China wants to Fight with Ecuador Against Sea Wildlife Trafficking
The Chinese government announced Monday it wants to cooperate with Ecuador on the protection of marine life and go after...
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Eckart Sager
Eckart Sager received €1,975,000 ($2,639,429) in an United Arab Emirates account from Hilux Services in 2014 for consulting...
Bangladesh: Owner of Collapsed Building Jailed for Corruption
A Bangladeshi court has sentenced the owner of a nine-story building that collapsed in 2013 killing 1,100 people to three...
US: Three men Plead Guilty to Trafficking Dozens of Endangered Turtles
The US Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that three men pleaded guilty to illegally trafficking more than 60...
Favoritism Shears Competitors in Georgian Sheep Industry
Beka Gonashvili's love for Georgian folk music led him into the sheep export business nearly a decade ago. But he’s singing...
EU Investigating Five German Carmakers For Economic Cartel
Volkswagen, Audi, BMW, Porsche and Daimler are under investigation by the EU and German authorities for forming a secret...
Watchdogs Cite Shortcuts, Accidents at Belarus Nuclear Plant Construction Site
The ongoing construction of Belarus’ first nuclear power plant has sparked a number of serious concerns in that country and...
Spooks and Spin: Information War in the Balkans
Families Torn Apart in Macedonia’s Media War
Macedonia’s intense political struggle -- waged in the halls of parliament, in the streets, and in the media -- isn’t just...
Uganda: Chinese Diplomats Face Ivory Trafficking Investigation
China deniedSundayaccusations that two of its diplomats are involved in illegal ivory trafficking in Africa, after the...
Italian Carabinieri Arrest Major 'Ndrangheta Drug Boss
Calabria’s Carabinieri Military police arrestedFridaymorning a ‘ndrangheta drug lord they were searching the last 23 years...
Report: Tens of Billions of Dollars Stolen Annually from Africa
Illicit financial flows are allowing wealthy countries to profit from Africa’s wealth to the tune of tens of billions of...
Activists Warn: Two Rare Species Will Soon be Extinct due to Trafficking
Activists claim thatChina’s demand for swim bladders of an endemic fish from the Gulf of Mexico has put not only that...