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Afghan President Hamid Karzai has vowed to remove the “stigma” of corruption, a day after winning a new five-year term. President Barack Obama has asked Karzai to intensify efforts to eradicate corruption, but are the two leaders on the same page? The World’s Matthew Bell reports. Download MP3(AP Photo: Musadeq Sadeq)Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Download MP3Twelve years after many Western nations agreed to fight bribery of foreign officials, only four countries are actively enforcing the ban. That’s according to a progress report released today by an anti-corruption watchdog group. David Hecht reports from Berlin.
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