Some US$ 30 million believed to be tied to Pavlo Lazarenko, Ukraine’s former Prime Minister and allegedly one of the world’s most corrupt top officials, are sitting frozen in a Lithuanian bank, OCCRP’s Lithuanian partner 15min.lt revealed Wednesday.
Our research shows that more than US$ 26 million has already been spent on church and chapel construction in Armenia and Artsakh. We must note, however, that this amount does not include amounts spent on very large churches and chapels, especially in Yerevan. This amount would easily double, or even triple, if included.
The brother and nephew of former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon were charged Tuesday with trying to bribe a Middle Eastern official into a real estate deal worth US$ 800 million, according to the Department of Justice.
Issuing directives left and right to his government underlings, Karapetyan has promised an open and transparent government to the people.
Azerbaijan violated the Karabakh ceasefire fifty times yesterday and last night, firing more than 900 rounds towards Artskah Defense Army (ADA) positions, this according to the NKR Ministry of Defense.
The US government blacklisted the head of Russia’s Investigative Committee and close aide to President Vladimir Putin over alleged human rights abuses linked to the death of corruption whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky.
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