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- An American flag flies over Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 6, 2016. The United States dropped out of the top 25 for the first time to 27th place in the Transparency International’s 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index, which measures the perception of public sector corruption. The closely watched study finds that most countries have made little to no progress in bringing down corruption levels over the past decade. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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Report: Anti-corruption fight is stalled, COVID not helping
By GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press
Mon,01/24/22-11:07PM , 478 Reads
BERLIN (AP) — Most countries have made little to no progress in bringing down corruption levels over the past decade, and authorities' response to the COVID-19 pandemic in many places has weighed on accountability, a closely watched study by an anti-graft organization found Tuesday.
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- Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI sits in St. Peter's Basilica as he attends the ceremony marking the start of the Holy Year, at the Vatican, Dec. 8, 2015. A long-awaited report on the church's handling of cases of sexual abuse by clergy and others in Germany's Munich archdiocese and which was once led by retired Pope Benedict XVI from 1977 until 1982, is being released on Thursday Jan. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)
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Report on sexual abuse in German diocese faults retired pope
By GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press
Thu,01/20/22-3:05AM , 228 Reads
BERLIN (AP) — A long-awaited report on sexual abuse in Germany's Munich diocese on Thursday faulted retired Pope Benedict XVI's handling of four cases when he was archbishop in the 1970s and 1980s. The law firm that drew up the report said Benedict strongly denies any wrongdoing.
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- FILE - World Health Organisation Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus waves as he arrives for a meeting of G20 finance and health ministers at the Salone delle Fontane (Hall of Fountains) in Rome, Oct. 29, 2021. The World Health Organization on Wednesday, Dec. 29 the number of COVID-19 cases recorded worldwide increased by 11% last week compared with the previous week, with the biggest increase in the Americas. The gain followed a gradual increase since October. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, file)
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WHO chief worried about 'tsunami' of omicron, delta cases
By GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press
Wed,12/29/21-4:05AM , 324 Reads
BERLIN (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that he's worried about the omicron and delta variants of COVID-19 producing a “tsunami” of cases between them, but he's still hopeful that the world will put the worst of the pandemic behind it in 2022.
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Europe, US frustrated with Iranian stance in nuclear talks
By GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press
Tue,12/14/21-2:48AM , 336 Reads
BERLIN (AP) — European diplomats are expressing frustration with Iran's stance in talks aimed at salvaging its tattered 2015 nuclear deal, saying they are wasting “precious time” dealing with new Iranian demands and that “time is running out." U.S.
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