In a Corrupt World Where the Violent Bear It Away
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The films of Richard Fleischer are those of an unself-conscious American realist.
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Though illegal, dog fighting continues to draw crowds hungry for the sight of blood and the gambling thrill. A law enforcement officer takes us inside this underground world.
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An escalation of ethnic violence is threatening to plunge the country into chaos.
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The violence started in response to a flawed election, but it reveals a rift that may be beyond politicians' control
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For many men, loyalty is sacred. Except when it isn't.
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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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The murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh by a young Muslim of Moroccan descent has shaken Holland to its very foundations. To most people, including the Dutch, the killing and its violent
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Some question whether it will be enough to quell the violence and worry about the impact of prolonged tours.
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I am reminded of an event 93 years ago, in which Franz Ferdinand was shot, plummetting Europe into war. World War III is coming, and the flashpoint is the Islamic world. Much like Serbia in 1913, it is fragile and fragmented and there is a determination by a large focused interest group to see violence done in the name of their agenda. And, in the use of violence, they have successfully advanced their agenda.
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The murder of a soccer player and kidnapping of the mother of another have shown that not even Brazil&#39;s pride and joy -- soccer -- is immune from the violent crime that sweeps over cities.
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DONGZHOU, China -- The resentment that led to a bloody confrontation between farmers and policemen here last December has only sharpened over the past 11 months. Local officials are still corrupt, Dongzhou residents complained, and a jutting power plant has risen on the land whose seizure by the...
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Behind the glitzy playgrounds of Cancun is a growing drug war, fueled by widespread police corruption, the partial disruption of once-popular trafficking routes through Haiti and a sudden turf battle between two of the country's main drug gangs.
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MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's drug cartels are killing record numbers of people with unprecedented brutality. Federal security forces are bogged down in a violent political conflict in the southern city of Oaxaca. Years of sluggish economic growth cannot meet the needs of a country where over half the population lives in poverty.
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The anti-corruption watchdog group, Transparency International, has ranked Bangladesh and Haiti as the world&#39;s most corrupt countries in its annual report.
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Violence and political instability are growing in the Caribbean nation of Haiti. More than seven months after former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide fled the country, political polarization and economic hardship
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The murder of global reggae music icon Lucky Dube is another reminder of the violent crime wave fueled by ongoing social inequality
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Violence throughout the country defied increased efforts to stanch the spread of sectarian bloodshed.