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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The difficulty of finding out who paid kickbacks in the UN oil-for-food program is illustrated by two Liechtenstein-based firms, Alcon Petroleum and Fenar Petroleum.
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_ Three New York lawmakers on Thursday joined the growing chorus of Republicans criticizing the United Nations over the oil-for-food scandal, urging Congress to withhold dues payments to the world body.
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In the wake of revelations about corruption in the UN oil-for-food program, right-wing columnists and lawmakers are calling for the resignation of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
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WASHINGTON  - Secretary of State-designateCondoleezza Rice criticized Venezuelan populist leader HugoChavez on Tuesday for autocratic moves to stifle opposition inthe major U.S. oil supplier.
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The Swedish media and public have sharply criticised the Swedish government - in particular Prime Minister Goran Persson and Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds - for their response to the Asian tsunami disaster.
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Leading food manufacturers stand accused of using tactics to push foods high in fat, sugar and salt to children.
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Ministers for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries are gathering in Vienna on Wednesday to grapple with whipsawing prices and the world&#39;s seemingly insatiable demand for oil.
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The government needs to work harder at encouraging the nation to eat healthily, a consumer watchdog says.
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Oil wealth can often lead to corruption, according to the latest survey by anti-corruption campaign group Transparency International.
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The United States said it was releasing documents to the independent panel probing the United Nations' scandal-plagued Iraq oil-for-food program, after the inquiry's chief complained about Washington's cooperation.
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Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. UNITED NATIONS -- Secretary General Kofi Annan on Tuesday admitted allegations about the UN&#39;s oil-for-food program
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China has sent a notice to the World Health Organization defending the quality of its food exports, an agency spokeswoman said yesterday, and an official linked to the country's drug industry was sentenced to prison in a bribery case.
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By Nisha Sabanayagam; Ranjeetha Pakiam; Minderjeet Kaur; Teresa Yong;  KUALA LUMPUR: Good laws, bad implementation. That's what NGOs think of the government's efforts in protecting the environment.
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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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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said yesterday he was disappointed in his son for accepting payments from a key contractor in the oil-for-food program for more than four years longer than had been previously acknowledged.
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NEW YORK -- The UN oil-for-food program chief, under scrutiny for alleged corruption and mismanagement, blocked a proposed audit of his office around the same time he is accused of soliciting lucrative oil deals from Iraq, investigators said. A UN auditing team, which was severely understaffed, said running the $64 billion oil-for-food program was ''a high-risk activity" and a priority ...