France 04/03/2017 More French conservatives abandon Fillon's ship François Fillon still intends to fight on despite an embezzlement scandal and the departures of more key figures from his campaign team.
France 01/03/2017 Francois Fillon suffers more blows in presidential bid Francois Fillon has suffered yet more blows in his bid to become the president of France.
France 25/02/2017 France: Le Pen aide charged in party financing probe A close aide to French Front National leader Marine Le Pen has been charged amid an inquiry into the party’s financing.
South Korea 18/02/2017 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.
corporate 17/02/2017 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.
South Korea 17/02/2017 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.
corporate 13/02/2017 Samsung denies bribery as boss questioned again over influence-peddling Prosecutors have submitted a new request to arrest Samsung's chief Jay Y. Lee over an influence-peddling scandal involving South Korea's president.
France 06/02/2017 "I am innocent and I will continue" - Francois Fillon fights back The French presidential candidate has launched a counter-attack against the bogus jobs scandal that is threatening his campaign.
France 31/01/2017 France's Le Pen defies demand for "misspent" funds France’s National Front leader Marine Le Pen has defied a deadline set by the EU authorities for her to repay funds they claim she has misspent.
South Korea 25/01/2017 South Korea corruption scandal: president's friend protests innocence Choi Soon-sil, the woman at the heart of South Korea's corruption scandal, insists she's been forced to confess.
corporate 24/01/2017 BT shares plummet on deepening Italian accounting scandal UK telecoms firm BT has cut its revenue, earnings and cash flow forecasts due to a worse than thought accounting scandal at its Italian business.
Gambia 23/01/2017 Gambia: Exiled leader Jammeh 'stole millions' from state coffers Authoritarian ex-president Yahya Jammeh is said to have plundered more than 11 million dollars from Gambia before fleeing into exile.
Brazil 20/01/2017 Judge in Brazil graft probe dies in plane crash Teori Zavascki's death raises questions over who will take over the country's biggest corruption case.
South Korea 18/01/2017 Samsung top boss faces arrest The head of the Samsung group has been questioned behind closed doors about his alleged role in a corruption scandal that has led parliament to impeach President Park Guen-hye.
South Korea 16/01/2017 South Korea: arrest warrant sought for Samsung's de facto chief South Korea's special prosecutors' office seeks the arrest of Samsung's de facto leader, Lee Jae-yong on allegations of corruption.
South Korea 15/01/2017 South Korea prosecutor to decide on Samsung leader's arrest warrant Samsung's vice chairman Jay Y Lee may be the next head to roll in the influence-peddling scandal which led to the impeachment of South Korea's president.
South Korea 11/01/2017 Samsung chief becomes suspect in South Korea political scandal The heir apparent of tech giant Samsung has become a criminal suspect in a widening corruption probe engulfing South Korean president Park Geun-Hye.
France 19/12/2016 IMF chief Christine Lagarde found guilty over tycoon payout A French court ruled the country's ex-finance minister was negligent over a 400m euro state payment, but issued no sentence.
Russia 15/11/2016 Russian economy minister charged with bribery 60-year-old technocrat Alexei Ulyukayev is the highest-ranking Russian official to be arrested while in office since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Brazil 22/09/2016 Brazil's former finance minister is arrested Observers say it is a sign that a sweeping corruption investigation is closing in on the inner circle of the leftist Workers Party leadership, who ran the South American country for 13 years.
