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Daily Mail - 21 Jan 2022 16:59
Nearly 3,000 residents at a Hong Kong housing estate will be confined to their homes for five days, authorities announce...
Jacob Zuma appeals to public for donations to fight legal battles
CNN - 25 Aug 2021 14:35
Former South African President Jacob Zuma has called out to South Africans to support him with donations as he fights a ...
Rand Paul discloses, 16 months later, wife's purchase of stock in company behind COVID-19 treatment
The Week - 12 Aug 2021 05:01
Rand Paul discloses, 16 months later, wife's purchase of stock in company behind COVID-19 treatment
HSBC investigated over fund transfers in South Africa corruption row
The Guardian - 1 Nov 2017 19:55
Bank accused in House of Lords of ignoring suspicious activity related to scandal surrounding Jacob Zuma's links to Gupt...
Michel Temer, Brazil's unpopular president, avoids corruption trial
The Guardian - 26 Oct 2017 06:44
Temer gathers enough votes to avoid being charged with leading scheme that sold favours, votes and plum appointments to ...
South Africa's deputy president denounces corruption
Miami Herald - 12 Jul 2017 16:41
South Africa's deputy president has denounced government corruption in what is seen as a rebuke to President Jacob Zuma,...
Brazil's Crisis Deepens as President Michel Temer Is Accused of Corruption
Time - 27 Jun 2017 03:24
Temer has denied wrongdoing and said he refuses to resign
South Korea court upholds President's impeachment
CNN - 10 Mar 2017 05:58
South Korea's Constitutional Court has upheld a decision by the country's National Assembly to impeach President Park Gu...
Corruption Scandals With Brazilian Roots Cascade Across Latin America
The New York Times - 14 Feb 2017 05:41
Years of investigations have resulted in 77 Brazilian Odebrecht executives signing plea deals, and now officials across ...
Romanian PM refuses to withdraw corruption pardon despite protests
The Guardian - 3 Feb 2017 05:01
Political crisis deepens as cabinet minister resigns and hundreds of thousands take to the streets for the third night R...
Brazil's 'Car Wash' prosecutor says corruption probe to grow
Miami Herald - 27 Jan 2017 07:12
The lead federal prosecutor in a massive corruption investigation roiling Brazil says that recent developments could dou...
The Supreme Court Judge Overseeing Brazil's Corruption Probe Has Died In a Plane Crash
Time - 20 Jan 2017 04:05
Teori Zavascki was central to an investigation into a multibillion-dollar bribe scheme at the state oil company Petrobra...
One in Three in Europe and Central Asia See Corruption as a Great Challenge
Time - 16 Nov 2016 04:38
Transparency International's latest survey also finds that many fear retaliation after reporting graft
Somali presidential candidate takes aim at corruption
Fox News - 2 Oct 2016 13:39
Running to become president of a country always comes with challenges -- but facing death threats from militants and fea...
'Bridgegate' trial star witness describes favors for endorsements
Reuters - 24 Sep 2016 05:02
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Report: Corruption undermines US efforts in Afghanistan
Miami Herald - 14 Sep 2016 16:39
A U.S. report released Wednesday said that widespread corruption in Afghanistan has undermined efforts to rebuild the co...
Russia's customs chief resigns over corruption allegations
Miami Herald - 28 Jul 2016 14:41
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev accepted Thursday the resignation of the head of the customs agency, several days...
Top Chinese general Guo Boxiong jailed for life for taking bribes
The Guardian - 26 Jul 2016 03:36
Guo stripped of rank after closed military trial seen as president Xi Jinping's latest effort to increase control over a...
IMF chief Lagarde to stand trial in French arbitration deal
Miami Herald - 22 Jul 2016 14:56
France's top court has ruled that International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde must stand trial in France over a ...
China formally arrests popular village head on graft charges
Miami Herald - 22 Jul 2016 04:50
China has formally arrested the popular head of a village who won a rare open election in 2012 following a standoff with...
Senior S. Korean prosecutor arrested for alleged corruption
Miami Herald - 18 Jul 2016 05:05
A senior South Korean prosecutor has been arrested for allegedly pocketing millions of dollars following shady stock tra...
An Italian Town Is Shutting Down Because Too Many Officials Were Caught Skipping Work
Time - 13 Jul 2016 05:52
An investigation found 200 cases of fraudulent absenteeism
Ex-presidential aide in China sentenced to life in prison for corruption
The Week - 4 Jul 2016 14:50
A top aide to former Chinese President Hu Jintao was convicted of accepting bribes, abusing power, and stealing state se...
Will SCOTUS Apply Its Ruling On Political Corruption To Itself?
