Oil-for-food officials criticised
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UN audits newly released point to widespread mismanagement in the former UN oil-for-food programme for Iraq.
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- Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) is calling on United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to step down over the growing UN oil-for-food scandal.
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U.N. diplomats say they are concerned that calls for Secretary-General Kofi Annan's resignation and allegations of widespread corruption in the U.N. oil-for-food program in Iraq could derail plans for a sweeping reform of the United Nations.
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A government minister attacks criticism of two officers who were accused of not doing enough to help a drowning boy.
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The government&#39;s handling of what has become a national catastrophe for Sweden, as well as for the countries directly hit by Sunday&#39;s tsunami, has been fiercely criticised in thousands of letters and emails to newspapers and the foreign office.
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Oil services company Baker Hughes Inc.  BHI.N on Friday said U.S. market regulators have demanded  information on its involvement in a now defunct Iraqi  oil-for-food program, joining a growing list of companies under  scrutiny for their role in the program.
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UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 16 -- A United Nations-appointed investigator probing corruption in Iraq's oil-for-food program has rejected a request by a Senate committee to strip U.N. officials of their immunity so they can testify before Congress. The U.N. official agreed to release, at a time of his choosing, internal audits of the program and other confidential documents sought by Congress.
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Kofi Annan built a reputation as the world&#39;s most trusted diplomat, but the oil-for-food scandal has riled US critics. Is his job in jeopardy?
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LONDON, Oct 20 (IPS) - Oil-producing countries are among the most   corrupt, a new survey by Transparency International shows.
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Secretary General Kofi Annan has suspended the former director of the oil-for-food program and another official following a critical report on the now-defunct plan for Iraq, the United Nations said Monday.
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The Bush administration, which  earlier backed Secretary-General Kofi Annan in the U.N.  oil-for-food scandal, on Tuesday demanded he be held  accountable for mismanagement in the program.
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Already embattled with his ties to the Iraqi Oil for Food scandal, and what some term as the 'Food for Sex' scandal, Kofi Annan has dodged the latest bullet. Well, dodged only in the sense that specific allegations against him was removed at the last minute before passing.    The UN staff union passed a resolution sharply critical of the world body's senior management but expressed support for beleaguered Secretary General Kofi Annan.    An earlier draft of the resolution had strongly worded language about no confidence in senior staff of the United Nations, which has been buffeted by scandals over the past few months.
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OTTAWA -- A hardline government stand on carbohydrate claims for new Canadian food labels has prompted a sharp retort from the purveyors of the Atkins low-carb diet.
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Governments around the region are warning that rising oil prices have started to hurt their economies.
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LONDON -- Most oil-producing nations are also rife with corruption, and oil companies should provide more information about their operations to help clean up the market, a global watchdog group said yesterday in an annual report.
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An environmental group accused Europe's top food safety agency on Monday of repeated bias in favor of genetically modified (GMO) foods and links with the biotech industry.
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Unicef nutrition expert sparks controversy with attack on spoon-feeding from tins and jars.