Annan Says He Won't Resign Over Oil, Food Probe (Reuters)

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Key Oil, Food Probe Focuses on Annan and
His Son (Reuters)

Key Oil, Food Probe Focuses on Annan and
His Son (Reuters) 03/29/2005 05:06 AM
Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is expected to be faulted on Tuesday in a key report for ignoring a possible conflict of interest involving his son, but not accused of any personal wrongdoing.

AP: Oil-for-Food Probe Eyes Annan Papers
(AP)

AP: Oil-for-Food Probe Eyes Annan Papers
(AP) 02/05/2005 10:15 PM
AP - Investigators probing alleged corruption at the United Nations oil-for-food program are scrutinizing thousands of pages of U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan's documents, including e-mail and phone records, to determine whether he exerted influence in securing a contract for a Swiss company that employed his son.

Top Iraq Official on Oil-For-Food Probe
Killed (Reuters)

Top Iraq Official on Oil-For-Food Probe
Killed (Reuters) 07/03/2004 10:12 AM
Reuters - The Iraqi official heading the investigation into alleged corruption in the United Nations oil-for-food program was killed in a bomb attack earlier this week, officials familiar with the probe said on Saturday.

Annan 'faulted' over oil-for-food

Annan 'faulted' over oil-for-food 03/29/2005 11:17 AM
A report into the UN's oil-for-food programme in Iraq is expected to criticise UN chief Kofi Annan.

Annan Criticized in Oil-For-Food Report
(AP)

Annan Criticized in Oil-For-Food Report
(AP) 03/29/2005 05:06 AM
AP - Investigators probing the U.N. oil-for-food program in Iraq will criticize U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, his son, and the Swiss company that employed him but will not accuse the U.N. chief of corruption, officials said.

"Depressed Annan close to quitting over
UN scandals KOFI ANNAN, the United
Nations secretary-general, is said to be
struggling with depression and
considering his future. Colleagues have
reported concerns about Annan ahead of
an official report this week..."

"Depressed Annan close to quitting over
UN scandals KOFI ANNAN, the United
Nations secretary-general, is said to be
struggling with depression and
considering his future. Colleagues have
reported concerns about Annan ahead of
an official report this week..." 03/27/2005 06:21 PM

AP: Ghost Firms Hinder Oil-For-Food
Probe (AP)

AP: Ghost Firms Hinder Oil-For-Food
Probe (AP) 12/25/2004 04:58 PM
AP - The U.N.-ordered probe into oil-for-food corruption is being seriously hampered by an elaborate system of ghost firms set up around the world to cover the tracks of bribes to Saddam Hussein as he cheated the $60 billion program, a top investigator said.

UN Council to Back Probe of Iraq
Oil-For-Food Plan

UN Council to Back Probe of Iraq
Oil-For-Food Plan 04/21/2004 03:39 AM
Reuters via Wired News Apr 21 2004 7:40AM GMT

Iraq Official Heading Oil-For-Food Probe
Killed

Iraq Official Heading Oil-For-Food Probe
Killed 07/03/2004 01:13 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jul 3 2004 4:43PM GMT

Source: Embattled Connecticut Gov. to
Resign (Reuters)

Source: Embattled Connecticut Gov. to
Resign (Reuters) 06/21/2004 10:33 AM
Reuters - Connecticut Governor John Rowland plans to resign on Monday after months of uncertainty as the Republican battled corruption allegations and faced an impeachment probe, a political source said.

Embattled Connecticut Governor to Resign
(Reuters)

Embattled Connecticut Governor to Resign
(Reuters) 06/21/2004 03:59 PM
Reuters - Connecticut Governor John Rowland will resign on Monday after fighting corruption allegations and possible impeachment, his attorney said.

PalmSource Chairman Benhamou to Resign
(Reuters)

PalmSource Chairman Benhamou to Resign
(Reuters) 08/13/2004 08:50 AM
Reuters - PalmSource Inc. (PSRC.O), a provider of Palm OS operating system for mobile devices, said on Friday that Chairman Eric Benhamou will resign after the annual stockholders meeting on Oct. 28, to allow for more independent directors on the board.

Michael Mondavi to Resign, with 50 Cases
of Wine (Reuters)

Michael Mondavi to Resign, with 50 Cases
of Wine (Reuters) 09/20/2004 08:37 AM
Reuters - When winemaker Michael Mondavi resigns from Robert Mondavi Corp. at the end of the month, he can take with him an unusually palatable severance payment -- up to 50 cases of the company's wine.

