Romania

'We don't want the same lies': Fourth night of protest in Romania

Thousands of demonstrators returned to the streets of Romania for a fourth night running on Friday to pursue their campaign for a cleansing of the

6 November 2015

Romania

Romania's former PM Ponta in court on corruption charges

Romania’s former prime minister Victor Ponta appeared in court on Friday morning (November 6) on charges of forgery, tax evasion and money

6 November 2015

Romania

Romania lurches towards first-ever early elections

There has been a third night of protests in the Romanian capital Bucharest and around the country despite the arrival in office of a new interim

6 November 2015

World News

Ex-World Athletics President Diack investigated for corruption

5 November 2015

Romania

Romanian president warns of 'much to do' in political clean up

. For Romanian President Klaus Iohannis who was elected on an anti-corruption ticket last November, the resignation of Prime Minister Victor Ponta

5 November 2015

Romania

Romania: Thousands join protests calling for political reform

The surprise resignation of Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta over last week’s deadly nightclub fire has done little to stem the anger of

5 November 2015

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Anger and grief at Bucharest anti-corruption rally

After a deadly nightclub fire last week, thousands of demonstrators called for government resignations over corruption. In the wake of the protests

4 November 2015

Romania

Mounting pressure sees Romanian PM Victor Ponta resign

Romania’s Prime Minister Victor Ponta has resigned. A tax fraud scandal saw him lose the Social Democrat Party leadership in October 2015 and he

4 November 2015

Romania

Romania: PM Victor Ponta resigns

Romania's prime minister resigns following mass protests over last week's nightclub fire and claims of corruption.

4 November 2015

Spain

Catalan ex-premier investigated for money laundering and tax fraud

Former Catalan premier Jordi Pujol and three of his children have had their homes raided by the Spanish National police. They are under investigation

27 October 2015

Vanuatu

Drop the charges Vanuatu's president is away on business

While the president’s away the speaker will play. The speaker of the Vanuatu parliament has pardoned himself and 13 other MPs of corruption charges

14 October 2015

Sport

Fifa suspends Blatter, Platini and Valcke

Fifa president Sepp Blatter, secretary general Jerome Valcke and vice-president and Uefa chief Michel Platini have all been suspended for 90 days by

8 October 2015

World News

Blatter and Platini banned for 90 days by FIFA ethics committee

The house of football is crumbling. That was the reaction of one analyst to the news FIFA President Sepp Blatter and UEFA chief Michel Platini have

8 October 2015

USA

Former head of the UN General Assembly charged with corruption

U.S. prosecutors accuse John Ashe, former president of the United Nations General Assembly, of taking more than $1.3 million in bribes from Chinese businessmen to support their interests through UN-sp

7 October 2015

Switzerland

Platini's role into Fifa investigation 'between witness and accused person'

29 September 2015

Russia

Russian regional governor in Komi charged over corruption probe

20 September 2015

World News

FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke is suspended

FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke, has been suspended. In a statement, soccer’s world governing body said it had “been made aware of a series of

17 September 2015

Switzerland

U.S. anticipates further criminal charges in soccer corruption probe

14 September 2015

Romania

Bucharest mayor arrested in corruption probe

Romanian prosecutors said on Sunday (Sept. 6) they had opened a criminal investigation against the mayor of the capital Bucharest on suspicion of

6 September 2015

Guatemala

Disenchanted Guatemalans vote for new leader amid graft scandal

Guatemalans are due to vote for a new president, new lawmakers and mayors on Sunday. But the elections were overshadowed all week by a corruption scandal that has forced the president to resign and fu

6 September 2015