Nigeria tops corruption list as least honest nation
A Berlin based study by Transparency International ranks 52 nations on corruption. Nigeria is listed last with a 1.76 score, while Denmark leads with 9.94. Pakistan rises to 2.53 though still near bottom. the United States scores 7.61.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Denmark
Nigeria
Transparency International
Peter Eigen
Pakistan
Finland
Sweden
New Zealand
Canada
United States
Russia
Colombia
Bolivia
Flood Evacuations Surge Along Oder River Dike Break
Thousands more people were evacuated Thursday from flood threatened homesteads along the Oder River as soldiers and volunteers battled to reinforce the dike. A breach overnight prompted fresh evacuations of about 8 500 residents in the Oderbruch area northeast of Berlin, after some 5 000 had left endangered sections the previous week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odex
Oderbruch
Berlin
Milestone peace mission to address regional politics in Southeast Asia
Cambodia hosts a peace mission with Hun Sen and Philippine foreign secretary Domingo Siazon Jr among leaders from neighboring nations to discuss political affairs and elections. India signals renewed development of the Agni long range ballistic missile, range 1550 miles, after a three-year halt amid international opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambodia
Hun Sen
Domingo Siazon Jr
Posasin Seenaris
Hun
Hine Slorodom -Ranaziddh
Ptrate
Geriea
India
China
Pakistan
United States
South Asia
Landslide buries Australian Thredbo resort
A nighttime landslide buried two ski lodges at Thredbo Alpine Resort in Australia. Nineteen people were missing with one body recovered. victims included Australians, a California couple, and a New Zealand woman. Rescuers formed a human chain, digging by hand as officials weighed causes and avoided heavy equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thredbo
Australia
Glenn Milne
California
New Zealand
Thredbo Alpine Resort
Brazilian Nazi fortune tied to 1930s spy past in Sao Paulo
A Brazilian fortune once linked to Nazi fugitives and a Gestapo officer may belong to Albert Blume, a German immigrant who died 14 years ago. Historians claim the gold bars and gems financed Nazi activity, while a court lawyer questions ownership citing postwar items and forged wills amid a single heir dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Germany
Banco Do Brasil
Albert Blume
Blume
Gestapo
Ben Abraham
Abraham
World Association of
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mirpur
Dhaka
Bangladesh
Bruce Johnston
Indu, Deea
Canberrz
Tasmania
Nid
Gratnic
Nazi
Peter
Oriental Rugs
Weavers
Massachusetts
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!