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Russian governor Nikita Belykh held over 'large bribe' in corruption probe

The governor of the central Russian Kirov region has been detained, “accused of accepting a 400,000 euro bribe’:http://tass.

Brazil

Brazil's interim president dismisses corruption allegations against him

Brazil’s interim president Michel Temer has dismissed graft allegations against him as dishonest and reckless.

Spain

Spain: prosecutors seek 19-year jail term for Princess Cristina's husband

Prosecutors in the tax fraud trial of Spain’s Princess Cristina are seeking 19-years in jail for her husband Inaki Urdangarin.

Europe News

EU launches official one-year inquiry into Panama Papers scandal

The inquiry committee will have 65 members and will report back in one year

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World News

Brussels lobbying not transparent enough, admit lobbyists

Brussels lobbyists have taken the unusual step of admitting the openness around how they seek to influence EU decision-making is neither credible nor…

Europe News

Nearly one billion lost to fraud, say EU investigators

Nearly one billion euros last year were lost to fraud, EU investigators say.

World News

Brazil anti-corruption minister quits after 'trying to spoil' corruption probe

Anti-corruption protesters in Brazil have been given yet more ammunition in their drive to clean up public life.

Sport

FIFA sack deputy secretary general Kattner

Scandal-hit FIFA has fired its deputy secretary general, Markus Kattner, with immediate effect, after he was accused of paying himself bonuses worth millions of…

Business Series

Brazil's Petrobras gets new boss with same old problems

Pedro Parente, the new boss of Brazil's scandal-ridden state-controlled energy firm Petrobras, has been talking about the challenges ahead.

World

Edi Rama: we need to stop all this talk about a corrupt Albania

Audrey Tilve: It’s still the dream to be a part of the European Union.

Sport

Tokyo 2020 Olympics under greater scrutiny

A Singaporean company called ‘Black Tidings’ is at the centre of an investigation of payments made by the Tokyo 2020 Olympic bidding committee and

World

With Michel Temer at the head, what's next for Brazil?

He’s the man of the moment in Brazil, but relatively unknown on the international stage. Michel Temer has taken the reins as president, for an as-yet

Brazil

A majority of Brazil's Senate indicates it will vote to impeach President Dilma Rousseff over illegal financing

United Kingdom

Cracking down on corruption: world leaders meet in London

Foreign companies will have to publicly declare assets they hold in the UK. Prime Minister David Cameron has made the announcement on

United Kingdom

Nigeria points finger at UK after Cameron's 'fantastically corrupt' remark

Nigeria is turning the tables on the UK, demanding that it returns assets held there by corrupt Nigerians. It comes after British Prime Minister

Sport

Former Fifa vice-president Jeffrey Webb facing life ban from football

Disgraced former CONCACAF president Jeffery Webb is facing a lifetime ban from all football-related activity after FIFA’s ethics committee opened up

Brazil

Brazil's top prosecutor requests probe into Dilma Rousseff's role in Petrobras scandal

Brazil's Attorney General, Rodrigo Janot, has requested the Supreme Court open an investigation into President Dilma Rousseff as part of a massive probe into corruption at the state-run oil firm Petro

World News

Will Michel Platini be back in charge for Euro 2016?

The suspended UEFA president must wait to see if a second appeal against his six-year FIFA ban has been successful

South Africa

South African court paves way for Zuma to face renewed corruption charges

South Africa’s High Court has ordered a review of a decision in 2009 to drop nearly 800 corruption charges against Jacob Zuma, saying the move that

Luxembourg

Tax leaks trial begins in Luxembourg

The trial has begun of a French journalist and two former staff of accountancy firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers who are accused of leaking details of