Russian crime controls half of the economy says security chief
In Moscow the head of the Federal Security Service told the Federation Council that thousands of Russian companies accounting for about 40 percent of the gross national product are controlled by criminal groups. He reported about 2,500 officials are under corruption investigation. Some firms are shells while others are viable. Bribery, smuggling, and embezzlement are common. The government has long pursued anti corruption campaigns but crime persists.
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Vladimir Putin
Federation Council
MAN denies WWII slave labor charges in US lawsuit
German truck maker MAN rejected claims of employing slave labor during World War II. The firm said the suit, filed in New York by attorney Ed Fagan against several German companies, is false. MAN asserted it resisted camp prisoner usage and had no official notice of the case.
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Ex Rwanda premier Kambanda jailed for genocide
The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda sentenced former prime minister Jean Kambanda to life imprisonment for directing killings during the 1994 genocide that killed more than 500,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus. The panel condemned his abuse of office and lack of remorse, noting his cooperation in testifying against other leaders.
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Poisonings in Japan Shake Public Confidence This Summer
A series of arsenic and cyanide poisonings in Japan has killed five and sickened many, including a curry festival death toll of four. Victims include a Nagoya pineapple juice consumer and a man from a canned tea incident. Public fear rises as police struggle to locate culprits amid a weak crime climate and past Tokyo nerve gas attacks. Prime Minister Obuchi called the attacks cruel and indiscriminate.
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Akiko Takayanagi
Tokyo
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Wakayama
Keizo Obuchi
Kyoda
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Suzaka
North Korea calls satellite launch not missile test
North Korea rejected claims it launched a ballistic missile this week, saying the test was a three stage rocket delivering a satellite into orbit. KCNA praised the launch as a scientific achievement while warning the United States and Japan to halt aggressive actions. Japanese officials doubted the satellite claim.
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