South Korea

Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong handed prison sentence over bribery scandal

Lee will now serve two and a half years in prison for his involvement in a bribery scandal involving then South Korean president Park Geun-hye.

18/01/2021

Austria

Man behind Austria's 'ibizagate' scandal arrested in Germany

A private detective, allegedly behind the Ibizagate scandal that brought down the Austrian government in 2019, has been arrested in Berlin.

11/12/2020

Europe News

Brussels 'sex party': MEP József Szájer fled along a gutter with drugs

Police reportedly broke up an erotic soiree on Friday night, with an MEP allegedly in attendance. On Tuesday afternoon, József Szájer, a founder of Hungarian party Fidesz, admitted his guilt.

01/12/2020

Belgium

Love child of Belgium's former king finally meets her half-brother

Princess Delphine, who was formally known as Delphine Boel before being given her royal title, has now met her half brother King Philippe for the first time.

16/10/2020

Belgium

Love child of Belgium's former king seeks royal privileges

The former monarch officially recognised Delphine Boël as his daughter in January 2020 after DNA tests proved he was her father.

11/09/2020

Spain

Spain's King Felipe VI renounces inheritance from father amid scandal

The royal house said in a statement that in addition to renouncing his inheritance, Felipe is stripping Juan Carlos of his annual stipend.

15/03/2020

World News

Hachette cancels publication of Woody Allen's memoir

Staff at the publisher's New York office staged a walkout in protest over the upcoming release.

07/03/2020

France

French skating chief quits over sexual abuse scandal

The long-serving head of the French Ice Skating Federation (FFSG), Didier Gailhaguet, resigned on Saturday after former skaters spoke of sexual assaults by coaches.

08/02/2020

USA

Accused founder of upstate New York sex cult goes on trial in US

Keith Raniere, a former self-help guru, on Tuesday went on trial in the US on charges of running a secretive New York sex cult that recruited female "slaves".

07/05/2019

Germany

Fresh claims over an asylum scandal at Germany's refugee agency

It's understood The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Bamf) in Bremen, knew about possible wrong-doing earlier than first thought, since February last year, and officials are suspected of taking bribes to approve applications

21/05/2018

No Comment

Festival brings sunshine to scandal-hit sumo wrestling

Laughter, sunshine and optimism were the order of the day at the ceremonial Spring Festival sumo wrestling tournament held at a controversial war shrine in Tokyo on Monday (April 16) amid scandals over Japan's national sport.

17/04/2018

United Kingdom

Facebook launches apology campaign after data leak scandal

The social network, which boasts 2.2 billion active users, has issued adverts in major UK and US newspapers apologising for their “breach of trust”.

25/03/2018

United Kingdom

Oxfam bosses face grilling by British MPs

The charity is at the centre of a scandal over sexual exploitation during aid missions

20/02/2018

United Kingdom

Oxfam Haiti ex-chief denies paying for sex as scandal rocks aid sector

One former aid worker and whistleblower warns the Oxfam scandal is just the tip of the iceberg. He calls for greater scrutiny of the international aid sector.

15/02/2018

Australia

Aussie media obtain top secret files sold in second-hand shop

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) have called it “one of the biggest breaches of cabinet security in Australian history”.

31/01/2018

France

Scandal as recalled products still on sale

Several French supermarkets have apologised after baby milk powder is found to still be on sale.

11/01/2018

USA

Could Miss America pageant disappear?

Former Miss Americas are not happy with the board of the organisation asking them to choose a successor to Sam Haskill

28/12/2017