China

China: Former energy sector leader pleads guilty to corruption

Jiang Jiemen, the former head of China’s top energy group (CNPC), has pleaded guilty in the first day of a corruption trial against him. Jiang, who

13 April 2015

China

China: Ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang charged with corruption

Once one of China’s most powerful men, former domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang has been charged with bribery, abuse of power and intentional

3 April 2015

Israel

Israel's former prime minister Ehud Olmert faces jail again over fresh fraud claims

The former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert has been found guilty of fraud and breach of trust by a court in Jerusalem. He is said to have accepted

30 March 2015

Israel

Ex-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert guilty over illegal payments from US businessman

30 March 2015

Romania

Ex-finance minister in Romania placed under house arrest

[Watch] A former finance minister in Romania has been placed under house arrest as part of a probe into claims of corruption. MPs voted to allow the

27 March 2015

Senegal

Karim Wade son of former president of Senegal jailed

Karim Wade, a former senior minister in the Senegal government has been sentenced to six years in prison for corruption. He is the son of the former

23 March 2015

Brazil

Brazilian prosecutors push for tougher measures against corruption

Brazilian prosecutors are calling for tougher prison sentences and more legal powers to crackdown on corruption. They are hoping to ride a wave of

21 March 2015

Brazil

Rousseff vows to combat Brazil's corruption after mass protests

The Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has vowed to step up the fight against corruption following mass anti-government protests. But she has

17 March 2015

Romania

EU anti-corruption watchdog boss arrested for abuse of office

16 March 2015

Romania

Romania minister Darius Valcov resigns amid corruption probe

16 March 2015

Brazil

One million Brazilians march calling for President Rousseff to go

Brazilians have turned out in their thousands in cities across the country to march in protest at rising prices and corruption. An estimated one

16 March 2015

Brazil

Brazil protests call for Dilma Rousseff's impeachment

Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians marched peacefully on Sunday in over 50 cities around the country to demand President Dilma Rousseff’s

15 March 2015

Brazil

Brazil's supreme court to investigate politicians in Petrobras corruption

Brazil’s supreme court will investigate 54 elected officials in connection with a corruption scandal unfolding at Brazil’s state-owned oil giant

7 March 2015

Sport

Van Praag vows to publish Garcia report

FIFA presidential candidate Michael van Praag promised to publish the Garcia Report if he is elected to replace Sepp Blatter in May. Football’s

6 March 2015

Focus

International group is formed to help kick-start the Ukraine economy

A new group comprising international statesmen, trade unionists and employers has been formed to help Ukraine kick-start its economy which is on the

5 March 2015

World

War on corruption: Ukraine struggles to emerge from the shadow of the oligarchs

As war grips eastern Ukraine Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius tells Euronews the country faces major battles on other fronts

25 February 2015

Cuba

Cuba frees Canadian businessman Cy Tokmakjian from jail

Canadian businessman Cy Tokmakjian has been freed from more than three years of detention in Cuba, resolving a case that had strained relations

22 February 2015

Turkey

Turkish police arrest suspected illegal wiretappers accused of snooping on government

Turkish police have arrested 23 people suspected of being involved in illegal wiretapping against senior government figures. Prosecutors are

20 January 2015

Mexico

Protestors ensure Mexico's president will not forget those who disappeared in 2015

Protests in Mexico against alleged police and local government corruption and complicity with organised crime show no signs of dying down in 2015

1 January 2015

Russia

Alexei Navalny, scourge of Russia's corrupt elite

In his recent annual address Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted anyone was free to enter politics in Russia. Well, tell that to Alexei

30 December 2014