Daily Corruption News: 23 November 2012
Today's top story
Global: Wal-Mart’s India venture suspends executives amid bribery investigation
The New York Times
Wal-Mart’s Indian joint venture has suspended several senior executives and delayed the opening of some stores in the country as part of an internal bribery investigation, the company said on Friday.
More news
Global: Abbot Group pays $8.9 million after finding corruption
Bloomberg
Australia: Coal mine bidders not properly assessed, ICAC told
ABC News
Colombia: Las multas y deudas pendientes de los políticos (The pending debts and fines of politicians)
El Espectador (TI mention)
France: No charges for Sarkozy over campaign donations
Deutsche Welle
Pakistan: Pakistan ID cards remove ghost voters, target poor for aid
Reuters
Russia: Russian ex-defense minister's confidant charged
Associated Press
UK: All expenses paid: the full scale of MPs' lavish globetrotting revealed
The Independent
Blogs and opinion
Global: Attacks on journalists and activists must stop
The Guardian
India: Fact Sheet: Whistleblowers Bill
The Wall Street Journal
News from Transparency International
Launch: Corruption Perceptions Index 2012 – coming 5 December
On the blog: Argentinians bang their pots for change
