"We think that the trouble in Somalia is caused largely by the politicians themselves, and by the politicians causing trouble in their country and coming to hide here. And all we reorganize how to relaunch their positions and their changes. It's not helpful to them and it's not helpful to us."
Twenty two people working in the arms industry have been charged with bribery in the United States. They were trying to secure a multimillion-dollar weapons contract with what they thought was a top African government official. The executives were arrested in Las Vegas and Miami as a result of an elaborate FBI sting. An undercover FBI agent posed as the defence minister of an unnamed African nation. The arms dealers had allegedly offered to pay him a 20% commission for a small arms deal worth 15 million dollars.
Government officials in Venezuela have taken control of stores belonging to the Franco-Colombian supermarket chain Exito. On Sunday, President Hugo Chavez said he would nationalize Exito after accusing it of inflating prices following a recent currency devaluation.
Police in the Italian city of Naples have uncovered a massive fraud, in which hundreds of people used falsified medical records to claim disability allowances. In just two streets alone, over half the population were falsely claiming to be blind or mentally ill. The authorities have arrested a local man thought to be the mastermind behind the scam, which is believed has cost the state around two million dollars.