the World Chess Federation in a bitter contest steeped in Russian power plays. | Kasparov, a vocal cr... (photo: AP)

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is the front-runner in Turkey's presidential election, ssalutes cheering supporters at a polling station in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. Turks were voting in their first direct presidential election Sunday - a watershed event in Turkeys 91-year history, where the president was previously elected by Parliament. Prime Minister Erdogan, who has dominated the countrys politics for the past decade, is the strong front-runner to replace the incumbent, Abdullah Gul, for a five-year term.

Turkish elections: Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan set to become the country's first elected president
The Independent In the heart of an opposition stronghold, campaigners for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's presidential bid are undeterred by scandal upon scandal. They are convinced their man will sweep to vict... (photo: AP / Emrah Gurel)

'Kurdish Obama' challenges perceptions with Turkish presidential bid
Daily Press ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Unthinkable just a few years ago, Selahattin Demirtas' bid for Turkey's highest office underscores how Kurdish politics has entered the mainstream even as Kurds in neighboring Syr... (photo: Creative Commons / Voice of America)

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In this photo released by the Turkish Prime Minister's Press Office, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is surrounded by security members as he visits the coal mine in Soma, Turkey, Wednesday, May 14, 2014.

'Know your place you shameless militant,' Turkish Prime Minister tells female journalist
The Independent Turkeyâ€™s Prime Minister has called a prominent female journalist a â€œshameless militant womanâ€ who should â€œknow her placeâ€. | Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at ... (photo: AP / Kayhan Ozer, Turkish Prime Minister's Press Office)

In this photo made available by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis delivers his speech as he meets the Cardinals for the first time after his election, at the Vatican, Friday, March 15, 2013.

Pope concerned for Christians, other minorities in Iraq
The Siasat Daily Vatican City/Baghdad, August 07: | Pope Francis Thursday expressed concern over the violence in northern Iraq, following the exodus of thousands of Christian families in ... (photo: AP / L'Osservatore Romano)

Most tourists visit the historic area, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, between the river Tomebamba and the street Gran Colombia to the north, General Torres to the west, and Hermano Miguel to the east.

Colombia, a hotbed for tourism
The Examiner Colombia used to be singled out by travelers as a nonviable travel destination in South America. Its drug and violence-laden past of yesteryear remains vividly seared in ... (photo: Creative Commons / Ultraman)

A villager talks with a journalist outside the only general store, left, in Stare Kiejkuty, the village near to the military base that hosts Poland's intelligence services' school, Friday, Dec. 16, 2005. The installation has become the focal point of allegations of secret CIA prisons in Poland.

Poland's 'war on terror' shame
Al Jazeera On July 24, European Court for Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Poland has to pay 230,000 euros ($307,366) compensation to two individuals whose human rights had ... (photo: AP / Czarek Sokolowski)

F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone walks the paddock prior to the start of the Italian Formula One Grand Prix, at the Monza racetrack, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009.

F1 boss Ecclestone agrees to pay $100 million; bribery case dropped
Austin American Statesman Bernie Ecclestone is free to concentrate on running Formula One after a German court dropped a bribery case against him Tuesday in exchange for a $100 million payment. | ... (photo: AP / Luca Bruno)

Mainland Chinese shoppers give Singapore sales the thumbs down
South China Morning Post Retailers billed it as the Great Singapore Sale. Chinese tourist Zhu Liang bought it, only to regret afterward. | "We will never come here again to shop on purpose," said... (photo: WN / Periasamy)

Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks about an ongoing economic development in Western New York at the University of Buffalo's South Campus on Monday, July 28, 2014, in Buffalo , N.Y. It marked his appearance since a story detailed how he and his staff may have been involved with the direction of an anti-political-corruption commission that the governor created

US prosecutor warns Cuomo over corruption probe
STL Today ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) â€” A criminal defense attorney said Thursday that he has been retained by the office of Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo as a federal prosecutor threatened... (photo: AP / Gary Wiepert)

A Palestinian rescue workers search for victims in a building destroyed by an Israeli air strike in Rafah in Rafah in the southern of Gaza strip.

No overnight solutions for Gaza
The Australian UP until a few days ago I had never heard of the Houthis, a tribal group who control a large chunk of north western Yemen. This remarkable lot have fought successfully ag... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)

FILE - In this Friday, March 15, 2013 file photo, Karim Wade, center, the son of former Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, is blocked by police as he tries to approach journalists and gathered supporters outside the office of the special prosecutor investigating him on charges of embezzled funds, in Dakar, Senegal. An official says the son of Senegals former president will be tried for illicit enrichment following an investigation into how he amassed his multi-million dollar fortune. Soro Diop, an adviser to the Justice Ministry, said Thursday, April 17, 2014 that Karim Wades case will be tried in two months, ending speculation the charges might be dropped.

Senegal corruption trial of Karim Wade condemned
BBC News A leading Senegalese rights group has condemned the corruption trial of ex-President Abdoulaye Wade's son, Karim. | He is making his first appearance before a specia... (photo: AP)