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Leaked diplomatic cables portray Afghanistan as a land where corruption is the norm and describe frustration among diplomats with President Hamid Karzai.
Cables Describe Scale of Afghan Corruption as Overwhelming
By SCOTT SHANE, MARK MAZZETTI and DEXTER FILKINS
Corruption in Afghanistan is pervasive and dispiriting for American officials trying to build support for the Afghan government.
Post a CommentCables Offer Shifting Portrait of Karzai
By HELENE COOPER and CARLOTTA GALL
Diplomatic reports show the trajectory of Afghan President Hamid Karzai from a leader anointed by the West to an embattled one who baffles his allies.
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By STEVEN ERLANGER
LISBON — The currency union is at risk if its weaker members are caught in a perpetual hell of austerity budgets and declining incomes.
Indian State Empowers Poor to Fight Corruption
By LYDIA POLGREEN
An experiment is aimed at ensuring that the benefits of Indian government programs for the poor actually go to the poor.
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By ROB HUGHES
The World Cup in Russia will be spread across the biggest country in Europe. Four years later, the Cup in Qatar, will be perhaps the most compact ever.
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By MARK LANDLER
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Hillary Clinton announced Thursday that the United States would award a part of a Pentagon jet fuel contract to a Kyrgyz corporation.
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By MICHAEL SLACKMAN
WARSAW — While Polish education has long emphasized arts and the humanities, some Poles are now trying to revive interest in math and the sciences.
Officials Detail Terrorist Ties to Passport Ring
By THOMAS FULLER and J. DAVID GOODMAN
BANGKOK — Investigators said the arrests of 10 people had weakened a counterfeiting operation tied to Al Qaeda.
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Swedish Court Confirms Arrest Warrant for WikiLeaks Founder
By JOHN F. BURNS and ALAN COWELL
LONDON — Sweden’s highest court refused on Thursday to grant permission for Julian Assange to appeal an arrest order in a sex crimes case.
Latest News From Europe
Lethal Fire Rages Through Forest in Northern Israel
By ISABEL KERSHNER
JERUSALEM — A spokesman for the fire service in northern Israel said the fire was the biggest and deadliest in Israel’s history.
Latest News From the Middle East
Nigeria Plans to Charge Cheney in Case of Bribery
By REUTERS
LAGOS, Nigeria — The anticorruption police said they planned to file charges against the former vice president in connection with a $180 million bribery case involving a former unit of the oil services firm Halliburton.
Latest News From Africa
Ecuador Offers Incentives to Bring Emigrants Home
By SAM DOLNICK
It offers money to start businesses, one-way airplane tickets and a waiver on fees for belongings taken home.
Latest News From the Americas
Arizona Cuts Financing for Transplant Patients
By MARC LACEY
PHOENIX — Budget cuts ended payments for certain transplants, a decision that amounts to a death sentence for some patients.
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