The Huffington Post - 29 Jun 2016 16:31
It takes hubris befitting a king for the US Supreme Court to rule, on the eve of celebrating the Declaration of Independ...
Mexico's president just vetoed a package of anti-corruption bills
Business Insider - 24 Jun 2016 04:55
Thomson Reuters Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Thursday vetoed a package of anti-corruption bills, asking Congr...
Former Brazil president Lula poised for corruption trial, associates fear
The Guardian - 15 Jun 2016 16:10
Workers' party leader named in plea bargains by ex-allies in Lava Jato investigation centered on state-run oil company P...
Reports: Tokyo governor to resign over funds scandal
Miami Herald - 15 Jun 2016 05:09
The embattled governor of Tokyo submitted his resignation Wednesday over a mounting political funds scandal, Japanese me...
Chinese officials facing corruption charges are being tempted by suicide
Business Insider - 15 Jun 2016 04:00
On Sunday alone, at least two Chinese government officials killed themselves. Mainland media reported that Liu Xiaoh...
Michael Hubbard, Alabama House Speaker, Is Convicted of 12 Felony Ethics Charges
The New York Times - 11 Jun 2016 04:31
The conviction of Speaker Michael G. Hubbard left him facing decades in prison, and his automatic removal from office wi...
Brazil's New 'Transparency' Chief Falls In His Own Scandal
IBTimes - 31 May 2016 04:26
Brazil's Transparency Minister Fabiano Silveira resigned Monday after leaked recordings suggested he tried to derail a s...
Final vote on impeachment could come 3 days before Olympics
Miami Herald - 27 May 2016 06:59
The Rio de Janeiro Olympics have been upstaged by the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff. And it could get worse. �...
Corruption: Is enough being done?
Al Jazeera English - 14 May 2016 15:02
A look at accountability in managing corruption. Plus, Rousseff's impeachment and the challenges that Brazil is facing.
'We're running a f--ing casino:' Politician tells all in manifesto
New York Post - 13 May 2016 06:12
An anonymous congressman has dropped a bombshell election-year book that confirms why Americans hate their national gove...
AP Explains: Why Brazilian president faces impeachment
Miami Herald - 11 May 2016 06:29
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is facing possible impeachment by Congress, with the Senate expected to vote Wednesda...
Effort to Impeach Brazil's President Rousseff Thrown Into Chaos
Time - 10 May 2016 04:18
Speaker intervenes to annul vote in favor of putting the embattled president on trial
Brazil's ex-president Lula charged in secret Petrobras case, says report
The Guardian - 4 May 2016 04:30
Newspaper says ally and mentor of embattled President Dilma Rousseff is named alongside Senator Delcidio do Amaral in su...
Traffic boss 'rides in royal style'
TimesLIVE - 3 May 2016 06:52
Road Traffic Management Corporation boss Makhosini Msibi has allegedly spent at least R2.3-million of taxpayers' money o...
South Africa: Court says charges against Zuma to be reviewed
Miami Herald - 29 Apr 2016 15:58
A South African court has ruled that a decision to drop 738 corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma should be re...
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff 'indignant' over impeachment vote, vows not to resign
The Week - 19 Apr 2016 06:12
One day after Brazil's lower house of Congress voted to send impeachment proceedings to the Senate, President Dilma Rous...
Brazilian MPs Vote To Impeach Their President
Sky News - 18 Apr 2016 04:56
Lawmakers in Brazil have overwhelmingly voted for President Dilma Rousseff to face an impeachment trial.
Debate turns vitriolic in Brazil as impeachment vote nears
Miami Herald - 17 Apr 2016 06:12
Friends and foes of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff called each other "putchists" and "thieves" ahead of Sunday's vot...
Rival Camps Reflect Brazil's Divide Amid Impeachment
ABC News - 16 Apr 2016 15:55
Two rival protesters' encampments that have sprung up in the Brazilian capital ahead of impeachment vote reflect nationa...
Brazil's president fights for survival
CNN - 16 Apr 2016 03:49
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is fighting for survival -- and it looks increasingly likely she won't make it.
Brazil Supreme Court rejects government bid to suspend impeachment vote
Reuters - 15 Apr 2016 05:29
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Brazil's coalition takes yet another hit
CNN - 13 Apr 2016 05:18
It's the kind of news no leader facing impeachment wants to hear.
Brazil congressional committee recommends impeaching Dilma Rousseff
Daily Mail - 12 Apr 2016 04:57
A group in the lower house of Congress voted 38-27 on Monday to recommend the impeachment of the embattled President Rou...
Brazilians still want their president -- and her potential successor -- impeached
Business Insider - 10 Apr 2016 04:12
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