Corruption

A British tourist suffered injuries and extortion by Thai authorities after a minor accident, leading to trauma and stolen belongings.

Ukraine is dealing with a big problem: corruption. It's causing economic issues and making things tough for the country.

According to the company, Mr Murdoch's son, Lachlan Murdoch, will become sole chairman of News Corp. and continue as executive chair and chief executive of Fox.

As many as 21 people, including an Indian, have been put on trial in Uzbekistan for the deaths.

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan was arrested this week in a corruption case that may have merit. Yet the reason for the move is unlikely to be anti-corruption.

Corruption in the UK construction industry is a serious issue that has far-reaching consequences. It undermines the reputation of the industry, increases the cost of construction projects, and puts the public and the environment at risk.

An Irish man who earns a whopping £105,000 per year has sued his employer, claiming he is being paid to "do nothing" at his workplace.

French-Israeli diamond magnate Beny Steinmetz will be back in court in Switzerland on Monday to appeal against a corruption sentence linked to mining rights in Guinea.

Malaysia prosecutors urge court to uphold ex-leader Najib's jail sentence

As many as nine people have been arrested following the collapse of a building in the Chinese city of Changsha where several people are still trapped.

Johnson, whose poll ratings have slumped in recent days, is himself facing questions about who paid for recent holidays he took to the Caribbean and Spain

Sarkozy has also been charged over allegations that he received millions of euros for his 2007 election campaign from the late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi.

South Africa's Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is investigating over 160 companies.

Prison bosses claim that they have mechanisms in place to root out corruption in the prison system and ensure such incidents are not repeated.

Russia's Federal Security Service arrests Abdusamad Gamidov, acting head of regional government in Dagestan.

Despite being called out for 'relentless embezzlement and extortion', Equatorial Guinea's vice president walked away from a French court with a suspended jail sentence.

Most of the detainees are being housed at the Ritz-Carlton in the kingdom's capital city of Riyadh.

Spectacle happened at the trial of former Russian economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev, the highest-ranking official to have been arrested on corruption charges since 1993.

The grant, along with that of others, totalled $3.45m for a fundraising campaign.

Serious concerns have arisen about Qatar's bid for the 2022 World Cup and it's unlikely allegations of corruption will go away.

Its a cruel irony that an economy which gets 98% of its revenue from oil faces one of its worst fuel crises following years of conflict.

Jose Eduardo dos Santos, Africa's second-longest-ruling leader, will hand power to the election winner, expected to be Joao Lourenco of MPLA.

Yelizaveta Peskova tried to make the difficult jump from Instagram kid to ship building industry expert.

Venezuela's new constituent assembly allows President Maduro to silence his enemies. But the opposition won't just go away.

A High Court ruling reveals that Kim Dotcom was spied on for two months longer than the NZ government admitted.

Agents have raided the federation's offices as part of an investigation into its finances.

The former finance minister and chief of staff to two Presidents has been caught up the country's sweeping corruption probe.

Julienne Nguesso and husband suspected of financing house renovation through 'corruption practices'.

Baton-wielding riot police broke up anti-government demonstrations in several cities across Russia and arrested scores of protesters.

Brazil's President Michel Temer is in danger of being toppled by the testimony given by the owners.