Ethical Alliance Daily News (2 Feb 2017)

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United States: Democratic lawmakers want probe of Trump adviser’s Russia payment
Feb 02, 2017 08:00 pm
A group of top U.S. House of Representatives Democrats sent a letter on Tuesday asking the Department of Defense to review a paid appearance at a Russian event by retired Army Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s National Security...
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President Vladimir Putin will step up efforts to weaken support for economic sanctions against Russia in his first visit to the European Union since Donald Trump became U.S. president with a pledge to improve relations with the Kremlin leader. Putin...
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Claims that Lord Coe misled an MPs’ inquiry have grown after new emails confirmed he was “made aware” of corruption allegations in his sport four months before they became public. The president of the IAAF, athletics’ governing body, told a...
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The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money on Wednesday hailed Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s budget announcement to limit cash transactions to Rs. 3 lakh, but said that its other recommendation of capping cash holding of an individual at Rs....
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New embezzlement allegations emerged on Wednesdayagainst the French center-right presidential candidate François Fillon, adding uncertainty to an already tightly contested election. Mr. Fillon’s campaign was thrown into turmoil last week after Le Canard Enchaîné, a weekly newspaper that mixes...
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The South African state prosecutor who led the case against convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius has quit. AfriForum, a non-governmental group, said Tuesday that Gerrie Nel resigned and will head the group’s new private prosecuting unit, which will target state officials...
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