Abuse of Power

Rear Adm. Mark S. Boensel, commander of Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, activates the closing bell of the NASDAQ Stock Exchange ending the market for May in Times Square as part of Fleet Week New York 2010.

In the modern workplace, age 50 is considered old
Sydney Morning Herald Breaking through the glass ceiling is relatively easy. I did it almost 20 years ago. But no one told me about the glass trapdoor â€“ that was the shock nothing in my stellar career had prepared me for... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Richard J. Stevens)

Presidentes Lula e Evo Morales plantam rvores no Parque Ibero-Americano

Bolivia President Evo Morales believes estranged son is dead
BBC News Bolivian President Evo Morales has begun legal action against a former girlfriend, demanding to see a son he thought had died nine years ago. | He said the boy's mother, Gabriela Zapata, had five days... (photo: ABr / Valter Campanato)

GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP - Dec. 17, 2006: Presidential Guard stands near Ministry of Agriculture, after the occupation by the Morning in Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006. Gunmen attacked the convoy of the Hamas foreign minister and raided a training base o

Hamas commander accused of gay sex is killed by his own
The Irish Times The death of Mahmoud Ishtiwi had all the trappings of a telenovela: sex, torture and embezzlement in Gazaâ€™s most venerated and secretive institution, the armed wing of Hamas. Ishtiwi (34) was a comm... (photo: WN Gaza)

More than $1 billion was transferred into Malaysia PM's Najib Razak's accounts: Report
DNA India --> | The paper said global investigators believe much of the $1 billion originated with the state fund, known as 1MDB. | Deposits into Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's bank accounts ran to ... (photo: Creative Commons / Firdaus Latif)

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Malaysia Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, center, waves to activists from the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (BERSIH) when he arrives during the second day of a rally in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015.

Ex-Malaysian Leader Mahathir Quits Ruling Party in Protest
Voa News Associated Press | KUALA LUMPURâ€” | Former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad has quit the ruling Malay party, saying Monday it has been hijacked by embattled Prime Minis... (photo: AP)

Prime minister Narendra Modi, Governor of West Bengal, Keshari Nath Tripathi, Governor of Tripura Tathagata Roy during 100 years celebration of Gaudiya Math & Mission in Kolkata on Feb 21, 2016.

PM Modi
Indian Express Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing at the Kisan rally in Belgaum, Karnataka on Saturday. (PTI Photo) | Calling for a relook at the proposal to link rivers in the cou... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)

Refinery in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Petrobras global operations extends over 27 countries (including Brazil). Those operations are more related to diplomatic trades than oil exploration, although the company has important fields in India, Turkey, Angola and Nigeria.

Peruvian president investigated in Brazil Petrobras probe
The Oklahoman SAO PAULO (AP) â€” Brazilian police investigating a kickback scheme at state-run oil company Petrobras are now looking closely at Peruvian President Ollanta Humala and a ... (photo: Creative Commons / Dantadd)

FIFA presidential candidate Gianni Infantino of Switzerland reacts during the extraordinary FIFA congress in Zurich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 26, 2016.

Gianni Infantino is Fifa President. A surprise victory, but by no means as an accident.
The Independent Â | A bald, career football administrator from Switzerland has been elected President of Fifa, and we are led to believe that everything has changed. | Gianni Infantinoâ... (photo: AP / Michael Probst)

File - FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, right, sits with AFC (Asian Football Confederation) President Shaikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, during the groundbreaking ceremony for a Football Artificial Turf under the FIFA Goal Project III in the country Sunday, Nov.30, 2014 at Carmona township, Cavite province south of Manila, Philippines.

Fifaâ€™s new dawn already under a cloud as unease over Sheikh Salman grows
The Guardian The favourite in Fridayâ€™s presidential election hardly looks a suitable candidate if footballâ€™s much maligned governing body is serious about reform | @owen_g | The n... (photo: AP / Bullit Marquez)

FIFA President Joseph Blatter speaks to journalists following the FIFA Executive Committee meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, on Friday, March 20, 2015.

FIFA election to go ahead but Sepp Blatter told to stay away
Sydney Morning Herald Zurich: World soccer's governing body FIFA will proceed with an election to pick a new president on Friday to replace the disgraced Sepp Blatter and vote on a set of refo... (photo: AP / Keystone,Ennio Leanza)

File - UEFA president Michel Platini of France, left, and FIFA president Sepp Blatter, right, joke during a break of the 35th Ordinary UEFA Congress at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, Tuesday, March 22, 2011.

FIFA suspensions for Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini reduced to 6 years
Business Insider ZURICH (AP) â€” Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini had their bans from soccer reduced from eight years to six on Wednesday, two days before the sport's ruling body tries to ... (photo: AP / Francois Mori)

File - In this Wednesday, March 4, 2015 photo, FIFA President Sepp Blatter closes his eyes as he raises his hands to his temples during a CONMEBOL congress in Asuncion, Paraguay.

Blatter Book on Hold for Final Chapter on FIFA Debacle
Voa News Reuters | ZURICHâ€” | Sepp Blatter has postponed publishing his book on 18 years at the top of scandal-plagued FIFA because he wants to squeeze in the final chapter on hi... (photo: AP / Jorge Saenz)

ILE - In this Dec. 16, 2014 file photo FIFA president Sepp Blatter, right, and UEFA president Michel Platini talk before the semi final soccer match between Real Madrid and Cruz Azul at the Club World Cup soccer tournament in Marrakech, Morocco.

The Latest: Blatter says he felt abandoned by God last year
Springfield News-Sun The Latest on the FIFA presidential election (all times local): | ___ | 1:15 p.m. | Sepp Blatter says he felt abandoned by God when police arrested FIFA officials at a Zu... (photo: AP / Christophe Ena, file)