Mexico to dismiss 400 corrupt police officials

In a major crackdown against corruption Mexican government has decided to boot out 400 corrupt police officers. These officers were posted along the Ciudad  Juarez border which is notorious for drug trafficiking. "Some 400 corrupt police officers will be laid off in the...

BP ups stakes by accusing Putin of failing to stop hijack by oligarchs

"BP has upped the stakes in its battle for control of its Russian joint venture, by accusing Vladimir Putin of damaging his country's reputation through failing to intervene in the escalating dispute.John Sutherland, the BP chairman, used a press conference in Stockholm to...

Mortgage reforms outlined

 More mortgage reforms, but many will argue this is too little too late.  "With foreclosures escalating at a record pace nationally, and several Chicago-area counties showing significant increases, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Thursday pointed a finger at the...

Dems Subpoena Attorney General

Democrats in Congress are drawing some sort of line in the sand over the firings of eight district attorneys; this action seems like a symbolic protest against a White House they see as running roughshod over the other branches of government. "Democrats subpoenaed Attorney...

Stop the US war drive against Iran!

"By the Editorial Board 14 February 2007 Use this version to print | Send this link by email | Email the author The World Socialist Web Site condemns the military and political provocations with which the Bush administration is laying the foundations for an attack on Iran. We...

Ban Ki-moon takes the reins of U.N.

South Korean diplomat Ban Ki-moon became the United Nations' eighth secretary-general on New Year's Day as the organization faced a tough array of global issues — from escalating violence in Darfur to the AIDS pandemic. The 62-year-old career diplomat, who grew up during a...