TEHRAN, July 04 - Just eight weeks after losing an election, former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was charged on Wednesday with abuse of power and criminal breach of trust in an investigation over billions of dollars missing from a state fund.
TEHRAN, July 01 - Mexicans vote Sunday in a potentially transformative election that could put in power a firebrand vowing to end politics and business as usual in a country weary of spiraling violence, unchecked corruption and scandal-plagued politicians.
TEHRAN, June 21 - Thousands of Romanians took to the streets Wednesday to protest against a relaxation of criminal legislation they believe will hamper the fight against corruption .
TEHRAN, June 07 - Ukraine's parliament passed a law on Thursday to create a special court to try corruption cases, a key step for the government to secure more Western aid needed to tame a rising sovereign debt burden.
TEHRAN, June 06 - Ukrainian Finance Minister Oleksandr Danylyuk said on Wednesday he had been asked to support "political corruption " or to quit after Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman formally asked parliament to sack him.
TEHRAN, June 06 - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has accepted the resignation of the central bank governor, the latest in a string of departures as the 92-year-old leader purges top officials seen as close to the scandal-plagued previous government.
TEHRAN, April 06 - South Korea's disgraced former president Park Geun-hye was jailed for 24 years Friday for corruption , completing a dramatic fall from grace for the country's first woman leader who became a figure of public fury and ridicule.
TEHRAN, March 23 - A South Korean court on Thursday approved an arrest warrant for ex-President Lee Myung-bak over a range of corruption allegations, making him the latest in a series of leaders embroiled in scandals and other problems after leaving office.
TEHRAN, March 22 - Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy blasted what he said was a lack of evidence for the corruption charges against him over allegations that late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi funded his 2007 election campaign, in his court statement published Thursday.
TEHRAN, March 19 -A former member of Vietnam’s Politburo went on trial on Monday for alleged financial irregularities at a state-owned enterprise, the latest case in a crackdown on corruption , his lawyer told Reuters.
TEHRAN, March 11 - Saudi Arabia's king has established special anti- corruption units of prosecutors to pursue embezzlement cases in the kingdom after a recent crackdown.
TEHRAN, February 21 - A confidant of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to turn state’s witness in one of several corruption investigations posing a serious threat to the conservative leader’s political survival, local media said.
TEHRAN, February 16 -The head of the Organization of American States’ anti- corruption mission in Honduras said on Thursday he would resign over a lack of support from authorities in the Central American country and clashes with OAS leadership.
TEHRAN, February 15 - Cyril Ramaphosa, a former anti-apartheid activist turned businessman, was named South Africa's president Thursday and immediately vowed to fight corruption , in a direct reference to accusations leveled against his predecessor Jacob Zuma.
TEHRAN, February 5 - A new study from advocacy group Tax Justice Network reveals that Switzerland is the world’s most-corrupt country, with a “high secrecy score of 76.” It’s followed by the US and the Cayman Islands.
TEHRAN, February 5 - A new study from advocacy group Tax Justice Network reveals that Switzerland is the world’s most-corrupt country, with a “high secrecy score of 76.” It’s followed by the US and the Cayman Islands.
TEHRAN, February 5 - A high-profile former Vietnamese oil executive was sentenced to life in jail for embezzlement on Monday, two weeks after was also imprisoned for life on similar charges in a separate case, state media reported.
TEHRAN, January 19 - Saudi Arabia's delegation to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos next week will be led by state minister Ibrahim al-Assaf, who was released from detention related to an anti- corruption purge in November, Saudi sources said.