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WASHINGTON — Documents seen by FOX News suggest a conflict of interest may exist between Kofi Annan's (search) son, the Swiss company he worked for and the United Nations. Congressional investigators are examining those records and thousands of pages of others as part of their probe into the controversial U.N. Oil-for-Food (search) program. FOX News was permitted to review some documents but not make copies. Kojo Annan (search), the son of the U.N. secretary general, claims he has never been involved directly or indirectly with any business related to the United Nations. And Cotecna Inspection S.A., the company Kojo worked...

WASHINGTON — The son of U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan unleashed a bitter counterattack on investigators of the U.N. oil-for-food program last night, calling probes of the scandal a "witch hunt" that is part of a "broader Republican political agenda." In his first public comments since the scandal erupted, 31-year-old Kojo Annan came out swinging, insisting there is "no substance" to allegations against him and his father. "I feel the whole issue has been a witch hunt from Day 1 as part of a broader Republican political agenda," Annan said in a written statement to CNN. [snip] The younger...