Suspected Russian arms merchant gets his day in a New York court

By Traver Riggins

A former Soviet Air Force officer accused of supplying governments, dissident groups and terrorist organizations with weapons used in bloody

General as bandit

By Sunday Dare

LAGOS, Nigeria, August 24, 1998 — Until General Sani Abacha's death 8 June 1998, Lt.-Gen. Jeremiah Timbut Useni was the second most senior o

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"… arzo; Chiefs Anthony Ani and Tom Ikimi, former finance and foreign affairs ministers respectively, would be incomplete, if Useni was simply allowed to walk aw …"

"… g space, but it was normal. It was for every person who eventually saw the minister on that day, as on other days, a most tortuous journey through security sc …"

"… of the Federation, Alhaji Gidado Idris, in a terse release, directed that ministers wishing to see the head of state must go through his (Idris) office. Keen …"

"… he government will soon commence a full-scale probe into his tenure as FCT minister.As he was shrewd in business, so was Useni in politics. Under Gen. Abacha, …"

Quiet burial of a secret agent

By Jay Mayman

DWELLINGUP, Australia, February 1, 2002 — Like the cry of a wounded bird, it rang out in the Hanoi street, high and plaintive: "Dioxin, Diox

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"… er independent MP. Among the sixteen he asked in vain in 1994: “Will the minister table all Environmental Protection Authority reports relating to tests on …"

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French officials finally respond to allegations of doctored data

By Kate Willson

ICIJ’s Looting the Seas investigation, on the $4 billion black market in bluefin tuna, has attracted worldwide attention since its release t

Part I: A Mediterranean feeding frenzy

By Kate Willson and Jean-Pierre Canet

Cobblestone walkways line the quiet canals of Sète, a French community of 40,000 nestled along the Mediterranean about 85 miles west of Mars

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"… m ICIJ requesting interviews or comment. Two former directors and a former minister also have declined to comment. Jean-Marie Aurand was the Marine Fishe …"

Mapiripan: A shortcut to hell

By María Cristina Caballero

BOGOTA, July 28, 1997 — A paramilitary incursion from July 14 to 20 this year by private armed groups that combat guerrilla forces has made
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Special Report: Kuchma approved sale of weapons system to Iraq

By Phillip van Niekerk and André Verlöy

WASHINGTON, April 15, 2002 — Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma personally authorized the clandestine sale of $100-million worth of high-tech

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"… d been in charge of Ukrspetseksport since 1998. He served as the Ukrainian minister of machine building and the military-industrial complex from 1995 to 1997 …"

Africa's 'merchant of death' sold arms to the Taliban

By Phillip van Niekerk and André Verlöy

WASHINGTON, January 31, 2002 — Victor Bout, the Russian arms trafficker whose clandestine sales of weapons of war to some of the bloodiest r

European ambitions hit a wall of carbon

By Brigitte Alfter

Business and industry pare back EU climate goals

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"… had to unite EU nations behind a plan when she was Germany’s environment minister, the speech marked the culmination of years of dedication to curbing globa …"

"… e really scared.” Satu Hassi, a Finnish Green MEP and the former Finnish minister of the environment, another key participant in the negotiations, remembers …"

"… ne chairperson of the board of directors of a copper company — and later minister in the northern region of Schleswig Holstein — grew so tired of paying h …"

"… the chief executive officer of RWE. In a letter to the German environment minister, Sigmar Gabriel, dated September 15, 2009, Grossman addressed the minister …"

Caught between competing interests in Brazil

By Fernando Rodrigues and Marcelo Soares

Plentiful oil, politics, in addition to fast growth, all making it tough to reduce carbon emissions

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"… theme for the next 50 years.”Marina Silva, Brazil’s former environment minister, blames the government’s failure to take a clear stance on climate chang …"

"… e, technology, UN regulations,” said Carlos Minc, Brazil’s environment minister. He explains that Brazil tries to bridge the interests of rich and poor co …"

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