Scientists criticize Nicaragua Canal environmental study
Nicaraguans are anxiously waiting for the government to make public a long-anticipated environmental impact report on the $50 billion interoceanic canal project. But while the public waits, some independent scientists…
South America’s soccer federation at heart of FIFA scandal somehow has diplomatic immunity
How on Earth did the South American soccer federation at the heart of the FIFA corruption scandal get diplomatic immunity? The government of Paraguay made it so.…
FIFA plea deals could implicate Sepp Blatter
The wave of evidence implicating high-level FIFA executives in a sweeping corruption scandal has mounted quickly following the surprise announcement earlier this week that football's world governing body president, Sepp…
FIFA: Blazer details bribe taking; Warner says he “fears for his life”
U.S. court records unsealed Wednesday revealed that Charles Blazer, a former FIFA executive committee member admitted to accepting bribes in connection with the 1998 and 2010 World Cups…
Nicaragua Canal environmental study submitted, details remain hidden
Nicaraguan officials this week received a long-awaited environmental impact assessment of the controversial $50 billion interoceanic canal, checking off a major to-do item for the ambitious Chinese-backed project. Authorities said…
FIFA leadership in limbo: who are the candidates for the top job in world soccer?
Sepp Blatter stunned the soccer world on Tuesday by announcing that he was resigning as FIFA president just four days after winning re-election for a fifth term and six days…
Sepp Blatter resigns as FIFA president four days after re-election
Sepp Blatter resigned as FIFA president on Tuesday, four days after being re-elected to a fifth term.Blatter, 79, announced the decision at a news conference in Zurich, six days after…
FIFA’s Blatter defiant about US corruption probe
Newly re-elected FIFA President Sepp Blatter has tried to distance himself from FIFA’s corruption scandal involving $150 million in bribes.Blatter said Saturday in Zurich that he was not the “high-ranking…
