http://cat.oneworld.net/article/archive/1469 sh_SH http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160962/1/1469 Corruption is a fundamental cause and catalyst of the global water crisis, which currently threatens the lives of billions of people around the world, says a new report from a global coalition against corruption. From: Transparency International http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83855 European governments are dodging the truth about the U.S. practice of kidnapping and illegally sending terrorism suspects for interrogation in countries with a reputation for torture, a leading rights group says in a new report. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160928/1/1469 Several supporters of the Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi were arrested in Yangon (formerly Rangoon) Thursday while commemorating the democracy advocate's 63rd birthday. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/160895/1/1469 BANGKOK, Jun 16 (IPS) - Cambodian lawmakers are still to offer unanimous support for a petition aimed at combating corruption that was presented to the National Assembly in mid-May. The call was a cry from ordinary people -- over a million of them. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83837 South African civic leader Patrick Bond discusses the parallels between his country's past and Zimbabwe's present crisis, noting how the South African president's "quiet diplomacy" has nurtured Zimbabwe's culture of corruption and cronyism.