Midway Games Chairman Nicastro to Resign
(Reuters)

Midway Games Chairman Nicastro to Resign
(Reuters) 06/04/2004 12:08 PM
Reuters - Midway Games Inc. (MWY.N), a developer and publisher of entertainment software, on Friday said Chairman Neil Nicastro intends to resign from the board immediately after the June 10 annual meeting.

Hungry Players Prompt Coach to Resign
(Reuters)

Hungry Players Prompt Coach to Resign
(Reuters) 04/14/2004 09:13 AM
Reuters - The coach of crisis-hit Colombian first division Soccer club Quindio resigned Tuesday because he said several of his players could not afford to eat.

Annan Says Consensus for Elections in
Iraq Emerging (Reuters)

Annan Says Consensus for Elections in
Iraq Emerging (Reuters) 02/12/2004 12:43 PM
Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Thursday agreement was emerging on direct elections in Iraq but did caution about the timing of any poll.

Annan to Visit Jakarta; Pledges Jump to
$2 Billion (Reuters)

Annan to Visit Jakarta; Pledges Jump to
$2 Billion (Reuters) 01/01/2005 08:31 PM
Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan intends to visit tsunami stricken Indonesia next week, as the world increased aid pledges to $2 billion for victims in South Asia, U.N. officials said on Saturday.

Annan Rejects Bush Claim That World Is
Safer Now (Reuters)

Annan Rejects Bush Claim That World Is
Safer Now (Reuters) 07/21/2004 02:25 PM
Reuters - The world is no safer than it was three years ago, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Wednesday, countering President Bush's claims he had made the world a safer place.

Annan Says Rights Body Harming UN, Urges
Reform (Reuters)

Annan Says Rights Body Harming UN, Urges
Reform (Reuters) 04/07/2005 07:31 AM
Reuters - Secretary-General Kofi Annan said the conduct of the United Nations' human rights body was undermining the credibility of the entire U.N. organization and urged governments Thursday to support his plan to reform it.

Annan to Send Election Assessment Team
to Iraq (Reuters)

Annan to Send Election Assessment Team
to Iraq (Reuters) 01/27/2004 07:05 AM
Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Tuesday he would send a team to Iraq, security permitting, to see if elections can be held before a mid-year power transfer, as a revered Shi'ite cleric has demanded.

Powell Heads for Darfur, Annan Arrives
in Sudan (Reuters)

Powell Heads for Darfur, Annan Arrives
in Sudan (Reuters) 06/30/2004 06:09 AM
Reuters - Secretary of State Colin Powell left for Sudan's troubled Darfur region on Wednesday on a trip aid agencies said could save lives by putting the pressure on Khartoum to curb Arab militias and streamline relief work.

Powell Disputes Annan, Insists Iraq War
Is Legal (Reuters)

Powell Disputes Annan, Insists Iraq War
Is Legal (Reuters) 09/17/2004 12:45 AM
Reuters - Secretary of State Colin Powell disputed U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan's assertion that the U.S.-led war in Iraq was illegal and said in an interview published on Friday the comment was "not a very useful statement to make at this point."

Bin Laden Offers Gold for Killing
Bremer, Annan (Reuters)

Bin Laden Offers Gold for Killing
Bremer, Annan (Reuters) 05/06/2004 05:21 PM
Reuters - A purported statement by al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden offered rewards in gold for killing U.S Iraq administrator Paul Bremer or U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, an Islamist Web site said on Thursday.

'Bin Laden' Offers Gold for Killing
Bremer, Annan (Reuters)

'Bin Laden' Offers Gold for Killing
Bremer, Annan (Reuters) 05/06/2004 08:13 PM
Reuters - A recording described as the voice of Osama bin Laden, posted on the Internet on Thursday, offered bounties in gold to anyone who kills U.S Iraq administrator Paul Bremer or U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Annan Raps U.S. on Global Court; Council
Talks Begin (Reuters)

Annan Raps U.S. on Global Court; Council
Talks Begin (Reuters) 06/18/2004 03:21 AM
Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan rebuked the United States for trying to get another exemption from prosecution by the new International Criminal Court and urged the Security Council to oppose the measure.

