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Brazil

Lula must start 12-year jail term for corruption, rules Brazil's supreme court

Brazil's Supreme Court ruled early on Thursday that leftist former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva must start serving a 12-year prison sentence for taking bribes, denying his plea to remain free until he has exhausted all possible appeals.

05/04/2018

Hungary

Fake political parties are ‘conning Hungary out of millions of euros'

Fake political parties are being set up ahead of elections in Hungary in a bid to cheat the public purse out of up to €9.5 million, it’s been claimed.

04/04/2018

Hungary

Hungary gave golden visa to Assad's 'money man', says MP

Orban's government is "hiding criminals and giving passports to them to move freely in the whole Schengen Zone," MP Marta Demeter told Euronews.

30/03/2018

Israel

Netanyahu questioned by police

Benjamain Netanyahu has been questioned as part of an investigation into corrupt dealings with Israel's largest telecommunications company

26/03/2018

United Kingdom

Police spies helped create employee ‘blacklist’ for UK companies

Workers who complained of safety violations were reported by police spies and prevented from getting another job in the construction industry, an investigation has uncovered.

24/03/2018

Brazil

Former Brazilian president to stay out of jail pending appeals process

Brazil's top court has narrowly decided that former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will not have to go to prison on a corruption conviction until he exhausts all possible appeals.

23/03/2018

France

Police question Sarkozy over alleged Libyan campaign financing

French police are questionning former French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, over alleged Libyan contributions to his 2007 presidential campaign.

20/03/2018

Slovakia

Tens of thousands demand snap elections in Slovakia

Tens of thousands of people filled streets in Bratislava amid public anger over alleged political corruption and cronyism.

17/03/2018

South Africa

Zuma charged with corruption

Zuma was at the centre of a 1990s deal to buy European military kit that has cast a shadow over politics in South Africa for years

16/03/2018

Slovakia

Slovak PM offers to resign to quell country's protests

Slovak PM Robert Fico has offered to resign, but only if his party gets to choose his successor. The country has experienced mass protests since the murder of a journalist investigating corruption.

15/03/2018

Slovakia

Slovakia's PM Robert Fico offers to resign amid political crisis

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico said he was ready to resign after a political crisis sparked by the murder of an investigative journalist in February.

14/03/2018

USA

Netanyahu in USA as trouble brews at home

Israeli police left Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence on Friday (March 2) after questioning him for the first time in a corruption case involving the country's largest telecommunications company, Israel Radio said.

06/03/2018

Israel

PM Netanyahu's former adviser turns state's witness in corruption case

Benjamin Netanyahu's former adviser signed a state's witness deal on Monday.

05/03/2018

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Thousands march for slain Slovak journalist

Protesters march in honour of killed journalist who investigated corruption.

03/03/2018

World News

Jean-Claude Juncker warns Balkan leaders to stop corruption

But the European Commission President also said "the Western Balkans have a place in the European Union".

02/03/2018

Israel

Israeli PM Netanyahu questioned over corruption case

The Israeli prime minister and his wife were questioned by police over a corruption scandal involving Israel's largest telecommunications company.

02/03/2018

Slovakia

Anger over journalist's murder piles pressure on Slovakia's government

As Slovaks protest over corruption and the murder of an investigative reporter, several key allies of Prime Minister Robert Fico have already resigned, including his culture minister.

01/03/2018

South Korea

South Korea prosecutors demand 30 years in jail for ex president

Former president Park Geun-hye, who governed South Korea from 2013 until last year, faces charges of bribery and abuse of power.

27/02/2018

Slovakia

Police investigate murder of Slovak journalist and his fiancée

Police suspect reporter Ján Kuciak's investigations into government corruption may have led to his and his partner's death.

27/02/2018

Romania

Romanians protest and call on Europe to protect them from corruption

Thousands called on the Justice Minister to quit after he called for the sacking of the chief anti-corruption prosecutor.

26/02/2018