France

Francois Fillon tells supporters to "ignore" fresh media attacks

Embattled French conservative, Francois Fillon continues to be dogged by financial scandal despite friends and foe in the Republican party deciding earlier this week to stick with…

8 March 2017

Argentina

Ex-Argentine president fends off corruption charges in court

Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has fended off corruption allegations in court claiming she was the victim of “judicial persecution” and a media “witch…

7 March 2017

Ukraine

Ukraine jails its head of tax and customs

Ukraine's anti-corruption prosecutor says investigators suspect 38-year-old Roman Nasirov helped exiled lawmaker Oleksandr Onishchenko deprive the state of the money in tax revenue linked to a gas dea

7 March 2017

Economy

Brazil suffering worst ever recession

Brazil's worst-ever recession has unexpectedly deepened; GDP dropped by 3.6 percent in 2016; almost as bad as 2015's 3.8 percent slump.

7 March 2017

South Korea

South Korea: President Park 'colluded with' friend for bribe from Samsung

South Korea’s special prosecutor’s office has found President Park Geun-hye colluded with her friend, businesswoman Choi Soon-sil, to receive bribes from Samsung…

6 March 2017

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Fillon divides Paris

Pro and counter demonstrations took place in the centre of Paris on Sunday (March 5).

6 March 2017

South Korea

Pro and anti-Park rallies held in South Korea ahead of impeachment ruling

A constitutional court is set to decide Park Geun-hye's fate later this month.

4 March 2017

Haiti

Haiti's ex-president Rene Preval dies at 74

The former Haitian president Rene Preval has died at the age of 74.

4 March 2017

Romania

Euroviews. Five things Europe could learn from the protests in Romania

#PeoplePower made in Bucharest has somehow served as a role model. At least in Germany. The question is whether this is a sort of snowball effect throughout Europe and around.

1 March 2017

Sport

Former FIFA official Valcke to appeal ban from football

The Former secretary general of football’s world governing body Fifa is to appeal his ten-year ban from all football-related activities.

28 February 2017

South Korea

Samsung heir to be indicted on bribery charges

Prosecutors in South Korea say they will charge Samsung group chief Jay Y. Lee with bribery and embezzlement in connection with a corruption scandal.

28 February 2017

Brazil

Explained: The bribery scandal engulfing Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht and Latin American governments

A multi-million euro bribery scandal involving Brazil’s largest engineering company is spreading through South America.

23 February 2017

Spain

Spain's Urdangarin escapes jail pending appeal

A Spanish court has decided not to send the King of Spain's brother-in-law to prison while he awaits the outcome of an appeal against a six-year-sentence for charges including tax fraud and money laun

23 February 2017

Romania

Romania's parliament backs move to bin anti-corruption law

Romania’s parliament has endorsed a government order to scrap a decree that would have diluted the controversial anti-corruption drive that sparked mass protests and criticism at home and…

21 February 2017

South Korea

Samsung chief Lee is questioned in S. Korea corruption probe

Handcuffed and tied with rope, he arrived for questioning on Saturday after a night in a tiny cell, his bed a mattress on the floor.

18 February 2017

Spain

Love and duty: Princess Cristina de Bourbon's choice

Cristina de Bourbon is a stubborn woman.

17 February 2017

Spain

Spain's Princess Cristina acquitted, her husband jailed for fraud

Spain's Princess Cristina absolved her husband jailed for fraud

17 February 2017

Business Series

Samsung boss arrest rocks South Korea's highest levels of power

The arrest of Samsung chief Jay Y. Lee - caught up in the corruption scandal swirling around the president - has sent shock waves through South Korea.

17 February 2017

Spain

King of Spain's brother-in-law sentenced to six years in jail for fraud

King of Spain's brother-in-law sentenced to six years and three months in jail for fraud. His wife, Princess Cristina, has been absolved of charges.

17 February 2017

South Korea

South Korea: Samsung's de facto boss arrested amid corruption scandal

Samsung's de facto chief is arrested on suspicion of involvement in a corruption scandal which has led to the impeachment of South Korea's president.

17 February 2017