3 Turkish mayors arrested, accused of corruption
Three Turkish mayors have been arrested as part of what some say is a crackdown on political opponents of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. File Photo…
‘Village of one kidney’: India-Bangladesh organ traffickers rob poor donors | Poverty and Development
Joypurhat/Dhaka, Bangladesh, and New Delhi/Kolkata, India – Under the mild afternoon sun, 45-year-old Safiruddin sits outside his incomplete brick-walled house in Baiguni village of Kalai…
Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina sentenced to six months in contempt case | Sheikh Hasina News
Bangladesh’s interim government says the conviction shows commitment to justice.Bangladesh’s self-exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to six months in prison for…
Thousands set up street blockades in Serbia after crackdown on protesters | Protests News
President Aleksandar Vucic had earlier vowed many more protesters would be arrested, as 38 remain in custody.Thousands of people have set up street blockades in…
Trump defends Netanyahu, attacks Israeli prosecutors over corruption trial | Israel-Palestine conflict News
US President Donald Trump links US aid to Netanyahu’s corruption trial in fiery post on his social media site.United States President Donald Trump has launched…
Witnesses Tell of Pressure by Carpenter for Contributions : Politics: One lobbyist claims at the corruption trial of the former state senator that he views incident as a shakedown attempt.
SACRAMENTO — Two prosecution witnesses said Tuesday that then-Sen. Paul Carpenter pressured them for campaign contributions when they went to see him about legislative business in the…
Serbian protesters rally in Belgrade to demand snap election | Corruption News
President Vucic maintains hold on power after eight months of protests over roof crash that critics allege was linked to graft.Tens of thousands of anticorruption…
Some Israelis unnerved by Trump vow to ‘save’ Netanyahu from corruption trial
JERUSALEM — President Trump’s call for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial to be thrown out has plunged the American leader into one of Israel’s most heated…
At least eight killed in deadly Kenya protests: What we know | Conflict News
Several protesters were killed and at least 400 others were wounded on Wednesday when antigovernment protests in the capital, Nairobi turned deadly. Kenyan officials have…
‘Witch-hunt’: Trump calls for cancellation of Netanyahu’s corruption trial | Corruption News
President Trump extolls Israeli leader as a ‘warrior’, says the US will be the one that ‘saves Bibi Netanyahu’ amid corruption trial.United States President Donald…
French far right’s Le Pen asks protege to prep for 2027 presidential bid | Corruption News
France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been barred from standing for president for five years by French courts.France’s far-right leader, Marine Le Pen, has…
US whistleblower accuses Trump officials of willfully ignoring court orders | Donald Trump News
A former lawyer with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has published a whistleblower complaint accusing officials of intentionally ignoring court orders that might…
Citizen Musk | Corruption | Al Jazeera
The world’s richest man has reshaped the US government. Fault Lines investigates what that is costing the United States.Elon Musk has emerged as one of…
France’s Sarkozy stripped of Legion of Honour, nation’s top award | Corruption News
The revocation follows the former president’s conviction for corruption and influence peddling.Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honour, the…
Kenya police officer arrested over blogger’s death in custody | Civil Rights News
Hundreds of people have joined protests over the death in police custody of political blogger Albert Ojwang.A Kenyan police officer has been arrested in connection…
Mass demonstration calls for Spain’s leader to resign over corruption | Protests News
Supporters of conservative Popular Party demand Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez step down amid corruption scandals.Tens of thousands of people have taken part in an opposition-organised…
Interpol red notice issued for Ghana’s former finance minister | Corruption News
Ken Ofori-Atta skipped prosecutor summons over several corruption claims, including multimillion-dollar cathedral project.Ghana’s former finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has been placed on Interpol’s red notice…
Slovakia’s PM slams judge over conviction of central bank boss | Corruption News
The Slovak leader has repeatedly accused judges and prosecutors who probe his allies of political bias.Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has criticised a judge who…
Sentence for ex-Goldman banker in 1MDB case ‘too short’: Malaysian minister | Corruption News
Former Goldman Sachs banker Tim Leissner was sentenced on Thursday to two years in prison for role in 1MDB scandal.Malaysia’s Commodities Minister Johari Abdul Ghani…
Nigeria’s Military Triumphs And the Unfinished Battle Against Corruption and Bad Governance
The Nigerian military’s quest to reclaim the North East from the brutal grip of Boko Haram over the past decade has been a turbulent journey.…