Maldivian authorities must take action against those causing environmental destruction to the vulnerable islands and have to be transparent about it, a joint press release by 11 Maldivian conservation organizations said.

Warring parties in Yemen have diverted millions of dollars of public money into their military campaigns and into the pockets of their warlords, abusing foreign aid as well as tax and customs revenues, U.N. sanction monitors found.

Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the release of a British-Pakistani militant extremist who had been the prime suspect in the beheading of U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002. The ruling left the victim’s family devastated.

Nigeria’s restrictions on the popular opioid pharmaceutical Tramadol has led its Indian manufacturers to produce an alternative, though equally harmful, opioid with a similar name so as to evade detection by Nigerian customs authorities, a new report revealed on Wednesday.

Tighter border restrictions imposed in response to COVID-19 have pushed migrants and refugees further into the hands of smugglers who have upped prices and been forced to choose more dangerous routes, according to a recent survey. 

Kenyan national and member of an alleged endangered wildlife- and drug-trafficking gang, Mansur Mohamed Surur, has been extradited to the U.S. to face trial, the Department of Justice said in a statement on Monday.

Authorities in Australia over the weekend announced a series of victories in three separate investigations, including the detention of alleged Chinese drug lord Tse Chi Lop in Amsterdam.

During its last week in office, the Trump administration effectively suspended sanctions imposed against controversial Israeli mining tycoon Dan Gertler, who allegedly made a fortune from corrupt deals in Congo, according to the anti-corruption group The Sentry, citing leaked documents.

Human Rights Watch condemned what it described as Russia’s repression against sympathizers of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Monday, saying police had violently beaten, kicked and injured protesters who had taken to the streets on Saturday in support of the jailed opposition leader.  

Pirates killed one and kidnapped 15 crew members of a Turkish cargo ship on Saturday in the latest attack on vessels sailing off the coast of West Africa -- the most dangerous region in the world for piracy.