NYC mayor Adams pleads not guilty to federal corruption charges | Corruption News
Eric Adams says he will fight charges stemming from alleged illegal campaign contributions from Turkish sources.New York City Mayor Eric Adams has pleaded not guilty…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams indicted amid corruption probes | News
Retired police captain becomes first sitting mayor of New York City to face federal charges.New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted amid multiple…
Singapore ex-Transport Minister Iswaran pleads guilty in graft trial | Corruption News
Charges reduced from 25 to five as rare corruption trial involving a senior politician gets under way in city state.Singapore’s former transport minister, S Iswaran,…
Anura Kumara Dissanayake takes oath as Sri Lanka’s next president | Elections News
Marxist-leaning politician says he understands the complex challenges facing Sri Lanka and will work to meet people’s hopes.Marxist-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has taken his…
Singapore gears up for biggest corruption trial in decades | Corruption News
Singapore – Singapore, a nation consistently ranked as among the least corrupt in the world, is gearing up for that rarest of things: a high-profile…
Voting under way in first Sri Lanka election since economic collapse | Elections News
While the economy has stabilised many people are suffering as a result of austerity measures backed by the IMF.Sri Lankans have begun voting in their…
How a Bangladesh minister spent more than $500m on luxury property | Investigation News
EXCLUSIVEUndercover sting reveals how the politician bought hundreds of overseas homes on a $13,000-a-year salary.Bangladesh’s former Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury spent more than $500m on…
Diplomatic failings and ‘elite bargains’ prolonging Libya turmoil: Analysts | Corruption News
After weeks of tension that saw the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) shuttered, salaries go unpaid and cash vanish, the country’s two rival governments appeared…
Russian corruption purge expands as two more defence officials arrested | Politics News
Confessing to taking bribes, the duo are the latest to be arrested in a ‘purge’ by the Defence Ministry.Russia has charged two military officials with…
India’s Supreme Court frees opposition leader on bail in politically charged corruption case
India's supreme court Friday granted bail and freed political opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal (C) following six months in jail. He claims the corruption case against…
Former Taiwan presidential candidate suspected in corruption case is sent back to jail
A former Taiwanese presidential candidate who was once mayor of the capital Taipei has been returned to custody as part of a sprawling corruption investigation,…
Mexico arrests alleged cartel kingpin tied to 43 missing students | Crime News
Gildardo Lopez Astudillo’s arrest comes weeks before the 10th anniversary of the students’ disappearance.Authorities in Mexico say they have arrested an alleged cartel chief linked…
Fugitive former mayor Alice Guo back in the Philippines to face Senate | Cybercrime News
Guo fled the Philippines two months ago as the Senate investigated her alleged links to Chinese cyberscams.Alice Guo, a former mayor who went on the…
Corruption pushing African youth to emigrate: Poll | Corruption News
North America is their top destination, followed by the UK, France, Germany and Spain in Western Europe.Nearly 60 percent of young Africans want to leave…
Taiwan court orders release of ex-Taipei mayor arrested in corruption probe | Politics News
Taiwan People’s Party leader Ko Wen-je freed after court finds insufficient evidence to justify his detention.A court in Taiwan has ordered the release of a…
Japan’s ruling party faces ‘generational battle’ as it chooses new leader | Politics News
When Fumio Kishida declared earlier this month that he would not seek re-election as leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and was stepping…
Swiss court convicts two executives of embezzling $1.8bn from 1MDB | Corruption News
Court sentences PetroSaudi executives to six and seven years in Malaysia investment fund fraud case.The Swiss Federal Criminal Court has convicted two executives from an…
State audit probes whether Angels should lose Angel Stadium lease
What if — and this is a very big if — the Angels found themselves without a place to play beyond this season?The state auditor…
The truth about the Kamala Harris ‘border czar’ attack
Donald Trump, JD Vance and other Republicans incessantly disparage Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris as the Biden administration’s “failed border czar.” That seriously distorts and…
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will step down in September | Politics News
Kishida will not seek re-election as the leader of the ruling LDP in party elections next month.Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced he will…