Annan Urges Arafat to Give Gaza Pullout
a Chance (Reuters)

Annan Urges Arafat to Give Gaza Pullout
a Chance (Reuters) 04/30/2004 09:10 AM
Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged Yasser Arafat on Friday to give Israel's Gaza pullout plan a chance, saying Palestinians should crack down on militant violence to help revive a broader peace effort.

Playing with Their Food (Reuters)

Playing with Their Food (Reuters) 05/25/2004 11:44 AM
Reuters - The sound of 40 kg (90 pounds) of finely tuned cucumbers, leeks, potatoes, radishes, peppers, aubergines and marrows entertained a German audience at a weekend concert by the Viennese Vegetable Orchestra.

Fingerprint food (Reuters)

Fingerprint food (Reuters) 03/14/2005 06:13 PM
Reuters - Customers of a German supermarket chain will soon be able to pay for their shopping by placing their finger on a scanner at the check-out, saving up to 40 seconds spent scrabbling for coins or cards, bosses say.

End Stigma, Give Food Stamps a New Name?
(Reuters)

End Stigma, Give Food Stamps a New Name?
(Reuters) 06/23/2004 10:42 AM
Reuters - The U.S. government wants to end the stigma of food stamps -- by giving them a new name to add to their new look.

Food controls stir up Cypriots (Reuters)

Food controls stir up Cypriots (Reuters) 12/24/2004 01:13 PM
Reuters - Food lovers in Cyprus could face a glum holiday because nothing is good enough to eat any more.

Macdonald's Gives Fast Food a Facelift
(Reuters)

Macdonald's Gives Fast Food a Facelift
(Reuters) 02/10/2004 09:13 AM
Reuters - McDonald's fast food chain, renowned for cheap hamburgers and plastic decor, has given one of its London restaurants an upmarket makeover to lure in the ladies who lunch.

Food poisoning hits 300 mourners
(Reuters)

Food poisoning hits 300 mourners
(Reuters) 05/24/2004 09:13 AM
Reuters - Three hundred people biding farewell to loved ones in memorial services in Greece have ended up in hospital with food poisoning after eating a traditional sweet prepared for the occasion, officials say.

"Sin" tax on nappies and fast food
supported (Reuters)

"Sin" tax on nappies and fast food
supported (Reuters) 03/06/2004 02:00 AM
Reuters - More than half of workers want Chancellor Gordon Brown to impose "sin" taxes on disposable nappies and plastic bags, according to a survey.

Tomatoes fly in Spanish food fight
(Reuters)

Tomatoes fly in Spanish food fight
(Reuters) 08/27/2004 01:59 PM
Reuters - Tonnes of flying tomatoes streaked the streets of Bunol red and left 20,000 visitors wallowing in a pond of pulped fruit as the tiny Spanish town celebrated the world's largest food fight.

KFC fast food to wing its way to Tibet
(Reuters)

KFC fast food to wing its way to Tibet
(Reuters) 01/16/2004 10:56 AM
Reuters - Hot wings and spicy chicken legs could soon tempt palates in Tibet as KFC wings its way to the roof of the world and the only part of China it has yet to conquer.

Food Poisoning Puts 300 Mourners in
Hospital (Reuters)

Food Poisoning Puts 300 Mourners in
Hospital (Reuters) 05/24/2004 09:13 AM
Reuters - Three hundred people biding farewell to loved ones in memorial services in Greece ended up in hospital with food poisoning after eating a traditional sweet prepared for the occasion, officials said Monday.

Ultra runner orders fast food on the fly
(Reuters)

Ultra runner orders fast food on the fly
(Reuters) 03/24/2005 08:52 AM
Reuters - Pondering life on his 30th birthday and finding something lacking, Dean Karnazes staggered home from a night out drinking with friends, put on his gardening shoes and went for a run. A 30-mile (48-km) run. All night.

Wasteful Britons Chuck Away Fifth of
Food - Report (Reuters)

Wasteful Britons Chuck Away Fifth of
Food - Report (Reuters) 04/15/2005 09:52 AM
Reuters - British households throw about a fifth of their food, untouched and uneaten, straight into the rubbish bin, according to a BBC radio show.

Food firm in a stew over Gandhi curry
(Reuters)

Food firm in a stew over Gandhi curry
(Reuters) 06/17/2005 05:04 PM
Reuters - Mahatma Gandhi's family is pleading with the Indian government to force an Australian takeaway firm called Handi Ghandi -- "Great Curries...No Worries" -- to stop using the vegetarian pacifist to sell its food.
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