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Swiss Attorney General offers resignation over FIFA case fallout

Swiss court confirms Attorney General Michael Lauber had lied about his secret meetings with FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Switzerland's Attorney General Michael Lauber has offered...

West African leaders on high-stakes mission to defuse political crisis

West African leaders Presidents of Ghana, Ivory Coast, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal arrive in Bamako in a bid to defuse Mali's weeks-long political crisis. West...

Spanish king under pressure to act on scandal allegations

Spanish King Felipe greeted by hundreds of chanting protesters during a visit to Catalonia as pressure mounted on him to respond to corruption allegations. Chanting...

Tunisia fears fresh political deadlock as PM resigns

Tunisia Prime Minister Fakhfakh resigned after dispute with Ennahdha party that had withdrawn its support for government earlier. Elyes Fakhfakh has resigned from his post,...

Zimbabwe Health Board sacks hospital bosses

Zimbabwe Health Services Board has sacked government hospitals bosses after firing of health minister Obadiah Moyo for inappropriate conduct. Zimbabwe has fired top executives of...

Bulgarian President Radev calls for Borissov and government to resign

Bulgarian President Ruman Radev is calling for Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and his government to resign amid anti-corruption protests. Bulgaria's president is calling on the...

Kuwait royal family member arrested for money laundering

Kuwait royal family member arrested on Wednesday night for money laundering related to the Malaysian fund case, known as the 1MBD scandal. Sheikh Sabah Jaber...

Malawians voiced anger over president for family appointments to cabinet

Malawians have voiced anger after newly appointed President Lazarus Chakwera unveiled new 31-member cabinet that they said was tainted by family ties. New 31-member cabinet...

Tunisian Al Watania refuses to be part of parliamentary committee

Tunisian Al Watania refuses to be part of parliamentary committee of investigation into suspected conflict of interest involving PM Elyes Fakhfakh. Al Watania parliamentary group...

Ennahda Movement to reevaluate stance on Fakhfakh’s government

Ennahda Movement decided to reevaluate stance on Fakhfakh's government as opposition demanding Prime Minister to resign over alleged conflict of interest. Ennahdha, the biggest party...

Spain National Tribunal approves extradition of Mexico’s former oil chief

Spain's National Administrative Tribunal has agreed to extradite Emilio Lozoya, former chief executive of oil company to Mexico. Emilio Lozoya, who is wanted in Mexico...

Dominican Republic party likely to lose coronavirus-hit vote

Dominican Liberation Party is set to lose power after 16 years over its mismanagement of the coronavirus outbreak, presidential polls suggest. The Dominican Republic heads...

Samsung heir dodges corruption indictment

Samsung heir-apparent Jay Y. Lee scored a symbolic victory after a civilian review panel recommended against indicting billionaire on charges of corruption. In a major...

Saudi crown prince MBS pressures ex-intel official’s family over documents

Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman seeks access to sensitive documents that are in Saad al-Jabri's possession, sources say. As Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed...

No evidence found against Hunter Biden,Ukraine top prosecutor says

No evidence found against Hunter Biden in an audit of thousands of old case files,Ukraine former top prosecutor Ruslan Ryaboshapka has said. An audit of...

Pope Francis introduces new tenders law to curb corruption

Pope Francis initiated legislation to brings the Holy See in line with international anti-corruption standards,Consider as result of four years of work. The Vatican has...

Former Malaysian PM expelled from own political party

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad expelled from own political party for not supporting the country's government. Mahathir, who was chairman of United Indigenous Party...

Bolivia minister arrested for ‘ventilator corruption’

Bolivia's health minister arrested on suspicion of corruption related to the overpriced purchase of ventilators to fight COVID-19. Police arrest Navajas, a day after President...

Saudi Binladen Group lays off thousands of workers

Saudi Binladin Group cut jobs and reduced staff salaries as Saudi Arabia's biggest construction firm navigates the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. The Jeddah-based conglomerate...

Head of Syriatel accuses government for forcing to step down

Head of Syriatel Rami Makhlouf issued a video statement on Sunday saying officials had told him to quit as head of mobile operator. In the...

Senior Saudi Prince detained and held incommunicado

Senior Saudi Prince Faisal bin Abdullah was detained by Saudi authorities in late March, has not been heard from since,Human Rights Watch says. Prince Faisal...

US Supreme Court begins historic session with arguments broadcast live

US Supreme Court begins historic session with live broadcast of teleconference arguments, after delays due to coronavirus. The United States Supreme Court made history on...