When U.S. Targets Foreign Leaders for Corruption, Recovering Loot Is a Challenge The Justice Department reached a settlement with the vice president of Equatorial Guinea that includes the sale of his Malibu mansion, Ferrari and six Michael Jackson statues—but gets the government less than half of what it sought. German-French Plan to Send Drones to Ukraine Faces Problems A plan to send military-surveillance drones to monitor the cease-fire in eastern Ukraine is running into security and legal problems, underscoring the obstacles facing Europe as it tries to tamp down violence in the region. China Diplomat Assails Canada’s Restrictions on Foreign State Enterprises Chinese state-owned energy companies have been unfairly targeted in Canada by regulations on investment from foreign government-controlled companies, according to China’s top diplomat in the Canadian oil patch. Oil-Price Slump Strains Budgets of Some OPEC Members The continuing slump in global oil prices is punching holes in the budgets of oil-producing countries, including some such as Iraq and Libya that are struggling with severe political and security problems.
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 18:51:15 +0000
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